Higher Education of Latin America in the Trajectory of International Student Mobility by E. G. Ermolieva

“…Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC), with a student enrollment about 30 million, has its own space in the global inter-university exchange. …”
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Commelina diffusa Population Dynamics in Banana and Ruderal Habitats under Mechanical and Herbicide Management Regimes by Wendy-Ann P. Isaac, Richard A. I. Brathwaite, Ayub Khan

“…Vincent in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean. In the present study, the population dynamics of C. diffusa were investigated in response to mechanical weed management with either a rotary string trimmer or glufosinate in ruderal and banana habitats. …”
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Multiscale juridification of the mining industry: Experiences in Central America and Mexico by Ainhoa Montoya, Rachel Sieder, Yacotzin Bravo-Espinosa

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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…For these reasons, the paper analyses various world experiences, taking into account countries with different degrees of development and systems (Australia, Austria, the UK, the Caribbean, China, Romania, Russia, the USA, Spain, France, Turkey and Romania). …”
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Understanding the Impact of Omega-3 Rich Diet on the Gut Microbiota by Blanca S. Noriega, Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez, Daria Salyakina, Jonathan Coffman

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Precarización vinculada al riesgo ambiental: revisión del caso La Loma en Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) by Joy Helena GONZÁLEZ-GÜETO

“…This article aims to deepen the debate around the precarization and marginalization experience of impoverished social groups in the Colombian Caribbean, associating these two categories of analysis to the risk of environmental disasters. …”
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Plastics’ circular economy for the Galápagos Islands? Exploring plastics governance with implications for social and ocean equity in a UNESCO World Heritage Site by Juan José Alava, Juan José Alava, María José Barragán-Paladines, Jessica Vandenberg, Gabriela Alonso-Yanez, Marcia Moreno-Báez, Nastenka Calle, Judith Denkinger, Judith Denkinger, Ibrahim Issifu, Eduardo Espinoza, Nikita Gaibor, Mauricio Velásquez, Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor

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An extreme North Atlantic Oscillation event drove the pelagic Sargassum tipping point by Julien Jouanno, Sarah Berthet, Frank Muller-Karger, Olivier Aumont, Julio Sheinbaum

“…Abstract The proliferation of pelagic Sargassum in the tropical Atlantic since 2011 is causing considerable health and economic concerns as large amounts of this brown alga arrive and accumulate in coastal ecosystems of western Africa and of the greater Caribbean Sea every year. Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain the recurrence of Sargassum blooms since 2011 and their year-to-year variability. …”
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Latin American Disintegration under Jair Bolsonaro During Brazilian Chancellor Ernesto Araujo’s Mandate, 2019-2021 by Ana Livia Esteves

“…The focus of Araujo’s foreign policy on isolating Venezuela from regional initiatives was the main driver behind the decline of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Brazil’s approach to the Venezuelan issue determined its engagement with the Forum for the Progress and Integration of South America (PROSUR), an institution that ultimately failed to deliver concrete results in democracy promotion and regional policy coordination. …”
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“[Obeah] Ọbịa by Igbo Spelling” by Claudette A. Anderson

“…In Jamaica and other parts of the Anglophone Caribbean, the word “Obeah”, a label for African spirituality, remains misunderstood, demonized, and criminalized as Christians consistently thwart any effort to value it. …”
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING CATASTROPHE INSURANCE MARKET by Darko Blazhevski

“…For these reasons, the paper analyses various world experiences, taking into account countries with different degrees of development and systems (Australia, Austria, the UK, the Caribbean, China, Romania, Russia, the USA, Spain, France, Turkey and Romania). …”
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Examining climate-related indices and landscape connectivity to understand mangrove fragmentation in Campeche, Mexico by Wiktor Halecki, Dawid Bedla, Nuria Hernández, Vincente Hernández

“…We focused on the Yucatán Peninsula in the western Caribbean Sea, utilizing satellite images from 1981 to 2020 to analyze decadal variations in mangrove coverage. …”
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Toyin Falola and Akintunde Akinyemi (Eds). Encyclopedia of the Yoruba. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2016. 371pp. by Ibrahim A. Odugbemi

