Integrated Management of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas of Florida by Stephen F. Enloe, Kenneth Langeland, Jason A. Ferrell, Brent A. Sellers, Gregory Macdonald

“… While natural areas are conservation lands that have been set aside for the purpose of preserving (or restoring) native plant and animal communities, they do require active management. One of the greatest management issues in natural areas is invasive plants. …”
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New tambos, old routes: the archaeology of mobility in the highlands of Tacna (AD 1830-1930) by Noa Corcoran-Tadd

“…Drawing on archaeological research conducted on both sides of the Peru-Chile border, this paper explores the material evidence of commerce, mining, and consumption at a series of 19th-century rural tambos (waystations) in the highlands of Tacna and offers a new perspective on the region’s history as it was reshaped by liberalization, state building, and rural communities.…”
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Friendship: Indigenous Hosts & German Travelers by Renae Watchman

“… 18th-19th centuries travel to the "contact zones" of diverse Indigenous communities by European Others initiated new experiences, which were further re-presented to Europe via detailed, albeit onesided narratives. …”
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Myrtle Oak, Quercus myrtifolia by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“… Myrtle oak is one of the three scrub oaks characteristic of scrub communities. It occurs on coastal regions of the Florida Panhandle and throughout the Florida peninsula and coastal southeastern United States west to Mississippi and east to South Carolina. …”
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Le rituel du toro-tinku. Systèmes symboliques et structures sociales dans les Andes boliviennes by Claude Le Gouill

“…But unlike ritual battles, it is practiced not by the Quechua-speaking and Aymara-speaking inhabitants of rural communities (comunarios) but by the mestiza population. …”
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A review of The Political Economy of Agribusiness: A Critical Development Perspective by Nil Alt

“…Finally, Mendonça offers examples of rural resistance led by peasant and indigenous communities of Brazil and calls for sustainable and equitable agricultural practices, advocating for agrarian reform and food sovereignty. …”
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Integrated Management of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas of Florida by Stephen F. Enloe, Kenneth Langeland, Jason A. Ferrell, Brent A. Sellers, Gregory Macdonald

“… While natural areas are conservation lands that have been set aside for the purpose of preserving (or restoring) native plant and animal communities, they do require active management. One of the greatest management issues in natural areas is invasive plants. …”
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Myrtle Oak, Quercus myrtifolia by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“… Myrtle oak is one of the three scrub oaks characteristic of scrub communities. It occurs on coastal regions of the Florida Panhandle and throughout the Florida peninsula and coastal southeastern United States west to Mississippi and east to South Carolina. …”
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October Flower, Polygonella polygama by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…October flower is found in dune and scrub plant communities and ruderal areas. The showy flowers and attractive foliage make this native plant a desirable ornamental for landscapes. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg181 This publication is derived from information in SGEB-75/SG156, Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Christina Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, and Ashlynn Smith. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg156. …”
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Soil Characteristics and Management Practices for Urban Residential Landscapes by Brian J. Pearson

“…Sampled soils in newly developed urban residential communities were found to be highly compacted and likely to inhibit plant establishment and growth. …”
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Secure Pesticide Storage: Security Against Terrorist Threats by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Businesses that manufacture, reformulate, sell, distribute, transport, store, or apply pesticides have long known the mitigation steps for safety of their workers, customers and communities. In todays age, these efforts may not necessarily be enough. …”
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Living in the mountains: Mobilities, forms of residentiality and local identities of new inhabitants of a Swiss ski resort by Andrea Friedli

“…Verbier grew from a small mountain hamlet to a pulsating resort for ski tourists over the last 50 years, and currently, new residents and people practicing multilocal residentiality reshape the local communities and representations of the locality.…”
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A Guide for Volunteer Organizations to Assess Risk by Matthew Benge

“… Volunteer organizations help communities in a variety of ways, and volunteers serve in various capacities relating to projects, goals, and tasks. …”
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Secure Pesticide Storage: Security Against Terrorist Threats by Frederick M. Fishel

“…Businesses that manufacture, reformulate, sell, distribute, transport, store, or apply pesticides have long known the mitigation steps for safety of their workers, customers and communities. In todays age, these efforts may not necessarily be enough. …”
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The impact of nationality status and place of residency on health-related social needs and quality of life among Palestinian Refugees in Jordan by Hamza Alduraidi, Rahaf Issam Abu Zayid, Noor Mahmoud Jaber, Bassam Saleh Hijazi, Sa'ed Radwan Khamis, Hasan Fahed Awad, Marah Al-Khateeb, Saif alnour Mahmoud Aldhirat, Ahmad Amjed Toubasi

“…This study aims to assess differences in health-related social needs and quality of life among different Palestinian refugee communities in Jordan, based on their nationality status and camp residency. …”
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The mesoeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the economic effects of abortion on health systems. by Samantha R Lattof, Ernestina Coast, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Brittany Moore, Cheri Poss

“…Little is known about the economic impacts of abortion on communities or the mesoeconomics of abortion in the Middle East and North Africa. …”
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Electrification as a development and sustainability approach in rural areas using renewable energy sources by J. Fábregas Villegas, I. Tovar Ospino, A. Palencia Díaz

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In the Colombian Caribbean, some rural communities rely on self-generated energy due to their lack of connection to the national grid. …”
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Heuristic Forest Fire Detection Using the Deep Learning Model with Optimized Cluster Head Selection Technique by Sengottaiyan N., Ananthi J., Rajesh Sharma R., Hamsanandhini S., Sungheetha Akey, Chinnaiyan R., Ketema Adare Gemeda

“…Disaster prediction systems enable authorities and communities to identify and understand the risks associated with various natural and man-made disasters. …”
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Strengthening mycology research through coordinated access to microbial culture collection strains by D. Smith, A. Kermode, G. Cafà, A. G. Buddie, T. S. Caine, M. J. Ryan

“…In the modern era, microbial interventions and solutions require knowledge not only of those microorganisms that can be grown and preserved axenically but also whole microbial communities: i.e. ‘microbiomes’. Current technologies enable us to access this latter, hidden resource, thereby facilitating a better understanding of how to harness and manipulate microbial communities to improve crop yields and allow successful interventions such as biocontrol of pests, diseases and invasive species. …”
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Twitter (X) and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Characterizing the Most Amplified, Influential, and Connected Voices Driving Twitter Discourse About Tobacco Regulatory Polic... by Nathan A. Silver, Miao Feng, Elexis C. Kierstead, Hy Tran, Steven Binns, Sherry Emery, Barbara A. Schillo

“…The vast majority of interaction took place in communities dominated by e-cigarette advocates, but only reaching 2.5% to 8.2% of users. …”
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