Are Cows Comfortable in Modern Dairy Facilities? by Izabella Toledo

“…In addition, cows need to accomplish certain natural behavioral activities daily. Some factors that may decrease or limit the ability of cows to express natural behaviors include but are not limited to resting area and resting behavior, time spent away from pen (i.e. for milking and other management procedures), feed and water access and availability, stocking density, and environmental factors such as heat stress. …”
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Communication between endothelial cells and osteoblasts in regulation of bone homeostasis: Notch players by Daria Perepletchikova, Anna Malashicheva

“…Endothelial cells can adjust their behavior in response to the changing microenvironmental conditions. …”
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Tapping into Residents’ Perceptions to Diffuse Landscape Water Conservation and Protection Practices by Colby Silvert, Laura Warner, Matt Benge, John Diaz

“…The information and recommendations are intended for Extension professionals and other practitioners to promote behavior change in household landscaping practices. …”
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Orchard Orbweaver, Orchard Spider Leucauge argyrobapta (White), Leucauge venusta (Walckenaer) (Arachnida: Araneae: Tetragnathidae) by Donald W. Hall

“…This document describes its synonymy and nomenclature, distribution, description, behavior, and enemies. Also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures. …”
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Assessing Economic Impacts and Benefits of Commercial Horticulture Extension Programs by Alan Hodges, Shawn Steed, Jane Morse, Peggy Dessaint, Donald Rainey, Charles Vavrina

“…As fiscal pressures increase from federal and state government agencies to spend public dollars more effectively, it is imperative that the outcomes from educational efforts be clearly documented in terms of measurable changes in knowledge and behavior of clientele or stakeholders. This 5-page fact sheet presents a standardized approach for evaluating the economic impacts of extension educational programs in commercial horticulture in Florida, with which impacts are quantified in terms of measurable changes in revenues, income, or jobs. …”
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Cornsilk Fly (suggested common name), Euxesta stigmatias Loew (Insecta: Diptera: Otitidae) by Gregg S. Nuessly, John L. Capinera

“… The 'cornsilk fly,' Euxesta stigmatias Loew, is an attractive, dark metallic green fly with distinctive wing patterns and wing flapping behavior commonly found throughout southern Florida agricultural communities. …”
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How Parents and Agents Can Address Bullying with Youth by Rosemary V. Barnett

“… Recently the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new anti-bullying policy that concluded that bullying is not just another childhood behavior that will eventually be outgrown, but rather a public health problem that can have long-term effects for both the bully and the victim. …”
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Publicity of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia by Mitrović Igor

“…The knowledge of the social community with the work methodology of the Constitutional Court of Serbia ensures the expected certainty in its behavior. Any form of mystification of the functioning of this state body opens the space for manipulation and political instrumentalization of vital constitutional norms. …”
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Just Adaptation? How the Diffusion of Norms in the Global Climate Regime Affects International Climate Politics by Delf Rothe

“…Following a constructivist approach, this paper argues that international climate politics are heavily dependent upon the way climate change and the appropriate behavior required to prevent it are constructed collectively. …”
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Development of the system for monitoring ambiental factors by applying Arduino platform by Mijailović Đorđe, Karabašević Darjan, Stanujkić Dragiša

“…Ambient factors are of great importance for the health and behavior of people. Also, ambient factors affect the working environment and consequently the productivity of employees in the organization. …”
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African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Sabrina A. White, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…They are considered to be one of the world’s most important human malaria vectors because of their susceptibility to the Plasmodium parasite, their preference for humans as a host, and their indoor-feeding behavior. Due to their short development time and their preference for developmental habitats near human dwellings, Anopheles gambiae are considered effective vectors of human malaria, as well as lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). …”
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Rain Barrel Owners: Meeting the Programming Needs of the Unique Extension Audience by Emily Ott, Paul F. Monaghan, Wendy Wilber, Lynn Barber, Karissa Raymond

“…This 9-page document will provide insight into the behavior and attitudes of rain barrel owners so that Extension professionals may gain a better understanding of this unique audience. …”
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The right to education and the work of convicts: An interruption between needs and possibilities by Tanjević Nataša

“…Education, professional training and work during the execution of a prison sentence may be an important factor in achieving positive changes in the behavior of convicts and reducing the risk of recidivism. …”
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Interdisciplinary theology as public theology by J. Wentzel van Huyssteen

“…This opens up the possibility for converging arguments, from both theology and paleoanthropology, that ever since prehistory symbolic behavior in Homo sapiens has always included religious awareness. …”
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Modes of embodiment for an immersed experience in museums: The Royal Tank Museum. by Lama B Abuhassan, Shatha R Malhis

“…A detailed RTM episode analysis, online survey, visitor behavior observations, structured interviews, and a comprehensive questionnaire are used. …”
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Pseudo-Duals of Frames and Modular Riesz Bases in Hilbert $C^\ast$-Modules by Morteza Mirzaee Azandaryani

“…Finally, we get some results on pseudo-duals of modular Riesz bases, mainly their preservation under the action of morphisms and their behavior in the presence of semi-normalized symbols are studied.…”
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Wading Birds of Northern Belize by Justin Dalaba, Venetia S. Briggs-Gonzalez, Jorge Eduardo Ruano, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… Belize is home to over 605 bird species, many of them wading birds popular with bird watchers who enjoy their bright colors and charismatic behavior. Bird-watching is a major contributor to successful wildlife conservation and is important as native habitat loses ground to development. …”
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Estimated Water Savings Potential of Florida-Friendly Landscaping Activities by Mackenzie J. Boyer, Michael D. Dukes

“…The water savings is compared to a baseline case of typical irrigation behavior. This 6-page fact sheet was written by Mackenzie Boyer and Michael Dukes, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, August 2015. …”
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Estimated Water Savings Potential of Florida-Friendly Landscaping Activities by Mackenzie J. Boyer, Michael D. Dukes

“…The water savings is compared to a baseline case of typical irrigation behavior. This 6-page fact sheet was written by Mackenzie Boyer and Michael Dukes, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, August 2015. …”
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Nouvelle méthodologie d’analyse bayésienne du report des voix et de l’abstention lors du deuxième tour des élections by Girondot, Marc

“…The information from the counts of the first and second rounds is used to model voter behavior as an inverse problem solved using a Bayesian approach. …”
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