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Energy Colonialism Powers the Ongoing Unnatural Disaster in Puerto Rico

Frontiers in Communication, 2018
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane María made landfall in Puerto Rico. Blasting the Caribbean archipelago with 155-mile/h winds, this, in many ways, unnatural disaster exposed the brutal consequences of energy colonialism and an extractivist economy, as ...
Catalina M. de Onís
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluating land–sea linkages using land cover change and coral reef monitoring data: A case study from northeastern Puerto Rico

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Land cover change that leads to increased nutrient and sediment runoff is an important driver of change in coral reef ecosystems. In this study, we combined satellite remote sensing and field monitoring to assess concomitant changes in watershed land cover and coral cover in northeastern Puerto Rico in 2000–2015.
Pirta Palola, Sasha Hills, Simon J. Pittman, Edwin A. Hernández‐Delgado, Antoine Collin, Lisa M. Wedding   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) [PDF]

, 2008
The bee fauna of the Greater Puerto Rico area was studied. A review of the previous relevant studies is presented. An annotated catalog and information about the origin and distributional patterns are also provided.
Franz, Nico M., Genaro, Julio A.
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Spontaneous CP Violation [PDF]

, 1998
In this talk I begin with some general discussion of the history of CP violation, then move on to aspects of the aspon model including the production of new particles at LHC, implications for B decay, generalized Cabibbo mixing and a reevaluation of kaon
Frampton, Paul H.
core   +3 more sources

Benefit Corporations and B‐Corps: A State‐of‐the‐Art Review Through Bibliometric and Content Analyses

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable practices and shareholder value often come into conflict, yet Benefit Corporations (BCs) and B‐Corps combine these goals into a single core mission. While previous literature reviews exist, this study offers a current, cross‐disciplinary perspective, highlighting the strengths and critical aspects of BCs and B‐Corps through ...
Laura Ferraro, Franco Ernesto Rubino, Giovanna Crocco, Eleonora De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesis of Novel Heterocyclic Ferrocenyl Chalcones and Their Biological Evaluation

ACS Omega, 2023
Ámbar M. Alsina-Sánchez, Sebastián Montalvo-Vázquez, Nilmary Grafals-Ruiz, Carmen Acosta, Emily M. Ormé, Israel Rodríguez, Sara M. Delgado-Rivera, Arthur D. Tinoco, Suranganie Dharmawardhane, Ingrid C. Montes-González   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hurricanes and the Environmental Justice Island: Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico

Environmental Justice, 2018
This article presents an overview of our research team's disaster response to the massive destruction of Hurricanes, Irma and Maria, in September 2017, in light of the 120-year colonial legacy and long-term, widespread environmental contamination in ...
P. Brown, C. M. V. Vega, Colleen B. Murphy, Michael Welton, Héctor R Torres, Zaira Rosario, A. Alshawabkeh, J. Cordero, I. Padilla, J. Meeker   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Mixed Reception of the \u3cem\u3eHamilton\u3c/em\u3e Premiere in Puerto Rico [PDF]

, 2019
In this article originally published in The Atlantic, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner wonders about the challenges of premiering the famed Broadway musical, Hamilton, during a time of political discord in the aftermath of 2017\u27s Hurricane Maria, in Puerto ...
Pollack-Pelzner, Daniel
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Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Basis of Simalikalactone D Sensitivity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells

Biomolecules
Background/Objective: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer (BC) lacking targeted therapies and characterized by high tumor heterogeneity.
Annelis O. Sánchez-Álvarez, Joshua Nieves-Reyes, Gabriel Borges-Vélez, Josué Pérez-Santiago, Misael Rivera-García, Stella Alicea-Ayala, Claudia Ospina-Millan, Fatima Valiyeva, Pablo E. Vivas-Mejia   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source