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Revealing patterns of endemism in the transatlantic family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida: Diplopoda)

open access: yesCladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract With fossil records dating back to the Silurian/Late Ordovician, millipedes stand out as one of the earliest terrestrial animal groups. Their limited vagility and high endemism make them valuable tools for formulating and testing biogeographic hypotheses, including those related to macro‐vicariance events.
Rodrigo Salvador Bouzan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global overview of progress in respecting the contributions of traditional knowledge in biodiversity governance

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Recognition and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and other traditional knowledge (TK) holders in formal biodiversity governance remain limited, despite their significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through their knowledge, innovations, practices, and land stewardship.
Kinga Öllerer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case study on prevalence of Candida spp. in patients with Denture Stomatitis at the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre, Guyana, South America.

open access: yesCaribbean Medical Journal, 2022
There are hundreds of microbes in the oral cavity, many of which are fungi. One of the most common forms of yeast infection is candidiasis, which is due to Candida albicans. This fungus is closely related to a pathology common among denture wearers known
Mikhel Naraine
doaj  

An Evening of Negro Spirituals and Songs by African-American Composers, February 15, 2007 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This is the concert program of the Evening of Negro Spirituals and Songs by African-American Composers performance on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
School of Music, Boston University
core  

Climate shocks, democratization and (a culture of) cooperation

open access: yesEconomica, EarlyView.
Abstract While the direct economic effects of adverse climate shocks are well known, their indirect institutional impact is still poorly understood. To clarify this, we test the idea that adverse climate shocks push time‐inconsistent elites to enact inclusive political institutions, and non‐elites to embrace strong norms of cooperation.
Giacomo Benati, Carmine Guerriero
wiley   +1 more source

Role and impact of contract farming under various pricing standards: A case of Guyana's rice sector

open access: yesAIMS Agriculture and Food
Rice cultivation has played a pivotal role in Guyana's agricultural history, contributing significantly to both sustenance and economic prosperity for over two centuries. Accounting for 3.3% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and a substantial
Raulston Derrick Gillette   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managed decline: Muddling through with the Sterling (dis)Agreements, 1968–74

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract How do policymakers manage the decline of an international currency? This paper revisits the view that the ‘Sterling Agreements’ of 1968–74 – bilateral contracts between the UK and sterling‐holding governments – marked a successful paradigm shift towards sterling's managed ‘retirement’.
Alan de Bromhead   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glimpses of British Guiana at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886

open access: yesCulture & History Digital Journal, 2016
This paper uses the example of the British Guiana Court at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 as a case study to demonstrate how British Guiana (now Guyana) was represented in Britain at the time, by crossreferencing different materials (e.g ...
Sara Albuquerque
doaj   +1 more source

Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease) in the Latin American population living with HIV in London

open access: yesHIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background There are an estimated 2482 people born in Latin American countries receiving care for HIV in the United Kingdom. Although national guidance recommends screening for Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease) in this population, there is no formal screening programme.
Natalie Elkheir   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying the system viability framework for cross-scalar governance of nested social-ecological systems in the Guiana Shield, South America

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2015
Linking and analyzing governance of natural resources at different scales requires the development of a conceptual framework for analyzing social-ecological systems that can be easily applied by a range of stakeholders whose interests lie at different ...
Andrea Berardi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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