Bats of Florida by Holly K. Ober, Martin B. Main, Ginger M. Allen

“…Nocturnal habits, affinity for eerie places, and silent, darting flight have made bats the subjects of a great deal of folklore and superstition through the years. Given their ability to function in the dark when and where humans cannot, it is no wonder that bats have long been associated with the supernatural. …”
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Spatial activity and sheltering behaviour of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea): a field experiment by Romana Fialová, Ivan Hadrián Tuf

“…Vagility of both species was found to be similar; their dispersal ability was measured to be at least 1.1 m/h. The number of animals recaptured declined over time as they left the field-experiment area. …”
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Tools for Evaluating Soil Health by Jehangir H. Badha, Jay M. Capasso, Robert R. Schindelbeck, Allan R. Bacon

“…It refers to the chemical, biological, and physical characteristics that influence a soil’s ability to function sustainably and to satisfy the needs of humans, support plants, and cycle elements, water, and energy between earth systems. …”
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Clostridial (Blackleg) Diseases of Cattle by Eddie J. Richey

“…These bacteria have three important qualities: they multiply only in the absence of oxygen; they have the ability to survive adverse conditions by transforming into highly resistant forms called spores; and they release potent toxins during the process of multiplying. …”
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STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF CONCRETE MADE WITH RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE (RCA), MICRO-SILICA AND POLYPROPYLENE FIBRE by ADESOLA OLAYINKA ADETUKASI, ADEOYE MOSES OLOWOFOYEKU, HAFIZ A. ALAKA, OMOWUMI ADEBAYO

“… Recycled concrete aggregate has been widely researched to be capable of replacing natural coarse aggregate in concrete, however, with some inadequacies in its concrete’s ability to attain the same feat in mechanical properties as normal concrete. …”
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Bats of Florida by Holly K. Ober, Martin B. Main, Ginger M. Allen

“…Nocturnal habits, affinity for eerie places, and silent, darting flight have made bats the subjects of a great deal of folklore and superstition through the years. Given their ability to function in the dark when and where humans cannot, it is no wonder that bats have long been associated with the supernatural. …”
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Encouraging Landscape Water-Conservation Behaviors #4: Florida Homeowners’ Reactions to Messages that Encourage Landscape Water Conservation Practice Adoption by Joy Rumble, Laura A. Warner, Courtney Owens, Alexa Lamm, Randall Cantrell

“…This 4-page fact sheet examines the impact of differently framed messages on Florida residents’ attitudes toward good irrigation practices and their perceived ability to implement those practices. Written by Joy Rumble, Laura A. …”
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How to Start a Food Business: Basic Food Technology: Food Acidity by Soohyoun Ahn, Jayna Goldstein, George Baker, Matthew Krug

“…Most people know that food acidity influences flavor, but more importantly, food acidity can affect the ability of microorganisms to grow in food. Food acidity, or the amount of acid that is present in the food, is used to classify a food product, and that classification determines the regulatory requirements for the specific food product. …”
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A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ANALYZING CONCRETE MIXTURE EXPERIMENTS BASED ON OSADEBE’S REGRESSION MODEL by IFEANYI AGWUOCHA, UCHECHUKWU COLLINS ANYA, CHIOMA TEMITOPE GLORIA AWODIJI, LAWRENCE ETTU

“…The % differences for all other parameters studied were close to zero showing little contrast in the predicting ability of MIX-PRE when compared to the direct use of the Osadebe’s regression model. …”
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Using the Delphi Technique to Achieve Consensus: A Tool for Guiding Extension Programs by Laura A. Warner

“… The ability to achieve a group consensus may be critical during specific activities throughout an Extension professional’s career. …”
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Effect of Christian Religious Education Teachers' Competences on Students Engagement in Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kwarikunda, Apophia

“…Teachers' competence is the sensible combination of content knowledge of subject matter, and verbal and communication ability to transfer proven methodologies in classroom teaching with a view of improving students' engagement in school learning activities. …”
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Application of Multiple Linear Regression Analysis on Academic Performance in Universities. by Nareeba, Crispus

