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Colorectal cancer in an Eastern Caribbean nation: are we missing an opportunity for secondary prevention?

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022
Objective. To establish whether there was any difference in disease stage in patients with screening-detected colorectal cancer (CRC) in a Caribbean country. Methods. The mode of presentation (elective vs.
Shamir O. Cawich   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Proposal Towards a Dutch Caribbean Marine Mammal Sanctuary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Based on the goals set forth in the Dutch Biodiversity Policy Programme, The Netherlands has a traditionally strong commitment to protect biodiversity and marine mammals both internationally and in its own national and Kingdom waters.
Lucke, K.   +3 more
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Extreme Weather Events and Consumer Food Responses

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer food responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which affected a swath of the Southeastern U.S. in 2024. Using representative consumer survey data from six affected states, we analyze 10 distinct food responses classified into ex ante and ex post responses, and examine their associations with food insufficiency
Ahmad Zia Wahdat, Joseph Balagtas
wiley   +1 more source

Caribbean Regional Architecture for Biodiversity (CRAB) Project

open access: yes, 2023
The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), in collaboration with National Conservation Trust Funds (NCTFs), leads the Caribbean Sustainable Financial Architecture to support biodiversity conservation across Small Island Developing States in the region.
Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF)
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Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The SickKids Caribbean Initiative to improve care for children with cancer and blood disorders

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
To improve pediatric hematology and oncology outcomes, there is a recognized potential for partnerships between low- and high-resource institutions within health care systems.
Michelle Reece-Mills, Jo-Anna B. Baxter
doaj   +1 more source

Not All Agreements Are Equal: Heterogeneous Effects of RTAs on Latin American Agri‐Food Exports, 1990–2019

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the final decade of the 20th century, Latin American countries have increasingly regarded the signing of regional trade agreements (RTAs) as a promising strategy for expanding their exports. Within this context, the main objective of this study is to assess the impact of RTAs on agri‐food exports in Latin America over the period 1990 ...
María‐Isabel Ayuda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean: a comparison between EEZ sectors, contrasts and concerns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
We here provide a synoptic overview and preliminary update of the marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean EEZ based on 279 cetacean sighting and stranding records. The Dutch Caribbean EEZ is composed of two distinct sectors.
Scheidat, M., Debrot, A.O., Witte, R.H.
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Diagnosing the system: Mental health, necropolitical uncare, and the abolition of migration detention

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the psychological effects of migration detention in the European Union's Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC) on Samos through an ecological lens. It explores a double normalization of suffering: the brutalization of necropolitical migration governance and the simultaneous understanding of resulting distress as an ...
Julia Manek
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring social innovation in health in Central America and the Caribbean

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2020
Universal health coverage is a public health priority in the Americas. Social innovation in health offers novel solutions to unmet needs, by enabling health care delivery to be more inclusive, affordable, and effective.
Josselyn Mothe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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