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Paint It Black or Red: Serious Play in Brazil's Northeast
Abstract This article analyzes a popular, folkloric dance drama in the small city, Laranjeiras, a thriving slave port for its first three centuries. Lambe‐sujo e Caboclinho, dating to the 19th century, depicts the practice of missionized Indigenous people engaged to capture and return fugitive slaves.
Jan Hoffman French
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Abstract Objective Eating disorders (EDs) were once conceptualized as primarily affecting affluent, White women, a misconception that informed research and practice for many years. Abundant evidence now discredits this stereotype, but it is unclear if prevailing “evidence‐based” treatments have been evaluated in samples representative of the diversity ...
C. Blair Burnette +3 more
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Abstract Effective estimation of wildlife population abundance is an important component of population monitoring, and ultimately essential for the development of conservation actions. Diurnal line‐transect surveys are one of the most applied methods for abundance estimations.
Franciany Braga‐Pereira +24 more
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ABSTRACT Humans have used wild furbearers for various purposes for thousands of years. Today, furbearers are sustainably used by the public for their pelts, leather, bones, glands, meat, or other purposes. In North America, contemporary harvest of furbearers has evolved along with trap technologies and societal concerns, and is now highly regulated and
H. Bryant White +13 more
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The Revised German Raw Materials Strategy in the Light of Global Political and Market Developments
Abstract Raw material markets have proven to be challenging in recent years. The so‐called critical raw materials (CRMs), which are required for green technology, have particularly high environmental and supply risks. The revised German raw materials strategy attempts to address challenges of production and supply of CRMs and other mineral‐based raw ...
Marc Schmid
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Controls of forage selective defoliation by sheep in arid rangelands
Abstract Selective grazing by domestic livestock is a major control of plant community structure and dynamics in drylands. However, grazing impact predictions supporting management decisions are frequently based on average biomass consumption, neglecting selectivity.
Gastón R. Oñatibia +3 more
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Análisis comparativo del comportamiento de los agregados pétreos seleccionados por método Bailey y método tradicional utilizados para mezclas asfálticas, generados en las canteras de la ciudad de Pasto-Nariño [PDF]
Como se sabe, las mezclas asfálticas se emplean en la construcción de pavimentos firmes, teniendo la función de proporcionar una superficie de rodamiento cómoda, segura y económica a los usuarios de las vías de comunicación, facilitando la circulación de
Rodríguez Ortega, Edwin Denilson +3 more
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Bailey method evaluation of aggregates gradation selection for hot mix asphalt (HMA)
A presente dissertação tem por objetivo avaliar o método Bailey de seleção granulométrica de agregados para misturas asfálticas, desenvolvido no Departamento de Transportes de Illinois (IDOT) e que vem sendo usado desde o início da década de 80 ...
Cunha, Marcos Bottene
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ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate (1) whether three migratory nightjar species (Family Caprimulgidae) adhere to Bergmann's rule, (2) whether environmental factors on the breeding or wintering grounds determine body size, and (3) which mechanistic hypotheses best explain Bergmannian patterns in body size.
Aaron A. Skinner +28 more
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O Método de volumes finitos baseado em elementos aplicado a problemas de elasticidade [PDF]
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Mecânica, Florianópolis, 2011Nas últimas duas décadas, pesquisas sobre a aplicação de métodos numéricos que utilizam o conceito de ...
Filippini, Gerson
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