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The structural relationship between early nutrition, cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills in four developing countries by Sánchez, Alan

“…•I provide evidence about how skills are acquired during childhood.•Early height is found to have an effect on cognitive and non-cognitive skills.•The effect…”
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Accessing higher education in developing countries: Panel data analysis from India, Peru, and Vietnam by Sánchez, Alan, Singh, Abhijeet

“…•Panel data from 3 birth cohorts (India, Peru, Vietnam) tracked from age 8 to age 19.•We document steep gradients in access across wealth and parental…”
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Does early nutrition predict cognitive skills during later childhood? Evidence from two developing countries by Sánchez, Alan, Favara, Marta, Sheridan, Margaret, Behrman, Jere

“…The existing evidence linking early undernutrition to educational outcomes in developing countries is largely focused on assessing its impacts on grade…”
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Survey attrition after 15 years of tracking children in four developing countries: The Young Lives study by Sánchez, Alan, Escobal, Javier

“…Young Lives (YL) is a multicountry, birth cohort study that, over a period of 15 years, followed nearly 8,000 individuals born in 2001–2002 and 4,000…”
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Late-childhood foundational cognitive skills predict educational outcomes through adolescence and into young adulthood: Evidence from Ethiopia and Peru by Lopez, Jennifer, Behrman, Jere, Cueto, Santiago, Favara, Marta, Sánchez, Alan

“…We estimate associations between foundational cognitive skills (inhibitory control, working memory, long-term memory, and implicit learning) measured at age 12…”
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The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on physical domestic violence: Evidence from a list randomization experiment by Porter, Catherine, Favara, Marta, Sánchez, Alan, Scott, Douglas

“…We quantify the increase in physical domestic violence (family or intimate partner violence) experienced by young people aged 18–26 during the 2020 COVID-19…”
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Long-term effects of early life rainfall shocks on foundational cognitive skills: Evidence from Peru by Pazos, Nicolás, Favara, Marta, Sánchez, Alan, Scott, Douglas, Behrman, Jere

“…Global warming is changing precipitation patterns, particularly harming communities in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). Whilst the long-term effects of…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression symptoms of young people in the global south: evidence from a four-country cohort study by Porter, Catherine, Favara, Marta, Hittmeyer, Annina, Scott, Douglas, Sánchez Jiménez, Alan, Ellanki, Revathi, Woldehanna, Tassew, Duc, Le Thuc, Craske, Michelle G, Stein, Alan

“…ObjectiveTo provide evidence on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young people who grew up in poverty in low/middle-income countries…”
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Alcohol-induced physical intimate partner violence and child development in Peru by Bedoya, Mariel, Espinoza, Karen, Sánchez, Alan

“…There is limited evidence of the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and child development in developing countries. Alcohol-induced physical…”
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Understanding teenage fertility in Peru: An analysis using longitudinal data by Favara, Marta, Lavado, Pablo, Sánchez, Alan

“…Reducing the prevalence of teenage pregnancy remains an elusive goal for public policy in Peru. We use longitudinal data from the Young Lives Study in Peru to…”
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Height in mid childhood and psychosocial competencies in late childhood: Evidence from four developing countries by Dercon, Stefan, Sánchez, Alan

“…•There are returns to psychosocial competencies in the labor market.•Little is known about the type of investments that produce these skills.•Self-esteem,…”
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Employment and wage effects of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes and front-of-package warning label regulations on the food and beverage industry: Evidence from Peru by Díaz, Juan-José, Sánchez, Alan, Diez-Canseco, Francisco, Jaime Miranda, J., Popkin, Barry M.

“…•Peru introduced policies for reducing obesity and diet-relatedchronicdiseases.•Policies included sweetened beverage taxes and front-of-package warning…”
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Quantification and enantiomeric distribution of clenbuterol in several bovine tissues using UHPLC–tandem mass spectrometry: Evaluation of a risk factor associated with meat contamination by Velasco‐Bejarano, Benjamín, Espinoza‐Muñoz, Ivan M., Álvarez‐Sánchez, Alan, Gómez‐Tagle, Anuar, Velasco‐Carrillo, Ricardo, Bautista, Jahir, Rodríguez, Leonardo

“…Clenbuterol (Clb) (4‐amino‐α‐[(tert‐butylamine) methyl]‐3,5‐dichlorobenzyl alcohol) is a sympathomimetic agent that exhibits β2‐agonist activity. It is applied…”
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‘Marketization’ of higher education in Peru: Who attends private institutions and what are the perceived advantages (disadvantages)? by Thapa, Amrit, Miranda, Alejandra, Sánchez, Alan, Behrman, Jere R.

“…Debate continues on the effects of the global proliferation of private higher‐educational institutions, especially for‐profit institutions. We examine two…”
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The evolution of young people’s mental health during COVID-19 and the role of food insecurity: Evidence from a four low-and-middle-income-country cohort study by Porter, Catherine, Hittmeyer, Annina, Favara, Marta, Scott, Douglas, Sánchez, Alan

“…Provide evidence on how young people’s mental health has evolved in Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries (LMICs) during the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic…”
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The relationship between access to pre-school education and the development of social-emotional competencies: Longitudinal evidence from Peru by Arapa, Briyit, Sánchez, Eduardo, Hurtado-Mazeyra, Alejandra, Sánchez, Alan

“…•Exploring the implications of pre-school on a Peruvian cohort tracked for 15 years.•Attendance to pre-school is positively associated with socio-emotional…”
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Psychosocial status and cognitive achievement in Peru by Outes, Ingo, Sánchez, Alan, Molina, Oswaldo

“…This paper assesses the importance of psychosocial status in the accumulation of cognitive skills during the transition from mid to late childhood. We use…”
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DESIGN OF A MICRO-HYDRAULIC GENERATION SYSTEM BASED ON AN ARCHIMEDES SCREW by Sánchez, Alan Cuenca, Galeano, Willian Farinango, Zambrano, Joan Murillo

“…En este trabajo se aplica el principio de generación hidroeléctrica, utilizado a gran escala en nuestro país. El sistema construido representa una herramienta…”
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Effect of stocking rate and supplementation on performance of dairy cows grazing native grassland in small-scale systems in the highlands of central Mexico by Sainz-Sánchez, Pedro Alan, López-González, Felipe, Estrada-Flores, Julieta Gertrudis, Martínez-García, Carlos Galdino, Arriaga-Jordán, Carlos Manuel

“…The use and management of native grassland for dairy production during the rainy season was studied on two small-scale dairy farms in the highlands of central…”
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Synthesis of 2,2-diphenyl-1,3,2-oxazaborolidin-5-one promoted by montmorillonite and microwaves: A green approach methodology by González-Castañeda, Rodrigo, Negrellos Correa, Omar, Gómez-Pliego, Raquel, Álvarez-Sánchez, Alan, Gómez-Tagle, Anuar, Velasco-Bejarano, Benjamín

“…[Display omitted] Studies have shown that the heterocyclic molecules of the 2,2-diphenyl-1,3,2-oxazaborolidin-5-one (DPOXA) type have wide and varied…”
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