THE INFLUENCE OF ETHNO-NATIONAL LOBBIES ON THE US FOREIGN POLICY: HISTORY OF THE UKRAINIAN DIASPORA by I. D. Loshkariov, D. A. Parenkov, A. A. Sushentsov

“…The main organization of the Ukrainian diaspora is the Ukrainian Committee of the Congress of America, which is an umbrella structure for organizations of economic, cultural and political profile, as well as for associations of veterans, women and youth. …”
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HERPETOFAUNAL REMAINS (ANURA, CROCODYLIA, TESTUDINES, SQUAMATA) FROM THE LATE MIOCENE OF THE CREVILLENTE AREA (SE SPAIN): PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHICAL AND PALAEOECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS by Rafael Marquina Blasco, DAVID MORALES-FLORES, ÁNGEL D. BARTOLOMÉ-BOMBÍN, PLINIO MONTOYA

“…The assemblage includes European autochthonous taxa (Lacertidae and Ophisaurus s.l. sp.) and taxa that likely arrived from Asia or North America during the Oligocene-Miocene transition or the Early Miocene, such as Pseudopus, Oriental vipers and, probably, Neonatrix. …”
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Sing A Song for Home: How Displaced Iranian Song-Writers in LA Conceive of Home and Homeland by Pouya Morshedi, Lisa-Jo K. van den Scott

“…Many of them moved to Europe and North America. We analyzed songs from 1979 to 1999, produced in Los Angeles, as the heart of Iranian pop music after the revolution, focusing on the concept of “home.” …”
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Transition towards circular economy: Exploiting open innovation for circular product development by Juan I. Dorrego-Viera, Andrea Urbinati, Valentina Lazzarotti

“…Two of them operate in European industrialized regions, and other two operate in less developed regions of South America, emphasizing the need for context-specific approaches to circular economy implementation and circular product development. …”
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Emigration of South Africans to the West: Sociological and missiological implications by Christopher Magezi

“…The article dialogued with relevant literature to accomplish the proposed objective and provide an overview of the push and pull factors of why South Africans emigrate to the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States of America, New Zealand and many other countries, all of which used to send missionaries abroad, but they are now experiencing exponential growth in atheism. …”
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The Canadian Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Registry: a study protocol by Christina S. Thornton, Nicole Boechler, Vidhi Desai, Ranjani Somayaji, Swathi Purighalla, Sarah Brode, Theodore K. Marras, Ryan Cooper, Maeve Smith, Julie Jarand

“…The inclusion criteria are a diagnosis of bronchiectasis by clinical history and computed tomography and/or pulmonary NTM infection as defined by American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines. The study's protocol received ethical approval from the lead site, the University of Calgary, with future additional approval from local ethics committees at all participating centres. …”
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Multiproxy synthesis at the Arlington Archosaur Site: New insights into Cretaceous paralic paleoenvironments and regional stratigraphy, Woodbine Group, Texas, USA by Christopher R. Noto, Peter P. Flaig, Maria Antonietta Lorente

“…Existing fossils, particularly in North America, are not chronostratigraphically well-constrained, further hampering comparisons of species and ecosystems across Laramidia and Appalachia. …”
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Mental Health Services for Serious Mental Illness: Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials by Pablo Roson Rodriguez, Xiao Chen, Marcelo Arancibia, Eva Madrid, Farhad Shokraneh, Clive E. Adams, Juan Víctor Ariel Franco

“…Most of the studies were conducted in China, 136 (58%), 57 (24%) North America and 26 (11%) Europe. We classified the studies as ambulatory assistance 80 (34%), day services/out‐patient care 38 (16%), residential services 44 (19%), accessibility to care 19 (8%), information/assessment 39 (17%), self‐help and voluntary help 10 (4%), e‐health 52 (22%), and discharge services 17 (7%). …”
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Effect of chikungunya, Mayaro and Una virus coinfection on vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by Tessa M. Visser, Haidong D. Wang, Sandra R. Abbo, Chantal B.F. Vogels, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman

“…The mosquito-borne alphaviruses chikungunya (CHIKV), Mayaro (MAYV) and the lesser known Una (UNAV) are currently co-circulating in Latin America, sharing their geographical and ecological niche with the Aedes aegypti mosquito. …”
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Trace element and mercury speciation analysis in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) by María Victoria Panzl, Jarol R. Miranda-Andrades, Wendy J. Sandoval Rojano, Joseane A. Mendes, Tatiana D. Saint'Pierre, Alejandra Rodríguez-Haralambides, Ricardo Q. Aucelio