“…Some students can do well but do not apply themselves, while others with less ability will study extremely hard and get good grades. …”
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Triggering the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa by Kendra J. Lynn, Drew T. Downs, Frank A. Trusdell, Penny E. Wieser, Berenise Rangel, Baylee McDade, Alicia J. Hotovec-Ellis, Ninfa Bennington, Kyle R. Anderson, Dawn C. S. Ruth, Charlotte L. DeVitre, Andria P. Ellis, Patricia A. Nadeau, Laura Clor, Peter Kelly, Peter J. Dotray, Jefferson C. Chang

“…Comparing multidisciplinary monitoring data with mineral chemistry that records the physical and spatio-temporal evolution of magmas fundamentally advances our ability to forecast eruptions. The recent eruption of Mauna Loa, Earth’s largest active volcano, provides a unique opportunity to differentiate unrest from run-up and improve forecasting of future eruptions. …”
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Differentiating the cognitive development of early-term births in infants and toddlers: a cross-sectional study in China by Jing Hua, Jie Sun, Zhijuan Cao, Xiaotian Dai, Senran Lin, Jialin Guo, Guixiong Gu, Wenchong Du

“…However, there were no significant differences in cognitive ability between infants born at 38 gestational weeks compared with their full-term counterparts (p>0.05). …”
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Exploring benefits of speech and language therapy interventions for post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation: A qualitative study by Grace Larweh, Abena Asiedua Owusu Antwi, Ewurama Ampadu Owusu, Thomas Amatey Tagoe

“…Background: The ability to understand and use language is impacted in people with aphasia, often requiring Speech and language therapy interventions to improve their ability to communicate. …”
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Goats who stare at video screens – assessing behavioural responses of goats towards images of familiar and unfamiliar con- and heterospecifics by Deutsch, Jana, Lebing, Steve, Eggert, Anja, Nawroth, Christian

“…Our subjects might either lack this ability or might be unable to spontaneously recognise the provided 2D images as representations of real-life subjects. …”
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Predictors of sickness absence among employees with common mental disorders in Sweden– a longitudinal study by Anna Frantz, Anna Toropova, Iben Axén, Gunnar Bergström, Anna Finnes, Elisabeth Björk Brämberg

“…Conclusions Our study suggests that work-related factors, i.e., high job demands and impaired work ability, are associated with an increased number of days on sickness absence. …”
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The Effect of Volitional Preemptive Abdominal Contraction on Biomechanical Measures During A Front Versus Back Loaded Barbell Squat by Joseph B. McCormick, Alexander S. Drusch, Darragh J. Lynch, Gesine H. Seeber, Katherine F. Wilford, Troy L. Hooper, Brad S. Allen, Dennis G. O’Connell, Maria J. Mena-Iturriaga, Kinyata J. Cooper, Phillip S. Sizer

“…VPAC led to improved ability to maintain a neutral lumbar spine during both squat variations. …”
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Emulsifying Properties of Dietary Fiber from Different Sources by Yao WANG, Xue ZHAO, Hao WU, Xinglian XU

“…Five kinds of dietary fibers (rice bran, banana peel, apple peel, oat bran and citrus peel) from different sources were selected as row materials to prepare dietary fiber-based O/W emulsions and the ability of various types of dietary fibers to stabilize emulsions at different concentrations (1%, 2%, 3%) were investigated by analyzing Zeta potential, particle sizes, creaming index, Turbiscan stability index and rheological properties. …”
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Assessment of stress hyperglycemia ratio to predict all-cause mortality in patients with critical cerebrovascular disease: a retrospective cohort study from the MIMIC-IV database by Yuwen Chen, Jian Xu, Fan He, An’an Huang, Jie Wang, Bingchen Liu, Qucheng Wei

“…This study aims to investigate the predictive ability of SHR for in-hospital mortality in critically ill cerebrovascular disease patients and to assess its potential to enhance existing predictive models. …”
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