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Brain banks in Latin America: Infrastructure for diagnosis, research, and scientific equity in Mexico and the Caribbean. [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract The establishment of brain banks is a strategic initiative to advance research on neurodegenerative diseases in Latin America. This article highlights the development, operations, and multidisciplinary framework of the National Dementia BioBank in Mexico and the National Brain Bank in the Dominican Republic. Both centers focus on the molecular
Luna-Viramontes NI, Morlett-Paredes A, Ordoñez-Lozano I, de la Cruz-López F, Gonzalez-Chavez VE, Vargas-Hernández G, Pérez-Pérez EG, Méndez-Llaca RE, Villanueva-Fierro I, Ortiz-Butron R, Hernandes-Alejandro M, Garcés-Ramírez L, Luna-Muñoz J.   +12 more
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Glycerol Adsorption on TiO₂ Surfaces: A Systematic Periodic DFT Study. [PDF]

ChemistryOpen
Extensive periodic DFT calculations reveals that anatase (001) is the most reactive surface for glycerol adsorption, which gives mostly dissociative modes, followed by rutile (110) and anatase (101) that mostly lead to molecular adsorption modes. Charge transfer was identified as the key descriptor to understand the adsorption process.
Muñoz Peña AC, Flórez E, Núñez-Zarur F.   +2 more
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The health, economic and social burden of smoking in Argentina, and the impact of increasing tobacco taxes in a context of illicit trade

Health Economics, Volume 32, Issue 11, Page 2655-2672, November 2023., 2023
Abstract Tobacco tax increases, the most cost‐effective measure in reducing consumption, remain underutilized in low and middle‐income countries. This study estimates the health and economic burden of smoking in Argentina and forecasts the benefits of tobacco tax hikes, accounting for the potential effects of illicit trade. Using a probabilistic Markov
Alfredo Palacios, Andrea Alcaraz, Agustín Casarini, Federico Rodriguez Cairoli, Natalia Espinola, Dario Balan, Lucas Perelli, Federico Augustovski, Ariel Bardach, Andrés Pichon‐Riviere   +9 more
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From boom to gloom: Brazilian labour productivity in manufacturing relative to the United States, 1912–2019

The Economic History Review, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 1110-1140, November 2023., 2023
Abstract Whereas manufacturing seems to hold the key to modern economic growth, the role of manufacturing in economy‐wide convergence across countries is debatable. One strand of scholarship argues that productivity levels in manufacturing tend to remain stable across countries, and that economy‐wide convergence takes place through structural ...
Cecilia Lara, Svante Prado
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The Price (and Costs) of Macroeconomic Stability in Peru: Some Lessons on the Implications of FDI‐driven Growth

Development and Change, Volume 54, Issue 5, Page 1136-1168, September 2023., 2023
ABSTRACT In the period 2000–2019, Peru enjoyed sustained GDP growth and a long period of macroeconomic stability; as a result, poverty was reduced markedly in comparison to the 1980s and early 1990s, when the country faced severe recessions and hyperinflation.
Samuele Bibi, Sebastian Valdecantos
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A Statistical Analysis of Heterogeneity on Labour Markets and Unemployment Rates in Colombia

Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2015
In this paper, we study the structural factors that determine the differences in unemployment rates and in labour market performance for Colombian cities.
Camilo Alberto Cárdenas Hurtado, María Alejandra Hernández Montes, Jhon Edwar Torres Gorron   +2 more
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Is there a relationship between schooling and risky health behaviors in Colombia?

Cuadernos de Economía, 2019
This paper uses the National Health Survey to analyze the relationship between education and risky health behaviors, namely smoking, heavy drinking, obesity, and unsafe sexual behavior, by estimating the education gradient.
Ana María Iregui-Bohórquez, Ligia Alba Melo-Becerra, María Teresa Ramírez-Giraldo   +2 more
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Comercio exterior colombiano y su financiación con la banca local: un análisis a nivel de firma

Lecturas de Economía, 2014
Comercio exterior colombiano y su financiación con la banca local: un análisis a nivel de firma Resumen: en este trabajo se estima la elasticidad de las exportaciones y las importaciones al crédito otorgado por la banca comercial, usando información ...
Sergio Restrepo, Jorge Niño, Enrique Montes   +2 more
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Efectos de los auges y la crisis del petróleo en la economía colombiana: un enfoque autorregresivo vectorial variable en el tiempo

Revista de Economía del Rosario, 2020
El propósito de este documento es estimar el impacto de los choques de precios y producción de petróleo en variables macroeconómicas como la deuda pública, el tipo de cambio real y la actividad económica colombiana.
Ligia Alba Melo-Becerra, Ligia Marcela Parrado-Galvis, Jorge Enrique Ramos-Forero, Héctor Manuel Zarate-Solano   +3 more
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La política fiscal frente a los flujos de capital: evidencia para algunos países de América Latina

Apuntes del CENES, 2016
Los flujos de capital representan oportunidades para financiar el crecimiento y el desarrollo de los países, pero también conllevan riesgos, especialmente de tipo macroeconómico y financiero.
Luis Ignacio Lozano Espitia, Ligia Alba Melo-Becerra, Jorge Enrique Ramos   +2 more
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