New Cernotina caddisflies from the Ecuadorian Amazon (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) by Lucas M. Camargos, Blanca Ríos-Touma, Ralph W. Holzenthal

“…We also record from Ecuador for the first time Cernotina hastilis Flint, previously known from Tobago, and present new Ecuadorian locality records for C. cygnea Flint, and C. lobisomem Santos & Nessimian. …”
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Adaptive Video Streaming: Navigating Challenges, Embracing Personalization, and Charting Future Frontiers by Koffka Khan

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The Study of Pantomime as an Example of ‘Decolonizing Fiction’ by Sevcan Işık

“…One day, S1, who runs a small hotel in Tobago and wants to entertain his guests at his hotel, wants to prepare a performance of the novel called Robinson Crusoe with Jackson. …”
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The Dimensionality of Student Engagement and Burnout: A Conceptual and Empirical Extension by Paul Balwant

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Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substrates by Dyan M. Nelson, Christopher K. Starr

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The SickKids Caribbean Initiative to improve care for children with cancer and blood disorders by Michelle Reece-Mills, Jo-Anna B. Baxter

“…The SickKids Caribbean Initiative is a partnership between health care professionals at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, and seven Caribbean institutions across six countries (Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago). The primary aim of the SickKids Caribbean Initiative has been to improve the outcomes and the quality of life of children in the Caribbean aged <18 years who have cancer and blood disorders. …”
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Facts, Truth and Post-truth by Rachel Fischer, Erin Klazar

“…The third section, on Cambridge Analytica and Digitality, is a discussion of the infamous Cambridge Analytica and its interferences in political campaigns in Trinidad and Tobago and the U.S. These discussions lead to the final section as an antidote to post-truth influences, which reflects on the way forward. …”
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¿Qué necesita nuestra región para fortalecer políticas públicas sobre bebidas azucaradas? diálogo de decisores by Andrea Alcaraz, Lucas Perelli, María Belén Rodriguez, Alfredo Palacios, Ariel Bardach, Kimberly-Ann Gittens-Baynes, Cid Vianna, Giovanni Guevara, Sebastián García-Martí, Agustín Ciapponi, Federico Augustovski, María Belizán, Andrés Pichon-Riviere

“…Con el objetivo de priorizar políticas públicas para disminuir el consumo de bebidas azucaradas en Argentina, Brasil, El Salvador y Trinidad y Tobago e identificar las necesidades de información relacionadas con la carga de enfermedad atribuible a su consumo se realizó un diálogo de políticas en el que participaron miembros de gobierno, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, investigadores y comunicadores de países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. …”
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Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and T2D diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean by Carol R Oladele, Neha Khandpur, Deron Galusha, Saria Hassan, Uriyoán Colón-Ramos, Mary Miller, Oswald P Adams, Rohan G Maharaj, Cruz M Nazario, Maxine Nunez, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Trevor Hassell, Marcella Nunez-Smith

“…Setting: Baseline data from the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network Cohort Study (ECS), collected in Barbados, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago and US Virgin Islands, were used for analysis. …”
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Pathogenomics and Management of <i>Fusarium</i> Diseases in Plants by Sephra N. Rampersad

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Transvaginal Low Intensity Shockwave Therapy in Endometriosis (T-LISTE): Protocol for a Randomised pilot trial by Emile Melki

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Parametric Insurance: A Mechanism to Finance Disaster Resilience and Transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy in the Caribbean by Don Charles

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Notes on the neotropical genus Macrinus (Araneae: Sparassidae) by Cristina A. Rheims

“…The second is based on a male from Charlotteville, Tobago, and is distinguished from the remaining species by a small retrolateral process at the base of the RTA. …”
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Antibacterial effect of green tea against Porphyromonas gingivalis: a literature review by Murtadha IA Alameer, Hayder R Abdulbaqi, Dinesh Martin

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Export-Led Growth, Global Integration, and the External Balance of Small Island Developing States by Eric Kemp-Benedict, Crystal Drakes, Timothy J. Laing

“…The model&rsquo;s performance was evaluated against the historical performance of the Caribbean countries of Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.…”
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When do consumers perceive supermarket chains as good corporate citizens? Evidence from the Dominican Republic during Covid-19 by Luis J. Camacho, Meena Rambocas, Moises Banks

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The potential market for LNG in the Caribbean and Central America by Gomes, I, Lambert, M

“…The Caribbean has been described as a potentially ideal region for LNG imports due to its present dependence on diesel and fuel oil for power generation, high electricity tariffs and its proximity to regional LNG suppliers in Trinidad &amp; Tobago and on the US Gulf Coast. Central America is also attracting investor interest as demonstrated by the construction of an LNG import terminal in Panama. …”

Black pitch, carved histories: Radiocarbon dating, wood species identification and strontium isotope analysis of prehistoric wood carvings from Trinidad's Pitch Lake by Ostapkowicz, J, Brock, F, Wiedenhoeft, A, Snoeck, C, Pouncett, J, Baksh-Comeau, Y, Schulting, R, Claeys, P, Mattielli, N, Richards, M, Boomert, A

“…The strontium isotope results - interpreted with the aid of an isoscape developed for the project, based on extensive samples of modern trees across Trinidad and Tobago - indicate that most carvings are consistent with the site's immediate environs; however, a ‘weaving tool’ came from a more radiogenic region that is unlikely to be found on Trinidad,suggesting links with the South American mainland. …”

Ending Neglected Surgical Diseases (NSDs): Definitions, Strategies, and Goals for the Next Decade by Jaymie A. Henry, Angela S. Volk, Sicily K. Kariuki, Kiraitu Murungi, Trina Firmalo, Ruth Laibon Masha, Orion Henry, Peter Arimi, Patrick Mwai, Estella Waiguru, Evans Mwiti, Dan Okoro, Angella Langat, Cosmas Mugambi, Erin Anastasi, Gillian Slinger, Chris Lavy, Rosalind Owen, Erin Stieber, Marc Lester Suntay, Danny Haddad, Robert Lane, Joel Buenaventura, Neil Parsan, Fizan Abdullah, Michael Nebeker, Lismore Nebeker, Charles Mock, Larry Hollier, Pankaj Jani

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<em>“De Beach Belong to We!”</em> Socio-economic Disparity and Islanders’ Rights of Access to the Coast in a Tourist Paradise by Christine Toppin-Allahar

“…This paper examines the legal and administrative responses to the challenges that this situation presents which have been adopted by the Anglo-Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), with particular reference to the islands of Jamaica, Barbados, Tobago and some of the member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).…”
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