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FishesGalapagos sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis) are a large species belonging to the family Carcharhinidae, with poorly understood biology, especially along continental coastlines, which limits effective management of their populations.
Bradley M. Wetherbee +7 more
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Trachoma elimination in Latin America: prioritization of municipalities for surveillance activities
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2019 Objective. To identify and prioritize municipalities in 22 countries of Latin America for trachoma surveillance activities, to measure the absence or prevalence of trachoma, and to support validation and trachoma elimination efforts in the Region of the ...
Martha Idalí Saboyá-Díaz +5 more
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Study of the epidemiological behavior of malaria in the Darien Region, Panama. 2015-2017.
PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundMalaria is endemic in Darién and an assessment of the different factors affecting its epidemiology is crucial for the development of adequate strategies of surveillance, prevention, and disease control.
Lorenzo Cáceres Carrera +5 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019 In the Northern Andes, the magmatic arc rises from a broad area of active volcanism in the South, at the border between Ecuador and Colombia, to a linear north-directed trend of active and inactive volcanic cones.
Carlos A. Vargas +2 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseDespite ongoing efforts for elimination, malaria continues to be a major public health problem in the Republic of Panama. For effective elimination, it is key that malaria foci and areas of high transmission are identified in a timely manner.
Alberto Cumbrera +3 more
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Trafficking in Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
, 2008 [Excerpt] Trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purpose of exploitation is a lucrative criminal activity that is of major concern to the United States and the international community. According to the most recent U.S.
Ribando Seelke, Clare
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart +57 more
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A preliminary treatment of the genus Campylopus (Musci: Dicranaceae) in Central America [PDF]
, 2013 There are 26 species of Campylopus in Central America. They are divided into three groups on the basis of two characters: the presence or absence in the costa of a ventral layer of enlarged, hyaline cells and the presence or absence in the stem of an ...
Allen, Bruce H.
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Does Climate Risk Affect Employment Decisions? International Evidence
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of climate risk on corporate employment decisions. Using a large sample from 41 countries, we find a positive association between climate risk and underinvestment in labor, notably manifesting as excessive employee layoffs.
Claude Francoeur +3 more
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