Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Trees for South Florida by Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, R.J. Black

“…Plants provide shade, insulate the home from heat loss or gain, and cool the air that surrounds their leaves through transpiration (release of water from plant pores). Trees are the main types of landscape plants used around the home for passive energy conservation. …”
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Raoultella Planticola Bacteremia Following Consumption of Seafood by Philip W Lam, Irving E Salit

“…Raoultella planticola is a Gram-negative bacillus commonly found in water, soil and aquatic environments. There have only been 16 cases of R planticola infection documented in the literature to date. …”
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Protein-Lipid Interactions in Different Meat Systems in the Presence of Natural Antioxidants – a Review by Hęś Marzanna

“…Attention is paid to the agents which may determine the reaction of amino acids with the products of lipid oxidation, i.e. the presence of catalysts or inhibitors in the environment, the presence of water, pH of the environment, temperature or reaction time. …”
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A Critical Evaluation of Single Extractions from the SMT Program to Determine Trace Element Mobility in Sediments by Valérie Cappuyns

“…The scientific understanding of trace element partitioning in the complex soil-water system with these simple models is rather limited, but they offer the opportunity to use data from single extractions in a more comprehensive way. …”
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Edible Landscaping Using the Nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles by Tiare Silvasy, Lynn Barber, Esen Momol, Tina McIntyre, Tom Wichman, Gail Hansen, Jen Marvin, Terra Freeman, Joseph Sewards, Wendy Wilber, Jacqlyn Rivas

“… Maintaining edible landscapes in a way that protects the environment is an important concern for protecting Florida’s water quality. The objective of this new 7-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department is to introduce the framework of the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ principles and apply the principles to guide decisions about Best Management Practices (BMPs) for care of edible landscapes. …”
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Evaluation of Coupled Model Forecasts of Ethiopian Highlands Summer Climate by Mark R. Jury

“…Early season forecasts of JJA maximum temperature are weak in both models; hence ability to predict water resource gains may be better than losses. One aim of seasonal climate forecasting is to ensure that crop yields keep pace with Ethiopia’s growing population. …”
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The Social Organization of Honey Bees by Ashley N. Mortensen, Bryan Smith, James D. Ellis

“…They warm the colony in the winter by vibrating their wings to generate heat and cool it in the summer by ferrying in droplets of water and fanning air over them. Worker bees fan air into and out of the colony entrance in distinct inhalations and exhalations. …”
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Radioscopie des territoires en Afrique à travers l’arbre (Cameroun et Burkina Faso) by Jean-Louis Yengué

“…The tree enriches the soil, slows down erosion due to run-off water and gives shade. It also provides fuel for heating, cooking and light, and is a source of medicinal products. …”
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources: What Does The Future Hold for Citrus Producers? by Tom Obreza, Larry Parsons, Kelly Morgan

“…This document is SL-238, one of a series of the Department of Soil and Water Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2006.  …”
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Improving the Precision of Blueberry Frost Protection Irrigation by Tatiana Borisova, Tori Bradley, Mercy Olmstead, Jeffrey Williamson

“…This 9-page article by Tatiana Borisova, Tori Bradley, Mercy Olmstead, and Jeffrey Williamson describes a UF/IFAS study comparing precision cold protection irrigation to uniform cold protection irrigation to estimate the potential savings in diesel costs and water withdrawal volumes associated with the two practices and help protect Florida’s valuable and vulnerable blueberry harvest. …”
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Effect of Polypropylene Fiber on the Strength and Dry Cracking of Mortar with Coal Gangue Aggregate by Kai Zhu, Xianwei Ma, Liyang Yao, Linlin Zhao, Chuangdan Luo

“…Fine coal gangue aggregate (CGA) has a high water absorption, which increases the cracking risk of mortar caused by dry shrinkage. …”
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Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Treatment for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome by Nao Umei, Shingo Ichiba

“…During ECMO management, a mucus plug was removed by bronchoscopy daily and 18 L of water was removed using diuretics, resulting in weight loss of 24 kg. …”
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A New 3D Coordination Polymer of Bismuth with Nicotinic Acid N-Oxide by Farzin Marandi, Ingo Pantenburg, Gerd Meyer

“…Cavities of a diameter of 7.9–8.3 Å2 are filled with disordered water molecules. The thermal stability of the compound was evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis.…”
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Blossom-End Clearing of Grapefruit by Mark A. Ritenour, Huating Dou, Ed Etxeberria

“…BEC has also been referred as “wet bottoms,” “stylar-end clearing,” “water bottom,” “waterlog,” and “wet wick.” This document is HS937, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Nutrient Cycling in Grazed Pastures by Maria L. Silveira, Joao M. Vendramini, Hiran M. da Silva, Mariana Azenha

“…Vendramini, Hiran M. da Silva, and Mariana Azenha, and published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, January 2013.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss578  …”
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Assessment of Quality of Groundwater in Kandarvakottai and Karambakudi Areas of Pudukkottai District, Tamilnadu, India by D. Ilangeswaran, R. Kumar, D. Kannan

“…The results of this analysis were compared with the water quality standards of ISI, WHO and CPHEEO. In this analysis the various physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total dissolved solids, Cl-, F-, SO42-, PO43-, NO3-, NO2-, CN-, Nas+, K+, NH3, Mn, Fe, Ca & Mg hardness etc., were determined using standard procedures. …”
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Awl Nematodes, Dolichodorus spp. Cobb, 1914 (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Tylenchina: Dolichodoridae: Dolichodorinae) by William T. Crow, Angela S. Brammer

“…Usually, awl nematodes are found in moist to wet soil, low areas of fields, and near irrigation ditches and other bodies of fresh water. Because these nematodes prefer moist to wet soils they rarely occur in agricultural fields and are not as well studied as many other plant-parasitic nematodes. …”
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The Experimental Investigation of the Optimization of the Flow State of a Ladder-Shaped Spillway in a Certain Reservoir by Xin-Bao Gu, Yang Zhang, Qi-Hong Wu, Yong Wang

“…The conclusions are drawn that the flow state of the water is obviously improved, and the energy dissipation rate increases; the optimal scheme produces the expected effects.…”
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An Overview of Key Soil Nitrogen Cycling Transformations by Clayton J Nevins, Sarah L Strauss, Patrick Inglett

“…This new 5-page article, published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil and Water Sciences, provides an overview of the N cycle by describing key N transformations that result in soils gaining or losing N. …”
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Nutrition of Florida Citrus Trees, Third Edition by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan

“…Kadyampakeni, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil and Water Sciences. …”
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