Value systems and participation in drug trafficking activities in Sonora, Mexico by Francisco Manuel Piña-Osuna

“…In recent decades, drug trafficking has been identified by many sources as the primary crime problem in Latin America. By the same token, sources have warned of increasing indices and a process of socialization of this activity. …”
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The Role of Sialic Acid-Binding Receptors (Siglecs) in the Immunomodulatory Effects of Trypanosoma cruzi Sialoglycoproteins on the Protective Immunity of the Host by Alexandre Morrot

“…Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is an important endemic infection in Latin America. Lately, it has also become a health concern in the United States and Europe. …”
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The introduction of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scales in Paraguay by José E. García

“…These were later modified in the United States by Lewis Terman, who published the most known and influential review. In Latin America and other regions of the world the local adaptations took place at the same time. …”
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Transnational Criminal Law in Transatlantic Perspective (1870–1945): Introductory Notes, Initial Results and Concepts by Karl Härter, Valeria Vegh Weis

“…Although research has studied the history of crime, criminal justice, policing and punishment in Latin America, the transatlantic dimension of transnational criminal law has still to be explored by legal history. …”
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The Evolution of Venezuelan Evangelical Involvement in Politics: The Case of the 2024 Presidential Elections by Fernando Adolfo Mora-Ciangherotti

“…This article seeks to document, analyze, and situate these discourses in relation to contemporary theological trends, as an important case of evangelical alignment with left-wing politics in Latin America. Moreover, the article also seeks to show how these events relate to the evolution of Venezuelan evangelical involvement in national politics, particularly under 25 years of socialist governments of Hugo Chávez Frías and Nicolás Maduro Moros.…”
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A general analysis of the impact of international collaboration on the citation indices of scientific publications from 60 institutions across five continents by IRAINE DUARTE, HELLEN G.G. SANTOS, MARCIO L. RODRIGUES

“…To address this question, we selected the top 10 ranked universities in the world (2023), along with the top-ranked universities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. Additionally, we included 10 research institutes from different areas of the globe in our analysis. …”
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Religious and Spiritual Struggles Brief Inventory: Initial Validation and Psychometric Study by Juan González-Rivera, Yazmín Álvarez-Alatorre

“…Furthermore, this new instrument will allow the advancement of new research on R/E struggles in Puerto Rico and Latin America.…”
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Aspects regarding experts’ evaluation and consideration in child custody cases by María Belén Porras Enríquez, Freddy Omar López, Andrea Gabriela Suárez López

“…It is necessary to create instruments, methodologies and protocols that guide a correct psychological expertise process, since legal psychology in Latin America and Ecuador is still an emerging field.…”
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Review of strategies to promote active aging in Ibero-America by Claudia Troncoso Pantoja, Ximena Díaz Martínez, Miquel Martorell Pons, Gabriela Nazar Carter, Yeny Concha Cisternas, Igor Cigarroa Cuevas

“…In Latin America, various experiences that promote active aging are recognized, and can be replicated in various communities, as strategies aimed at a better quality of life. …”
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Black Swan Event and The Stock Market Volatility Response to Shocks in Developed, Emerging, Frontier and the BRIC Markets: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nayanjyoti Bhattacharjee, Anupam De

“…Evidence suggests that the developed markets in the Pacific and Europe, the BRIC countries, the emerging markets in Asia, Europe, and Latin America and the frontier markets in Asia were associated with asymmetric volatility response to shocks. …”
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On the imbalance of international communications by H. J. Hsia

“…The incessant cries of "cultural Imperialism," "cultural domina- tion," and "cultural invasion" echoing from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America have precipitated a rigid control of communication in many developing coun- tries. …”
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Reparative Justice Vis-a Vis the legacy of slavery in the Caribbean. Interregional perspectives by Claudia Rauhut

“…This topic is also under discussion in Latin America as a part of the “afro-reparations” approach. …”
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Prediction of mental strength from the satisfaction of basic needs in CABA and GBA esports players by Pablo Christian González Caino

“…However, being an area still growing, few studies have addressed them in Latin America. This study aimed to determine the relationship and predictors of mental toughness from the satisfaction of basic needs in amateur esports players from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. …”
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Sulfated Glycans and Related Digestive Enzymes in the Zika Virus Infectivity: Potential Mechanisms of Virus-Host Interaction and Perspectives in Drug Discovery by Vitor H. Pomin

“…As broadly reported, there is an ongoing Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in countries of Latin America. Recent findings have demonstrated that ZIKV causes severe defects on the neural development in fetuses in utero and newborns. …”
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Unravelling Mortality in Enslavement. Patterns and Determinants of Mortality Among the Enslaved Population of Curaçao, 1839–1963 by Wieke Elien Metzlar, Nadeche Diepgrond

“…During the 19th century, enslaved populations in Latin America and the Caribbean were characterized by an excess of deaths, indicating the harsh living conditions they were forced to live in. …”
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Abortion Lawfare in Mexico's Supreme Court: Between the Right to Health and Subnational Autonomy by Rachel Sieder, Yacotzin Bravo Espinosa

“…We highlight a key area for future comparative inquiry on sexual and reproductive rights lawfare in Latin America: the interplay between supreme courts and subnational legislatures in federal systems, and the ways that this shapes movement and counter-movement framings and strategies.…”
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Elites and taxation: Perceptions of taxes among Córdoba businesspeople by Paulina Santa-Cruz

“…In order to analyze the configuration and transformations of tax systems in Latin America, it is essential to know how taxpayers perceive taxes. …”
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Biomedical research and vulnerability: a study on responsibility of health professionals in research involving human beings by Angelita Maria Maders

“…The present article is the result of a bibliographical survey that seeks to present, by using a methodology based on the hypothetical-deductive method, to present a reflection on the biotechnological advances taking in consideration the vulnerability of the individuals submitted to researches involving human beings in Latin America, especially regarding the limitations of health professionals’ actions and their liability. …”
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Bolsonaro et la covid-19 au Brésil : réflexions autour d’un double paradoxe by François Roubaud, Mireille Razafindrakoto

“…How a government violently opposed to any form of redistribution could have been at the origin of this Auxílio emergencial, an interventionist policy on a scale unmatched in Latin America or in the country’s history. These apparent contradictions lead us to offer elements of interpretation of the strategy of a president under threat of multiple impeachment procedures, who plays his political survival day by day.…”
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MIAU: An analysis-ready dataset on presence-only and presence-absence data of Neotropical carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) from 2000 to 2021 by Florencia Grattarola, Kateřina Tschernosterová, Petr Keil

“…Unfortunately, these sources are scarce in regions such as Latin America. We present a dataset of 60,179 point occurrences (i.e. presence-only data, PO) and 45,468 camera-trap survey records (i.e. presence-absence data, PA) for 63 species of carnivores of the Neotropical Region from 2000 to 2021. …”
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