Chicken manure (CM) is of a very complex and heterogeneous nature; thus, it is essential to analyze its properties to give it proper management. Direct use in agriculture as organic fertilizer is considered a popular treatment option for CM, which causes undesirable emissions of chemicals to the...

Pollutant load (PL) and its relation to waste treatment is currently one of the main indicators to be considered when evaluating production and service systems to achieve a more environmental quality and eco-friendly relationship with the environment. The objective of this paper is to evaluate...

We provide quantitative evidence that the primary effects of economic sanctions are accompanied by strong extraterritorial effects – estimates of the former effects may be significantly biased if the latter effects are not taken into account. An econometric analysis of the U.S. embargo on Cuba...

The threat of nuclear annihilation has never been higher than in 1962, when US President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khruschev engaged in brinkmanship over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba during October 16-28. Although the resolution of the crisis was followed by a sustained recovery in...

Published on the 20th anniversary of the 1994-95 Cuban rafter crisis in Guantánamo, this article analyzes the main case of CABA v. Christopher as both a public memory and a legal precedent for Guantánamo issues that continue to arise