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First report of Psecas euoplus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 from Colombia, with new salticid records for the department of Córdoba (Araneae, Salticidae) [PDF]

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Psecas euoplus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 is recorded for the first time from Colombia. In addition, the known distribution of the species Lyssomanes amazonicus G.W. Peckham, E.G. Peckham & Wheeler, 1889, Lyssomanes bitaeniatus G.W.
Leiner A. Suárez-Martínez, Edwin Bedoya-Roqueme, Jorge A. Quirós-Rodríguez   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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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Sustainability and Earnings Quality: The Moderating Role of Institutional Factors

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of firms' sustainability performance on earnings quality, with a particular focus on the moderating role of institutional factors in Latin American countries for the period 2012–2023. A panel data set with 390 companies was structured with information sourced from the London Stock Exchange ...
Juan F. Garrido Navia, Jesus Ancizar Gomez Daza, Julian Benavides, David Urbano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stratigraphic relationships between the Colombian, Sinú Offshore and Sinú-San Jacinto basins based on seismic stratigraphy

Brazilian Journal of Geology
There are diverse controversial and contradictory models about the geological history of the Caribbean region. Some issues such as the origin of the Caribbean plate, the nature of basement of the Caribbean basins and the regional tectonics, have been in ...
Esteban Alfaro, Michael Holz
doaj   +1 more source

First molecular approach to the octopus fauna from the southern Caribbean [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
The octopus fauna from the southern Caribbean is an understudied field. However, recent taxonomic work in the Colombian Caribbean has led to the discovery of several new species in the family Octopodidae.
Elena A. Ritschard, Jürgen Guerrero-Kommritz, Juan A. Sanchez   +2 more
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Global patterns and trends in kidney cancer incidence and mortality

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Decreasing mortality from kidney cancer in developed countries contrasts with persistently high or rising mortality in less‐developed regions. Factors underlying this widening gap remain incompletely understood. Using GLOBOCAN 2022 data, the present study examined patterns in kidney cancer incidence and mortality worldwide and the relation ...
Anton Barchuk, Jerome Vignat, Kari A. O. Tikkinen, Ahmedin Jemal, Freddie Bray, Ariana Znaor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coral diseases and bleaching on Colombian Caribbean coral reefs

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2015
<span>Desde 1998 el “Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos de Colombia” SIMAC, ha observado la ocurrencia de enfermedades coralinas y blanqueamiento en arrecifes colombianos (estaciones fijas en la Isla de San Andrés, Tayrona, Islas del Rosario, Islas de San Bernardo y Urabá Chocoano).
Navas-Camacho, Raul, Gil-Agudelo, Diego Luis, Rodríguez-Ramírez, Alberto, Reyes-Nivia, Catalina, Garzon-Ferreira, Jaime   +4 more
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Evaluating Youth Participatory Action Research in the Americas: Comparative Insights on Empowerment, Methodologies, and Social Change

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) positions adolescents as co‐researchers to investigate and address social issues affecting their lives. While YPAR has gained global prominence, comparative research examining how it is conceptualized and practiced across regional contexts remains limited.
John Diaz, Paola Velasquez Quintero, Cody Gusto, Ivan Muñoz‐Echeverri, Camilo Norena Herrera, Laura Valencia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

First record of the polychaete Ficopomatus uschakovi (Pillai, 1960) (Annelida, Serpulidae) in the Colombian Caribbean, South America

ZooKeys, 2014
The genus Ficopomatus (Serpulidae) consists of sessile, tubicolous polychaete annelid worms that may colonize a diversity of substrata, and tolerate considerable variations in salinity.
Catalina Arteaga-Florez, Vanessa Fernandez-Rodriguez, Mario Londoño-Mesa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scientists Improve Hurricane Resilience in the Colombian Caribbean

Eos, 2023
Scientists are using acoustic sensors to collect data and improve hurricane preparedness and coastal resilience in the archipelago of San Andr s.
openaire   +1 more source