2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/104501We look for the effect of open decay channels on the masses of baryons in unquenched lattice QCD. We apply variational smearing using fuzzed basis states to a staggered nucleon operator. The signal for the s_bar s current in the nucleon is studied. The lattice calculations are done using improved staggered fermions.6 pages, 1 figure. Presented at 23rd International Symposium on Lattice Field Field: Lattice 2005, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 25-30 Jul 2005High Energy Physics - Latticetext