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Desafíos en la enseñanza de la Geometría a nivel superior mediante enfoque por competencias
WaniEl objetivo de este artículo es identificar los desafíos que surgen al implementar un enfoque por competencias en la enseñanza de la Geometría a nivel superior, y de esta manera determinar estrategias y soluciones que promuevan un aprendizaje efectivo ...
Yesner Yancarlos Briones Rugama +1 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
Economics &Politics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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Liberalizing Trade, and its Impact on Poverty and Inequality in Nicaragua [PDF]
The Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations stalled in 2008 owing in no small degree to a lack of agreement on the terms of substantially reducing trade-distorting support for agricultural products and to what extent this would be beneficial to ...
Sanchez, Marco V., Vos, Rob
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Dying for it: gangs, violence, and social change in urban Nicaragua [PDF]
, 2003 Youth gangs potentially constitute an ideal lens through which to explore the dynamics and ramifications of the new political economy of violence in Latin America, and this paper consequently presents and ethnographic case study of an urban Nicaraguan ...
Rodgers, Dennis
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HIV Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background There are an estimated 2482 people born in Latin American countries receiving care for HIV in the United Kingdom. Although national guidance recommends screening for Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease) in this population, there is no formal screening programme.
Natalie Elkheir +18 more
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Why Remit? The Case of Nicaragua [PDF]
In the last two decades remittances have gained interest due to their large size. For several developing countries remittances constitute a large portion of their GDP and sometimes exceed FDI.
Naufal, George
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Before It Was ‘New’: A Neglected History of Lived Experience–Led Criminal Justice
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A growing range of criminal justice initiatives are being shaped and delivered by people with lived experience, including peer mentoring, prisoner councils and policy advocacy roles. While often seen as recent innovations, we reveal a deeper, largely unacknowledged history dating back to at least the 19th century.
Gillian Buck +2 more
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Network formation through a gender lens: insights from rural Nicaragua [PDF]
, 2011 This paper examines the relation between gender and network formation in rural Nicaragua. Applying dyadic regression techniques and controlling for individual socio-economic characteristics, we obtain insights into the determinants of the size and ...
D'Exelle, Ben, Holvoet, Nathalie
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Sustainable coffee agroforestry in adverse climatic conditions in Nicaragua [PDF]
, 2019 Coffee production has been threatened by increasing climate variability. Shaded coffee has been suggested as a promising strategy to cope with the effects of global climate changes.
Barrios, Mirna +5 more
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ARS MedicaIntroducción: El síndrome de ovario poliquístico (SOP) es un trastorno endocrino-metabólico frecuente en mujeres en edad fértil, que se manifiesta con alteraciones cutáneas como el acné.
Cliffor Jerry Herrera-Castrillo +4 more
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