Historical narrative and wisdom. Towards preaching Esther "for such a time as this" by Arie C. Leder

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The Threat of the Emergence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Positive Pathogens in Canada by Donald E Low, Barbara M Willey, Allison J McGeer

“…However, in the 1990s we are witnessing in North America the development and spread or multiple resistance in Gram-positive pathogens in the hospital selling as well as in the community. …”
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Photography and Archive Fever in Richard Kalinoski’s Beast on the Moon (1995) by Laurence Petit

“…The play, which addresses the 1915 Armenian genocide, revolves around an object which, along with an old coat, works as the one and only familial “archive”, namely a central family photograph whose heads were actually cut out by Aram Tomasian after he witnessed the terrible massacre of his entire Armenian family and fled to America. The family portrait, which in the course of the play suffers both a decapitation and an indirect crucifixion but somehow manages to survive, becomes the repository not just of individual destinies – or of one individual’s destiny – but of the diasporic fate of a whole people, the Armenians.…”
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Fig Psyllid Homotoma ficus (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); Curtain Fig Psyllid Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); and Ficus Leaf-Rolling Psy... by Alexander Tasi, Susan Halbert, Tolulope Morawo

“… This article details three adventive (to North America) psyllid species that feed on ficus. Homotoma ficus (the fig psylla) was noticed first in 1969, and Macrohomotoma gladiata (the curtain fig psyllid) and Trioza brevigenae (the ficus leaf rolling psyllid) were found to be present in 2015 and 2016, respectively. …”
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Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Dale H. Habeck, F. D. Bennett, Christine Miller

“…Since its arrival in the Florida Keys in 1989, this invasive species has become a serious threat to the diversity and abundance of Opuntia cactus in North America. The spread of this moth raises concerns about harm to rare opuntioid species (prickly pear and related cacti), the endangerment of wild opuntioids in the southwestern United States and Mexico, and the consequent effects on entire desert ecosystems and economic hardship for communities in Mexico that cultivate and sell Opuntia. …”
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Blue Morpho Butterfly Morpho peleides Kollar (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by Haleigh A. Ray, Jacqueline Y. Miller

“… The blue morpho butterfly, also known as the peleides blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a brightly colored butterfly abundant in tropical environments in Central and South America. It can be seen flying in open areas such as paths, trails, forest edges, and rivers. …”
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Jogos eletrônicos e cultura mediada por computadores: paradoxos culturais e organizacionais advindos das inovações em tecnologias de informação by Takeyoshi Imasato, Zilá Pedroso Mesquita

“…By presenting a case study of a community formed by Brazilians called Brazilian Power, people who gather to play America¿s Army, an electronic game created by the United States Army, this article analyzes and tries to understand the culture of this organization and to disclose some of the cultural paradoxes resulting from new information technologies.…”
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Heirloom Eggplant Varieties in Florida by Monica Ozores-Hampton

“…It migrated to Egypt during the 9th to 12th centuries AD, the Moors introduced eggplant to the Spanish, who took the eggplant to South America around 1650, and in 1806, Thomas Jefferson introduced the eggplant to the United States after receiving the fruit from a friend in France. …”
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Capitalismo, subdesarrollo y dependencia by Theotonio Dos Santos

“…Este texto retoma la teoría de la dependencia con el fin de analizar las relaciones entre subdesarrollo y desarrollo desde América Latina hacia el sistema mundial. Cuestiona el concepto de desarrollo como algo universal y derivado únicamente de la expansión capitalista que no toma en cuenta las especificidades históricas y sociales de los distintos países. …”
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Chilli Thrips on Blueberries in Florida by Oscar E. Liburd, Babu R. Panthi, Douglas A. Phillips

“… Chilli thrips, (Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood; Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is an economically important pest of vegetable, fruit, and ornamental crops throughout Asia, Africa, Oceania, the Caribbean, and some parts of South America and is an invasive pest in several US states. …”
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La custodia de San Juan Bautista y los primeros devenires franciscanos en el Nuevo Reino de Granada by Antonio José Echeverry Pérez

“…El estudio de la historia religiosa en América debe contemplar la revisión del papel cumplido por las órdenes religiosas dentro de los proyectos de adoctrinamiento e hispanización americanos. …”
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Alternative Opportunities for Small Farms: Peach and Nectarine Production Review by Mercy Olmstead, Jeff Williamson, Jose Chaparro, Tim Crocker

“…Florida produces some of the earliest commercial-quality peaches and nectarines in North America. During the last 10 years, many new, improved peach and nectarine cultivars have been released by the University of Florida. …”
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Televising the Space Race in Francoist Spain: Sebastià Estradé and the “Friends of Outer Space” (1967-1969) by Gorostiza Santiago

“…In the context of the space race, space science became an area of collaboration between the Spanish dictatorship and the United States of America during the 1960s. The Francoist regime leveraged its collaboration in the space race as an internal tool for political legitimization. …”
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Del «extractivismo económico» al «extractivismo epistémico» y «extractivismo ontológico»: una forma destructiva de conocer, ser y estar en el mundo by Ramón Grosfoguel

“…En este trabajo se hace también una crítica a la repetición de patrones coloniales en ciertas teorías descoloniales en América Latina.…”
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Las escrituras del orden (Tentativa de interpretación del siglo XIX en Colombia) by Gilberto Loaiza Cano

“…Aunque nos hemos basado, principalmente en la situación de Colombia, esta perspectiva de análisis puede aplicarse al proceso general vivido por las antiguas posesiones españolas en América.…”
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Interdisciplinary theology as public theology by J. Wentzel van Huyssteen

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Efficacy and Safety of Paromomycin for Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review by Pashupati Pokharel, Rakesh Ghimire, Pratik Lamichhane

“…Visceral leishmaniasis, also known as kala-azar is one of the most commonly neglected tropical diseases affecting a large number of rural and resource-limited people in South Asia, Africa, and South America. Paromomycin, an aminoglycoside drug, is frequently used for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. …”
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Writing Against Culture with Online Poker by Jukka Jouhki

“…When the NHL strike (2004–2005) in North America created an  cute need for television re-scheduling, poker tournaments filled the empty programming slots. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Clinical Approach and Review by Maitreyi Raman, Johane Allard

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of incidental elevation of liver enzymes in North America and Europe. Risk factors for NAFLD include body mass index of 25 kg/m2 or greater, central obesity and diabetes mellitus. …”
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On difference. Lack and politics in Pierre Clastres by Sebastián Barros

“…Finally –and briefly–, the article puts forward a way in which the analysis of contemporary political processes like Latin America populisms or the Indignants Movement in Europe could benefit from Clastres’ conception of politics and difference.…”
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