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Sex work, social support, and stigma: Experiences of transgender women in the Dominican Republic

International Journal of Transgenderism, 2019
Background: Transgender populations, and especially those in resource-limited settings, are at an elevated risk of experiencing stigma and discrimination.
A. Milner, K. Hearld, Nicole Abreau, Henna Budhwani, Rosa Mayra Rodriguez-Lauzurique, Robert Paulino-Ramírez   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What are the vector species of the Oropouche virus?

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Here, we review the timeline of Oropouche virus (OROV) detection in various hematophagous Diptera, from 1955 to date, including mosquitoes and midges. All vector competence experiments also are described. The results suggest that Culicoides are the primary vectors.
Constância Flávia Junqueira Ayres, Bruna Lais Sena do Nascimento, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida Medeiros, Joaquim Pinto Nunes Neto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staphylococcus aureus ST398, New York City and Dominican Republic

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009
Closely related Staphylococcus aureus strains of ST398, an animal-associated strain, were identified in samples collected from humans in northern Manhattan, New York, NY, USA, and in the Dominican Republic.
Meera Bhat, Caroline Dumortier, Barbara S. Taylor, Maureen Miller, Glenny Vasquez, Jose Yunen, Karen Brudney, Carlos Rodriguez-Taveras, Rita Rojas, Patricia Leon, Franklin D. Lowy   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Domestic Politics in the Dominican Republic after the Earthquake in Haiti [PDF]

, 2010
Despite historical tensions between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Dominicans appear to have put aside their resentment in favor of supporting Haitians after the earthquake that devastated the neighbor nation in January 2010.
Fonseca, Senior Security and Political Analyst, Brian
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Innovation as Competitiveness Driving Force Through the Resources and Capacities of SMEs in Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic [PDF]

, 2021
Ulises Mendez-Vega, Glenda Muñiz-Umana, Flecha-Ortiz José A, Maria Santos‐Corrada   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Do Donors Provide Foreign Aid Based on Needs? An Analysis of Funding Flows to Higher Education During the Implementation of the SDGs

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A key objective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to leave no one behind and support least developed and other fragile countries first. The same is an objective of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) group of bilateral donors.
Savo Heleta, Logan Cochrane
wiley   +1 more source

First record of Plectromerus exis Zayas in the Dominican Republic (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) [PDF]

, 2005
Plectromerus exis Zayas (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Curiini) is recorded from the Dominican Republic for the first ...
Nearns, Eugenio H., Turnbow, Jr., Robert H.   +1 more
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From Ministries of Food to National Food System Committees: A Global Mapping and Typology of Multisectoral Food System Governance Institutions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transforming the ways food systems are governed is key to achieving better social, environmental, and economic outcomes, all crucial to sustainable development. Strong multisectoral governance is critical to achieving this, but there is little evidence on the structure and function of governance mechanisms in this context.
Dori Patay, Holly Rippin, Gastón Ares, Erica Reeve, Carolina Venegas Hargous, Penny Farrell, Belinda Reeve, Jose‐Luis Vivero‐Pol, Anne Marie Thow   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Race and nation in the Dominican Republic

NWIG, 2002
[First paragraph] Coloring the Nation: Race and Ethnicity in the Dominican Republic. DAVID HOWARD. Oxford: Signal; Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2001. x + 227 pp. (Paper US$ 19.95) Race and Politics in the Dominican Republic.
Michiel Baud
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Rescue and Translocation of Hispaniola Hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) in Pueblo Viejo, Cotuí Mining Concession Area

Ecology and Evolution
Translocation of species is a common practice used in endangered species management and conservation plans, which can have the purpose of establishing new populations which are at risk of being wiped out, increase a species chance of survival or recovery,
Miguel S. Núñez‐Novas, Rosanna Carreras‐De León, Amelia L. Mateo Jiménez, Carolina Dávila, Pilar Calderón   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source