Guidelines for Establishing and Maintaining Farm-Based Weather Stations in Haiti by Caroline G. Staub, William R. Eisenstadt, William Blanc, Nicole Monval, Clyde W. Fraisse, William Lusher, George Braun, Lee Staudt

“…Fraisse, William Lusher, George Braun, and Lee Staudt, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, May 2019.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ae532 Adapted for Haitian audiences from Your Farm Weather Station: Installaton and Maintenance Guidelines (https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ae502) …”
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Climate-based Management to Reduce Nitrate Leaching from Dairies in the Suwannee River Basin by Victor E. Cabrera, Norman E. Breuer, Peter E. Hildebrand, Clyde Fraisse

“…., 2003). his document is IFAS Circular 1464, one of a series of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Floridians’ Perceptions of GMOs: GMOs and Florida Citrus by Nicole M. W. Dodds, Laura M. Gorham, Joy N. Rumble

“…This 4-page fact sheet is intended to help Extension faculty understand public perceptions regarding the use of genetic engineering to combat citrus greening. Extension faculty can use this understanding of public perceptions as they develop and deliver programming for clientele. …”
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Interpreting Dye Test Results for Improved Drip Irrigation Management for the Mulched Vegetable-Production Systems in South Florida by Sanjay Shukla, Nathan Holt, Gregory Hendricks

“…This 6-page fact sheet was written by Sanjay Shukla, Nathan Holt, and Gregory Hendricks, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, July 2014. …”
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Economic Dimensions of the Florida Golf Course Industry by John Haydu, Alan Hodges

“…Results for survey respondents were extrapolated to estimate values for the entire industry. This 16-page fact sheet was written by John Haydu and Alan Hodges, and published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2012.   …”
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Preparing Pre-Service STEM Teachers in an Emerging Global Environment by Abah Joshua Abah, Iji Clement Onwu, Chinaka Taurayi Willard

“…The dynamics of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teacher preparation has changed very dramatically in line with present-day realities and the demands of the emerging global environment. …”
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Network controllability of structured networks: a survey on graph-theoretical approaches by Nam-Jin Park, Hyo-Sung Ahn

“…By reviewing graph-theoretical results from the past decade, this paper introduces a hierarchical approach to controllability that addresses both entire graphs and individual nodes. Finally, this paper highlights unresolved issues in the field of structured network controllability and suggests future directions.…”
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BREVILOQUENZA COMPONISTICA - ROBERT SCHUMANN AND FRAUENLIEBE UND LEBEN (PART V) by Claudia POP

“…Driven by the success in singing these lieder by Robert Schumann I decided to behave like a true pedagogue and delimit into the entire study (which contains eight parts), three very important things necessary to approach this genre: • to present the poetic content that harmoniously combines the poetry with the precise notes entered; • to develop sensitivity, understanding of the poetic text; • to introduce some voice technical means necessary to approach these lieder. …”
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Intercultural competencies of Polish and Kazakh teachers explored in their Facebook profiles by Adam Jagiełło-Rusiłowski, Zhandarbek Immanchiyev

“…Teachers collaboration on a divergent problem and focus discussion afterwards provided further narrative material of refl ective nature. The results suggest that Facebook profi les show ample evidence of competent intercultural behavior; they could be considered as e-portfolios and further researched for development of proper educational and validation tools for teacher training involving global networks. …”
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FROM THE METAPHOR OF WATER TO CORRESPONDENCES BETWEEN ENESCU, EMINESCU, BLAGA AND THE ROMANIAN SPIRITUALITY by Olguţa LUPU

“…Of all the primordial elements, the symbol of water marks Enescu’s entire creation, illustrating the complexity of the relationship between man and nature: from the serene and melancholic pages of his youth, that broach the romantic genre of character miniature (barcarola), to the works characterized by a nostalgic and introspective component with a touch of memoir (in Childhood Impressions or The Villageoise Suite), all the way to the tragedy in Vox Maris – whose similarities with Oedipus require further investigation. …”
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Communities facing disruption: the need to shift from individual to community paradigms in pastoral care by D. P. Mouton

“…Although people are affected by these in an individual capacity, the well-being of entire communities is at risk. This presents us with the question of whether our pastoral care orientations are adequately aligned with the needs of the communities affected by disruptive phenomena. …”
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Ecosystem Services Provided by Grass-legume Pastures by Jose C. B. Dubeux, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Mark Mauldin, Liza Garcia

“…Grassland managers are providing these benefits to the entire society and they should receive compensation. …”
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American Alligator Ecology and Monitoring for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan by Ken G. Rice, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…As a top predator in their ecosystem, they undergo an extraordinary change in body size and consume different prey items as they grow. As ecosystem engineers, the trails and holes that alligators build provide refuge for wading birds and fish during the dry season, and their nests provide elevated areas for nests of other reptiles and germination of plants less tolerant of flooding. …”
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Additional nutritional considerations for preconditioning beef calves. by Philipe Moriel

“…Producers should not reduce the frequency of concentrate supplementation during the entire preconditioning period as it might lead to poorer vaccine response and average daily gain (consequently, less calf value at sale). …”
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Persuasion as a Communication Tool by Laura Gorham, Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani

“…Persuasion is a communication tool that can be adjusted to convince a single person, or to move an entire audience to a desired action. In this publication you will learn several techniques for persuasive communication. …”
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The transition from the Pre-Pottery to the early Pottery Neolithic period at the site of Uğurlu on the Island of Gökçeada, NE Aegean by Nejat Yücel

“…Although pottery production, which emerged without trial and error, indicates pre-existing knowledge, the first pottery was entirely of local production. This paper examines the similarities and differences in material culture between the Pre-Pottery and later Pottery Neolithic layers of Uğurlu. …”
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Interpretación del contenido de la humedad del suelo para determinar capacidad de campo y evitar riego excesivo en suelos arenosos utilizando sensores de humedad by Lincoln Zotarelli, Michael D. Dukes, Kelly T. Morgan

“…Morgan, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, January 2013.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ae496  …”
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Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness Associated with Common Berries, 1983 through May 2013 by M. Palumbo, L. J. Harris, Michelle D. Danyluk

“…Providing information for those who grow, harvest, process, transport, and serve berries to consumers is important for improving science-based food safety programs for the entire supply chain. Table 1 lists the reported outbreaks of foodborne illness from 1983 through May 2013 in which specific berries and mixed berries have been identified as the food vehicle. …”
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Window Management for Energy Conservation by Marie Hammer

“…On a hot day, more energy will come through just one square foot of clear glass than through an entire insulated wall. Between 20 to 50 percent of the total energy loss in a well-insulated structure occurs through and around the windows and doors. …”
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Preparation of magnetic rice husk carbon nanocomposite for efficiently extracting aflatoxin B1 from rice followed by time-resolved fluorescent immunochromatographic assay by Di Yuan, Bin Hong, Shan Zhang, Shan Shan, Jingyi Zhang, Chuanying Ren

“…Under optimal conditions, the entire process was completed in 15 min with a visual detection limit of 0.16 μg/kg. …”
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