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    Revisiting the Determinants of Non-Farm Labour Income in the Peruvian Andes: The Role of Intra-Seasonal Climate Variability and Widespread Family Networks
    (Routledge, 2023-01-01)
    As previous literature shows, non-farm income represents up to 50 per cent of rural household income in developing countries. Mostly due to a lack of representative information on climate and family networks, two key factors have been excluded in previous studies on income diversification: (i) the role of intra-seasonal climate variability (affected by climate change), and (ii) the role of family networks located in distant areas (increasingly important given population mobility due to internal conflicts and improved roads and communications). This study analyses the role of these factors on non-farm working hours and non-farm income shares in the Peruvian Andes. Controlling for other assets and environmental conditions, the study finds that households with distant, strong networks diversify more into non-farm activities. Increases in intra-seasonal climate variability (measured by temperature range during the main crop growing season) have heterogeneous effects across subregions. While we find no direct effect among Southern households (more isolated and indigenous), households in the cooler areas of the Central and Northern Andes (below 13 °C during the crop growing season) tend to increase non-farm income as climate variability increases. The study suggests that distant, strong ties facilitate non-farm opportunities for households facing increasing temperature variability in Central and Southern areas.
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    Frequency and Self-reported Outcomes of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in the U.S. and Latin America
    (Elsevier BV, 2026-01-01)
    Introduction Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects about 1–2% of the global population, with roughly 30% of patients not responding to first-line treatments. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has some support for treatment-resistant OCD but global use is unclear. Methods This study describes the frequency with which TMS was reported to be received among a large cohort of individuals who self-identified as Latino-Hispanic in Latin America and the United States. Among 3391 participants, 76 (2.2%) had completed TMS for OCD. Results Recipients who received TMS exhibited more severe current and lifetime OCD symptoms compared to non-recipients. On average, participants underwent 22.61 TMS sessions (SD = 20.96), and self-reported experiencing minimal to some improvement from TMS. The majority of TMS recipients were from Brazil ( n = 26), Mexico ( n = 17) and USA ( n = 16). Conclusions Findings suggest that TMS does not appear to be widely used in OCD treatment among the Latino-Hispanic population, particularly in Latin American countries. Further study of TMS efficacy and dissemination in underserved regions is warranted.