Arturo Escobar examines the increasing number of conflicts over natural resources around the worl... more Arturo Escobar examines the increasing number of conflicts over natural resources around the world in response to neo-liberal globalization. He argues that such escalating environmental conflicts can be conceptually understood through three inter-related rubrics: economic, ecological, and cultural. His interest is in the relationship between difference and equality of access in economic, ecological, and cultural distribution conflicts in order to
The epidemiology of stroke in Latin-American populations and variation of subtypes between commun... more The epidemiology of stroke in Latin-American populations and variation of subtypes between communities are unclear. Our aim was to ascertain prospectively the incidence of first-ever stroke in the predominantly Hispanic-Mestizo population of Iquique, a city in the northern desert region of Chile. We prospectively identified all possible cases of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks between July 1, 2000, and June 30, 2002, from several overlapping sources. Patients were rapidly assessed by two field neurologists. Standard definitions for incident cases, stroke, transient ischaemic attack, pathological type, and infarction subtype were used. All cases identified were adjudicated by at least two stroke neurologists and followed up at 6 months. Incidence rates of first-ever strokes were calculated from the population of Iquique (214 526) according to the national census of 2002. Of 380 cases of stroke identified, 292 were incident. CT scans were done in 267 (91%) patients and the mean...
HPLC and Inhibitory Indirect ELISA (I.I. ELISA) methods for quantitation of a¯atoxins (AF) in hum... more HPLC and Inhibitory Indirect ELISA (I.I. ELISA) methods for quantitation of a¯atoxins (AF) in human urine were compared in terms of speci®city, sensitivity, easiness and cost. I.I. ELISA was optimized in kind of antibody in use, type of plastic plate, adduct synthesis technique, peroxidase and antibody dilutions, etc. Both polyclonal (Cuban) and monoclonal (British) anti-AF antibodies were statistically studied and the process was standardized. HPLC and electrophoresis were performed while synthetizing AFB 1 -DNA and AFB 1 -Cl-Ovalbumin (AFB 1 -Cl-Ov) adducts. Costar polystyrene plate had the best adherence. Optimum coating dilution was 10 ng of AFB 1 -Cl-Ov per well. Dilutions of 1:1000 of monoclonal antibody from puri®ed culture or 1:300 from monoclonal antibody from tissue culture and 1:1000 of peroxidase anti-mouse conjugate were the best. Optimum separation with HPLC was obtained isocratically with 60% MeOH and 40% distilled water mobile phase. ELISA had a sensitivity of 1 pg mL À1 AFB 1 and HPLC sensitivity was 0.1 ng mL À1 AFB 1 with¯uorescence detector and 4.5 ng mL À1 with UV detector. Monoclonal antibody gave more accurate results for determination of free and adducted AFB 1 in urine analysis.
This volume is the latest addition to the growing political ecology literature, a field of study ... more This volume is the latest addition to the growing political ecology literature, a field of study that examines how power relations mediate human-nature relations. Its particular aim is to examine where political ecology has been and where it is headed. It invites readers to 'reimagine' ...
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 2007
de Landa M 2002 Intensive science and virtual philosophy Continuum, New York de Landa M 2005 Soci... more de Landa M 2002 Intensive science and virtual philosophy Continuum, New York de Landa M 2005 Social ontology. A theory of assemblages Unpublished book manuscript de Landa M 1997 A thousand years of nonlinear history Zone Books, New York Escobar A and Osterweil M forthcoming Social movements and the politics of the virtual. Deleuzian strategies in Jensen C B and Rödje K eds Deleuzian intersections in science, technology, and anthropology Berghahn, Oxford Gibson-Graham J K 1996 The end of capitalism (as we knew it) Blackwell, Oxford Gibson-Graham J K 2006 A postcapitalist politics University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis MN Marston S, Jones II J P and Woodard K 2005 Human geography without scale Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers NS 30 416-32
A BSTRACT The increasing realisation that there are modern problems for which there are no modern... more A BSTRACT The increasing realisation that there are modern problems for which there are no modern solutions points towards the need to move beyond the paradigm of modernity and, hence, beyond the Third World. Imagining after the Third World takes place against the ...
