Activity of sorghum aphid and its natural enemies in the context of agroecological and weather conditions by Tomasz E. Koralewski, Tomasz E. Koralewski, Michael J. Brewer, Leonel L. Deleon, Norman C. Elliott, Kristopher Giles, Adrianna Szczepaniec, Ashleigh M. Faris, Ashleigh M. Faris

“…Sorghum aphid, Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a recent but established pest of sorghum in the Great Plains of North America. Both predators and parasitoids prey on sorghum aphid but their activity and impact change throughout the area and throughout the year. …”
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The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation by P.B. Sutharson, J.M. Maaskant, A.M. Eskes

“…The Cultural Competence Assessment, developed and validated in the United States of America, can help to address these challenges. Method: The aim was to determine the translation and cross-cultural adaptation, while evaluating the psychometric properties, of the Dutch version of the Cultural Competence Assessment among Dutch nurses. …”
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Sing A Song for Home: How Displaced Iranian Song-Writers in LA Conceive of Home and Homeland by Pouya Morshedi, Lisa-Jo K. van den Scott

“…Many of them moved to Europe and North America. We analyzed songs from 1979 to 1999, produced in Los Angeles, as the heart of Iranian pop music after the revolution, focusing on the concept of “home.” …”
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Transition towards circular economy: Exploiting open innovation for circular product development by Juan I. Dorrego-Viera, Andrea Urbinati, Valentina Lazzarotti

“…Two of them operate in European industrialized regions, and other two operate in less developed regions of South America, emphasizing the need for context-specific approaches to circular economy implementation and circular product development. …”
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Emigration of South Africans to the West: Sociological and missiological implications by Christopher Magezi

“…The article dialogued with relevant literature to accomplish the proposed objective and provide an overview of the push and pull factors of why South Africans emigrate to the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States of America, New Zealand and many other countries, all of which used to send missionaries abroad, but they are now experiencing exponential growth in atheism. …”
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Effect of chikungunya, Mayaro and Una virus coinfection on vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by Tessa M. Visser, Haidong D. Wang, Sandra R. Abbo, Chantal B.F. Vogels, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman

“…The mosquito-borne alphaviruses chikungunya (CHIKV), Mayaro (MAYV) and the lesser known Una (UNAV) are currently co-circulating in Latin America, sharing their geographical and ecological niche with the Aedes aegypti mosquito. …”
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Trace element and mercury speciation analysis in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) by María Victoria Panzl, Jarol R. Miranda-Andrades, Wendy J. Sandoval Rojano, Joseane A. Mendes, Tatiana D. Saint'Pierre, Alejandra Rodríguez-Haralambides, Ricardo Q. Aucelio

“…Background: Yerba mate, a popular beverage in South America, is rich in bioactive compounds and minerals. …”
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Disease Burden and Harm of Osteoarthritis by WU Haotian, LIN Jianhao

“…The heaviest burden is observed in high-income North America while the fastest growth of burden is observed in high-income Asia Pacific. …”
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Survival feature and trend of female breast cancer: A comprehensive review of survival analysis from cancer registration data by Dan-Dan Tang, Zhuo-Jun Ye, Wan-Wan Liu, Jing Wu, Jing-Yu Tan, Yan Zhang, Qun Xu, Yong-Bing Xiang

“…The highest age-standardized 5-year relative survival rate was identified in the USA (2010–2014) at 90.2 %, while the lowest was in India (2010–2014) at 66.1 %. Overall, North America and Oceania had the best survival, and, for Europe, survival was worst in Eastern Europe. …”
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Study protocol of the METAPANC trial - intensified treatment in patients with local operable but oligometastatic pancreatic cancer - multimodal surgical treatment versus chemothera... by Michael Ghadimi, Uwe Pelzer, Marc G. Besselink, Jens Siveke, Ralph Telgmann, Rickmer Braren, Hanneke Wilmink, Marie Crede, Alexander Koenig, Ute Koenig, Sven Thorsten Liffers, Kai Antweiler, Bas Uijterwijk, Hanna Seppanen, Arno Nordin, Pauli Puolakkainen, Olav F. Dajani, Knut Jørgen Labori, Mia Johansson, Svein Olav Bratlie, Tim Friede, Peter Jo

