The Effect of Salt Solutions and Absorption Cycles in the Capillary and Drying Coefficient of Red Brick Samples with Different Joints by A. S. Guimarães, J. M. P. Q. Delgado, V. P. de Freitas, A. P. Albuquerque

“…Four different first-order kinetics models, available in the literature, were adjusted to describe the drying process and the results point that the Page and Logarithmic models allow the best fit. The apparent molecular diffusion coefficient for solid red brick samples saturated with different solutions and joints was also estimated.…”
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Ecosystem Services Valuation for Estuarine and Coastal Restoration in Florida by Susanna Blair, Carrie Adams, Tom Ankersen, Maia McGuire, David Kaplan

“…Unfortunately, ecosystem restoration efforts have not always been a priority for coastal management. This 10-page literature review surveys the available ecosystem-service valuation literature for five of Florida’s coastal natural communities—oyster reefs, beach dunes, mangrove forests, seagrass beds, and salt marshes—to facilitate the quantification of ecosystem services to provide a better measure of the full impact of restoration efforts. …”
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Ocho Pasos para Desarrollar un Plan Simple de Mercadeo by Edward A. Evans, Fredy H. Ballen

“…El mercadeo es clave, sin importar el tipo de negocio (incluyendo la agricultura). This 5-page fact sheet provides a rationale for developing a marketing plan, a step-by-step process for creating one, and a marketing plan worksheet. …”
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Persistence, Fate, and Effectiveness of Dispersants used during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Monica Wilson, Larissa Graham, Christine Hale, Emily Maung-Douglass, Stephen Sempier, LaDon Swann

“…The large-scale applications of dispersants used at the surface and wellhead during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill raised many questions and highlighted the importance of understanding their effects on the marine environment.  This 9-page fact sheet concerns the use of dispersants in response to the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, the first spill that occurred in the deep ocean, nearly a mile below the surface. …”
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2019 Cool-Season Forage Variety Recommendations for Florida by Ann R. Blount, Marcelo Wallau, Esteban Rios, Joao M. B. Vendramini, Jose C. B. Dubeux, Md. Ali Babar, Kevin E. Kenworthy, Kenneth H. Quesenberry

“…If you have questions about a particular variety, contact your local UF/IFAS Extension agent for additional information (https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/). This 6-page fact sheet is a minor revision written by A. …”
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Assembly of oleosin during efficient extraction: Altering the sequence of defatting solvents by Yu Li, Yuqian Qiao, Yuxuan Zhu, Wangyang Shen, Weiping Jin, Dengfeng Peng, Qingrong Huang

“…Here the effects of solvent type and defatting sequence on the composition and structure of membrane proteins were investigated via SDS-PAGE, FTIR, and SEM-EDS. High purity oleosin (86 %) was obtained by treatment first with a Floch solution and then with cold acetone and petroleum ether after twice washing OBs with urea. …”
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2019 Cool-Season Forage Variety Recommendations for Florida by Ann R. Blount, Marcelo Wallau, Esteban Rios, Joao M. B. Vendramini, Jose C. B. Dubeux, Md. Ali Babar, Kevin E. Kenworthy, Kenneth H. Quesenberry

“…If you have questions about a particular variety, contact your local UF/IFAS Extension agent for additional information (https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/). This 6-page fact sheet is a minor revision written by A. …”
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A IMPORTÂNCIA DA ATIVIDADE FÍSICA PARA A MANUTENÇÃO DA SAÚDE E OS PRINCIPAIS FATORES QUE MOTIVAM PROFESSORES, ALUNOS E FUNCIONÁRIOS DE DUAS UNIVERSIDADES BRASILEIRAS A PRATICAREM E... by Israel Teoldo Costa, Dietmar Martin Samulski, Franco Noce, Varley Teoldo Costa

“…Mundialmente têm sido discutidos os reais benefícios que a atividade física pode provocar sobre a saúde dos homens. Neste estudo objetivou-se avaliar e comparar os conceitos de saúde vigentes entre professores, funcionários e alunos de duas Universidades Brasileiras, e também, analisar e comparar os principais fatores que motivam estes indivíduos a praticarem atividades físicas. …”
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Homossexualidade em animais não-humanos by José Carlos Camillo

