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From mourning to reconstruction: Argentine postdictatorial fictions of the 1980s-2000s by Hidalgo, Emilse Beatriz

“…This thesis proposes to read Argentine postdictatorship fictions of the 1980s–2000s not, as has frequently been the case, from the point of view of mourning, memory and defeat but from a more positive perspective oriented towards the reconstruction of a fuller national history and identity. …”
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Spread of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) with special reference to Western Australia by Majer, Jonathan

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The Influence of Spraying on Argentine (Iridomyrmex humilis) and Native Ants (Hymenoptera Formicidae) by Majer, Jonathan, Flugge, R.

“…Experiments and observations on the ecology of the Argentine ant (Iridomyrmex humilis) and the effect of heptachlor spraying on this, and native ant species were performed over a 1 year period.The aim was to :-a) Investigate the distribution pattern of the Argentine ant and to relate this to that of sympatric native ants, andb) To investigate the immediate effect of spraying on Argentine and native ants and to follow the subsequent recovery in ant fauna over a 1 year period. …”
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Re-defining Anglo-Argentine literature: from travel writing to travelling identities by Ferradas, Claudia Mónica

“…This study proposes a definition of Anglo-Argentine literature, a literary corpus that has not been explicitly defined, and provides a reading list of Anglo-Argentine works on the basis of that definition. …”
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Control of argentine ants, Linepithema humile (Mayr), in Western Australia - the past, present and future by Majer, Jonathan

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The influence of fire, vegetation age and Argentine ants (Iridomyrmex humilis) on ant communities in Swartsboskloof by Majer, Jonathan, Kock de, A., Giliomee, J., Pringle, K.

“…We examined whether fire, vegetation age and the presence of the Argentine ant had any effect on ant community composition and abundance.…”
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Trophic ecology of Patagonian flounder Paralichthys patagonicus (Jordan, 1889) in the Argentine-Uruguayan Coastal Ecosystem by Troccoli, Gonzalo, Milessi, Andrés, Marí, Noemí, Figueroa, Daniel, De Wysiecki, Agustin

“…Themost important prey category was pelagic fish, primarily Argentine anchovy (Engraulis anchoita),followed by rough scad (Trachurus lathami). …”
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Twenty years of Argentine ants in New Zealand: past research and future priorities for applied management by Ward, D., Green, C., Harris, Richard, Hartley, S., Lester, P., Stanley, M., Suckling, D., Toft, R.

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Influence of Argentine and coastal brown ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) invasions on ant communities in Perth gardens, Western Australia by Majer, Jonathan, Heterick, Brian E., Casella, J.

“…A survey examined the influence of Argentine (Linepithema humile (Mayr)) and coastal brown ant (Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius)) populations on other ants in the Perth metropolitan area, Western Australia. …”
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Projecting history: a socio-semiotic approach to the representations of the military dictatorship (1976-1983) in the cinematic discourses of Argentine democracy by Triquell, Ximena

“…This thesis analyzes a series of films that, in different ways, seek to represent the last Argentine dictatorship. The possibility of interpreting the thematic and formal recurrences of the films as a defining characteristic of a specific genre is posed as a first hypothesis. …”
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Solubility enhancement of statin-based molecules by argentine: thermodynamics, solute-solvent interaction and solid state characterization / Meor Mohd Redzuan Meor Mohd Affandi by Meor Mohd Affandi, Meor Mohd Redzuan

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Mass Migrations in Argentina: A Study on the Effects of Migrants on Electoral Outcomes by MARTIGNANO, ANDRES

“…These migrants had higher human capital than the Argentine natives. The aim Of this paper is to analyse the influence of immigrants on political outcomes. …”
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Modelling and Forecasting Volatility of Stock Index Return Using GARCH Models: an Empirical Evidence of Argentina by Xenofontos, Andreas

“…In an attempt to contribute to empirical literature, this thesis examines stock return volatility in Argentine stock market and evaluates the forecasting performance of GARCH-type models in terms of their out-of-sample forecasting accuracy. …”
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Political Documentary Cinema in the Southern Cone by Traverso, Antonio, Crowder-Taraborrelli, Tomas

“…The article also serves as a critical introduction to the edited collection Political Documentary Film and Video in the Southern Cone (1950s-2000s), which appeared as a special issue of the journal Latin American Perspectives (vol 40, number 1, January 2013) and looks closely at the strategies utilized by Argentine, Chilean, and Uruguayan political filmmakers to document and participate in social change events, as well as to imagine and reflect upon the past and the future of these three South American nations.…”
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Trophic ecology of hairy conger Bassanago albescens in the Southwest Atlantic and its implications for the ecosystem-based fishery management by Blasina, Gabriela, Izzo, Luciano, De Wysiecki, Agustin, Figueroa, Daniel

“…Our results help to understand the biology of a species that has a sympatricdistribution with two key species in the Argentine fisheries: hake Merluccius hubbsi and I. argenti-nus, with evidence of a strong trophic interaction between them. …”
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Survival in export markets by Albornoz, Facundo, Fanelli, Sebastián, Hallak, Juan Carlos

“…We take the model to the data using firm-level Argentine export information. We find that survival rates decrease with distance, which the model rationalizes with sunk costs that increase with distance proportionally less than fixed costs. …”
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Leaf-eating beetles in Brazilian eucalypt plantations by Dos Anjos, N., Majer, Jonathan

“…Problems with leaf-eating beetles began in 1925, when the Australian weevil Gonipterus scufellatus was introduced in the Argentine, and then into the Brazilian eucalypt plantations. …”
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Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity influenced by tree thinning in the Western Australian jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest by Heterick, Brian E., Majer, Jonathan, Kabay, E., Loh, M.

“…At the same time, there were no signs that the environment was being so seriously degraded that native dominants such as Iridomyrmex chasei Forel and meat ants or exotics like Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) or the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile (Mayr)) were establishing colonies. …”
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The Falklands (Malvinas) dispute: a critique of international law and the pacific settlement of disputes by Shucksmith-Wesley, Marc

“…To the United Kingdom, the territory represents one of the last vestiges of its once vast empire, having held effective control of the territory since 1833, other than for a short period in 1982 following an Argentine use of military force. The facts, history, law, and politics of this dispute all act in concert to create a picture that is so highly nebulous that a clear view as to which State should hold territorial sovereignty has yet to emerge, with there being legitimately argued positions in favour of both disputing States. …”
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State, society and markets in Argentina: The political economy of Neodesarrollismo under Néstor Kirchner, 2003-2007 by Wylde, Christopher

“…The national Peronist social contract in Argentina has a long history rooted in syndicalism and populism.However, Menemismo in the 1990s,El Argentinazo in December 2001, and Kirchnerismo post crisis have all served to change the fundamental framework of the Argentine economy,the social underpinnings of that economy and how it intersects with global capital.This article is an attempt to identifv the nature of Kirchner's administration through analysis of political economy; therefore seeking to facilitate a deeper understanding of the developmental nature and impact of the Kirchner administration of 2003-2007.…”
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