Seed type and origin‐dependent seedling emergence patterns in Danthonia californica, a species commonly used in grassland restoration by S. Holden Jones, Paul B. Reed, Bitty A. Roy, William F. Morris, Megan L. DeMarche

“…Abstract Danthonia californica Bolander (Poaceae)is a native perennial bunchgrass commonly used in the restoration of prairie ecosystems in the western United States. Plants of this species simultaneously produce both chasmogamous (potentially outcrossed) and cleistogamous (obligately self‐fertilized) seeds. …”
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Data-Driven Dynamic Simulations of Gold Extraction Which Incorporate Head Grade Distribution Statistics by Javier Órdenes, Norman Toro, Aldo Quelopana, Alessandro Navarra

“…Similar deposits can be found in the central zone of Chile, with polymetallic veins (Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, and Zn) that are related to subvolcanic intrusive events, the development of collapse calderas, and extensive hydrothermal alteration, such as Bronces de Petorca, the Chancón mining district and Cerro Cantillana; areas of the world with similar formations include the western United States and the Henan Province in central China, for example. …”
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A study of the effects of changing raw material prices and varying interest rates on the stockholding decisions of a small manufacturing company by Fraser, Colin Stuart

“…The study, in examining the market structure, also shows that there are peppermint farmers in the western United States who are both willing and able to make direct contracts with importers in the United Kingdom in order to eliminate the risks associated with dealing through second and third parties. …”
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Fighting Power: Interpretive Issues. The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, 1950 by Hammes, T, Thomas X. Hammes

“…As it embarked, the brigade had to incorporate marines flown in from posts all over the western United States; draw equipment from war reserves held hundreds of miles away; reorganize many of the existing units under new tables of organization; and add an experimental helicopter detachment from the east coast of the United States. …”

Exploring variation in reading comprehension among young adult Spanish-English bilinguals: the role of environmental language contact and attitudes toward reading by Smith, S, Briggs, J, Pothier, H

“…<strong>Design:</strong> The current study included 50 Spanish-English bilingual undergraduate students, mean age 21.8 years, from a university in the western United States. Participants were administered a battery of standardized assessments including measures of executive function, English reading comprehension, working memory, non-verbal IQ, and questionnaires addressing language environment, language behaviour and attitudes toward reading in English and Spanish. …”

Using sUAV imagery to map litter of invasive annual grass in dry environmental conditions by Tara B.B. Bishop, Isabella M. Errigo

“…However, invasive annual grasses in the western United States have high variability of interannual productivity and may not green up each year. …”
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Precipitation Variability Has a Weak but Significant Stabilizing Effect on Community Structure by Shanshan Song, Yanpei Guo, Hong-Tu Zhang, Zhiyao Tang

“…We analyzed the effects of climate variability on the temporal stability of plant communities at alpha and gamma scales based on a long-term observation of plant cover from 1938 to 1968 in a mixed-grass prairie in Kansas, western United States. The results demonstrated that precipitation variability strengthened alpha and gamma stability of plant cover, while the temporal mean of temperature has opposite effects on them. …”
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A newly recognized theropod assemblage from the Lewisville Formation (Woodbine Group; Cenomanian) and its implications for understanding Late Cretaceous Appalachian terrestrial eco... by Christopher R. Noto, Domenic C. D’Amore, Stephanie K. Drumheller, Thomas L. Adams

“…While the terrestrial fossil record of the mid-Cretaceous interval (Aptian to Cenomanian) in North America has been poorly studied, the recent focus on fossil localities from the western United States has offered a more detailed picture of vertebrate diversity, ecosystem dynamics and faunal turnover that took place on the western landmass of Laramidia. …”
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It’s All about the Nurse Aides by Cynthia Beynon, Katherine Supiano, Elena O. Siegel, Linda S. Edelman, Sara E. Hart, Connie Madden

“…</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This research explored the CNA and LN experience of mutual support in four nursing homes in the Western United States with a particular focus on varied approaches of LN support for CNAs.…”
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Delayed and rapid deglaciation of alpine valleys in the Sawatch Range, southern Rocky Mountains, USA by J. P. Tulenko, W. Caffee, A. D. Schweinsberg, J. P. Briner, E. M. Leonard

“…Recent data–modeling comparison efforts highlight the influence of the large North American ice sheets on climate in the western United States, and we hypothesize that recession of the North American ice sheets may have influenced the timing and rate of deglaciation in the Sawatch Range. …”
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A Barcode-Based Phylogenetic Characterization of <i>Phytophthora cactorum</i> Identifies Two Cosmopolitan Lineages with Distinct Host Affinities and the First Report of <i>Phytopht... by Tyler B. Bourret, Sebastian N. Fajardo, Cole P. Engert, David M. Rizzo

