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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"San Joaquin Valley"”.
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Artificial recharge for conjunctive use in irrigation : the San Joaquin Valley, California
One classical solution for dealing with surface water fluctuation is to construct a surface reservoir. However, because a surface reservoir requires too much land and has high negative impact on the environment, the use of a natural aquifer as a subsurface reservoir is proposed. In this solution, …
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Biological Control of Marmara gulosa Guillén and Davis in the San Joaquin Valley
… gulosa</em> has been a persistent pest in the San Joaquin Valley of California (USA) since 1998. Prior to 2000 the only reports of high populations of citrus peelminer were in the Coachella Valley. The larval stages of <em>M. gulosa</em> create serpentine mines scarring the upper epidermal …
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Establishing a Translational Research Center in California's San Joaquin Valley: Principles, Partnerships, and Initial Steps
<p>The Great Valley Center seeks to promote the social, economic, and environmental well-being of California's Central Valley. UC Merced's Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) was established in 2012 to engage in collaborative, multidisciplinary research with a community emphasis in order to …
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Acquisition development and demonstration of grit among latina teachers from the central San Joaquin Valley
… how four female Latina teachers in the Central San Joaquin Valley acquired and developed the noncognitive trait of grit. Additionally, this study explored how the manifestation of this noncognitive trait of grit is demonstrated by these teachers with students in their classrooms. Through a …
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A comparative study of the vascular plants of three vernal pools in the San Joaquin Valley, California
… species occurring at three vernal pools in the San Joaquin Valley of California.</p>
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The Ecological Effects of Cattle Grazing on Reptiles and Small Mammals in a San Joaquin Valley Grassland
… examined the effects of cattle grazing in a San Joaquin Valley grassland on two target taxa: reptiles and small mammals. The study took place on the Chimineas Unit of the Carrizo Ecological Reserve, San Luis Obispo County, California during Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. These taxa were sampled …
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Visalia: The Mother Parish of the San Joaquin Valley and its First Pastor; The Reverend Daniel Francis Dade
… little has been written about the central valley of California. In the large standard histories of the state, the journeys of a few early explorers through the San Joaquin Valley are recounted, and sometimes a few excerpts from their diaries are quoted; but thereafter, California means only …
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An analysis of reclassification criteria for English learners in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and Foothill area of California
… criteria among districts in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and Foothill area of California, to learn how districts arrive at their current criteria, and to know what modifications and recommendations district leaders who are in charge of English learner services would suggest regarding …
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"College Ready" Expectations and Reality: Best Practices for High School Counselors and Teachers in the San Juaquin Valley of California
<p>Students from the San Joaquin Valley region of California present unique challenges to educators and administrators in these school districts, due to poverty and low income levels inherent to the area and subsequently result in severe gaps in achievement in comparison to the rest of California …
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The Yanks Are Striking: Kern County, the 1921 Oil Strike and the Discourse on Americanism
<p>In the fall of 1921 oil workers of the San Joaquin Valley faced a post-war economic slump, wage cuts across the board and an increasingly hostile attitude of oil operators towards consultation with the federal government on labor relations. They voted to strike, and the next day eight thousand …
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Observations on the biology of Schistocerca venusta
<p>Statement Qf the problem. The green valley grasshopper, <em>Schistoceroa venusta Scudder,</em> is one of the most common grasshoppers to be found in the San Joaquin Valley and environs. Despite the fact that the insect is commonplace, very little work has been done on its biology. It was the …
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Navigation on the San Joaquin River, 1848-1925
… thesis is a history of the navigation on the San Joaquin River from 1848 until 1925. The main purpose of the thesis will be to examine chronologically any and all events and factors concerned with the navigation of the river during that period of time. The first chapter will survey the …
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Cloud Chemical Heterogeneity and Its Influence on Aqueous sulfur(IV) Oxidation
… U.S. locations. Iron speciation measurements in San Joaquin Valley fogs revealed that dissolved iron in small fog drops was present almost entirely as Fe(III). The observed size dependence of hydrogen ion and trace metal concentrations in cloud and fog drops is expected to influence in-cloud …
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English Language Learners parental involvement in schools
… at twelve schools in the Southeastern central San Joaquin Valley in California were interviewed to determine what practices they utilized to make ELL parents part of the education experience. A series of questions were asked of each participant and their answers grouped into four categories to …
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Trading pollution for water quality : assessing the effects of market-based instruments in three basins
… Farmers Tradable Loads Program in California's San Joaquin Valley; the Tar-Pamlico River Basin Nutrient Offset Program in North Carolina; and the Long Island Sound Nitrogen Credit Exchange in Connecticut. Although reallocating reduction efforts through trades to achieve cost-effective solutions …
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An analysis of the impact of parent education level and family income on the academic achievement of students of Hispanic and white ethnicities
… grade students from six school districts in the San Joaquin Valley constituted the data source for this study. Multiple regressions were the primary statistical test used to analyze the data. The results showed a statistically significant gap in achievement between Hispanic and white students. …
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Autonomous low-cost network of ozone sensors: to study the spatial distribution and exposure in underserved agricultural communities in central California
… monitoring units (VOZboxes) in California's San Joaquin Valley (SJV). Co-located with a reference monitor in Fresno, CA, the VOZboxes underwent calibration before and after field deployment in June and November 2023, respectively, to measure O3 concentrations over a dynamic range of 20 to 100 …
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An epic of water and power : a history of the Modesto Irrigation District
… is located on the eastern side of the Great Valley about half way from North to South. The Great Valley is really two distinct river valleys further divided by lesser stream valleys. The Sacramento River Valley is about 500 miles long and forms the northern half; and the San Joaquin Valley is …
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Improvement of MM5 Model Forecast by Ingesting Newly Archived Satellite Data and Estimation of Forest Fire Emissions Contribution to Ozone Peaks Using CMAQ Modeling System
… CMAQ over the Southern Sierra Nevada and the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) of central California. The results from this study show that wildfire and prescribed fires contribute increased O3 concentration downwind of the burn area during high actinic flux episodes. O3 concentration formed from the …
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