TY - JOUR. T1 - Chagas disease awareness among Latin American immigrants living in Los Angeles, California. AU - Sanchez, Daniel R.. AU - Traina, Mahmoud I.. AU - Hernandez, Salvador. AU - Smer, Aiman M.. AU - Khamag, Haneen. AU - Meymandi, Sheba K.. PY - 2014/11/1. Y1 - 2014/11/1. N2 - Approximately 300,000 persons have Chagas disease in the United States, although almost all persons acquired the disease in Latin America. We examined awareness of Chagas disease among Latin American immigrants living in Los Angeles, California. We surveyed 2,677 persons (age range = 18-60 years) in Los Angeles who resided in Latin America for at least six months. A total of 62% of the participants recalled seeing triatomines in Latin America, and 27% of the participants reported triatomine bites at least once per year while living abroad. A total of 86% of the participants had never heard of Chagas disease. Of persons who had heard of Chagas disease, 81% believed that it was not serious. More than 95% of those ...

Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary subject area which involves many countries (at least 23), regions (MesoAmerica, Central America, South America and others), languages and cultures (Spanish, African, English, French, Portuguese, and Indigenous) and many subject disciplines, including Anthropology, Art and Art History, History, Economics, Geography, International Affairs, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology.. This research guide is intended for students and researchers in Latin American Studies of all levels. It lists general resources related to Latin American Studies, including books, journals, and online resources available at UCSD and within the broader UC Library System.. Use the tabs to navigate this guide, and be sure to scroll down to see the content on each page. Click on the tab Beginning Your Research in Latin American Studies to identify key, specialized Latin American resources which provide excellent starting points for many ...

Physical activity is a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of obesity. There are relatively few studies that explore the effect of accelerometer-determined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on neck circumference (NC), most of them confined to single high-income countries. The present study investigated the association of accelerometer-determined MVPA with NC in adolescents and adults from eight Latin American countries, which are mostly upper-middle income countries. The sample consisted of 2370 participants (47.8% male) from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health, a multicenter cross-sectional nutrition and health surveillance study of a nationally representative sample from eight Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela). Times (min/day) in MVPA (defined as time accumulated at ≥1952 activity counts/min) was assessed by ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer over 7 days. NC for adolescent was categorized as abnormal if

Valentina Jaramillo. Investigacion Clinica Latam. Continued from Pharma emerging markets: clinical research management in Latin America. I recently attended the 2nd Partnerships Clinical Trials Latin America Congress held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. One of the main topics addressed was How can Latin America remain competitive in a Global Market place? It seems to be clear that Latin America has a great opportunity to keep growing in the research and development (R&,D) field and that the pharma industry needs to take this as an advantage. However there are a few challenges to overcome so that the region can stay competitive.. It seems to be clear that Latin America has a great opportunity to keep growing in the research and development field. In a previous post that I wrote with Dr. Ruben Gennero, we discussed Latin America´s place within R&,D and we mention some of the challenges Latin America faces, what I would like to mention in this post are some key factors to overcome these challenges ...

The Fall 2019 of the Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, produced by the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley.

In Guatemala, as in other Latin American countries, nicotine was detected in most places that were surveyed and nonsmoking areas in bars and restaurants did not effectively protect nonsmokers from exposure to SHS. In hospitals and schools, the levels were very low, undetectable in most samples. In the Universities, despite a smoke-free university campus initiative recently launched by the Pan American Health Organization, nicotine was detected in more than half of the samples, suggesting that the initiative needs to be better implemented and enforced. Compared with other workers, workers in bars and restaurants are disproportionately exposed to SHS in their workplace. Our results have the strength to be highly sensitive and specific to assess SHS exposure. Because tobacco smoke is the only source of nicotine in the environment, confounding by other traces of indoor air pollution (e.g., particulate matter from diesel combustion) is not a concern (13).. As in other Latin American countries, ...

International migration has changed the epidemiologic patterns of Chagas disease. Recently, 2 cases of Chagas disease transmitted from Latin American women to their newborns were diagnosed in Geneva, Switzerland. A retrospective study to detect Chagas disease showed a prevalence of 9.7% among 72 Latin American women tested during pregnancy in Switzerland ...

Marriage in Latin America is becoming a norm. Practically one in 3 women around Latin America and the Carribbean are married by the associated with eighteen. Kids who are in high risk for currently being married because an infant are often from lower socio-economic backgrounds, or indigenous communities. However , irrespective of its high likelihood rate, the high costs of divorce in Latin America are not due to the not enough opportunity to satisfy and fall in love. Many of these marriages in Latina American happen to be arranged simply by families and are certainly not based on significant other status. This is certainly an handed down tradition from countries of Spain and Portugal, which have always been even more religious than any other countries in the region. The familys influence on the relationship in Latin America is normally not limited to marriage. Parents can pressure their children to get married, and this may lead to poor child-raising activities. A study that was executed in ...

The Latino/a and Latin American Studies (LLAS) major offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the societies and cultures of Latin America and the Latino and Chicano experience in the United States. By extending the study of Latin America beyond the geopolitical borders of the region to include the Caribbean and the United States, the major emphasizes the importance of migrations, interethnic interactions, and cultural exchanges of Indigenous, European, African, and Asian peoples throughout the Americas. The LLAS program engages students with a variety of perspectives on the socio-political complexities and cultural traditions of the Americas, and the historical development of unique regional societies and cultures. The transnational perspective of our curriculum distinguishes the LLAS major from more traditional area studies programs.. Students in the major develop proficiency in Spanish and take courses from a broad range of academic disciplines and departments, including history, ...

NISDI Pediatric Latin American Countries Epidemiologic Study (PLACES): A Prospective Observational Study of HIV-Infected Children at Clinical Sites in Latin American ...

