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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"MS-13"”.
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Building the Beast: The Evolution of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) From Street Gang to Transnational Criminal Organization
… explores the evolution of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) from a social stoner group in Los Angeles to a feared transnational criminal organization (TCO). Through a longitudinal study of literature and opensource materials spanning over 50 years, this study examines suppression and policy reforms …
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The Evolution of <i>Mara Salvatrucha 13</i> and <i>Barrio 18</i>: Violence, Extortion, and Drug Trafficking in the Northern Triangle of Central America
<p>The <em>Mara Salvatrucha 13 (mara) </em>and <em>Barrio 18 (pandilla)</em> gangs have become a major concern for the governments of the Northern Triangle of Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras) and the United States. In recent years, government officials have attributed violence …
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A peptidomic investigation into enteroendocrine cells and islets of humans and mice
… coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Due to their ability to control food intake and glucose tolerance, hormones from EECs and islets are of great therapeutic interest for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. I hypothesised that there may be undiscovered peptide …