Rethinking the Role of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Eutrophication of Aquatic Ecosystems

Nitrogen and phosphorus are two nutrients that are essential for the growth and survival of plants and animals but are often present in short supply. Both nitrogen and phosphorus are applied regularly through fertilizer to increase the yield of crops needed to feed human populations and for residential and commercial landscaping purposes. This publication contains information for stakeholders, students, scientists, and environmental agencies interested in understanding how nitrogen and phosphorus affect water resources. Major revision by Ashley Smyth, H. Dail Laughinghouse IV, Karl Havens, and Thomas Frazer; 5 pp.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg118

Multi-cell Multi-beam Prediction using Auto-encoder LSTM for mmWave systems

Submitted to IEEE TWC. Version after first major revision

Multi-cell Multi-beam Prediction using Auto-encoder LSTM for mmWave systems

Submitted to IEEE TWC. Version after first major revision

Herbs and Spices in the Florida Garden

This 10-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department discusses culinary herbs and spices that can be grown in a Florida home garden or landscape. Information on the general cultural requirements, propagation, harvesting, and use of herbs is included as well as detailed descriptions of common culinary herbs. Major revision by Mary Salinas, Sydney Park Brown, and James M. Stephens.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh020

Florida's Organo-Auxin Herbicide Rule—2021

Organo-auxin (phenoxy) herbicides have found a place in weed control schemes for peanut, corn, small grains, sugarcane, turf, pasture and forage crops, and many other areas. It is the intent of this publication to clarify and disseminate the Florida Organo-Auxin Herbicide Rule to interested growers and applicators. Major revision by B. Bultemeier, J. A. Ferrell, and G. E. MacDonald; 4 pages.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wg051

Nelson Goodman’s Aesthetics—A Critique

Nelson Goodman (1906–1998) is one of the leading American philosophers of the twentieth century. His well-known book Languages of Art is considered a major contribution to analytical aesthetics. While his views on particular issues have often been criticized, on the whole, he is considered to be a leading figure in twentieth-century aesthetics. Contrary to such a stance, I intend to argue that Goodman’s overall contribution to aesthetics is not as outstanding and valuable as is often maintained. Rather, I will try to show that his aesthetic views are grounded on a distorted representation of the earlier aesthetic tradition, without which they lose the novelty and originality ascribed to them. Once that representation is corrected, some of Goodman’s proposals turn out to be derivative and redundant. Additionally, where they do actually diverge from the earlier tradition and might stake a claim to originality, they turn out to be simply erroneous and misconceived, and sometimes even logically flawed. To conclude, Goodman’s lofty reputation as an aesthetician certainly requires major revision.

Moral bioenhancements and the future of utilitarianism

Utilitarianism has been able to respond to many of the objections raised against it by undertaking a major revision of its theory. Basically, this consisted of recognising that its early normative propositions were only viable for agents very different from flesh-and-blood humans. They then deduced that, given human limitations, it was most useful for everyone if moral agents did not behave as utilitarians and habitually followed certain rules. Important recent advances in neurotechnology suggest that some of these human limitations can be overcome. In this article, after presenting some possible neuro-enhancements, we seek to answer the questions, first, of whether they should be accepted by a utilitarian ethic and, second, if accepted, to what extent they would invalidate the revision that allowed them to escape the objections.

2022 Florida Blueberry Integrated Pest Management Guide

This 32-page publication is a blueberry integrated pest management guide for the commercial production of blueberries in Florida, including information on plant disease, insect and mite pests, weed control, hydrogen cyanamide, and plant growth regulators. Major revision for 2022 by Philip F. Harmon, Oscar E. Liburd, Peter Dittmar, Jeffrey G. Williamson, and Doug Phillips; published by the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs380

Understanding Volunteer Management in 4-H

This is the first in a series of publications to address volunteer management. A 4-H agent must fulfill a number of functions to successfully involve volunteers in a county program. This 5-page article provides an overview of these functions, including a historical perspective of volunteer involvement in UF/IFAS Extension, the role of the 4-H agent as an administrator and trainer of volunteers, risk management, and a process for managing volunteers. Major revision by A. Toelle and L. Wiggins.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h301

Engaging Volunteers through ISOTURES: Selecting for Volunteer Involvement

This is the Selection portion of the ISOTURE volunteer management model, part of the Engaging Volunteers through ISOTURES series. This 3-page publication discusses in detail the selection process for volunteers in Florida 4-H. Major revision by Andrew Toelle, Sophia Cooney, and Lori Wiggins.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h303