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Impact of hurricanes Irma and Maria on the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initial tsunami warning capability for the Caribbean region [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2019
In September 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria wreaked havoc across the Caribbean region. While obliterating the infrastructure in the Caribbean nations found along their path, both hurricanes gradually destroyed the existing seismic networks.
V. Sardina, D. Walsh, K. Koyanagi, S. Weinstein, N. Becker, C. McCreery, C. von Hillebrandt-Andrade   +6 more
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Pharmaceutical procurement among public sector procurers in CARICOM

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objective. To examine multiple aspects of the medicines in CARICOM procurement markets, including manufacturer headquarters location, regulatory history, and type (innovator versus generic); the proportion of World Health Organization (WHO) essential ...
Charles Preston, Claire King, Maryam Hinds, Francis Burnett, Rian Marie Extavour   +4 more
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Exploring the capacity of renewable energy consumption to reduce outdoor air pollution death rate in Latin America and the Caribbean region

Environmental science and pollution research international, 2020
The impact of renewable energy consumption on reducing the outdoor air pollution death rate, in nineteen Latin America & the Caribbean countries, from 1990 to 2016, using the econometric technique of quantile regression for panel data, was researched ...
Matheus Koengkan, J. Fuinhas, Nuno Silva
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Advances in the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer: implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
This report describes the status of childhood cancer control initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Progress between 2017 and 2023 is measured using the outcome indicators from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) childhood cancer ...
Liliana Vásquez, Soad Fuentes-Alabí, Patricia Loggetto, Sara Benitez-Majano, Monika L. Metzger, Marta Jarquin-Pardo, Naomi Echeandia-Abud, Sumit Gupta, Avram Denburg, Paola Friedrich, Roberta Ortiz, Catherine Lam, Silvana Luciani, Andre Ilbawi, Carlos Rodríguez-Galindo, Mauricio Maza   +15 more
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Impact of RNA Degradation on Viral Diagnosis: An Understated but Essential Step for the Successful Establishment of a Diagnosis Network

Veterinary Sciences, 2018
The current global conditions, which include intensive globalization, climate changes, and viral evolution among other factors, have led to an increased emergence of viruses and new viral diseases; RNA viruses are key drivers of this evolution ...
Damarys Relova, Liliam Rios, Ana M. Acevedo, Liani Coronado, Carmen L. Perera, Lester J. Pérez   +5 more
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Reporting on antibiotic use patterns using the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve classification in the Caribbean

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022
Objective. To assess antibiotic use in three hospitals in three Caribbean countries based on data from 2013 and 2018 using the World Health Organization Essential Medicines List “Access, Watch, Reserve” (AWaRe) classification. Methods.
Tamarie Rocke, Nathalie El Omeiri, Rodolfo Ernesto Quiros, Jenny Hsieh, Pilar Ramon-Pardo   +4 more
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Short communication: Stability and integrity of classical swine fever virus RNA stored at room temperature

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2017
Worldwide cooperation between laboratories working with classical swine fever virus (CSFV) requires exchange of virus isolates. For this purpose, shipment of CSFV RNA is a safe alternative to the exchange of infectious material.
Damarys Relova, Lester J. Pérez, Liliam Ríos, Liani Coronado, Yoandry Hinojosa, Ana M. Acevedo, María T. Frías, Carmen L. Perera   +7 more
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Beyond convergence: Poland and Turkey en route to high income

Central Bank Review, 2016
This paper compares and contrasts the policy reform experiences of Poland and Turkey en route to high income. For both countries, globalization has presented unprecedented opportunities to catch up, unleased by integration into European and global ...
Martin Raiser, Marina Wes, Ayberk Yilmaz
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Unraveling the Global Phylodynamic and Phylogeographic Expansion of Mycoplasma gallisepticum: Understanding the Origin and Expansion of This Pathogen in Ecuador

Pathogens, 2020
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is among the most significant problems in the poultry industry worldwide, representing a serious threat to international trade.
Laura De la Cruz, Maritza Barrera, Liliam Rios, Belkis Corona-González, Carlos A. Bulnes, Adrian A. Díaz-Sánchez, Jose A. Agüero, Evelyn Lobo-Rivero, Lester J. Pérez   +8 more
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Evaluation of Sixteen Gridded Precipitation Datasets over the Caribbean Region Using Gauge Observations

, 2020
The existence of several gridded precipitation products (GPP) has facilitated studies related to climate change, climate modeling, as well as a better understanding of the physical processes underpinning this key variable.
Abel Centella‐Artola, A. Bezanilla‐Morlot, Michael A. P. Taylor, D. A. Herrera, D. Martínez-Castro, I. Gouirand, Maibys Sierra-Lorenzo, Alejandro Vichot‐Llano, Tannecia S. Stephenson, C. Fonseca, Jayaka Campbell, Milena Alpizar   +11 more
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