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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 609-633, July 2026.
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, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 542-559, July 2026.
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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Trophic Redundancy and the Hidden Dietary Overlap Between Native and Invasive Stream Fishes

Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Volume 35, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions introduce non‐native species into natural ecosystems, often reshaping localcommunities and altering trophic interactions. In freshwater environments, such invasions can intensify resource use and threaten native fish diversity.
Ronielson Gaia, Ana Carolina Martins‐Pereira, Paulo Ricardo S. Camargo, Virgilio Teixeira Carrijo, Rafael Cunha Bruno, Fagner de Souza, Victor A. Tagliacollo   +6 more
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COMPETITIVENESS OF COCOA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Trinidad and Tobago produces a fine flavour cocoa that attracts a premium price on the international market. The country has a long and distinguished record in agronomy and production of cocoa and is home to the Cocoa Research Unit, which attracts ...
Jacque, Andrew Eliel, Neptune, Lueandra
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Contrast Media–Induced Anaphylaxis Causing a Stress-Related Cardiomyopathy Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Case Report

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017
Anaphylaxis is a sudden-onset, severe hypersensitivity reaction that can be potentially fatal. It can often transition to refractory hemodynamic instability, eventually resulting in death.
Rajeev Seecheran, Valmiki Seecheran MBBS, Sangeeta Persad MBBS, Sasha Lalla MBBS, Naveen Anand Seecheran MBBS, MSc, FACC, FESC   +4 more
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Robust Bernoulli Mixture Models for Credit Portfolio Risk

Mathematical Finance, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 528-543, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper presents comparison results and establishes risk bounds for credit portfolios within classes of Bernoulli mixture models, assuming conditionally independent defaults that are stochastically increasing in a common risk factor. We provide simple and interpretable conditions on conditional default probabilities that imply a comparison ...
Jonathan Ansari, Eva Lütkebohmert
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Efficacy and Safety of Tirofiban for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
Graphical representation of the comparative efficacy and safety of intravenous tirofiban for acute ischemic stroke in randomized controlled trials. ABSTRACT Background: Tirofiban is a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor, an anti‐platelet drug that is used in ischemic stroke or acute coronary syndromes.
Dorothy Lim Bullecer, Cara Mohammed, Julie Anne De Lima Loiola, Mary Gabrielle Te Chy, Samratul Fuadah Ramli, Abimbola Sodiq Hussein, Wasid Bin Showkat, Thahsin Taikadan, Sarika Mutyala, Muhammad Ayyan, Muhammad Aemaz Ur Rehman, Adeel Ahmad, Asma'a Munasar Ali Alsubari   +12 more
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Oral Cryptococcosis due to Naganishia diffluens in a Patient With Thalassemia: A Case Report and a Literature Review

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, Volume 40, Issue 11, June 2026.
Naganishia diffluens, a rare non‐neoformans cryptococcal species, was identified by PCR sequencing as the causative agent of oral cryptococcosis in a 31‐year‐old Iranian man with β‐thalassemia. This case represents the first documented instance of oral infection by N.
Zahra Yahyazadeh, Zeynab Haseli, Javad Javidnia, Mahdi Abastabar, Eisa Nazar, Hosein Jalali, Mohamad Taghi Hedayati, Hossein Karami, Mohsen Nosratabadi, Lotfollah Davoodi, Seyyed Reza Aghili, Maryam Moazeni, Iman Haghani, Hamid Badali   +13 more
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Boogsie Gets Tobago House For Steelpan Work

Mr. Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe, a pan icon in Trinidad and Tobago, was given a house from the THA for his many contributions towards Pan in ...
Blood, Peter Ray
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Prevalence and factors associated with uptake of cervical cancer screening at primary care facilities in Trinidad: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Public Health
Objectives The use of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test for early detection of cervical carcinoma is well-established. This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with cervical cancer screening compared with nonscreening among women accessing ...
Raveed Khan, Rohan G Maharaj, Waly Mohan, Syriah David, Sherrelle Davis, Brittany Deane, Thershus Chinapoo, Felice Cox, Reyann Cooper, Kristus David, Tiye Charles, Akilah Guevara   +11 more
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