The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the concept of place in anthropology, ge... more The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the concept of place in anthropology, geography, and political ecology. "Place" -or, more accurately, the defense of constructions of place -has also become an important object of struggle in the strategies of social movements. This paper is situated at the intersection of conversations in the disciplines about globalization and place, on the one hand, and conversation in social movements about place and political strategy, on the other. By arguing against a certain globalocentrism in the disciplines that tends to effect an erasure of place, the paper suggests ways in which the defense of place by social movements might be constituted as a rallying point for both theory construction and political action. The paper proposes that place-based struggles might be seen as multi-scale, network-oriented subaltern strategies of localization. The argument is illustrated with the case of the social movement of black communities of the Pacific rainforest region of Colombia.
Of these, 64 (92.7%) had SICH, of which we allocated 58 cases (84%) to non-lobar or lobar localis... more Of these, 64 (92.7%) had SICH, of which we allocated 58 cases (84%) to non-lobar or lobar localisation. The mean age was 57.3 8 17 years, and 62.3% of the subjects were male. The age-adjusted incidence rates were 13.8 (non-lobar) and 4.9 (lobar) per 100,000 person-years. Non-lobar SICH was more frequent in young males and lobar SICH in older women. The non-lobar-to-lobar ratio was similar to previous findings in Hispanics. Hypertension was more frequent in nonlobar SICH and in diabetes, heavy drinking and antithrombotic use in lobar SICH, but in none significantly. There was no association between localisation and prognosis. Conclusions: The incidence of non-lobar SICH was high, but lower than in most non-white populations. This lower incidence could be due to a lower population prevalence of risk factors, a higher socioeconomic level in this population, or chance.
Background Incidence of ischaemic stroke subtypes, classifi ed by cause, seems to vary between co... more Background Incidence of ischaemic stroke subtypes, classifi ed by cause, seems to vary between communities. We aimed to prospectively ascertain the incidence of fi rst-ever ischaemic stroke in a predominantly Hispanic-Mestizo population in the northern desertic region of Chile.
The aqueous extract of Rhizophora mangle bark and its polyphenolic &actions showed remarkable in ... more The aqueous extract of Rhizophora mangle bark and its polyphenolic &actions showed remarkable in vitro antiinflammatory activity in a preliminary study. The Iow molecular weight fraction exhibited cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory activity while the total aqueous extract and the Iow molecular weight fraction showed secretory phospholipase A2 inhibitory activity. !£)
The antioxidant activity of Rhizophora mangle bark aqueous extract and its majoritary component a... more The antioxidant activity of Rhizophora mangle bark aqueous extract and its majoritary component and high molecular weight polyphenols' fraction were studied using deoxyribose assay. The total extract and its fraction showed scavenging activity of hydroxyl radicals and hability to chelate iron ions.
... Orthodox Left sectarian discourse is a TINA discourse in this sense of there being no alterna... more ... Orthodox Left sectarian discourse is a TINA discourse in this sense of there being no alternative to a mode of articulation. ... It is a methodology that has failed to learn from the African saying, 'I am who I am because of other people' (quoted Waterman, 154). ...
... critical traditions of the modern natural, human and social sciences, pluriversal studies wil... more ... critical traditions of the modern natural, human and social sciences, pluriversal studies will travel its own ... This notion of sustainability would be one capable of inspiring the popular and scientific imaginations alike to take steps that are at once pragmatic and transformative in the ...
... What was called modernization was precisely the process to bring about modernity the ensemb... more ... What was called modernization was precisely the process to bring about modernity the ensemble ... some sociologists call the hyper-technification of rationality and a hyper-marketization of social ... This modernist attempt at combating the symptoms but not the cause of the social ...
... and Subaltern Strategies of Localization', Political Geography 20: 13974. ... KEYWORDS ... more ... and Subaltern Strategies of Localization', Political Geography 20: 13974. ... KEYWORDS Cairo; glocalities; meshworks; networks; Shirkat Gah ... One of the most influential processes over the last years that has focused on women's bodies in the social public domain has been the ...
