Forest Management in the Interface: Reducing Fire Risk by Bruce Hull, Sarah F. Ashton, Rien M. Visser, Martha C. Monroe

“…Wildfires can change forest vegetation, affect human health, and cause millions of dollars’ worth of damage to homes, businesses, timber, and tourism. …”
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Is It Worth Switching from Natural Service to Artificial Insemination? A Comparison of Reproductive Performance and Profitability in Dairy Herds by Klibs N. Galvão, Eduardo S. Ribeiro, Jose Eduardo P. Santos

“…This 3-page fact sheet presents the results of papers that compared the reproductive performance and profitability of dairy cows submitted to natural service or a combination of timed AI and natural service. …”
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Naboth's vineyard: theological lessons for the South African land issue by K. T. Resane

“…The narrative is expounded to compare the African land perspectives with those of eighth-century Israel. …”
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PREOPERATIVE PLANNING USING MEDICAD SOFTWARE (GERMANY) by Petar Angelov, Andrey Iotov

“…Our experience with the MediCAD software has shown that its accuracy is within +/- 1 size in 85% of acetabular component placements and 82% of femoral component placements. These results are comparable to those reported in the literature to date. …”
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER SOURCED FROM ODO ONA RIVER, IBADAN, SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA by FIDELIS NKESHITA, ADEBOLA ADEKUNLE, ADEBAYO ADEDEJI

“…The observed values of the concentration of Aluminium, Chromium, Iron and Sodium show varied concentrations for Sodium (3.01 – 38.02) mg/L, Iron (0.8 – 28.68) mg/L, Chromium (0 – 0.38) mg/L, Arsenic (Not detected) and Aluminium (0 - 0.24) mg/L. The results were compared with standard values of the parameters under consideration as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). …”
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Challenges in Diagnosing Obstructed Hemivagina and Ipsilateral Renal Anomaly Syndrome: Case Report of a Rare Condition by Erna Suparman, Eddy Suparman, Edwin Alexander Immanuel Sondakh

“…A salpingo-oophorectomy laparotomy was performed, but the patient refused to perform a septotomy or vaginal septal resection. We compared the cases of OHVIRA syndrome that we found with several other reports. …”
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Machine Learning for Precision Health Economics and Outcomes Research (P-HEOR): Conceptual Review of Applications and Next Steps by Yixi Chen, Viktor V Chirikov, Xiaocong L Marston, Jingang Yang, Haibo Qiu, Jianfeng Xie, Ning Sun, Chengming Gu, Peng Dong, Xin Gao

“…We outline a P-HEOR conceptual framework extending the ML methodology to comparatively assess the economic value of treatment regimens. …”
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Ancrages et usages sociaux des schèmes d’appréhension d’un problème public: analyses de conversations sur les changements climatiques by Jean-Baptiste Comby

“… Les entretiens collectifs incitent à conjuguer des analyses comparatives avec des approches interactionnelles. Ce faisant, ils donnent à voir de quelles façons les schèmes, qui sont aussi des dispositions sociales d’ordre cognitif et interprétatif, s’actualisent en fonction des sociabilités. …”
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What is the Value of an Existing Forest Stand? by Andres Susaeta, Chris Demers

“…This approach, known as the forest value formula, includes the value of the timber and the land. It can be used to compare the value of the stand when it is immediately harvested or when it is economically immature. …”
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Application of Fuzzy theory to project scheduling with critical path method by MH Oladeinde, DO Itsisor

“…The results obtained using the present method is compared with those obtained using other methods used in literature…”
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Guide to Using Rhizomal Perennial Peanut in the Urban Landscape by Robert E. Rouse, Elan M. Miavitz, Fritz M. Roka

“…This translates into savings in water, energy, dollars, and reduced impacts to the environment. It is not only beneficial to the environment since it requires no supplemental nitrogen or phosphorus fertilization or pest control, but it also is aesthetically pleasing, can be walked on, and has edible, peanut flavored flowers. …”
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Discovering The Organizational Structure by Marilyn N. Norman, Joy C. Jordan

“…., the University of Florida land-grant University Cooperative Extension System and its partnering institutions, and the county governments throughout Florida. These public dollars are extended by private monies raised by the Florida 4-H Foundation, local foundations, individual 4-H staff and volunteers, and the National 4-H Council. …”
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Market Development Strategies for Fresh Sweet Corn: Findings from 2001 Retailer Surveys by Kimberly Morgan, Robert Degner

“… In order to better utilize limited marketing dollars, the Fresh Supersweet Corn Council contracted with the Florida Agricultural Market Research Center (FAMRC) in 2001 to conduct surveys of produce retailers and fresh sweet corn consumers. …”
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Ising Hamiltonian minimization: Gain-based computing with manifold reduction of soft spins vs quantum annealing by James S. Cummins, Hayder Salman, Natalia G. Berloff

“…We investigate the minimization of Ising Hamiltonians, comparing the performance of gain-based computing paradigms based on the dynamics of semiclassical soft-spin models with quantum annealing. …”
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Building a Spending Plan: Step 6 - Sticking to Your Plan by Nayda I. Torres, Josephine Turner, Brenda C. Williams

“…With this information, you can compare your expenses against your income to find out how to best budget your money. …”
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Grass Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne graminis Whitehead, 1968 (Nematode: Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae) by William T. Crow

“…Due to the prevalence of this nematode on grasses, and the prevalence of grasses compared to other crops in the state, it is likely the most widespread species of root-knot nematode in Florida. …”
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What Hope for Open Knowledge? Productive (Armed) vs. Connective (Tribal) Knowledge and Staged Conflict by Hartley John

“…The aim is partly to show that culture is primary in determining what knowledge means and who gets to share it; and partly to compare formal knowledge institutions (especially universities) with informal knowledge systems (language and social media). …”
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Transforming the study of religious situations: The view of post-secular society theories by S. Astapov

“…This article defines the principal characteristics of the post-secular model of religious situations compared to the principles of the secular model. …”
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Censorship of the Polish Periodical Press in Vilnius in the Years 1905–1914 by Olga Mastianica

“…With the help of a comparative perspective, we will try to answer the question of whether the censorship of the Polish periodicals was subject to the same policy as other publications, whether there were peculiarities, or whether these periodicals were addressed more strictly. …”
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Managing Southern Chinch Bug in Warm Season Turfgrasses by Eileen A. Buss, Brianna Whitman, Adam G. Dale

“…In fact, chinch bugs cost Florida homeowners and professionals millions of dollars every year. This 7-page fact sheet written by Eileen A. …”
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