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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
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, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Producción e impacto del biodiesel: una revisión

Innova Research Journal, 2017
Los gases de combustión generados por el uso de combustibles fósiles, son la fuente principal de los problemas ambientales de la actualidad; el sector del transporte es a nivel mundial, uno de los principales precursores de daños ambientales, incidiendo
Edilberto Antonio Llanes Cedeño, Juan Rocha-Hoyos, Paolo Salazar Alvear, Johanna Medrano Barboza   +3 more
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A preliminary analysis of intonation patterns in Ecuadorian Cuencano Spanish

Open Linguistics, 2021
El Cantado Cuencano “Cuencano singing” constitutes the hallmark of Cuencano Spanish: a widely spoken Andean dialect in the Ecuadorian province of Azuay.
Portocarrero Alex, Stewart Jesse
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
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, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cambios bioquímicos en la edad adulta tardía de una población de la sierra ecuatoriana

Revista GICOS, 2022
El impacto de los cambios bioquímicos en el adulto mayor tiene el mismo factor en común ya que, presentan alteraciones en su vejez y los descritos se ven en el metabolismo de la glucosa como: morfológicos y funcionales.
Joselyn Feijoó, Martha Ramos, Daniel Vargas, Gabriela Díaz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Market‐Based Nutrition Regulation and Adult BMI Dynamics in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based nutrition policies, including interpretative labeling systems and taxes on sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs), have been widely adopted across Latin America to influence dietary choices and address rising obesity rates. While prior research documents change in food purchasing and product reformulation following these policies ...
Emiliano Lopez Barrera, Grace Melo
wiley   +1 more source

Análisis de la productividad policial: un caso aplicado al Ecuador

Urvio
Introducción/ Objetivo: este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la productividad del accionar policial en Ecuador mediante el índice de productividad total de los factores de Hicks-Moorsteen.
Marcos Sánchez-Calderón, Aurelia Valiño-Castro, Cristián Gutiérrez-Rojas   +2 more
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Baja captación y éxito en el tratamiento para la tuberculosis en una cárcel de Ecuador

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2019
Objetivo. Evaluar el control de la tuberculosis pulmonar en un centro de privación de la libertad e identificar los factores de riesgo asociados con tratamiento no exitoso en la cárcel más grande en Ecuador. Métodos. Se analizaron los datos de vigilancia
Félix Chong, Diana Marín, Freddy Pérez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of the ABL + DT model: An ecosystemic framework for integrating arts and digital technologies in primary education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Primary education teachers face increasing challenges in engaging diverse learners and fostering creativity, digital competence and other transversal skills, often lacking clear, practical guidance for integrating these skills into their classrooms.
Nella Escala, Montse Guitert, Teresa Romeu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source