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The Ancient Tombs of Nicaragua [PDF]
Archaeological JournalThe Archaeological Journal, 23, 41 ...
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The foundational effects of gender: Exploring Latin American Elites’ perceptions of corruption
Legislative Studies Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Do women perceive corruption differently from men and why? Using elite survey data from over 3000 Latin American legislators nested in 49 country‐years, we explore who perceives corruption as an important national problem. We find that women legislators place more importance on corruption than men. We further examine three potential mechanisms
Asbel Bohigues +2 more
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Desde el lugar de los hechos [PDF]
, 1992 1 archivo PDF (2 páginas); incluye ilustraciones en blanco y negro. fhquinqueReseña al libro “Nicaragua una noche afuera” de Pedro Valtierra, libro de fotografías de la Nicaragua de 1979, cuando la insurrección y triunfo sandinista llegaron a ...
Salazar Muro, Severino
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How germane are moral and economic policies to ideology? Evidence from Latin American legislators
Legislative Studies Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract How do legislators, many of whom hold policy positions that are not consistently conservative or progressive, position themselves on the left–right ideological scale? Analyzing data from the Parliamentary Elites in Latin America (PELA) survey, this paper leverages combinations of moral and economic policy positions to determine the weight ...
Elías Chavarría‐Mora +3 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for hemoparasites in cattle in León, Nicaragua
Revista de Ciências AgroveterináriasHemoparasite infections are a substantial challenge to agriculture, worldwide. Infected cattle suffer malnutrition, stunting, decreased milk production, and reproductive loss, which can result in great economic loss.
Byron Flores +5 more
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What Makes a Difference in Achieving Higher Labor Productivity?: The Case of Low-Income Countries in Latin America [PDF]
This paper uses firm level surveys from Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to estimate the determinants of labor productivity. This study started out with the hypothesis that the adverse external business conditions that firms in poor Latin ...
Osvaldo Nina
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Legislative Studies Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract In studies on Populism, extensive discussion has mounted around whether the phenomenon represents a threat to democracy or a corrective force. In line with this concern, we examine whether the populist attitudes held by legislators are related to their opinions on the functioning of and satisfaction with three central aspects of governance: (I)
Patricia Marenghi +1 more
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Do Pesticide Hazards to Human Health and Beneficial Insects Cause or Result from IPM Adoption? Mixed Messages from Farmer Field Schools in Nicaragua [PDF]
This paper analyzes the interaction between farmer training in pest management and effects on acute pesticide poisoning and populations of beneficial insects in Nicaragua.
Labarta, Ricardo A., Swinton, Scott M.
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Do Cash Transfer Programmes Affect Child Anaemia? Results From a Meta‐Analysis
Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.We gathered 26 estimates from 4000 studies of cash transfer programmes' impacts on childhood haemoglobin and anaemia prevalence. Effects of cash alone on either outcome were insignificant, but programmes that provided cash in combination with other interventions such as health care, behaviour change communication, or nutritional supplements were more ...
James Manley, Harold Alderman
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