Arturo Escobar examines the increasing number of conflicts over natural resources around the worl... more Arturo Escobar examines the increasing number of conflicts over natural resources around the world in response to neo-liberal globalization. He argues that such escalating environmental conflicts can be conceptually understood through three inter-related rubrics: economic, ecological, and cultural. His interest is in the relationship between difference and equality of access in economic, ecological, and cultural distribution conflicts in order to
The epidemiology of stroke in Latin-American populations and variation of subtypes between commun... more The epidemiology of stroke in Latin-American populations and variation of subtypes between communities are unclear. Our aim was to ascertain prospectively the incidence of first-ever stroke in the predominantly Hispanic-Mestizo population of Iquique, a city in the northern desert region of Chile. We prospectively identified all possible cases of stroke and transient ischaemic attacks between July 1, 2000, and June 30, 2002, from several overlapping sources. Patients were rapidly assessed by two field neurologists. Standard definitions for incident cases, stroke, transient ischaemic attack, pathological type, and infarction subtype were used. All cases identified were adjudicated by at least two stroke neurologists and followed up at 6 months. Incidence rates of first-ever strokes were calculated from the population of Iquique (214 526) according to the national census of 2002. Of 380 cases of stroke identified, 292 were incident. CT scans were done in 267 (91%) patients and the mean...
HPLC and Inhibitory Indirect ELISA (I.I. ELISA) methods for quantitation of a¯atoxins (AF) in hum... more HPLC and Inhibitory Indirect ELISA (I.I. ELISA) methods for quantitation of a¯atoxins (AF) in human urine were compared in terms of speci®city, sensitivity, easiness and cost. I.I. ELISA was optimized in kind of antibody in use, type of plastic plate, adduct synthesis technique, peroxidase and antibody dilutions, etc. Both polyclonal (Cuban) and monoclonal (British) anti-AF antibodies were statistically studied and the process was standardized. HPLC and electrophoresis were performed while synthetizing AFB 1 -DNA and AFB 1 -Cl-Ovalbumin (AFB 1 -Cl-Ov) adducts. Costar polystyrene plate had the best adherence. Optimum coating dilution was 10 ng of AFB 1 -Cl-Ov per well. Dilutions of 1:1000 of monoclonal antibody from puri®ed culture or 1:300 from monoclonal antibody from tissue culture and 1:1000 of peroxidase anti-mouse conjugate were the best. Optimum separation with HPLC was obtained isocratically with 60% MeOH and 40% distilled water mobile phase. ELISA had a sensitivity of 1 pg mL À1 AFB 1 and HPLC sensitivity was 0.1 ng mL À1 AFB 1 with¯uorescence detector and 4.5 ng mL À1 with UV detector. Monoclonal antibody gave more accurate results for determination of free and adducted AFB 1 in urine analysis.
This volume is the latest addition to the growing political ecology literature, a field of study ... more This volume is the latest addition to the growing political ecology literature, a field of study that examines how power relations mediate human-nature relations. Its particular aim is to examine where political ecology has been and where it is headed. It invites readers to 'reimagine' ...
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 2007
de Landa M 2002 Intensive science and virtual philosophy Continuum, New York de Landa M 2005 Soci... more de Landa M 2002 Intensive science and virtual philosophy Continuum, New York de Landa M 2005 Social ontology. A theory of assemblages Unpublished book manuscript de Landa M 1997 A thousand years of nonlinear history Zone Books, New York Escobar A and Osterweil M forthcoming Social movements and the politics of the virtual. Deleuzian strategies in Jensen C B and Rödje K eds Deleuzian intersections in science, technology, and anthropology Berghahn, Oxford Gibson-Graham J K 1996 The end of capitalism (as we knew it) Blackwell, Oxford Gibson-Graham J K 2006 A postcapitalist politics University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis MN Marston S, Jones II J P and Woodard K 2005 Human geography without scale Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers NS 30 416-32
A BSTRACT The increasing realisation that there are modern problems for which there are no modern... more A BSTRACT The increasing realisation that there are modern problems for which there are no modern solutions points towards the need to move beyond the paradigm of modernity and, hence, beyond the Third World. Imagining after the Third World takes place against the ...
