Seeking for the Leading Actor on the Cosmic Stage: Galaxies versus Supermassive Black Holes by Angela Bongiorno, Francesco Shankar, Francesca Civano, Isabelle Gavignaud, Antonis Georgakakis

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Procedures and timetable for proposals to amend Chapter F of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants by Tom W. May

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Liposomal Delivery of Plant Bioactives Enhances Potency in Food Systems: A Review by Geethi K. Pamunuwa, D. Nedra Karunaratne

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Croton Production and Use by Robert H. Stamps, Lance S. Osborne

“… Crotons have been popular in tropical gardens for centuries. Crotons grow into shrubs and small trees in their native habitats of India, Malaysia, and some of the South Pacific islands. …”
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An Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff, 1868 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Lanette Sobel, Andrea Lucky, Jiri Hulcr

“…Like other ambrosia beetles, it bores tunnels into the xylem of weakened, cut or injured trees and farms gardens of symbiotic fungus for food. Females lay eggs in the fungus-lined galleries and larvae feed exclusively on the fungi. …”
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Kto polubi Mary Lennox? „Tajemniczy ogród” Agnieszki Holland i współczesne kino familijne by Elżbieta Ostrowska-Chmura

“… Tajemniczy ogród (The Secret Garden, 1993), pierwszy film zrealizowany przez Agnieszkę Holland w Hollywood, jest adaptacją powieści Frances Hodgson Burnett powszechnie uznawanej za klasykę literatury dziecięcej. …”
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Vespiform Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Insecta:Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) by Runqian Mao, Yingfang Xiao, Steven P. Arthurs

“…This species is sold for use as a biological control agent in botanical gardens, zoos, interior landscapes, research greenhouses, nurseries with ornamental plants as well as outdoors in subtropical regions. …”
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Lemon Bacopa: Bacopa caroliniana by Lyn A. Gettys, Carl J. Della Torre

“… Lemon bacopa is a native aquatic and wetland plant that is a welcome inclusion in a variety of settings, including water gardens, aquatic ponds, and wetland restoration and mitigation sites. …”
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Croton Production and Use by Robert H. Stamps, Lance S. Osborne

“… Crotons have been popular in tropical gardens for centuries. Crotons grow into shrubs and small trees in their native habitats of India, Malaysia, and some of the South Pacific islands. …”
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Global scale arsenic pollution : increase the scientific knowledge to reduce human exposure by Muhammad Shahid, Camille Dumat, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Sana Khalid, Natasha

“…The aim of the present paper is therefore to provide a synthesis of recent interdisciplinary knowledge on arsenic, in particular for urban gardeners and farmers who may be confronted with well water pollution or contamination of produced vegetables. …”
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Vespiform Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Insecta:Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) by Runqian Mao, Yingfang Xiao, Steven P. Arthurs

“…This species is sold for use as a biological control agent in botanical gardens, zoos, interior landscapes, research greenhouses, nurseries with ornamental plants as well as outdoors in subtropical regions. …”
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Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Frogs by Steven A. Johnson, Holly K. Ober, William M. Giuliano

“… Frogs control garden pests such as insects and slugs, and serve as a food source for many larger wildlife species. …”
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The architectural beginnings of Bogdan Bogdanović: The residential settlement of the Hydrotechnical Institute on the foothills of Avala by Janakova-Grujić Mare B.

“…Through its projection in the early 1950s, as a kind of garden village with a grape-like structure and free disposition, with houses made of hand-hewn stone, its architect Bogdan Bogdanović not only radically stepped out of the practice and theory of residential architecture and urbanism of the time, in opposition to the dogma of Socialist Realism, but manifested through its design a logical continuation and tangible result of his extensive reflections on the new Yugoslav architecture and a more humane society. …”
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Soil Microbiological Attributes Under Different Vegetation Covers by Cristiane Figueira da Silva, Ingryd Cardoso Estaky Cabral, Gabriel Coutinho Oliveira de Lemos, Isabella Silva Lopes, Matheus Corrêa de Oliveira, Luiz Alberto da Silva Rodrigues Pinto, Marcelo Antoniol Fontes, Eliane Maria Ribeiro da Silva, Marcos Gervasio Pereira

“…Abstract The aim of the study was to characterize the microbiological activity of the soil and its relationship with soil attributes in a toposequence under different vegetation covers at the UFRRJ Botanical Garden. Soil samples were collected from the surface layer of the shoulder, backslope and footslope. …”
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Spatial Considerations Needed when Balancing Land Conservation and Development by Basil V Iannone III, Tina McIntyre, Alexander J. Reisinger, Eban Z. Bean, Abbey Tyrna, Brooke L. Moffis

“… Designers, builders, and managers of sustainable urban areas must consider location and proximity of conserved land, built infrastructure, and designed urban ecosystems such as stormwater ponds and ornamental gardens. This publication introduces four key spatial considerations and discusses their implications for conservation of native plants and animals and the biodiversity and ecological benefits provided by urban landscapes. …”
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Fortunella spp., Kumquat by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Robert J. Northrop

“…Because kumquats generally require less care than other citrus trees, they may be a good choice for gardeners with less time or experience, but who still desire an attractive and tasty citrus tree. …”
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Le rôle des coopératives dans la diffusion d’une éco-innovation : le cas de l’adoption de films recyclés par les maraîchers du bassin nantais by Anne Musson, Damien Rousselière

“…Preliminary work has identified a distrustful attitude from market gardeners towards change and a low consideration of environmental issues. …”
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Detection of Bacterial Endospores in Soil by Terbium Fluorescence by Andrea Brandes Ammann, Linda Kölle, Helmut Brandl

“…We investigated the occurrence of bacterial endospores in soils from various locations including grasslands (pasture, meadow), allotment gardens, and forests, as well as fluvial sediments. …”
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Lemon Bacopa: Bacopa caroliniana by Lyn A. Gettys, Carl J. Della Torre

“… Lemon bacopa is a native aquatic and wetland plant that is a welcome inclusion in a variety of settings, including water gardens, aquatic ponds, and wetland restoration and mitigation sites. …”
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Fortunella spp., Kumquat by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Robert J. Northrop

“…Because kumquats generally require less care than other citrus trees, they may be a good choice for gardeners with less time or experience, but who still desire an attractive and tasty citrus tree. …”
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