Civil Society and the Democratization of Communications in Latin America by María Soledad Segura

“…Despite the fact that disputes over communications policies in Latin America seem to be restricted to confrontations between governments and media corporations, civil society organizations have to an unprecedented degree been protagonists in policy debate and formulation. …”
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«No news on it and haven’t written...»: the sources of personal origin about the fate of the immigrant Nikolay N. Artamonov, Jr. by D. I. Petin

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Psychometric properties of the New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP) by Vdović Milica, Hagen Mina, Simonović Anja, Avramović Nađa, Milošević-Đorđević Jasna

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Sushi Reverses Course: Consuming American Sushi in Tokyo by Matthew Allen, Rumi Sakamoto

“…The nascent American sushi trend brings into relief aspects of Japan-US relations that are seldom articulated in the context of discourse about food – in particular the continued symbolic dominance of the US in Japanese eyes;3 and it also is emblematic of how Japan engages aspects of globalisation, in this case fetishising a mundane product that has become something new in its reimported form. By focusing on this relatively recent phenomenon we also aim to contribute to and complicate the contemporary arguments that characterise cultural globalisation as a unilineal process of hybridisation, often through localisation.Using the cases of two high profile “American” sushi restaurants in Tokyo, we show that the Japanese reflexive consumption of “America” demonstrates that the sign of otherness remains a significant factor in framing domestic consumption. …”
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Murray Rothbard's Populist Blueprint: Paleo-Libertarianism and the Ascent of the Political Right by David Bebnowski

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Protests and perceptions by Shannon Campbell

“…Specifically, an in-depth analysis of New York Times_and Washington Post coverage of the Summit of the Americas held from April 20, 2001 to April 22, 2001 in Quebec, Canada, provides examples of media framing of both Summit participants and protesters. …”
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Marine Prosperity Areas: a framework for aligning ecological restoration and human well-being using area-based protections by Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Valentina Platzgummer, Erica M. Ferrer, Catalina López-Sagástegui, Rocío de Guadalupe Abud Mirabent, América Ávalos Galindo, Fabio Favoretto, Alfredo Giron-Nava, Isabel Mendoza Camacho, Claudia Núñez Sañudo, Marisol Plascencia de La Cruz, Alejandro Robles

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« I Speak According to the Book » : écriture et logos dans Nixon in China de John Adams et Alice Goodman by Mathieu Duplay

“…No comparison between Nixon in China and Understanding Media can be complete unless it involves an examination of the new medium invented by Adams and his collaborators, an analysis of its relationship with previously existing media, and a description of the new functions it assigns them. …”
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Teaching North American Studies in Finland: Searching for Crossdisciplinary Perspectives by Saara Kekki, Rani-Henrik Andersson

“…There is a long tradition of research in fields such as Indigenous studies, immigration history, ethnic minorities, media studies, and environmental issues. While these areas remain central, new scholarship—focused on settler colonialism, decolonizing research, and transnational American studies—has added depth and new perspectives to the field in recent years. …”
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The changing burden of gout in adults aged 70 and above based on the global burden of disease 2019 by Yang Yang, Zhong Liu

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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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Burden of NASH related liver cancer from 1990 to 2021 at the global, regional, and national levels by Shuang Li, Shuang Li, Shuangjiang Li, Linjing Guan, Mingjuan Li, Jiahui Zhao, Min Wu, Qiuyun Li, Hui Li, Guoqing Ouyang, Guangdong Pan, Guangdong Pan

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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing assists in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in non-endemic areas of China by Rui Zhao, Guilun He, Lin Xiang, Melinda Ji, Rongheng He, Xudong Wei

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The Experience of Women with Obstetric Fistula following Corrective Surgery: A Qualitative Study in Benadir and Mudug Regions, Somalia by Adam A. Mohamed, Abiodun O. Ilesanmi, M. David Dairo

“…The World Health Organization estimated that more than 2 million women in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Arab region, Latin America, and the Caribbean are living with the fistula, and some 50,000 to 100,000 new cases develop annually with 30,000–90,000 new cases developing each year in Africa alone. …”
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Association of arm circumference with the prevalence of gallstones in United States adults: a retrospective analysis on US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jianjun Wang, Xi Chen, Wei He, Xintao Zeng, Pei Yang, Jianping Gong, Decai Wang

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INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION by Vasily Ivanov, Yulia Ziyatdinova

“…Larrondo Petrie gave an overview of engineering education in Latin America in the light of Vision 2025 approved in these countries. …”
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