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Power Unleashed: Theorizing a Weak Ecology of Checks and Balances and Its Consequences. A Case From the Global South

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article theorizes about weak checks and balances (C&B) and its plausible consequences. Drawing on empirical data from over 1100 municipal officials in Mexico, the study examines how executive dominance over three key institutions—the local council, internal comptroller offices, and human resources offices—facilitates consequences ...
Oliver Meza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variación genética de Balmea stormiae (Rubiaceae) en el centro-occidente de México

open access: yesActa Botanica Mexicana, 2022
Antecedentes y Objetivos: Los individuos de Balmea stormiae (Rubiaceae) son árboles o arbustos hemiepífitos que habitan malpaíses con bosques de pino-encino en poblaciones disyuntas en Centroamérica y México.
Dulce Karina Mejía-Jiménez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Creativity Under Pressure: A Case Study of Drug Cartel Innovation

open access: yesThe Journal of Creative Behavior, Volume 60, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines drug cartels as creative, innovation‐driven organizations rather than solely violent criminal enterprises. Building on creativity research applied to terrorist groups, we use a qualitative case study approach—drawing from news reports, official documents, open‐source materials, and academic work—to analyze 10 cases of ...
Isaac J. Moelter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Una aproximación interdisciplinar al problema de la violencia: el caso de Michoacán, c. 1940-1980

open access: yesOficio, Revista de Historia e Interdisciplina, 2018
Con una aproximación al problema de la violencia en Michoacán, el presente ensayo pretende reflexionar sobre la naturaleza de la interdisciplinariedad desde la sociología y la historia tanto en el plano teórico como en el práctico.
Enrique Guerra Manzo
doaj   +1 more source

Epizootics of entomopathogenic fungi at overwintering sites of Oebalus mexicana Sailer (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) from Western Mexico

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2022
Background Oebalus mexicana Sailer (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an important pest of sorghum in Central-Western Mexico. In addition to damaging the grain, it is a vector of the panicle blight, Fusarium moniliforme. Oebalus mexicana hibernates at > 2200 m
Hipolito Cortez-Madrigal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a low-cost solar cooker for nixtamalization of maize based on multi-composite geometry

open access: yesCase Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022
The objective of this study was to fabricate a solar oven for nixtamalization of maize endemic to Michoacán, Mexico, and then evaluate its performance. Based on the geometry of compound parabolic concentrators.
Hermelinda Servín-Campuzano   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Between Borderisation and Multi/Transterritoriality: Dilemmas of Decolonising Territory in Abya Yala/Afro/Latin America

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT This article addresses the issue of territory in Abya Yala/Afro/Latin America from a decolonial perspective and through the links and contradictions between the processes we call borderisation and multi or trans‐territorialisation, emphasising, in this case, the multiplicity of territory as an instrument of struggle and re‐existence, where ...
Rogério Haesbaert
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal and morphological eruption characteristics of lava flows from the Holocene La Taza monogenetic cone obtained from petrology and LiDAR imagery (Michoacán, Mexico)

open access: yesVolcanica
The Holocene La Taza andesitic volcano is one of over 1000 volcanic centers located within the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field (MGVF) in central-western Mexico. La Taza (~8500–8200 yr BP) represents one possible eruption style within the field, with
Geoffrey A Lerner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Petrogenesis of mafic-intermediate magmatism of the Michoacán–Guanajuato volcanic field in Western Mexico. A geochemical review

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science, 2022
The Michoacán–Guanajuato volcanic field (MGVF) in the western Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt is one of the largest and most diverse monogenetic volcanic fields in the world holding more than 1200 volcanic vents.
Darío Torres-Sánchez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Site Amplification Approaches in PSRA: Insights From Five Different Cities

open access: yesEarthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 4, November 2026.
Regional and national seismic hazard models used in probabilistic seismic risk analysis often rely on generalized proxy‐based site terms to account for ground shaking amplification. This can result in coarse representations of site response, which can introduce bias or additional uncertainty in the associated risk results.
Julián Montejo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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