Kulturelle Alterität als Exilerfahrung by Sabina Becker

“…Based on autobiographical testimonies and memoirs, the article sheds light on Döblin’s encounters with America as well as on his paradigmatic role as an eminent representative of literary modernism and urbanism.…”
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The Pecan Truffle (Tuber lyonii): A Gourmet Truffle Native to the Southeastern United States by Arthur C. Grupe, Timothy Brenneman, Gregory Bonito, Matthew E. Smith

“…The “pecan truffle” (Tuber lyonii) is an edible truffle species, native to eastern North America. This fungus lives in a mutually beneficial relationship with the roots of some trees, including species of oak, hazelnut, and hickory trees, as well as the cultivated pecan tree. …”
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Yellow Sugarcane Aphid, Sipha flava (Forbes) (Insecta: Heteroptera: Aphididae) by Gregg S. Nuessly

“…Sipha includes 12 species of grass feeders, at least four of which occur in North America north of Mexico. The yellow sugarcane aphid causes damage to sorghum, sugarcane and several species of pasture grass (Median-Gaud et al. 1965, Kindler and Dalrymple 1999). …”
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Comparative analysis of American and Russian political discourse: A discourse analysis study by Monika Kopik

“…The analysis has been conducted to answer the following research questions: (1) What are the linguistic methods of referring to social and political traditions in America and Russia? (2) Do the linguistic strategies differ depending on the political discourse? …”
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Usages participatifs des technologies et désir d’émancipation : une articulation fragile et paradoxale by Serge Proulx

“…Since the 1970s, the question of democratic participation has been tackled by communication scholars in both Europe and North America. We suggest some avenues of research for articulating the participative usage of digital technologies – considered simultaneously as facilitators for emancipation and for alienation – and, on the other hand, a set of individual and social practices aimed at the construction of a cognitive democracy. …”
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Small Cell Lung Cancer with Positive Anti-Hu Antibodies Presenting as Gastroparesis by David N Moskovitz, Kenneth V Robb

“…Lung cancer is the most common cancer in North America. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) represents 15% to 25% of lung cancers. …”
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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis Refractory to First-Line Treatment by Walter Belda, Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero, Ana Thereza Stradioto Casolato

“…Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection endemic in Latin America and has been attributed to the thermodimorphic fungus of the genus Sporothrix. …”
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Zombie Fly (suggested common name) Apocephalus borealis Brues (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae) by Nicole Casuso, Ashley N. Mortensen, James D. Ellis

“… The zombie fly is primarily a parasitoid of bumble bees and wasps in North America. In 2012, Dr. John Hafernik and his colleagus at San Francisco State University discovered that Apocephalus borealis also parasitizes honey bees. …”
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Blueberry Varieties for Florida by Jeffrey G. Williamson, Paul M. Lyrene

“… Blueberries are native to eastern North America. They are one of the few crop plants that originated here. …”
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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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Une visite de Natal dans le sillage des avions français by François Weigel

“…This flight certainly represents the apogee of the line between Europe and South America, concretizing the central place that Natal occupied in the French air system during the 1920s and 1930s, at the time of the pioneers of commercial aviation. …”
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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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¿A qué llamamos mapuches? by Rodolfo Casamiquela

“…Una lengua estupenda, por lo demás, de tal riqueza y sonoridad que habría de constituir la clave de la exitosa expansión de la cultura mpuche en el sur de la América del Sur. Ello a partir de un foco de origen relativamente muy pequeño, aunque densamente poblado, entre los ríos Toltén y Bío-Bío, en el sur del actual Chile (continental). …”
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Zombie Fly (suggested common name) Apocephalus borealis Brues (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae) by Nicole Casuso, Ashley N. Mortensen, James D. Ellis

“… The zombie fly is primarily a parasitoid of bumble bees and wasps in North America. In 2012, Dr. John Hafernik and his colleagus at San Francisco State University discovered that Apocephalus borealis also parasitizes honey bees. …”
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Topografías variables del poder: las relaciones entre movimientos sociales y el Estado argentino en dos tiempos by Virginia Manzano

“…Over the 1990s, Latin America became a privileged scenario for both the implementation of neoliberal policies and the emergence of intense social protests that challenged those programs of structural adjustment and austerity. …”
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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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Revisitando las fuentes y conceptos fundamentales de la filosofía de Heráclito by Carlos Olmos

“…Se esboza los principales estudios sobre el oscuro, haciendo una especial mención a los estudios en América Latina,  como a su vez una breve descripción sobre conceptos fundamentales del oscuro de Éfeso, a saber; El lógos, el fuego, los contrarios, el devenir. …”
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Arquitectura en precario. La propuesta de Carlos González Lobo by Humberto González Ortiz

“…Carlos González Lobo es uno de los más importantes constructores de vivienda popular en México y América Latina. Su obra permite afirmar que sí es posible la construcción de un tipo de arquitectura de interés social que no implique pobreza expresiva, fealdad, hacinamiento o materiales de segunda. …”
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“Somos hijas legitimas de la Península Ibérica”: quando as identidades são concebidas (1892) by Thaís Mendes Moura Carneiro

“… O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a jornada da viajante colombiana Soledad Acosta de Samper como convidada das ditas “comemorações” do IV Centenário de Conquista da América, empreendidas pela Coroa Espanhola, em 1892, em meio a uma defesa de discursos que se sobrepõem, hispano-americanista e de um nacionalismo colombiano. …”
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