Pathogenic Escherichia coli are known to be a common cause of diarrheal disease - a common cause of frequently occurring bacterial infections in children and adults in developing countries. It poses a significant problem in Latin America. Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Latin America presents current information on understanding pathogenic E. coli in Latin America and outlines prospects for future research in this region. It features a unique, comprehensive analysis of the most common categories of E. coli associated with diarrheal illness in Latin America. The aim of this book is to help epidemiologists in this region to learn about molecular mechanisms of E. coli pathogenesis along with its diagnosis, host immune responses, animal reservoirs and epidemiology. In addition, the authors discuss the current situation of E. coli in representative countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru ...

Inter-American Dialogue The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Institute for Latin American Studies (ILAS) is asking Chinese netizens to participate in a poll identifying the top ten events in Latin America in 2012. Participants choose ten of twenty possible events. Those who choose the exact same top ten events as a panel of CASS Latin America experts will…

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional Association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 7,000 members, forty-five percent of whom reside outside the United States, LASA is the one Association that brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse…

This is an observational, prospective cohort study to describe the demographic, clinical, immunologic, and virologic characteristics of HIV-infected children at participating clinical sites in Latin American countries. Enrollment in this study will consist of approximately 500 HIV-infected children in two cohorts who acquired HIV infection through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). The first group will be a static cohort consisting of HIV-infected children who were five years of age or younger when previously enrolled into the NISDI Pediatric Protocol. The second cohort will be a dynamic cohort of prospectively enrolled, HIV-infected children who are five years of age or younger. We will characterize complications from both the disease and its treatments. Subjects will be evaluated every six months for approximately five years and assessments of growth, morbidity, disease progression and mortality will be made ...

Does Technology Adoption Matter for Economic Development?: Empirical Evidence for Latin American Countries: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6224-7.ch001: The spread of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has been recognized worldwide. ICTs are broadly perceived as tools facilitating economic

In this post you will find a list of all Latin American countries by population density (updated to 2019). I hope you find the information useful.

UC Berkeley offers a wide range of paths to engage with Latin America and the Caribbean. As a research unit, the Center for Latin American Studies provides academic and research resources for study of the region. ...

The idea that a part of the Americas has a linguistic affinity with the Romance cultures as a whole can be traced back to the 1830s, in the writing of the French Saint-Simonian Michel Chevalier, who postulated that this part of the Americas was inhabited by people of a Latin race, and that it could, therefore, ally itself with Latin Europe, ultimately overlapping the Latin Church, in a struggle with Teutonic Europe, Anglo-Saxon America and Slavic Europe.[8] Further investigations of the concept of Latin America are by Michel Gobat in the American Historical Review[9] and the monograph by Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo, Latin America: The Allure and Power of an Idea (2017).[10]. The idea of a Latin race was later taken up by Latin American intellectuals and political leaders of the mid- and late-nineteenth century, who no longer looked to Spain or Portugal as cultural models, but rather to France.[11] However, it is important to clarify that the idea of a Latin race is not the same as the ...

In addition, data collected in the participating Brazilian centers were analyzed separately from the data of the entire Latin American region (including Brazil). Minimum antimicrobial concentrations that inhibits 50% and 90% of the organism collection (MIC50 and MIC90, respectively) were presented only for the data of the entire region. Isolates collected from bloodstream infections and from lower respiratory tract infections (mainly pneumonia) in hospitalized patients were also analyzed separately (Tables 3, 5, 7 and 9). Two groups of pathogens, streptococci and extended-spectrum (ESBL)-producing strains, were analyzed separately due to their importance in community-acquired and nosocomial-acquired infections, respectively. Table 10 presents the antimicrobial susceptibility of streptococcal species, while Table 11 presents the antimicrobial susceptibility of ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Discussion. We made a comprehensive analysis of the Latin American SENTRY Program data ...

Wednesday, September 4, 2013. With the exception of young men, most people in Latin America and the Caribbean are living much longer today than 40 years ago. The mortality rate has dropped by at least 80 percent for children 4 years old or younger and by more than 50 percent for women between the ages of 20 and 44. For men between the ages of 15 and 19, however, the mortality rate has increased by 1 percent, largely due to deaths from road injuries and rising violence.. These are some of the findings released by the World Bank Group and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in a new report, The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy. Latin America and Caribbean Regional Edition. The report also highlights the fact that the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC) faces increasing threats from chronic disease, violence, and road traffic injuries. In the region, health loss from heart disease grew by 36 percent between 1990 and 2010, while interpersonal ...

In the Repsol-YPF deal, Spain accepted terms along the lines of what Argentina had proposed, about $5 billion for its expropriated 51 percent interest in YPF, to be paid through 10-year Argentine government bonds. That was about half of what Repsol had been demanding. But the settlement is expected to benefit Spains broader economic interests throughout Latin America and inside Spain.. The deal, especially how it was negotiated, demonstrates the rebalancing of power between economically weakened Spain and increasingly assertive Latin American countries willing to use their economic and diplomatic muscle to defend their interests by forming multinational alliances if necessary.. The geopolitical shift for Spain, the second most influential country in the region behind the U.S., also has sent shock waves to Washington, prompting a rethinking of its own dealings with Latin America, which is pushing back against the continental hegemonic power. U.S. officials had backed Spains position against the ...

Updated 1st July. After continually monitoring the situation around COVID-19 we have decided to postpone in-cosmetics Latin America due to take place Expo Centre Norte, Sao Paulo on 16-17 September 2020. With the Americas hit last by the COVID-19 pandemic and countries such as Brazil and the US not having reached their peak yet, we do not consider it viable at this stage to organise a face-to-face exhibition. Your health and safety is our top priority. in-cosmetics Latin America will now take place from 22-23 September 2021. For all of those who planned to participate in the 2020 event - exhibitors, visitors, delegates, speakers, press and partners, there will be further communication from the in-cosmetics team on how we will move forward together for 2021. Find out more on the latest updates for the in-cosmetics events.. Event updates ...

