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Dilemmas Encountered While Planning Social and/or Political Elementary Mathematics Tasks

School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A mathematical task rooted in social and/or political contexts has the potential to engage students in exploring their own realities and learning about the realities of others while building their mathematical knowledge. While there are planning and instructional practices recommended for these types of tasks, no single practice can fully ...
Amanda Sugimoto, Simon Byeonguk Han, Courtney Koestler, Eva Thanheiser, Mathew Felton‐Koestler, Molly Robinson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary exposure assessment of organochlorine pesticides in two commonly grown leafy vegetables in South-western Nigeria

Heliyon, 2019
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) are persistent pesticides whose usage have been banned or restricted worldwide and the presence of its residues in vegetables could affect its nutritional quality as well cause adverse health effects.
Adeoluwa Oluwaseyi Adeleye, Mosudi Babatunde Sosan, John Adekunle Oyedele Oyekunle   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food poisoning due to yam flour consumption in Kano (Northwest) Nigeria [PDF]

, 2009
Food poisoning is known to occur sporadically from time to time due to poor hygienic preparations. Its occurrence rarely assumes epidemic proportion. The objective was to report the occurrence of food poisoning due to yam flour among three families which
Adeleke, SI
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Pesticide Contamination in the Hair of Children From Colonia San Juan, a Rural Community in Paraguay

Drug Testing and Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 354-369, March 2026.
Hair analysis in children from a rural community in Paraguay reveals exposure to organophosphates, pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, fungicides, herbicides, and endocrine disruptors, highlighting the urgent need for stricter environmental protections and preventive health measures. ABSTRACT Chronic exposure to pesticides can cause carcinogenic, reproductive,
Stela Benitez Leite, Alba Iglesias‐Gonzalez, Mirta Noemí Mesquita, María Luisa Macchi, Robin Mesnage, Brice M. R. Appenzeller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vândalos, apocalípticos e deslocados, ou os modernismos para além do eixo

Anos 90, 2013
Resenha do livro de Os Vândalos do Apocalipse e outras histórias: arte e literatura no Pará dos anos de Aldrin Moura de Figueiredo.
Flávio Leonel Abreu da Silveira
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative transcriptomics of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in response to antibiotic treatments [PDF]

, 2018
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, a major hospital-acquired pathogen, is a serious health threat and poses a great challenge to healthcare providers.
Chan, Ting-Fung, Fong-Chuen Loo, Jacky, Ip, Margaret, Lau, Terrence Chi-Kong, Lin, Xiao, Qin, Hao, Tsui, Stephen Kwok-Wing, Wai-Sing Lo, Norman, Yim, Aldrin Kay-Yuen   +8 more
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The “Pesticide Chip”: Chemical Legacies and Agrarian Futures in Costa Rica

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract For decades, agro‐industrial capital has adopted cascading chemical and biotechnical interventions, or fixes, to secure accumulation through the cultivation of monocrops. We develop a framework that centres on how monocrop‐induced susceptibility to pests and pathogens—and the patchwork of fixes to address these—produces uneven chemical ...
Soledad Castro‐Vargas, Marion Werner
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the pollution pressures posed by groups of chemicals on British riverine invertebrate populations

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 106-127, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Globally, rivers receive a diverse range of chemicals, including metals, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, petrochemicals, human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and personal care products. However, the extent to which these different chemical groups affect riverine invertebrate communities is not well defined.
Imogen P. Poyntz‐Wright, Xavier A. Harrison, Charles R. Tyler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plaguicidas y cáncer de mama en mujeres cordobesas

Revista de Salud Ambiental, 2001
La exposición a contaminantes ambientales constituye en la actualidad un problema importante en salud pública, sobre todo con respecto al papel que dichos tóxicos juegan como carcinogenéticos.
R. Angulo Lucena, M. Farouk Allam, M. L. Jodral Villarejo   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Associations of Specific Pesticides and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Female Spouses in the Agricultural Health Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Volume 78, Issue 1, Page 49-58, January 2026.
Objectives Growing evidence suggests farming and agricultural pesticide use may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but few studies have examined specific pesticides and RA among women living on farms, who may personally use pesticides or may be indirectly exposed.
Christine G. Parks, Darya Leyzarovich, Ghassan B. Hamra, Karen H. Costenbader, Dazhe Chen, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Dale P. Sandler   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source