2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Weeds by Stephen H. Futch, Brent A. Sellers, Ramdas G. Kanissery

“…Time spent developing this production program can provide significant economic and environmental returns. The goal of weed management is to minimize the competitive effect of weeds on the citrus tree, be it young or mature. …”
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Analysis of a D-Shaped Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor with Multiple Conducting Layers by Amanda F. Romeiro, Markos P. Cardoso, Caua C. Miranda, Anderson O. Silva, João C. W. A. Costa, M. Thereza R. Giraldi, Jose L. Santos, Jose M. Baptista, Ariel Guerreiro

“…Our findings provide valuable insights into how different materials can be harnessed to tailor SPR sensing platforms for diverse applications and environmental conditions, fostering the development of advanced and adaptable detection systems. …”
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Smooth-bark Mexican Pine (Pinus pseudostrobus) by Gary W. Knox

“…Knox and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, June 2014. ENH1239/EP500: Smooth-Bark Mexican Pine (Pinus pseudostrobus) (ufl.edu) …”
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Nurses’ and nurse leaders’ perspectives on a health-promoting work environment: a meta-ethnographic study by Diako Morvati, Rita Solbakken, Jonas Vaag, Yvonne Hilli

“…Findings Line of argument synthesis led to the development of an overarching tree metaphor: “cultivating a flourishing environmental tree rooted in values, held stable by leadership, and nurtured by safe working conditions.” …”
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Characteristics of an Internal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma-induced Blowing Device by Y. Zhang, B. Dong, D. Yang, X. Yan, Y. Li

“…Despite the limitations of actuators in energy efficiency, the IDBD plasma actuator still shows great potential for flow control while increasing resistance to environmental effects.…”
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Managing Landscape Irrigation to Avoid Soil and Nutrient Losses by George Hochmuth, Laurie Trenholm, Don Rainey, Esen Momol, Claire Lewis, Brian Niemann

“…How lawns and landscapes are irrigated directly impacts the natural environment, so landscape maintenance professionals and homeowners must adopt environmentally-friendly approaches to irrigation management. …”
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Potted Poinsettia Production: Irrigation and Water Quality by Craig D. Stanley, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…This paper will discuss the uses of water in poinsettia production, the advantages and disadvantages of the use of different irrigation systems (management, maintenance, water conservation, and economics) available for poinsettia production, irrigation water requirements and scheduling, and plant and environmental water quality concerns. This is document SL-212, a publication of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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Caladium Cultivars Developed at the University of Florida/IFAS by Zhanao Deng, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…This document is ENH 965, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Potted Poinsettia Production: Irrigation and Water Quality by Craig D. Stanley, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…This paper will discuss the uses of water in poinsettia production, the advantages and disadvantages of the use of different irrigation systems (management, maintenance, water conservation, and economics) available for poinsettia production, irrigation water requirements and scheduling, and plant and environmental water quality concerns. This is document SL-212, a publication of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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A sustainable solvothermal process extracting critical elements from Li-ion batteries by Nachbaur, Virginie, Ayadi, Firas, Foulon, Béatrice, Jean, Malick, Pralong, Valérie, Jouen, Samuel

“…The solvent used, ethylene glycol, is a mild reducing agent and does not pose any unacceptable environmental risk. Structural characterization of the recovered products showed that cobalt and nickel are together in a metallic state (Co or Ni–Co alloy), lithium and manganese are in the form of carbonates easily separable due to their different solubilities in water. …”
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A Special Points and Neural Network-Based Dynamic Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithm by Sanyi Li, Wenjie Hou, Peng Liu, Weichao Yue, Qian Wang

“…The FNN is trained with historical special points (knee point, boundary point, center point), and the current special points are generated by the FNN when an environmental change is detected. Then the decision variables are classified into convergence variables and diversity variables. …”
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Smooth-bark Mexican Pine (Pinus pseudostrobus) by Gary W. Knox

“…Knox and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, June 2014. ENH1239/EP500: Smooth-Bark Mexican Pine (Pinus pseudostrobus) (ufl.edu) …”
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Worker Protection Standard: Additional Requirements for Agricultural Employers of Workers by Frederick M. Fishel

“…In 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a comprehensive regulation called the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (WPS). …”
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BOARD ATTRIBUTES AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Idris Mohammed, Bejamin K. Gugong, Rofiat Adedokun, Abdulrahman A. Olorunloga, Mark G Tagwai

“…Additionally, the presence of women on boards should be considered a valuable factor in encouraging comprehensive financial reporting, which includes qualitative and quantitative information on the social, environmental, and economic activities of the business for stakeholders. …”
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Productization of carbon handprint – A product management perspective by Pukar Jung Kunwar, Janne Harkonen, Harri Haapasalo, Iqra Sadaf Khan, Jukka Majava

“…To address this gap, this study details the components and features of products and their environmental impact to facilitate carbon handprint quantification and communication through productization. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Weeds by Stephen H. Futch, Brent A. Sellers, Ramdas G. Kanissery

“…Time spent developing this production program can provide significant economic and environmental returns. The goal of weed management is to minimize the competitive effect of weeds on the citrus tree, be it young or mature. …”
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Reduzir a desigualdade, mas até que ponto? Breves comentários a partir da "Vida Boa" de Aristóteles by Robson Antonio Grassi

“…The work is based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which, in Raworth’s (2019) proposal, would be the basis, together with the search for environmental sustainability, for reducing poverty and inequality. …”
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Mitigating the oxidative stress caused by UV-B in date palm seedlings: efficacy of salicylic acid and ascorbic acid application by Swaid Sajeda Yaseen, Shareef Hussein Jasim

“…The results suggest that foliar SA and AsA application could be an efficient way to alleviate the UV-B radiation stress damage in young date palm plants, therefore providing a possible approach to improving crop resilience in increasingly harsh environmental conditions.…”
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THE TOURISM POTENTIAL AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RURAL HERITAGE ASSETS THROUGH THEME ROUTES by Tibor Gonda, Monika Pentz

“…However, these products are not only about preserving values and exploiting them for economic purposes, but also about adding high intellectual capital, community collaboration or environmental awareness raising, social responsibility or even education for sustainability. …”
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CREDIBILITY COMMITMENT AND PEACE BUILDING IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA by CHINEDU EKPERECHUKWU ETI, SUNDAY DIDAM AUDU, GOODNEWS OSAH

“…The conflict in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been primarily driven by grievances related to resource exploitation, environmental degradation, and socio-economic marginalization. …”
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