Predicting Multi-Scenario Land Use Changes and Soil Erosion in the Huaihe River Basin Based on Coupled PLUS-CSLE Model by GUO Weiling, XU Liuyang, JIA Jiang, GAO Chang, XIA Xiaolin, WANG Bangwen, ZHANG Jingyu, CHEN Lei, CHEN Yingjian

“…[Methods] Based on the PLUS model and the Chinese Soil Loss Equation (CSLE), the land use patterns in the Huaihe River Basin under three scenarios—natural development, ecological protection, and rapid development—for the year 2030 were simulated, and the future soil erosion patterns in the basin under these three scenarios were predicted. …”
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RESPONSE OF LOCAL ORANGE TRANSPLANTS TO BIO AND ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND SPRAYING WITH MORINGA LEAVES EXTRACT by Fatima Saad Hameed AL-Marsoumi, Mustafa, E. A. AL-Hadethi

“… This experiment was carried out in 2023 season of spring and fall growth cycle in a private canopy in Al-Radwaniyah city, Baghdad Governorate, study included addition of bacterial biofertilizer at four treatments: no addition (A1),  addition of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteria (A2) , addition of Azospirillum brasilense bacteria (A3) and addition of both types of bacteria (A4) and organic fertilizer (Decomposing buffalo manure) at three levels (0, 250 and 500 g.soil-1), which are symbolized by B0, B1, and B2, respectively Added once during the spring and fall growing cycle, and spray moringa extract at three levels (0, 20 and 40 g.L-1), which are symbolized M0, M1, and M2, respectively spray 5 times every 15 days. …”
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Communicating with Extension Clients about Water by Alexa J. Lamm, Phillip S. Stokes, Caroline G. Roper

“… The conservation and preservation of natural resources is one of the most pressing issues facing the nation today (Gregory & Di Leo, 2003). …”
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Amine modified sodium alginate: Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Samira Salarvand, Seyed Amir Hossein Jalali, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Alireza Allafchian

“…Alginate is a natural linear anionic biopolymer abundantly found in the seabed. …”
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Study of long-acting vs daily growth hormone: peak levels, AUC, action duration, and IGF-1 by Ashraf Soliman, Fawzia Alyafei, Nada Alaaraj, Noor Hamed, Shayma Mohamed, Ahmed Elawwa, Vincenzo De Sanctis

“…Objectives: This review assesses the impact of LAGH therapy on serum levels of GH and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and evaluates the potential metabolic and safety risks compared to the natural pulsatile secretion of GH and daily GH injections in normal children. …”
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Potassium Adsorption Phenomenon in Calcareous Soils of Shahrazur Plain by Kamil Sabir Saeed

“…The Temkin constant (bT) ranged from (10.46 to 13.47) J mole-1 that was related to the nature of the adsorption energy, a positive value indicates that the adsorption process is exothermic.   …”
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Innovation and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality, Uganda. by Ben, Atuheire

“…The study employed a cross sectional survey design which is analytical in nature because it is employed in research to gather data about phenomenon (innovation and performance) at one specific point in time depending on the nature of the study, covered 162 SMEs. …”
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Economic Impacts of the Florida Citrus Industry in 2003-04 by Alan Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani, David Mulkey

“… The citrus industry remains a major part of Florida's agricultural and natural resource economy. However, recently it has been adversely affected by hurricanes and diseases such as citrus canker and citrus greening. …”
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Trails, Bridges, and Boardwalks by Alan J. Long, Anne Todd-Bockarie, Taylor Stein, Keith Bettcher, Chris Demers

“…They provide access to, and through, forest land and other natural resources. They play an important role in protecting and preserving soil, water, and wild plants and animals. …”
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Larger Elm Leaf Beetle, Monocesta coryli (Say) (Insecta: Coleoptea: Chrysomelidae) by Michael C. Thomas

“…Although usually uncommonly collected in this state, it occasionally is abundant enough to cause defoliation of both native and exotic elms (Ulmus spp.) in ornamental and natural settings. This document is EENY-180 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 370), one of the Featured Creatures series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Identification and Control of Coral Ardisia (Ardisia crenata): A Potentially Poisonous Plant. by Brent A. Sellers, Sarah Lancaster, Kenneth A. Langeland, Jason A. Ferrell, Michael Meisenberg, Joseph Walter

“…Since then, it has escaped cultivation, and it is found in hardwood hammocks and other moist, natural-wooded areas and grazing lands. Although there is no published literature supporting the theory that coral ardisia is toxic, it is suspected that the berries and/or foliage are poisonous to livestock, pets, and humans. …”
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African Honey Bee, Africanized Honey Bee, Killer Bee, Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) by James D. Ellis, Amanda Ellis

“…It describes a subspecies of western honey bee occurring naturally in sub-Saharan Africa that has been introduced into the Americas — distribution, description, life cycle and biology, public risks, economic impact, and management. …”
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Agricultural Management Options for Climate Variability and Change: Variable-Rate Irrigation by Calvin Perry, Clyde Fraisse, Daniel Dourte

“…Most fields are not uniform because of natural variations in soil type or topography. When water is applied uniformly to a field, some areas of the field may be overwatered while other areas may remain too dry. …”
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A Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Christopher D. Crockett, Andrea Lucky, Oscar E. Liburd, Karen M. Kester

“…It has also been used to examine insect learning in host-parasitoid-plant interactions. It is an important natural enemy of the tobacco hornworm, a detrimental pest species that feeds on many plants in the Solanaceae (tobacco, pepper, tomato, etc.) family. …”
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Cornsilk Fly (suggested common name), Euxesta stigmatias Loew (Insecta: Diptera: Otitidae) by Gregg S. Nuessly, John L. Capinera

“…Their normally saprophytic lifestyle belies their destructive nature when it comes to their preference for sweet corn ears. …”
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The Mosquito by Jorge R. Rey

“… Although mosquitoes can be annoying, and some are serious health threats, they can play an important role in natural communities. ENY-727, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Jorge R. …”
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A Football Club's Strategic Performance Management by L.C. Panescu, M. Dragomir

“…The knowledge acquired on a topic that has naturally shown to have a significant impact on people inherently adds something useful and beneficial to society.…”
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« LE PAYSAGE SONORE » DE MURRAY R. SCHAFER by Luana STAN

“…In a world where background music (muzak) invades all public places, Canadian musicologist and composer Murray Schafer does an analysis of all types of sounds (natural, artificial, from the old days until today) in his book The Tuning of the World and advances a proposal to create sound museums. …”
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Developing Sign Displays for Conveying Information by Anna M. Prizzia, Mark E. Hostetler, Martin B. Main

“…These displays were part of an environmental education program that informed homeowners about natural resource conservation issues. This document is WEC 180 and is one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida. …”
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Growth, Reduction, and Survival of Bacteria on Tomatoes by Angela M. Valadez, Keith R. Schneider, Michelle D. Danyluk

“…The authors evaluated bacterial studies on natural antimicrobials and detergents, as well as food processing, cross-contamination, and shelf-life studies. …”
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