What Makes a Difference in Achieving Higher Labor Productivity?: The Case of Low-Income Countries in Latin America [PDF]
This paper uses firm level surveys from Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to estimate the determinants of labor productivity. This study started out with the hypothesis that the adverse external business conditions that firms in poor Latin ...
Osvaldo Nina
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Typifications in the tribe Browallieae (Cestroideae: Solanaceae)
TAXON, EarlyView.Abstract The tribe Browallieae is a monophyletic group comprising Browallia and Streptosolen. These genera are of significant interest in the horticulture industry due to their ornamental potential. Despite their clear placement in Solanaceae, the tribe presents several taxonomic, phylogenetic, and nomenclatural challenges.
David Hoyos, Sandra Knapp, Rocío Deanna
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TAXON, EarlyView.Abstract We explore phylogenetic relationships within the Pachira sensu lato clade (Bombacoideae, Malvaceae), test the monophyly of the genera Eriotheca and Pachira, and investigate their biogeographic history. The Pachira s.l. clade comprises ca. 72 species that traditionally have been placed in Eriotheca and Pachira. We sampled ca. 79% of its species
Vania Nobuko Yoshikawa +7 more
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First country record of <i>Metopiellus</i> Raffray, 1908 (Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Metopiasini) from Ecuador, with description of two new species. [PDF]
ZookeysTapuy-Avilés Y +2 more
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A novel circumscription and classification for Neurolaeneae (Asteraceae)
TAXON, EarlyView.Abstract Neurolaeneae (Asteraceae) have a complicated taxonomic history. The tribe was described in 1927, but subsequently disregarded in 1977, and later reinstated as a tribe following a large‐scale phylogenetic analysis of Asteraceae in 2002. To date, this tribe has remained poorly studied and it has never been the subject of a comprehensive ...
Vinicius R. Bueno +4 more
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Right renal autotransplantation as a kidney-sparing strategy in complex symptomatic angiomyolipoma. [PDF]
J Surg Case RepGordon C +5 more
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FDI and Performance: A Comparative Analysis Between Emerging and Developed Economies
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the nuanced relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and firm performance, addressing the heterogeneity of FDI's impact across countries with different levels of development. While FDI is widely recognized as a catalyst for economic growth, technology transfer, and enhanced competitiveness, particularly in ...
Cintya Lanchimba, Mamadou Ndione
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Genetic characterization of <i>Contracaecum</i> cf. <i>overstreeti</i> (Nematoda: Anisakidae) larvae in <i>Mugil cephalus</i> fish from the pacific coast of Ecuador. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites WildlCalvopina M +5 more
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Virtual Exchange as a Strategy to Foster Global Learning and Internationalization of the Curriculum
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This chapter describes the constitution and development of one of the first institutional initiatives for implementing a virtual exchange program in a Higher Education Institution in Brazil. The focus is on the description and discussion of the role of stakeholders in fostering and supporting virtual exchange activities, as well as examples of
Ana Cristina Biondo Salomão +1 more
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When lymph defies benign surgery: postoperative chylous fistula. [PDF]
J Surg Case RepLeón GA +5 more
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