Florida Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation Handbook: Federal Legislation by Michael T. Olexa, Aaron Leviten, Kelly Samek

“…Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Coast Guard, may become involved in the disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. …”
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OOxytetracycline Hydrochloride (OTC-HCl) Application for Control of Palm Phytoplasmas by Brian W. Bahder, Ericka E. Helmick

“…In 2006, lethal bronzing disease (LBD) was discovered on the west coast of Florida near Tampa.  Currently, the only two management options available for control of phytoplasmas is an aggressive sampling strategy followed by consistent tree removal and injections of OTC.  …”
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The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation by P.B. Sutharson, J.M. Maaskant, A.M. Eskes

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Impact of resin tapping on the radial growth and climate sensitivity of naturally- regenerated Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine) in Western Nepal by Bipin Bhattarai, Narayan Prasad Gaire, Tek Maraseni, Bishnu Prasad Devkota, Badri Bhattarai, Shankar Tripathi, Kamal Raj Aryal, Hari Adhikari

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Iron and folic acid supplementation compliance during pregnancy and its effect on post-pregnancy anaemia among reproductive-age women in East Africa by Melaku Tadege Engidaw, Patricia Lee, Faruk Ahmed

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Hurricane Dennis' Impact on Cuban Agriculture by William A. Messina, Jr., Thomas H. Spreen

“… Between July 7 and July 9, 2005, Hurricane Dennis moved along the southern coast of Cuba then moved across the island, enveloping nearly the entire country with strong hurricane and tropical storm force winds and driving rain. …”
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Using Supplemental Lighting to Control Flowering of Hops in Florida by Shinsuke Agehara

“…To respond to their strong demand for locally grown hops, an interdisciplinary hops research team is currently studying optimum crop management practices at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS GCREC). …”
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Hop Yard Establishment and Trellis Construction in Florida by Shinsuke Agehara, Aleyda Acosta-Rangel, Zhanao Deng, Jack Rechcigl, Simon Bollin

“…This new 7-page article, written by Shinsuke Agehara, Aleyda Acosta-Rangel, Zhanao Deng, Jack Rechcigl, and Simon Bollin and published by the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, provides guidelines and considerations for building a hop yard in Florida, using the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center’s research hop yard as a model. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1354 …”
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El empleo de metodologías de código abierto para las investigaciones costeras: comparativa de las técnicas de detección de cambios by Alejandro Gómez Pazo

“…For this purpose, a small sector of the Galician coast was used as an example. The open-source approaches have produced similar results to those obtained with proprietary software (ratios ≥ 0.97). …”
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Alternative Opportunities for Small Farms: Peach and Nectarine Production Review by Mercy Olmstead, Jeff Williamson, Jose Chaparro, Tim Crocker

“…They have increased the potential for expansion of commercial peach and nectarine acreage throughout much of the Florida peninsula and along the Gulf Coast regions of the southeastern United States. …”
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On the time lag between sea-level rise and basin infilling at tidal inlets by Roshanka Ranasinghe, Zheng Bing Wang, Janaka Bamunawala, Trang Minh Duong

“…Inlet-adjacent coastlines have for millennia supported communities and livelihoods, and therefore, projected climate change driven variations in catchment-estuary-coast (CEC) system drivers (e.g., sea-level rise (SLR)) are likely to lead to substantial socio-economic impacts. …”
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Best Practices for Scalloping: From the Boat to Your Plate by Brittany Hall-Scharf, Sarah Ellis, Savanna C. Barry

“…Currently, the state allows the recreational harvest of scallops in several Florida Gulf Coast counties (http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/bay-scallops/). …”
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Growing Plums in Florida by Mercy Olmstead, E. P. Miller, Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson

“… Plums could be a potential crop for growers and homeowners in Florida and other mild winter areas throughout the Gulf coast, but many plum varieties will not grow well enough in Florida to produce fruit. …”
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Rotala: A New Aquatic Invader in Southern Florida by Lyn A. Gettys, Carl J. Della Torre

“…It is especially problematic in Lee and Collier Counties and along the west coast. Extremely dense submersed populations and large thick mats dominate the surface of the water, greatly reducing ecosystem services, because oxygen level and light penetration are hampered. …”
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The Electronic Logging Device Mandate, Hours of Service Rules, and Implications for Southwest Florida Produce Haulers by Fritz Roka, Tara Wade, Craig Sprouse

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Citrus BMP Implementation in Florida’s Gulf Citrus Production Area: Pesticides by Sanjay Shukla, R.E. Rouse, S.S. Shukla, E.A. Hanlon, K. Portier, T.A. Obreza

“… This document is about a survey conducted to quantify the implementation of pesticide Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Gulf Coast Production Area (GCPA) citrus industry. The survey results revealed that most pesticide BMPs are widely adopted, with 13 out of 19 BMPs practiced on at least 80% of the surveyed area. …”
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‘Florida Radiance’ Strawberry by Vance M. Whitaker, Craig K. Chandler, Bielinski M. Santos, Natalia A. Peres

“…In addition to commercial production, it has been tested for many years in field plots at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma and the Florida Strawberry Growers Association headquarters in Dover for disease, fruit, and plant traits. …”
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Cultural Practices for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: Using Kaolin Clay to Reduce Sprinkler Irrigation for Strawberry Transplant Establishment by Bielinski M. Santos, Teresa P. Salame-Donoso, Craig D. Stanley, Alicia J. Whidden, Crystal A. Snodgrass, Mary B. Henry

“…Because of the current limitations on water usage for strawberry growers in the Plant City area of Hillsborough County, researchers at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education center have been looking for inexpensive ways to reduce the amount of sprinkler irrigation in strawberry production. …”
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The rapid detection of a neonatal unit outbreak of a wild-type Klebsiella variicola using decentralized Oxford Nanopore sequencing by Rhys T. White, Michelle Balm, Megan Burton, Samantha Hutton, Jamaal Jeram, Matthew Kelly, Donia Macartney-Coxson, Tanya Sinha, Henrietta Sushames, David J. Winter, Maxim G. Bloomfield

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Mango Fruit Fly, Marula Fruit Fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Gary J. Steck

“…The fly is a serious pest in smallholder and commercial mango across sub-Saharan Africa and has been recorded in Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, where it is more destructive than either Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly; Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)) or the Natal fruit fly (Ceratitis rosa Karsch) (Malio 1979; Labuschagne et al. 1996; Javaid 1979; De Lima 1979; Rendell et al. 1995; Lux et al. 1998). …”
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