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Latin America in the rearview mirror [PDF]
Latin American countries are the only Western countries that are poor and that aren't gaining ground on the United States. This paper evaluates why Latin America has not replicated Western economic success.
Alvaro Riascos +3 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1985 A random, double-blind, parallel group clinical trial program was carried out to compare praziquantel, a recently developed anti-helmintic drug, and oxamniquine, an already established agent for treating mansoni schistosomiasis.
Getúlio Leonel de Rezende
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Seguir adelante: A qualitative exploration of Latino farmworkers' work and nonwork resources
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Latino immigrant workers have been an exploited community within many dangerous workforces, but especially within the agricultural industry. They are a crucial population for the labor and economy of the U.S., yet Latino farmworkers report feeling expendable, discriminated against, and exposed to hazardous working conditions.
Faviola Robles Saenz +3 more
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Validation of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation in the Colombian Population
International Journal of NephrologyIntroduction. Chronic kidney disease prevention programs must identify patients at risk of early progression to provide better treatment and prolong kidney replacement therapy-free survival.
C. Larrarte +5 more
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Experiences of women farmworkers in Michigan: Perspectives from the Michigan Farmworker Project
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Agricultural work presents significant physical and social challenges globally and in the United States, with women farmworkers facing unique risks that remain underexplored. This study examines the social and occupational hazards confronted by women farmworkers in Michigan using data from the Michigan Farmworker Project.
Alexis J. Handal +3 more
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Challenges of Party-Building in Latin America
, 2016 Political parties are the basic building blocks of representative democracy. Political scientists have long argued that democracy is “unworkable” (Aldrich 1995: 3) or even “unthinkable” (Schattschneider 1942: 1) without them.
S. Levitsky +3 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how university‐based teacher education programs in diverse historical, sociocultural, and political settings in the U.S. and in Chile, served to foster immigrant empowerment and liberation. Using a Funds of Knowledge approach, the study analyzed the educational practices of migrant families and their integration into ...
Ana Christina da Silva Iddings +3 more
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Cassava for the future: embryogenic liquid cultures suitable for new biotech techniques
BioTechniquesCassava, a crop of importance for subsistence farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, has the potential to benefit from global economic integration as a versatile industrial resource.
Beata Dedičová +1 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Migrant mothers of African origin (MMAO) face multiple situations of vulnerability in receiving societies, with implications for their right to the highest level of mental health. This study examines the intersecting social determinants that shape the experiences of suffering and well‐being expressed by MMAO engaged in transnational motherhood
Virginia Paloma +3 more
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WHEN DID LATIN AMERICA FALL BEHIND?.EVIDENCE FROM LONG-RUN INTERNATIONAL INEQUALITY [PDF]
When did Latin America fall behind?. Has the gap between developed countries and Latin America widened over time?. This paper addresses these recurrent questions with the tools provided by the inequality literature.
Leandro Prados de la Escosura
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