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Is Corruption Really Bad for Inequality? Evidence from Latin America [PDF]

This paper presents new evidence on the relationship between corruption and income inequality. Using a panel data methodology, we find that lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality in Latin America. This result is in contrast to other
Antonio Rodríguez, Carlyn Dobson
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Untitled: An exploration of anonymity in the Dominican Republic by Brittany Fulgione \u2718 [PDF]

, 2018
Brittany Fulgione \u2718 has traveled to Central America and the Caribbean three times to contextualize social justice work in Latin America.
Fulgione, Brittany
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Imprisonment and internment: Comparing penal facilities North and South [PDF]

, 2011
Recent references to the ‘warehouse prison’ in the United States and the prisión-depósito in Latin America seem to indicate that penal confinement in the western hemisphere has converged on a similar model. However, this article suggests otherwise.
Aldana JS, Applebaum A., Bayer T., Beck T., Birkbeck C., BJS (Bureau of Justice Statistics), BJS (Bureau of Justice Statistics), BJS (Bureau of Justice Statistics), BOP (Bureau of Prisons), Bruton WJH, Caldeira TPR, Campo Vásquez R., Carranza E., Carranza E., Carrión FM, Cavadino M., CDCR (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation), Christopher Birkbeck, CSC (Correctional Service of Canada), CSC (Correctional Service of Canada), CSC (Correctional Service of Canada), Córdova TL, Damaska M., del Olmo R., Downes D., Díaz-Cotto J., Feeley MM, Feeley MM, Fleisher MS, Foucault M., Garland D., Garland D., Godoy AS, Goffman E., Hayashi BM, Hidalgo R., Hoffman MB, HRW (Human Rights Watch), HRW (Human Rights Watch), HRW (Human Rights Watch), INPEC (Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario), Irwin J., Jacobs JB, Juristat (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics), King R., Knapp K., Lappin H., Lynch M., MacNeil D., Marquart J., Martínez JF, Maruna S., Miller D., Ministerio de Justicia, NCDC (North Carolina Department of Correction), Newburn T, OLP (Observatorio Latinamericano de Prisiones), Rico JM, Rico JM, Robertson J., Rothman DJ, Rotker S, Saavedra E., Salvatore R, Savage DA, Sozzo M., SPFA (Sistema Penitenciario Federal Argentino), Swedberg C., Sánchez Galindo A., Tocora F., Tonry M., United Nations, Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela, Vogler R., Weiss R, Werner T., Wexler D., Whitman J., Winick B., Zimring F.   +84 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomized, Phase 3 Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The multinational, phase 3, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled TULIP‐SC trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous anifrolumab in adults who have moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) activity, despite receiving standard therapy. Methods Adults with SLE received subcutaneous anifrolumab 120 mg or placebo once weekly
Susan Manzi, Ian N. Bruce, Eric F. Morand, Richard Furie, Yoshiya Tanaka, Kenneth C. Kalunian, Anca Askanase, Patricia Puzio, Emon Khan, Jenny Wissmar, Michael Song, Catharina Lindholm, for the TULIP‐SC investigators   +12 more
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Is Latin America an Optimal Currency Area? Evidence from a Structural Vector Auto-regression analysis [PDF]

This paper evaluates the advisability of a monetary union in Latin America applying the theory of optimum currency areas (OCA). The analysis, based on the traditional OCA criteria, suggests that there is no evidence for any monetary integration in Latin ...
Foresti, Pasquale
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Anifrolumab Treatment Leads to Rapid Reduction in Urinary Biomarkers of Intrarenal Inflammation in Lupus Nephritis: Results From the Phase 2 Randomized Trial

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most severe manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is partially driven by type I interferon signaling. Anifrolumab, an approved treatment for patients with SLE, has been investigated in a phase 2 trial in patients with LN receiving standard therapy (TULIP‐LN, ClinicalTrials.gov identifier ...
Andrea Fava, Michelle Petri, Patrick G. Gavin, Eszter Csomor, Philip Z. Brohawn, Daniel Muthas, Adam Platt, Catharina Lindholm, Nicola Ferrari   +8 more
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Science in Latin America [PDF]

Science, 1995
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Sustainable development: Theory and some simple simulations

PSL Quarterly Review
This paper develops a unified framework to analyze the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainable development within the context of a center-periphery international system.
Jose Eduardo Alatorre, Gabriel Porcile, Fernando Sossdorf, Miguel Torres   +3 more
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Development of interactive MRI‐based 3D visualization tools for neuroanatomy education in Latin America

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The study of neuroanatomy is fundamental in many scientific fields. Despite this, it is a challenging subject for students. As technology evolves, it is being increasingly incorporated into educational methods, including the teaching of neuroanatomy. Three‐dimensional (3D) visualizations are well suited for displaying neuroanatomy.
Merlin J. Fair, Diego Cureño, Alejandro De León Cuevas, Paola Ocampo Luna, Marta Bianciardi, María G. García‐Gomar   +5 more
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Poverty among the Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

This paper provides evidence on the incidence of poverty among the elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean, based on household survey microdata from 20 countries. The situation of older people is characterized in terms of income, employment, education,
Francisco Haimovich, Javier Alejo, Leonardo Gasparini, Leopoldo Tornarolli, Sergio Olivieri   +4 more
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