The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the concept of place in anthropology, ge... more The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the concept of place in anthropology, geography, and political ecology. "Place" -or, more accurately, the defense of constructions of place -has also become an important object of struggle in the strategies of social movements. This paper is situated at the intersection of conversations in the disciplines about globalization and place, on the one hand, and conversation in social movements about place and political strategy, on the other. By arguing against a certain globalocentrism in the disciplines that tends to effect an erasure of place, the paper suggests ways in which the defense of place by social movements might be constituted as a rallying point for both theory construction and political action. The paper proposes that place-based struggles might be seen as multi-scale, network-oriented subaltern strategies of localization. The argument is illustrated with the case of the social movement of black communities of the Pacific rainforest region of Colombia.
Of these, 64 (92.7%) had SICH, of which we allocated 58 cases (84%) to non-lobar or lobar localis... more Of these, 64 (92.7%) had SICH, of which we allocated 58 cases (84%) to non-lobar or lobar localisation. The mean age was 57.3 8 17 years, and 62.3% of the subjects were male. The age-adjusted incidence rates were 13.8 (non-lobar) and 4.9 (lobar) per 100,000 person-years. Non-lobar SICH was more frequent in young males and lobar SICH in older women. The non-lobar-to-lobar ratio was similar to previous findings in Hispanics. Hypertension was more frequent in nonlobar SICH and in diabetes, heavy drinking and antithrombotic use in lobar SICH, but in none significantly. There was no association between localisation and prognosis. Conclusions: The incidence of non-lobar SICH was high, but lower than in most non-white populations. This lower incidence could be due to a lower population prevalence of risk factors, a higher socioeconomic level in this population, or chance.
Background Incidence of ischaemic stroke subtypes, classifi ed by cause, seems to vary between co... more Background Incidence of ischaemic stroke subtypes, classifi ed by cause, seems to vary between communities. We aimed to prospectively ascertain the incidence of fi rst-ever ischaemic stroke in a predominantly Hispanic-Mestizo population in the northern desertic region of Chile.
The aqueous extract of Rhizophora mangle bark and its polyphenolic &actions showed remarkable in ... more The aqueous extract of Rhizophora mangle bark and its polyphenolic &actions showed remarkable in vitro antiinflammatory activity in a preliminary study. The Iow molecular weight fraction exhibited cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory activity while the total aqueous extract and the Iow molecular weight fraction showed secretory phospholipase A2 inhibitory activity. !£)
The antioxidant activity of Rhizophora mangle bark aqueous extract and its majoritary component a... more The antioxidant activity of Rhizophora mangle bark aqueous extract and its majoritary component and high molecular weight polyphenols' fraction were studied using deoxyribose assay. The total extract and its fraction showed scavenging activity of hydroxyl radicals and hability to chelate iron ions.
... Orthodox Left sectarian discourse is a TINA discourse in this sense of there being no alterna... more ... Orthodox Left sectarian discourse is a TINA discourse in this sense of there being no alternative to a mode of articulation. ... It is a methodology that has failed to learn from the African saying, 'I am who I am because of other people' (quoted Waterman, 154). ...
... critical traditions of the modern natural, human and social sciences, pluriversal studies wil... more ... critical traditions of the modern natural, human and social sciences, pluriversal studies will travel its own ... This notion of sustainability would be one capable of inspiring the popular and scientific imaginations alike to take steps that are at once pragmatic and transformative in the ...
... What was called modernization was precisely the process to bring about modernity the ensemb... more ... What was called modernization was precisely the process to bring about modernity the ensemble ... some sociologists call the hyper-technification of rationality and a hyper-marketization of social ... This modernist attempt at combating the symptoms but not the cause of the social ...
... and Subaltern Strategies of Localization', Political Geography 20: 13974. ... KEYWORDS ... more ... and Subaltern Strategies of Localization', Political Geography 20: 13974. ... KEYWORDS Cairo; glocalities; meshworks; networks; Shirkat Gah ... One of the most influential processes over the last years that has focused on women's bodies in the social public domain has been the ...
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