“…Discussion METAPANC is the first international, randomized, controlled, open-label, multicentre, phase III clinical trial for curative intended surgical therapy of oligometastatic pancreatic cancer in Europe and America. The multimodal surgical treatment of patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer could significantly extend the overall survival of this patient group. …”
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Characterizing the extractable proteins from tomato leaves – A proteomics study by Marietheres Kleuter, Yafei Yu, Lukas Verdegaal, Francesco Pancaldi, Antoine H.P. America, Atze Jan van der Goot, Luisa M. Trindade

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Treatment and outcomes of high-risk neuroblastoma in Southeast Asia: a single-institution experience and review of the literature by Anselm Chi-Wai Lee, Chan Hon Chui, Robert Kwok, Kim Shang Lee, Chee Meng Fong, Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong

“…Introduction: In Europe and North America, the majority of children with high-risk neuroblastoma survive the disease. …”
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Archibald Henry Sayce (1845–1933) and the Transition from 19th-Century Comparative Philology to 20th-Century General Linguistics by Subbiondo Joseph L., Kilarski Marcin

“…On the other hand, his reinterpretation of examples from the languages of North America, Southern Africa, and Tasmania as evidence of the lack of abstract and generic terms not only violated his methodological assumptions but was also consistent with the common nineteenth-century practice of treating words as an index of civilizational development.…”
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Design and Implementation of an Ethical AI-Based Teaching Assistant for IoT Security Education by Matilda Isaacs, Anwar Majeed, Karim Moussa, Dolapo Shodipo

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Prospering the ASEAN Community: How Micro-Region Becomes a Driving Force Prosperity in Indonesia’s Border Area? by Fitrisia Munir, Yanyan Mohammad Yani, Rendi Prayuda, Artha Yudilla, Dini Tiara Sasmi

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La traducción y difusión de la literatura hispánica en la Italia fascista by Adele Pia Villani

“… El objetivo principal del presente artículo es demostrar la existencia de un interés italiano hacia la cultura de las tierras de ultramar anterior a la explosión de los estudios sobre América Latina de los años 1960. En particular, se investigan las relaciones culturales entre Italia, España y los países hispanoamericanos en los años veinte y treinta, que pusieron en marcha un progresivo proceso de difusión y conocimiento de la cultura hispánica en Italia.  …”
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Cold War as Social Conflict, Iron Curtains and Application of Dѐtente Policy as Cold War Concept by Effiong Ekpo, Udeoji Ebele Angela

“…It dismisses the popular nation that cold war was imperialistic ruling circles which America was trying to enslave all mankind under the yoke of Wall Street. …”
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La era de la ebullición global: Desafíos y oportunidades para la resiliencia climática en la región centroamericana by José Rodrigo Rojas Morales

“…En contraste, Centro América goza de una matriz de oportunidades para aumentar la ambición climática, cuenta con diversas fuentes de energía renovable, mecanismos para incentivar el pago por servicios ambientales y acciones para impulsar la economía circular y la bioeconomía. …”
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Comparing Iraqi Regional Differences on Infant Feeding through Breastfeeding and Formula by Anna Grace Tribble

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Tratamiento químico de vinaza de caña de azúcar con peróxido de hidrógeno by Adriana Patricia del M. Chaile, María Emilia Uboldi, Mercedes Marta Elsa Ferreyra

“…[Conclusiones]: Si bien no se lograron los valores de DQO permitidos por la normativa local (250 mg/L), el tratamiento propuesto es alentador por su simpleza, representando una opción potencial al desafío ambiental que representan las vinazas en América Latina. …”
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