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Migration, circular mobility and food security in Nicaragua: An analytical framework based on food sourcing and farm household multi‐localisation

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, Volume 192, Issue 1, March 2026.
Short Abstract The article proposes a methodological approach to analyse the links between mobility, migration, immobility and food security, and its application to a case study in Nicaragua. Abstract This article explores the links between agriculture, circular mobility, migration and food security in the Global South. It focuses on farm households in
Sandrine Fréguin‐Gresh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest managed by the pre-hospital emergency medical system in Martinique, a French Caribbean Overseas Territory

open access: yesResuscitation Plus
Introduction: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects approximately 46,000 people in France annually and survival remains low. There is no published data specific to the characteristics and outcomes of OHCA in French overseas territories ...
Florian Negrello   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Achromobacter spp. healthcare associated infections in the French West Indies: a longitudinal study from 2006 to 2016

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Bacteria of the Achromobacter genus, more particularly xylosoxidans species, are responsible for various healthcare associated infections (HAI) which are increasingly described since the last decade.
Karine Marion-Sanchez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An anotated list of the Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) of Dominica (excluding Scolytinae and Platypodidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) of the West Indian island of Dominica are composed of 111 genera and 214 species and subspecies. Some of the species listed are morphospecies, or are known to be undescribed, but all are identified at least to genus ...
O'Brien, Charles W.   +1 more
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Workplace Challenges and Policy Responses in the Caribbean Nursing Workforce: Insights From Country Chief Nurses

open access: yesNursing &Health Sciences, Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The Caribbean faces significant nursing and midwifery workforce challenges. A 2023 PAHO policy advises Member States to develop and implement strategies to strengthen their health workforce, including “promoting decent work conditions.” Caribbean nurses' work conditions have not been described.
Eileen T. Lake   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

SPATIAL ANALYSIS AS TOOL FOR SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT OF SEA LEVEL RISE IMPACTS ON MARTINIQUE [PDF]

open access: yes
Sea level in the Caribbean region is expected to rise approximately10-20 cm by 2025. In some areas of Martinique coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion are already a severe problem.
Christine Schleupner
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Geographical disparities in cancer and occupational exposure to pesticides in a French-West Indies territory (2006–2019)

open access: yesBMC Cancer
Background In the French West Indies, previous studies have reported findings on pesticide exposure and cancer incidence. A new exploratory geographical study, including a more sensitive soil contamination indicator, will provide more detailed ...
Rémi Houpert   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bothrops lanceolatus Envenoming in Martinique: A Historical Perspective of the Clinical Effectiveness of Bothrofav Antivenom Treatment

open access: yesToxins
Bothrofav, a monospecific antivenom, was introduced in June 1991 and has shown excellent effectiveness against life-threatening and thrombotic complications of Bothrops lanceolatus envenoming. Because of the reoccurrence of cerebral stroke events despite
Dabor Resiere   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of clay microstructure and compost quality on chlordecone retention in volcanic tropical soils: consequences on pesticide lability and plant contamination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The scientific and economic context of our study is related to the pollution of the soils, fresh and marine water by a persistent organochlorine pesticide (chlordecone) in a tropical context (French West Indies).
Achard, Raphaël   +4 more
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