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Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Patients with Imminent Preterm Delivery on the Island of Curaçao

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
Sexually transmitted infections are one of the important risk factors for preterm delivery, which is among the important contributors to perinatal morbidity and mortality.
Aglaia Hage   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A checklist of the marine Harpacticoida (Copepoda) of the Caribbean Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Recent surveys on the benthic harpacticoids in the northwestern sector of the Caribbean have called attention to the lack of a list of species of this diverse group in this large tropical basin. A first checklist of the Caribbean harpacticoid copepods is
De Troch, Marleen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Contribution of amenable mortality to life expectancy differences between the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curaçao and the Netherlands

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2020
Objective. To identify specific health care areas whose optimization could improve population health in the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curaçao. Methods.
Soraya P. A. Verstraeten   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A different appetite for sovereignty? Independence movements in subnational island jurisdictions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Local autonomy in a subnational jurisdiction is more likely to be gained, secured or enhanced where there are palpable movements or political parties agitating for independence in these smaller territories.
Anckar D.   +27 more
core   +2 more sources

Full Dollarisation and Economic Performance Revisited

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the economic performance of fully dollarised economies compared to those with alternative monetary regimes. Using an extensive dataset covering 192 countries from 1980 to 2021, we employ a variety of econometric techniques, including joint maximum likelihood and propensity score matching, to address endogeneity and ...
John Thornton, Chrysovalantis Vasilakis
wiley   +1 more source

A case study of sea and shorebird breeding recovery following goat and cat eradication on Klein Curaçao, southern Caribbean

open access: yesJournal of Field Ornithology, 2023
Here, we document major seabird breeding recovery on a satellite island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean following the removal of goats in 1997, significant reforestation from 2000–2005, and the extermination of cats in 2001. The only seabird to have
Adolphe O. Debrot   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food, Affluence and the Consumption Basket*

open access: yesEconomic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, EarlyView.
There are significant disparities across nations in incomes and spending. For example, consumers in the poorest countries spend more than half of their income on food, while in the richest, this is one‐tenth or less. We use data from the International Comparison Program for 176 countries to estimate cross‐country demand equations focusing on food and ...
Hai Long Vo, Kenneth W. Clements
wiley   +1 more source

The complete mitochondrial genome of Cerion uva uva (Gastropoda: Panpulmonata: Stylommatophora: Cerionidae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017
We report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Cerion uva uva (Linnaeus 1758), the type species of the type genus of the family Cerionidae. The mitogenome is 15,043 bp in length, has a base composition of A (28.3%), T (34.4%), C (17.3%) and G ...
M. G. Harasewych   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tax Planning Under Pressure: The Impact of Carbon Emissions Management Post‐Paris Agreement

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how the Paris Agreement affects corporate tax planning across a global data set. We find that emissions‐reducing firms are associated with higher levels of tax planning than nonemissions‐reducing firms. The effect is stronger for firms facing tighter cost pass‐through constraints, such as operating in more competitive markets, with ...
Aonan (Sistine) Sun   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quest for a Nuclear Georeactor

open access: yes, 2004
Knowledge about the interior of our planet is mainly based on the interpretation of seismic data from earthquakes and nuclear explosions, and of composition of meteorites.
Achkar   +28 more
core   +1 more source

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