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Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Perceptions of the Eco‐Bio‐Social Determinants of Dengue Transmission in São Paulo, Brazil: A Mixed‐Methods Study

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 58-79, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Dengue is a mosquito‐borne disease prevalent in Latin America and the Caribbean. Transmission is determined by ecological, biological and social (eco‐bio‐social) factors. Understanding the knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions of dengue's eco‐bio‐social factors among at‐risk populations is essential for dengue prevention.
Aisha Barkhad   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Globalization and the urban poor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The focus of this paper is the effect of contemporary globalization on poverty and inequality in cities of the ‘global south’. Specifically it addresses the impact of globalization on marginalized communities—slums, squatter settlements and shantytowns ...
Perlman, Janice E.
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Introduction: Beyond public reason Introduction : Par‐delà la raison publique

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 965-983, December 2025.
This introduction situates the special issue within longstanding debates on liberal public reason, tracing its Enlightenment roots through Habermas and Rawls to contemporary political dilemmas. It highlights how anthropology has revealed the exclusions embedded in public reason's universalist claims, particularly for those marginalized by culture, race,
Charis Boutieri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FOSTER PARENT TURNOVER [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Foster parents play a key role in providing care to children that have been removed from their families. The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify factors that contribute to foster parent turnover.
Favela, Tricia M, Velazquez, Cristina
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Post‐liberalism and the politics of liberation: Brazilian favelas as emergent territories of freedom Postlibéralisme et politique de la libération : les favelas brésiliennes, territoires de liberté émergents

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 1023-1040, December 2025.
Brazilian favelas (shantytowns) are often considered as marginalized urban territories that must be better integrated into the nation‐state to obtain legitimacy under the Rule of Law. Based on years of fieldwork in one of the largest shantytowns in Rio de Janeiro (Rocinha), this article suggests that the absence of a (normative) liberal apparatus in ...
Moises Lino e Silva
wiley   +1 more source

Afterword: The day after liberal reason Postface : le jour d'après la raison libérale

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 1136-1142, December 2025.

Andrew Shryock
wiley   +1 more source

Branding Brazilian slums through 'freeware' cultural production: the case of Rio de Janeiro [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper reflects on a "cultural industry model" with important potential for local development, which is the network of independent cultural producers of Brazilian slums. The landscape of favelas is unique: plagued by poverty and crime, they have come
Russo, Antonio
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Resistance to Gibberella ear rot in maize: Insights from near‐isogenic line populations

open access: yesCrop Science, Volume 65, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
Abstract Gibberella ear rot (GER) of maize, caused by Fusarium graminearum, poses a serious threat to human and animal safety as mycotoxins are deposited in the grain during fungal colonization and are hazardous to human and animal health. Currently, no completely resistant germplasm has been identified, and the underlying mechanisms of resistance ...
Sarah Lipps   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spartan Daily, November 16, 2004 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Volume 123, Issue 55https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/10059/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Neglected diseases of neglected populations: Thinking to reshape the determinants of health in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background People living in poverty throughout the developing world are heavily burdened with neglected communicable diseases and often marginalized by the health sector.
John P Ehrenberg   +108 more
core   +1 more source

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