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On an Aggregation Theory for Indicators Expressing Behaviors of Complex Systems With an Application to Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain attributes of large‐scale complex systems are often expressed through sets of indicators. For example, the sustainability of an entity, be it a nation, a city, an energy system, a corporation etc., can be effectively represented by indicators and corresponding data series.
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Yannis A. Phillis   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to Employment Among People with Disabilities in Trinidad and Tobago

Disabilities
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has regional influence in the Caribbean, with a diversified economy focused on energy, manufacturing, and finance compared to the tourism-related economies of most of the other Caribbean islands.
Allison D. Francis, Samantha Glasgow
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Social Studies Through Multicultural Literature: Legend of the St. Ann’s Flood [PDF]

, 2009
The search for literature that is high quality, high interest, written at age-appropriate levels for adolescent readers, addresses social studies topics, and presents multicultural perspectives can be daunting.
Fry, Sara Winstead
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Tropical Forests and Sustainability: The Role of Multilateral Financing in Latin America

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The challenge of slowing deforestation and degradation in the tropical regions of Latin America requires financing mechanisms (public and private) that can enable actions to preserve and sustainably manage forest integrity. This paper begins by examining the strategy implemented by the World Bank to protect forest cover in tropical countries ...
Ángela Andrea Caviedes Conde, Encarnación Moral Pajares, Leticia Gallego Valero   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stock market co-movement in the Caribbean [PDF]

, 2010
This paper investigates co-movement in five Caribbean stock markets (Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, The Bahamas and Guyana) using common factor analysis. The common factors are obtained using principal component analysis and therefore account
Harrison, B, Moore, W
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Global Inequality of Opportunity in Education Decreased During the 20th Century

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We document changes in global inequality of opportunity in education for women and men born between 1941 and 1983, using individual‐level census and survey data on 46.7 million individuals from 95 countries, representing all major regions of the world.
Michael Grätz, Mobarak Hossain, Martina Beretta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fruit trait variation in a caribbean germplasm collection of aromatic hot peppers (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) [PDF]

, 2013
Aromatic hot peppers (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) are an important agricultural commodity for many small-scale farmers in the Caribbean because it is a commercially viable crop and one that is integral to the cuisines of the region.
Bharath, Sarah, Cilas, Christian, Umaharan, Pathmanathan   +2 more
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Does Inequality Blur Class Lines? Meritocratic Attitudes in Comparative Perspective

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars of inequality generally find that lower‐class individuals are more skeptical of meritocratic narratives that link economic success to individual work effort. However, past research has yielded inconclusive findings about how economic inequality affects meritocratic attitudes across different class groups.
Roshan K. Pandian, Ronald Kwon
wiley   +1 more source

The South African Flag Sign: An Electrocardiographic Flag for All Coronary Territories?

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
The South African flag sign (SAFS) is an acute, dynamic electrocardiographic (ECG) finding typically associated with first diagonal (D 1 ) artery occlusion.
Steven Swarath MBBS, Nicole Maharaj MBBS, Andrew Hall MBBS, Jean Marie Frederick MBBS, Rajeev Seecheran MBBS, MHA, Valmiki Seecheran MBBS, MSc, Naveen Anand Seecheran MBBS (MD), MSc   +6 more
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Tax Planning Under Pressure: The Impact of Carbon Emissions Management Post‐Paris Agreement

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how the Paris Agreement affects corporate tax planning across a global data set. We find that emissions‐reducing firms are associated with higher levels of tax planning than nonemissions‐reducing firms. The effect is stronger for firms facing tighter cost pass‐through constraints, such as operating in more competitive markets, with ...
Aonan (Sistine) Sun, Yuan George Shan, Lyndie Bayne, Nishant Agarwal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source