Subsidios de desarrollo de programas en IEA Latin America. To support education abroad programming in Latin America, IEA invites applications for theIEA Latin America Program Development Grant. Funding may be awarded for faculty-directed, cohort programs that will be offered in conjunction with IEA at its sites in Argentina and/or Uruguay. Applications will only be considered for credit-bearing education abroad programs that are a minimum of three weeks in duration and designed for 12 students or more. Applications must be supported by a letter from the sponsoring college or university explaining how the program contributes to the international goals of the institution. Preference will be given to faculty and staff members from IEA affiliated colleges and universities for programs that integrate Spanish-language instruction facilitated by IEA and are designed to promote IEAs goals for diversifying education abroad participation. For 2020-21, two $10,000 grants may be awarded. All funds will be ...

Latin America is emerging as a key global producer of biofuels as nations across the region seek to use competitive advantages such as fertile land and tropical weather to tap into unprecedented energy prices. The region invested more than $8 billion in biodiesel and ethanol in 2007 and has already launched new projects that could increase global energy production as demand from emerging-market economies outstrips growth in oil and gas production. The efforts contrast sharply with the broad condemnation by leaders in the region, led by Venezuelas Hugo Chavez, that the fuels increase food prices and spur global hunger. Critics around the world have echoed such concerns, charging farmers may divert crops toward biofuels and away from food crops. A biofuels push could sustain energy flows from Latin America toward the United States, the worlds top energy consumer, as falling oil output in Venezuela and Mexico has left Washington seeking new supplies in other regions. Analysts say Latin Americas soil and

Start-ups are gaining momentum in Latin America. Start-up Latin America 2016: Building an innovative future reviews the dynamics of start-ups and the policies for start-up promotion in four countries in the region - Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The report reviews the policy mix for start-up promotion and highlights the progress made by each country and future challenges. It identifies good practices in promoting start-ups and lessons learned in Latin America in the design and implementation of policies.

Abstract: Originally banned in Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile, Open Veins of Latin America has undergone multiple printings since its first publication in 1971, a testament to the importance and continued relevance of this work. Galeano passionately recounts the exploitation of Latin America from conquest through to neocolonialism. Challenging the victors version of history, he brings together the work of historians, sociologists, economists and anthropologists to provide a very different account. Galeano describes the current struggles of Latin America against poverty and underdevelopment as product of a history of oppression. He does so in a lucid narrative that is accessible and interesting, with a clear interest in restoring pride, dignity and hope ...

Latin America is a critically important jurisdiction for the world economy, but one that is facing many challenges. At Ethisphere, we are convinced leading global and local companies will be the catalyst for change and ultimate rebound leading to sustained and responsible performance, said Ethisphere CEO Tim Erblich. The 4th Annual Latin America Ethics Summits serves as a platform for companies and their executives to share insights and expertise to help improve company performance and value. Additionally, thought leaders from some of the most respected firms in the world will join the conversation with the shared mission of operating with integrity.. The Summit will assemble at the Grand Hyatt São Paulo where over 200 participants are expected to attend for in-depth discussion and valuable networking opportunities. The 2015 Latin America Ethics Summit in Rio de Janeiro brought together over 20 different industries and diverse country-specific representatives from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, ...

Latin America flow cytometry market is expected to reach USD 566.5 million by 2022, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. Increasing target disease population base, high unmet needs and demand for rapid, accurate diagnostic tools are key factors driving the Latin America flow cytometry market over the forecast period.. Increasing demand for faster and accurate leukemia prognostic tools coupled with increasing prevalence rate is expected to provide this market with lucrative growth platform in near future. In addition, research pertaining to drug development, stem cell therapy and in vitro toxicity testing are expected to fuel the market growth over the forecast period.. According to the data published by WHO, it has been estimated that in 2012, cancer incidences (cases per year) were nearly 603,400 patients. Furthermore, risk of getting cancer before age 75 accounted for 18% in Latin America. Moreover, experts suggest that on account of rising prevalence of infectious diseases, ...

Africa and Latin America secured their independence from European colonial rule a century and half apart: most of Latin America after 1820 and most of Africa after 1960. Despite the distance in time and space, they share important similarities. In each case independence was followed by political instability, violent conflict and economic stagnation lasting for about a half-century (lost decades). The parallels suggest that Africa might be exiting from a period of post-imperial collapse and entering a period of relative political stability and economic growth, as did Latin America a century and a half earlier. ...

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MPhil in Latin American Studies. The hallmark of the Cambridge MPhil course is the personal attention paid to students needs: teaching is generally done in small groups and can often accommodate students own interests. During the preparation of the thesis you will work closely with a supervisor whose own research expertise lies within your chosen field of study. Students taking the MPhil in Latin American Studies at Cambridge typically use the course as preparation either for further academic research or for a career in business, government, journalism or the NGO sector.. PhD in Latin American Studies. There are approximately 20 PhD students based at the Centre of Latin American Studies at any one time, working across a wide range of disciplines. The Centre is able to provide desk space for most of its PhD students, and they form a lively academic and social community, playing a full part in the Centres activities, meeting regularly to present their latest research to each other and ...

A minor in Latin American Studies enhances the education of students in the liberal arts, especially those students working on a Spanish major

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Infrastructure and Growth: Comparing Latin America and East Asia: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2361-1.ch006: Infrastructure plays a critical role in explaining the growth differentials between regions. The growth performances of Latin America are lagged behind East

We have been interested in exploiting properties of certain Latin American populations that could facilitate gene identifiation: geographic isolation, admixture and rapid demographic growth. This has led us to apply linkage and association approaches to both Mendelian (1) and complex disorders (3,5). We have been interested in the development and application of mapping genetic methods tailored to recently admixed populations (2,4). We recently initiated a large study aimed at identifying genes underlying the differentiated physical appearance of Native Americans and Europeans using a combined association/admixture mapping approach in admixed Latin American populations. Collaborators: CANDELA, Gabriel Bedoya, Nelson Freimer, Alkes Price, David Reich.. ...

