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Risk-talk: the politics of risk and its representation [PDF]

, 2000
Looking at the concept of risk from a cross-cultural perspective, the contributors challenge the Eurocentric frameworks within which notions of risk are more commonly considered. They argue that perceptions of danger, and sources of anxiety, are far more
Vera-Sanso, Penny
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Evidence of a decadal solar signal in the Amazon River: 1903 to 2013 [PDF]

, 2015
It has been shown that tropical climates can be notably influenced by the decadal solar cycle; however, the relationship between this solar forcing and the tropical Amazon River has been overlooked in previous research.
Antico, Andres, Torres, Maria Eugenia
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Not everyone is shrinking: increases in body mass and wing length in a Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) population in northwestern Italy over two decades

Ibis, EarlyView.
In recent decades, vertebrates, particularly birds, have exhibited notable morphological changes in response to climate change. In birds, these temporal trends usually entail a decrease in body mass and an increase in wing length, sometimes interpreted as a compensatory strategy to maintain migration.
Giulia Masoero, Alberto Tamietti
wiley   +1 more source

Fine‐scale patterns of genetic structure in three species of forest birds reveal dynamic Pleistocene history within an Amazonian interfluve

Ibis, EarlyView.
Phylogeographical studies of Amazonian birds have revealed large intraspecific diversity, even within recognized areas of endemism. To understand the origin and organization of Amazonian diversity, including the influence of current and historical landscapes, we need to evaluate fine‐scale patterns of genetic diversity in relation to detailed ...
Affonso Henrique Nascimento de Souza, Camila Duarte Ritter, João Marcos Guimarães Capurucho, Juliana Menger, Camila Cherem Ribas   +4 more
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EL CONCEPTO DE DESARROLLO EN TIEMPOS DE POSTMODERNIDAD

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, 2018
El desarrollo surge en la necesidad de medir el avance hacia el mejoramiento, el progreso y el crecimiento económico, con la idea de superar la condición nombrada desde occidente como subdesarrollo; estando por ende bastante relacionado con la ...
Verenice Sánchez Castillo, Carlos Alberto Gómez Cano, Libardo Ramón Polanía   +2 more
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Gamificación como estrategia para incluir la educación ambiental en el contexto universitario: caso REHI

Revista Científica
Este artículo describe una experiencia de innovación educativa en el aula mediante el diseño de un juego de mesa como alternativa didáctica para introducir la educación ambiental en el contexto universitario.
Claritza Marlés Betancourt, Parcival Peña Torres, Yelly Yamparli Pardo Rozo   +2 more
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Why Joanna Baptista Sold Herself into Slavery: Indian Women in Portuguese Amazonia, 1755-1798

, 2012
In 1780, in Belem, Brazil, Joanna Baptista sold herself into slavery. This article probes Joanna’s motives and situates her actions not only in the milieu of slaveholding Brazil, but also in the more specific context of Portuguese Amazonia during the ...
Sommer, Barbara A.
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Impacts of land use change on diaspore‐dispersing ant assemblages in southwestern Amazonia

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Land use changes shift ant assemblages, more intensive land uses are dominated by generalist and open habitat specialist species engaging in group foraging. The diaspore removal rates cannot differ, but the quality of dispersal was lower in disturbed habitats.
Dhâmyla Bruna de Souza Dutra, Francisco Matheus da Silva Sales, Luane Fontenele, Adriana de Lima Alves, Daniely da Frota Almeida, Fabiana Ferreira de Oliveira, Fernando Augusto Schmidt   +6 more
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N‐Acetylcysteine Reduces Alveolar Bone Loss and Mitigates Systemic Oxidative Damage in Rats With Apical Periodontitis

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to evaluate the effects of N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) supplementation in apical periodontitis (AP) induced in rats. Methodology Eighteen male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to three groups: control, AP, and AP plus NAC.
Ian Wesley Rocha dos Santos, Deiweson Souza‐Monteiro, Deborah Ribeiro Frazão, Zuleni Alexandre Lisboa da Silva, João Daniel Mendonça de Moura, Jorddy Neves Cruz, Fabrício Mezzomo Collares, Renata Duarte de Souza‐Rodrigues, Luciano Tavares Ângelo Cintra, Rafael Rodrigues Lima   +9 more
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Análisis del impacto del turismo de naturaleza en la Amazonia: conservación y bienestar comunitario

Universidad y Empresa
Objetivo: Este artículo analizó el impacto de 26 emprendimientos de turismo de naturaleza en el departamento de Caquetá, Amazonia colombiana, con el propósito de evaluar su contribución a la conservación ambiental y al bienestar comunitario. Metodología:
Esther Julia Olaya Marín, César Omar Jaramillo-Morales, Cristian David Plaza Pérez   +2 more
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