The influence of weapons development throughout history and the protection of the civilian population: Issues of application of international conventions by Lopičić-Jančić Jelena Đ., Vasić Ljubica M.

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Insubordinación de los saberes sometidos y emergencia de las epistemologías otras by Juan Carlos Sánchez-Antonio

“…En un segundo momento, se emplea la perspectiva genealógica para reconstruir algunos de los dispositivos soberanos, disciplinarios –y hasta biopolíticos– empleados en los «regímenes coloniales» del siglo XVII en América. De esta manera, se busca analizar los límites de la genealogía intra–europea al contrastarlos con las críticas hechas al eurocentrismo y la colonialidad desde la perspectiva descolonial. …”
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OUTSOURCING IN RETAIL by Radojko Lukić

“…In the future, because of its economic importance, outsourcing will certainly be more applied in the retail sector of respective countries, with the expectation of a growing trend at approximately the same level as it is in developed countries in Europe and America. …”
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José Martí y la hegemonía estadounidense: Un análisis de su papel diplomático en la Conferencia Panamericana by Ariel Alba Hernández

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Transparency Enhances Positive Perceptions of Social Artificial Intelligence by Ying Xu, Nora Bradford, Radhika Garg

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Native Americans in northern California regarding ticks and tick-borne diseases by Patricia Torres, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Michelle A. Ritchie, Mourad W. Gabriel, Michael J. Yabsley

“…Reports of tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are increasing worldwide, particularly in North America where a diversity of endemic and exotic tick species and pathogens occur. …”
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Invasive Alien Species of Terrestrial Vegetation of North-Eastern Uttar Pradesh by Sumit Srivastava, Ashish Dvivedi, Ravindra Prasad Shukla

“…Out of 173 invasive plants across India, this region shares 149 species, out of which 66% of species have come from Tropical America, 14% from African continent, and the rest from other countries. …”
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La enseñanza de la planificación en la Argentina: Jorge Enrique Hardoy, del IPRUL al CEUR (1962-1976) by Alejandra Monti

“…Localmente, las propuestas de Jorge Enrique Hardoy, primero en el Instituto de Planeamiento Regional y Urbano del Litoral (IPRUL, 1962-1965) y posteriormente en el Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales (CEUR, 1956-1976), permiten mostrar las similitudes programáticas, y sus variaciones en el tiempo, en concordancia con institutos y experiencias similares en América Latina. En esta línea, el presente trabajo se propone analizar estas dos experiencias a partir de dos grandes temas: la formación de profesionales e investigadores y los vínculos entre asistencia técnica e investigación. …”
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Bayesian Optimization of insect trap distribution for pest monitoring efficiency in agroecosystems by Eric Yanchenko, Thomas M. Chappell, Anders S. Huseth

“…In this study, a Bayesian optimization (BO) algorithm was used to learn more about the optimal distribution of a fine-scale trap network targeting Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), a significant agricultural pest across North America. Four years of pheromone trap monitoring was conducted at the same 21 locations distributed across ~7,000 square kilometers in a five-county area in North Carolina, USA. …”
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Reflections on the ecclesiastical interpretations of 6th April 1652 as a South African symbolic date by R. M. Britz

“…This methodological preference presupposes a fundamentally different way of coming to terms with history (and its perplexing symbolic dates) to what happened in 1992 in Latin America. Instead of advancing radical theology in order to rectify history, what happened should be appreciated in view of Scripture. …”
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The Economic Feasibility of Battery Electric Trucks: A Review of the Total Cost of Ownership Estimates by Romeo Danielis, Arsalan Muhammad Khan Niazi, Mariangela Scorrano, Manuela Masutti, Asees Muhammad Awan

“…However, (2) TCO estimates differ across continents. (3) The combing effect of fuel prices and taxes is most likely responsible for the fact that BETs enjoy a stronger competitive position relative to DTs in Europe, Asia, and Oceania, whereas, in North America, most estimates assign them poor competitiveness, both presently and in the coming years. (4) Most studies underline that significant cost disproportions persist in the heavy-duty truck segment due to its demanding operational requirements and a lack of robust high-powered charging infrastructure. …”
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Disease burden comparison and associated risk factors of early- and late-onset neonatal sepsis in China and the USA, 1990–2019 by Chengyue Zhang, Lianfang Yu, Xiaoming Pan, Yuwei Lu, Kaiyu Pan

“…Methods Using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, the prevalence and incidence of early- and late-onset neonatal sepsis and the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to both countries in both China and the United States of America (USA) were assessed. Furthermore, the DALYs and summary exposure values for the primary risk factors (short gestation and low birthweight) were analysed. …”
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Controlled Release Urea as a Nitrogen Source for Spring Wheat in Western Canada: Yield, Grain N Content, and N Use Efficiency by Lenz Haderlein, T.L. Jensen, R.E. Dowbenko, A.D. Blaylock