On December 2-3, IPI brought together 24 representatives from eleven Latin American countries with senior officials from the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support to discuss the current state-as well as the future-of Latin American military and police contributions to UN peacekeeping operations.. The event provided an opportunity to discuss the barriers and motivations of Latin American countries that contribute to UN peacekeeping. The discussions confirmed a clear enthusiasm and desire among Latin American counties to contribute to global peace and security through UN peacekeeping. Participants identified the need for enhanced dialogue with the UN to maximize the effectiveness of their contributions.. A majority of the first day focused on the UN mission in Haiti, which remains a clear priority for the region. A presentation from MINUSTAH leadership explained the missions transition, which will continue to shift the needs of mission away from military ...

View Full Event Description Martín Fernández, editorial director of Casa Editorial HUM and Estuario Editora in Montevideo, Uruguay, presents the houses histories, missions, and ongoing projects. His presentation sheds light on the changing landscape of literature in the Americas today. It will be followed by an informal reception. Note: This event will be held in Spanish.. About the Latin American Writers Series. This series brings together Latin Americas most representative creative voices and the editorial entrepreneurs that publish them. By way of interviews conducted by renowned Ecuadorian writer Gabriela Alemán and presentations of various editorial missions, the guests will shed light on a literary world shaped by the contemporary issues of the continent. Moving forward, their conversations will comprise the centerpiece of a digital archive that introduces their ideas to a global audience.. Este serie reúne a los autores más representativos de la escritura continental y los editores ...

This course is designed as an introduction to Latin American politics and society for undergraduates at MIT. No background on the region is required. Overall workload (reading, writing, class participation, and examinations) is similar to that of other HASS-D courses. Many of the themes raised here are covered in greater detail in other courses: 21F.020J (New World Literature), 21F.716 (Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature), 21F.730 (Twentieth and Twentyfirst-Century Spanish American Literaturere), 21F.735 (Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literature and Film), 21A.220 (The Conquest of America), 21H.802 (Modern Latin America), 3.982 (The Ancient Andean World), 3.983 (Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization), 17.507 (Democratization and Democratic Collapse), and 17.554 (Political Economy of Latin America).

Yes, this is the book that Venezuelan Pres. Hugo Chavez gave United States Pres. Barack Obama face to face. Chavez is a boor and a buffoon, and it could be taken as a gesture of supreme condescension that he gave the well-educated American president one of the standard texts of Latin American studies. Novelist/historian Eduardo Galeano is as well known to students of Latin American history and culture, including those in the USA, as Shelby Foote or Bernard Bailyn to students of North American history. The sorry truth, however, is that Washington has never demonstrated any knowledge of or sensitivity toward Latin Americas understanding of itself, of its history. Obama SHOULD read this book, if he hasnt already. Galeano is a prototypical Latin American intellectual, and writes like one, with a heady mixture of disdain and outrage with bales of data. Even English readers who will dismiss his analysis as economic determinism should be ready to meet Galeano, on his own terms, as a vivid example ...

75% of opinion leaders in Latin America believe that deliberately fomenting gender parity in politics can strengthen democracy, according to a survey on womens participation in politics carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) from the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010.

Many people have seen Latina American wedding ceremonies compared to Western european weddings. Whilst one can find out similarities in the wedding ceremony, you can also find differences and Latin American weddings adhere to totally different tradition when compared to Euro Visit This Webpage - order-brides.org/ 2020 wedding events. Many people wonder as to why they need to marry in Latin America and some of the causes they may get this concern will be as follows. The first factor that people get married to Latin People in the usa is because they are really considered to be a spiritual pilgrimage, thus when you marry someone from that part of the community, you will be marrying into a religion, which gives you particular privileges that other people do not have, including immunity from divorce and the inability to divorce. One more that many persons choose Latina marriages is because of the economy in Latin America. For most Latin American countries, it can be difficult for a person to find the ...

Documents of 20th-century Latin American and Latino Art: A Digital Archive and Publications Project is a multiyear initiative at the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA) of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston that seeks to consolidate Latin American and Latino art as a field of study and to place it on equal footing with other established aesthetic traditions. It encompasses the recovery, translation into English, and publication of primary texts by Latin American and Latino artists, critics, and curators who have played a fundamental role in the development of modern and contemporary art in countries or communities throughout the Americas. The ICAA makes these essential bibliographic materials available free of charge through a digital archive and a series of fully annotated book anthologies published in English. It is facilitating new historical scholarship on 20th-century Latin American and Latino art through a framework of thirteen open-ended editorial categories that center on

This event is part of a virtual series. To register, click here. The economic toll of the Covid crisis on Latin America has been catastrophic. According to The Economist, whereas global GDP contracted by 3% last year, that of Latin America and the Caribbean fell on average by 7%, the worst of any region tracked by the IMF. Lengthy lockdowns have contributed to the exacerbation of poverty and inequality, and school closures threaten a.... Read more about Prospects for Post-COVID Economic Recovery in Latin America ...

The Journal of Latin American Geography is published by the Conference of Latin American Geography (CLAG) and distributed by the University of Texas Press. A specialized group of geographers founded in 1970, CLAG was organized to develop geographic investigation in and on Latin America. As well as the Journal of Latin American Geography, CLAG also publishes a Newsletter and maintains an active listserv. It invites social scientists of all disciplines related to CLAG subjects to participate in its conferences, held every 18 months in the Americas, and in its publications. The Journal of Latin American Geography builds upon the tradition of the CLAG Yearbook, which published a selection of peer-reviewed papers by distinguished geographers and other scholars from 1985 until 2002. The editor works with a multi-disciplinary, international editorial board to promote the publication of original, high quality, and refereed manuscripts that represent the broad spectrum of geographic perspectives on and ...

