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Commodity risk assessment of debarked conifer wood chips fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride from the US

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to deliver a risk assessment on the likelihood of pest freedom from regulated EU quarantine pests, with emphasis on Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and its vectors Monochamus spp. of debarked conifer wood chips fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride as proposed by the United States (US) and
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

La sombra alargada del patrón: Gamonalismo y hábitos hacendatarios en Chimborazo tras la reforma agraria

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 29, Issue 4, Page 352-363, December 2024.
Abstract This paper explores selective aspects of the historical processes of organization of the kichwa peasantry in the Andes of Ecuador. Based on the analysis of two representative cases of confrontation between peasants and landowners over access to land in the province of Chimborazo, it discusses the relevance of the concept of “gamonalismo” as ...
Víctor Bretón
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Progress in the environmental risk assessment of plant protection products in Brazil: An overview of aquatic organism proposals

open access: yesIntegrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 1787-1792, November 2024.
Abstract Since 2019, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) has actively developed pesticide environmental risk assessment (ERA) frameworks adapted to Brazil's specific ecological contexts. This endeavor, supported by funding from the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and in partnership with academic institutions ...
Ana Paola Cione   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

C‐reactive protein (CRP) in high altitude Bolivian peri‐urban adolescents varies by adiposity, current illness, height, socioeconomic status, sex, and menarcheal status: The potential benefits and costs of adipose reserves in arduous environments

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 36, Issue 9, September 2024.
Abstract Objectives In non‐industrialized and low‐income populations, adipose stores can serve as a valuable buffer against harsh conditions such as seasonal food scarcity. However, these reserves may incur costs due to adipocytes' production of pro‐inflammatory cytokines; inflammation is associated with increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases ...
Virginia J. Vitzthum   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proposal for a tiered regulatory framework for the aquatic risk assessment of pesticides in Brazil

open access: yesIntegrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Volume 20, Issue 5, Page 1514-1528, September 2024.
Abstract Aquatic risk assessment is essential to guarantee the sustainable use of pesticides and the conservation of water resources near agricultural fields. This article discusses a proposal for a tiered regulatory framework for the aquatic risk assessment of pesticides in Brazil.
Gustavo Souza Santos   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional differences of functional and taxonomic bird diversity in tropical agroforests of Peru

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2024.
We studied changes in the functional and taxonomic dissimilarity of bird communities in cacao agroforests and adjacent forests in two landscapes dominated by different forest types (dry tropical forest and subtropical rainforest). We found that the functional traits that are most vulnerable to disappear in agroforests at increasing distance from forest
Carolina Ocampo‐Ariza   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercambio comercial Unión Europea - Comunidad Andina (1997-2007)

open access: yesRevista Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, 2009
El presente artículo, analiza los intercambios comerciales entre la Unión Europea (UE) y la Comunidad Andina de Naciones (CAN), con especial énfasis en la aplicación del Sistema de Preferencias Generalizado (SPG), en el periodo 1994 – 2007. Como resultado, se evidencia que el SPG andino, como política europea de cooperación internacional, no ha ...
GUERRA, MARÍA   +2 more
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La inseguridad ciudadana en la comunidad andina

open access: yesÍconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales, 2013
Con este artículo se presenta el estado de situación de la violencia en la región, desde las perspectivas de la gobernabilidad y las políticas. Se verá que durante los últimos años, la violencia urbana se ha convertido en uno de los temas más importantes de las ciudades del altiplano debido a las nuevas formas que asume, a los impactos sociales y ...
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Andina : centro autosuficiente de servicios a la comunidad

open access: yes, 2013
El crecimiento de la ciudad va dejando referencia de su crecimiento, que actúan como elemento ordenadores del espacio urbano. La arquitectura industrial, es uno de los principales hitos del proceso de desarrollo de las ciudades. La fábrica de Cervecería Andina, es uno de los edificios industriales más representativos de este crecimiento, razón por la ...
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