Assessment of multidecadal precipitation seasonality in the panama canal watershed by István Gábor Hatvani, Nayara Azevedo de Castro Souza, Russell S. Harmon, Jorge A. Espinosa, Zoltán Kern

“…Stations in the northeastern and northwestern domains of the PCW experience higher average daily precipitation, influenced by the interplay of the annual movement of the ITCZ33 Intertropical Convergence Zone across Panama and weather systems over the Caribbean Sea. The southwestern group of stations reflect the drier conditions prevailing along Panama’s Pacific coast. …”
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Household water security is a mediator of household food security in a nationally representative sample of Mexico by Teresa Shamah-Levy, Ignacio Méndez-Gómez-Humarán, Verónica Mundo-Rosas, Alicia Muñoz-Espinosa, Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez, Sera Lewise Young

“…Food security was measured using the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale. A generalised path model was used to produce two simultaneous logistical regression equations – WI (HWISE ≥ 12) and moderate-to-severe food insecurity (FI) – to understand key covariates as well as the contribution of WI to FI. …”
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A comparison of development methods used to define portion sizes in food-based dietary guidelines around the world by Fanny Salesse, Fanny Salesse, Alison L. Eldridge, Tsz Ning Mak, Eileen R. Gibney, Eileen R. Gibney

“…Analyses across regions revealed that portion recommendations were generally consistent, with significant differences found only for one food group, namely, Fish & shellfish, where portion size recommendations were significantly higher in Europe compared to those in Latin America and the Caribbean.DiscussionResults indicate little variation in the recommendations for portion size across development methods, and for most food groups, across global regions. …”
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Early warning systems (EWSs) for chikungunya, dengue, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika outbreaks: What is the evidence? A scoping review. by Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Tatiana Rivera Ramírez, Axel Kroeger, Ernesto Gozzer, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were extracted from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Google Scholar, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), PubMed, Web of Science, and WHO Library Database (WHOLIS) databases until August 2019. …”
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"Monilla Amena". Principios amazónicos para entender la producción cultural del mundo amerindio – Abiayalense by Miguel Rojas-Sotelo

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High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus in Colorectal Cancer in Hispanics: A Case-Control Study by Raul D. Bernabe-Dones, Maria Gonzalez-Pons, Alejandro Villar-Prados, Mercedes Lacourt-Ventura, Heriberto Rodríguez-Arroyo, Sharon Fonseca-Williams, Francisco E. Velazquez, Yaritza Diaz-Algorri, Sofia M. Lopez-Diaz, Nayra Rodríguez, Yasuhiro Yamamura, Marcia Cruz-Correa

“…This is the first report showing the high prevalence of HPV infections in Caribbean Hispanic colorectal tumors. Despite evidence of HPV integration into the host genome, further mechanistic analysis examining HPV oncoprotein expression and the putative role of these oncoproteins in colorectal carcinogenesis is warranted.…”
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Functional genomics implicates ebony in the black pupae phenotype of tephritid fruit flies by Daniel F. Paulo, Thu N. M. Nguyen, Chris M. Ward, Renee L. Corpuz, Angela N. Kauwe, Pedro Rendon, Rocio E. Y. Ruano, Amanda A. S. Cardoso, Georgia Gouvi, Elisabeth Fung, Peter Crisp, Anzu Okada, Amanda Choo, Christian Stauffer, Kostas Bourtzis, Sheina B. Sim, Simon W. Baxter, Scott M. Geib

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Essential core competencies for scope of practice of paediatric oncology nurses in Latin America: a scoping review protocol by Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima, Soad Fuentes-Alabi, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Karina de Cássia Braga Ribeiro, Courtney E Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Lorena Segovia Weber, Liliana Vásquez Ponce

“…MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, plus additional sources: The ProQuest Dissertation &amp; Theses Global, The British Library, Google Scholar, medRXiv, ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO-ICTRP will be searched. …”
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Improving tropical cyclone rapid intensification forecasts with satellite measurements of sea surface salinity and calibrated machine learning by Ryan Eusebi, Hui Su, Longtao Wu, Pingping Rong, Karthik Balaguru, Ruby Leung, Yong-Sang Choi, Pak Wai Chan, Jianping Gan, Mark DeMaria, Galina Chirokova

“…The ML model performance is improved with the addition of SSS in the Eastern North Pacific, western North Pacific, and the Caribbean subregion of the North Atlantic, and the overall model performance is better than previous studies. …”
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Incidence, trends and patterns of female breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancers in Antigua and Barbuda, 2017–2021: a retrospective study by Andre A. N. Bovell, Thendo Ramaliba, Sekeena O. Goodwin, Joycelyn C. Phillip, Jabulani Ncayiyana, Themba G. Ginindza

