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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
wiley   +1 more source

Economic burden of Chagas disease in Latin American countries: a population-based cost-of-illness analysis from the RAISE study. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Andrade MV, Noronha KVMS, de Souza A, Julião NA, Motta-Santos AS, Franco Braga PE, Bracarense H, Alves do Santos AB, Nascimento BR, Eloah Machado Í, Martins-Melo FR, Molina I, Perel P, Geissbühler Y, Demacq C, Castro Jaramillo HE, Echeverría LE, Principato MB, Aguilera Mora LF, Fernandez ML, Nina Calisaya JJ, Pinho Ribeiro AL.   +21 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The making of pure quartzose sand in continental interiors: Paraná River (Brazil and Argentina)

Sedimentology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of a comprehensive project on sedimentary processes in South America, this study focuses on sediment generation in the intracratonic Paraná Basin and monitors the evolution of sand composition along the Paraná River from central Brazil to the Río de la Plata estuary in Argentina.
Eduardo Garzanti, Marta Barbarano, Mara Limonta, Guido Pastore, Pieter Vermeesch, Giovanni Vezzoli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
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

Target product profile for the development of pediatric formulations of new drugs for the treatment of children with T. cruzi infection. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Forsyth C, Garcia-Bournissen F, Moscatelli G, Moroni S, Pereiro A, Ortiz-Daza L, Cuevas EH, Tinajeros F, Marques T, Marchiol A, Herazo R, Seu S, Sancho J, Altcheh J, Pinazo MJ.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
wiley   +1 more source

Yellow fever in Latin America and the escalating risks in a changing eco-epidemiological landscape: a review. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Ortiz-Prado E, Prieto-Marin JG, Izquierdo-Condoy JS, Vasconez-Gonzalez J, Villamil-Parra WA, Viscor G, Niño-Méndez ÓA, Correa-Bautista JE, Rusiñol M, Cevallos-Robalino D, Navarro JC, Villalobos-Madriz JA.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Tax‐Benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to assess the extent to which cash transfers, direct taxes, and social insurance contributions help to reduce gender income inequalities in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.
María Cecilia Deza, Mariana Dondo, H. Xavier Jara, David Rodríguez, Javier Torres   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Global Review of Microplastic Contamination in Groundwater: Empirical Evidence and Latin American Perspectives

Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The presence of microplastics (MPs) in groundwater has emerged as a significant concern due to their environmental impact and the threat they pose to vital water resources, groundwater being one of the most important freshwater sources in the world.
Lara Luiza de Oliveira Pompermayer, Ana Dalva de Oliveira de Santos, Danieli Lima da Cunha, Joel de Matos Junior, Khauê Silva Vieira, Diego Gomes Carvalho, Christine Claire Gaylarde, José Antonio Baptista Neto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital transmission of Chagas disease by vector circulation zone in Bolivia. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Rodríguez BA, Tinajeros F, Condori BJ, Cutshaw MK.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source