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¿Puede un sistema de empleo ocultar una realidad de tortura y humillación?
Mary Kibwana, de 35 años, es una de los miles de mujeres que vivieron en el infierno trabajando como empleada doméstica en Jordania. Es madre de cuatro hijos y tuvo la suerte de regresar a su hogar en Kenia. Ella llegó en una silla de ruedas con el 70% de su cuerpo quemado. Dos meses después, murió. El acoso, el abuso, la violación y los días de trabajo de 18 horas son una realidad común para las empleadas domésticas que han viajado a Medio Oriente para encontrar empleo. Atrapadas ... continua

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Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years. Popeye has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons

Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. She has also been featured in comic strips and mass merchandising.
A caricature of a Jazz Age flapper, Betty Boop was described in a 1934 court case as: "combin[ing] in appearance the childish with the sophisticated--a large round baby face with big eyes and a nose like a button, framed in a somewhat ... continua

"Max, who has sponged upon a wealthy uncle, is told by that worthy to marry one of the daughters of an old friend of his. Max goes down to the farm. At a family council, it is hastily decided that Max must be induced to marry the elder daughter. The daughter shrewdly foresees that Max is more likely to want to marry her younger sister, and she accordingly insists on the sister being disguised as a servant during his stay. Max does not find farm life very congenial. The appearance of a pretty maid introduces some element of pleasure, and he has an exciting time for a ... continua

Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years. Popeye has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons

Mary J. Case - L'influenza del microbioma intestinale sulla cognizione e sul comportamento umani
Mary Case tratta la simbiosi tra microrganismi unicellulari dell'intestino. Ricerche sul "microbioma intestinale" indicano che essi possono influire su elementi comportamentali, creduti frutto di meccanismi fisico-chimici del cervello.
Il "Secondo cervello", regolatore dell'apparato gastroenterico, gode di duplice proprietà, autonomia e dipendenza dal "Primo cervello". Le interazioni neurali tra i due fanno comprendere l'attività immunitaria, malattie psichiatriche, ... continua

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¿Se puede escapar a la pobreza con una buena educación? En tiempos antiguos en China la educación era la única manera de salir de la pobreza - en tiempos recientes ha sido la mayor manera. El 'boom' económico chino El auge económico de China y hablar de los méritos del trabajo duro han creado la expectativa de que estudiar es escapar de la pobreza. Pero en estos días, el sistema de educación superior de China solo genera empleos para unos pocos, educando a una nueva generación en el desempleo y la desesperación.

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Woody Woodpecker is a fictional animated character anthropomorphic woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Pictures during the golden age of American animation

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