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Prevalence, Determinants, and Outcomes of Low Disease Activity and Remission Attainment in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus That Is Clinically Active

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to identify in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with clinically active disease the attainment of frequency and determinants of Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) and Definition of Remission in SLE (DORIS) and the frequency and determinants of flare and damage accrual after target attainment.
Yanjie Hao, Dylan Hansen, Rangi Kandane‐Rathnayake, Worawit Louthrenoo, Yi‐Hsing Chen, Jiacai Cho, Aisha Lateef, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Shue Fen Luo, Yeong‐Jian Jan Wu, Sandra Navarra, Leonid Zamora, Zhanguo Li, Sargunan Sockalingam, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Madelynn Chan, Jun Kikuchi, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Sang‐Cheol Bae, Fiona Goldblatt, Sean O'Neill, Kristine (Pek Ling) Ng, Annie Law, B. M. D. B. Basnayake, Nicola Tugnet, Sunil Kumar, Cherica Tee, Michael Tee, Naoaki Ohkubo, Yoshiya Tanaka, Shirley Chan, C. S. Lau, Vera Golder, Alberta Hoi, Shereen Oon, Eric Morand, Mandana Nikpour, for the Asia‐Pacific Lupus Collaboration   +39 more
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Biodiversity patterns of free-living marine nematodes in a tropical bay: Cienfuegos, Caribbean Sea [PDF]

, 2009
Spatial and temporal biodiversity patterns of free-living marine nematodes were studied in Cienfuegos Bay, a tropical semi-enclosed basin in the Caribbean Sea.
Armenteros Almanza, Maickel, Decraemer, Wilfrida, Díaz-Asencio, Lisbet, Fernández-Garcés, Raúl, Pérez-García, José Andrés, Ruiz-Abierno, Alexei, Vincx, Magda   +6 more
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining sea-level rise in the Caribbean: A shift from temperature to mass control

Scientific Reports
Tropical Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as those in the Caribbean, are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, most notably sea-level rise.
Deron O. Maitland, Kristin Richter, Roshin P. Raj, Antonio Bonaduce, Kerim H. Nisancioglu, Michael A. Taylor, Tannecia S. Stephenson   +6 more
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Use of video monitoring to quantify spatial and temporal patterns in fishing activity across sectors at moored fish aggregating devices off Puerto Rico

Scientia Marina, 2018
A key challenge in small-scale fisheries that use moored fish aggregating devices (mFADs) is the ability to accurately quantify multi-sector fishing activity through fishery-independent methods.
Wessley Merten, Roberto Rivera, Richard Appeldoorn, Kelvin Serrano, Omar Collazo, Nilda Jimenez   +5 more
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Length-weight relationships of demersal fishes from the upper continental slope off Colombia [PDF]

, 2000
Parameters of the length–weight relationship of the form W=aLb are presented for 45 demersal fish species caught on the upper continental slope of the Caribbean Sea off Colombia. The b values varied between 2.13 and 4.97, with the mean b = 3.042 (95% CI,
Acero, A., Diaz, L.S., Garcia, C.B., Navas, G., Roa, A.   +4 more
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field Guide to the Searobins (Prionotus and Bellator) in the Western North Atlantic [PDF]

, 1992
Species identifications of Prionotus and Bellator are often difficult under field conditions owing to the large number of species and their overlapping taxonomic characteristics.
Grace, Mark, Gutherz, Elmer J., Russell, Mike   +2 more
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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

Sponge-associated Haplosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) from the Caribbean Sea, with the description of four new species

Scientia Marina, 2011
The present paper reports results from the study of a wide collection of specimens of the genus Haplosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) obtained mainly from sponges of different Caribbean regions (Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Bermudas, Colombia and ...
Patricia Lattig, Daniel Martín
doaj   +1 more source