Cornsilk Fly, Euxesta stigmatias Loew (Insecta: Diptera: Otitidae) by John L. Capinera

“…It occurs throughout the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Central and South America south to Bolivia and Paraguay, and in Florida. …”
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Apple Maggot, Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Thomas R. Fasulo

“… The apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), also known as the apple maggot fly and “railroad worm,” is native to North America. Originally, it fed on the fruit of wild hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), but then became a primary pest of cultivated apples, especially in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. …”
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La stratégie de la « smart city » au Japon : expérimentations nationales et circulations globales by Raphaël Languillon-Aussel, Nicolas Leprêtre, Benoit Granier

“…The “smart” cities constitute a new urban imaginary which has recently been spreading through the world, in particular in East Asia, North America, and Europe. Is it for all that a new urban model and, in that case, is it a unique and globalized one? …”
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Promessas antológicas: o conto latino-americano contemporâneo a partir de algumas antologias by Wilson Alves-Bezerra

“…What do contemporary anthologies of Latin American literature portray in regards to the ways of reading, organizing and selecting the short contemporary narratives of Latin America? Some issues will be approached, grounded in consi- derations made over three recently published anthologies within this genre -Antologia panamericana ; Os outros: antologia de narrativa argentina contemporânea ; Les bonnes nouvelles de l ́Amérique latine . …”
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Las dificultades del espíritu crítico-científico en una sociedad autoritaria by H.C.F. Mansilla

“…El área andina de América Latina ha experimentado tres grandes corrientes histórico-culturales que han contribuido a moldear la mentalidad colectiva: (1) el legado civilizatorio precolombino, (2) la tradición ibero-católica, y (3) la recepción instrumentalista de la modernidad occidental. …”
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Estimation for a Second-Order Jump Diffusion Model from Discrete Observations: Application to Stock Market Returns by Tianshun Yan, Yanyong Zhao, Shuanghua Luo

“…The empirical analysis of stock market data from North America, Asia, and Europe is provided for illustration.…”
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A cinematographic analysis of English-dubbed Korean films by Miseon Yoon

“…The data comprises 12 original and English-dubbed Korean film DVDs released in North America in the 21st century. Using a multimodal corpus ELAN, the film texts are segmented into individual shots, with the dubbed dialogue analyzed based on shot sizes and sound types. …”
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Rechtsgeschichte und Ordnungsdenken. Zum rechtshistorischen Werk von Paolo Grossi by Thomas Duve

“…His works on the legal history of the Middle Ages and the modern period, not least his critique of the law of the modern age, have been widely received in Europe and Latin America. The article, which is also a tribute to the long-standing member of the Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, reconstructs some aspects of his legal historical work, analyses the close connection between legal history and legal theory in his thought, and asks about the potential of Grossi’s method for legal history today. …”
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Técnica de sexado de pupas de Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): una forma rápida y fácil de sexar para estudios biológicos by Melina ALMADA, Ana NUSSENBAUM

“…El picudo del algodonero, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), es considerado una de las plagas más perjudiciales del cultivo de algodón en América. Muchos estudios requieren la determinación del sexo para lo que se utilizan diferentes técnicas, pero estas tienen limitaciones o requieren cierto entrenamiento previo. …”
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TRAYECTORIAS, SABERES Y CONOCIMIENTOS LOCALES FRENTE A LAS DIFICULTADES DE IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE PROYECTOS SOCIALES by Macarena Perusset

“…In that way, knowledge becomes an instrument of domination and supremacy. Latin America, especially our country, inside this frame turns into a generator of raw materials and take up a stance of dependency of central countries. …”
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El papel de la tributación en el desarrollo económico by Nicholas Kaldor

“…En este ensayo Nicholas Kaldor realiza un análisis profundo sobre las formas de incentivar el desarrollo en los países subdesarrollados, en particular los de América Latina, mediante políticas fiscales que permitan una tributación justa, equitativa y efectiva. …”
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Competing in the Global Solar Photovoltaic Industry: The Case of Taiwan by Yu-Shan Su

“…The top five solar cell supply countries in the world in sequential order are China, Taiwan, the United States of America, Japan, and Germany. The capacity of Taiwanese solar cell production is ranked top two in the globe. …”
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Small Arms and Small Countries: Firearms and the International Security Agenda by Carla Álvarez Velasco

“…At the regional level in Latin America, although important sub-regional differences exist, various regional initiatives have become an important example for other nations around the globe. …”
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Apple Maggot, Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Thomas R. Fasulo

“… The apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh), also known as the apple maggot fly and “railroad worm,” is native to North America. Originally, it fed on the fruit of wild hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), but then became a primary pest of cultivated apples, especially in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. …”
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CRÉDITO DE PROVEEDORES, TAMAÑO DE EMPRESA E INFORMALIDAD by Pablo Cotler

“…La penetración bancaria en México es de las más bajas de América Latina. Asimismo, la importancia relativa del crédito comercial es muy alta. …”
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Problemáticas laborales de México y Brasil en el actual contexto económico by Emma Liliana Navarrete

“…En los últimos lustros América Latina ha sufrido crisis económicas y problemas laborales; cada país ha puesto en práctica estrategias diferentes para alcanzar la recuperación económica, la estabilidad y el dinamismo en sus mercados. …”
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A cultura em questões by Caleb Faria Alves

“…This article addresses, comparatively, the content of this term – explicit or not –in some of these surveys in Brazil and Latin America. Our first goal is to highlight the assumptions used to qualify and measure the consumption of cultural goods contained in the polls – in other words, to which extent this consumption is linked to culture itself –, identifying whether culture is treated as an autonomous field or as an accessory to concerns that are external to it. …”
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Brazil: Between the Alternative Modernity and the Alternative to Modernity by Thiago Aguiar Simim, Daniel Carvalho Ferreira

“…The critique of these two perspectives sheds light on the particular position of Brazil: on one hand, its situation can be analyzed from the broad perspective of Latin America; or on the contrary, the country presents peculiarities that make difficult the task of making a simple overview. …”
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Les politiques interculturelles au Mexique : du révisionnisme historique à une nouvelle histoire officielle ? by Miriam Hernández Reyna

“…Since the adoption of multiculturalism in the 1990s in Latin America, new intercultural policies and institutions for people considered as indigenous have been implemented. …”
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Los movimientos sociales desde la perspectiva de las mujeres y pueblos indígenas. Un análisis desde la jurisprudencia de la Corte Constitucional colombiana by Gerardo A. Durango Álvarez

“…Las luchas de los pueblos indígenas de América Latina por sus derechos ancestrales, así como las reivindicaciones emprendidas por las mujeres sobre la equidad e igualdad material entre hombres y mujeres, han incidido de manera notoria en temas cruciales como la participación política en la toma de decisiones que les afectan, en exigir una mayor inclusión en las políticas sociales, en la lucha por el reconocimiento y garantía de sus derechos fundamentales y en los debates sobre la perspectiva de género, etc.…”
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