Proletarianization and Dispossession of Mixtec Workers: Roots of Indigenous Migration to New York by Rodolfo Hernández Corchado

“…Based on ethnographic work with undocumented Mixtec workers in the United States, this article examines the formation of labor migration from the South of Mexico. …”
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Caladium Cultivars ‘Cosmic Delight’, ‘Fiesta’ and ‘Hearts Desire’ by Zhanao Deng

“…Florida growers supply the majority of the caladium tubers used throughout the United States and around the world. The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has maintained a caladium breeding program at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC). …”
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The History of Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico by Laura Tiu, Edward Camp

“…However, there has been some confusion and disagreement about which federal agencies will manage and make decisions about offshore aquaculture in the United States. This document describes a recent history and current state of that discussion. …”
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Conservation Reserve Program: Overview and Discussion by Juhyan Oh, Zhengfei Guan

“… The Conservation Reserve Program, a governmental initiative with the goal of protecting the environment by retiring less productive but environmentally sensitive cropland from production, is by far the largest-scale, biggest-budgeted conservation program in the United States. The program has been a success, improving the land allocation of primary crop production and providing environmental benefits, but it is currently confronted with government budget cuts, and some farmers are reluctant to participate. …”
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Water Scorpions, Water Stick-Insects Ranatra spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Nepidae) by Taryn Griffith, Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman

“…In the southeastern United States, these insects are commonly referred to as water scorpions. …”
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Prevent Osteoporosis: Catch the Silent Thief by Linda B. Bobroff

“… Osteoporosis means porous bones, or bones that have so many openings (pores) that they can easily break or be crushed. In the United States, 54 million people either have osteoporosis (10 million) or are at high risk (44 million) because they have low bone mass. …”
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Sugarcane Cultivars Descriptive Fact Sheet: CP 96-1252, CP 01-1372 and CP 00-1101 by Hardev Sandhu, Wayne Davidson

“…These cultivars are developed through the cooperative agreement between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Canal Point, the university of Florida, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade and Florida Sugar Cane League. …”
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Agroterrorism in the U.S.: An Overview by Renee M. Goodrich, Keith R. Schneider, C. D. Webb, Douglas L. Archer

“… Since the attacks of 9/11, vulnerabilities of the nation's infrastructure have been analyzed and discussed. The United States (U.S.) has identified the protection of national systems and infrastructure, such as the transportation, communication, water supply, and agriculture networks, as priorities to defend against terrorism. …”
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Sri Lankan weevil Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall by Anita Neal

“…This weevil spread from Sri Lanka into India and then Pakistan where many subspecies of Myllocerus undecimpustulatus Faust are considered pests of more than 20 crops. In the United States, the Sri Lankan weevil was first identified on Citrus sp. in Pompano Beach a city in Broward County Florida. …”
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Spanish Moss, Ball Moss, and Lichens - Harmless Epiphytes by Joe Sewards, Sydney Park Brown

“…Several epiphytic plants, like Spanish moss, ball moss, and lichen, are common to the Florida landscape and southeast United States. People unfamiliar with epiphytes sometimes worry that they may cause injuries to the plants they perch in. …”
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Florida's Bats: Velvety Free-Tailed Bat by Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, Emily H. Evans

“… The velvety free-tailed bat is found nowhere in the United States but extreme south Florida. These bats emerge from their roosts earlier than most other bats, often shortly before sunset. …”
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Marching into the Leadership Pipeline: Gender, College Type, and ROTC Participation by Robert Letzler, Signe Janoska-Bedi, Andrew Penner

“…The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is the largest single source of military officers in the United States and a major pipeline for Americans to enter military leadership. …”
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West Indian Fruit Fly, Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, John B. Heppner, Gary J. Steck, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Anastrepha obliqua is a major pest of mangoes in most tropical countries, making the production of some varieties unprofitable. In the United States, it is found in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and was once found in Florida. …”
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Discovering The Organizational Structure by Marilyn N. Norman, Joy C. Jordan

“… 4-H is made possible through the cooperative efforts of the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (CSREES/ USDA) in Washington D.C., the University of Florida land-grant University Cooperative Extension System and its partnering institutions, and the county governments throughout Florida. …”
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Penser la musique, Écouter les images. Lectures de Cahiers d’art, Jazz et Documents sur le jazz et le cinéma américains by Diane Turquety

“…Marked by popular culture, the United States and the “exotic” touch embodied by the American black community, these entertainments were elevated to the rank of new forms of artistic expression, vectors of an ideal modernity. …”
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Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides by Cortney L. Ohs, Scott W. Grabe, Matthew A. DiMaggio

“…DiMaggio, describes this marine baitfish of the Sparidae (porgy/sea bream) family which has potential for culture in the southeastern United States — general description, geographic distribution and habitat, natural history, culture techniques, broodstock nutrition, broodstock reproduction, hatchery, nursery, growout, disease, and market. …”
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Plant-Based Milks: Oat by Hannah Cooper, Daniela Rivero-Mendoza, Wendy J. Dahl

“… Oat milk is one of the more recent dairy alternatives to hit the grocery shelves, and several brands are currently available in the United States. Oat milk is made from the cereal grain oats. …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease and Nutrition by Sofia Acevedo, Danielle Aycart, Jeanette Andrade

“… Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is considered a public health issue within the United States because an estimated 37 million adults or 15% of the population have this disease. …”
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Editorial: Tumor microenvironment complexity and its therapeutic implications by Denner Santos dos Anjos, Marxa Leão Figueiredo, Renee Laufer-Amorim, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca-Alves, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca-Alves, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca-Alves

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Common House Spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum (C. L. Koch) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae) by Glavis B. Edwards

“…Koch), may be the most abundant of the several species of spiders that live in the company of man in the southeastern United States, especially in Florida. Although Archer (1947) thought that A. tepidariorum was less common inside houses than Pholcus phalangioides Fuesslin (Pholcidae) in Alabama, he also noted its abundance. …”
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