Soil Degradation Evidence Following a Wildfire in Arequipa’s Andean Region, Peru by Lunsden Coaguila, Jorge Mataix-Solera, Sonia Nina, Minerva García-Carmona, Elizabeth T. Salazar

“…The findings highlight the fragility of these Andean soils to fire events, contrasting with the resilience that Mediterranean ecosystems often display. …”
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Dynamic guardianship of potato landraces by Andean communities and the genebank of the International Potato Center by Sophia Lüttringhaus, Willy Pradel, Víctor Suarez, Norma C. Manrique-Carpintero, Noelle L. Anglin, David Ellis, Guy Hareau, Nelissa Jamora, Melinda Smale, Rene Gómez

“…Abstract Background Potato landraces (Solanum spp.) are not only crucial for food security and sustenance in Andean communities but are also deeply rooted in the local culture. …”
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Climatology and Teleconnections of Mesoscale Convective Systems in an Andean Basin in Southern Ecuador: The Case of the Paute Basin by Lenin Campozano, Katja Trachte, Rolando Célleri, Esteban Samaniego, Joerg Bendix, Cristóbal Albuja, John F. Mejia

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Assessment of scenarios for intensifying pasture management and grazing in fragile micro-watersheds of high Andean mountains by Jorge Eduardo Grijalva Olmedo, Paola Mercedes Palate Moreta, Roy Roger Vera-Vélez, Raúl Armando Ramos Veintimilla, Jean-François Tourrand, Arnulfo Portilla Narváez

“… In the Andean hillsides of Ecuador, indigenous populations use land mainly for grazing sheep and cattle. …”
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Agrobiodiversity as a Reservoir of Medicinal Resources: Ethnobotanical Insights from Aymara Communities in the Bolivian Andean Altiplano by Simón Cocarico, Diego Rivera, Stephan Beck, Concepción Obón

“…Among these, 56 species are cultivated crops, 17 are agricultural weeds, and 19 species have dual status, serving as both wild and cultivated plants depending on environmental conditions. Women are repositories of knowledge for 81% (193) of total medicinal plant species, while men know 47% (113) of species. …”
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La gobernanza regional compleja del comercio electrónico latinoamericano: una perspectiva comparada de la Alianza del Pacífico, la Comunidad Andina y el Mercosur by Julissa Castro-Silva

“…Therefore, this article asks about the conditions that have facilitated or limited the development of a Latin American digital market. …”
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Impact of Agroindustrial Waste Fermented with Bacteria and Yeasts and Their Effect on Productive, Hematological, and Microbiota Indicators in Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) by José E. Miranda-Yuquilema, Juan Taboada-Pico, Daniel Luna-Velasco, Mercy Cuenca-Condoy, Wilfrido Briñez

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Risk Factors Associated with Hemoparasites in Dual-Purpose Cattle of Colombia by César A. Murcia-Mono, Sergio Falla-Tapias, Andrés F. Morales Cabrera, Laura C. Navia Álvarez, Leidy Rivera-Sánchez, Yolanda Gómez Vargas, William O. Burgos-Paz

“…Hemoparasitic diseases represent a significant problem with a considerable impact on tropical and subtropical areas of the world. These conditions cause economic losses associated with multi-organic failure and even the death of animals. …”
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Source material from crosses among <I>Solanum</I> L. spp. for potato breeding by N. M. Zoteyeva, Z. Z. Evdokimova

“…Late blight (agent: Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary) is one of the most destructive diseases for potato. The climate conditions in the northwest of Russia are very favorable for annual late blight infestation. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain for adults aged 55 and older 1990–2021: an analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shangbo Xu, Jiaxin Chen, Chicheng Wang, Ye Lin, Weipeng Huang, Haoyue Zhou, Weibiao Ji, Yangbo Chen

“…Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) is a widespread condition that increasingly affects the older adults, highlighting the need for a detailed examination of its global impact. …”
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Temporal and geographical dynamics of early-onset Parkinson’s disease burden: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yong Li, Dianhui Tan, Cheng Luo, Junchen Chen

“…IntroductionEarly-onset Parkinson’s disease (EOPD) is a rare degenerative condition of the nervous system that primarily affects individuals of working age. …”
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High speciation in the cryptic Pristimantis celator clade (Anura: Strabomantidae) of the Mira river basin, Ecuador-Colombia by Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz, Juan P. Reyes-Puig, Carolina Reyes-Puig, Gabriela Lagla-Chimba, Christian Paucar-Veintimilla, Miguel A. Urgiles-Merchán, Julio C. Carrión-Olmedo

“…The study highlights the Andean orogeny’s role in species diversification within Pristimantis celator clade, with geographic barriers like Cerro Golondrinas influencing genetic isolation. …”
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Genome‐Wide Diversity in Lowland and Highland Maize Landraces From Southern South America: Population Genetics Insights to Assist Conservation by Pia Guadalupe Dominguez, Angela Veronica Gutierrez, Monica Irina Fass, Carla Valeria Filippi, Pablo Vera, Andrea Puebla, Raquel Alicia Defacio, Norma Beatriz Paniego, Veronica Viviana Lia

“…Northern Argentina, one the southernmost regions of traditional maize cultivation in the Americas, harbours around 57 races traditionally grown in two regions with contrasting environmental conditions, namely, the Andean mountains in the Northwest and the tropical grasslands and Atlantic Forest in the Northeast. …”
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Influence of volatiles (H$_{2}$O and CO$_{2}$) on shoshonite phase equilibria by Vetere, Francesco, Namur, Olivier, Holtz, Francois, Almeev, Renat, Donato, Paola, Frondini, Francesco, Cassetta, Michele, Pisello, Alessandro, Perugini, Diego

“…Experiments were performed at 500 MPa, 1080 °C and water activities (aH$_{2}$O) from 0.0 to 1.0, in fluid-present and fluid-absent conditions, with the aim of constraining the effect of volatiles on phase equilibrium assemblages of a shoshonite from Vulcanello (Aeolian Islands, Italy). …”
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