“…Agrium, a major N manufacturer in North and South America, is developing a low-cost controlled release urea (CRU) product for use in field crops such as grain corn, canola, wheat, and other small grain cereals. …”
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Salivary Cortisol Levels and Depressive Symptomatology in Consumers and Nonconsumers of Self-Help Books: A Pilot Study by Catherine Raymond, Marie-France Marin, Anne Hand, Shireen Sindi, Robert-Paul Juster, Sonia J. Lupien

“…The self-help industry generates billions of dollars yearly in North America. Despite the popularity of this movement, there has been surprisingly little research assessing the characteristics of self-help books consumers, and whether this consumption is associated with physiological and/or psychological markers of stress. …”
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Relaciones interamericanas, su influencia en los procesos integracionistas y de concertación política del continente (2018-2023) by Sabdiel Lafargue Moreno, Angélica María Fuentes Caraballo

“… En el trabajo se realiza un análisis de los principales fenómenos, esencialmente de índole política, que afectaron el funcionamiento de los distintos mecanismos de integración económica y de concertación política en América Latina y el Caribe, así como los avances que en este nsentido se habían logrado con estos mecanismos. …”
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Mercados culturais no Brasil: o BNDES e o financiamento das empresas culturais brasileiras by Elder P. Maia Alves

“…This aspect has produced a fairly significant injunction within Brazilian cultural fields, once, until 2006, the largest development bank in Latin America, BNDES, was related to cultural fields only through the regular use of federal laws for Cultural Incentives, as the Rouanet Law, and it did not provide its main financial products, at reduced long-term interest rates, straight away to specialized private cultural undertakings, which comprise long value chains and also harbor the vast majority of workers and professionals in the cultural sector. …”
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Dynamic Contagion of Systemic Risks on Global Main Equity Markets Based on Granger Causality Networks by Qiuhong Zheng, Liangrong Song

“…Despite the crucial markets in Europe and America (e.g., USA, Brazil, and Mexico), stock markets with weak network correlation and strong media ability (e.g., the markets of Japan, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand) play a critical role in risk contagion.…”
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Decolonialidade nos Estudos Literários latino-americanos: amefricanidades em Pregón de Marimorena, de Virginia Brindis de Salas e Roteiro dos tantãs, de Oliveira Silveira by Liliam Ramos

“…Com o crescente interesse das universidades pelas pesquisas de obras poéticas, ficcionais e ensaísticas examinadas pelo viés decolonial, a presente reflexão apresenta a categoria da amefricanidade como metodologia de análise das produções de autoria negra na América Latina. O estudo se divide em três partes: na primeira, autores decoloniais como Segato, Segales e Restrepo apontam para a necessidade de decolonizar o espaço universitário objetivando a abordagem de perspectivas teóricas baseadas em epistemologias invisibilizadas; na segunda, será apresentado o conceito de amefricanidade da intelectual brasileira Lélia Gonzalez como possibilidade de aplicação no campo dos Estudos Literários; por fim, os livros de poemas Pregón de Marimorena (1947), da uruguaia Virginia Brindis de Salas e Roteiro dos tantãs (1981), do sul-rio-grandense Oliveira Silveira serão examinados sob a ótica da amefricanidade. …”
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Non-Instrumental Pulp Therapy for Deciduous Molars: A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Clinical Studies by Rayza Verônica Soares Carvalho, Marina de Deus Moura de Lima, Cacilda Castelo Branco Lima, Marcoeli Silva de Moura, Caroline Barros Oliveira, Lucia de Fátima Almeida de Deus Moura

“…Most papers originated from Brazil, the United States of America, and India. Conclusion: The study showed increased publications with a clinical focus in the last decade on the LSTR/NIPT technique, with Brazil leading in the number of relevant publications. …”
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The Potential Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases 8 and 9 and Myeloperoxidase in Predicting Outcomes of Bacterial Meningitis of Childhood by Okko Savonius, Irmeli Roine, Saeed Alassiri, Taina Tervahartiala, Otto Helve, Josefina Fernández, Heikki Peltola, Timo Sorsa, Tuula Pelkonen

“…Clinical data and the diagnostic CSF samples from 245 children (median age eight months) with bacterial meningitis were obtained from a clinical trial in Latin America in 1996–2003. MMP-9 levels in the CSF were assessed by zymography, while MMP-8, MPO, and TIMP-1 concentrations were determined with immunofluorometric and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. …”
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