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Mobilizing religious differences and terrorism, negotiating civil rights in Egypt
Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 84-101, Spring 2023., 2023 Abstract The Egyptian state's publication of its first National Human Rights Strategy 2021–2026 (NHRS) (2021) on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks came at the crossroads of Western pressure to improve human rights and the state's use of counterterrorism to silence voices.
Nevine Abraham
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Energies, 2017 Recently, many researchers have proved that the electrification of the transport sector is a key for reducing both the emissions of green-house pollutants and the dependence on oil for transportation.
Arturo Valdivia-Gonzalez +5 more
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Between the Museum and the Street: Roberto Matta's Works in Chile during the Unidad Popular
Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 42, Issue 2, Page 220-232, April 2023., 2023 This article seeks to contribute to the study of the work Roberto Matta made in Chile in the early 1970s by focusing on a series of painted arpilleras made at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and El primer gol del pueblo chileno, a mural created in collaboration with the muralist group Brigada Ramona Parra.
Paulina Caro Troncoso
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Dystopian Eugenics and Mestizo Futurisms in Eduardo Urzaiz's Eugenia
Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 6-20, January 2023., 2023 Set in 2218, the novel Eugenia envisions a contradictory utopian and dystopian future premised upon eugenical engineering. Here, I analyse Urzaiz's vision of the beginnings of eugenics in Mexico. Ultimately, I argue that Villautopia is presented as ever‐vigilant and always responding to threats of degeneracy and social disorder, which accurately the ...
R. Sanchez‐Rivera
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Energies, 2017 Solar energy is used worldwide to alleviate the daily increasing demands for electric power. Photovoltaic (PV) cells, which are used to convert solar energy into electricity, can be represented as equivalent circuit models, in which a series of ...
Arturo Valdivia-González +5 more
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In vivo anti-inflammatory activity of M116, one extract obtained from the marine bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2023 Context: Marine organisms are sources of compounds with anti-inflammatory activity, many of them derived from the secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms. Aims: To evaluate the possible anti-inflammatory effect of M116, an extract obtained by
Ivones Hernández-Balmaseda +6 more
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Jean Louis Vastey y la revolución epistemológica haitiana [PDF]
Anuario de la Escuela de Historia, 2020 Jean Louis Vastey (1781-1820) fue uno de los principales pensadores del proceso revolucionario haitiano, con una prolífica y abundante obra teórico-conceptual que produjo fundamentalmente entre los años 1814 y 1819. Este artículo busca recuperar su figura como parte de aquellas voces pioneras que pensaban críticamente desde el Sur discutiendo y ...
Balbuena, Yamila, Bruschetti, Lucas
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An Improved Crow Search Algorithm Applied to Energy Problems
Energies, 2018 The efficient use of energy in electrical systems has become a relevant topic due to its environmental impact. Parameter identification in induction motors and capacitor allocation in distribution networks are two representative problems that have strong
Primitivo Díaz +6 more
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An Algorithm for Global Optimization Inspired by Collective Animal Behavior
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2012 A metaheuristic algorithm for global optimization called the collective animal behavior (CAB) is introduced. Animal groups, such as schools of fish, flocks of birds, swarms of locusts, and herds of wildebeest, exhibit a variety of behaviors including ...
Erik Cuevas +4 more
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Rotational-Shearing-Interferometer Response for a Star-Planet System without Star Cancellation
Applied Sciences, 2021 The Rotational Shearing Interforometer has been proposed for direct detection of extra-solar planets. This interferometer cancels the star radiation using destructive interference.
Beethoven Bravo-Medina +3 more
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