ORGANIZED SCIENTIFIC DIASPORA AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE DIPLOMACY IN EMERGING ECONOMIES: THE CASE OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Organized Scientific Diaspora and Its Contributions to Science Diplomacy in Emerging Economies: The Case of Latin America and the Caribbean

The current knowledge society has driven an unprecedented mobility of people, especially scientists, from emerging economies to developed countries.This mobility can allow the development of human talent and the access to first class infrastructure and resources, but it can also mean a loss for emerging economies due to the phenomenon of brain drai

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Intermittent dietary methionine deprivation facilitates tumoral ferroptosis and synergizes with checkpoint blockade

Abstract Dietary methionine interventions are beneficial to apoptosis-inducing chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer, while their effects on ferroptosis-targeting therapy and immunotherapy are unknown.Here we show the length of time methionine deprivation affects tumoral ferroptosis differently.Prolonged methionine product deprivation prevents g

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A comprehensive approach for assessing the economic contribution of forage and livestock improvement options to smallholder farming enterprises

The importance of livestock production activities to improving the livelihoods of smallholder farming households and the efficiency of their underlying farming systems is increasingly recognized.A rapid increase in livestock numbers, especially beef cattle, and special purpose forages is being promoted whelen arges spotlight for smallholder farms w

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Thyroid Autoimmunity and Infertility

Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is one of the most common endocrinopathies and is more prevalent in women.The circulating thyroid antibodies and the hypothyroidism that often follows AITD have effects on many tissues.The endometrium and ovaries are not spared, and therefore this common morbidity might have an impact on fertility.Despite challengi

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