Model-based projections of Zika virus infections in childbearing women in the Americas by Perkins, T, Siraj, A, Ruktanonchai, C, Kraemer, M, Tatem, A

“…Zika virus is a mosquito-borne pathogen that is rapidly spreading across the Americas. Due to associations between Zika virus infection and a range of fetal maladies1,2, the epidemic trajectory of this viral infection poses a significant concern for the nearly 15 million children born in the Americas each year. …”

Measuring multidimensional poverty in Latin America : previous experience and the way forward by Santos, M

“…This paper states the need to design a multidimensional poverty index for the Latin America region (LA-MPI) that can monitor poverty trends in a cross-country comparable way, yet is also relevant to the particular regional context. …”

Elevation as a proxy for mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission in the Americas by Watts, A, Miniota, J, Joseph, H, Brady, O, Kraemer, M, Grills, A, Morrison, S, Esposito, D, Nicolucci, A, German, M, Creatore, M, Nelson, B, Johansson, M, Brunette, G, Hay, S, Khan, K, Cetron, M

“… <h4>Introduction</h4> <p>When Zika virus (ZIKV) first began its spread from Brazil to other parts of the Americas, national-level travel notices were issued, carrying with them significant economic consequences to affected countries. …”

GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF TREES IN CENTRAL AMERICA, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COSTA-RICA by Mesen, J, Boshier, D, Cornelius, J

Lexicography and linguistic human rights: codifying continua in Scotland and African America by Scott, M

“…Particular reference is made to the language continua found in Scotland and African America which currently lack their own distinct dictionaries. …”

Effective elastic thickness of South America and its implications for intracontinental deformation by Perez-Gussinye, M, Lowry, A, Watts, A

“…We present here a new Te map of South America generated using a compilation of satellite-derived (GRACE and CHAMP missions) and terrestrial gravity data (including EGM96 and SAGP), and a multitaper Bouguer coherence technique. …”

The conditionality of vote-buying norms: experimental evidence from Latin America by Gonzalez Ocantos, E, de Jonge, C, Nickerson, D

The New Trade Regime, Macroeconomic Behaviour and Income Distribution in Latin America. by FitzGerald, E

Foreign Finance and Capital Accumulation in Latin America: A Critical Approach. by FitzGerald, E

Sustainable development, climate change, and renewable energy in rural Central America by Ley, D

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Book review: peculiar institution: America’s death penalty in an age of abolition by Hoyle, C

The spirit of Cartagena? Applying the extended refugee definition to Venezuelans in Latin America by Blouin, C, Berganza, I, Freier, L

“…Despite the widespread incorporation of the expanded ‘Cartagena definition’ of refugee into their national asylum frameworks, States in Latin America must do more to apply this definition – and resulting protection – to displaced Venezuelans.…”

Rediscovering the other America: The continuing crisis of poverty and inequality in the United States. by Sridhar, D

Real wages and skill premiums during economic development in Latin America by Junquera, P

Letters of Penance: Writing America in Chinese and the Location of Chinese American Literature by Hillenbrand, M

Accounting for Violence: Marketing Memory in Latin America (The Cultures and Practice of Violence) by Payne, L

Genomic epidemiology quantifies gaps in Aedes-borne virus transmission in the Americas by da Silva Cândido, D, Pybus, OG, Faria, NR

Protest and social policies for outsiders: the expansion of social pensions in Latin America by Ciccia, R, GuzmÁn-Concha, C

“…The expansion of social pensions in Latin America was part of a larger process aimed at extending protections to informal workers and other individuals not covered by social insurance. …”

Beyond Reaganomics: the long economic crisis and the rebuilding of America, 1974-1988 by Rowe, D

“…During this informal decade, unemployment and inflation rates skyrocketed, a number of America’s largest cities and corporations teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, and hundreds of thousands of the nation’s blue-collar workers permanently lost their jobs. …”

Holocene winter climate variability in mid-latitude western North America. by Ersek, V, Clark, P, Mix, A, Cheng, H, Edwards, R

“…Water resources in western North America depend on winter precipitation, yet our knowledge of its sensitivity to climate change remains limited. …”