Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) by John L. Capinera

“… The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is found throughout the world, including all areas of North America, where it is viewed as a pest principally due to its ability to transmit plant viruses. …”
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Transcendentalist Women in Conversation: Margaret Fuller, Sophia Ripley, and “Woman” by Alice de Galzain

“…Originally written as homework for one of Fuller’s Boston Conversations (1839–1844), Ripley’s plea in favor of women’s right to education perfectly epitomizes the polyphonic nature of feminist social advances in antebellum America. Inspired by Fuller’s feminist reinterpretation of William Ellery Channing’s concept of “self-culture,” viewing education as a means to improve woman’s condition, Ripley’s text debunks the concept of “separate spheres” and urges readers to consider women as intellectual beings rather than through the prism of the idealized, unrealistic “muse.” …”
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'Florida Whitewater' Caladium - A University of Florida Cultivar by G. J. Wilfert, Brent K. Harbaugh, B. D. Miranda

“…Caladium xhortulanum Birdsey], grown for their colorful foliage, are members of the aroid family (Araceae Juss.) native to tropical America (Croat, 1979). Although their native habitat largely consists of dense, moist forests with heavy shade, many of the cultivars grown today retain their bright color in full sun (Bell and Wilfret, 1998). …”
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The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) by Joseph M. Schaefer, Mark E. Hostetler

“… Armadillos are prehistoric-looking animals that belong to a family of mammals found primarily in Central and South America. The earliest fossil ancestor of our North American armadillo occurred about 60 million years ago; it was as large as a rhinoceros. …”
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Targeted Next-Generation Resequencing of Gene Identifies Novel Multiple Variants Pattern in Severe Hereditary Factor V Deficiency by Piotr K. Janicki, Sonia Vaida, Hamid A. B. AL-Mondhiry

“…The present study investigated the genetic defects underlying severe Factor V deficiency in a 26-year-old Columbian (South America) female and her immediate family (both parents and newborn child) by next generation sequencing (NGS) of the entire gene locus. …”
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The Impact of Fathers on Children’s Well-Being by Sarah M. Ellis, Yasmin S. Khan, Victor W. Harris, Ricki McWilliams, Diana Converse

“…This 5-page fact sheet provides a brief summary of the history of fatherhood in America and discusses the importance of involved fathers, and how mothers, other family members, and adult role models can make a positive impact in a child’s life. …”
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Ontological and intercultural anthropology of health among the shuar peoples of Zamora-Chinchipe by Christian Tym

“…This article shows the connections between Anglophone anthropology and the political philosophy of interculturality, to which little attention has been given in Latin America. Specifically, the contributions of the so-called ‘ontological turn’ are detailed in order to develop a theory of interculturality that addresses the differences between Indigenous peoples and Western societies. …”
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What do central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections have to do with bundles? by BL Johnston, JM Conly

“…Interest in the patient safety agenda continues to grow in North America. In the United States (US), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has begun a campaign to make health care safer and more effective by encouraging hospitals to implement interventions they believe can avoid 100,000 deaths between January 2005 and July 2006 (1). …”
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Mexican Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., John B. Heppner, Gary L. Steck, Thomas R. Fasulo, James L. Nation

“… The Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew), is a very serious pest of various fruits, particularly citrus and mango, in Mexico and Central America. Its natural distribution includes the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where populations routinely attain pest status if control measures are not practiced. …”
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Earlier Intervention with Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease by Gerson Suarez-Cedeno, Jessika Suescun, Mya C. Schiess

“…The implantation of tens of thousands of patients in North America and Europe ignited research into its potential role in early disease stages and the therapeutic benefit of DBS compared to best medical therapy. …”
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A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries by Stephen Robert Isabalija, Victor Mbarika, Geoffrey Mayoka Kituyi

“…Organizations in developed countries such as the United States of America and Canada face difficulties and challenges in technology transfer from one organization to another; the complexity of problems easily compounds when such transfers are attempted from developed to developing countries due to differing socioeconomic and cultural environments. …”
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Espace urbain et gentrification aux États-Unis, évolution des interprétations by Laurence Gervais-Linon

“…(Kotkin) But Gentrification could be much more than this, a part of a much larger shift in the political economy and culture of the late 20th and early 21st century.This paper focuses on the various theories linked to the radical reapropriation of many central and inner cities in North America in the past three decades.…”
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Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups by Austin van Loon, Amir Goldberg, Sameer B. Srivastava

“…Measuring perceived schematic difference relative to the concept of America, we examine how this measure relates to the tendency of U.S. …”
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La globalización de la sociedad del conocimiento y la transformación universitaria by Maritza Rengifo-Millán

“…Mi objetivo en esteartículo es mostrar las características, los principales ejes estratégicos del cambio y sus resultados.Basé el plan metodológico en la descripción y análisis de estudios realizados entre 1997 y 2013, desdeuna perspectiva comparativa entre países desarrollados y América Latina. Concluyo que las grandesdiferencias existentes son, especialmente, el escaso financiamiento para la educación superior, ellimitado acceso de la juventud a las universidades, la falta de innovación e internacionalización delos currículos y la investigación, así como la insuficiente cultura de la calidad en Latinoamérica.…”
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Environmental tipping points for global soil nitrogen-fixing microorganisms by Yueqi Hao, Hao Liu, Jiawei Li, Li Mu

“…Under the scenario SSP 8.5, 12% of the NFMs increase occur in Africa in 2100; 16% and 36% of the NFMs decrease in North America and Oceania in 2100, respectively. Our work created a global NFMs map and identified the critical tipping points.…”
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Editorial by Renzo Ramírez-Bacca

“…En Colombia y otras partes de América Latina, la historia se entrelaza en las tradiciones religiosas, los saberes ancestrales y la medicina tradicional, cada uno dejando una huella en el tiempo y el espacio. …”
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La influencia de la obesidad y la ateroesclerosis en la etiología y patogenia de las enfermedades periodontales by Norma Mur Villar, Carla María García San Juan, Maricel Castellanos González, Nora Sexto Delgado, Carlos Moisés Méndez Castellanos, Wendy Gamio Pruna

“…La obesidad es una enfermedad crónica multifactorial, considerada un desorden nutricional que parece tener un carácter ascendente en todas partes del mundo y fundamentalmente en América. Estudios recientes reflejan la vinculación de la obesidad y la ateroesclerosis con las periodontopatías. …”
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El formato Redatam by Pablo De Grande

“…El paquete estadístico Redatam es un software desarrollado por la CEPAL y utilizado ampliamente en los países de América para la difusión de estadísticas censales. …”
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Anisakidosis y otras ictiozoonosis ¿Qué riesgo representan para la salud humana en Colombia? by Jenniffer Alejandra Castellanos Garzón, Rubén Ángel Mercado Pedraza

“…En España y Japón, la anisakidosis es considerada un importante problema de salud pública, aunque en Colombia y en otros países de América del Sur, sea considerada una enfermedad poco investigada. …”
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Candida Endocarditis in a Hemodialysis Patient by Kishalay Mahajan, Pratik Tripathi, Gaurav Kumar Khandelwal, Shaurya Mehta, Manna Bhattacharjee

“…The 2009 Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines suggest the combined use of surgery and antibiotics to treat candidiasis; whereas, successful nonsurgical treatment of Candida endocarditis has been reported. …”
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