A model for predicting dropout of higher education students by Anaíle Mendes Rabelo, Luis Enrique Zárate

“…As a result, the model can correctly classify 89% of the students as enrolled or dropped and accurately identify 98.1% of dropouts. When compared with the Random Forest ensemble method, the proposed model demonstrates desirable characteristics to assist management in proposing actions to retain students.…”
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Evaluation of Trachelium Cultivars as Cut Flowers by RongNa Liang, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…Only two cultivars, 'White Umbrella' and 'Purple Umbrella', were readily available for commercial use before 1997, but nine new cultivars became available in the last few years. Comparative performance trials have been lacking for these cultivars in the United States. …”
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Potassium (K) for Citrus Trees by Mongi Zekri, Tom Obreza

“…Citrus fruits remove large amounts of K compared to other nutrients. Potassium moves from leaves to fruit and seeds as they develop. …”
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Can Group Coaching Support The Career Advancement Of Women? by Priscila Filleti, Rebecca J. Jones

“…Results reveal significantly higher bridging capital and courage in coached women compared to participants who did not receive coaching, though resilience and self-esteem show no significant difference. …”
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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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Stakeholder Prioritization in Brazilian Companies Disclosing GRI Reports by Keysa Manuela Cunha de Mascena, Adalberto Americo Fischmann, João Maurício Gama Boaventura

“…We used the Mann-Whitney test to compare the level of treatment with the interests of internal and external stakeholders. …”
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New Plants for Florida: Tropical Pumpkin by Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“…Carotenoid concentrations in tropical pumpkin compare favorably with those in butternut squash. …”
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Building a Spending Plan: Step 4 - How Much Are Your Fixed and Flexible Expenses? 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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Pseudospectra of complex momentum modes by David García-Fariña, Karl Landsteiner, Pau G. Romeu, Pablo Saura-Bastida

“…Even for large frequencies, they show only comparatively mild spectral instability. We also find that local potential perturbations cannot destabilize the lowest complex momentum mode.…”
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Building a Spending Plan: Step 3 - How Much Is Your Total Income? 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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Frost Protection Irrigation for Florida Peaches: Economic Considerations by Tori Bradley, Tatiana Borisova, Mercy Olmstead

“… Peach production in Florida is increasing in importance, and the peach industry is growing rapidly in the state, where the early harvest and early market window allow the prices for Florida peaches to be high compared to those received by producers in the other southeastern states. …”
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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. …”
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The Diagnostic Pitfall of Lymphadenopathy: Ultrasonic Imaging Findings in a Case of Cat Scratch Lymphadenitis by Li Tiantian, Zhu Miao, Shen Dejuan, Qian Xiaoqin

“…In this case, we obtained the ultrasound and computed tomography images of a patient with cat scratch lymphadenitis and compared and analyzed them with the pathological data.…”
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Pythium Blight on Overseeded Turfgrass by Philip F. Harmon, Carol M. Stiles, Lawrence E. Datnoff

“…The disease can occur on bermudagrass in the summer, but disease severity on this warm-season species often is limited when compared to the damage caused to cool-season turfgrass. …”
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Recent advances in the extraction technology and bioactivity of lentinan by Sizhu Ren, Chunyan Xie, Hua Liu, Liyan Li, Xiaoling Han, Wenjie Chen

“…However, their advantages and disadvantages differ, which directly affect the structural and functional properties of lentinan. Compared with traditional methods, these advanced technologies have the advantages of high extraction efficiency, short operation time, low energy consumption, and low solvent consumption. …”
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Plant-Based Milks: Soy by Jessica Goldberg, Daniela Rivero-Mendoza, Wendy J. Dahl

“…If you have wondered how it compares to cow’s milk, this new 5-page publication of the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department describes the composition and nutrient content of soy milk and its potential benefits and risks to health. …”
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Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: Southern Highbush Blueberry Cultivars under High Tunnels by Bielinski M. Santos, Teresa P. Salame-Donoso

“…This 3-page fact sheet summarizes the results of 2-year study in a commercial southern highbush blueberry farm in North Central Florida to compare early fruit weight in high tunnels to that of open fields. …”
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Differences in pronotum shape in Phlaeothripinae thrips (Thysanoptera) of quarantine importance by Allan H. Smith-Pardo

“…To do that, a multitude of digital images and illustrations of different genera of phytophagous phlaeothripine thrips were examined to compare their pronotum shape for genera that contain more than 20 species, which are known to feed on plants, as well as those that have been intercepted at U.S. ports of entry coming from other countries. …”
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Evaluation of Trachelium Cultivars as Cut Flowers by RongNa Liang, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…Only two cultivars, 'White Umbrella' and 'Purple Umbrella', were readily available for commercial use before 1997, but nine new cultivars became available in the last few years. Comparative performance trials have been lacking for these cultivars in the United States. …”
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Mosquito-transmitted Highlands J virus in Florida by C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly

“…There have been outbreaks reported in penned birds but the symptoms are mild compared to EEE. This document is Fact Sheet ENY-720, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Serivce, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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