Net Irrigation Requirements for Florida Turfgrass Lawns: Part 2 - Reference Evapotranspiration Calculation by Consuelo C. Romero, Michael D. Dukes

“… Urban water users need specific recommendations to irrigate efficiently and for planning and regulatory programs. …”
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Chapter 10 — Selecting Quality Trees from the Nursery by Edward F. Gilman, Laura Paterson Sadowski

“…Sadowski, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It discusses site conditions and after-care as related to maximum tree size at planting, root ball characteristics, appropriate tree production method, and tree structure, and describes quality factors to evaluate. …”
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Chapter 12 — Developing a Preventative Pruning Program: Young Trees by Edward F. Gilman, Amanda Bisson

“…Gilman and Amanda Bisson, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It describes the components of preventive structural pruning, discusses how to determine pruning objectives, the pruning cycle and, proposes how to implement a preventative pruning plan for young trees in your community. …”
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Frequency of Residential Irrigation Maintenance Problems by Thomas R. Olmsted, Michael D. Dukes

“…This factsheet describes the five residential irrigation problems that represented half of the problems found in 3,416 audits by Urban Mobile Irrigation Labs in Florida. This 7-page fact sheet was written by Thomas R. …”
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SMART TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TWO INTER-DEPENDENT INTERSECTIONS IN AKURE, NIGERIA by AJIBESIN SAMSON, PONNLE AKINLOLU, OYEDEPO OLUGBENGA

“… The increasing growth in urban population and vehicular volume coupled with inefficient traffic management results in traffic congestion on road networks. …”
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10 Common Palms of the Tampa Bay Area by Gitta Hasing, Andrew K. Koeser, Melissa H. Friedman, Timothy K. Broschat

“… Palms often serve as key specimens in urban landscape designs. Despite this, their identity is often unknown to Florida’s new, seasonal, and even long-term residents. …”
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Incorporating Woody Ornamentals into Residential Landscapes to Reduce Nutrient Leaching by Drew C. McLean, Andrew K. Koeser, Amy L. Shober, Zhixuan Qin, Gitta Hasing, Richard C. Beeson

“… Urban landscapes in Florida are typically dominated by turfgrass monoculture, with ornamental landscape plants comprising only a small portion of the landscape. …”
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Florida Bears and Beekeeping by Malcolm T. Sanford, James D. Ellis

“…The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is a minor predator of beehives in Florida with the potential to cause major destruction. Large-scale urban and agricultural development inexorably reduces prime bear habitat each year. …”
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Serological epidemiology analysis of Cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women in Diwaniyah, Iraq by Mohsen Abdul Khadhur Al-Zubaidi, Seyed Masoud Hosseini, Mohsen Abdul Nemah Al-Roudhan, Maather Baqer Hussein Al-Harmooshee

“…The HCMV infection rate in rural and urban areas were (96.48%) and (95.26%), respectively, with no significant differences (P value>0.05). …”
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Revealing the differences in bicycle theft and motorcycle theft: spatial patterns and contributing factors by Lin Liu, Heng Liu, Dongping Long, Xinhua Huang

“…These findings provide a scientific basis for effective crime prevention and urban governance. A uniform strategy would not be able to prevent and reduce both bicycle thefts and motorcycle thefts. …”
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Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data by Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Frost, Peter Richard Andrew Hinde

“…After legalisation, it dropped most among educated and richer women, especially in urban areas. Just 325 girls were born for every 1000 boys among the richest urban women.Conclusions The fall in CSRs witnessed post-legalisation indicates that sex-selective abortion is becoming more common. …”
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Museographic narrating of dissonant heritage in Tianjin’s former international concessions by Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Yue Lu, Chensi Shen

“…Abstract Concessions—defined as the urban elements built by Western powers while ‘occupying’ various parts of the Chinese territory—have recently been granted heritage status by the Chinese national and local authorities. …”
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Huerto urbano Adelfas (Madrid, 24 de enero de 2021) by Claudia Antón Biezma

“…Se cambia la geografía de las ciudades con su instalación y aprovechamiento de zonas sin utilizar, además de ser pequeños pulmones verdes que nos ayudan con la contaminación que tenemos. Urban vegetable garden (Madrid, January 24, 2021) Urban vegetable gardens are a clear example of introducing Green areas in between city buildings and of reducing air pollution levels. …”
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Residential Density and Illegal Waste Dumping In Cities by Mahamba C, and Ruhiiga TM

“…Implications of the finds are discussed with reference to urban planning in Sub-Sahara Africa…”
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Water Conservation and Extension Participants: An Interesting Synergy by Laura A. Warner, Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, Anil Kumar Chaudhary

“…This 3-page fact sheet discusses using innovative evaluation approaches to demonstrate the impacts of statewide urban water conservation programs. Written by Laura A. …”
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Michelia doltsopa x figo 'Allspice' Allspice Banana Shrub by Edward Gilman

“…The Allspice Banana Shrub is noted for its ornamental features and suitability for urban environments. Original publication date October 1999. …”
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Cottonwood Leaf Beetle Chrysomela scripta Fabricius (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomela) by Amelio A. Chi, Russell F. Mizell

“…Often it is a severe pest of urban ornamental trees. This leaf feeder has several generations each year, may cause extensive leaf loss, and can consequently reduce stem volume up to 70%. …”
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Get the Right Tree Care Professional by Eliana Kampf, Astrid Delgado, Mary Duryea, Traci Partin, Edward Gilman

“…Published as Chapter 2 of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery series of the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation and Environmental Horticulture Department, January 2007. …”
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Improving Fugitive Dust Emission Inventory from Construction Sector Using UAV Images Recognition by Yuyao He, Jicheng Jang, Yun Zhu, Pen-Chi Chiang, Jia Xing, Shuxiao Wang, Bin Zhao, Shicheng Long, Yingzhi Yuan

“…Abstract Over rapidly developing and urbanizing countries, frequent construction activities are the primary drivers behind the substantial emissions and contributors of fugitive dust. …”
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Landfill site selection in hilly terrains: An integrated RS-GIS approach with AHP and VIKOR by Shobhit Chaturvedi, Naimish Bhatt, Vatsal Shah, Keval H. Jodhani, Dhruvesh Patel, Sudhir Kumar Singh

“…This approach offers a reliable, adaptable framework for landfill site selection in hilly urban areas, supporting waste management, sustainable development and environmental conservation.…”
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