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Simulating transport pathways of pelagic Sargassum from the Equatorial Atlantic into the Caribbean Sea

Progress in Oceanography, 2018
Since 2011, beach inundation of massive amounts of pelagic Sargassum algae has occurred around the Caribbean nations and islands. Previous studies have applied satellite ocean color to determine the origins of this phenomenon.
N. Putman, G. Goñi, L. Gramer, Chuanmin Hu, E. Johns, J. Triñanes, Mengqiu Wang   +6 more
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A Never Ending Journey: The Impossibilities of Home in \u3cem\u3eSirena Selena vestida de pena\u3c/em\u3e and \u3cem\u3eFlores de otro mundo\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]

, 2009
Reconsiderations of home have been crucially examined in Caribbean cultural productions. As Jamil Khader argues in her article on “Subaltern Cosmopolitanism: Community and Transnational Mobility in Caribbean Postcolonial Feminist Writings,” Caribbean ...
del Rio Gabiola, Irune
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Does the presence of multiple β-lactamases in Gram-negative bacilli impact the results of antimicrobial susceptibility tests and extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase confirmation methods?

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020
Objectives: Many multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) harbour multiple β-lactamases. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of multiple β-lactamase carriage on the accuracy of susceptibility tests and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (
Fred C. Tenover, Caitlin M. dela Cruz, Scott Dewell, Victoria M. Le, Isabella A. Tickler   +4 more
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Blood Reference Intervals for Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) from Puerto Rico

Veterinary Medicine International, 2022
Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) are endangered throughout the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean coast of Central and South America, the Greater Antilles, and the northeastern coast of South America to Brazil.
Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Mayela M. Alsina-Guerrero   +1 more
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The economic growth impact of tourism in Small Island Developing States—evidence from the Caribbean

Tourism Economics, 2018
Tourism’s contribution to economic output in the Caribbean exceeds that in other regions of the world. We use panel data over the period of three decades, focusing exclusively on Caribbean islands, to study the causal link between tourism and economic ...
Colin Cannonier, M. Burke
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“And in some cases, we're the best option:” A qualitative study of community‐based doula support for black perinatal mental health

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract We explored community‐based doulas' perspectives on the acceptability of using formal screening tools to address low rates of mental health screening, diagnosis, and treatment for perinatal anxiety and depression among Black women. Using thematic analysis, we analyzed interview data from 30 community‐based doulas who support Black families ...
Tamara Nelson, Naysha N. Shahid, Samrawit B. Gebretensay, Chareina C. Johnson, Penny D. Telesford, Karen Sheffield‐Abdullah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fighting cocks: risk for the Caribbean regarding avian influenza and Newcastle disease [PDF]

, 2012
Cockfighting is an important tradition in many Caribbean countries and territories, with the legal status of cockfights varying by country. Uncontrolled movement of poultry may represent an important route for pathogen introduction and spread.
Ai, W.G., Bournez, Laure, Delgado, Alejandro, Laurent, Marion, Lefrançois, Thierry, Mondésir, Mireille, Pradel, Jennifer, Shaw, J., Trotman, Mark   +8 more
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The limits of social class in explaining ethnic gaps in educational attainment [PDF]

, 2011
This paper reports an analysis of the educational attainment and progress between age 11 and age 14 of over 14,500 students from the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE).
Abbott D., Caplan C., Coleman J. S., Cook P. J., DES, DfES, Fryer R. G., Gillborn D., Hedges L. V., Kenway P., KewalRamani A., Modood T., Phillips M., Powdthavee N., Sewell T., Sirin S. R., Steve Strand, Strand S., Swann Report, Sylva K., US Census Bureau, Wilson D.   +21 more
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The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source