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Business, Economic Experts, and Conservative Party Building in Latin America: The Case of El Salvador Empresarios, expertos económicos y la construcción de partidos de derecha en América Latina: el caso de El Salvador

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
A wave of leftist governments has swept Latin America in recent years, attracting a great deal of scholarly attention. Yet a number of new conservative parties have attained considerable electoral success, as well.
Riitta-Ilona Koivumaeki
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Microfluidic Engineering of Microgels: A Review of Emerging Technologies, Materials, Fabrication Strategies, and Applications

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for microgel fabrication are critically reviewed, highlighting the capabilities and limitations of major microfluidic platforms and discussing how platform design, material selection, and crosslinking strategies influence microgel architecture and functionality. Current challenges and future opportunities in
Afshin Abrishamkar, Laura Neely, Cynthia Pham, Nada Ibrahim, Alexis Larios‐Cervantes, Ben A. Kertesz, Todd Hoare   +6 more
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Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea and Southeast Asian Responses

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2011
This article reviews Chinese assertive behaviour towards the Philippines and Vietnam over South China Sea issues in 2011. The article compares and contrasts Chinese diplomatic behaviour in the period before and after the adoption by ASEAN member states ...
Carlyle A. Thayer
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In Vitro Comparative Study of the Viability and Adhesion of Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Different Scaffolds

Proceedings
Introduction: In regenerative medicine, there is a growing demand for innovative strategies to treat difficult-to-heal cutaneous wounds [...]
Daiany S. Dobuchak, Luana Garcia, Carolina M. C. Oliveira Souza, Deise S. S. Paz, Moira Pedroso Leão, João C. Zielak   +5 more
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“Smelltronics”—From Gas to Smell Sensing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The emerging field of smelltronics, encompassing sensing technologies for complex volatile organic compounds, holds significant potential for extracting valuable chemical information. It facilitates the noninvasive, real‐time monitoring of humans, food, and the environment.
Takeshi Ono, Tsunaki Takahashi, Jiangyang Liu, Haruka Honda, Zeng Jing, Wataru Tanaka, Takuro Hosomi, Takeshi Yanagida   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Presidential Support in a Context of Crisis and Recovery in Peru, 1985-2008 Aprobación presidencial en tiempos de crisis y de recuperación económica en el Perú, 1985-2008

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
Largely due to the theoretical weight given to the role of economic crisis, the existing literature on presidential approval in Peru offers a variety of competing explanations about the factors that account for presidential support.
Moisés E. Arce, Julio F. Carrión
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Pulsed Laser‐Assisted Phase Engineering of Multimetallic Colloidal Nanocrystals With Complex Compositions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The engineering of colloidal nanocrystals with complex compositions has emerged as a highly active area of research within nanomaterials science. This review covers key aspects of colloidal solid‐solution nanocrystal formation using pulsed laser irradiation.
Marina T. Candela, Sergio Triviño‐Sánchez, Andrés Guerrero‐Martínez, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Guillermo González‐Rubio   +4 more
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From the Boardroom to the Chamber: Business Interests and Party Politics in Mexico Intereses empresariales y política partidaria en México

Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2010
One of the lesser-acknowledged conclusions from analyses of the third wave of democratization relates to the importance of conservatives to democratic consolidation.
Steve T Wuhs
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Review of Inorganic Separator Engineering for Next‐Generation Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Compromise or Cornerstone?

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Inorganic compound‐modified separators transform lithium–sulfur batteries from passive polysulfide confinement to active reaction‐pathway regulation. A Practical Relevance Index (PRI)‐guided framework bridges interfacial chemistry of inorganic separators with practical constraints, establishing unified design principles for scalable, high‐energy ...
Yuting Qin, Tianyi Wang, Xingyu Wang, Kaifu Xu, Yuzhou Wang, Chengyin Wang, Bing Sun, Guoxiu Wang   +7 more
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ASEAN and Strategic Rivalry among the Great Powers in Asia

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2010
This paper looks at ASEAN’s role in the context of the three main bilateral relations among the great powers in Asia: China-US, China-Japan, and China-India.
Fenna Egberink, Frans-Paul van der Putten   +1 more
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