“…Este artigo tem como objetivo defender que se pode falar de homossexualidade em animais não-humanos. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Microplastics by Yun-Ya Yang, Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Maia McGuire, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Plastic contaminants not only include plastic debris characterized by large size but also small pieces of plastic in the millimeter size range; these inconspicuous “microplastics” have become a major concern because of their widespread presence in different environments and diverse organisms. This 6-page fact sheet discusses the sources of microplastics, their effects on the environment, and ways to minimize microplastics pollution and exposure. …”
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A estética política do protesto: comunidades reassentadas em Tete, Moçambique by Elísio Macamo, Cremildo de Abreu Coutinho

“…Damos a esta forma política o nome de “estética política” para destacarmos a importância que a forma de articulação política pode ter no conteúdo que dá substância ao espaço político. …”
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Relying on Research for Effective Response: A Survey Tool for Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 to Create Extension Resources by Lauri Baker, Ashley McLeod-Morin, Shelli Rampold, Anissa Zagonel, Ricky Telg, Angela Lindsey, Michaela Kandzer, Sandra Anderson, Sydney Honeycutt, Phillip Stokes, Valentina Castano, Alena Poulin

“…Data collected from the PIE Center on Americans’ perceptions related to COVID-19 also informed two communication toolkits developed for Extension. This new 5-page article, published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, describes the instruments used to collect public opinion data related to COVID-19. …”
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How Much Space Does My Shade Tree Need? Planting Space Recommendations for Medium and Large Trees in Florida Cities by Deborah R. Hilbert, Andrew Koeser, Brooke L. Moffis, JuWanda G. Rowell, Drew C. McLean

“…To maximize the benefits provided by urban trees, we need better-informed tree selection and larger planting spaces with the capacity to support big-canopy trees. This new 8-page fact sheet is intended to help arborists, urban foresters, landscape designers, landscapers, and anyone else responsible for the planting of trees in developed areas make informed decisions regarding the planting width requirements of the trees they select. …”
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A Critique on the Book The Secret of Khaghani’s Poetry by Asieh Farahi Yazdi

“…In the review section, we have identified the mistakes or shortcomings of the book under the two general headings of typographical and editing errors, in detail and by mentioning the page. One of the main types of typographical and editing problems is the frequent use of verbal accents and excessive markup. …”
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Critical Study of Persian Translation of the Routledge History of Philosophy: Renaissance and Seventeenth-century Rationalism by Majid Sadrmajles

“…For both aspects, we compare some pages of Persian translation with the original text at random. …”
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Finding product sets in some classes of amenable groups by Dimitrios Charamaras, Andreas Mountakis

“…In [15], using methods from ergodic theory, a longstanding conjecture of Erdős (see [5, Page 305]) about sumsets in large subsets of the natural numbers was resolved. …”
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Priorização de indicadores em uma instituição de ensino superior by Celso Andretta Junior, Bruna Cristine Scarduelli Pacheco, Claudio Luis Piratelli, Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain, Marcelo Seido Nagano

“…O modelo proposto, aplicado a 12 representantes discentes, mostrou que o Analytic Hierarchy Process, em combinação com indicadores de satisfação, pode produzir prioridades de gestão equilibradas e úteis para tomadas de decisão. …”
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A representação discursiva do agir de mulheres e homens: a liderança na perspetiva do Interacionismo Sociodiscursivo by Carolina da Costa Joaquim

“…Este trabalho tem como objetivo caracterizar a representação discursiva do agir de mulheres em posição de liderança, mostrando, por um lado, como se implicam nos textos que produzem e, por outro, em que medida o seu agir pode configurar uma atitude (efetiva/específica) de liderança. …”
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Contribuições da LGPD Para Amenização dos Efeitos dos Mecanismos da Engenharia Social by Bryan Felipe de Oliveira, José Simão de Paula Pinto

“… Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo central a análise das contribuições que a lei geral de proteção de dados pessoais (LGPD) pode trazer, para amenizar os efeitos dos mecanismos da Engenharia Social (ES). …”
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Satsuma Mandarin Budget and Profitability Analysis for North Florida by Kevin R. Athearn, Peter C. Andersen, Brent V. Brodbeck, Lei Lani L. Davis, Clay Olson, Daniel K. Fenneman, Matthew C. Lollar, Derek Farnsworth, Michael Perez

“… This 16-page analysis written by Kevin R. Athearn, Peter C. …”
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