The rapid detection of a neonatal unit outbreak of a wild-type Klebsiella variicola using decentralized Oxford Nanopore sequencing by Rhys T. White, Michelle Balm, Megan Burton, Samantha Hutton, Jamaal Jeram, Matthew Kelly, Donia Macartney-Coxson, Tanya Sinha, Henrietta Sushames, David J. Winter, Maxim G. Bloomfield

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Mango Fruit Fly, Marula Fruit Fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Gary J. Steck

“…The fly is a serious pest in smallholder and commercial mango across sub-Saharan Africa and has been recorded in Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, where it is more destructive than either Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly; Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)) or the Natal fruit fly (Ceratitis rosa Karsch) (Malio 1979; Labuschagne et al. 1996; Javaid 1979; De Lima 1979; Rendell et al. 1995; Lux et al. 1998). …”
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Sand Live Oak, Quercus geminata by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…While this plant forms trees farther inland, it is commonly reduced to shrubs and sub-shrubs because of the extreme environmental conditions of the coast. The acorns of this plant are a valuable food source for wildlife. …”
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Development Of Coastal Sediment Database by Nur Azlin Atikah Mohd Nasir, Nursuhaila Muhamad Fauzi, Aimie Rifhan Hashim, Sharir Aizat Kamaruddin

“…Presently, data are scarce regarding the specific attributes of sediment found along the coast, particularly in the northern area of Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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Bitter Panicgrass, Bitter Panicum, Panicum amarum by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…This plant occurs throughout coastal Florida, except for the Big Bend coast, west to New Mexico, and along coastal northeast states to Massachusetts. …”
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Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle: A Pest of Cole Crops by Elena M. Rhodes, Oscar E. Liburd

“…Since first reported in Mobile, Alabama, in 1947, the beetle has spread throughout the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida and up into Georgia and North Carolina. …”
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‘Florida Beauty’ Strawberry by Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, Shinsuke Agehara

“…It has been tested over several years in field plots at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) in Wimauma, FL, at the Florida Strawberry Growers Association (FSGA) headquarters in Dover, FL, and on several commercial farms. …”
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BANDITRY AND GENDER-BASED VOLIENCE IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA by Simon Nankap KUMS, Cornelius Ishaya KWEDE

“…It further contends that the banditry activities pervading the Northwest Nigeria has undermined human security; peace and development of the region and that the efforts made by stakeholders to combat the scourge have not yielded the desired result. …”
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A modified energy management strategy for PV/diesel hybrid system to reduce diesel consumption based on artificial protozoa optimizer by Rania G. Mohamed, Amal A. Hassan, Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem

“…These results demonstrate the potential of the proposed strategy to enhance sustainability by lowering greenhouse gas emissions, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and advancing global efforts to combat climate change. In addition to environmental benefits, the approach reduces operational costs and improves the system’s reliability, making it a practical solution for industrial energy needs.…”
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INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE (IGR) AND CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: A FOCUS ON TAXES AND RATES by OWENVBIUGIE VINCENT OVENSERI

“…To address these challenges, the study emphasizes the urgent need for enhanced transparency, robust accountability mechanisms, and the strengthening of institutional frameworks to combat corruption effectively. Policymakers are urged to implement reforms aimed at improving revenue administration and ensuring that collected taxes and rates are utilized for the public good. …”
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Women Empowerment and Socioeconomic Development: A Case Study of Rubanda District. by Nowamani, Onesmus

“…Organizations that deal with women’s legal issues in Rubanda and Uganda should combat the restrictions that constrain women’s ability to engage in economic activities. …”
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Neurological Crisis Following Intravenous Ozone Therapy; a Case Report by Chloe Y Y Wong, Komal Saxena, John Meneer, Koshy George, Gerben Keijzers

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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

“…Its counterpart, the western subterranean termite, R. hesperus Banks, is found along the entire Pacific Coast ranging from southern California to British Columbia. …”
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Cinematic Orientalism: East-West Perception in Netflix's 'Swimmers' by Kemal Çelik

“…The positive portrayal of Greece praises European efforts towards refugees but creates a negative image of the Turkish Coast Guard. The orientalist and self-orientalist elements of the film are attempts to present an attractive narrative for Western audiences. …”
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Seacoast Marshelder, Iva imbricata by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…This plant occurs throughout coastal Florida (except for the Big Bend coast) and in coastal southeastern states west to Texas and northeast to Virginia. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg174 This publication is derived from information in SGEB-75/SG156, Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Christina Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, and Ashlynn Smith. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg156. …”
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Caladium Cultivars Developed at the University of Florida/IFAS by Zhanao Deng, Brent K. Harbaugh

“… The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) initiated a caladium breeding program in 1976 at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Bradenton, Florida. …”
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'Florida Brilliance' Strawberry by Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, Shinsuke Agehara

“…‘Florida Brilliance’ has been tested over several years at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) in Wimauma, FL, at the Florida Strawberry Growers Association (FSGA) headquarters in Dover, FL, and on several commercial farms.             …”
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Coastal Groundcherry, Physalis angustifolia by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…This plant is found throughout coastal counties on the west coast of Florida—except for the Big Bend region and the extreme southeasternmost counties—and more broadly west to Louisiana. …”
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An efficient artificial neural network-based optimization techniques for the early prediction of coronary heart disease: comprehensive analysis by Subhash Mondal, Ranjan Maity, Amitava Nag

“…The proposed ANN model is trained using the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) dataset, which comprises 4240 data instances and 15 potential risk factors. To combat overfitting, the proposed model uses four hidden dense layers with dropout rates ranging from 0.5 to 0.2. …”
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Addressing healthcare professionals’ fatigue for effective climate action engagement by Eddie Robinson, Dinesh Bhandari, Ross Donohue, Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins

“…However, while healthcare professionals are called to engage in climate action, defined as an action to combat climate change and its impacts, the healthcare workforce also faces unprecedented challenges exacerbated by the public health emergencies (e.g.: COVID-19 pandemic) such as fatigue, burnout, and workforce shortages. …”
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