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Remote investing in Latin America, 1869–1929
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalization. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered in the United Kingdom, but operated thousands of miles away. This paper asks how this geographic separation between governance and business activities affected the valuation of ...
Gareth Campbell +2 more
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Comportamiento del bajo peso al nacer Behaviour of the low birth weight
Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río, 2006 El bajo peso al nacer constituye una gran problemática a nivel mundial, esta es una patología frecuente a nivel de la atención primaria de salud, con múltiples y fatales consecuencias futuras.
Juan Carlos Curbelo Fajardo +4 more
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Multidimensional Militarisation, Evidence From Mexico's War on Drugs
International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article documents different dimensions of militarisation observed in Mexico since the start of the war on drugs. It argues that militarisation is a multidirectional phenomenon that is characterised by rationales that justify the use of illegal means to address complex issues, promising expediency and efficiency but rarely delivering on it.
Agustin Hernandez Berea
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Estudio del bajo peso al nacer en Cayo Hueso Study of low birthweight in Cayo Hueso
Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas, 2010 El bajo peso sigue constituyendo un problema de salud, analizamos el comportamiento de este indicador en 6 años (2004 a 2009) en el área de salud del Policlínico Joaquín Albarrán del Municipio Centro Habana; se hace un estudio transversal retrospectivo ...
Inés Domínguez Domínguez
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Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since the late 1990s, the pesticide industry has undergone a ‘generics revolution’ as the centre of production, and trade has shifted to the global South. China and India have become major producers, capturing Latin American markets from Northern multinationals. As a major pesticide user and a key node in global supply chains, Argentina offers
Christian Berndt +2 more
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT To address the shortcomings associated with state ownership, countries have implemented various legal strategies to curb political influence in state‐owned enterprises. This research studies whether these strategies constrain the government's ability to use their appointment powers for political considerations.
Pablo Torres
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La desnutrición infantil en el medio rural mexicano Children malnutrition in rural Mexico
Salud Pública de México, 1998 Objetivo. Conocer la situación nutricional de la población infantil del medio rural mexicano, comparándola con la situación previa y localizando las zonas más afectadas. Material y métodos. La muestra estuvo conformada por 38 232 familias, pertenecientes
ABELARDO AVILA-CURIEL +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2012 OBJETIVOS: identificar a prevalência e fatores associados à anemia em crianças indígenas Karapotó. MÉTODOS: estudo transversal em que foi realizada dosagem de hemoglobina com fotômetro portátil Hemocue, coletadas medidas de peso e estatura e dados ...
Janaína Ferro Pereira +2 more
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Journal of Research on Adolescence, Volume 36, Issue 3, September 2026.Abstract Community violence exposure (CVE) is a pervasive risk to youth mental health, yet developmental research examining protective factors in Latin America remains scarce. This cross‐sectional investigation examined CVE and psychological symptoms among early adolescents (N = 346) and young adults (N = 499) living in a chronically violent region of ...
Andrea S. Medrano +3 more
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Peso Problems and Heterogeneous Trading: Evidence From Excess Returns in Foreign Exchange and Euromarkets [PDF]
, 1992 Theoretical and empirical studies have treated excess returns as processes with time-varying but temporary disturbances. By contrast, empirical evidence indicates that the behavior of asset price levels can be well-approximated by processes with some permanent disturbances.
Martin D. Evans, Karen K. Lewis
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