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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
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Puerto Rico Pandemonium: The Commonwealth Constitution and the Compact-Colony Conundrum [PDF]
, 2003 This Note will consider the historical background of the compact-colony conundrum and examine the development of self-determination in international law and democracy in the Americas in order to bring to light a new forum for this question.
Otaño, Jason Adolfo
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Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a young patient with antiphospholipid syndrome
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019 Acute coronary syndrome rarely occurs in young individuals and is seldomly associated with antiphospholipid syndrome. We report the case of a 26-year-old Hispanic man who presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and was treated with urgent
Ariel González-Cordero +5 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Population estimates of bat assemblages from hot caves in Puerto Rico
Novitates Caribaea, 2023 Knowledge about the number of bats roosting in caves is critical for their long-term conservation. These roosts may function as shelter from weather or predators, information and social centers, or as nurseries.
Armando Rodríguez-Durán +4 more
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A history of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Puerto Rico [PDF]
, 2009 Published claims in 1887-1903 that the mole cricket Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty) occurs in Puerto Rico all seem to be derived from a misidentification made by Agustín Stahl, a medical practitioner and collector of natural history objects, published in
Frank, J. Howard
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Firearm‐related suicide rates are notably high among workers such as police officers and farmers. One risk factor is occupational access to firearms, but other occupational characteristics, such as job strain, are less understood.
Victor A. Soupene +5 more
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Concordance of expert and parental opinion about hypospadias surgical outcome is severity-dependent
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2016 Introduction. Hypospadias is a male congenital condition where the opening of the urethral meatus is not located in the typical anatomical position. It has been a challenge for empirical studies to ascertain the level of concordance of opinion among ...
Marcos Raymond Perez-Brayfield +5 more
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From Puerto Rico to Buffalo [PDF]
, 2015 Puerto Rico is currently an unincorporated territory of the U.S. There is much debate over the future of Puerto Rico, usually focusing on three major choices; statehood, independence, or remaining a U.S. territory.
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First record of the agave snout weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatusGyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae), in Puerto Rico [PDF]
, 2011 The agave snout weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae), is reported from Puerto Rico for the first time.
Anderson, Jesse A., Setliff, Gregory P.
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