“…Across these entries, the encyclopedia gives a complex, yet detailed, presentation of the Yorùbá, a dominant ethnic group in West Africa and the most prominent African cultural population, identity and presence in the African diaspora including North America, the Caribbean and South America. It presents the Yorùbá with respect to their involvements in, and interactions with, different sociocultural experiences, practices and expressions by “emphasizing the peculiarities, features, and commonalities of the people” (xi). …”
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"Many old people taking care of old people": Experiences of older adults after Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. by Adrián J Santiago-Santiago, Jeffrey Ramos-Santiago, Eliut Rivera-Segarra

“…A key public health issue in Puerto Rico (PR) is older adults' mental health and wellbeing. Located in the Caribbean, PR is prone to natural hazards such as hurricanes, which are a known threat to older adults' overall health and wellbeing. …”
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Cannabis and Suicidal Behaviour Among Adolescents: A Pilot Study from Trinidad by Hari D. Maharajh, Monique Konings

“…This paper reviews the epidemiology of suicidal behaviour and cannabis use among adolescents and looks at the relationship of these behaviours regionally and internationally. The Caribbean islands have an established use of cannabis with higher suicidal rates, which provides an ideal setting to investigate the interrelationship of these disorders. …”
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Public health policies for children and youth with special health care needs in OECD member countries and Brazil: A scoping review protocol. by Ângela Cristina Rocha Gimenes, Elenir Rose Jardim Cury

“…<h4>Method</h4>A scoping review protocol was developed as per the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) manual and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses-Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist, for application to the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, PubMed, and Embase databases;to theLatin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS)multilingual thesaurus; and to gray literature.The review will map the principal documents (irrespective of time frame or language) addressing public health policies for CYSHCN up to 19 years old. …”
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INONDATIONS TORRENTIELLES EN ZONES MONTAGNEUSES AFFÉRENTES AU GOLFE DU MEXIQUE by JEAN-NOËL SALOMON

“…The example of mountainous areas in the Mexican Gulf, Caribbean Sea, shows that climate change was by no means minor, the renewed outbreak of natural disasters triggered by global warming having a major detrimental impact on the environment and the economy with severest consequences for the poorest populations, who can hardly cope with such hazards, a situation that may result in grave social problems.…”
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The Theory and Practice of Consultation-Liaison (CL) Psychiatry in Trinidad and Tobago with Reference to Suicidal Behavior by Hari D. Maharajh, Petal Abdool, Rehanna Mohammed-Emamdee

“…The most common reason cited for attempts was depressed mood, secondary to a domestic dispute with a family member or significant other. Among Caribbean countries, Trinidad and Tobago has high rates of suicide and suicidal behavior, depression, and alcoholism. …”
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Mobile health interventions on vaccination coverage among children under 5 years of age in Low and Middle-Income countries; a scoping review by Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Omobola Yetunde Ojo, Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, Kaija Saranto

“…The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence concerning the context, mechanisms, and outcome elements of mobile health interventions in improving vaccination coverage among children under 5 years of age in LMIC.MethodsA search conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, Embase, and the Cochrane library led to 27 studies included in the final analysis out of 357 identified articles.ResultsTwenty-one studies were from Africa, four from Asia and two studies were from Latin America and the Caribbean. Short Message Service (SMS) intervention was used exclusively in 21 studies while six studies used a combination of SMS and phone calls, and one intervention was based only on phone calls.ConclusionThe results from most studies suggest an improved uptake of vaccination with mobile health interventions. …”
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Becoming Resilient: Promoting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Women in a Canadian Context by Judith A. MacDonnell, Mahdieh Dastjerdi, Nimo Bokore, Nazilla Khanlou

“…Four focus groups were completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 35 racialized immigrant women who represented diverse countries of origin: 25 were from Africa; others were equally represented from South Asia (5), Asia (5), and Central or South America and the Caribbean (5). Participants represented diverse languages, family dynamics, and educational backgrounds. …”
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