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Competitive integration models in the Western hemisphere: competitive leadership or mutual denial?
Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2013 The North Atlantic space is undergoing active reconfiguration. In the Western Hemisphere this trend is marked by the presence of three distinct models of integration: intra-regional blocks such as Mercosur and the Andean Community; the FTAA and mega ...
Cintia Quiliconi
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Domestic coalitions in the FTAA negotiations: the Brazilian case
Contexto Internacional, 2016 This paper proposes an explanation to the domestic coalitions organised in Brazil around the FTAA negotiations, which stand as a hard case for the existing theories on political cleavages: industrialists and trade unions, albeit having shared common ...
Daniel Castelan
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ChemPhotoChem, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2024.Self‐assembled Proteophenes. Oligothiophenes with distinct amino acid side‐chain functionalities along the conjugated backbone displayed distinct chiroptical and structural properties in acidic or alkaline solutions. The distinct photophysical characteristics, as well as the supramolecular structures of the assemblies were highly influenced by the ...
Linnea Björk +5 more
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Juggling multiple agendas: the struggle of trade unions against neoliberalism in Argentina
Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2014 In the context of neoliberal globalization, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) was the most ambitious international agreement introduced for the purpose of reducing or eliminating international trade barriers in the Americas.
Federico M. Rossi
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A fuzzy decision‐making approach for portfolio management with direct real estate investment
International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2009 This study incorporated expert knowledge into the classical quadratic programming approach, i.e., Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), through fuzzy set theory; in obtaining portfolio return optimization involving direct real estate investment.
Eddie Chi Man Hui +2 more
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Limitations of the knee society score in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty
Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, Volume 11, Issue 3, July 2024.Abstract Purpose The Knee Society Scoring System (KSS) is a frequently used outcome score which quantifies functional patients' outcomes before and after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Several problems arise when trying to implement KSS for obtaining postoperative outcomes after more personalised aligned TKAs. Scoring for valgus femorotibial angle (FTA)
Alexandra Leica +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, 2005 Os interesses dos EUA na América Latina e a criação da Alca são fatores determinantes para explicar o propósito da União Européia de estabelecer um Acordo de Associação com o Mercosul.
Messias de Sá Pinto +1 more
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The Journal of World Intellectual Property, Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 257-277, July 2024.Abstract Negotiation for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and six African, Caribbean and Pacific (APC) regions has been ongoing for over a decade. These negotiations are at different phases in the seven APC regions and have faced significant challenges, hindering ratification in most of them.
Juliet A. Ogbodo
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Exploring the Possible Benefits and Costs of FTAA [PDF]
, 2002 Given the unclear results in Latin America\u27s past experience with free trade areas and customs unions, one wonders whether the present degree of enthusiasm about the prospects of a much more grandiose effort in the same direction (the Free Trade Area ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2014 The wear of machines and mechanisms after rubbing is a major concern. The costs of manufacturing and restoration parts for agricultural machinery are enormous such as the trunnions pinions of hydraulic pumps.
I.V. Shepelenk
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