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Analysis of the Caribbean wave climate for wave energy harvesting

IET Renewable Power Generation, 2021
In this study, the design requirements for a regional wave energy converter are identified from the analysis of 10 years of spectral data provided by nine buoys located across the Caribbean.
Kevin G. Lemessy, Krishpersad Manohar, Anthony Adeyanju   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsia felis, West Indies

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
To the Editor: A spay–neuter (sterilization) program for feral cats from Basseterre, the capital of the Caribbean Island St. Kitts, found that most (45/58; 66%) cats had antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR). The antibodies were detected with Rickettsia rickettsii antigen in a standard microimmunofluorescence assay (1). Titers for 13 (20%
Patrick J. Kelly, Helene Lucas, Marina E. Eremeeva, Kathryn G. Dirks, Jean Marc Rolain, Charles Yowell, Reginald Thomas, Trevrone Douglas, Gregory A. Dasch, Didier Raoult   +9 more
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Termites of the Genus Cryptotermes Banks (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) from the West Indies [PDF]

, 1999
A taxonomic revision of the genus Cryptotermes occurring in the West Indies is given based on recent collections from the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas.
Krecek, Jan, Scheffrahn, Rodolf H.
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The genus Aplagiognathus Thomson, 1861 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae, Macrotomini) [PDF]

, 2012
Aplagiognathus Thomson, 1861 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae, Macrotomini) and its two species, A. spinosus (Newman, 1840) and A. hybostoma Bates, 1879, are redescribed and figured. As the type of A.
Santos-Silva, Antonio, Wappes, James E.
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Repositories of biocultural diversity: Toward best practices for empowering ethnobotany in digital herbaria

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement As herbaria digitize millions of plant specimens, ethnobotanical information associated with them is becoming increasingly accessible. These biocultural data include plant uses, names, and/or management practices of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Robbie Hart, Viviane Fonseca‐Kruel, Eduardo Dalcin, Estevão da Silva Luís Alexandre, Matthew Pace, Michaela Schmull, Leonardo Beltran‐Rodríguez, Miguel Murguía‐Romero, Diana G. Flores‐Camargo, Cristina Mapes‐Sánchez, Mark Nesbitt, Carolina Romero, Andrew Townesmith, Jan Salick, Alex McAlvay, Kenneth R. Otero‐Walker, Michael J. Balick, Jacob Golan, Bruce Hoffman, Kelsey Leonard, Giulia Mattalia, Guillaume Odonne, Aurora Prehn, Ina Vandebroek   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaf Beetles of the Cayman Islands (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [PDF]

, 2013
Data are presented for 29 chrysomelid species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) occurring in the Cayman Islands, West Indies, 26 of these not having been reported from these islands previously.
Belo Neto, Luiz A., Clark, Shawn M., Lillrose, Tiffany   +2 more
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Three‐Year Propagation Experiment at Ku‐, Ka‐, and Q‐Band in French West Indies

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From January 2021 to December 2023, the Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) conducted a three‐year Earth‐space propagation measurement campaign in Guadeloupe. The experiment used beacon receivers deployed in Pointe‐à‐Pitre airport to record signals at 11.2, 19.7, and
Jean‐Pascal Monvoisin, Laurent Castanet, Laurent Féral, Xavier Boulanger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pilot development of innovation scales for beverage manufacturing companies in a developing country

Cogent Business & Management, 2017
Innovation can enhance economic success for companies and countries alike. This study identified innovation drivers for beverage manufacturing companies in the developing nation, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).
Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon, Chris Maharaj, Rafael Guerrero, Rydell Mahabir, Isaac Dialsingh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mountain bananas from the french west indies [PDF]

, 2007
Banana production is a key economic resource in the French West Indies. It is essential that growers in this region enhance their sales by proposing new products-such as mountain bananas-in response to high market competition from other exporting regions
Brat, Pierre, Bugaud, Christophe, Chillet, Marc   +2 more
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Clinical governance and staffing for healthcare quality: perceptions of nurses, doctors, and senior managers at two tertiary hospitals in Jamaica

BMC Health Services Research
Background To describe the characteristics of effective workforce and staffing culture among doctors and nurses at two tertiary hospitals in Jamaica, and to explore perceptions of senior managers relating to the health workforce for the delivery of ...
Camelia Thompson, Desmalee Holder Nevins, Dawn Walters, Cameal Chin-Bailey, Elon Thompson, Minerva Thame, Kenneth James   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source