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Spies, Assassins, and Statesmen in Mexico’s Cold War
European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2017 Book Review Essay Eclipse of the Assassins. The CIA, Imperial Politics, and the Slaying of Mexican Journalist Manuel Buendía, by Russell H. Bartley and Sylvia Erickson Bartley. University of Wisconsin Press, 2015. Mexico’s Cold War.
Wil G. Pansters
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The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
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ChemistryOpen, EarlyView.Synthesized decapeptides were designed and validated by in silico studies. They have significantly exhibited anticancer potential against breast cancer and MCF‐7 cell line. The above illustration specifies the synthetic pathway, biological screening, and the mode of action of the peptide in blocking the pathways responsible for the growth of cancer ...
Sunil Tivari +7 more
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Inter-American Memories: Frances Toor, Alma Reed and the Mexican Cultural Renaissance
Les Cahiers de Framespa, 2017 This article discusses the lives and cultural projects of Frances Toor and Alma Reed, two US women who traveled to Mexico shortly after the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920).
Michael K. Schuessler
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La devoción del salvaje. Religiosidad zapatista y silencio gráfico
L'Ordinaire des Amériques, 2015 During the official period of the Mexican Revolution, 1910 – 1919, the armed movement headed by Emiliano Zapata was a permanent subject for photographers working for the Press in Mexico City. Except for the short period of the Conventionist Government in
Ariel Arnal
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Wheat breeding approaches for designing wheat to thrive in a warmer world
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Wheat is a vital food crop, accounting for approximately 20% of daily calories and protein consumed worldwide. However, modern‐day wheat is under pressure from global change. The improvement rate of wheat yields is not keeping up with the demand of our growing population. Furthermore, abiotic and biotic stressors are becoming more prevalent. This paper
Jake Hill, Surbhi Grewal, Stella Edwards
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Los indígenas: ¿víctimas o actores de la construcción del Estado-Nación?
Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2015 When observing mexicain paintings and engravings made and after the revolution and comparing them to those produced during the governments of Porfirio Díaz, one can perceive how the history of a nation conceived as half-blood was built and simplified ...
Helia Bonilla, Marie Lecouvey
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Herbaria worldwide hold centuries of plant data that are key to understanding and protecting biodiversity; however, even with increased digital access, differences in plant naming systems make it difficult to compare records. We developed a semi‐automated workflow that standardises species names and organises herbaria records from multiple institutions
Brandon Samuel Whitley +17 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Large palynological collections have been built over decades and contain vital information. However, they are often difficult to access and use effectively. What is the point of having such collections if they are not fully utilizable? To solve this problem, we digitized the Smithsonian palynological collection using both light and confocal microscopy.
Carlos Jaramillo +37 more
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Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2018 This article represents a relative history in the establishment of the scout movement in Mexico. It is to be shown that movement promotions by the Mexican government started at the end of the XIX century until 1929.
Ivonne Meza Huacuja
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