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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
doaj   +2 more sources

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

Latin America: Terrorism Issues [PDF]

, 2013
[Excerpt] For most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, threats emanating from terrorism are low. Terrorism in the region is largely perpetrated by groups in Colombia and by the remnants of radical leftist Andean groups.
Beittel, June S, Sullivan, Mark P
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On an Aggregation Theory for Indicators Expressing Behaviors of Complex Systems With an Application to Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain attributes of large‐scale complex systems are often expressed through sets of indicators. For example, the sustainability of an entity, be it a nation, a city, an energy system, a corporation etc., can be effectively represented by indicators and corresponding data series.
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Yannis A. Phillis   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Germans in the Colombian Caribbean. Migration, sociability and National Socialism in Barranquilla, 1919-1945

Historia contemporánea, 2020
This paper explores the dynamics of migration and sociability of the German immigrants in the city of Barranquilla, in the Colombian Caribbean, during a period that includes the postwar period and the Second World War. Through the analysis of alternative
Julián Andrés Lázaro Montes
doaj  

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

Britain and Latin America: 'Hope in a Time of Change?' [PDF]

, 1996
In the first section we propose briefly to look at the history of British-Latin American relations since the 1930s to emphasise what is perhaps common knowledge: the steady decline in the relationship, which reached its lowest point during the war in
Fawcett, Louise, Posada-Carbó, Eduardo
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Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid, Ana Belén Guerrero, Ricardo Rebolledo‐Leiva, Alvaro Elorrieta‐Mendoza, Denisse Milagros Paredes Cotohuanca, Raphael Ricardo Zepon Tarpani, Rodrigo Salvador, Murillo Vetroni Barros, Claudia E. Henninger, Leonardo Vásquez‐Ibarra   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transformational leadership and decision-making in organizations of the Colombian Caribbean

Dictamen Libre
The objective of the research was to analyze transformational leadership and decision-making in organizations in the Colombian Caribbean, based on a methodology with a quantitative, descriptive approach, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and field ...
Camilo Barragán Morales, Adriana Pomares Mendoza, Milicen Borja Barrera, Fabian Márquez Osorio   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Grantmaking and Foundations for Latin America and the Caribbean (2010-2012) [PDF]

, 2012
Most Latin American countries continue with high GDP growth rates amid the global financial crisis. While the nonprofit sector in these countries is among the smallest in the world, these nations are on the cusp of significant philanthropic ...
Van Evans
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