Los nahuas de Tzintzuntzan-Huitzitzilan, Michoacán: historia, mito y legitimación de un señorío prehispánico by Hans Roskamp

“…The presence of the Nahuas and their interaction with the Tarascans not only became part of the diverse local visions of the past but possibly also influenced the historical views of the Nahua neighbors from West and Central México. …”
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L’économie territoriale de l’enrichissement (ETE) dans les territoires de montagne by Delphine Rime

“…According to this theory, capitalism today is developing through the creation of value from the past, from heritage and more generally from culture. …”
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Message from the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Science Annals, 2024 by Yu. B. Melnyk

“…Results: The results of the journal’s activities over the past year and its future prospects were analysed. …”
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Propofol Use for Sedation during Endoscopy in Adults: A Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Position Statement by Michael F Byrne, Naoki Chiba, Harminder Singh, Daniel C Sadowski, for the Clinical Affairs Committee of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

“…Over the past decade, multiple clinical reports have demonstrated that the use of propofol sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy by gastroenterologists and trained endoscopy nurses is safe and effective in appropriately selected patients. …”
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HEAR THE UNHEARD VOICES OF VISUAL ART: by S.E. Dry

“…Several case studies done over the past three years at Tshwane University of Technology motivated the researcher to investigate this process that brought healing to many, whilst contextualising an art concept. …”
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Dr. Andries Albertus Odendaal Snr., evangeliedraer in 'n multi-dimensionele konteks. 'n Kort historiese oorsig en sendingkundige evaluering van sy lewe en werk (Deel 1) by P. Robinson

“…The advantage of such an autobiographical approach is that it unlocks valuable information, which would otherwise be passed unnoticed, leaving an incomplete if not skewed portrayal of some developments in the past. Part 1 discusses the following aspects: The hardships of life on a small farm in South Africa during the 1920s and 1930s; the difficulty in obtaining thorough school education; the demands of training as a DRC missionary; challenges of running a so-called “mission congregation” within the same geographical borders as the sending church or churches; language acquisition in multi-language situations, and the lonely road of improving academic qualifications. …”
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Migrant Shepherds: Opportunities and Challenges for Mediterranean Pastoralism by Michele Nori

“…The first results of the TRAMed research report on how pastoralism – an activity seemingly destined for oblivion, a memory of a recent past – shows interesting signs of resilience and important adaptive capacities. …”
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Qual será a verdade do jeitinho brasileiro? Perspectivas sobre a Comissão Nacional da Verdade do Brasil by Rodrigo Stumpf González, Rodrigo Lentz

“…In 2012, a National Truth Commission has been implemented with the aim of establishing the memory and the truth about human rights violations committed by State agents over the past 66 years. What factors have determined it to be created now and not 20 years ago? …”
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Géohistoire environnementale : contours sémantiques et conceptuels. Discussions sur les héritages et patrimoines reconnus aux zones humides fluviales by Delphine Gramond

“…However, the environmental history is discontinuous by nature, it always contains a share of lapse of memory, and often reconstitutes a idealized past for which it is advisable to gain in neutrality but by which glances… it is the today challenge for reasoned management of ecosystems.…”
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Optimization of the Vibrational Comfort of Passenger Vehicles through Improvement of Suspension and Engine Rubber Mounting Setups by Felipe L. Mrad, Duarte M. L. Machado, Gutierrez J.C. Horta, Almeida U. Sad

“…The importance of human interaction analysis is clear as, in the past, it was frequently left aside. This is because only the vehicle dynamic behavior is generally emphasized in the vehicles designed. …”
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Overview of mobile communication network authentication by Xinxin HU, Caixia LIU, Shuxin LIU, Wei YOU, Kang QIAO

“…With the increasingly serious security situation of mobile communication network,it becomes an important issue about how to protect the privacy of legitimate users while providing high-quality communication services,and how to protect the carrier network from being invaded becomes an important issue in the field of mobile communication security.Authentication is an important means for users and networks to authenticate each other's legitimacy.Authentication methods are also evolving along with network evolution.Starting with the authentication methods of past mobile communication networks (GSM,CDMA,UMTS,LTE),the advantages and disadvantages of each generation of authentication technology are analysed,along with which the authentication technology and unified authentication technology of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication to be commercialized are emphatically analysed.In the last,reasonable prospect for the development of authentication technology in the future are proposed.…”
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Nutritional Composition and Marketable Shelf-Life of Blood Ark Clams and Ponderous Ark Clams by Leslie N. Sturmer, Kimberly L. Morgan, Robert L. Degner

“… The rapid growth of Florida's hard clam industry over the past decade has motivated aquaculturists to explore alternative molluscan species, which could reduce exposure to production risks and simultaneously promote market expansion. …”
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New Plants for Florida: Tropical Fruit by Alan H. Chambers, Jonathan H. Crane, Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“… Florida tropical fruit industry acreage has fluctuated during the past 70 years due to natural disasters, foreign competition and changes in the U.S. demographics. …”
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Definition of Guideline-Based Metrics to Evaluate AAL Ecosystem’s Usability by Carlos Romeiro, Pedro Araújo

“…The elderly population growth has posed several challenges which the current healthcare systems are incapable of handling. In the past few years, there has been a close collaboration between both the scientific and industry communities to provide feasible solutions capable of addressing the growing demands from people with special needs, namely, in terms of assistance and improvement of their overall life quality, which promoted to the development of the ambient assisted living (AAL). …”
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Common Arthropod Pests in Blackberries and Pomegranates in Florida by Chastity Perry, Hugh Smith, Zhanao Deng, Sriyanka Lahiri

“… Blackberry and pomegranate are growing in importance as alternative crops in Florida. In the past decade, blackberry production in Florida increased from 64 acres in 2007 to 173 acres in 2017.  …”
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Process analytical technology tools for process control of roller compaction in solid pharmaceuticals manufacturing by Vovko Aleša Dular, Vrečer Franc

“…This article presents an overview of using process analytical technology in monitoring the roller compaction process. In the past two decades, near-infrared spectroscopy, near-infrared spectroscopy coupled with chemical imaging, microwave resonance technology, thermal effusivity and various particle imaging techniques have been used for developing at-, off-, on- and in-line models for predicting critical quality attributes of ribbons and subsequent granules and tablets. …”
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Cuff Failure of Spiral-Filled Polyvinyl Chloride Endotracheal Tube Immediately after Tracheal Intubation Using a Channeled Videolaryngoscope (Pentax Airway Scope) by Koichi Nishikawa, Yoshihisa Fujita

“…We also found this problem in two other cases among 350 neurosurgery patients over the past 5 years. Prior to intubation, we did not observe any defect in the cuff. …”
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American Studies in Norway: Historic Ideals and Contemporary Challenges by Cassandra Falke

“…In this article, Falke connects the past of American studies in Norway to its present by focusing on three founding moments. …”
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Genre et transgression du genre dans le récit de la Guerre des jeunes filles chez Cosmas de Prague by Adrien Quéret-Podesta

“…The episode of the Maiden’s War (in Czech Dívčí válka) is undoubtedly one of the most famous legends concerning the mythical past of the Czech state: this fictive conflict between maidens and men, which is said to have happened during the reign of Přemysl, the legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty which ruled over Bohemia from the end of the 9th century until 1306, had a great influence on the culture of this country. …”
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Debate strategies and tactics by Paul Schutte

“…This aspect has been neglected to a large extend in the past. Therefore this study gives a qualitative analysis of the Mandela versus De Klerk trend setting debate – a first for South Africa – as a step towards understanding and evaluating the processes involved in debating. …”
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