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Selenium Speciation in the Fountain Creek Watershed (Colorado, USA) Correlates with Water Hardness, Ca and Mg Levels

Molecules, 2017
The environmental levels of selenium (Se) are regulated and strictly enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of the toxicity that Se can exert at high levels. However, speciation plays an important role in the overall toxicity of Se,
James S. Carsella, Irma Sánchez-Lombardo, Sandra J. Bonetti, Debbie C. Crans   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

¡El pueblo ayuda al pueblo!

Anthropologica
Nos preguntamos ¿cómo fue posible que el Comando Matico lograra una respuesta tan rápida y eficaz en un contexto de confusión y miedo ante la muerte? Planteamos comprender la manera en que Comando Matico logró manejar la crisis de la pandemia, como una instancia de afirmación cultural y política desde la cual actualizaron los saberes ancestrales ...
openaire   +2 more sources

The Shadow Presence of U.S. Models of Parental Involvement in Postcolonial Multilingual Language and Literacy Reforms in Western Highland Mayan Rural School Districts in Guatemala

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study offers a critique of imperialist relations implicit in U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) pedagogical texts and capacity‐building resources designed to support decolonial Indigenous Mayan language and literacy instruction.
Jennifer F. Reynolds
wiley   +1 more source

Frequency of cannabis use and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a cross-sectional analysis of the Colorado cannabis users health cohort

Journal of Cannabis Research
Background Cannabis is commonly used as a self-prescribed treatment for anxiety and depression, but few studies have evaluated these associations using both validated mental health scales and biological cannabinoid markers.
Christine M. Steeger, Poojashree Tandukar, Karin F. Hoth, Mark Aloia, Fred Wamboldt, Peter Castaldi, Sunita Sharma, Nancy Lorenzon, Laura E. Crotty Alexander, Jost Klawitter, Cristina Sempio, Gregory L. Kinney, Meghan D. Althoff, Gina R. Kruse, Russell P. Bowler   +14 more
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Quantification of Thermal Acclimation in Immune Functions in Ectothermic Animals

Biology
This short review focuses on current experimental designs to quantify immune acclimation in animals. Especially in the face of rapidly changing thermal regimes, thermal acclimation of immune function has the potential to impact host–pathogen ...
Franziska C. Sandmeier
doaj   +1 more source

Home sweet harm: Confinement and tranquilidad in post‐asylum Peru

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how Peru's Community Mental Health (CMH) model contributes to the exclusion and home confinement of mentally ill individuals. Based on the experience of a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia and her mother, I show how CMH's emphasis on community‐based care often fails in practice, as neighbors respond to people with mental
Julio Villa‐Palomino
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical defense responses of upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. to physical wounding

Plant Direct, 2019
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) produces terpenoid aldehydes (TAs) that protect the plant from microbial and insect infestations. Foliar TAs include plus (+)‐ and minus (−)‐gossypol, hemigossypolone, and heliocides.
Sang‐Hyuck Park, Jodi Scheffler, Brian Scheffler, Charles L. Cantrell, Christopher S. Pauli   +4 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of 12‐Lead ECG Algorithms for Accessory Pathway Localization in WPW: A Meta‐Analysis

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome, accurate localization of accessory pathways before catheter ablation can improve procedural planning and efficiency. Several 12‐lead electrocardiographic (ECG) algorithms have been proposed, but their diagnostic performance has not been consistently established.
Elsayed S. Moubarak, Ahmed Farid Gadelmawla, Almothana Manasrah, Anas Mansour, Mohamed S. Elgendy, Omar Elkoumi, Husam Abu Suilik, Suhaib El Khatib, Naser Albekaen, Ahmed Moustafa, Rania Samir, Islam Saboukh, Nadica Trajkovska, Angeliki Darma, Vanessa Sciacca, Thomas Fink, Moneeb Khalaph, Christian Sohns, Philipp Sommer, Hassan El‐Shirbiny   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equity How and Equity for Whom? Incorporating Equity Into Local Government Budgeting Processes

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social equity is politically polarized, with advocates contending that it is a governance mandate and opponents claiming that it promotes reverse discrimination and inefficiencies. When implementing policies and programs, local bureaucrats must maneuver within this legal, ethical, normative, and political battlefield.
Alexis R. Kennedy, Youngsung Kim, Taryn Moran   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weaponizing Kinship: A Demographic Analysis of Bereavement in the Colombian Conflict

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The ongoing Colombian armed conflict has produced widespread homicides and enforced disappearances, as armed actors used violence to terrorize communities and consolidate power. Family bereavement—one of the most pervasive and enduring consequences of this violence—remains critically understudied from a quantitative perspective.
Enrique Acosta, Diego Alburez‐Gutierrez, Maria Gargiulo, Catalina Torres   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source