The Journal of Latin American Geography is published by the Conference of Latin American Geography (CLAG) and distributed by the University of Texas Press. A specialized group of geographers founded in 1970, CLAG was organized to develop geographic investigation in and on Latin America. As well as the Journal of Latin American Geography, CLAG also publishes a Newsletter and maintains an active listserv. It invites social scientists of all disciplines related to CLAG subjects to participate in its conferences, held every 18 months in the Americas, and in its publications. The Journal of Latin American Geography builds upon the tradition of the CLAG Yearbook, which published a selection of peer-reviewed papers by distinguished geographers and other scholars from 1985 until 2002. The editor works with a multi-disciplinary, international editorial board to promote the publication of original, high quality, and refereed manuscripts that represent the broad spectrum of geographic perspectives on and ...

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V. Conclusion: Latin America before it was wrapped into the mix of diffusion was polytheistic involving human sacrifices and created a religion focused on worshiping the sun. Along with trading inter regionally with Latin American city states and using forced labor to produce the crops to trade. Thanks to advancements in technology Latin America became an integral part in global trade with the export of cash crops though due to being conquered by Spain they became a dependent economy. Trade also influenced their religion but the use of forced labor remained effective. The Colombian Exchange and triangular trade drastically shaped Latin america and the Caribbean ...

View Full Event Description Join us every Thursday at 3 PM CST for a live reading of books in Spanish from the Pebbles collection. Books from this collection share stories of Latin America, the Caribbean and the Latinx community in the U.S. The Pebbles collection is a collaborative between Tulane Universitys Stone Center for Latin American Studies and the New Orleans Public Library. Author and educator, Andrea Olatunji shares the latest top Spanish language picture books. Originally scheduled to share her work at the Tulane Book Festival (cancelled due to COVID-19), she is now jumping online to help young readers explore Latin America in Spanish from home. Check out her work www.cuentacuento.com to learn more.. Make sure to like The Pebbles Center on Facebook to receive updates. This program takes place live on this Facebook page.. ...

The illegal drug trade in Latin America concerns primarily the production and sale of cocaine and cannabis, including the export of these banned substances to the United States and Europe. The Coca cultivation is concentrated in the Andes of South America, particularly in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia; this is the worlds only source region for coca. Drug consumption in Latin America remains relatively low, but cocaine in particular has increased in recent years in countries along the major smuggling routes. As of 2008, the primary pathway for drugs into the United States is through Mexico and Central America, though crackdowns on drug trafficking by the Mexican government has forced many cartels to operate routes through Guatemala and Honduras instead. This is a shift from the 1980s and early 90s, when the main smuggling route was via the Caribbean into Florida. The United States is the primary destination, but around 25 to 30% of global cocaine production travels from Latin America to Europe, ...

With the technical assistance we have, our countries will not be able to bring about the necessary transformation, said Meza, Costa Ricas national negotiator in the COP process since 2015.. This year, Costa Rica heads the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC), which also groups Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru and Uruguay. Meza explained that they would advocate together for clarifying and moving forward the agenda.. Latin America faces the two-pronged challenge of doubling the energy supply by 2050 while doing so with clean sources and without producing greenhouse gas emissions.. At the same time, the region needs to transform its economy which is heavily dependent on intensive land-use activities such as large-scale cattle breeding and agriculture, which along with transportation and electric power generation are Latin Americas major emissions-generating activities.. A central element in the discussions at COP22 will be the 100 billion dollars ...

This review discusses the epidemiology of the most clinically relevant opportunistic fungal infections in Latin America, including candidiasis, cryptococcosis, trichosporonosis, aspergillosis, and fusariosis. The epidemiologic features, including incidence, of some of these mycoses are markedly different in Latin America than they are in other parts of the world. The most consistent epidemiologic data are available for candidemia, with a large prospective study in Brazil reporting an incidence that is 3- to 15-fold higher than that reported in studies from North America and Europe. Species distribution also differs: in Latin America, the most common Candida species (other than Candida albicans) causing bloodstream infections are Candida parapsilosis or Candida tropicalis, rather than Candida glabrata.. ...

Welcome to Forest Cover No. 54. Forest Cover is Global Forest Coalitions newsletter. It provides a space for environmental justice activists from across the world to present their views on international forest-related policies.. This 54th edition of Forest Cover called Latin Americas veins remain open, a title inspired by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeanos landmark book, has a special emphasis on Latin America. It exposes the pillaging of Latin America by the neoliberal trade and development model. It will specifically look at the impacts of commodity production and corporate free trade on forests, indigenous territories, and local communities in this region. As Argentina gears up for the World Trade Organizations ministerial in December, and the EU Mercosur trade talks are projected to conclude at the same time, the dangers from this trade model to forests and communities become even more apparent and necessary to expose. Unsustainable livestock production, deforestation, monoculture tree ...

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This is the second straight year on the list for Dillon, who focuses her practice on representing clients across a broad spectrum of corporate finance transactions. As a partner in Reed Smiths Latin America team, Dillon is regularly retained for transactions with parties in Latin America. She is based in New York City.. Cristina Cárdenas, a partner in Reed Smiths Miami office, is recognized for significant experience representing corporate clients in noteworthy investor-state and commercial arbitration matters. This marks Cárdenass fourth consecutive year on this list. She joined Reed Smith in April 2017.. Latinvex based its choice of top women lawyers on criteria that weighs recent track record on major deals, the prominence of firm in Latin America, and rankings from other organizations. Read more at latinvex.com.. ...

