Spondias tuberosa trees grown in tropical, wet environments are more susceptible to drought than those grown in arid environments by Camargos Antunes, Werner, Rêgo Mendes, Keila, Rodrigues de Melo Chaves, Agnaldo, Ometto, Jean Pierre, Jarma-Orozco, Alfredo, Pompelli, Marcelo Francisco

“…In this study, we investigated the different responses of Spondias tuberosa (umbu) trees, which grow in two different ecological life zones in northeast Brazil: tropical wet and tropical arid ecosystems. …”

BETWEEN DISCOURSE AND PRACTICE: ETHIC CONCEPTIONS AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE BRAZILIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH’S COMMUNITARIAN EDUCATIONAL CRISIS IN THE 80’S. by Ahlert, Alvori

“…Based on concepts of ethics and citizenship, we have carried out  an interpretative reading about the crisis mentioned in the main normative documents leading  the direction of theLuteranChurchin Brazil (IECLB) and its network of associated schools (Rede Sinodal de Educação). …”

Justification for a regulatory proposal for sound broadcasting and transmobile services in Colombian borders by Duarte-Pinilla, Natalia Andrea, Paz-Penagos, Hernán

“…This paper aims to justify the need to regulate these services through a study in three border areas: Ipiales-Tulcán (Ecuador); Puerto CarreñoPuerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) and Leticia-Tabatinga (Brazil)-Santa Rosa (Peru), to identify possible scenarios of interference from neighboring countries to Colombia. …”

Fiscal policy and capital flows: evidence for some countries in Latin America by Lozano Espitia, Luis Ignacio, Melo-Becerra, Ligia Alba, Ramos, Jorge Enrique

“…This paper evaluates the fiscal policy stance in front to shocks on capital flows recorded during the last two decades in six emerging economies of Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.Based on the characterization of the different episodes of sudden inflows and outflows of capital and on the results of a panel data model with instrumental variables, we found that governments did not responded with exceptional fiscal measures. …”

The Student Movement as an Object of study in the Colombia and continental historiography: Notes for a balance and a research agenda by Acevedo Tarazona, Álvaro, Samacá Alonso, Gabriel

“…In a continental level are explored the cases of Mexico,Argentina and Brazil in order to approach currents and looks beyond the national borders which renew and contextualize our work. …”

A predictive model for the identification of the volume fraction in two-phase flow by Ruiz-Diaz, C M, Hernández-Cely, M. M, González-Estrada, O. A

“…The 56 experimental data used in the study were obtained in the laboratory LEMI EESC-USP (Brazil). …”

Critical Raw Materials and Economic Complexity in Latin America by Lara Rodríguez, Juan Sebastián, Tosi Furtado, André, Altimiras-Martin, Aleix

“…This is achieved through a comparative assessment method applied to the mineral policies of the principal nations of the region —Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile. In this way, we found that due to the simplicityof these economies, as well as mineral policies that disregard their respective NIS, the increase of the economic complexity of the states in question is compromised. …”

Strategies for the management of human talent in the associations of yuqueros attached to Colfeyuca in Sucre, Colombia by Cardona-Arbeláez, Diego, Alzate-Alvarán, Julieth Cecilia, Lora-Guzmán, Harold

“…The analysis is carried out in light of the theory of corporate social responsibility, based on the indicators of the Ethos Institute in Brazil. The research has a qualitative approach, in which in-depth interviews were conducted with the leaders of ten associations of cassava growers; Likewise, the observation was an important part of the study, which complemented the analysis of the information. …”

The trajectory of the network of studies on the implementation of educational public policies by de Oliveira, Breynner Ricardo, Silva Fernandes, Fabiana, Prado de Oliveira, Ana Cristina, Muylaert Lima, Naira da Costa

“…Objective: this article presents the trajectory of the development of a network of researchers that emerged in Brazil to deepen and expand a more recent strand of analysis of educational public policies, the analysis of policy implementation. …”

Relationship between the consumer price index and the producer price index for six south american countries by Cerquera Losada, Oscar Hernán, Murcia Arias, Juan Pablo, Conde Guzmán, Jonás

Proposal for the Evaluation of Open Data Portals by Herrera-Melo, Camila Andrea, González-Sanabria, Juan Sebastián

“…For the aim of this paper, the search of referential sources of the last six years regarding the evaluation of data quality and open data portals in Spain, Brazil, Costa Rica, Taiwan and the European Union was carried out with the objective of gathering the necessary inputs for the approach of the methodology presented in the document.…”

The female education and coeducational schooling proposals (19th-20th centuries): the Catholic church as an educational mediator by Soares Almeida, Jane, Regina Boschetti, Vania

“…The coeducation of the sexes, long discussed since the late nineteenth century in European countries, has had little impact in Brazil. Under the opposition of the Catholic Church, it was defended by the missionary Protestants arrived in 1870. …”

Effects of indolebutyric acid, stem cutting positions and substrates on the vegetative propagation of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni by Bortoloso Pigatto, Guilherme, Nunes Gomes, Erik, De Cássia Tomasi, Jéssica, Portes Ferriani, Aurea, Deschamps, Cícero

Typology of visitors to religious tourism destinations from scientific production by Torres, Karol Mariana, Alvarado, Nidian Giovanna, Alfonso, Nohora Elisabeth

“…The review and analysis of 52 documents were included along with data from Brazil, Spain, and Mexico which have been the countries that have published the most on religious tourism. …”

Economic Autonomy of Latin American Women by Medina Hernández, Edith Johana, Fernández Gómez, María José

“…It is concluded that the Central American nations register the largest gaps in economic autonomy both between men and women in Latin America, while in countries such as Uruguay, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Panama and Brazil, there are increased opportunities for female employment in high productivity sectors.…”

VIRTUAL EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: CONTRIBUTION OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING by Torres, Patricia Lupion, Marques Siqueira, Lilia María

“…In order to accomplish this project’s task, a previous bibliography research was run, this reviewed information on technological resources’ evolution, Brazilian and worldwide universities data, a formal study on EAD models already appyed and worked in Brazil, in cases as Vianney and Torres (2010), Rama (2009), Silvio (2000). …”

Training afrodescendant women teachers. Condition and teaching profession in the inconfidentes region by Lima Jardilino, Jose Rubens, Diniz, Margareth

“…This article presents reflections on the trajectories of Afrodescendant women teachers in the “Inconfidentes” region in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. The research was conducted by means of narratives and life histories of rural teachers through the research method: conversation analysis. …”

Percepción que los pequeños comerciantes de la ciudad de Tunja tienen sobre el monotributo by Ochoa Acosta, Fanny Constanza

Growth and dry matter partitioning in potatoes as influenced by paclobutrazol applied to seed tubers by Araújo, Fernanda Ferreira de, Santos, Mirelle Nayana de Sousa, Araújo, Nícolas Oliveira de, Silva, Tania Pires da, Costa, Lucas Cavalcante, Finger, Fernando Luiz

Current State of Cocoa Plantation: A Review of its Main Limitations by Antolinez Sandoval, Eduar Yovany, Almanza Merchán, Pedro José, Barona Rodriguez, Ayda Fernanda, Polanco Díaz, Eliseo, Serrano Cely, Pablo Antonio

“…In America, the production focuses on fine and aroma cocoa crops, especially in countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, among others. Currently, this crop faces diverse challenges: scarce availability of labor, the existence of limiting diseases such as those caused by Moniliophthora roreri and Phythophthora spp., and the restrictions established by consuming countries due to the presence of certain heavy metals that are bioaccumulated by cocoa, and that can cause problems for human health. …”