Hydrilla leaf mining flies (unofficial common name) Hydrellia spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ephydridae) by Emma Weeks, James Cuda

“…Royle), an invasive aquatic plant that has been classified as a Federal Noxious Weed. Hydrilla has invaded aquatic ecosystems in Florida and across the U.S. …”
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THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION AND THE MORTGAGE SECTOR: AN IMPACT ANALYSIS by Ojo Idowu Akinwumi, Sunday Aideloje

“…In the eight years of the Buhari administration, the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has achieved record-breaking results. …”
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A Psyllid, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae) by Susan A. Wineriter, Susan E. Halbert, James P. Cuda

“…Melaleuca is considered a pest because it displaces native vegetation and degrades wildlife habitat; it also creates fire hazards and can cause human health problems (Rayamajhi et al. 2002). The USDA/ARS, with federal and state permission, introduced the psyllid Boreioglycaspis melaleucae into Broward County, Florida, in February 2002 as a potential biocontrol agent of melaleuca. …”
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The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 – Proposed Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food by Soohyoun Ahn, Keith R. Schneider, Michelle D. Danyluk, Renee Goodrich-Schneider

“… The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011, is the most sweeping reform of food safety laws in more than 70 years since the enactment of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938. High-profile foodborne outbreaks in the last decade and their impact on public health and the economy have exposed the need for a new, modern food safety system. …”
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The Role of Pensioners in the American Electorate by L. F. Lebedeva, E. V. Emelianov

“…The age structure of the American electorate and its influence on the election results; the role of pensioners and those, who’ll retire in the nearest future, as voters at the federal and state levels are in focus.…”
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The Preferred User: How Audio Description could Change Understandings of Australian Television Audiences and Media Technology by Ellis Katie, Kent Mike, Locke Kathryn

“…Audio description continues to be unavailable on broadcast television in Australia, despite the technological capabilities to provide it and the existence of a federally funded back catalogue or ‘secret library’ of audio described television content. …”
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PRODUÇÃO DA DIFERENÇA: EDUCAÇÃO ESCOLAR QUILOMBOLA E AS CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS by Antonio Jorge Gonçalves Soares, Kalyla Maroun, David Gonçalves Soares

“…Resumo O objetivo do artigo é refletir sobre o papel exercido pela antropologia na agenda política que resultou na instituição do sujeito de direitos nomeado como quilombola na Constituição Federal de 1988, bem como a pregnância da gramática antropológica e sua recontextualização na educação escolar quilombola. …”
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Regional Inequalities in Brazil: Divergent Readings on Their Origin and Public Policy Design by Simone Affonso da Silva

“…Moreover, it discusses the essence of major policies established by the Brazilian Federal Government since the mid-20th century in order to politically, economically, and socially impact the sociospatial dynamics that are at the core of the regional issue. …”
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Crescimento Econômico e Investimento público em infraestrutura de transportes no Brasil: uma análise de causalidade temporal by Sérgio Ricardo de Brito Gadelha, Camilla Araújo Soares da Silva

“… O objetivo do presente estudo é investigar a direção da causalidade entre investimentos públicos federais no setor de infraestrutura de transportes e crescimento econômico no Brasil e nos Estados/Distrito Federal, no período de 1995 a 2021. Foi analisada a estacionariedade das séries temporais, considerando-se a presença de quebras estruturais. …”
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Reshaping the Riparian: Human Mobility and Fixed Infrastructure by Craig E. Colten

“…Early efforts to fend off floods focused on the threat of the river, and colonial and later federal efforts led to the erection of massive earthen embankments. …”
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A Psyllid, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae) by Susan A. Wineriter, Susan E. Halbert, James P. Cuda

“…Melaleuca is considered a pest because it displaces native vegetation and degrades wildlife habitat; it also creates fire hazards and can cause human health problems (Rayamajhi et al. 2002). The USDA/ARS, with federal and state permission, introduced the psyllid Boreioglycaspis melaleucae into Broward County, Florida, in February 2002 as a potential biocontrol agent of melaleuca. …”
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The Wood Duck by Joseph M. Schaefer, Jennifer Cohen, Mark E. Hostetler

“…By the early 1900s, this highly desirable species was near extinction because of improper hunting regulations and habitat loss. With the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918, hunting of these birds was restricted. …”
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Unpacking gender-based violence in sport: How can the sport sector effectively respond to the need for safe sporting contexts? by Hayley Truskewycz

“…The first presentation introduces an empirical study of the diffusion of terminology and practical policy at the level of international sport federations. The results highlight how implementation of policy around the sensitive and ethically laden issue of safeguarding is often performative at this level of sport governance. …”
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Using Exploratory Focus Groups to Inform the Development of Targeted COPD Self-Management Education DVDs for Rural Patients by Michael Stellefson, Beth H. Chaney, J. Don Chaney

“…This exploratory study assessed the self-management learning needs, experiences, and perspectives of COPD patients treated at a Certified Federal Rural Health Clinic to inform the development of a COPD self-management DVD. …”
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AVERAGE SCORE OF THE UNIFIED STATE EXAMINATION by L. M. Nurieva, S. G. Kiselev

“…Summing up the results of the Unified State Exam (USE) is traditionally based on comparing the average scores for institutions or territories, without taking into account what the indicator of the quality of education really represents.The aim of the article is to clarify the content «average score» on the example of the Mathematics federal testing results.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Subrepresentación política de las mujeres en México 1976-2003. Diputadas del Congreso de la Unión y del Congreso del Estado de Jalisco by Diana Melchor Barrera

“…The quantitative approach examines information on data on federal and local councils, as well as the candidacies of Jalisco in the Official Newspaper El Estado de Jalisco, in the Archive of the Congress of the State of Jalisco and in sociodemographic reports prepared by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.…”
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To Police or Not to Police? Confronting Anti-Asian Violence in Portland, Oregon by Hilary Sanders

“…The rise in anti-Asian hate and bias crimes in the United States during and after the Covid-19 pandemic gained national attention and quickly became a consensual object of governmental action at the federal and local levels. In Portland, Oregon, home to significant Asian immigrant and Asian-American populations, the municipal response to the increased violence directed against this community can be considered in relation to the Black Lives Matter protests that took place in the city the previous year. …”
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Políticas Públicas de Bem-Estar: modelo de Ahmed e Jackson no contexto brasileiro by Luciana Flores-Battistella, Márcia Grohmann, Carolina Iuva-de Mello

“…Para ello, se realizó un estudio de tipo cuantitativo con 101 estudiantes de la Universidad Federal de Santa Maria. Los resultados de la validación fueron satisfactorios. …”
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The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 – Proposed Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food by Soohyoun Ahn, Keith R. Schneider, Michelle D. Danyluk, Renee Goodrich-Schneider

“… The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011, is the most sweeping reform of food safety laws in more than 70 years since the enactment of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938. High-profile foodborne outbreaks in the last decade and their impact on public health and the economy have exposed the need for a new, modern food safety system. …”
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BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND REGIONAL STUDIES: A COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES by L. G. Kuzmina

“…The paper is devoted to the problem of devising a new ESP curriculum for university students within the framework of Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education. …”
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