Pepper Mild Mottle Virus by Scott Adkins, Pamela D. Roberts

“…In subsequent years, PMMoV has appeared only sporadically in the state. Because foliar symptoms can be mild, infected plants may not be noticed until the fruit symptoms are evident, resulting in spread to neighboring plants and higher yield losses.  …”
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Shopping to Get the Most for your Money by Mary N. Harrison

“…When buying goods and services, if you spend your money wisely you will receive satisfaction and value for the dollars you spend. To become a competent consumer, learn to shop effectively. …”
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CONSIDERATIONS OF THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE METHOD FOR ASSESSING OCCUPATIONAL RISKS - MEvAR IN CONSTRUCTION by Costinel BULBOACĂ, Eugenia BULBOACĂ, Oana Roxana CHIVU, Marinela MARINESCU, Claudia BORDA, Dan NITOI, Cornelia LUCHIAN

“…Aspects are presented on the interpretation of certainties by assessing risks with maximum level in order to establish reasonable limits of acceptance, tolerance or assumption of risks , supplementing environmental risk factors with external, social, financial elements and introducing a category in the work system analysis.Comparative aspects between classical methods and MEvAR are presented as proposals in the associated tables. …”
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De Conselheiro a Gentileza: o messianismo como ruptura das estruturas sociais do cotidiano by José Rogério Lopes

“…The article makes a synchronic and comparative analysis of the biographies and sermons of Antônio Vicente Mendes Maciel (the so-called Conselheiro) and José Datrino (also known as Gentileza, an urban prophet who lived in Rio de Janeiro and was a contemporary of Conselheiro). …”
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Die pastoor as fluisteraar. Gedagtes oor pastorale identiteit en arbeid na analogie van die perdefluisteraar by Danny Nel

“…In this article some of the reasons underlying these identity issues are mentioned or described. Comparing it with the work of a horse therapist, a horse whisperer, the unique position and emphasis of pastoral counseling and the pastoral counselor are pointed out with specific reference to the use of scripture, shared woundedness, the pastoral relationship, the moments of pastoral silence with distinct meaning and a particular sort of externalization. …”
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Water Use for Seepage-Irrigated Pepper with Plastic Mulch in Florida by Sanjay Shukla, Niroj Shrestha, Fouad H. Jaber

“…Seepage irrigation is one of the most common systems used in south Florida for growing plastic-mulched vegetable crops, including bell pepper. Compared with an open field production, covering the soil with impermeable plastic reduces soil evaporation and increases transpiration. …”
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Mole Cricket IPM Guide for Florida by C. R. Kerr, N. C. Leppla, E. A. Buss, J. H. Frank

“…The first step in determining if you have a mole cricket problem at a site is to compare the existing damage to pictures of known mole cricket damage. …”
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Extraabdominal closure of external intestinal fistulas by Ye. Yu. Levchik, S. A. Vorob’yev, V. N. Klimushev

“…Aim of investigation. A comparative study of shortterm results of extra- and intraperitoneal plastic operations in 98 patients with formed fistulas of small and large intestine.Material and methods. …”
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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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Grand canyons on the Moon by David A. Kring, Danielle P. Kallenborn, Gareth S. Collins

“…Abstract High energy streams of rock ejected from the Schrödinger impact basin carved two canyons in the lunar crust that are comparable in size to the Grand Canyon of North America. …”
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A Bird’s-Eye Overview of Leptin and Female Reproduction —with Mammalian Comparisons by Sadequllah Ahmadi, Takeshi Ohkubo

“…In this review, we discuss and summarize the recently discovered role of leptin in regulating ovarian function during different life stages in birds and compare it with its function in mammals.…”
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MODELING THE TENSILE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE WITH POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) WASTE AS REPLACEMENT FOR FINE AGGREGATE USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK by WASIU AJAGBE, MURTADHA TIJANI, OLUWAFEMI ODUKOYA

“…A multilayer feedforward neural network (MLFFNN) and radial basis function (RBF) methodology were compared to see which was more accurate. The MLFFNN modelling results showed a predictive accuracy of 95.364% and a root mean square error value of 4.4409 × 10-16 while RBF neural network modeling results showed a higher predictive accuracy (99.509%) with a lower root mean square error value (1.6653 × 10-16). …”
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On Fixed Point of Quasi Contraction with Application to Integral Equation by Rhoda Chiroma, Shehu Shagari Mohammed, Jamilu Jiddah

“…Non-trivial illustrations are constructed to verify our proposed concepts and to compare them with other corresponding ones. Corollaries which reduce our findings to other famous ideas are presented and discussed. …”
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Treatment response rate and life prognosis at autoimmune liver diseases by K. V. Ivashkin, Ye. N. Shirokova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The aim of review. To carry out comparative analysis of modern studies, to characterize actual modes of treatment and to define prognosis and features of treatment response at various autoimmune liver diseases.Key points. …”
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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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GERMAN PATTERN MELODIES OF THE 16ᵀᴴ CENTURY PROTESTANT HUNGARIAN HYMNS by Ágnes TÖRÖK

“…On the basis of István Gálszécsi’s and Gallus Huszár’s Hymnal this essay proves that the majority of the foreign melodies of the sixteenth century Hungarian Protestant song-material shows German relations despite some of today’s conclusions. When comparing vernacular songs we can draw up conclusions about their origins only through clear-cut differences. …”
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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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GESTÃO PARTICIPATIVA: o potencial do Conselho Municipal de Saúde de Juiz de Fora by Debora R. de Almeida

“…A analise sugere que a associação de variáveis 'estruturais' (contexto social, historia de criação da instituição e desenho institucional) com as variáveis relativas aos recursos individuais dos conselheiros (cultura política, perfil socioeconômico e ativismo politico) contribui para formar distintos padrões de participação política. …”
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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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Application analysis of fgOTN in power communication network by LIU Jianming

“…For the application of fine grain optical transport network (fgOTN) technology in power communication network, the evolution of fgOTN technology and its characteristics were deeply analyzed, and compared with synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) and optical transport network (OTN), it was found that fgOTN had powerful management and control capabilities, flexible networking and service bearing capabilities, reliable protection mechanisms, and good compatibility and evolution capabilities, which were suitable for communication network applications in industries such as electric power.…”
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