D’infimes différences. Pratique et circulation des jeux de ficelle chez les femmes du Chaco paraguayen by David Jabin

“…Based on fieldwork carried out in the central Paraguayan Chaco, where indigenous people live in agricultural settlements established by the Mennonites to implement intensive agriculture, the author compares the string figure making of Nivacle and Enlhet women in two neighboring communities. …”
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Orientalist Ambivalence by Lucas van der Deijl

“…This ‘Orientalist ambivalence’ not only resonated in local debates about freedom of conscience among Amsterdam Mennonites, but also signalled a more fundamental epistemological uncertainty following the rise of Cartesianism in the Dutch Early Enlightenment. …”
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Crossover comparison of climate-change adaptation measures taken in the Gdansk (Baltic-sea) and Rotterdam (Nord-sea) deltas. [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with re... by Fred Sanders, Hugo Sanders, Karen Jonkers

“…Gdansk in Poland and the Netherlands share a long-term relationship that started with the establishment of Dutch Mennonites in the Vistula delta in the 16th Century. …”
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No-till agriculture and the deception of sustainability in Brazil by Andrew Ofstehage, Ryan Nehring

“…The spread of no-till was made possible by farmer innovation in Paraná, scientific research adapting the practice to the tropics, and and heavy application of chemical herbicides to control weeds without manual cultivation and intense soil fertility amendments in order to make the Cerrado productive for industrial agriculture. Small-scale Mennonites in the state of Goiás adopted it as an emergency measure to save their land base and compete with neighboring Brazilian farmers; large-scale family farmers from the U.S. adopted no-till to save on labor expense and reduce their liability in the face of labor laws. …”
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Problems of Sects Classification and Typology (on Materials of Tobolsk Governorate of the Second Half of XIX - Early XX Century) by L. N. Suslova, V. I. Zvorygina, I. V. Yarkova

“…It is demonstrated that the documents show a steady growth the followers of the sects of Skoptsy , Khlysty , Doukhobory , Shtundists, nemolyaki , subbotniki , Baptists, Adventists, Molokans, Mennonites in the governorate during the considered chronological period. …”
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Analysis of the CCR5 gene coding region diversity in five South American populations reveals two new non-synonymous alleles in Amerindians and high CCR5*D32 frequency in Euro-Brazi... by Angelica B.W. Boldt, Lodércio Culpi, Luiza T. Tsuneto, Ilíada R. Souza, Jürgen F.J. Kun, Maria Luiza Petzl-Erler

“…The D32 frequency is even higher among the Euro-Brazilian Mennonites (14.2%). This allele is uncommon in Afro-Brazilians (2.0%), rare in the Guarani Amerindians (0.4%) and absent in the Kaingang Amerindians and the Oriental-Brazilians. …”
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Medical Culture of Volga Protestant Communities (Second Half of 18th – Early 20th Centuries): Religious and Ethical Aspects by Olga S. Kitsenko, Roman N. Kitsenko, Irina K. Cheremushnikova

“…The authors proceed from the understanding that medical culture is a complex of factors contributing to the preservation of health, and these positions analyze the culture of the German Protestant communities (Lutherans, Hernguthers, Mennonites) inhabiting the Povolzhye (Volga region) in the second half of 18th – early 20th centuries. …”
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Sensory Profile of Chihuahua Cheese Manufactured from Raw Milk by Sarai Villalobos-Chaparro, Erika Salas-Muñóz, Néstor Gutiérrez-Méndez, Guadalupe Virginia Nevárez-Moorillón

“…A Principal Component Analysis for differences among dairies and sampling season demonstrated that the first three components accounted for 90% of the variance; variables were more affected by the sampling seasons than by the geographical location or if the dairy was operated by Mennonites. Chihuahua cheese sensorial profile can be described as a semi-matured cheese with a bitter flavour, slightly salted, and with a cream flavour, with aroma notes associated with whey and sour milk. …”
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Quaker Theology by Rachel Muers

“…In ecumenical Christian contexts, Quakers are sometimes placed alongside the Mennonites and the Church of the Brethren as ‘historic peace churches’. …”
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Tramas discursivas y saberes contemporáneos sobre Sudamérica. Chaco Ra’anga en la tradición de viaje by Mariana Giordano, Alejandra Reyero

“…De ce fait, les textes et images qui cherchent à rendre visible le Chaco et ses altérités (indigènes et mennonites) construisent une “figure/image” où territoire et sujets construisent une ethnocartographie de sédiment colonial.…”
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Visions of Ukraine in the Travel Records of the Baron August von Hackstagusen by Oleh Ivanyuk, Daria Romanenko

“…A. von Haxthausen was substantially interested in the living conditions of foreign colonists, particularly of Mennonites – his compatriots. While travelling, Baron clearly identified the ethnicity of each people of the Russian Empire. …”
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Historical sources and contemporary resources of minority Christian churches: a baptist contribution by Weller, PG

“…Within that, it also highlights the distinctive form of Baptist Christian tradition that emerged out a process of dialogical confluence and differentiation between English Separatism and strands of continental Anabaptism, including especially that of Mennonites in the Netherlands. In doing that, this article refers to and discusses some Baptist historical sources for what it argues can, in turn, become an important part of the contemporary ecumenical resources which can, in turn, be deployed for the benefit of Churches, states and societies in Europe, both now and in the future.…”

Assessing consumer preference toward Chihuahua cheese and Chihuahua-type cheese by José Luis Almanza-Rubio, Néstor Gutiérrez-M´endez, Raúl Eduardo Orozco-Mena

“…Resumen The lack of a protected designation of origin for Chihuahua cheese has led large dairy companies in Mexico and abroad to emulate this cheese produced by the Mennonites. The aim of this work was to understand the preferences of consumers from Chihuahua City toward Chihuahua cheese and Chihuahua- like cheeses. …”
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