National agricultural research systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: changes and challenges

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Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

The collective memory and challenges of feminism

Includes bibliography

Information and communication technologies in the health sector: opportunities and challenges for the reduction of inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Research on photovoltaics: Review, trends and perspectives

This paper presents a briefly review, some trends and perspectives in the field of Photovoltaic energy conversion, which is considered to be the most important renewable energy source in few years, in the coming decades. The power electronics plays a fundamental role in this process, developing systems each times more competitive, efficient, reliable, and also reducing costs and reducing the payback time. Some trends are visible, which are the use of Silicon Carbide devices in PV inverters, the use of integrated inverter structures, the integration of power converters into the PV module or the use of few PV series connection, the development of thinner and more efficient solar cells. Moreover, the discussion about the necessity of MPPT and anti-island schemes are presented, mainly considering the expected growth of grid-tied applications. © 2011 IEEE.

Tendencias demográficas y opciones para políticas de población en América Latina = Population trends and policy alternatives in Latin America

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Food security: trends and impact of the crisis

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The capital goods industry: situation and challenges

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Youth employment: characteristics, tensions and challenges

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Public expenditure in Latin America: trends and key policy issues

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Latin America meets China and India: prospects and challenges for trade and investment

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Latin America: problems and challenges of infrastructure financing

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Trends and recent changes in the Latin American food and agriculture situation

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Capitalism and population in Latin American agriculture: recent trends and problems

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The agriculture of Latin America: changes, trends and outlines of strategy

Examina las transformaciones de la agricultura regional y los diversos aspectos vinculados con la evolucion del producto interno bruto agricola de la region. Senala los lineamientos de una estrategia orientada a la erradicacion de la pobreza rural y la reduccion de la vulnerabilidad externa en materia alimentaria.