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In Spanish-speaking Latin America, social scientists and politicians favor which term over indio (Indian), the colonial term that the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors used to refer to the native inhabitants of the Americas?

In survey research, what is sampling?

What are the effects of globalization on language?

The following are acquired mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, except: (1)1.   Intrinsic resistance2.   Limiting uptake of the drug2.   Modification of a drug target3.   Inactivation of a drug4.   Active efflux of a drug

A 30 year old male schizophrenic patient successfully treated with haloperidol for several weeks presents with new onset restlessness and pacing around. He is neither aggressive, anxious nor combative. The following statement is correct: (1)Haloperidol dose should be increasedNew symptoms represent a common adverse extrapyramidal side effect, akathisiaNew symptoms represent a common adverse extrapyramidal side effect, tardive dyskinesiaSubstituting haloperidol with quetiapine may not be recommendedSchizophrenia has worsened

One aspect of linguistic history is language loss. When a language disappears,

What is the term for the kind of cultural change that results when two or more cultures have consistent firsthand contact?

What could be said about language change over time?

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the emergence and spread of dangerous infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, Ebola, West Nile, SARS, Lyme disease, Zika, and Coronavirus COVID-19?

Amitriptyline exerts its antidepressant effect by blocking the following: (1)1.  Alpha-1 receptors2.  Monoamine oxidase enzymes (MAO)3.  Dopamine-2 receptors4.  Noradrenaline and serotonin reuptake pumps5.  Histamine H2 receptors