Abstract BACKGROUND Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) from the Brazilian Amazon plays an important role in national production. While most cocoa is cultivated in upland systems, floodplain ecosystems represent a traditional and distinct production environment that may influence bean composition and quality.
Danielle Amaral e Silva +6 more
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A dataset of coexisting <i>Sargassum</i> features and submesoescalar eddies near the south coast of the Dominican Republic in 2023. [PDF]
Jiménez-Durán I +4 more
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The Contention of Care: A Latin American Perspective
ABSTRACT In the current global political landscape, characterised by increasing polarisation and a rise in far‐right conservative governments, ‘care’ has become a contested field. In particular, the decline in birth rates has catalysed conservative discourse advocating a return to ‘traditional’ values around the world.
Belén Villegas Plá
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A nationwide survey of infection prevention and control and high-level disinfection and sterilization practices in the Dominican Republic. [PDF]
Castillo E +5 more
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ABSTRACT Post‐aid scholarship suggests cooperation among non‐state actors in middle‐income regions has become less Northern‐anchored and more geographically dispersed. At the same time, optimistic readings of polycentric climate governance imply that decentralisation may loosen North–South hierarchies.
Emiliano Levario Saad
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ABSTRACT Workplace violence against nurses and midwives intensified during the COVID‐19 pandemic, exposing and amplifying longstanding structural marginalization in health systems across Latin America. This study analyzes how different forms of violence were experienced and described by nursing professionals during this period.
Liana Amorim Corrêa Trotte +13 more
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Application of TOAST criteria, comorbidities and outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke: multicenter collaboration in the Dominican Republic. [PDF]
Then R +14 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge +6 more
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Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance for Estimating Population Immunity, Dominican Republic, 2021. [PDF]
Nilles EJ +7 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
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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