• Title/Summary/Keyword: Mexico

Search Result 629, Processing Time 0.032 seconds

First report of Gymnosporangium clavipes Cooke & Peck affecting Crataegus mexicana var. Chapeado and C. gracilior in Mexico

  • Alvarado-Rosales, D.;Nieto-Lopez, E.H.;Teliz-Ortiz, D.;Ayala-Escobar, V.;Silva-Rojas, H.V.;Nieto-Angel, R.;Leyva-Mir, S.G.;Jimenez-Nieto, A.;Mendez-Inocencio, C.
    • Research in Plant Disease
    • /
    • v.21 no.3
    • /
    • pp.250-252
    • /
    • 2015
  • The tejocote (Crataegus spp.) is a tree considered to be native to Mexico. The aim of this study was to identify the causal agent of tejocote rust in the State of Puebla. Tejocote fruits were sampled in 2012 and 2013. The fungus was studied morphologically using light and scanning electron microscopy and molecularly using phylogenetic analysis of 18S and 28S rDNA genes. The fungus was identified as Gymnosporangium clavipes on tejocote fruits. To our knowledge, this is the first confirmed report of Gymnosporangium clavipes Cooke & Peck affecting Crataegus mexicana var. Chapeado and C. gracilior in Puebla Mexico.

Mexico's Contemporary Popular Geopolitics about the Silk Road

  • TZILI-APANGO, Eduardo
    • Acta Via Serica
    • /
    • v.7 no.1
    • /
    • pp.83-104
    • /
    • 2022
  • This article attempts to explain current social perceptions in Mexico about the Silk Road. Based on a critical geopolitics approach, the author analyzes how the idea of the Silk Road is socially constructed in Mexican popular geopolitics, focusing on studying digital mass media between 2013 and 2020. The main research questions are: how is the Silk Road notion constructed in Mexican popular geopolitics and what are the geopolitical implications for Mexico? The article discovers that in Mexico, the idea of the "Silk Road" is profoundly close to the idea of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) given China's geostrategic discourse that constructs the BRI as a "New Silk Road". The article also argues that Mexico's social-political agency to deal with China may be hindered by divergent social perceptions in favor and against the "Silk Road".

Development of Industrial Cluster in Mexico: The Case of Electric-Electronics Cluster in Tamaulipas, Mexico (멕시코의 산업 클러스터 발전: 타마울리파스의 전기-전자 클러스터 사례)

  • Lim, Jung-Hoon
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
    • /
    • v.18 no.3
    • /
    • pp.243-266
    • /
    • 2015
  • This study does a case study of the electric-electronic cluster in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of industrial cluster in Mexico. The electric-electronics cluster in Tamaulipas, Mexico is MNC(Multinational Corporation) cluster. The number of MNC cluster increased after trade liberalization in Mexico. The result has demonstrated that the actual needs of maquila plants run by MNCs are the primary drivers for the formation and development of the cluster, which are related to education and human resource development. Overall, the electric-electronics cluster in Tamaulipas, Mexico is in its initial state, and the linkage between cluster members and local sectors such as Mexican suppliers is not strong. Finally, this study suggests the developmental ideas for the cluster.

  • PDF

Tuberculosis in Mexico and the USA, Comparison of Trends Over Time 1990-2010

  • Hernandez-Garduno, Eduardo;Mendoza-Damian, Fabiola;Garduno-Alanis, Adriana;Ayon-Garibaldo, Salvador
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
    • /
    • v.78 no.3
    • /
    • pp.246-252
    • /
    • 2015
  • Background: The aim was to compare tuberculosis trends in Mexico and United States and to evaluate Mexican diagnostic methods and contact investigation. Methods: Retrospective comparative study of tuberculosis cases and incidence rates between both countries (1990-2010). Diagnostic methods and contact investigations were also evaluated for Mexico. Estimates were obtained from official websites. Results: In Mexico, no clear trend was found over time for cases. Pulmonary (PTB) and all forms of tuberculosis (AFTB) incidence decreased 2.0% annually. There was a negative correlation between the mean contacts examined per case and AFTB incidence ($r^2=-0.44$, p=0.01) with a 33% reduction in AFTB incidence. In United States, PTB and AFTB cases have been decreasing 6.0% and 5.6% annually, respectively. The incidence decreased 7.3% and 6.8%, respectively. Conclusion: The incidence of tuberculosis in Mexico is decreasing slightly over time at 2% annually. In the United States, cases and incidence rates have been decreasing at a higher rate (5% to 7% annually). The inverse association between number of contacts examined per state and incidence rates in Mexico underscore the importance of reinforcing and improving contact investigations with the likely translation of a decrease of TB incidence at a higher rate.

Silver Road Meets Silk Road: Insights about Mexico's Insertion into Silk Road Dynamics

  • TZILI-APANGO, EDUARDO
    • Acta Via Serica
    • /
    • v.3 no.2
    • /
    • pp.73-90
    • /
    • 2018
  • The Silk Road tied the globe together for the first time by producing an early globalization phenomenon. Some consider that the ancient Silk Road disintegrated around the $18^{th}$ century CE due to the fall of the Muslim empires and the kingdoms between Asia and Europe. However, the maritime trade among East Asia and the Spanish dominion on the American continent reactivated the ancient Silk Road on some levels, and maintained trade dynamics until the $19^{th}$ century. This was possible because of Mexican silver and trade spots. Notwithstanding its historical background, Mexico seems so far away from the new Silk Road, or the Belt and Road Initiative in the $21^{st}$ century. Thus, this paper analyzes Mexico's historic and current role concerning the Silk Road. First, I conceptualize and compare the ancient Silk Road and Belt and Road Initiative through the lens of complex interdependence theory. I propose that, unlike the ancient Silk Road, the Belt and Road Initiative is a case of an induced complex interdependence. Second, I study the Manila Galleons' dynamics in order to trace the ancient ties with the Silk Road. I emphasize Mexican silver's contribution to East Asian economies and the importance of Mexico's role in the East Asia-Spanish trade. Consequently, I analyze Mexico's position in the Belt and Road Initiative. Finally, I present some concluding remarks about Mexico's role in the Silk Road.

South Korean Culture Goes Latin America: Social network analysis of Kpop Tweets in Mexico

  • Choi, Seong Cheol;Meza, Xanat Vargas;Park, Han Woo
    • International Journal of Contents
    • /
    • v.10 no.1
    • /
    • pp.36-42
    • /
    • 2014
  • Previous studies of the Korean wave have focused mainly on fan clubs by taking an ethnographic approach in the context of countries in Southeast Asia and, in a minor extension, Europe. This study fills the gap in the literature by providing a social network analysis of Tweets in the context of Mexico. We used the Twitter API in order to collect Twitter comments with the hashtag #kpop from March to August 2012, analyzing them with a set of webometric methodologies. The results indicate that #kpop power Twitterians in Mexico were more likely to be related to the public television broadcast. The sent Tweets were usually related to their programs and promotion for Kpop artists. These Tweets tended to be positive, and according to URLs, not only Kpop but also Korean dramas had considerable influence on the Korean wave in Mexico.