Lärdom och läsande kring sekelskiftet 1800 by Peter Josephson

“… During the latter half of the 18th century, the doors of German universities were opened from within. Scholars abandoned Latin in favor of the vernacular and turned outward to a broader audience. …”
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Cidade de Deus: entre o testemunho e a ficção by Sandro R. Barros

“…In this sense, this study also analyses the reception of Lin's text under what has been epistemologically termed in Latin American subaltern studies as testimonio. The analysis of Lins's novel under the testimonial rubric allows for a meditation on questions related to any fictional text whose content stands too close to factually recognizable events, which takes the literary work and its possible classifications to an ontological cri- sis whose repercussions problematize literature as a vehicle of social denuncia- tion, and the author as the mediator of such a process.…”
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Calvyn oor God se gebruik van middele in sy voorsieningshandelinge by P. C. Potgieter

“…His very frequent use of the Latin term arcanus in conjunction with media of providence suggests that in essence the providential acts of God remain a mystery for us, unless it is — in some instances — revealed to us in his Word. …”
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Rechtsgeschichte und Ordnungsdenken. Zum rechtshistorischen Werk von Paolo Grossi by Thomas Duve

“…His works on the legal history of the Middle Ages and the modern period, not least his critique of the law of the modern age, have been widely received in Europe and Latin America. The article, which is also a tribute to the long-standing member of the Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, reconstructs some aspects of his legal historical work, analyses the close connection between legal history and legal theory in his thought, and asks about the potential of Grossi’s method for legal history today. …”
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A cultura em questões by Caleb Faria Alves

“…This article addresses, comparatively, the content of this term – explicit or not –in some of these surveys in Brazil and Latin America. Our first goal is to highlight the assumptions used to qualify and measure the consumption of cultural goods contained in the polls – in other words, to which extent this consumption is linked to culture itself –, identifying whether culture is treated as an autonomous field or as an accessory to concerns that are external to it. …”
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Tumours and cancers in Graeco-Roman times by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…Although all categories possibly included occasional cancers, the vast majority of what appears to have been malignant tumours were called karkinoi/karkinômata (Latin: cancrum/carcinoma). There was however no recognition of benign and malignant, or primary and secondary tumours, in the modern sense. …”
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Internationalization strategy and foreign distribution channels: analysis of the brazilian cosmetics company Natura by Silvia Novaes Zilbe, Carlos Henrique Mora Júnior, Francisco Lourenço da Silva

“…The results indicate that the company's internationalization process has followed the model of the Uppsala school (learning) and that the company has maintained the same distribution strategy (direct sales) in markets with similar cultures (Latin America), but for the European market (Paris) it preferred to establish a physical store because of the cultural differences of that market. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN DEVELOPING REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD by Meldina Kokorović Jukan, Amra Softić

“…The paper investigates developing regions (Eastern, South and Central Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Balkans) because population of these regions is at the highest risk of financial exclusion. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN DEVELOPING REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD by Meldina Kokorović Jukan, Amra Softić

“…The paper investigates developing regions (Eastern, South and Central Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Balkans) because population of these regions is at the highest risk of financial exclusion. …”
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La realidad de mujeres transexuales y sus movimientos sociales en Sudamérica en tiempos de COVID-19 by Alessandra Mawu Defendi Oliveira

“…The research was carried out, mainly, from different bibliographic resources of organizations linked to the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Trans People (REDLACTRANS) and the actions carried out throughout the region. …”
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Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS) by Leonardo Ortega, Ronald W. Ward, Chris Andrew

“… The dual-purpose cattle system (DPCS) describes traditional cattle production practice in the lowland tropics of Latin America where a mix of Zebu, Criollo, and European breeds are used in meat and milk production (Sere and de Vacarro, 1985; Castillo, 1992). …”
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Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS) by Leonardo Ortega, Ronald W. Ward, Chris Andrew

“… The dual-purpose cattle system (DPCS) describes traditional cattle production practice in the lowland tropics of Latin America where a mix of Zebu, Criollo, and European breeds are used in meat and milk production (Sere and de Vacarro, 1985; Castillo, 1992). …”
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A bajulação das massas by Franz Josef Brüseke, Héctor Ricardo Leis

“…Since the greek political philosophy passing through the theoretical work of Tocqueville, Le Bon, Nietzsche, Ortega y Gasset and Heidegger, to acquire a curious political actualization with Lenin, Stalin, Hitler and others, the fl attered mass presents itself in the Latin American populism.…”
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Construcción de ciudadanía entre fronteras poscoloniales: resistencia política de mujeres migrantes e indígenas en el escenario artístico by Ma. Ángeles Montalvo Chaves

“…Los estudios de caso, aparentemente desconectados de organizaciones "Latin Kings y Queens" e "Indígenas australianos", evidencian la desconexión entre modelos y prácticas de integración españolas y australianas, y los sujetos hacia quienes a priori están dirigidos. …”
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Christian Iconography Adorning Corinthian Capitals in Syria by Ahmad Dawa

“…The study highlights the diverse forms of crosses present on the capitals, ranging from the equal-armed cross encircled by various frames to Latin crosses and crosses formed by the contiguous folioles of acanthus leaves. …”
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PRESENT-DAY MISSION PARTNERSHIPS by C van Engen

“…Currently, as many full-time cross-cultural missionaries are sent and supported by churches in Asia, Africa and Latin America as those sent from Europe and North America. …”
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Outros olhares para outras Américas: cultura visual e fotografia na América Latina pós-tradicional by Sérgio Luiz Pereira da Silva

“…This paper presents a reflection on the critical role and the politics behind the photographic look at the context the visual culture in Latin American. We present the photographic look as an agent of social action in the context of visual culture. …”
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Mentoring women in STEM: empowering through social technologies for enhanced inclusivity and professional growth. A case study by Coral J. Pacheco Figueroa, Mayra A. Alvarez Lemus

“…Throughout the sessions, the participants’ advances in soft skills (assertiveness, networking, leadership, active listening, self-confidence, ability to set SMART objectives, among others) were analyzed, showing how the use of social technologies promoted the professional development of women through empowerment as a strategy for reducing the gender gap in scientific and technological careers in Latin America.…”
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Editorial presentation: Innovation towards Building a Sustainable Future by Valentina Gomes Haensel Schmitt, Jean Pierre Seclen Luna

“…In this sense, this special issue of the GECONTEC Journal presents four selected papers from the Congress of the Latin-Iberoamerican Association of Technological and Innovation Management (ALTEC 2021), whose evidence corroborates what we propose here. …”
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An Overview of Global Papaya Production, Trade, and Consumption by Edward A. Evans, Fredy H. Ballen

“…Papaya has become an important agricultural export for developing countries, where export revenues of the fruit provide a livelihood for thousands of people, especially in Asia and Latin America. Papaya exports contribute to the growing supply of healthy food products on international markets. …”
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