Bitter Melon—an Asian Vegetable Expanding in Florida by Guodong Liu, Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, David Dinkins, Bonnie Wells, Yuqi Cui

“…This 7-page fact sheet provides an overview of this plant as well as recommendations for individuals in Florida who are interested in growing it. Written by Guodong Liu, Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, David Dinkins, Bonnie Wells, and Yuqi Cui, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, December 2015.   …”
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Effectiveness of guidance and counselling in promoting learners’ academic success in rural secondary schools, Vhembe district by Muluvhu Khathutshelo

“…Twelve participants were purposively selected, such as ten educators’ guidance who were interviewed telephonically. The results showed that life orientation teachers agreed that guidance and counselling are an enterprise that promotes learners’ performance. …”
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Hurricane Preparation: A Q&A Guide to Water and Food Safety and Quality by Amy H. Simonne, Ronald Schmidt

“…We welcome additional questions from those who use this document. They will be included, along with answers, in the next version of this publication. …”
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A Novel CACNA1A Nonsense Variant [c.4054C>T (p.Arg1352⁎)] Causing Episodic Ataxia Type 2 by Sean Lance, Stuart Mossman, Gemma Poke

“…We present a patient with a typical history of EA2 who had a novel variant in the CACNA1A gene not previously described. …”
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Transgenic Killer Commensal Bacteria as Mucosal Protectants by Luciano Polonelli

“…Candida albicans is among the most prevalent causes of mucosal infections not only in immuno- compromised patients, such as HIV-infected subjects who are frequently affected by oral and esophageal candidiasis, but also in otherwise healthy individuals, as in the case of acute vaginitis. …”
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Bilateral Psoas Muscle Abscess Associated with Emphysematous Cystitis by Jae-Ki Choi, Jae-Cheol Kwon

“…Here, we report a case of bilateral posas muscle abscess following emphysematous cystitis in an 81-year-old nondiabetic man, who was treated successfully with prolonged antibiotic therapy and supportive care. …”
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Linguistic Discrimination꞉ A cross-cultural study of experiences of non-majority language speakers in Slovakia and Spain by Ewelina Urbanska, Martin Plachetka

“… Non-majority languages are undeniably part of every culture. Those who belong to a non-majority language group are often subjected to sidelining in various areas of life, e.g., education system, labour market or social settings. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Intercultural Communication Apprehension on Intercultural Willingness to Communicate with Structural Equation Modeling by Ömer Faruk Koçak

“…This anxiety, which can manifest itself in the education processes of international students, who are important actors of intercultural communication, can negatively affect the willingness of students to communicate with other ethnic groups. …”
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Sweden Against Apartheid: A Historical Overview by Anna-Mart van Wyk

“…The aim of this contribution is therefore to provide a brief synopsis of the rich history of Sweden’s solidarity with the South African liberation struggle and the role played by the Swedish youth, the Swedish antiapartheid movement, civil society, trade unions, and Olof Palme, former Swedish prime minister, who was one of the most committed allies of the liberation movements. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, Susanna Richardson

“…It expresses itself in the affected person by means of septicemia, meningitis, and/or encephalitis. Pregnant women who have intrauterine or cervical infections caused by L. monocytogenes in their second or third trimesters may spontaneously abort the fetus or produce a stillbirth. …”
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Body Fat and Weight Gain in Pregnant Women of Adequate Weight by Oscar Cañizares Luna, Nélida Sarasa Muñoz, Calixto Orozco Muñoz

“…However, in pregnant women of adequate weight, pre-gestational nutritional status determined at first consultation, so as those who gain weight during pregnancy, excessive deposits of adipose tissue can be associated in certain body regions and become threats to health present and future of these pregnant women. …”
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A Rare Case of Pure Primary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Gallbladder by Rodney E. Shackelford, Ekin Ozluk, Jehan Abdulsattar, Terry C. Lairmore, Quyen Chu, Eric X. Wei

“…To our knowledge, we present the 16th case of a histologically pure LCNEC in a 62-year-old African American male who was successfully treated surgically. After discharge, he was subsequently lost to follow-up. …”
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Recurrent HELLP Syndrome at 22 Weeks of Gestation by Peter Kascak, Milos Paskala, Peter Antal, Radovan Gajdosik

“…We describe a case of a woman who presented with HELLP syndrome in two subsequent pregnancies (age 36 and 40), at gestational age of 22 weeks in both pregnancies with a rapid onset and progression. …”
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De l’usage de la « crise » dans les essais de vulgarisation d’histoire économique au Chili (1860-1960) by Stéphane Boisard

“…Nevertheless, in between these two essays, most of the intellectuals who worked on the chilean economic history criticized this theory. …”
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„Trwały tańce długo w noc” – w poszukiwaniu opisów tańca w diariuszu Stefana Paca. XVII-wieczne pamiętnikarstwo wobec problemu opisu rzeczywistości niematerialnej by Agnieszka Zgraja

“…The study examines descriptions of dance included in the itinerary of Stefan Pac, who accompanied Prince Władysław Vasa on his grand tour. …”
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Pratique de la philosophie et fraternité : un levier pour lutter contre les inégalités by Christian Budex

“…Because it enables pupils to ask (each other) universal and existential questions within the collective scene of a regulated discussion, it therefore constitutes a fraternal experience of equality for the adults and pupils who experience it. Although it is based on an on-going field research, this paper is essentially a theoretical analysis of the philosophical stakes of an education to Fraternity thanks to the practice of philosophically oriented discussion. …”
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Feminist Interventions in Political Representation in the United States and Canada: Training Programs and Legal Quotas by Chantal Maillé

“…However, from a feminist perspective, training programs for women who want to run for office are grounded in problematic assumptions.…”
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Acute Severe Calculous Cholecystitis with Multiorgan Failure Complicated by Scrub Typhus by Suman Acharya, Jayant Kumar Yadav, Nischal Khanal, Raju Bhandari, Bikal Ghimire

“…A patient presenting with the features of acute cholecystitis who does not respond to standard treatment should be screened for scrub typhus in a typhus endemic region. …”
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Portrayal of Yorùbá Socio-cultural Heritage in the Practice of the Kegite Movement in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions by Hezekiah Olufemi Adeosun

“…Membership of the organization is open to only those who support the promotion and culture of palmwine drinking. …”
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Les guides de haute montagne face aux effets du changement climatique. Quelles perceptions et stratégies d’adaptation au pied du Mont Blanc ? by Emmanuel Salim, Jacques Mourey, Ludovic Ravanel, Pietro Picco, Christophe Gauchon

“…As a result, they are probably some of the most impacted professionals but, at the same time, they are also those who can create a lot of adaptation strategies. The aim of this paper is therefore to identify how mountain guides from Chamonix and Courmayeur are impacted and the different adaptation strategies they developed to face climate change. …”
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