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ABSTRACT Native to America, the pineapple—Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.—delighted the Europeans who came across it. The fruit was mentioned by the voyagers and missionaries who observed and tasted it in the Americas and, from the 1500s onwards, infused reports, chronicles and natural history treatises with colour and flavour.
Teresa Nobre de Carvalho
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Are Less Affluent People Less Likely to Run for Political Office?
Abstract In almost all democracies, elected officials are better off than most of the citizens they represent. Recent research has shown that this descriptive misrepresentation is partly due to voter and party bias against less well‐off candidates. In this paper, we explore a third possible explanation: Are less affluent people less likely to run for ...
Pirmin Bundi, Reto Wüest
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Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
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Interindividual variability in static apnoea performance is partly explained by genetic factors
Abstract A large interindividual variability exists in maximal apnoea duration and the physiological adjustments that occur during apnoea. Although a few genes have been found to be associated with some of the cardiovascular responses during apnoea, the extent to which genetic and environmental factors contribute to individual differences in apnoea ...
Anastasios Makris +5 more
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Nuevas estelas romanas de la provincia de Zamora
RESUMEN: Recientes descubrimientos y nuevas lecturas e interpretaciones de estelas funerarias romanas halladas en la provincia de Zamora y conservadas, en su mayoría, en el Museo Provincial.ABSTRACT: New discoveries and interpretations about nine Roman ...
José Antonio ABASÓLO ÁLVAREZ +1 more
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Daily fluctuations in adolescents’ political stress
Abstract This study explored adolescents' daily political stress during the 2024 US election and how proximal and distal factors shaped stress. Participants completed surveys for 20 consecutive days before, during, and after the election. At baseline, they reported perceptions of peer and family election‐related experiences and anticipated election ...
Jacqueline Cerda‐Smith +3 more
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ABSTRACT Declining alcohol consumption both in New Zealand and globally has increased interest in no‐ and low‐alcohol (NOLO) wines; however, limited research has examined how alcohol level influences consumer responses. This study investigated how alcohol content (0%, 6%, and 13%) affected such responses for Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, and Merlot ...
Kylie Ng Pei Xuan +3 more
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Diversos distúrbios metabólicos que se manifestam de forma grave e precoce podem ter sua história natural substancialmente alterada pela introdução de um tratamento em sua fase pré-clínica. O diagnóstico pré-sintomático só é possível com a realização de testes de triagem populacional em recém-nascidos.
Souza, Carolina Fischinger Moura de +2 more
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This study reports on ecohydroclimatological research along the Catacocha-Zamora transect in the provinces of Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador. Mean annual precipitation varies between 400 mm in Catamayo, along the study transect, to 2 200 mm in Zamora,
Fernando Oñate Valdivieso +1 more
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ABSTRACT This article explores how documentary film constructs responsibility for environmental harm in response to the Argentine Supreme Court's 2008 ruling on the polluted Matanza‐Riachuelo river basin. Through an interdisciplinary dialogue between socio‐legal, film and cultural studies, the analysis explores how three documentaries envisage ...
Oliver Wilson‐Nunn
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