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Gender Earnings Gaps in the Caribbean: Evidence from Barbados and Jamaica [PDF]

This paper analyzes gender earnings gaps in Barbados and Jamaica, using a matching comparisons approach. In both countries, as in most of the Caribbean region, females’ educational achievement is higher than that of males.
Alejandro Hoyos, Annelle Bellony, Hugo Nopo   +2 more
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The Digital Difference of Online Social Networking in the Carribean [PDF]

, 2008
Users of online social networking sites have made significant advances in the development of global virtual communities. With their origins in listservs, egroups, blogs, chat rooms and instant messaging, social networking sites provide opportunities for ...
Durrant, Fay
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A Modified GHG Intensity Indicator: Toward a Sustainable Global Economy based on a Carbon Border Tax and Emissions Trading

, 2013
It will be difficult to gain the agreement of all the actors on any proposal for climate change management, if universality and fairness are not considered.
Cheriet, Mohamed, Moghaddam, Fereydoun Farrahi, Moghaddam, Reza Farrahi   +2 more
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IDH1 mutated prostate cancer with psammomatous calcifications: A case report and review of the literature

Human Pathology Reports
We report a case of grade group 2, pT 3 N0 Mx prostate acinar adenocarcinoma with intratumoural psammomatous calcifications and IDH1 mutation. This is an emerging molecular subtype of prostate cancer associated with a propensity for higher grade and ...
D.A. Gaskin, A. Reid, N. Depeiza, J. Nebhnani, P.S. Gaskin   +4 more
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Complex inner and outer setting interactions determine feasibility and readiness of developing primary care registries in small island developing states: sequential mixed methods study

Frontiers in Health Services
IntroductionWe assessed feasibility and readiness for registry development and sought to understand the factors likely to affect the implementation of a registry into health systems in small island developing states (SIDS).MethodsWe conducted online ...
Natasha P. Sobers, Natasha P. Sobers, Joeleita Agard, Jacqueline Campbell, Kia Lewis, S. M. Jeyaseelan   +5 more
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Multifaceted Assessment of the Relationship Between FDI and Sustainable Development in Latin America: The Role of the FDI Surplus Upon Environmental Productivities

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 695-715, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In the present study, we examined the impact of the net effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on biodiversity and ecological footprint productivity in 21 Latin American countries over a 32‐year period from 1990 to 2022. Additionally, we propose the hypothesis of ecological transition (ETH), which conceptualizes the asymmetric impact on ...
Gonzalo H. Soto, Pedro L. Büttenbender, Xavier Martinez‐Cobas   +2 more
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Status of sugar cane yellow leaf disease in the French West Indies and in other islands of the Carribean [PDF]

, 2008
Sugar cane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV), the causal agent of an emerging aphid vectored disease called yellow leaf, is present in numerous sugar cane countries world wide.
Daugrois, Jean-Heinrich, Edon-Jock, Carine, Fernandez, Emmanuel, Girard, Jean-Claude, Rott, Philippe   +4 more
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Volume 73, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan, Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market-based Instruments for Environmental Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons from Eleven Countries [PDF]

, 1998
This report is a summary of country studies in Latin America and the Caribbean, addressing the use of market-based instruments (MBIs) and command-and-control (CAC) measures for environmental management in the region.
Jack Ruitenbeek, Richard M. Huber, Ronaldo Motta   +2 more
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Improved Dust Microphysical Retrieval From LiDAR by Introducing a Priori Constraints From In Situ and Laboratory Measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 7, 16 April 2026.
Abstract The accuracy of height‐resolved dust microphysical retrieval from LiDARs has been greatly improved by the recently developed BOREAL (Basic algOrithm for REtrieval of Aerosol with LiDAR) algorithm which describes non‐spherical dust particles with the Irregular‐Hexahedral (IH) model and inverts 3β (backscattering at 355, 532, and 1,064 nm) + 2α (
Yuyang Chang, Qiaoyun Hu, Philippe Goloub, Thierry Podvin   +3 more
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