A Series on Diseases in the Florida Vegetable Garden: TOMATO by Ken Pernezny, Tim Momol

“…As the name implies, these are extremely tiny disease-causing agents that ordinarily require a microscope to be seen. …”
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Public Agency Capabilities and Transformational Challenges of the 21st Century by Richard Sturn

“…Under transformational challenges, the agency capacity of public sector is under stress due to a combination of two specific factors: (a) new coordination problems and social dilemmas, inter alia requiring changing degrees of centralisation of collective agency in a world of polycentric governance and (b) shifting rent potentials, which pre-empt public agency by multiplying situations where private agents have the means and the incentives to invest in rentenhancing and distortive rule setting (shadow politics). …”
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“Now Will Someone Kindly Tell Me What Is Her Proper Sphere?” Woman Suffrage, Women’s Political Participation, and the Populist Movement by Jean-Louis Marin-Lamellet

“…This paper examines how Populism—more particularly Populism in the western Plains—provided women with a political space to act as civic agents without suffrage. It focuses on grassroots activists and women leaders’ mobilization, the limits electoral politics and partisanship imposed on the suffrage movement, case studies of Populist-backed state suffrage referenda, and the subversion of gender norms Populist women’s political activism represented. …”
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IFAS Community Development: Cooperatives as Tools for Community and Economic Development in Florida by Mark A. Brennan

“…In response to decreasing agricultural opportunities and growth pressure, extension and development agents routinely seek new approaches and opportunities for community and economic development. …”
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Sulfites: Separating Fact from Fiction by Paul Grotheer, Maurice Marshall, Amy Simonne

“…This publication will examine what sulfites are, sulfite sensitivity, safety issues related to sulfiting agents, and recommendations for sulfite-sensitive individuals. …”
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A Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva) (Insecta: Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) by Maria C. Carrasquilla, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Several phlebotomine species are vectors of the protozoan parasites in the genus Leishmania, that are the causal agents of leishmaniasis. Visceral leishmaniais is the most severe form of the disease, and is fatal to the human or dog host if untreated. …”
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Oncolytic Immunotherapy: Where Are We Clinically? by Akseli Hemminki

“…Interestingly, human data indicates that these agents have potent immunostimulatory activity, raising the possibility that the key consequence of oncolysis might be induction of antitumor immunity, especially in the context of viruses harboring immunostimulatory transgenes. …”
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An overview of the human immune system and the role of interferon regulatory factors (IRFs) by Ashwinder Kaur, Chee-Mun Fang

“… The immune system consists of a dynamic network of cells, proteins, tissues, and organs that communicate to provide adequate defense responses against pathogenic agents. The immune system divide into the non-specific (innate) and the specific (adaptive) components, where the interactions between these two arms are intricately regulated. …”
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MEMORIAS CORPORIZADAS Y CREDIBILIDAD EN MUJERES VÍCTIMAS DE VIOLENCIA - POSIBILIDADES DE RESIGNIFICACIÓN Y REPARACIÓN by FLOR EMILCE CELY-ÁVILA

“…Se analiza la relación entre las memorias inscritas en el cuerpo, el trauma y los recursos corporizados subjetivos y colectivos con los que cuentan las mujeres víctimas de violencia para reconstruir y resignificarse como personas dignas de credibilidad y agentes de cambio. Se refieren casos específicos de violencia sexual en Colombia y se expone la importancia de la creación de comunidades de confianza que propicien espaclos para la narración y escucha de los testimonlos de víctimas, la tramitación de conflictos y nuevas vías de afrontamiento, a partir de los recursos que brinda la reinvención de hábitos corporizados en el arte.…”
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La différenciation, une réponse individuelle et locale à une institution scolaire traversée de tensions by Sephora Boucenna

“…We decided not to treat diversification as a research concept but rather as a notion that urges their agents to take action they would not implement if they were not forced to do so by the substantial obstacles they encounter in their daily educators’ life. …”
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Managing Spider Mites in Florida Hops by Hugh A. Smith, Shinsuke Agehara

“… This publication is designed to provide information on managing spider mites on hops grown in Florida to hops growers, UF/IFAS Extension agents, and other crop protection professionals. Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) …”
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Antioxidant Properties of 5-ASA: Potential Mechanism for Its Anti-Inflammatory Activity by T Yamada, C Volkmer, MB Grisham

“…The authors' laboratory and others have demonstrated that 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) possesses potent antioxidant activity, including free radical scavenging properties and the ability to decompose neutrophilic oxidants (eg, hypochlorous acid) and detoxify hemoprotein-associated oxidizing agents. 5-ASA has the additional property of being able to chelate iron and render it poorly redox active. …”
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Métropole, cosmopolitisme et médiation by Gilberto Velho

“…Mediators, though not authors in the conventional sense, are interpreters and re-inventors of culture. They are agents of change when they carry information and transmit new principles, habits, goods and aspirations.…”
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« Le droit français aux prises avec les limites planétaires » by Luis Roman Arciniega Gil

“…This event, sponsored by the CNRS, the University of Lille, the Ceraps UMR 8026, the DD&T association, the RNMSH and the HDF region, was followed by political scientists, sociologists, lawyers, civil servants, public agents from local authorities, members of associations, students and researchers from different disciplines, which shows that the subject goes beyond the only academic and legal sphere.…”
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Insights into Factors Influencing Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Foam Production and the Role of Induced Crystallization by Nigus Maregu Demewoz

“…The examination encompasses a range of factors, including solubility, diffusivity, interfacial tension, rheology, foaming parameters, nucleating agents, and the intricate influence of induced crystallization on TPE foam structure and performance. …”
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The Savvy Survey #12: Telephone Surveys by Glenn D. Israel, Jessica L. Gouldthorpe

“…In the right situation, telephone surveys can be a valuable tool for Extension agents and specialists. This 7-page fact sheet was written by Glenn D. …”
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The Public Opinion Evolution under Group Interaction in Different Information Features by Jing Wei, Yuguang Jia, Yaozeng Zhang, Hengmin Zhu, Weidong Huang

“…Simulation analysis reveals that the information amount held by agents will affect the converging speed of public opinions, while enhancing the ability of key nodes may no more effective in guiding public opinion.…”
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Pain in an osseous lymphoma. A case presentation. by José Julio Ojeda González, Evangelina Dávila Cabo de Villa, Alexis Guillén Sánchez

“…The use of ethylic alcohol as agents contributed to the patient´s improvement and to get back to his normal life.…”
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Landscaping on or near Septic Drain Fields by Whitney C Elmore, William Lester, James Moll, Andrea Albertin, Mary Lusk

“…Information presented here will be useful for homeowners, landscape management professionals, and Extension agents who work in horticulture, natural resources, agriculture, and family services. …”
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Orthopoxvirus Genes That Mediate Disease Virulence and Host Tropism by Sergei N. Shchelkunov

“…When understanding the mechanisms used by viruses to overcome manifold defense systems of the animal organism, represented by molecular factors and cells of the immune system, we would not only comprehend better but also discover new patterns of organization and function of these most important reactions directed against infectious agents. Here, study of the orthopoxviruses pathogenic for humans, such as variola (smallpox), monkeypox, cowpox, and vaccinia viruses, may be most important. …”
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