Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Geochemical data compiled from dried sediments from three water reservoirs at the ancient Maya city of Ucanal, Petén, Guatemala, reveal low to undetectable fecal biomarker concentrations. These low concentrations may be the result of the aerobic decay of sterols combined with well‐managed waste disposal practices.
Jean D. Tremblay +3 more
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Current Research in Environmental SustainabilityTransformations imply the need for radical alternatives to current realities. This requires a fundamental reimagination of current systems. Different future-oriented practices specifically designed for the imagination of transformations have emerged in ...
Lucas Rutting +8 more
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Boreas, EarlyView.The relationship between the climate and societal transformation in Maya lowlands has long been debated, particularly the role of drought in shaping the civilization trajectory during the Classic Period. A high‐resolution, multi‐proxy, geochemical record from Lake Kaná, located in the underexplored Uaymil region of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico ...
Haydar B. Martinez‐Dyrzo +5 more
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Estimating Human and Physical Capital Stocks in Data-Scarce Environments: A Methodological Note and Application to Guatemala [PDF]
This paper presents a methodology to construct time series of human and physical capital, taking into consideration the data-scarce environment of a developing country. A particular focus is placed on the construction of the human capital stock, which is
Loening, J.L.
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Understanding Family Dynamics in Mixed‐Status Families: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta‐Synthesis
Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the United States, mixed‐status families, where at least one member lacks legal immigration status, face persistent challenges related to deportation, which disrupt family stability, influence parental practices and impact children's identity formation.
Maryam Rafieifar +2 more
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Industrial Policy in Guatemala: A Case of Policy Inertia under Changing Paradigms [PDF]
This paper reviews productive development policies (PDPs) in Guatemala, focusing on the alleged justification of existing programs in terms of the market or government failures they are meant to address.
Bismarck Pineda +2 more
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Do Women Make Better Borrowers and Loan Officers? Evidence From Afghanistan
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores how gender is associated with microfinance loan performance in Afghanistan, a conservative and conflict‐affected society. We use data from over 9500 borrowers across Taliban‐ and government‐controlled areas for the period from January 2017 to February 2020, before the 2021 Taliban takeover.
Mustafa Disli +2 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
Economics &Politics, EarlyView.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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Hydrous Carbonatitic Liquids Drive CO2 Recycling From Subducted Marls and Limestones
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 209-221., 2020 This book is Open Access. A digital copy can be downloaded for free from Wiley Online Library.
Explores the behavior of carbon in minerals, melts, and fluids under extreme conditions
Carbon trapped in diamonds and carbonate-bearing rocks in subduction zones are examples of the continuing exchange of substantial carbon ...
Erwin Schettino, Stefano Poli
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Declaraciones de Deseo y Declaraciones de Realidad : State-Indigenous Relations and Intercultural-Bilingual Education in Peru and Guatemala [PDF]
, 2011 Ethnic diversity has historically created conflict in many nation-states throughout the globe. From the era of nation-state formation to the present, states have had various strategies for dealing with this diversity. These strategies can be divided into
Christie, Emily
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