The role of intraspecific variation in plant species is an important component of plant community restoration. Despite its potential importance for restoration success, land managers and biologists often do not take this variation into account. Howeve . . .

The rise of chronic health conditions in the San Joaquin Valley has increased the focus on general plans as a tool to improve public health. General plans are the blueprints for cities and counties as they guide the development of the physical environ . . .

Statement of Problem Currently, a disproportionately small number of African American males are graduating from colleges and universities throughout the United States. The academic pipeline begins in Kindergarten and continues in higher education, whe . . .

Redevelopment and Tax Increment Financing were long determined to be the best and most cost effective way of improving blighted and economically and socially challenged neighborhoods. However, even as the California State Legislature discussed termina . . .

Understanding the process of transition that students go through as they enter college is advantageous in guiding them and developing programming for them. It is also beneficial to understand that having their most basic of needs met is a critical ele . . .

This study examined possible predictors such as hypermasculinity and ethnicity in explaining negative attitudes towards the LGBTQ student community in a college campus in the context of queer theory within the paradigm of social constructionism. A non . . .

Soil solarization is a non-chemical treatment of agricultural soil for the control of soil-borne pathogens and pests. To be most effective, the solarization process is undertaken when ambient temperatures are highest, often causing growers to lose the . . .

Peridynamic theory is an alternative theory of continuum mechanics that utilizes integral equations in place of problematic spatial derivatives in areas of material discontinuity. By doing so, specialized techniques required to correct for computation . . .

With the problem of identity theft presenting a significant challenge to modern law enforcement and considering the impact this crime has had as on individual consumers, as well as on the field of criminal justice in general, it is not surprising that . . .

The economy in China is rapidly developing and the Chinese financial market could not satisfy some of the private Chinese companies’ growth and needs. These companies are seeking ways to expand their development into the global market. The market of c . . .