For the IJB special issue on Latin America and the Caribbean
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "International Journal of Biometeorology"
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-018-1544-0
Abstract: The Cuban Meteorological Society and the International Society of Biometeorology jointly organized among 30th November to 2nd December of 2015 an international expert meeting to promote the implementation of biometeorological forecast and climate services in… read more here.
Keywords: ijb special; biometeorology; america caribbean; latin america ... See more keywords
Aging with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: a Systematic Review
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Current HIV/AIDS Reports"
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-020-00538-7
Abstract: Purpose of Review With the establishment of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs in low- and middle-income countries, people with HIV (PWH) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are living longer, subsequently developing chronic non-communicable diseases… read more here.
Keywords: america caribbean; systematic review; aging hiv; latin america ... See more keywords
Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati in domestic dogs and cats in the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean: A review.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Advances in parasitology"
DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2020.01.027
Abstract: Toxocara prevalence ranges from 0 to >87% and 0 to >60% in dogs and cats, respectively, within the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Higher prevalence occurs in animals less than 1 year… read more here.
Keywords: america caribbean; dogs cats; prevalence; toxocara ... See more keywords
[Threats, challenges and opportunities for paediatric environmental health in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean].
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Anales de pediatria"
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2018.11.015
Abstract: In a world that is increasingly technological and interconnected, but also more violent, overexploited and polluted, Paediatric Environmental Health (PEH) is one of the best contributions to improve global health. Few areas of the planet… read more here.
Keywords: paediatric environmental; threats challenges; america caribbean; latin america ... See more keywords
Whole genome sequencing of Shigella sonnei through PulseNet Latin America and Caribbean: advancing global surveillance of foodborne illnesses
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Clinical Microbiology and Infection"
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.03.021
Abstract: Objectives Shigella sonnei is a globally important diarrhoeal pathogen tracked through the surveillance network PulseNet Latin America and Caribbean (PNLA&C), which participates in PulseNet International. PNLA&C laboratories use common molecular techniques to track pathogens causing… read more here.
Keywords: whole genome; america caribbean; surveillance; latin america ... See more keywords
Trends and determinants of innovation in Asia and the Pacific vs. Latin America and the Caribbean
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Policy Modeling"
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2020.06.008
Abstract: Abstract During the past few decades, the Asia-Pacific region grew much faster than any other part of the world while Latin America and the Caribbean largely stagnated. Since innovation is a key ingredient of economic… read more here.
Keywords: asia pacific; policy; america caribbean; innovation ... See more keywords
Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean: Subnational Structures, Institutions, and Clientelistic Networks Tina Hilgers and Laura Macdonald, eds., New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019, pp. 307.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Canadian Journal of Political Science"
DOI: 10.1017/s0008423920000104
Abstract: sont deux notions qui méritent qu’on s’y attarde avec plus de discernement. Cela dit, la principale force de Les défis du pluralisme, qui est aussi sa principale contribution, se trouve dans sa tentative de cartographier… read more here.
Keywords: subnational structures; america caribbean; caribbean subnational; violence latin ... See more keywords
Trends in proportion of older HIV-infected people in care in Latin America and the Caribbean: a growing challenge
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Epidemiology and Infection"
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268818001346
Abstract: Abstract We aimed to quantify the proportion of people receiving care for HIV-infection that are 50 years or older (older HIV patients) in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2000 and 2015 and to estimate… read more here.
Keywords: hiv patients; america caribbean; older hiv; hiv ... See more keywords
Involvement of the food industry in nutrition conferences in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Public Health Nutrition"
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020003870
Abstract: Abstract Objective: Identify and characterise the food industry’s involvement in nutrition and dietetics national and regional events in Latin America and the Caribbean. Design: Between February and April 2020, we conducted desk-based searches for nutrition… read more here.
Keywords: dietetics; food industry; america caribbean; industry ... See more keywords
Trade and Climate Mitigation Interactions Create Agro‐Economic Opportunities With Social and Environmental Trade‐Offs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Earth's Future"
DOI: 10.1029/2022ef003063
Abstract: The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region plays key roles in both meeting global agricultural demands and maintaining carbon sinks due to its abundant land and water resources. In this study we use the… read more here.
Keywords: climate mitigation; latin america; america caribbean; trade ... See more keywords
Implementing a Neurotrauma Registry in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice"
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1745816
Abstract: Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a disproportionately greater impact in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). One strategy to reduce the burden of disease in LMICs is through the implementation of a trauma registry that… read more here.
Keywords: neurotrauma registry; implementing neurotrauma; latin america; registry ... See more keywords