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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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SNPs in SH3RF3 decrease the age of onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Reduced SH3RF3 blunts human microglial JNK and NFkB signaling and downstream inflammatory cytokine production, which may partially explain how SH3RF3 SNPs protect against AD. ABSTRACT Understanding how high‐risk individuals are protected from Alzheimer's disease (AD) may illuminate ...
Ronak Patel +13 more
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The Economic Impact on the Dominican Republic of Baseball Player Exports to the USA
This paper pulls together into one practical model two strands of economic theory to assess the impact of baseball player exports on the aggregate economic performance of the Dominican Republic.
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich
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Abstract Background Violence against women is a global issue rooted in gender inequities, requiring coordinated responses within the healthcare system. However, both providers and users face significant challenges in effectively implementing interventions to address it.
Odette del Risco Sánchez +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study presents the results of an exploratory audit of publisher‐affiliation metadata for a selected sample of university‐published journals in OpenAlex. A corpus of 60 UJs from 10 countries, chosen to represent low‐visibility publishing environments, was examined.
Maryna Nazarovets
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Thirty years of glyphosate‐resistant crops and weeds: Current situation and future prospects
Since 1996, when the first glyphosate‐resistant crop was commercialized and the first resistant weed was reported, resistance has expanded globally. This review analyzes emergence patterns across weed species, crops, regions, resistance mechanisms, and herbicides.
Ricardo Alcántara‐de la Cruz +7 more
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Export Processing in the Caribbean: Lessons from Four Case Studies [PDF]
The author reviews case studies of four Caribbean countries-the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad-and briefly discusses an African country, Mauritius.
Larry Willmore
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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Fiscal Policies and Firms' Performance: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis in Dominican Republic
Like many other countries, the Dominican Republic (DR) has introduced various tax expenditures designed to advance strategic development objectives.
Gianluca MELE +3 more
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Worldwide Invasions of Centrarchidae: The Dark Side of the Sunfish Family
ABSTRACT Freshwater fish invasions are major drivers of global ecological change, disrupting native biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, many invasive fish hold significant socioeconomic value, resulting in conflict over their management. Centrarchidae, which are globally distributed and are important for sportfishing and aquaculture, are now
Neil Angelo Abreo +19 more
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