“…Abstract Background Globally, estimates of cancer cases and deaths have increased since 2018, particularly in Latin America and Caribbean countries. In Antigua and Barbuda, understanding the burden of common cancers such as female breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate cancers is critical. …”
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Nesting population trend of the leatherback sea turtle in Bocas del Toro province and Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama for the period 2002–2022 by Sonia Gutiérrez Parejo, Susan E. Piacenza, Raúl García, Cristina Ordóñez, Roldán A. Valverde

“…The delicate balance of leatherback nesting in Bocas del Toro archipelago, along with its critical importance within the Western Caribbean, makes continuous monitoring and conservation efforts essential in this region, as well as increased protection from governmental agencies.…”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence and clinical implications of anatomical variants of the hepatic portal vein by Juan José Valenzuela-Fuenzalida, Benjamín Rodríguez-Osorio, Cristian Salgado-Torres, Pablo Nova-Baeza, Mathias Orellana-Donoso, Alejandro Bruna-Mejías, Roberto Avila-Sepulveda, Álvaro Becerra-Farfán, Macarena Rodríguez-Luengo, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Guinevere Granite, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza

“…The databases Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences were researched until January 2024. …”
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Toward Sustainable Biocultural Ecotourism: An Integrated Spatial Analysis of Cultural and Biodiversity Richness in Colombia by Alejandra Echeverri, Natasha M. Batista, Stacie Wolny, Guido A. Herrera‐R, Federico Andrade‐Rivas, Allison Bailey, Anaid Cardenas‐Navarrete, Armando Dávila Arenas, Andres Felipe Díaz‐Salazar, Katherine Victoria Hernandez, Kelley E. Langhans, Bryam E. Mateus‐Aguilar, Dallas Levey, Andrew Neill, Oliver Nguyen, Andres Felipe Suárez‐Castro, Felipe Zapata, Natalia Ocampo‐Peñuela

“…While biocultural richness is high in the Amazon, Pacific and Caribbean regions, we found that there are no win‐win‐win locations where culture, species richness and accessibility are all high. …”
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Uncovering women's healthcare access challenges in low- and middle-income countries using mixed effects modelling approach: Insights for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals... by Bewuketu Terefe, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Agazhe Aemro, Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Mulugeta Wassie, Mohammed Seid Ali

“…On the other hand, divorced/widowed women, having 1-2, and more than two under five, living in households with 6-10 family members and >10 members, female household heads, living in rural areas, women living in South/Central Africa, Middle East/North Africa, Europe/Central Asia, and living in Latin America/Caribbean were associated with higher odds of having problems accessing healthcare respectively.…”
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Fálétí’s Philosophical Sensibility by Adeshina Afolayan

“…In Irele and Gikandi’s edited volumes, The Cambridge History of African and Caribbean Literature (2004), Fálétí only managed an appearance in the bibliography that featured four of his works—Wọn Rò Pé Wèrè Ni ́ (1965), Ọmọ Olókùn Ẹṣin (1969), Baṣòrun Gáà (1972) and Ìdààmú Páàdì Mínkáílù (1974). …”
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION by Vasily Ivanov, Yulia Ziyatdinova

“…Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs (SEFI) and Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI) participated in the 2014 International Forum as partner societies and presented their views on engineering education development. …”
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Connecting climate science and society: reflections from early and mid-career researchers at the World Climate Research Programme Open Science Conference 2023 by Leandro B. Díaz, Leandro B. Díaz, Leandro B. Díaz, Carla Gulizia, Carla Gulizia, Carla Gulizia, Shipra Jain, Shipra Jain, Gaby S. Langendijk, Hindumathi Palanisamy, Valentina Rabanal, Valentina Rabanal, Candice S. Charlton, Alima Dajuma, Felix K. Donkor, Temitope S. Egbebiyi, Temitope S. Egbebiyi, Ghafi Kondi Akara, Ghafi Kondi Akara, Amna Jrrar, Md Rezwan Siddiqui, Yassine Ait Brahim, Yassine Ait Brahim, Bapentire D. Angnuureng, Anna-Adriana Anschütz, Founi M. Awo, Founi M. Awo, Alejandro Builes-Jaramillo, Alison Cobb, Mohamadou A. Diallo, Mohamadou A. Diallo, Houda Er-Retby, Houda Er-Retby, Houda Er-Retby, Thierry C. Fotso-Nguemo, Benjamin Gwinneth, Masilin Gudoshava, Franck E. Kemgang Ghomsi, Franck E. Kemgang Ghomsi, Franck E. Kemgang Ghomsi, Inés M. Leyba, Inés M. Leyba, Redouane Lguensat, Redouane Lguensat, Roché Mahon, Shailendra K. Mandal, Lucia Mumo, Meshel Muzuva, Meshel Muzuva, Rodric M. Nonki, Juan A. Rivera, Juan A. Rivera, Alcade C. Segnon, Alcade C. Segnon, Laouali I. Tanimoune, Erlich-Honest E. I. Zauisomue, Gilbert Siame

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