“…Background: Yerba mate, a popular beverage in South America, is rich in bioactive compounds and minerals. …”
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ERK5 Contributes to VEGF Alteration in Diabetic Retinopathy by Yuexiu Wu, Yufeng Zuo, Rana Chakrabarti, Biao Feng, Shali Chen, Subrata Chakrabarti

“…Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common causes of blindness in North America. Several signaling mechanisms are activated secondary to hyperglycemia in diabetes, leading to activation of vasoactive factors. …”
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Genetic markers for the resistance of honey bee to Varroa destructor by M. D. Kaskinova, L. R. Gaifullina, E. S. Saltykova, A. V. Poskryakov, A. G. Nikolenko

“…The mite V. destructor was widespread throughout Europe, North and South America, and Australia remained the only continent free from this parasite. …”
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Relações entre cidadão e cidade by Sabrina Pietra Schedler Calza, Letícia Peret Antunes Hardt, Carlos Hardt

“…Os procedimentos metodológicos adotados foram baseados em diagnóstico bibliométrico de artigos publicados em periódicos científicos de julho de 2015 a junho de 2020, com o recorte geográfico na América Latina, justificado pela maior aproximação com a realidade brasileira. …”
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Helminth diversity of nutria (Myocastor coypus) across the Morava basin in the Czech Republic by Michal Benovics, Eva Nosková, Anna Klimešová, Lucie Škorpíková, Ema Jaššová, Jakub Drimaj, Jan Slováček, Ondřej Mikulka

“…The nutria was introduced to Europe from South America and kept for the fur industry. This semiaquatic rodent became a well-established species in the Czech Republic; however, it still poses a significant threat to the native fauna, not only as a natural competitor but also as a vector of non-indigenous parasites. …”
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Premature Mortality from Colorectal Cancer by Ronaldo Valdés Villafranca, Suleidy Pérez García, Ángel Ernesto Ramos Cordero, Suniel Pérez García, Rubén Valdés Villafranca, Elvis Hernández

“…<strong>Background:</strong> colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer and the second most important cause of mortality associated with cancer in America. There is a lack of knowledge of the premature mortality behavior from this cause in the Pinar del Río province in the last five years. …”
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Las políticas públicas territoriales como redes de política pública y gobernanza local: la experiencia de diseño y formulación de las políticas públicas sobre desplazamiento forzad... by Gloria Naranjo Giraldo, Juan Esteban Lopera Morales, James Granada Vahos

“…El segundo apartado, se ocupa de la “recontextualización” de las redes de política pública y gobernanza local en contextos como los de América Latina y Colombia, señalando la existencia de redes de clientelismo político, redes políticas sociobélicas, y de redes de acción política comunitaria y social. …”
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Disease Burden and Harm of Osteoarthritis by WU Haotian, LIN Jianhao

“…The heaviest burden is observed in high-income North America while the fastest growth of burden is observed in high-income Asia Pacific. …”
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Development of the Storm‐Induced Ionospheric Irregularities at Equatorial and Middle Latitudes During the 25–26 August 2018 Geomagnetic Storm by Iurii Cherniak, Irina Zakharenkova

“…The poleward‐streaming plasma density depletions were registered along the western coast of North America. The ionospheric irregularities transported in the northwestward direction toward midlatitudes reaching as high as 40°–45° MLAT. …”
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Breeding for postharvest physiological deterioration in cassava: problems and strategies by Wilton Mbinda, Asunta Mukami

“…Abstract Cassava is a major food crop for millions of people in Africa, Asia and South America, forming an essential food-security and income generation commodity for small-scale or subsistence farming communities. …”
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Assessing the establishment risk for parthenogenetic populations of Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus in global rice-growing areas and potential economic impact in China by Luoyuan Li, Luoyuan Li, Zhenan Jin, Ming Li, Yantao Xue, Jianyang Guo, Dong Jia, Ruiyan Ma, Zhichuang Lü, Xiaoqing Xian, Wanxue Liu

“…Compared to its native range (North America), this populations has explored novel climates ecological niches in invaded areas (Europe and Asia) and occupies the broadest range of climatic ecological niches in Asia. …”
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