The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) by Joseph M. Schaefer, Mark E. Hostetler

“… Armadillos are prehistoric-looking animals that belong to a family of mammals found primarily in Central and South America. The earliest fossil ancestor of our North American armadillo occurred about 60 million years ago; it was as large as a rhinoceros. …”
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Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“… Larvae of two closely related species of fruit flies in central and eastern North America -- Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew), commonly called the cherry fruit fly or cherry maggot, and Rhagoletis fausta (Osten Sacken), the black cherry fruit fly -- attack cherry and cause wormy fruits. …”
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Tree Risk Assessment Methods: A Comparison of Three Common Evaluation Forms by Andrew K. Koeser, Gitta Hasing, Drew McLean, Robert Northrop

“…A variety of risk assessment methods have been developed to guide professionals through the tree inspection process. In North America, three risk assessment methods have gained the greatest acceptance among tree care professionals, municipal urban forestry programs, and government agencies. …”
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Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) by John L. Capinera

“… The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is found throughout the world, including all areas of North America, where it is viewed as a pest principally due to its ability to transmit plant viruses. …”
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Mexican Fruit Fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., John B. Heppner, Gary L. Steck, Thomas R. Fasulo, James L. Nation

“… The Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens (Loew), is a very serious pest of various fruits, particularly citrus and mango, in Mexico and Central America. Its natural distribution includes the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where populations routinely attain pest status if control measures are not practiced. …”
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Anisakidosis y otras ictiozoonosis ¿Qué riesgo representan para la salud humana en Colombia? by Jenniffer Alejandra Castellanos Garzón, Rubén Ángel Mercado Pedraza

“…En España y Japón, la anisakidosis es considerada un importante problema de salud pública, aunque en Colombia y en otros países de América del Sur, sea considerada una enfermedad poco investigada. …”
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Secukinumab in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: efficacy and safety results through 3 years from the year 1 extension of the randomised phase III FUTURE 1 trial by Philip J Mease, Arthur Kavanaugh, Andreas Reimold, Hasan Tahir, Jürgen Rech, Stephen Hall, Piet Geusens, Pascale Pellet, Evie Maria Delicha, Shephard Mpofu, Luminita Pricop

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Orphans in Mediterranean antiquity and early Christianity by J. T. Fitzgerald

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Slavery and Early Christianity - a reflection from a human rights perspective by P. G. Kirchschlaeger

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"Abba" revisited: merging the horizons of history and rhetoric through the new rhetoric structure for metaphors by S. Tsang

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Biblical literacy and transnational Mayan liberation movements by Roberto Domingo Toledo

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A cognitive semantic approach to redeemer (G?’?L) in Deutero-Isaiah by S. Ashdown

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Correspondencias sumergidas: latinoamericanismo, performance y archivo en Manuel Ugarte by Fernando Degiovanni

“…En particular, estudia el rol que Ugarte otorga al telegrama, producto de las tecnologías de comunicación por cable submarino, en la organización de colectivos estudiantiles y obreros, destinados a reconstituir desde el activismo la idea misma de América Latina. El destino de un continente (1923), libro en el que Ugarte narra la gira, es leído como un archivo performático que permite pensar otra genealogía del latinoamericanismo, anclada en nociones de cuerpo, tecnología y afecto. …”
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The transcriptomic footprint of Mytella strigata: de novo transcriptome assembly of a major invasive species by V. G. Vysakh, Sandhya Sukumaran, Wilson Sebastian, A. Gopalakrishnan

“…Abstract Mytella strigata, a potentially invasive species native to South America, is rapidly spreading across various aquatic ecosystems around the globe, posing a threat to native mussels. …”
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Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Rajinder Mann, Jiri Hulcr, Jorge E. Peña, Lukasz Stelinski

“…Laurel wilt is a relatively new disease, and much is still unknown about how it will impact the flora of North America. This revised 7-page fact sheet highlights what we do know about this important new pest. …”
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Striped Cucumber Beetle Acalymma vittatum F. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Braden Evans, Justin Renkema

“…(Figure 1) is a serious agricultural pest of plants in the family Cucurbitaceae in eastern North America. Crops affected by larval and adult feeding include cucumber, Cucumis sativus L., cantaloupe, Cucumis melo L., pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo L., and other Cucurbita spp. …”
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Kerk en skoolonderwys in vier kerkordes by P. J. Strauss

“…This article looks into the famous – at least in some circles – church order of Dordt, and the present orders of three reformed churches: the Reformed Churches in South Africa, the Dutch Reformed Church and the Christian Reformed Church in North America. All three tend to be in the tradition of Dordt. …”
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Electrocardiographic changes induced by temperature variations in newly hatched Aperema (Rhinoclemmys punctularia, Daudin, 1801) by Deise de Lima Cardoso, Deise de Lima Cardoso, Brenda Stefany dos Santos Braga, Brenda Stefany dos Santos Braga, Daniella Bastos de Araújo, Clarissa Araújo da Paz, Luciana Eiró-Quirino, Thaysa de Sousa Reis, Luana Vasconcelos de Souza, Rayllan da Cunha Ferreira, Gabriela Brito Barbosa, Raíssa Vieira de Souza, Yris da Silva Deiga, Maria Klara Otake Hamoy, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Moisés Hamoy

“…IntroductionAperema (Rhinoclemmys punctularia) is a South American semi-aquatic freshwater turtle characterized by a highly curved, dark brown to black carapace and is distributed across Central and South America. Climate change affects freshwater turtles in a number of ways, including temperature, hatchling sex, and survival.MethodsTherefore, we analyzed temperature variations in these turtles through electrocardiographic recordings, since studies on temperature variations in R. punctularia are limited.Results and discussionElectrocardiography (ECG) is a highly relevant diagnostic tool as it allows for precise assessments of cardiac events and is non-invasive. …”
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Grass-like mantid, American grass mantid, Thesprotia graminis, (Scudder, 1878) (Insecta: Mantodea: Thespidae) by Bethany McGregor, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Andrea Lucky

“…There are 14 Neotropical species within the genus Thesprotia, all of which occur in South America except Thesprotia graminis (Rondon et al. 2007). …”
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