Cactus Bug, Chelinidea vittiger aequoris McAtee (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Frank W. Mead, J. R. Herring

“… Insects that attack prickly pear cacti, Opuntia spp., in North America have been under investigation for a century. …”
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Native Subterranean Termites: Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), Reticulitermes hageni Banks (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by Nan-Yao Su, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Brian Cabrera

“… Most pest species of subterranean termites in North America belong to the endemic genus Reticulitermes. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Gastric Varices: Efficacy and Outcomes of Gluing with N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in a North American Patient Population by PJ Belletrutti, J Romagnuolo, RJ Hilsden, F Chen, B Kaplan, J Love, PL Beck

“…The majority of studies on this mode of therapy are in Asian populations in which the etiology of portal hypertension differs from North America.…”
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Status and Trend of Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the 4th of July Butterfly Count Program in 1977–2014 by Scott R. Swengel, Ann B. Swengel

“…Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) primarily inhabits prairie, a native grassland of central North America, and occurs rarely in nonprairie grasslands further east. …”
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Cactus Bug, Chelinidea vittiger aequoris McAtee (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Frank W. Mead, J. R. Herring

“… Insects that attack prickly pear cacti, Opuntia spp., in North America have been under investigation for a century. …”
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Amplification of Northern Hemisphere winter stationary waves in a warming world by Jueun Lee, S.-Y. Simon Wang, Seok-Woo Son, Daehyun Kim, Jee-Hoon Jeong, Hyungjun Kim, Jin-Ho Yoon

“…Abstract This study leverages the Global/Regional Integrated Model system (GRIMs) version 4.0 climate model to examine the mechanisms behind the recent intensification of winter stationary waves over western North America. Prescribed sea surface temperature warming forces a strengthening of westerly winds, amplifying the ridge that characterizes the stationary waves in western North America. …”
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Toyin Falola and Akintunde Akinyemi (Eds). Encyclopedia of the Yoruba. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2016. 371pp. by Ibrahim A. Odugbemi

“… Encyclopedia of the Yoruba is a single-volume encyclopedia that is comprised of 285 entries of short essays written by 188 authors who are predominantly scholars and academic researchers from Africa, Europe and North America. The different word-ranges of the essays vary from 1000 words (for 78 entries) to 750 words (for 88 entries) and 500 words (for 119 entries). …”
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Prevalence and Temporal Distribution of Extrasystoles in Septic ICU Patients: The Feasibility of Predicting Fluid Responsiveness Using Extrasystoles by Johannes Enevoldsen, Cristhian Potes, Minnan Xu-Wilson, Simon T. Vistisen

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Phylogeography and population structure of the global, wide host-range hybrid pathogen Phytophthora × cambivora by Martin S. Mullett, Kris Van Poucke, Annelies Haegeman, Fran Focquet, Nicholas C. Cauldron, Brian J. Knaus, Marilia Horta Jung, Koji Kageyama, Ayaka Hieno, Hayato Masuja, Seiji Uematsu, Joan F. Webber, Clive M. Brasier, József Bakonyi, Kurt Heungens, Niklaus J. Grünwald, Thomas Jung

“…Populations in Europe and Australia appear clonal, those in North America are highly clonal yet show some degree of sexual reproduction, and those in East Asia are partially sexual. …”
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A Taxonomic Revision of the Orb Weaver Genus Acacesia (Araneae: Araneidae) by Susan Glueck

“…There are five species of Acacesia which range collectively from southern North America to Argentina. Two are previously known members of the genus. …”
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Using Facebook to tell stories of premature ageing and sexual and reproductive healthcare across the life course for women with cerebral palsy in the UK and USA by Julie Taylor, Sonali Shah, C Bradbury-Jones

“…Objective To enhance understanding of the bodily and lifestyle effects of ageing with cerebral palsy (CP) for women, with a particular focus on experiences with sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) services in the UK and North America.Design A qualitative study underpinned by feminist disability theory and drawing on digital ethnographies to capture health and healthcare experiences for women with CP.Setting A global community of 140 women with CP, who are members of the closed international Facebook group, Women Ageing with Cerebral Palsy (WACP).Participants Forty-five members of WACP who were based in the UK and North America. …”
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Powassan Encephalitis: A Case Report from New York, USA by Danielle A. Bazer, Matthew Orwitz, Nicholas Koroneos, Olga Syritsyna, Elizabeth Wirkowski

“…The virus is endemic to North America, with peak transmission during the summer and fall. …”
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A study on the global burden of non-melanoma skin cancer from 1990 to 2019 by Zixiang Si, Jieya Ying, Yingli Zhou

“…Several countries in Asia, Africa, and North America experienced a severe disease burden.…”
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NEW IDEOLOGY OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION by Valeriy A. Alyaev, Julia N. Ziyatdinova

“…The priority regions for international cooperation are distinguished; they are Asia, Europe and North America. The role of the university international honorary doctors in efficient contacts is described. …”
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Aquatic Weeds: Crested Floating Heart (Nymphoides cristata) by Leif N. Willey, Kenneth A. Langeland

“…Crested floating heart is a native of Asia but was introduced to North America through the aquatic plant nursery trade and marketed as ‘snowflake.’ …”
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Integrated Strategies for Controlling Flower Thrips in Southern Highbush Blueberries by Oscar E. Liburd, H. Alejandro Arevalo

“… There are a number of thrips species that damage blueberries in North America. Flower thrips are among the most important insect pests that attack early-season blueberries. …”
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Biology and Control of Coast Cockspur in Sugarcane by Dennis Calvin Odero, Ron Rice, Les Baucum

“…Coast cockspur is a relative of barnyardgrass that is native to North America. In South Florida, coast cockspur typically begins to infest sugarcane during the onset of rainfall in late spring. …”
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