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The provost position or «prebostad» was one of the emblems of the political organizations of the southern Basque towns. This position was closely linked to both the tax and executive functions; therefore, the access to this post brought a fast promotion ...
Imanol VÍTORES CASADO
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National Relics: Secular Sacrality, Museums, and Heritage‐Making in Nineteenth‐Century Chile
ABSTRACT This article examines how objects and bodily remains are transformed and ritualized into national relics through collecting and exhibiting practices in museums. Focusing on nineteenth‐century Chile, it draws on archival sources, material culture theory, and the anthropology of religion to argue that objects associated with Chile's nation‐state
Hugo Rueda Ramírez
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Amaranth has been of interest for its nutritional quality and its multiple benefits; however, there is little research on its toxicological effect. This work studied antinutritional compounds, the cytotoxic and genotoxic effect in the Amaranthus protein ...
Carmen Valadez-Vega +8 more
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ABSTRACT In this contribution to the study of pygmy grasshoppers, a new genus is described, which inhabits the high Andean forests and páramos surrounding the Bogotá Savannah, Colombia. Bogotattetix Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, gen. nov. includes a new species, Bogotattetix chingazaensis Cadena‐Castañeda, García‐García & Tavares, sp. nov.
Oscar J. Cadena‐Castañeda +4 more
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Abstract After the Second World War, family allowances became a cornerstone of social spending in western Europe. Whilst religion is often highlighted as a driver of this policy, the role of political Catholicism remains contested, particularly in southern Europe.
Guillem Verd‐Llabrés
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Summary Gastric outflow obstruction (GOO) occasionally requires surgical intervention in foals when medical management fails. Current literature lacks consensus on several surgical decisions, with most comprehensive reports dating back over a decade. Critical aspects—including jejunal loop orientation and necessity of jejunojejunostomy—remain debated ...
P. Fernández Hernández +8 more
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Balancing bossism: State expansion in the face of elite capture
Abstract Central states have often relied on local elites to implement policies in peripheral areas. These strategies may allow otherwise weak states to impose their directives, but they can also be inefficient, particularly when a single elite commands total control over local politics (monopolist capture).
Anna F. Callis, Christopher L. Carter
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Una de las cuestiones más relevantes del reformismo borbónico en la España del siglo XVIII fue la construcción de una Real Hacienda más fuerte y más burocratizada, y uno de los pasos más importantes de este proceso general de modernización del Estado fue
Rafael Escobedo
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Manuel San Juan de Santa Cruz: gobernador, latifundista y capitán de guerra de la frontera norte
Por medio del análisis de los papeles personales de un poderoso hacendado y hombre de armas, combinado con el estudio del funcionamiento de un gran latifundio, en este caso, Manuel de San Juan de Santa Cruz y la hacienda de Encinillas, vemos cómo la ...
Salvador Álvarez
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