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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public participation in environmental decision-making: a case study of ecosystem restoration in South Florida [PDF]

open access: yes
The “ecosystem” is the conceptual model guiding environmental restoration projects in the Florida Everglades, a large wetlands region in the southern United States.
Laura Ogden
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Financial Analysis of a Grid-connected Photovoltaic System in South Florida

open access: yes, 2017
In this paper the performance and financial analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system installed at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is evaluated. The power plant has the capacity of 14.8 kW and has been under operation since August 2014.
Abtahi, Amir   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educación en Valores y Diferencia Sexual: Realidad y políticas educativas en el contexto español [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Este artículo analiza para el contexto español las políticas promovidas en los últimos años por el gobierno conservador del partido popular y los cambios que conllevaron la entrada en vigor, en el 2002, de la Ley de Calidad de la Enseñanza. Los mismos
Arizona State University   +1 more
core   +3 more sources

Edge Information‐Augmented Auxiliary Diagnosis Method for Cervical Cancer in Medical Decision‐Making Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
To address the problems of insufficient utilization of multiscale features and inefficient feature sharing between tasks in the model, this study proposes an edge‐enhanced intelligent cervical cancer screening method that achieves feature reuse and improves efficiency by jointly optimizing nucleolus segmentation and lesion classification.
Li Wen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Pattern Book: Sample plant lists and designs for four Florida regions: USDA Hardiness Zone 9B, South Central Florida

open access: yesEDIS, 2011
These pattern books were written by Gail Hansen, Kelly Perez, and Esen Momol and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, March 2011.
Gail Hansen, Kelly Perez, Esen Momol
doaj   +3 more sources

First records of the Neotropic genus Dilopharius Townes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae) in Florida [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Dilopharius Townes (1966) ranges from the southern United States to Argentina. Its only described species is D. otomitus (Cresson 1868), previously known from Mexico and south Texas, but now recorded for the first time from ...
Porter, Charles C.
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Do Variations in State Consultation Programs Affect Construction Fatality Rates?

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Along with its enforcement program, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a voluntary consultation program that responds to requests from firms to identify hazards at their workplaces. We studied the effects of this program on fatal work injuries in the construction industry.
Wayne B. Gray, John Mendeloff
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Conceptual Ecosystem Model Development for the Southeast Florida Coastal Marine Ecosystem [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The overall goal of the MARES (MARine and Estuarine goal Setting) project for South Florida is “to reach a science-based consensus about the defining characteristics and fundamental regulating processes of a South Florida coastal marine ecosystem that is
Banks, Kenneth   +13 more
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