Latin America is one of the fastest-growing regions for digital banking & payments and respectively, one of the most targeted by fraudsters. Fraud is committed on various levels aiming at banked, unbanked, and other consumers. Fraud attacks range from basic ATO, new account opening, and card fraud to cross channel and multi-banking attacks.. In this Q&A, Ziv Cohen shares his thoughts on the main digital fraud challenges in Latin America for financial institutions, eWallets, and eCommerce. He outlines where the industry is directed in the coming years.. Q: Tell us a little about your professional background. What excites you about preventing digital fraud. Ziv: I have over 20 years of experience working with the cybersecurity and financial fraud spaces on a global scale. With Paygilant, I have the opportunity to help businesses in Latin America and other parts of the world avoid fraud losses while improving their customers experience to scale up their business. I am excited about exposing them ...

The 9th of September is a special day for the whole community and for all of us who work in the field of Epilepsy in Latin America. 19 years ago at the opening of the 1st Latin-American Congress of Epilepsy in Santiago, Chile this date was established as the Latin-American Epilepsy Day.. Read more about Epilepsy week 2019 in Latin America. El 9 de septiembre es un día muy especial para toda la comunidad y para todos los que trabajamos por la Epilepsia en Latinoamérica. Un 9 de septiembre de 2000 hace 19 años, durante la inauguración del 1er Congreso Latinoamericano de Epilepsia en Santiago de Chile, se instauró esta fecha como el Día Latinoamericano de la Epilepsia.. La Semana de la Epilepsia 2019. ...

Downloadable! Inequality and poverty fell sharply in many Latin American countries during a decade in which voters in ten countries chose left-leaning leaders. Are these developments related? Using data for 18 Latin American countries, this paper presents econometric evidence that social democratic regimes in Brazil and Chile were more successful at reducing inequality and poverty than the so-called populist regimes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Venezuela. Both groups implemented policies to redistribute income, but the social democratic regimes efforts were more effective. Argentina and Venezuela started the 1990-2008 sample window with lower levels of inequality, so to some extent recent reductions in inequality are a return to normal levels (as estimated by fixed effects). Conversely, inequality and poverty in Brazil and Chile fell to historic lows. Second, overall terms of trade shocks were more favorable to Argentina and Venezuela, so part of the drop in inequality can be attributed to commodity

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Austin Groen, 18, of Scottsdale, Ariz., took second place with his photo titled Mystery Beneath, taken in Santa María Mixistlán, Mexico, where he was an AMIGOS volunteer in summer 2013. Third-place honors went to Carmen Lugo, 17, of Carlsbad, Calif., whose untitled photo was taken in Tierra Blanca, Mexico, where she volunteered with AMIGOS in summer 2013.. Professional and amateur photographers from around the world submitted more than 200 photographs for the 2013 competition. Photos had to be original and taken in countries served by both United and AMIGOS: Colombia, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. A team of judges from the AMIGOS program and United selected the winners.. We are thrilled to sponsor this photography contest, which highlights the amazing beauty and diversity of the people and landscapes of Latin America, said Maria Cristina Osorio, Uniteds director of communications - Latin America.. United operates more than 700 nonstop ...

PERU. Perus Humboldt scientific cruise vessel set sail for Antarctica to identify research areas on the white continent from now until 2021. The mission is further comprised of Argentine, Chilean, Brazilian, Chinese, American and Ecuadorian scientists.. PANAMA. Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute are carrying out a study of 700 hectares close to the Panama Canal to determine the sponge effect of tropical forests. This effect decreases runoff during heavy rains and gradually releases the stored water in times of drought.. LATIN AMERICA. Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by an insect that feeds on human blood, is a scourge of the rural poor in Latin America. For treatment of this disease, Canadian researchers found two compounds that inhibit an essential protein of the parasite.. CHILE. The marine biologist Juan Carlos Castilla, who won Chiles National Science Prize in 2010, filmed a series of micro-documentaries called La Fuerza ...

Obesity is recognized as a preventable disease that can be treated through the adoption of a healthy lifestyle, including an adequate caloric intake according to each individuals nutritional needs and regular physical activity.1,2 Obesity is also a prominent risk factor for the development of chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes3,4 and cardiovascular disease.5 Obesity results from the combination of genetic6 and enviromental7 factors. The prevalence of obesity in adults varies from 10% to 25% in Western European countries and from 20% to 25% in Latin American countries. Those percentages rise to 40% for women from Eastern Europe and Mediterranean countries, as well as for Afro American women.8 American Indians and the populations of Latin America and of certain Pacific Islands (Melanesians, Micronesians, and Polynesians) have the highest prevalences.9 In Latin America, data from surveys carried out in Brazil, Mexico, and some Caribbean countries show that obesity is an increasingly serious ...

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Downloadable! Conventional wisdom states that fiscal policy redistributes little in Latin America. Lower tax revenues and, above all, lower and less progressive transfers have been identified as the main cause. Existing studies show that, while in Europe the distribution of all transfers combined (cash and in-kind) is egalitarian, the bulk of transfers in Latin America accrue to the upper quintile. Through an in-depth fiscal incidence analysis applied to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru we argue that conventional wisdom may be wrong. First, the extent and effectiveness of income redistribution and poverty reduction, revenue-collection, and spending patterns vary so significantly across countries that speaking of Latin America as a unity is misleading. The (after direct taxes and transfers) Gini, for example, declines by over 10 percent in Argentina but by only 2.4 percent in Bolivia. In Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia government revenues are close to 40 percent of GDP, whereas in Mexico and

Share On March 6, 2015, Telesur published a great article by April Howard about the safe abortion hotlines in Latin America: While pro-woman governments in Latin America face firm opposition to legalize abortion, women across the region are taking matters into their own hands ...

Share On March 6, 2015, Telesur published a great article by April Howard about the safe abortion hotlines in Latin America: While pro-woman governments in Latin America face firm opposition to legalize abortion, women across the region are taking matters into their own hands ...

