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Capitalist Agriculture and Labour Contracting in Northern Peru, 1880-1905
(Cambridge University Press, 1980)Article argues that the process of enganche, or the procurement of native highlanders to labor in coastal Peruvian sugar plantations, stemmed in the period 1880-1905 from elements of coercion and violence, as well as capital ... -
The Cellulose Synthase Superfamily in Fully Sequenced Plants and Algae
(BioMed Central, 2009-07)Background: The cellulose synthase superfamily has been classified into nine cellulose synthaselike (Csl) families and one cellulose synthase (CesA) family. The Csl families have been proposed to be involved in the ... -
Challenges in Handling Imprecise Parentage Matters
(2015)Legal parentage under American state laws is significantly and rapidly evolving. And, it is increasingly imprecise. No longer is legal parentage only defined at precise moments in time or for particular conduct, as by ... -
The Challenges “Facing” Copyright Protection for Tattoos
(2013)This Article addresses the ambiguity regarding the legal protectability of tattoos and the negative impact such ambiguity has on the rights of tattoo artists and their clients/customers. Notwithstanding the lack of federal ... -
Challenging Endocrinology Students with a Critical Thinking Workbook
(Advances in Physiology Education, 2020-02-14)A central goal of science education is to help students develop higher order thinking skills to enable them to face the challenges of life. Accordingly, science instructors are now urged to craft their classrooms such that ... -
Changes in Dryness/wetness in China during the last 529 years.
(Royal Meteorological Society, 2000)Historical written records of weather conditions that affect agriculture and living conditions in China can serve as a proxy for instrumental observations of the relative wetness and dryness, or precipitation amounts, for ... -
Changes in the Frequency of Extreme Warm-Season Surface Dewpoints in Northeastern Illinois: Implications for Cooling-System Design and Operation
(American Meteorological Society, 2002-03)Warm-season (1 May–30 September) hourly dewpoint data were examined for temporal changes at two weather stations in northeastern Illinois during a 42-yr period (1959–2000). This area has dense population (greater than 8 ... -
Changing Expenditure Patterns in Illinois Municipalities
(Illinois Municipal Policy Journal, 2020)The economic recovery in Illinois following the Great Recession was relatively sluggish. Per capita expenditures by municipalities with a population of 25,000 or larger increased by only about 1% annually between 2012 ... -
Characterization of an Acousto-optic Tunable Filter and Use in Visible Spectrophotometry
(Optical Society of America, 1999)The use of a paratellurite acousto-optic tunable ® lter (AOTF) is demonstrated as a monochromator for spectrophotometry. This device operates in the range of 400 to 700 nm with a resolution from 2.5 nm (at 633 nm) to ... -
Characterization of the Aspergillus parasiticus delta12-desaturase Gene: A Role for Lipid Metabolism in the Aspergillus/plant Interaction
(Society for General Microbiology, 2004-09)In the mycotoxigenic oilseed pathogens Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus and the model filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans, unsaturated fatty acids and their derivatives act as important developmental ... -
Characterization of the putative polysaccharide synthase CpsA and its effects on the virulence of the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus
(PLoS One, 2019-04-26)The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous opportunistic human pathogen capable of causing a life-threatening disease called invasive aspergillosis, or IA, with an associated 40–90% mortality rate in immunocompromised ... -
Characterization of the recD gene of Neisseria gonorrhoeae MS11 and the Effect of recD Inactivation on Pilin Variation and DNA Transformation
(Society for General Microbiology, 1999-02)Pilin antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae may result following intrachromosomal recombination between homologous pi/ genes. Despite extensive study, recA is the only previously characterized gene known to ... -
Characterizing the Role of Strategic Disposition and Orientation to Risk for Route Selection Problems
(Elsevier, 2012-03)Although digital navigation systems are becoming ubiquitous, they generally only select routes based on relatively simple criteria (length and time) and fail to adequately consider the preferred strategy of the user. In ... -
Chinese Plantation Workers and Social Conflict in Peru in the late Nineteenth Century
(Cambridge University Press, 1989-10)Examines Chinese plantation workers' transition from indentured servitude to wage labor in Peru of the late nineteenth century, providing detailed anlaysis of labour conditions in the Condor and Sana Valleys. -
The Chloroplast Genome of Anomochloa Marantoidea (Anomochlooideae; Poaceae) Comprises a Mixture of Grass-like and Unique Features
(Botanical Society of America, 2010)Features in the complete plastome of Anomochloa marantoidea (Poaceae) were investigated. This species is one of four of Anomochlooideae, the crown node of which diverged before those of any other grass subfamily. The ... -
Choices About Attorney Fee-Shifting Laws: Further Substance/Procedure Problems under Erie and Elsewhere
(1988)Many statutes and rules operating in courts in the United States permit or mandate the shifting of attorney's fees in civil litigation. The erosion of the so-called American Rule on attorney's fees is found in laws that ... -
Choosing Among Imprecise American State Parentage Laws
(2015)Not too long ago American state laws chiefly designated parentage at precise moments in time. One became a parent upon giving birth; upon having one’s spouse give birth; upon formal adoption; upon completion of a birth ... -
The Civic Relevance of Interfaith Cooperation for Colleges and Universities
(Journal of College & Character, 2011-02)As tensions around religious diversity escalate in America, there is an increased realization that interfaith cooperation has broad civic relevance. In this realization, there is an opportunity for American colleges and ... -
Civil Claim Settlement Talks Involving Third Parties and Insurance Company Adjusters: When Should Lawyer Conduct Standards Apply?
(2003)Operating on behalf of insurance companies, adjusters have long facilitated settlements of civil claims. Adjusters work both before and during lawsuits to help resolve differences between the companies and company insureds, ... -
Civil Non-State Actors in Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in West Africa
(Brill Online Books and Journals, 2013)This paper advances the notion of civil non-state actors in peacekeeping and peacebuilding. Using Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire as cases studies, the paper identifies three kinds of civil non-state actors in ...
