Native Aquatic and Wetland Plants: Duck Potato, Sagittaria lancifolia by Kimberly A. Moore, Luci E. Fisher, Carl J. Della Torre, Lyn A. Gettys

“… This 3-page fact sheet discusses the classification, description, habitat, propagation, and uses of duck potato, an aquatic perennial that typically grows in swampy ground or standing water in ponds, lakes, streams, and ditches and usually blooms in the spring. …”
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The carbon cost of impaired welfare on sheep farms by L. Lanzoni, M.C. Reeves, K. Waxenberg, R. Ramsey, A.S. Atzori, J. Bell, R.M. Rees, G. Vignola, C.M. Dwyer

“…The selected poor-welfare scenarios included lameness, gastrointestinal nematodes, blowfly strike, liver fluke, inadequate shelter provision, inadequate feeding during lamb growth and late gestation, and high lamb mortality rate. …”
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Thermal Treatment of Cerium Oxide and Its Properties: Adsorption Ability versus Degradation Efficiency by Pavel Janoš, Tomáš Hladík, Martin Kormunda, Jakub Ederer, Martin Šťastný

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Why Shouldn't We Feed Water Birds? by Mark E. Hostetler, Martin B. Main, Maena Voigt

“… "Water birds" are birds that live in or near aquatic environments such as the ocean, lakes, marshes, swamps, and rivers. This includes pelicans, ducks, geese, herons, egrets, gulls, terns, cormorants, etc. …”
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Lespedeza jianghuensis (Fabaceae), a new species from riparian meadows of Yangtze River basin, China by Song Huang, Mei-Qian Chen, Feng Song, Jia-Xiang Li, Bo Pan, Hui-Yi Zhong, Li-Qun Zhou, Ang Liu, Yu-Tao Zheng, Pan Zhao

“…It is a dwarf shrublet occurring in the riparian meadows along the banks of rivers and lakes. It is morphologically similar to L. cuneata, L. lichiyuniae, and L. caraganae, but differs by its prostrate or decumbent habit, angulate but not furrowed stems, and small stipules (ca. 1 mm). …”
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Why Shouldn't We Feed Water Birds? by Mark E. Hostetler, Martin B. Main, Maena Voigt

“… "Water birds" are birds that live in or near aquatic environments such as the ocean, lakes, marshes, swamps, and rivers. This includes pelicans, ducks, geese, herons, egrets, gulls, terns, cormorants, etc. …”
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Blooms of the blue-green alga <i>Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii</i> in Emilia Romagna region (Italy): case reports managed by the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection and E... by Michela Del Pasqua, Fabrizio Bandini, Elena Morandi, Rita Antonellini, Marcello Masi, Michele de Gioia

“…This trend was observed also by ARPAE that detected a growth in the presence of this alga in Emilia Romagna lakes and reservoirs in the last three years. This note describes the monitoring activities conducted by ARPAE during these algal blooms and the risk management actions implemented. …”
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Towards Taking Kiswahili to the Informal Sector: Developing Peoples’ Kiswahili Oral Proficiency as a Soft Skill to Widen their Economic Prospects by Kabale University

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Microbiome interactions and their ecological implications at the Salton Sea by H Freund*, M Maltz*, M Swenson, T Topacio, V Montellano, W Porter, E Aronson

“…Yet, little is known about how the biogeochemical processes of this drying lakebed influence microbial community composition and dispersal. …”
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Aerodynamic and Inertial Loading Effects of Insect-Inspired Appendages in Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Titilayo Ogunwa, Javaan Chahl

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Full N,N-Methylation of 4,4′-Methylenedianiline with Dimethyl Carbonate: A Feasible Access to 4,4′-Methylene bis(N,N-Dimethylaniline) by Zegang Qiu, Kunjie Wang, Zhiqin Li, Tao Li, Jinhao Bai, Chanjuan Yin, Xiushen Ye, Haining Liu

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A Study of Properties of Plasma Using Local Materials. by Kemigisha, Shallote

“…The experiments successfully demonstrated these properties using candle flames and Bunsen burner flames.…”
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Overview of the pond slider Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792) (Testudines: Emydidae) records in Montenegro by Vuk Iković, Jelena Popović, Slađana Gvozdenović-Nikolić

“…Records are from different aquatic ecosystems, including lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Locality Mrke-Blizna is identified as a potential breeding site, as numerous specimens are present here including hatchlings. …”
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L’Armure de François Ier : histoires d’un présent diplomatique by Juliette Allix

“…In the end, the king of France did not receive this present, which experienced an eventful fate and is now in the Musée de l’Armée in Paris (G 117) and the Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer in Vienna (B 147). …”
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Computer-Aid System for Automated Jaundice Detection by Ahmad Yaseen Abdulrazzak, Saleem Latif Mohammed, Ali Al-Naji, Javaan Chahl

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First records of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw, 1802) in Slovenia by Nino Kirbiš, Matjaž Bedjanič, Jana Kus Veenvliet, Paul Veenvliet, David Stanković, Gregor Lipovšek, Katja Poboljšaj

“…During our field search activities in May 2014 and June 2015, a male bullfrog advertisement call was heard at Fiesa Lakes in Slovenia. On September 2015, a male specimen of the American bullfrog was caught in a funnel trap at the same location. …”
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Mantua, City of Water between History and the Present by Pierfranco Galliani, Cassandra Cozza

“…The artificial formation of the lakes transformed the city into a peninsula and placed it in the state of a comprehensive artefact whose complexity had to be considered in the case of every new intervention. …”
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Improvement of Soybean Oil Solvent Extraction through Enzymatic Pretreatment by F. V. Grasso, P. A. Montoya, C. C. Camusso, B. G. Maroto

“…Improvements in terms of extraction, yield, and extraction rate are expected to be achieved. Soybean flakes and collets were used as materials and hexane was used as a solvent. …”
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Frost Protection Irrigation for Florida Peaches: Economic Considerations by Tori Bradley, Tatiana Borisova, Mercy Olmstead

“…This 7-page fact sheet describes a strategy for limiting water use for frost protection of peach trees in the winter to reduce producers’ costs, protect lakes and streams, and reinforce the public image of farmers as innovators and environmental stewards. …”
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LE CADRE GÉOGRAPHIQUE DE BUCAREST À L’ÉPOQUE PHANARIOTE (1716–1821) by TUDOR DINU

“…We have paid equal attention to the land relief, the rich hydrographic network (rivers, streams, sources, lakes, swamps etc.), the climate and the vegetation (including vegetable gardens, orchards and vineyards), permanently taking into account the implications (both beneficial and deleterious) of the geographical framework for the life of the inhabitants. …”
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