A global leader in digital and mobile, Oath is a house of more than 50 media and technology brands, including AOL.com, HuffPost, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, BrightRoll, Flurry, ONE by AOL, TechCrunch and Tumblr, to name a few. Today, the combined properties of Oath reach over 1 billion people worldwide, with a goal of reaching 2 billion people by 2020. Oath is shaping the future of media and building brands people love through scaled audiences, trusted content, premium distribution and differentiated data for thousands of the worlds leading advertisers.. Latin America remains a strong market for growth in digital advertising. According to eMarketer, digital ad spend in Latin America is forecasted to hit US$8bn in 2017, growing to US$11.6bn in 2020.. CHECK OUT: Verizon buys Yahoo: 8 Things You Need to Know ...

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Climate change is one of the principal threats to food justice, traditional means of subsistence and ways of life. The impacts of climate change in Latin America are becoming increasingly worrisome, particularly the impacts on the agricultural and forestry sectors, given their dependence on weather conditions. This creates a regional situation that is economically, socially, environmentally, and politically vulnerable, putting food security, human security, and the basic conditions necessary for poverty reduction at risk. Virtually every country within the region has suffered the consequences of extreme weather events over the past few years.. Analysis of the regions vulnerability to climate change shows that periods of droughts and flooding are intensifying, and that natural disasters are and will be not only more extreme but also more recurrent. The loss of glacier area is reducing the availability of water for human consumption, agricultural and livestock use, and power generation. Soil ...

New wireless customers can now call family in Latin America on us, with free Global Choice¹. - What you need to know: - Starting today, Verizon will begin offering free Global Choice to new wireless customers on Unlimited plans (original value of $10/mo). - Global Choice gives customers access to an international long distance plan with a monthly allowance of minutes to select countries at discounted rates. - Qualifying customers can choose one of 11 Latin American countries including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and more for free as long as they remain on a qualifying Unlimited Plan. - Beginning September 29, existing customers who add a line on certain Unlimited plans will also receive free Global Choice to their pick of one of those 11 Latin American countries² ...

New wireless customers can now call family in Latin America on us, with free Global Choice¹. - What you need to know: - Starting today, Verizon will begin offering free Global Choice to new wireless customers on Unlimited plans (original value of $10/mo). - Global Choice gives customers access to an international long distance plan with a monthly allowance of minutes to select countries at discounted rates. - Qualifying customers can choose one of 11 Latin American countries including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and more for free as long as they remain on a qualifying Unlimited Plan. - Beginning September 29, existing customers who add a line on certain Unlimited plans will also receive free Global Choice to their pick of one of those 11 Latin American countries² ...

New wireless customers can now call family in Latin America on us, with free Global Choice¹. - What you need to know: - Starting today, Verizon will begin offering free Global Choice to new wireless customers on Unlimited plans (original value of $10/mo). - Global Choice gives customers access to an international long distance plan with a monthly allowance of minutes to select countries at discounted rates. - Qualifying customers can choose one of 11 Latin American countries including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and more for free as long as they remain on a qualifying Unlimited Plan. - Beginning September 29, existing customers who add a line on certain Unlimited plans will also receive free Global Choice to their pick of one of those 11 Latin American countries² ...

Countries of Latin America have a common language, similar culture but in Intellectual Property issues, they are completely different, especially when talking about categories of trademarks recognized by LA countries. What is considered a protectable nontraditional mark in one jurisdiction may not be granted any protection in another. In this scenario, Clarke, Modet & Cº will help you to find the most suitable strategy to obtain strong protection for a wide range of trademarks.. Benefits of Attending: Key steps to create a protection strategy in the region: what constitutes a trademark may differ from one jurisdiction to another.. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Latin American consensus on diabetes mellitus and hypertension. AU - Burlando, Guillermo. AU - Sánchez, Ramiro A.. AU - Ramos, Felipe H.. AU - Mogensen, Carl E.. AU - Zanchetti, Alberto. PY - 2004/12. Y1 - 2004/12. N2 - Diabetes mellitus and hypertension, responsible of a major burden of cardiovascular complications, are increasing their incidence in Latin America in similar proportions to the rest of the world. The metabolic syndrome, a strong predictor of both diabetes and hypertension deserves more attention from the primary care physicians. Evidence based and updated guidelines on detection, prevention and treatment of diabetes and hypertension, issued by local experts, are willing to inform and translate these recommendations to the clinical practice of physicians assisting these patients throughout Latin America.. AB - Diabetes mellitus and hypertension, responsible of a major burden of cardiovascular complications, are increasing their incidence in Latin America in ...

The global prevalence of diabetes mellitus is expected to double from 171 million to 366 million between 2000 and 2030, and developing countries will likely experience 80% of this burden (1, 2). Many countries in Latin America are witnessing an epidemiologic transition that is a fundamental cause of their growing diabetes epidemic (3). In particular, with the success of efforts to control communicable diseases and a demographic shift to lower fertility, the Honduran population is aging (3, 4). Lifestyle changes, such as less physical activity, are being documented throughout Latin America as a result of migration from rural to urban areas (1, 5). Moreover, direct foreign investment in the food sector and profits from heavily marketed processed foods and beverages have pushed Latin America into a nutrition transition from traditional diets toward diets rich in fats, sugar, and salt (1, 2). Recent statistics demonstrate that rates of type 2 diabetes are increasing in Honduras. A study in the ...

Guadalajara has the third-largest economy and industrial infrastructure in Mexico[52] and contributes 37% of the state of Jaliscos total gross production. Its economic base is strong and well-diversified, mainly based on commerce and services, although the manufacturing sector plays a defining role.[53] It is ranked in the top ten in Latin America in gross domestic product and the third-highest ranking in Mexico. In its 2007 survey entitled Cities of the Future, FDi magazine ranked Guadalajara highest among major Mexican cities and designated Guadalajara as having the second strongest economic potential of any major North American city behind Chicago. FDI ranked it as the most business-friendly Latin American city in 2007.[54] The same research noted Guadalajara as a city of the future due to its youthful population, low unemployment and large number of recent foreign investment deals; it was found to be the third most business-friendly city in North America.[54] In 2009 Moodys Investors ...

