Introduction. Moringa oleifera Lam. . it is a deciduous tree with perennial growth ontogeneric to the growth of shrubs. Moringa is the only genus of the Moringaceae family. The main studies of the species olerifera focus on forage production, and very few on seed production. Objective. To evaluate sowing densities and successive harvests for seed p...
This study uses a neoclassical framework aiming to explain why different changes in foreign policy towards Cuba has occurred under the Trump-era. The main research question of the study is therefore: To what extent can neo-classical realism explain US policy changes towards Cuba during Trump's 2017-2021 term? The study identified three major change...
La aprobación en 1933 de la Ley de Nacionalización del Trabajo tuvo una incidencia negativa en la comunidad hispana residente en la isla dado el histórico monopolio que ejercían sobre ciertos sectores de la economía nacional. Además del rechazo y las protestas que la normativa generó entre este colectivo la medida creó fricciones en el ámbito de la...
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While gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are most affected by HIV in Cuba, infections among women have increased over time, but there has been little research to contextualise their vulnerability to HIV. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of gender and violence in shaping vulnerability to HIV among Cuban women. Qualita...
The availability, quality and management of water constitute essential activities of national, regional and local governments and authorities. Historic annual rain (between 1961 and 2020) in Chambas River Basin (Central Cuba) was evaluated. Two remote sensing methods (Normalized Difference Water Index and RADAR images) were used to calculate the va...
This study was conducted in the Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba. The health of the communities of corals and crustose coralline algae was studied in the years 2001, 2012 and 2017. The probable effect of hurricanes and sea surface temperature on these communities was also assessed. The area was only affected by three hurricanes and a tropic...
Published in Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Type 1 neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation is a rare neurological disorder with estimated prevalence of one to two per million persons worldwide, characterized by progressive degeneration of basal ganglia, globus pallidus, and reticular part of substantia nigra, produced by brain iron accumulation due to a defect in the gene p...
RESUMEN. La aparición del Covid-19 impuso un reto global en las dinámicas de vida de los seres humanos. El quehacer local del Séptimo Arte correría la misma suerte que los grandes monopolios del entretenimiento audiovisual al experimentar nuevos retos en los modos de producción. En este sentido, la creación cinematográfica en Cuba no estuvo exenta ...
Published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Cuba is a country with considerable potential for economic growth, and special efforts are made to increase the agricultural output. As food production depends on the quality of soils, heavy metal concentrations were measured in 39 soils in the province of Mayabeque, Cuba, and interpreted in light of anthropogenic activities and pedogenic condition...
