Organic food market in the United States: Market access opportunities for Latin American and Caribbean producers

Includes bibliography

The Latin American experience in pension system reform: coverage, fiscal issues and possible implications for China

Includes bibliography

The Latin American development problem

Includes bibliography

International trade and transport profiles of Latin American countries, year 2000

Presentación (volumen, valor, origen-destino, modos de transporte, costos de fletes-seguros y productos comerciados) El documento consta de dos partes; la primera incluye la Introducción, donde se detalla el alcance y el contenido de la BTI (Base de datos de Transporte Internacional) mantenida por la Unidad de Transporte de CEPAL. Esta Base de datos abarca estadísticas anuales relativas al flujo comercial y de transporte de Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela. Los lectores son informados acerca de los campos de información incluidos en la base de datos y, si están interesados, pueden requerir información estadística específica, caso por caso a la Unidad de Transporte de CEPAL. La segunda parte del documento contiene cuadros detallados y gráficos relativos al valor y volumen de las importaciones y exportaciones de once países latinoamericanos, cubiertos por la BTI. También se incluye información acerca del uso de diferentes modos de transporte, los costos de los fletes y seguros internacionales y los productos comerciados. La información se refiere al año 2000 y está agrupada por los códigos de la Clasificación Uniforme para el Comercio Internacional (CUCI). El documento por el momento, sólo está disponible en inglés.

Urban consensus: contributions from the Latin American and the Caribbean Regional Plan of Action on Human Settlements

Includes bibliography

Integration of the feminine into Latin American culture: in search of a new social paradigm

Includes bibliography

Social policies in transitional societies: is the Latin American experience useful?

Includes bibliography

Science and technology for sustainable development: a Latin American perspective

This publication, compiled by Gilberto C. Gallopín, Regional Adviser in Environmental Policy for Latin America and the Caribbean, contains the results of the deliberations of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Workshop on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development. The purpose of the Workshop was to discuss the practical, theoretical and organizational challenges that the quest for sustainable development poses to science and technology (S&T). The increase in complexity and connectivity characteristic of our times results in that the components of the problems are now much less separable than before, and emphasizes the need to approach the problems of development and the environment not only as complex issues in themselves, but also as inseparable and mutually determined. This represents an exceptional challenge to science and technology, particularly to the analytical approaches compartmentalized into disciplines, which represents the bulk of activities and priorities of current S&T systems in both north and south. The Workshop attempted to articulate a Latin American and Caribbean vision towards the search of more effective ways of generating and applying Science and Technology to the problems and opportunities of the region.

New alternative for human identification. Investigator IDplex Kit - QIAGEN® reproducibility: Latin American interlaboratory study

In 2010 QIAGEN® launched to eight kits of different combinations of STRs, including the Investigator IDplex Kit. This kit allows amplification in one PCR 16 markers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of Investigator IDplex Kit among Latin America laboratories. In the framework of the 'III International Theoretical-Practice Course in Populations Genetic and Biologicals Filiations' in Medellín-Colombia, all participants were invited to evaluate the reproducibility of this kit, they were provided of the necessary materials for the study. The results reported by participating were tabulated for the study the reproducibility. Results and comments were received on the agreed date of 12 of the 22 laboratories registered, one participant submits comments only. Some laboratories reported greater sensitivity Investigator IDplex Kit compared with other kits containing similar markers, also highlight the easy adaptability to existing conditions in laboratories, without involving major changes to its implementation. This paper shows the high reproducibility of Investigator IDplex Kit, a new tool offered by QIAGEN® for all laboratories that perform human identification testing and biological relationship testing using DNA markers. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.

Latin-American Society Of Forensic Genetics (SLAGF) results of the Interlaboratory Quality Control Exercise 2010-2011

Latin-American Society of Forensic Genetics (SLAGF) Interlaboratory Quality Control Exercise (2010-2011) included the analysis of three bloodstain samples in FTA Classic Card (three persons, biologically unrelated) and one theoretical exercise. There were 56 participating laboratories from 13 Latin-American countries that belong to society, were reported 70 STRs, including autosomal and sex chromosome markers with consensus in 53 STRs with a rate in reporting errors of 2.3%. Fifty-six laboratories reported results in theoretical exercise with mistakes in calculation of IP for each marker. It is necessary to hold meetings to discuss the results of this exercise to reach conclusions and recommendations on all aspects of DNA forensics analysis and paternity test, to improve results and quality in the results of each laboratory. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.

Tax reforms and fiscal stabilization in Latin American countries

Includes bibliography

Proyecciones del desarrollo latinoamericano en los años ochenta = Latin American development projections for the 1980s

Incluye Bibliografía

El desarrollo de América Latina en los años ochenta = Latin American development in the 1980s

Includes bibliography

The Latin American Demographic Centre (CELADE): a summary evaluation of accomplishments and shortcomings

Incluye Bibliografía

The census sample operations programme (OMUECE) of the Latin American Demographic Centre (CELADE)

Includes bibliography