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Sí se puede: The enduring legacy of Mexico on wine and politics
The cultural significance of the grapevine is undeniable. However, we fail to acknowledge how the grapevine has and continues to influence the most pressing political questions of our time. From the beginning of the Conquest, Indigenous peoples were forced to plant the vine, Spain burned the vines Miguel Hidalgo used to teach the poor, and César Chávez
Daniel H. Chitwood +6 more
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Abstract Managing invasive species is crucial to mitigate their negative impacts on ecosystems, yet conflicts may arise when their social benefits are disregarded. Human pressure on the endemic‐rich forests of São Tomé has been high since the island was discovered by the Portuguese in the 15th century, and numerous species have been introduced.
Martina Panisi +7 more
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Abstract Comma shrimp, or cumaceans, are diverse benthic crustaceans, yet they are one of the groups with the poorest fossil record, hindering our understanding of the evolution of the group in deep time. Here, we describe a new species of fossil comma shrimp, Makrokylindrus itoi sp. nov., from the Plio‐Pleistocene of Japan.
Javier Luque, Sarah Gerken
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International Biological Flora: Ceratonia siliqua
The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) has a long traditional history in Mediterranean cultures providing food for humans and domestic animals. Its remarkable tolerance of drought, salt and fire, with an ability to thrive in poor, dry soils, makes it ideal for a warming Mediterranean climate.
Peter A. Thomas +3 more
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Abstract Although not designed as a social program to redistribute income, the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) has been reducing poverty by providing equal annual payments to nearly all state residents for over 40 years. We examine direct effects of the PFD on Alaska poverty rates since 1990, using US Census and American Community Survey Public ...
Matthew Berman
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Després de la unificació italiana (1861), l’analfabetisme va representar un problema greu que la pobresa econòmica i social, la insuficiència dels edificis escolars i l’escassetat de mestres adequadament qualificats van fer difícil de resoldre.
Brunella Serpe
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En el món ràpidament canviant d’avui en dia cada cop és més evident que l’èxit no està només basat en què sabem o quant sabem, sinó en la nostra habilitat per pensar i actuar de manera creativa.
Eduard Muntaner-Perich
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Desnacionalización, Regímenes Visuales y Resistencia: Gitanos Americanos en Ciudad de México
RESUMEN La idea de que el carácter de los roma es exterior al flujo de la dinámica de los procesos históricos es un organicismo alienante en México y América Latina, pues los regímenes visuales han reproducido estereotipos culturales y raciales excluyentes sobre ellos.
DAVID LAGUNAS
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Maria Montessori’s training in Rome: anthropological studies and aspirations for social reform
Títol : La formació de Maria Montessori a Roma: estudis antropològics i aspiracions a la reforma social Maria Montessori es va llicenciar en medicina a la Universitat de Roma i posteriorment va participar en la investigació amb erudits romans d ...
Furio Pesci
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Using the IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa to inform decision‐making
Abstract The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is an important tool for biological invasion policy and management and has been adopted as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) standard to measure the severity of environmental impacts caused by organisms living outside their native ranges.
Sabrina Kumschick +24 more
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