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Food assessment for pesticide's contamination in Chugchilán parish crops in Cotopaxi (Ecuador)
Abstract The objective of this study is to evaluate the contamination by pesticides in food grown in the parish of Chugchilán. From 258 families that were part of the main project, a sub‐sample of 26 families was obtained and, for each of them, a sample of food was extracted and evaluated by chromatographic methods.
Augusto César Oviedo‐Chávez +5 more
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A New Priest for a New Society? The Masculinity of the Priesthood in Liberal Spain*
This study examines the formation of the ideal of the “good parish priest” as a means for the Catholic Church to recover its social influence in the Spain that emerged from the liberal revolutions of the early nineteenth century. It makes use of the concept of masculinity as a resource for illuminating the forms of authority and social relationships ...
María Cruz Romeo Mateo
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Abstract In this paper, we try to understand what the main causes of food losses (FLs) are. Our results show that producers' education and experience and the number of years in which a producer has been involved in the production of a specific crop are significantly correlated with reduction in FL.
Luciana Delgado +2 more
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Tithe and the Cathedrals of Spain and England at the end of the Middle Ages [PDF]
El artículo realiza un estudio comparado entre los sistemas de recaudación del diezmo español e inglés a finales de la Edad Media, tomando como referencia la administración del Cabildo Catedral de Sevilla y del monasterio de la Catedral de Durham. Los
Dodds, Ben +1 more
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The exploitation of new wilderness areas with crops is increasing and traditional crop substitution has been modified by new more productive crops. The results show the anthropogenic disturbance effect on the sandflies population and Leishmania transmission in endemic areas of Venezuela.
Elsa Nieves +10 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in an Indigenous Kariña Community in Eastern Venezuela
We investigated the seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in an indigenous Kariña population in eastern Venezuela. A total of 175 serum samples were collected in the community of Piñantal during February 2009. Interviews targeting socioeconomic and environmental factors associated with the T. cruzi transmission were also conducted. Samples were
Mariolga Berrizbeitia +10 more
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The Ephemeroptera fauna in Venezuela is poorly known, as is also the case in others areas in South America. Recently, two studies increased from 33 to 50 the number of species recorded in Venezuela. The objective of the present study is to report for the first time in Venezuela the following species: Baetodes levis; Camelobaetidius edmundsi; Fallceon ...
Paulo Vilela Cruz +4 more
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Abstract The expansion and intensification of human activities have increased interactions between people and wildlife. Interactions involving bears and other large carnivores are complex and can lead to conflicts. Promoting positive coexistence requires managing information, which is not always available.
Roxana Rojas‐VeraPinto +2 more
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Integrating technology and environmental data to predict mismanaged plastic waste in a watershed
Abstract Comprehensive methods for estimating mismanaged waste accumulation in the environment are limited, especially in the Global South, and new technologies are urgently needed. Here, we applied the Azure system, a physical floating barrier designed to retain and extract river floating waste while providing observational data of mismanaged waste ...
Lara M. Pinheiro +10 more
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Sentidos e indicios de vida de las prácticas religiosas urbanas de las mujeres laicas. Estudio de casos: parroquia santa maría de la paz y parroquia San Nicolás de Bari pastoral urbana, 2011-2012. [PDF]
La investigación enfoca los sentidos e indicios de vida de las prácticas religiosas de las mujeres que asisten a dos parroquias de la ciudad: Santa María de la Paz, ubicada en los barrios del noroeste, y San Nicolás de Bari, emplazada en la zona ...
Altamirano, Laura +6 more
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