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Brucellosis in Central America

open access: yesVeterinary Microbiology, 2002
Brucellosis is a disease of domestic animals and humans in Central America (CA). Bovine and swine brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, respectively, have been identified in all CA countries, while ovine and caprine brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis has been detected in Guatemala.
Edgardo Moreno
exaly   +4 more sources

Declines in skeletal muscle quality vs. size following two weeks of knee joint immobilization [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
Background Disuse of a muscle group, which occurs during bedrest, spaceflight, and limb immobilization, results in atrophy. It is unclear, however, if the magnitude of decline in skeletal muscle quality is similar to that for muscle size.
Rob J. MacLennan   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A survey of aquatic macroinvertebrates in a river from the dry corridor of Nicaragua using biological indices and DNA barcoding

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2022
Aquatic macroinvertebrates are widely used as indicators for water quality assessment around the world. Modern strategies for environmental assessment implement molecular analysis to delimitate species of aquatic macroinvertebrates.
Bryant H. Mendoza‐Ramírez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overweight and obesity of school-age children in El Salvador according to two international systems: a population-based multilevel and spatial analysis

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background The World Health Organization (WHO-2007) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF-Cole) systems assess child weight status. However, derived estimations often differ.
Wilton Pérez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acknowledging Cocaine Capital in Central American Development

open access: yesJournal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2022
Cocaine trafficking has a significant but understudied influence on Central American economies. The economic implications of this trade have repercussions for both regional development and drug control policy debates, and therefore deserve greater ...
Zoe Pearson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Central America’s Deindustrialization

open access: yesStructural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2022
The paper assembles and harmonizes sectoral data from several sources to study the industrial trends in six Central American economies. The industrial employment share contracted by 2.5 percentage points on average over the past two decades. This deindustrialization was not trade-driven in which economies substitute domestic production of industrial ...
openaire   +2 more sources

First Resection of a Cavoatrial Renal Tumor Thrombus in a Pediatric Patient in Central America Based on a Multistage Surgical Safety Strategy Combining Liver Transplant Techniques and Cardiac Surgery

open access: yesCase Reports in Oncology, 2021
We herein report the challenging evaluation and planning process involved in performing the first successful surgical resection of a renal tumor with extensive inferior vena cava tumor thrombosis reaching the right atrium in a pediatric patient within ...
Edward Castro-Santa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a feminist political ecology of household food and water security during drought in northern Nicaragua

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2022
Few studies assess the relationship between food and water access, despite global concerns about people's inability to maintain access to both food and water.
Christopher M. Bacon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Me, My “Selfie” and I: A Survey of Self-disclosure Motivations on Social Media

open access: yesIAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 2017
Personal photo-sharing has become a popular activity across social media platforms as a self-disclosure activity. A survey of 366 (N=366) individuals via a web-based questionnaire measured correlations between photo-sharing on social networking sites ...
Patricia Williamson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entre seguridad humana y estatal: ¿ofrece la Unión Europea una respuesta coherente a los desafíos de seguridad en Centroamérica, Colombia y Venezuela?

open access: yesColombia Internacional, 2021
Objective/Context: Central America, Colombia and Venezuela face important security challenges. Despite its rhetoric about the importance of human security, the EU applies different policies to the three conflicts: a securitydevelopment nexus in Central ...
Susanne Gratius   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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