Sampling Palms for Lethal Yellowing and Texas Phoenix Palm Decline Phytoplasmas by Brian Bahder, Ericka Helmick

“…Phytoplasma diseases of palms are a major concern because they infect a wide variety of these valuable ornamental palms, and they are lethal. Once symptoms appear, trees begin to decline, frequently rapidly, and can die in as few as 3 to 5 months. …”
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Conflicts between People and the Florida Black Bear by Elizabeth F. Pienaar

“…This 5-page fact sheet provides tips for preventing human-bear conflicts and tells how to report conflicts if they happen. Written by Elizabeth F. Pienaar and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, September 2014. …”
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Cull Cow Beef Quality Issues: Hide Defects, Contamination, and Non-Ambulatory Cattle by Amie Imler, Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, Joel Yelich, Max Irsik

“…It also discusses some quality defects identified in the non-fed beef market, how to prevent them, and how to address them when they appear in cattle. Written by Amie Imler, Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, Joel Yelich, and Max Irsik, and published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, December 2014. …”
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Comment approfondir la coopération entre rive nord et rive sud de la Méditerranée : Un renouveau économique tenant compte des effets de la rente sur le Sud de la Méditerranée... by Hartmut Elsenhans

“…The EU could address this lack of agricultural surplus by assigning its own agricultural surplus to the economic transformation of the Arab world, in this way promoting social and political stability on the basis of the comparative advantage that will appear when the Arab world has managed its industrialization. …”
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Effect of site of insemination on bovine fertility by Mehmet B. Ataman, İbrahim Taşal, Melih Aksoy, Fikret Karaca, Abdullah Kaya, Tevfik Tekeli

“…It was concluded that deposition of the semen into corpus uteri or ipsilateral horn to the ovulatory follicle increase pregnancy rates with Al and cervix uteri does not appear to be advantageous target for cattle.…”
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Evaluating the Performance of Cuba's Sugarcane Basic Units of Cooperative Production During Their First Decade by José Alvarez

“…The fact sheet ends with a discussion of some of the factors that appear to be limiting the efficiency and profitability in Cuba's sugarcane UBPCs. …”
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Susan Howe’s Caesurae by Andrew Eastman

“…The paper looks into the ways in which Susan Howe’s poems, specifically in her recent collection Debths, depend on and work with the line unit, use and abuse our sense that poems appear in typographic lines. …”
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De la rage métaphysique au calme scientifique : religion et sciences naturelles chez Flaubert by Juliette Azoulai

“…However, Flaubert’s characters, confronted with the naturalist’s knowledge, are far from reaching any ataraxic wisdom and, on the contrary, appear to be overwhelmed by intense feelings and emotions: terror, fear and fascination. …”
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Dynamiques migratoires des espaces ruraux en Iran : une étude de cas by Amir Amiri

“…Once the supply of internal migrants has been exhausted, the labour market then turns to an external source, so that internal migration may appear to be a prerequisite for international flows. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of a Rectangular Plate with Kelvin Type Boundary Conditions by R. Kırışık, Ş. Yüksel

“…The plate is modeled as being attached to four lumped spring-damper systems at the corners. An analytical procedure is proposed based on the modal analysis. …”
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Illusion in Du Châtelet's Theory of Happiness

“…She gives almost no explanation of what illusions are or what causes them, and thus does not appear to satisfactorily defend her claim. I offer an account of Du Châtelet’s theory of illusion by drawing upon the previously unexamined influence of other French philosophers’ accounts of the connection between passion and illusions, including Descartes, Malebranche, and Anne-Thérèse, Marquise de Lambert. …”
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L'adaptation en Île-de-France entre injonction et recyclage. Techniques et politiques de la société de l'incertitude by Magali Reghezza-Zitt, Samuel Rufat

“…As we shift from a society of risk to a society of uncertainty, both adaptation and resilience appear to be pragmatic answers to theoretical and operational dead-ends. …”
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Cull Cow Beef Quality Issues: Hide Defects, Contamination, and Non-Ambulatory Cattle by Amie Imler, Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, Joel Yelich, Max Irsik

“…It also discusses some quality defects identified in the non-fed beef market, how to prevent them, and how to address them when they appear in cattle. Written by Amie Imler, Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, Joel Yelich, and Max Irsik, and published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, December 2014. …”
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Revendiquer le droit à émigrer via l’expression du sentiment d’injustice by Simon Mastrangelo

“…This could lead them to give up and stay in Tunisia but it does not happen. Instead, they keep hope and make sense of undocumented migration through an argumentation in which they claim their right to migrate. …”
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Phonological and Sociolinguistic Challenges of Translating Yorùbá Play, and Game Songs to Singable English for Children by Bolanle O. Sogunro

“… Observation of available translated Yoruba oral literature for children reveals that compared to Yoruba folktales translated to English and published in diverse formats, Yoruba play and game songs do not appear to enjoy the same attention or visibility in the available resources for children. …”
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Uncertainty Analysis of Mixing Efficiency Variation in Passive Micromixers due to Geometric Tolerances by Irina Stanciu

“…An uncertainty simulation model shows that significant deviations from the deterministic design can appear due to small variations in the geometric parameters values and demonstrates how a more realistic mixing performance can be estimated.…”
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Cuban Agriculture Before 1959: The Political and Economic Situations by José Alvarez

“…What was the rural reality during the 57 years between 1902 and 1959? Answers appear at both extremes of the political spectrum, exposed and espoused by supporters and detractors of the current Cuban regime. …”
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Brown Dog Tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) by Cynthia C. Lord

“…Although R. sanguineus will feed on a wide variety of mammals, dogs are the preferred host in the US and appear to be required to develop large infestations. …”
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Nutrition of Florida Citrus Trees, 3rd Edition: Chapter 1. Introduction by Thomas A. Obreza, Kelly T Morgan

“…Changes to the 2nd edition of SL253 will appear in boxes similar to this one at the beginnings of chapters 2, 6, 8, 9, and 11. …”
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Postharvest Quality and Decay Incidence among Tomato Fruit as Affected by Weather and Cultural Practices. by Jerry A. Bartz, Steven A. Sargent, John W. Scott

“…Excessive water in fruit is possible at virtually any time of the season and can appear at times of cold as well as warm field temperatures. …”
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