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When the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence: Nasa (Loasaceae) rediscoveries from Peru and Ecuador, and the contribution of community science networks
(2023)Documentation of plant taxa has long been subject to the temporal and spatial selectivity of professional research expeditions, especially in tropical regions. Therefore, rare and/or narrowly endemic species are sometimes ... -
WHICH IINSTITUTIONS DETERMINE GROWTH? A Small Step towards more Practical Policy Advice
(Insititute of Social Studies, 2006)Institutions are hot! The international development community has adopted this buzzword in its discourses and policies. There is ample literature pointing to the importance of institutions for economic development, and ... -
Which variables influence the succession process on family farms? A literature review
(2020-12-23)The decrease in family farm succession is a problem in many countries worldwide. However, no systematic compilation of relevant studies exists. The method of analysis described in this article enabled us to obtain descriptive ... -
Who Cares in Nicaragua? A Care Regime in an Exclusionary Social Policy Context
(2011-09-14)In Latin American countries with historically strong social policy regimes (such as those in the Southern Cone), neoliberal policies are usually blamed for the increased burden of female unpaid work. However, studying the ... -
Why a preference for English as a foreign language over a heritage language?
(2005-06-01)This is a linguistic autobiography whose objective is to explore some of the linguistic, socio-cultural and personality factors that have contributed to the fact that the author has successfully acquired English as a foreign ... -
Why and How to Build Universal Social Policy in the South
(2018-06-15)In Confronting Dystopia, a distinguished group of scholars analyze the implications of the ongoing technological revolution for jobs, working conditions, and income. Focusing on the economic and political implications of ... -
¿Why Are Thre More Poor Women in Latin America?
(International Sociological Association, 2018)Latin America is emerging from a “left turn” or “Pink Tide” that started in 1998 and lasted through the mid-2010s. Electoral competition gave progressive platforms wider influence and highlighted demands for progressive ... -
Why is the electrocaloric effect so small in ferroelectrics?
(2016-05-19)Ferroelectrics are attractive candidate materials for environmentally friendly solid state refrigeration free of greenhouse gases. Their thermal response upon variations of external electric fields is largest in the vicinity ... -
Why myotoxin-containing snake venoms possess powerful nucleotidases?
(2013-01-25)The venom of the snake Bothrops asper causes muscle necrosis, pain and inflammation. This venom contains myotoxins which cause an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration and release of K+ and ATP from myotubes. ATP ... -
Widespread local chronic stressors in Caribbean coastal habitats
(2017)Coastal ecosystems and the livelihoods they support are threatened by stressors acting at global and local scales. Here we used the data produced by the Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity program (CARICOMP), the longest, ... -
Widespread Occurrence of Black-Orange-Black Color Pattern in Hymenoptera
(2019)Certain color patterns in insects show convergent evolution reflecting potentially important biological functions, for example, aposematism and mimicry. This phenomenon has been most frequently documented in Lepidoptera and ... -
Widespread tropical agrowastes as novel feedstocks for biochar production: characterization and priority environmental uses
(2020)Biochar, a carbon-rich pyrolytic product, has demonstrated positive results as a soil improver and carbon sequestration agent. Its production could be an appropriate and innovative practice for agricultural waste management ...