Inkberry, Ilex glabra by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Fruits attract birds and other wildlife but are not edible to humans. Flowers attract pollinators, including honey bees. Plant male and female plants in order to sustain fruit production. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg171 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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A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research by Aventino, Kasangaki

“…Global freshwater biodiversity is declining dramatically, and meeting the challenges of this crisis requires bold goals and the mobilisation of substantial resources. …”
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Seasonal Variations and Long-term Trend of Mineral Dust Aerosols over the Taiwan Region by Yanda Zhang, Yi-Jhen Cai, Fangqun Yu, Gan Luo, Charles C. K. Chou

“…From 1999 to 2018, the number of strong dust event days and ND,d>500nm decreased by 40–43% and 37–54%, respectively, under 4 km, and the decline is weaker at higher altitudes. The analysis suggests that these decrease trends are caused by the declining Asian dust emissions.…”
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Gastrostomy uptake in motor neurone disease: a mixed-methods study of patients’ decision making by Natalie James, Emma Power, Anne Hogden, Julie Labra, Victoria M Flood

“…A stepped approach was applied to gain a comprehensive understanding of why people with MND accept or decline gastrostomy. Instruments included standardised assessments, nutrition survey and semistructured interview. …”
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Implementation of a Targeted Technologic Screening Tool to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health-System Retail Pharmacies: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Annika Skogg, Alicia Zagel, R. May O'Donnell, Ann Philbrick, Mary Nelson, Allyson Schlichte, Kassie Klasen

“…The most common reason for declining vaccination was no interest in vaccines (n=231, 51%). …”
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Facts about Vitamin K by R. Elaine Turner

“…FCS-8666, a 2-page fact sheet by R. Elaine Turner, has been updated with new graphics and revised figures for the amount of vitamin K in common foods. …”
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Management of Soil and Water for Vegetable Production in Southwest Florida by Rosa M. Muchovej, Edward A. Hanlon, Eugene McAvoy, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Fritz M. Roka, Sanjay Shukla, H. Yamataki, Kent Cushman

“…Certain available strategies are evolving to efficiently produce vegetables in southwest Florida on variable mineral soils and are reviewed herein. This document is SL-233, one of a series of the Department of Soil and Water Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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False Rosemary, Conradina canescens by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…It is endemic to west Florida and Alabama, contributes to beach mouse habitat, and attracts many pollinators. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg167 Note: This fact sheet is also available as a chapter in a comprehensive manual titled Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle,  Please see the manual for more information about other useful and attractive native plants for dunes and for further information about restoration and preservation techniques. …”
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Potential Impacts of Agritourism in South Miami-Dade County by Edward Evans, Alan Hodges

“…Caught in a price-cost squeeze situation, with declining or stagnating prices concomitant with rising input costs, agricultural producers are looking for alternatives to replace or supplement traditional farm operations, hoping to reverse the steady erosion in net farm income. …”
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A rare case of vision loss caused by leptomeningeal metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma: a case report and literature review by Zhihua Li, Jian Chu, Wennan Shen, Junnan Chen, Yuemei Dong, Manze Zhang, Nan Zhao, Wei Zhao, Haoran Zha, Ning Wang, Yalin Han, Zhaoxia Li

“…Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is a fatal complication with increasing incidence in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Herein, we present the case of a patient who presented with complete vision loss due to LM and achieved a survival benefit from treatment with trametinib. …”
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Rethinking the politics of vulnerability: neighborhood empowerment in Kansas City Missouri (USA) by Jacob Wagner

“…The paper presents data from historical patterns of racially-biased real estate practices, including redlining, and demonstrates how these patterns continue to shape the politics of vulnerability in the region today. …”
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Maximizing Weed Control in Florida Citrus by Stephen H. Futch, Brent Sellers

“… With Florida citrus growers and production managers being “squeezed” between rising production prices and declining yields from citrus greening, there’s more call than ever to reduce citrus production costs. …”
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Field Identification of Citrus Canker Symptoms and Decontamination Procedures by Mongi Zekri, Megan M. Dewdney, Jamie D. Yates, Pamela Roberts

“…The disease causes necrotic dieback, general tree decline, premature fruit drop, and fruit blemishes. …”
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Is it safe to proceed with heart transplant in a patient with active tuberculosis? Strategies and challenges based on a case report by Laura Hastenteufel, Marcelo Basso Gazzana, Nadine Clausell, Lívia Adams Goldraich, MD

“…Although screening and treatment for TB are recommended in heart transplant candidates, there is lack of evidence on how to manage active TB infection in this scenario. Herein, we report challenges of performing a heart transplant in a 69-year-old patient with progressive heart failure and active, symptomatic TB infection. …”
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Agricultural Land Values Increase: 2003 Survey Results by John E. Reynolds

“…The value of citrus land increased after declines for the past two years. Agricultural land values vary by the type of land use and geographic area. …”
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Manufacturing Export Performance: A Trend Analysis Approach by Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun, George Stanley, Kinyata

“…It also identifies the major determinants of manufacture exports in Nigeria using ordinary least square approach which shows that an increase in the average tariff rate would lead to a decline in the manufacturing exports and its statistically significant at the 5% level of significance. …”
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Trucking, Owner-Operators, and Florida Perishables by Richard Beilock

“…During the past two decades, trucking deregulation and technological developments have favored larger carriers, which may have caused the importance of owner-operators to decline. In this report, we examine the extent to which owner-operators have been able to maintain their share of Florida's produce/ornamentals haulage and their dependence upon larger carriers to secure loads. his is EDIS document, FE543, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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Using a Financial Calculator to Make Financial Decisions by Josephine Turner

“…Although calculations involving compound interest, periodic payments, and declining or increasing balances are complex, a financial calculator makes them simple. …”
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KAB Newsletter Issue 01 – March 2022 by Nowamani, Collins, Sempungu, Joseph Godfrey

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