This chapter concentrates on formal social security and its associated issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, and does not deal with programmes included under the broader definition of social security, such as famine prevention, agrarian reform, education, and employment promotion. It explains that a major reason for this exclusion is that the formal concept is typical of the LAC countries, most of which rank as middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification. The chapter notes that the majority of these countries are urban, its labour force is mostly salaried, and it is rich in natural resources. It specifies that the term social security is used in this chapter in its formal sense, which, following the traditional ILO (International Labour Organization) concept covers several programmes such as: social insurances (old-age, disability, and survivor pensions; non-occupational sickness and maternity care, and corresponding monetary benefits; occupational accident and ...

About the Author: Carlos St. James is a leading advisor to energy investors and developers in emerging markets since 2005 through Santiago & Sinclair, LLC. He co-founded and presided over the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber from 2005-2011; has been a board member of the Latin American & Caribbean Council on Renewable Energy since 2010; and publishes the Latin American Energy Review in his free time to help generate debate on the industrys issues.. He will speak at next years LAC-CORE Clean Energy Finance Summit to be held in June 13-15, 2017 in Miami, Florida, as well as at the Mexico International Renewable Energy Congress on May 8-12.. Continue reading Russia using Latin American decoy to gain control of U.S. energy assets. ...

Free Software Foundation Latin America (FSFLA) is the Latin American sister organisation of the Free Software Foundation. It is the fourth sister organisation of FSF, after Free Software Foundation Europe and Free Software Foundation India. It was launched on November 23, 2005 in Rosario, Argentina.[2] The founding general assembly of FSFLA elected Federico Heinz as President, Alexandre Oliva as Secretary and Beatriz Busaniche as Treasurer. The Administrative Council consisted of them as well as Enrique A. Chaparro, Mario M. Bonilla, Fernanda G. Weiden and Juan José Ciarlante. In 2006, Beatriz Busaniche, Enrique A. Chaparro, Federico Heinz, Juan José Ciarlante and Mario M. Bonilla left the FSFLAs Council. After that the original directives were modified to the current ones. A new position of Observer of the Council was created in the organisation to allow other important people in the free software community to participate, observe and advise the Council.[3] The current members of the ...

Latin America, famous around the world as a bastion of Catholicism and machismo, has in recent years emerged as the gay rights leader of the global South. More surprising yet, several Latin American nations are international gay rights trendsetters. Countries like Argentina, which legalized same-sex marriage in 2010, ahead of more

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As people have migrated within and from Latin America in recent decades, they have brought Chagas disease with them, exporting the potentially fatal illness worldwide. The parasite that causes Chagas disease infects 2 million people in Argentina and nearly 10 million people around the globe. Health advocates are challenging the belief that the disease has no cure but face apprehension in rural areas, where people consider the illness to be normal.

CATHALACs participation as a Regional Support Office for UN-SPIDER includes promoting the development and strengthening of national capacities in Latin American and the Caribbean countries, providing horizontal cooperation and technical assistance to the countries and organizations involved in disaster prevention and mitigation, as well as generating and sharing knowledge for the use of valuable in the decision making processes. CATHALAC implements the Regional Visualization and Monitoring System (SERVIR) in Mesoamerica in close cooperation with the environmental authorities of the region, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other members of the international scientific community. ...

The Latin American country with the highest average purchase frequency of Coca-Cola products in 2019 was Honduras, with households buying these products approximately 83 times in a year.

WAO Member Society Spotlight Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (SLAAI) The Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (SLAAI) is a non-profit organization that includes 19 National Societies from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). This year the Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (LASAAI) will celebrate its 45th anniversary during the XIV Latin American Congress of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (LACAAI). The LACAAI will be held on 17 20 August 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in collaboration with the XIX Congress of the Argentinean Allergy and Clinical Immunology Association (AACIA). This congress will be the greatest ever scientific meeting in Latin America. The expected attendance is 2,500 participants from not only the region but also from other parts of the world. Spanish is the official language of the congress although many of the sessions will be in English and simultaneous translation into Spanish will ...

Costa Rica is the best country brand in Latin America, says the seventh annual edition of the Country Brand Index (CBI), published last November 11th.

Gerardo Berthin is the director of the Latin America and Caribbean Programs at Freedom House, overseeing the organizations efforts to advance democracy and human rights across the region.. He has over 20 years of experience working on democratic governance, anti-corruption, and citizens empowerment and participation. He has worked across all the Latin American and Caribbean region. Prior to joining Freedom House, he was a Senior Associate at Tetra Techs Democracy and Governance sector, where he managed large USAID-funded projects in Latin America. Between 2009-2014, he was the Governance and Decentralization Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Service Center for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama, where he provided advice and technical assistance to 24 UNDP country offices. He is the author of two books on political development and democracy, co-author of three books about democratic governance, political parties and institutional development ...

International W of Florida now represents Cypress Computer Systems Inc. of Michigan throughout the Central America / Latin America (CALA) region.

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Newsroom America) -- A new study reveals that between 2007 and 2009, alcohol was a necessary cause of death (i.e., death would not have occurred in the absence of alcohol consumption) in an average of 79,456 cases per year. Liver disease was the main culprit in most countries.. The new study is published in the scientific journal Addiction by the Pan American Health Organization, a branch of the World Health Organization, and measured the number and pattern of deaths caused by alcohol consumption in 16 North and Latin American countries.. According to the authors, Dr. Vilma Gawryszewski and Dr. Maristela Monteiro, the mortality rates found in this study reveal the tip of the iceberg of a broader problem. There is a wide range of diseases and conditions linked to alcohol use, including tuberculosis, heart disease, stroke, epilepsy, falls, suicides, transport-related injuries, and interpersonal violence, among others. Our study simply shows how many deaths are wholly attributable to alcohol ...

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