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Gubernatorial Elections In June Include Troubled States Of Guerrero And Michoacã¡N, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Argentina Crisis Peaks Following Death Of Prosecutor Investigating 1994 Bombing Of Jewish Community Center, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Ecuadoran Government Rescinds Property Loan, Sparking Confrontation With Indigenous Group, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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New Stage Of Relations Between Washington And Havana Triggers Expectations Of Cuban People, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

NotiCen

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Government Unveils Anti-Crime Strategy As El Salvador’S Homicide Rate Soars, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

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Peru’S New Youth Employment Law Sparks Protests, Calls For Repeal, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

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Venezuelans United Against U.S. Sanctions, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Despite Opposition From Honduran Communities, All Is Set For Zedes Following Second Corte Suprema Ruling, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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Veracruz Continues To Live Up To Reputation As Dangerous State For Journalists, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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President Michelle Bachelet Hoping To Scale Back Chile’S Blanket Abortion Ban, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

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A Sour Battle In Lago Agrio And Beyond: The Metamorphosis Of Transnational Litigation And The Protection Of Collective Rights In Ecuador, Manuel A. Gomez

Faculty Publications

This article intends to explore the interplay between different dispute processing mechanisms and fora in the realm of transnational litigation, through the lens of the Chevron-Ecuador legal saga. My goal is to discuss the transformation of a transnational complex case and the challenges faced by the parties, their procedural strategies, and the perceived advantages of the different mechanisms. In this regard, I will also address the development of mechanisms for the protection of diffuse rights involving the environment; the role of the courts in supervising compliance with judicial remedies, their engagement in activities that go beyond their traditional role as …

Sexual Onset And Contraceptive Use Among Adolescents From Poor Neighbourhoods In Managua, Nicaragua, Peter Decat, Sara De Meyer, Lina Jaruseviciene, Miguel Orozco, Marcia Ibarra, Zoyla Segura, Bernardo Vega, Kristien Michielsen, Marleen Temmerman, Olivier Degomme

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Background and objectives: The prevalence of teenage pregnancies in Nicaragua is the highest in Latin-America. This study aimed to gain insight into factors which determine the sexual behaviours concerned.

Methods: From July until August 2011, a door-to-door survey was conducted among adolescents living in randomly selected poor neighbourhoods of Managua. Logistic regression was used to analyse factors related to sexual onset and contraceptive use.

Results: Data from 2803 adolescents were analysed. Of the 475 and 299 sexually active boys and girls, 43% and 54%, respectively, reported contraceptive use. Sexual onset was positively related to increasing age, male sex, alcohol consumption …

Contentious Engagement: Understanding Protest Participation In Latin American Democracies, Mason W. Moseley

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Why has protest participation seemingly exploded across much of Latin America in recent years? How do individual- and country-level characteristics interact to explain the rise of contentious politics in countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela? I contend that the recent wave of protests in Latin America is the result of trends in community engagement and institutional development across the region's young democracies. Specifically, I argue that low-quality institutions in democratic regimes push an increasingly large number of civically active Latin Americans toward more radical modes of political participation, as governments’ abilities to deliver on citizens’ expectations fail to match the …

For The Love Of Robots: Posthumanism In Latin American Science Fiction Between 1960-1999, Grace A. Martin

Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies

Posthumanism—understood as a symbiotic relationship between humans and technology—is quickly and surely becoming an inextricable part of daily life. In an era where technology can be worn as an extension of—and an enhancement to—our bodies, traditional science fiction tropes such as robots and cyborgs resurface and reformulate questions on critical aspects of human experience: who are we and what do our (imagined) technologies say about our world? Such questions are far more complex than they appear. Their answers should not come from one source alone, as humanness is experienced differently across time and cultural systems. In this sense, it is …

Evolution Of Hematophagous Habit In Triatominae (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), Fernando Otálora-Luna, Antonio J. Pérez-Sánchez, Claudia Sandoval, Elis Aldana

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

All members of Triatominae subfamily (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of the Chagas disease, feed on blood. Through evolution, these bugs have fixed special morphological, physiological, and behavioral aptations (adaptations and exaptations) adequate to feed on blood. Phylogeny suggests that triatomines evolved from predator reduvids which in turn descended from phytophagous hemipterans. Some pleisiomorphic traits developed by the reduvid ancestors of the triatomines facilitated and modeled hematophagy in these insects. Among them, mouthparts, saliva composition, enzymes, and digestive symbionts are the most noticeable. However, the decisive step that allowed the shift from predation to hematophagy …

Venezuela Sanctions Highlight Us Hypocrisy On Human Rights, Lauren Carasik

Media Presence

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Tabarã© Vã¡Zquez Back As Uruguay’S President, Reflecting Region’S Progressive Trend, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Leftist Forces Three-For-Three In 2014€™S Southern Cone Elections, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Jamaica’S Plans To Decriminalize Marijuana, A Move With Regional Implications, Gregory Scruggs

NotiCen

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Latin American Data Drought: An Assessment Of Available River Observation Data In Select Latin American Countries And Development Of A Web-Based Application For A Hydrometerological Database System In Spanish, Stephen Joseph Bolster

Theses and Dissertations

The demand and collection of hydrometeorological data is growing to support hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, and other studies. These data can amount to extensive information that requires sound data management to enable efficient storage, access, and use. While much of the globe is using technology to efficiently collect and store hydrometeorological data, other parts, such as developing countries, are unable to do so. This thesis presents an assessment of available river observations data in Latin American countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The assessment analyzes 1) access to available data, 2) spatial density of data, and 3) the temporal …

Nicaragua Pushes Ahead With Eco-Friendly Overhaul Of Electricity Sector, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

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Pollsters Face Scrutiny In Wake Of Uruguay’S Fa-Dominated General Elections, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Ebola Sets Off Alarm In Central America But Experts Say Region Prepared To Avert Arrival Of Virus, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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California Judge Throws Out Panamanian Ex-Dictator Manuel Noriega’S Lawsuit Against Game Creator, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

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Guerrero Tragedy Reopens Debate On Legalizing Drug Production, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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Re-Elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Faces Second-Term Challenges, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

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Chile Grapples With Unsettling And Unexplained Bomb Attacks, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

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Ecuadoran Authorities Attack Nascent Student Movement, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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Peru’S Regional Elections Show Splintered Politics, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

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Social-Media Activist Killed For Reporting On Activities Of Criminal Organizations In Tamaulipas, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

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