FRAGSTATS: A Free Tool for Quantifying and Evaluating Spatial Patterns by Benxin Chen, Basil V. Iannone III

“…Land managers managers seeking to plan effectively for future land use that preserves biodiversity and the valuable services provided by natural ecosystems must understand land cover change and its environmental impacts. Quantifying patterns of land cover change objectively in order to understand them can be difficult without the proper resources, however. …”
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Sample Pollination Agreement by Malcolm T. Sanford, Jeanette Klopchin, James D. Ellis

“… The key to a prospering pollination service is proper promotion, honest, quality service, and a written contract. …”
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Are Native and Nonindigenous Seaweeds Overgrowing Florida's East Coast Reefs? by Charles Jacoby, Brian Lapointe, LeRoy Creswell

“…It documents the observations and surveys of several plants in recent years, describes the ecological and economic consequences of macroalgal blooms, and urges readers to work to lower the amount of nutrients finding their way into coastal waters and avoid fueling macroalgal blooms. …”
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Two new wolf-spider species in the genus Hippasosa from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae) by Lu-Yu Wang, Muhammad Irfan, Zhi-Sheng Zhang

“…Two new species of the wolf-spider genus Hippasosa Roewer, 1960 are described from Asia: Hippasosa thailandica sp. nov. (♂) from Thailand and H. yunnanensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from China. …”
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Why is a multiplicity of confessions particular to the Reformed tradition? by P. J. Naudé

“…An explanation for this is then sought with reference to the very conception of theology in the Reformed tradition (Willie Jonker); the spiritual power of the church to declare doctrine (John Calvin), and the relative authority of the confessions themselves (Karl Barth). …”
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Economic Feasibility of Biofuel Crops in Florida: Energycane on Mineral Soils by José Alvarez, Zane R. Helsel

“…It is higher in fiber and lower in sucrose than commercial sugarcane. This 7-page fact sheet provides estimates of costs and returns to sugarcane farmers and determines whether energycane can provide sufficient economic returns to warrant further research into its use as an energy crop. …”
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of the Caribbean Crazy Ant, Nylanderia (=Paratrechina) pubens (Forel) by Dawn Calibeo, Faith Oi

“…And, they can cause short circuits and power outages if they infest electrical equipment. …”
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4-H Weather and Climate Workshop by Clyde W. Fraisse, William R. Lusher, Melissa Griffin, Arthur A. Texeira

“…Texeira, provides instructors with directions, equipment lists, background resources, instructions for setup, script for the power point presentation, conducting the workshop, and follow up questions. …”
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Southern House Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Say by Stephanie Larrick, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2009. …”
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I am the bread of life: imagery in John 6:32-51 by J. G. van der Walt

“…The complex nature of the metaphors and imagery used in these verses, as well as the richness and power of the ensuing communication, are often overlooked. …”
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Questions and Answers about the National Flood Insurance Program by Thomas Ruppert

“… Established by Congress in 1968 because the private market stopped offering flood insurance, the NFIP provides federally backed flood insurance to property owners in participating communities. This 11-page fact sheet covers topics such as: why buy flood insurance, recent changes, flood zones and insurance rate maps, ways to reduce premiums, rate increases for pre-1974 structures, and actions communities can take to lower citizen premiums related to climate change and sea-level rise. …”
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On simplification system of partial differential equations with variable by Donatas Jurgaitis

“…A changeable element is found, with the help of which the structure of the selected coefficient is changed by the power line of the system coefficient exposing element. …”
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Urethral mucosa prolapse in a post-partum patient by Godwin, Turyasingura

“…A 23 year old Ugandan, Black, Mukiga, mother of two presented to us one year after delivery with severe lower abdominal pain, failure to pass urine, slight vaginal bleeding and a mass protruding from her vagina. …”
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Air pollution Dynamics: The role of meteorological factors in PM10 concentration patterns across urban areas by Carolina Girotti, Luiz Fernando Kowalski, Tiago Silva, Ezequiel Correia, Alessandra R. Prata Shimomura, Fernando Akira Kurokawa, António Lopes

“…Wind direction played a crucial role, favouring the pollutant dispersal in canyons with parallel winds. …”
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Diagnostic properties of differing BP thresholds for adverse pregnancy outcomes in standard-risk nulliparous women: A secondary analysis of SCOPE cohort data. by Laura Slade, Maya Blackman, Hiten D Mistry, Jeffrey N Bone, Milly Wilson, Nuhaat Syeda, Lucilla Poston, Peter von Dadelszen, Laura A Magee, SCOPE Consortium

“…<h4>Background</h4>In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) lowered blood pressure (BP) thresholds to define hypertension in adults outside pregnancy. …”
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Att lära om naturen från naturen och i naturen by Sara Planting-Bergloo, Emma Rova, Charlotte Lennartsdotter, Per Rohlin, Maria Andrée

“…Learning about nature from nature in nature: Knowledge interests in lower secondary school Biology field work This study focuses on the role of scientific inquiry in outdoor lower secondary Biology education. …”
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Changes in alcohol consumption among Belgian adults participating in the internet-based one-month-abstinence campaign ‘Tournée Minérale’ by Annelies Thienpondt, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Joris Van Damme, Gera E. Nagelhout, Benedicte Deforche

“…In the medium term (from baseline to follow-up), changes in alcohol consumption were moderated by education (stronger among lower educated) and risk drinking (increase in lower risk drinkers and decrease in higher risk drinkers). …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Options of Peripheral Spondyloarthritis by ZENG Lulu, JI Xiaojian, HU Lidong, HU Jiawen, ZHANG Yinan, ZHANG Jiaxin, LIU Xingkang, YANG Shiwei, HUANG Feng

“…Compared to axSpA patients, pSpA patients had fewer male patients(62.5% vs. 79.7%, P < 0.001), later onset age(33.8 years vs. 22.0 years, P < 0.001), shorter diagnostic delays(6.0 months vs. 14.2 months, P=0.004), more associated peripheral arthritis(71.7% vs. 9.3%, P < 0.001) and dactylitis(6.5% vs. 0.3%, P < 0.001), more cases of psoriasis(52.7% vs. 1.1%, P < 0.001) and a more common family history of psoriasis(11.4% vs. 3.4%, P < 0.001). pSpA patients had higher levels of inflammatory markers but a lower positive rate of human leukocyte antigen(HLA)-B27(43.5% vs. 87.4%, P < 0.001). …”
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Native Plants That Benefit Native Wildlife in the Florida Panhandle by Holly K. Ober, Gary W. Knox

“…And because each species has different needs, attracting and maintaining a wide variety of wildlife year round requires a wide diversity of plants. A property owner interested in attracting wildlife should nurture a wide variety of native plants to ensure that there is a large assortment of food and cover options available all the time. …”
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