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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Suriname"”.
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Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Cytotoxic Natural Products from Suriname and Madagascar
… of the twigs of Garcinia macrophylla from Suriname was weakly cytotoxic in the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell bioassay. The known benzophenone guttiferone A and a new guttiferone analog, named guttiferone G, were isolated from the extract and found to be responsible for the bioactivity. A …
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Searching for Anticancer Natural Products From the Rainforest Plants of Suriname and Madagascar
… compounds, plant extracts were obtianed from Suriname and Madagascar and screened for cytotoxic activity in the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line. Fractionation of a leaf and flower extract of Casearia nigrescens led to the isolation of six new clerodane diterpenes. Four were new natural …
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Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Cytotoxic Natural Products from the Rainforests of Madagascar and Suriname
As part of an ongoing investigation of new bioactive metabolites from rainforest flora, extracts from five different plants were determined to have interesting compounds that were new and/or cytotoxic. These phytochemicals were isolated by various separation techniques and then characterized by …
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I. Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds From Suriname and Madagascar flora. II. A Synthetic Approach to Lucilactaene
… Group (ICBG), extracts of plants from Suriname and Madagascar were bioassayed for cytotoxicity and antimalarial activity. Six cytotoxic extracts and one potential antimalarial were selected for fractionation, and yielded a number of bioactive compounds which were characterized by …
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Impact on skills, knowledge and performance of public health leaders after participating in the University of Suriname Master of Public Health program
Like many developing countries, Suriname experiences challenges in maintaining a strong and qualified health workforce, including insufficient graduate training for individuals in public health leadership positions. The University of Suriname established an MPH program in 2008 in order to address …
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Microbial Communities Colonizing Plastic Tent Fabrics in a Tropical Environment
… atmospheres of Horoko, Panama and Affobaka, Suriname for two years. At seven timepoints (1-, 2-, 3-, 6-, 9-, 12- and 24-months), fabric replicates were sampled for the quantification of fungal biomass, fabric mass loss, and the characterization of the fungal and bacterial communities via PCR …
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Stedman's Narrative : its origins & transformations
… de Stedman durante os anos em que esteve no Suriname. Este diário tornou-se a base do manuscrito enviado para o editor em 1790 que foi, posteriormente, rescrito por um revisor e publicada como a Narrative autorizada em 1796. Entretanto, as origens deste texto importante podem ser traçadas …
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Guiana and the shadows of empire : colonial and cultural negotiations at the edge of the world.
… Guianas, now known as Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname, is considered briefly, emphasizing their similarities and regional homogeny when compared to other areas. Second, the study considers the administrative policies of each of the country's colonizers, Britain, France, and the Netherlands, …
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The United States in the Commonwealth Caribbean : an assessment of America's predominance in the region
… Sea plus the mainland extensions of Guyana, Suriname, and Cayenne on the South American mainland, and Belize on the Central American mainland; and the Caribbean Basin, which consists of the countries of the Caribbean archipelago plus the littoral nations of Central and South America. 1 From …
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The United States in the Commonwealth Caribbean : an assessment of America's predominance in the region
… Sea plus the mainland extensions of Guyana, Suriname, and Cayenne on the South American mainland, and Belize on the Central American mainland; and the Caribbean Basin, which consists of the countries of the Caribbean archipelago plus the littoral nations of Central and South America. 1 From …
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Rise of mercury emissions in the Amazon rainforest: an evaluation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining and biomass burning sources
… from just 3 countries (Colombia, Peru, and Suriname) out of 8 countries and 1 overseas territory evaluated. In contrast, BMB mercury emissions derived from deforestation rates in the Amazon decreased 80% from 12.7 tons to 2.6 tons in the same period. Decrease of BMB emissions was driven by …
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A Canada in the South: Marronage in Antebellum American Literature
… those made famous by the maroons of Jamaica, Suriname, and Brazil (among others), I am less interested in the concrete or imagined connections between marronage and enslaved revolt and more interested in those between marronage and freedom-seeking practices via flight in their many possible …