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Looking back and moving forward: can we accelerate progress on adolescent pregnancy in the Americas?

Reproductive Health, 2017
Adolescent fertility rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) remain unacceptably high, especially compared to the region’s declining total fertility rates.
Sonja Caffe, Marina Plesons, Alma Virginia Camacho, Luisa Brumana, Shelly N. Abdool, Silvia Huaynoca, Katherine Mayall, Lindsay Menard-Freeman, Luis Andres de Francisco Serpa, Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli   +10 more
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Health and economic benefits of achieving contraceptive and maternal health targets in Small Island Developing States in the Pacific and Caribbean

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Introduction Reducing unmet need for modern contraception and expanding access to quality maternal health (MH) services are priorities for improving women’s health and economic empowerment.
Caroline SE Homer, Jennifer Butler, Tom Walsh, Nick Scott, Dominic Delport, Howard S Friedman, Sherrie L Kelly, Debra ten Brink, Rowan Martin-Hughes, Olanike Adedeji, Davide De Beni, Federica Maurizio, Doretta Di Marco, Federico Tobar, Maria Pilar de la Corte Molina, Andre S Richards   +15 more
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The Effect of Online Parent Training With and Without Coaching Support on the Well‐Being of Families of Children With Neurodisabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Families of children with neurodisabilities often face significant child behavioral challenges that can affect overall family functioning and well‐being. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) used family resilience theory as the investigative framework to examine the impact of an online parenting program designed to address child behavioral ...
Jeffrey McCrossin, Ali Filali‐Mouhim, Michael Ungar, Karen McEwan, Kathleen O'Grady, Donna Thomson, Parent Advisory Group, Patricia Lingley‐Pottie, Patrick McGrath, Lucyna M. Lach   +9 more
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The invisible frontline: experiences of public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and health emergencies in Colombia

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers were widely recognized for their efforts, with an emphasis largely placed on clinical personnel providing individual care.
Sandra Martínez-Cabezas, Adriana Díaz del Castillo, Johana Linares-García, Natalia Niño-Machado, Alvaro J. Idrovo, Myriam Ruiz-Rodríguez, Catalina González-Uribe   +6 more
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Neo-Kaleckian models with financial cycles: A center-periphery framework

PSL Quarterly Review, 2018
The article develops a Neo-Kaleckian model that takes into account the impact of financial cycles on demand regimes. Both the financial instability hypothesis and the paradox of debt are considered, as well as both the upward and the downward phases of ...
David Guimarães Coelho, Esteban Perez Caldentey   +1 more
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Regulatory harmonization: Evolution, globalization and future directions

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Regulatory harmonization has become an increasingly important and accepted approach to streamline regulatory review processes and expedite access to safe, effective and high‐quality medicines globally. This review explores the evolution and current status of regulatory harmonization, convergence and reliance initiatives.
Orin Chisholm, Elaine Y. L. Blair, Christine Y. Lu   +2 more
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Legacies of mistrust

PlaNext, 2021
National authorities across Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa have implemented various forms of fiscal decentralization over the past three decades with equivocal results. The design of such reforms haslong rested on theories based on the experiences
Gabriella Y. Carolini, Sarra Lynn Hess
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Stock Market Reactions to Climate Risk Events: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global warming intensifies, climate risks' impact on firm value has become a critical concern for academia and investors. This systematic literature review analyzes 50 event studies in this research field, classifying them by climate risk type.
Mario Schuster, Rainer Lueg
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The needed link between open science and science diplomacy—A Latin American perspective

Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
The relevance of science diplomacy and open science in today's world is undeniable. Science diplomacy enables countries to jointly address pressing global challenges, such as climate change, pandemics, and food security.
Reina Camacho Toro, Reina Camacho Toro, Luz M. Cumba Garcia, Luz M. Cumba Garcia, Luz M. Cumba Garcia, Laura A. Galvis, Luisa F. Echeverría-King, Luisa F. Echeverría-King, Branislav Pantović, Branislav Pantović, Branislav Pantović, Claudia Alarcón-López, Claudia Alarcón-López, Claudia Alarcón-López, Verónica Rossana Suarez, Verónica Rossana Suarez, Pedro Figueroa, Ivonne Torres-Atencio, Ivonne Torres-Atencio, Ivonne Torres-Atencio, Claudia Widmaier, Claudia Widmaier, Tatiana Rodrigues Fraga, Tatiana Rodrigues Fraga, Susan Benavides, Susan Benavides   +25 more
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The Measurement of TFP in Argentina, 1990-2004: A Case of the Tyranny of Numbers, Economic Cycles and Methodology [PDF]

International Productivity Monitor, 2008
The aim of this study is to examine the main sources of growth in Argentina for the period 1990-2004 in order to identify the dominant growth profile: either extensive, which is associated with factor accumulation and utilisation, or intensive, which is ...
Ariel Coremberg
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