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Two Shades of Green? Gender Differences in Environmental Concern and Activism

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines gender differences in environmental concern and activism using data from the World Values Survey. The results indicate that women are more likely than men to be concerned about the environment, but are less likely to engage in environmental activism.
Hava Orkut, Caroline Perrin
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Developing an Evidence-Based Ethics Education Program for Surgical Residents in Guatemala

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
OBJECTIVE This study assessed 2 modalities for teaching responsible conduct of research and human subjects protection (RCR/HSP) to surgical residents in Guatemala—an “off the shelf” online curriculum and a new in-person curriculum specific to the local ...
Maria Lorena Aguilera Arévalo, Sergio Nicolás Martínez Seikavizza, Ery Mario Rodriguez, Miguel Angel Siguantay, Jorge Fernando Solares Ovalle, Luis Fernando Talé Rosales, Francis Barchi   +6 more
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Insights into the transmission cycle of cutaneous leishmaniasis from an endemic community in rural Guatemala

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic vector-borne disease prevalent in 90 countries. Despite its endemicity in Guatemala, key transmission factors are still unknown.
Yaimie Lopez, Aitor Casas-Sanchez, Byron Arana, Nidia Rizzo, Erick Duran, Norma Padilla, Andrea de la Vega, Esteban Bustamante, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, Renata Mendizabal-Cabrera   +9 more
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Does Digital Banking Promote Remittance Receipts? Evidence From Developing Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the realm of technological advancement, like many sectors, the financial sector swiftly embraced digital transformation to help facilitate financial transactions, especially remittance receipts. The digitalisation of the banking sector has made transfers and access to funds quite easier, faster, and more economical by reducing transaction ...
Syed Ali Abbas, Eliyathamby A. Selvanathan, Saroja Selvanathan   +2 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship practices in Guatemala: communication, perceptions, and behaviors regarding antimicrobial prescribing

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: To describe antimicrobial prescribing practices in 4 hospitals in Guatemala to guide the development of an ongoing antimicrobial stewardship (AS) project. Design: A cross-sectional mixed methodologies descriptive study design. Participants
Dana R. Bowers, Clara Secaira, Nancy Sandoval, Mario Melgar, Nuria Chavez, Randall Lou-Meda, Herberth Maldonado, Brooke M. Ramay   +7 more
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Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A‐PLUS trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub‐Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contributes to labor dysfunction and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we evaluated the effect of AZM on the ...
Larissa Sidze, Janet L. Moore, Waldemar A. Carlo, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J. Hemingway‐Foday, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay C. Metgud, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard Derman, Adrien L. Lokangaka, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Melissa S. Bauserman, Carl L. Bose, Poonam Shivkumar, Manjushri Waikar, Archana B. Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Paul Nyongesa, Fabian Esamai, Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Sherri L. Bucher, Saleem Jessani, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sk Masum Billah, Ruth Lennox, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Tracy L. Nolen, Marion Koso‐Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Alan T. N. Tita, for the A‐PLUS Trial Group   +37 more
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Maquiladoras and market mamas [PDF]

"This study analyzes work, childcare arrangements, and earnings of mothers in the poor neighborhoods of Guatemala City and Greater Accra, Ghana, two urban areas where formal- and informal-sector work differ in importance.
Hallman, Kelly, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ruel, Marie T.   +2 more
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Contribution to the knowledge of urban biodiversity in Central America: A checklist to the species of Guatemala City [PDF]

Neotropical Biology and Conservation
This short communication synthesizes biodiversity records of urban green spaces in Guatemala City. The research was conducted in the “Cinturón Ecológico Municipal”, or “Municipal Ecological Green Belt”, which consists of ravines covered with natural ...
Fernando José Castillo-Cabrera, Rosa Alejandra Roldán, Mercedes Barrios, Claudia L. Burgos-Barrios, A. Lucía Grajeda, Manolo J. García, Harim Cruz, J. Renato Morales-Mérida, Daniel Tenez, Mabel Vásquez, Emmanuel O. Agreda, Isabel Velásquez, Alicia Eufragio, Raiza Barahona-Fong, Carmen Lucía Yurrita, K. Samanta Orellana   +15 more
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La deserción estudiantil en el Programa Escuela de Vacaciones, modalidad virtual

Educación y Sociedad, 2023
La investigación se realizó con el objetivo de determinar las causas por las cuales los estudiantes no se inscribieron en el Programa Escuela de Vacaciones, modalidad virtual, en las sedes departamentales del departamento de Pedagogía, Facultad de ...
María Teresa Gatica-Secaida , Sonia Beatriz Navas-Herrarte   +1 more
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Nutritional Composition and Uses of Chia (Salvia hispanica) in Guatemala

Proceedings, 2020
Salvia hispanica L. (chia) is a seed native to Mexico and Central America; in Guatemala it is known as “chan”. It is cultivated in small quantities and sold in neighborhood markets in different areas of the country.
Elsa Julieta Salazar de Ariza, Ana Ruth Belloso Archila, Ingrid Odete Sanabria Solchaga, Sandra Beatriz Morales Pérez   +3 more
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