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Delipidisation of wool fibres and the subsequent beneficial properties of delipidised wool fibres
Coloration Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Wool fibres are complex matrices of proteins and fatty acids/lipids found both internally and externally. 18‐methyleicosanoic acid (18‐MEA) is covalently bound to the surface of the fibre via a thio‐ester link, and is considered one of the most important lipids as it is responsible for the hydrophobic properties of wool fibres.
Jamie A. Hawkes, David M. Lewis
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Francisco de Toledo, admirador y émulo de la «tiranía» inca
, 2011 Viceroy Francisco de Toledo (1569-81) both reviled and admired the Incas. Surprisingly, he identified exactly the same aspects of their rule to praise and to condemn.
Ravi Mumford, Jeremy
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El Qhapaqñan entre Atacama y Lípez The Qhapaqñan between Atacama and Lípez
Intersecciones en Antropología, 2006 Este trabajo describe tramos de dos ramales del Qhapaqñan que comunican el desierto de Atacama (Región de Antofagasta, Chile) con el Altiplano de Lípez (Departamento Potosí, Bolivia).
Axel E. Nielsen +2 more
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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An update on the landscape of collagen bioactive fragments
The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.The remodeling of the extracellular matrix releases collagen bioactive fragments, which exert molecular functions and regulate numerous biological processes via several signaling pathways. Here, we summarize the latest findings describing the roles of major bioactive fragments from collagens I, IV, VI, and XVIII in various physiological and ...
Sylvie Ricard‐Blum, Julie Fradette
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Local Elites in Chile's Pisco Valley: Dispossession, Legal Mobilisation and Intertwined Citizenship
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In countries in the Global South, citizenship is often closely tied to access to water and land ownership. In Latin America, the literature has primarily explored social mobilisation and identity reconfiguration in response to development‐driven processes of land and water dispossession affecting peasants, rural and Indigenous communities ...
Chloé Nicolas‐Artero
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Formaciones sociales en el noroeste argentino: variabilidad prehispánica en el surandino durante el Periodo de Desarrollos Regionales y el estado Inca [PDF]
, 2015 Hasta 1993, cuando se editó el libro Inca Provincial Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Assessment of the Impact of the Inca State (Malpass ed. 1993), seguido por Distant Provinces in the Inca Empire: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Inca Imperialism ...
Williams, Veronica Isabel
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aims To describe and compare institutional patterns of vascular access device use, dwell time, and failure, and to explore their implications for nursing practice. Design Retrospective multicentre observational cohort study. Methods Routinely collected nursing records of vascular access device insertion and removal were analysed from seven ...
Ismael Fernández‐Fernández +8 more
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Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.Abstract In many low‐ and middle‐income countries, social insurance provides basic pension benefits with limited cover for illness and care costs, while private insurance markets are underdeveloped. Using an online survey of retirement portfolio choices in urban China, we examined the stated demand for longevity, critical illness, and long‐term care ...
Cheng Wan +3 more
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Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.Abstract An unusual chondritic xenolith was found in two sequentially prepared thin sections of a sample from the Krymka (LL3.2) chondrite. The xenolith has a rounded, slightly deformed shape of about 5 mm in apparent diameter and is partially surrounded by a double rim made of an inner fine‐grained silicate‐rich rim and an outer sulfide‐rich rim.
Aelita Girich +6 more
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