From Vietnam, VA, to Iraq, CA: The Spectrality of Violence in An-My Lê’s Small Wars and 29 Palms by Barbara Kowalczuk

“…In the second project, 29 Palms (2003–2004), Lê turns her camera on United States Marines preparing for deployment in Iraq in the California desert. …”
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Spotted Wing Drosophila: Pest Management Recommendations for Southeastern Blueberries by Oscar E. Liburd, Lindsy E. Iglesias

“…It was first detected in the continental United States in California in 2008 and in Hillsborough County, Florida in 2009. …”
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Florida’s Use-Value Assessment Law: Questions and Answers for Miami-Dade County Agricultural Classification by Edward A. Evans, Mauricio Mosquera, Rodney L. Clouser, Jonathan Crane

“…Use-value assessment is the most widely used technique in the United States today for maintaining land in agricultural production. …”
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A Wireworm Glyphonix bimarginatus (Schaeffer) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elateridae) by Dakshina R. Seal, Rafia A. Khan

“…Wireworms are considered as subterranean economic pests during their larval stages in many parts of the world including the United States. The larvae of Glyphonix bimarginatus are commonly found with larvae of other click beetles in the field. …”
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Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli: Detection, Differentiation, and Implications for Food Safety by William J. Zaragoza, Max Teplitski, Clifton K. Fagerquist

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Yaupon Psyllid Gyropsylla ilecis (Ashmead) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) by Mark Wilhelm, Matthew Borden, Adam Dale

“…The yaupon holly, native to the southeastern United States, is used as an ornamental tree or shrub and has also been used for centuries to produce a caffeinated, tea-like beverage. …”
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Vanilla Cultivation in Southern Florida by Alan Chambers, Pamela Moon, Vovener de Verlands Edmond, Maria Brym, Elias Bassil, Xingbo Wu

“… Vanilla extract is popular around the world as an ingredient in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical applications. The United States is the world's largest importer of vanilla beans, but domestic production is minimal. …”
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An Overview of Carbon Markets for Florida Forest Landowners by José R. Soto, Francisco J. Escobedo, Damian C. Adams

“…To address this need, UF/IFAS forest management specialists provide this overview of forest carbon markets in the United States as of 2014 and compare key features of the four major carbon offset certification options. …”
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Editorial: Pathogenesis and clinical treatment of diabetic nephropathy by Ziyun Xu, Ziyun Xu, Sheng Qiang, Zhaoyong Hu, Haiyong Chen, Haiyong Chen

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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Salmonellosis by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, Susanna Richardson

“…In 2004, it was estimated that the total economic burden caused by Salmonella infection in the United States was $1.6–$5.3 billion. Food handlers, processors, and retailers can minimize the risk of salmonellosis by using good food handling practices. …”
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Why they persist? An analysis of dual class structures and the unification process in the U.S. and Brazil by Gabriela M. Engler Pinto

“…This paper aims to provide some explanations as to why this happens, particularly from a comparative perspective that analyzes the contexts of Brazil and the United States, two countries that take a rather different approach regarding corporate ownership structures. …”
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Art Education as Social Experience: Victor D’Amico and the Origins of MoMA’s Progressive Educational Project by Elena Sidorova

“…The paper concludes that D’Amico’s experiential philosophy of art education, although no longer practiced at MoMA, advanced the value of art education as social experience in art pedagogy both in the United States and abroad.…”
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Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated From a Patient in a Midwestern U.S. Hospital With a History of Indian Travel: Therapeutic Strategies and Clinical Outcomes by Christopher Phan, Kristen Tsai, Christian M. Gill, Robin Chamberland, Christian Hendrix, Rong Hou

“…Carbapenemases have had increasing prevalence within the United States and worldwide. Here, we present a case of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) which is unique due to the rarity of multiple mechanisms of resistance within the Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases (NDM), oxacillinase-48 (OXA-48)-like, and cefotaximase (CTX-M) resistance genes, detected in a patient following an international travel. …”
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East Indian Hygrophila: Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson by Lyn A. Gettys, Stephen F. Enloe

“…East Indian hygrophila was first introduced to the United States as an aquarium plant around 1945. The first recorded sighting of East Indian hygrophila in Florida occurred near Tampa in 1965; by 1980, it had become a weed problem in southern Florida canals, and by 1994 it had spread to 18 of Florida’s public water bodies. …”
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Vanilla Cultivation in Southern Florida by Alan H. Chambers, Pamela Moon, Vovener Edmond, Elias Bassil

“…The botanical source of vanilla extract is primarily the cured beans of Vanilla planifolia. The United States is the world?s largest importer of vanilla beans, but domestic production is minimal. …”
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Interdisciplinary theology as public theology by J. Wentzel van Huyssteen

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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Salmonellosis by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, Susanna Richardson

“…In 2004, it was estimated that the total economic burden caused by Salmonella infection in the United States was $1.6–$5.3 billion. Food handlers, processors, and retailers can minimize the risk of salmonellosis by using good food handling practices. …”
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Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Leslie Rios, James E. Maruniak

“… The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), was first documented in the United States in Texas in 1985 (Sprenger and Wuithiranyagool 1986). …”
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O Ácaro da Erinose da Lichia (Aceria litchii Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae) by Alexandra M. Revynthi, Livia M. S. Ataide, Jonathan H. Crane, Jeff Wasielewski, Paul E. Kendra, Daniel Carrillo

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Southern House Spider, Kukulcania (= Filistata) hibernalis Hentz (Arachnida: Arneae: Filistatidae) by Glavis B. Edwards, K. McCanless

“…It is common throughout Florida and much of the southern United States in human populated areas. Males of this species are often mistaken for the notorious brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch and Mulaik, because of their color and general shape. …”
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