Costa Rica's Oversized Role in Latin American Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare by Lynn M. Morgan

“…The Costa Rican government brought cases involving in vitro fertilization and same-sex marriage to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which issued historic decisions expanding reproductive and sexual rights across Latin America. In response, a transnational coalition of self-proclaimed pro-life and pro-family organizations has targeted the Organization of American States and its system of inter-American human rights law, calling on the OAS to respect national sovereignty concerning life and family matters. …”
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Retrospective Study Investigating the Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Hepatitis B Virus Precore and Basal Core Promoter Variants by Meaghan O’Brien, Adara Casselman, Gerry Smart, Ainsley Gretchen, Kelly Kaita, Kamran Kadkhoda

“…BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) precore (PC) and basal core promoter (BCP) variants are well known; however, their prevalence in North America is unclear, especially among hepatitis B e antigen-negative patients.…”
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The crime prevention quadrant plan in Chile by Patricio Moreno-Herrera

“…It also analyzed crime prevention strategies implemented in Latin America. The findings suggest that the synergies derived from the interconnected systems within a Chilean police station contribute to its viability within the ever-evolving police environment. …”
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Crossing Texts, References and Images. A Survey of a City Planner’s Personal Library in São Paulo (1920-1960) (2/2) by Heliana Angotti-Salgueiro

“…This is especially the case with visual representations of urban problems published in books and journals, particularly those from North America with broad international circulation during those years. …”
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Espace urbain et gentrification aux États-Unis, évolution des interprétations by Laurence Gervais-Linon

“…(Kotkin) But Gentrification could be much more than this, a part of a much larger shift in the political economy and culture of the late 20th and early 21st century.This paper focuses on the various theories linked to the radical reapropriation of many central and inner cities in North America in the past three decades.…”
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Transición hegemónica y progresismo: ¿es posible lograr cambios estructurales? by Blanca Rubio

“…El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en analizar el fenómeno del progresismo en América Latina, al indagar en las causas por las que éste no ha tenido la capacidad para impulsar cambios estructurales y cuáles serían las probabilidades de lograrlo con el avance de la transición hegemónica y capitalista por la que atraviesa el mundo. …”
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Jesuit Fathers Beyond the Iron Curtain: Directions and Challenges of Lithuanian Jesuit Exiles in the 20th Century by Ignas Stanevičius

“…Jesuits continued their missionary work beyond the borders of the vice-province, undertaking missions in Canada, South America, and Uruguay. The expansive geographical scope of their activities raised concerns regarding the spiritual calling of the Jesuits themselves. …”
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Crossing Texts, References and Images. A Survey of a City Planner’s Personal Library in São Paulo (1920-1960) (1/2) by Heliana Angotti-Salgueiro

“…This is especially the case with visual representations of urban problems published in books and journals, particularly those from North America with broad international circulation during those years. …”
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El formato Redatam by Pablo De Grande

“…El paquete estadístico Redatam es un software desarrollado por la CEPAL y utilizado ampliamente en los países de América para la difusión de estadísticas censales. …”
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Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Abdullah A. Alomar, Barry W. Alto

“… Toxorhynchites rutilus is one of the largest known species of mosquitoes in North America. Larvae of Toxorhynchites are aquatic predators and prey upon aquatic invertebrates with preference under some circumstances for larvae of other mosquitoes, a characteristic that can contribute to the use of Toxorhynchites mosquitoes as potential biological controls against container-inhabiting mosquitoes (Focks 2007). …”
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White-tailed Deer of Florida by Raoul K Boughton, Bethany Rose Wight, Samantha Wisely, Karen Hood, Martin B Main

“… The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is the most economically important big game mammal in North America and Florida. This 12-page fact sheet written by Raoul K. …”
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Cuban Laurel Thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) by Harold A. Denmark, Thomas R. Fasulo, Joseph E. Funderburk

“…G. ficorum appears in the Entomological Society of America's common name list as the Cuban laurel thrips, and is the name used here. …”
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Poinsettia Thrips, Impatiens Thrips (suggested common names) Echinothrips americanus Morgan (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) by Babu Panthi, Oscar E. Liburd, Justin Renkema

“…This pest is native to eastern North America (Stannard 1968) and was first reported in 1984 on poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima (Euphorbiaceae), in Georgia (Oetting 1987). …”
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Navigational, Historical and Environmental Perspective of St. Augustine Waterways by St. Augustine Port, Waterway, and Beach District, Florida Sea Grant

“…Augustine, the oldest city in North America, lies at Mile 778 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, which runs 1095 miles from Norfolk, Virginia, to Miami, Florida. …”
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The Correlation Between External and Internal Factors of the Libyan Crisis by E. N. Koposova

“…The causes of the crisis (both internal and external) as as well as the interests of the great powers - the United States of America, France and Britain are analyzed.…”
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A cognitive semantic approach to redeemer (G?’?L) in Deutero-Isaiah by S. Ashdown

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Additional records of Neopsittaconirmus lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) parasitizing captive parrots by Yoshika Oniki-Willis, Oldrich Sychra, Ricardo Luis Palma

“…Here we report and discuss additional records of these two species of lice from captive parrots in Brazil, Australia, England, Réunion and the United States of America.…”
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El concepto de economía informal y su aplicación en México: factibilidad, inconvenientes y propuestas by José Juan Cervantes Niño, Esthela Gutiérrez Garza, Lylia Palacios

“…Teniendo como base una revisión histórica de los postulados teórico metodológicos de la oitT para cuantificar el sector informal desde las perspectivas global, regional (América Latina) y de México, se argumenta sobre la necesidad de resolver una serie de inconvenientes socioeconómicos que evitan la aplicación en este país de la tesis de la economía informal. …”
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Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) by John L. Capinera

“… The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is found throughout the world, including all areas of North America, where it is viewed as a pest principally due to its ability to transmit plant viruses. …”
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Poinsettia Thrips, Impatiens Thrips (suggested common names) Echinothrips americanus Morgan (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) by Babu Panthi, Oscar E. Liburd, Justin Renkema

“…This pest is native to eastern North America (Stannard 1968) and was first reported in 1984 on poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima (Euphorbiaceae), in Georgia (Oetting 1987). …”
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