Florida's Bats: Florida Bonneted Bat by Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, Emily H. Evans

“…With a 20-inch wingspan, it is Florida’s largest bat and the third largest of all 48 species of bats in the United States. The Florida bonneted bat was listed as federally endangered in 2013 because of concerns over habitat loss, degradation, and modification caused by humans. …”
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Smartirrigation Apps: Urban Turf by Haimanote Bayabil, Kati W Migliaccio, Jose J.H. Debastiani Andreis, Clyde W. Fraisse, Kelly T. Morgan, George Vellidis

“…The app was only available for Florida and Georgia, but recently, we have made improvements to the app and made it available to any location throughout the contiguous United States. The 7-page major revision, written by Haimanote K. …”
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Hydrilla leafcutter moth (unofficial common name); Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) by Julie Baniszewski, Emma N.I. Weeks, James P. Cuda

“…But the moth was later found in Florida in 1976 by United States Department of Agriculture technicians who were testing herbicides for hydrilla control. …”
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Finger Lime: An Alternative Crop with Great Potential in South Florida by Aditya Singh, Edward A. Evans, Jeff Wasielewski, Manjul Dutt, Jude Grosser

“…Like other citrus fruits, finger limes are nutritious, low in calories, and vitamin-rich. So far in the United States only California grows finger limes commercially, but this 4-page fact sheet written by Aditya Singh, Edward Evans, Jeff Wasielewski, Manjul Dutt, and Jude Grosser and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department makes the case that exotic, colorful finger limes would likely grow well in Florida, where they would appeal to hoteliers and restaurants and to adventurous, health-conscious consumers on the lookout for a delicious new fresh fruit snack to try.  …”
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New and revised groundwater snails (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Cochliopidae) from karst and associated hyporheic habitats in western Texas and northern Mexico by Kathryn E. Perez, Vanessa Saenz, Yamileth Guerrero, Lisa Gonzalez, Evan Guerrero, Pete Diaz, Benjamin T. Hutchins, Benjamin F. Schwartz

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Raça, cultura e pertencimento: a emergência da noção de diáspora africana by Cauê Gomes Flor

“…Since the end of the 19th century it was present in the United States, having an important role as a locus of belonging, contributing to the building of solidarities and political agendas of the black American social movements. …”
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Large-Scale Measurements of Thermospheric Dynamics with a Multisite Fabry-Perot Interferometer Network: Overview of Plans and Results from Midlatitude Measurements by Jonathan J. Makela, John W. Meriwether, Aaron J. Ridley, Marco Ciocca, Michael W. Castellez

“…The North American Thermosphere Ionosphere Observing Network (NATION), comprising a new network of Fabry-Perot interferometers (FPIs), to be deployed in the Midwest of the United States of America is described. FPIs will initially be deployed to four sites to make coordinated measurements of the neutral winds and temperature in the Earth's thermosphere using measurements of the 630 nm redline emission. …”
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Asian Options Pricing and Parameter Estimation of Uncertain Mean-Reverting Currency Model With Exponential Ornstein–Uhlenbeck Exchange Rate by Lujun Zhou, Zhigang Fu

“…The parameters of the model are estimated using real financial data from Canada and the United States, including the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), the American Federal Funds Effective Rate (AFFER), and the monthly average exchange rate of the US Dollar to the Canadian Dollar (USDCAD). …”
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What do central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections have to do with bundles? by BL Johnston, JM Conly

“…Interest in the patient safety agenda continues to grow in North America. In the United States (US), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has begun a campaign to make health care safer and more effective by encouraging hospitals to implement interventions they believe can avoid 100,000 deaths between January 2005 and July 2006 (1). …”
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Gazetecilik Yıllarında Bülent Ecevit ve Anti-Komünizm (1950-1961) by Ferit Salim SANLI

“…Ecevit, who undertook the spokesmanship of the pole described as the "free world" under the leadership of the United States against communism, believed that democracy is as important as military measures in the fight against communism, and that the state should provide social justice and welfare to the citizens in order to eliminate the ground that may cause communism to be favored. …”
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Public policy of support for small business innovation in the U.S.: lessons for Russia by E. A. Zinovieva, A. Balyshev

“…The article analyzes the characteristics of the program of Assistance to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in the United States. This program is aimed at support and subsequent commercialization of high technology developed by small firms. …”
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Neurosyphilis Presenting as Asymptomatic Optic Perineuritis by Sarah E. Parker, John H. Pula

“…There has been an increase in the rate of syphilis in the United States, especially in persons with HIV. We report a case of optic perineuritis in an asymptomatic male secondary to central nervous system (CNS) syphilis. …”
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MUNICH CRISIS: BEHIND – THE SCENE HISTORY by A. Y. Borisov

“…Much of today’s policies of the leading Western powers, primarily the United States, echo their actions during the preparation and implementation of the Munich conspiracy. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Yersiniosis by Christopher R. Pabst, Jaysankar De, Aswathy Sreedharan, Correy Jones, Keith R. Schneider

“…Yersiniosis incidents have been reported frequently in Northern Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan, and rarely in the United States. However, the reported low incidence of Yersiniain the US food supply may be underestimated due to the long incubation time and misdiagnosis of patients with Y. enterocolitica infections, along with the inability to identify the source of infection and the fact that only serious cases are reported. …”
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Successful Obliteration of a Pseudoaneurysm from Post-CEA Repair Secondary to a Pruitt-Inahara Shunt Using a Stent Graft by Vishal Dahya, Prasad Chalasani

“…CEA has become an increasingly more common vascular surgery performed in the United States. The standard of treatment for a carotid PA has been open surgical repair with excision of the defect and then a graft reconstruction of the artery. …”
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An extensive examination of the influence of financial technology (Fintech) on advancing financial inclusion: a bibliometric investigation by Varun Kesavan, Aruna Polisetty

“…The data unequivocally demonstrate that China, India, and the United States are at the forefront of fintech and financial inclusion initiatives. …”
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A Spiny Orb Weaver Spider, Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…(which may be only a geographic race), G. cancriformis is the only species of its genus to occur in the New World, ranging from the southern United States to northern Argentina (Levi 1978). The bite of this common species is not known to cause serious effects to humans. …”
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Promoting Shared Metacognition in Online Learning: The Practices of Distributed Teaching Presence and the Relationships to Cognitive Presence by Ye Chen, Lixuan Chen

“…Data were collected through asynchronous online discussion and a questionnaire survey from 53 students enrolled in a graduate-level course at a northeastern private university in the United States. By analyzing the discussion transcripts, students’ cognitive and teaching presences were examined to reveal the influence of the interventions on students’ learning engagement. …”
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Elementary Teachers’ Experiences of Implementing Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Education in New York State by Grace Pai

“…Many states in the United States have adopted culturally responsive sustaining education (CRSE) as a pedagogical framework to promote inclusive education and positive student outcomes for all students, including those from marginalized groups. …”
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Advances in Research Related to MicroRNA for Diabetic Retinopathy by Yahan Luo, Chunxia Li

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a severe microvascular complication of diabetes and is one of the primary causes of blindness in the working-age population in Europe and the United States. At present, no cure is available for DR, but early detection and timely intervention can prevent the rapid progression of the disease. …”
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