“…Two other well-sampled <i>P. cactorum</i> lineages, including one that dominated Californian restoration outplantings, were only found in the western United States, while a third was only found in Japan. …”
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Landsat Time Series Assessment of Invasive Annual Grasses Following Energy Development by Miguel L. Villarreal, Christopher E. Soulard, Eric K. Waller

“…Invasive annual grasses are of concern in much of the western United States because they tolerate resource variability and have high reproductive capacity, with propagules that are readily dispersed in disturbed areas like those created and maintained for energy development. …”
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Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Spanish-Speaking Pregnant People by Magali Sanchez, Iveliz Martel, Elizabeth Cox, Isabelle Crary, Carly Baxter, Emma Every, Jeff Munson, Simone Stapley, Alex Stonehill, Kristina M. Adams Waldorf

“…We sought to investigate factors that influenced vaccine acceptance and social media ad response in a mixed-methods study of Spanish-speaking women living in the rural Western United States who were pregnant or recently pregnant between November 2022 and June 2023. …”
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Field demonstration analyzing the implementation of individual animal electronic identification and genetic testing in western range sheep flocks. by Julie A Finzel, Austin R Brown, Roselle C Busch, Morgan P Doran, John M Harper, Daniel K Macon, Rebecca K Ozeran, Morgan R Stegemiller, Karissa Isaacs, Alison Van Eenennaam

“…Adoption of electronic identification ear tags (EID) and DNA testing by commercial range sheep producers in the Western United States has been low, despite the availability of these technologies for over a decade. …”
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Simulating Potential Impacts of Fuel Treatments on Fire Behavior and Evacuation Time of the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California by Daisuke Seto, Charles Jones, Anna T. Trugman, Kevin Varga, Andrew J. Plantinga, Leila M. V. Carvalho, Callum Thompson, Jacob Gellman, Kristofer Daum

“…Fuel break effectiveness in wildland-urban interface (WUI) is not well understood during downslope wind-driven fires even though various fuel treatments are conducted across the western United States. The aim of this paper is to examine the efficacy of WUI fuel breaks under the influence of strong winds and dry fuels, using the 2018 Camp Fire as a case study. …”
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A Role for Early-Phase Transmission in the Enzootic Maintenance of Plague by Cedar L. Mitchell, Ashley R. Schwarzer, Adélaïde Miarinjara, Clayton O. Jarrett, Angela D. Luis, B. Joseph Hinnebusch

“…In this study, using Oropsylla montana (a ground squirrel flea that is a major plague vector in the western United States), we comparatively quantified the efficiency of the two basic modes of flea-borne transmission. …”
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Heat-tolerant Lettuce Germplasm (Lactuca sativa L.) Identified in Romaine and Butterhead Types for Warmer Plantings by Germán Sandoya, Abbas Lafta, Beiquan Mou

“…Therefore, research was conducted to identify germplasm that performs acceptably in warmer regions in the western United States. This investigation also aimed to understand the reaction of varieties to different environments, which could help plant breeders select and evaluate lettuce plants during the breeding process. …”
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Financial Comparison of Continuous-Cover Forestry, Rotational Forest Management and Permanent Carbon Forest Regimes for Redwood within New Zealand by Horacio E. Bown, Michael S. Watt

“…Coast redwood, which is native to the western United States, grows rapidly in New Zealand and is well suited to CCF as it has high shade tolerance, an ability to coppice from the cut stem, and resistance to pests, diseases, wind and fire. …”
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‘Smoke in the air’: a rare cerebrovascular cause of neurological signs and symptoms in a young adult by Imtiaz Ismail, Khalid Al-Khafaji, Monica Mutyala, Saurabh Aggarwal, Nawfal Al-Khafaji, Daniela Kovacs, Sandeep Khosla, Rohit Arora

“…In the west it is an extremely rare condition with an overall incidence of (0.086 per 100,000) in the Western United States. Etiology for the most part is unknown; however, genetic susceptibility related to RNF213 gene on chromosome 17q25.3 has been suggested. …”
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Water Allocation, Return Flows, and Economic Value in Water-Scarce Environments: Results from a Coupled Natural-Human System Model by Cameron Wobus, Eric Small, Jared C. Carbone, Parthkumar Modi, Hannah Kamen, William Szafranski, Ben Livneh

“…In many parts of the world including the western United States, the allocation of water is governed by complex water laws that dictate who receives water, how much they receive, and when. …”
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