• Prevalence of parkinsonism and Parkinson disease in urban and rural populations from Latin America: A community based study 

      Llibre-Guerra, Jorge J; Prina, Matthew; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Acosta, Daisy; Jimenez-Velazquez, Ivonne Z.; Guerra, Mariella; Salas, Aquiles; Llibre-Guerra, Juan C; Valvuerdi, Adolfo; Peeters, Geeske; Ziegemeier, Ellen; Acosta, Isaac; Tanner, Caroline; Juncos, Jorge; Llibre Rodriguez, Juan J. (The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022;7: 100136, 2021-12-10)
      Age and gender specific prevalence rates for parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are important to guide research, clinical practice, and public health planning; however, prevalence estimates in Latin America (LatAm) ...
    • Prevalence of stroke and related burden among older people living in Latin America, India and China. 

      Ferri, Cleusa P.; Schoenborn, Claudia; Kalra, Lalit; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Liu, Zhaorui; Moriyama, Tais; Valhuerdi, Adolfo; Prince, Martin J. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2011)
      Despite the growing importance of stroke in developing countries, little is known of stroke burden in survivors. The authors investigated the prevalence of selfreported stroke, stroke-related disability, dependence and ...
    • The prevalence, correlates and impact of anaemia among older people in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. 

      Bryce, Renata M.; Salas, Aquiles; Acosta, Daisy; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Marcheco Teruel, Beatriz; Valhuerdi, Adolfo; McKeigue, Paul; Prince, Martin J. (British Journal of Haematology, 2013)
      Anaemia among older people is increasingly recognized as a matter of public health concern. Data from low- and middleincome countries are sparse. We surveyed 10915 people aged 65 years and over (8423 with blood tests) in ...
    • The prevalence, correlates, detection and control of diabetes among older people in low and middle incomecountries: a 10/66 dementia research group population-based survey. 

      Salas, Aquiles; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Uwakwe, Richard; Williams, Joseph D.; Jotheeswaran, A. T.; Liu, Zhaorui; López Medina, A. M; Salinas Contreras, R. M.; Prince, Martin J. (PloS Medicine, 2016)
      Little is known of the epidemiology of diabetes among older people in low and middle income countries. We aimed to study and compare prevalence, social patterning, correlates, detection, treatment and control of diabetes ...
    • Prevalence, distribution, and impact of mild cognitive impairment in Latin America, China, and India: a 10/66 population-based study. 

      Sosa, Ana Luisa; Albanese, Emiliano; Stephan, Blossom C. M; Dewey, Michael; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Jiménez-Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Williams, Joseph; Acosta, Isaac; González-Viruet, Maribella; Guerra Hernández, Milagros A; Shuran, Li; Prince, Martin J.; Stewart, Robert (PLoS Medicine | www.plosmedicine.org, 2012-02)
      Rapid demographic ageing is a growing public health issue in many low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs). Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a construct frequently used to define groups of people who may be at risk ...
    • Progranulin mutations in clinical and neuropathological Alzheimer’s disease 

      Vardarajan, Badri N.; Reyes-Dumeyer, Dolly; L. Piriz1, Angel; Lantigua, Rafael A.; Medrano, Martin; Rivera, Diones; Jiménez-Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Martin, Eden; Pericak-Vance, Margaret A.; Bush, William; Farrer, Lindsay; Haines, Jonathan L.; Wang, Li-San; Yee Leung, Yuk; Schellenberg, Gerard; Kukull, Walter; De Jager, Philip; Bennett, David A.; Schneider, Julie A.; Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project; Mayeux, Richard (Alzheimers Dement., 2022-12-10)
      Progranulin (GRN) mutations occur in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), often with TDP-43 pathology. We determined the frequency of rs5848 and rare, pathogenic GRN mutations in two ...
    • Prostate visualization studies in males homozygous and heterozygous for 5 alpha-reductase deficiency 

      Imperato-McGinley, J; Gautier, T; Zirinsky, K; Hom, T; Palomo, O; Stein, E; Vaughan, E D; Markisz, J A; Ramirez de Arellano, E; Kazam, E (The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1992-10-01)
      Male pseudohermaphrodites with 5 alpha-reductase deficiency have ambiguous genitalia and nonpalpable prostates on rectal examination, suggesting the dihydrotestosterone dependency of these structures. To clearly delineate ...
    • The protocols for the 10/66 dementia research group population-based research programme 

      Prince, Martin; P Ferri, Cleusa; Acosta, Daisy; Albanese, Emiliano; Arizaga, Raul; Dewey, Michael; Gavrilova, Svetlana I; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, KS; Krishnamoorthy, ES; McKeigue, Paul; Llibre Rodriguez, Juan; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Sousa, Renata MM; Stewart, Robert; Uwakwe, Richard (BMC Public Health, 2007-07-07)
      Latin America, China and India are experiencing unprecedentedly rapid demographic ageing with an increasing number of people with dementia. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's title refers to the 66% of people with dementia ...
    • The protocols for the 10/66 dementia research group population-based research programme 

      Prince, Martin; Ferri, Cleusa P; Acosta, Daisy; Albanese, Emiliano; Arizaga, Raul; Dewey, Michael; I Gavrilova, Svetlana; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, KS; Krishnamoorthy, ES; McKeigue, Paul; Llibre Rodriguez, Juan; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; MM Sousa, Renata; Stewart, Robert; Uwakwe, Richard (BMC Public Health., 2007)
      Latin America, China and India are experiencing unprecedentedly rapid demographic ageing with an increasing number of people with dementia. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's title refers to the 66% of people with dementia ...
    • The psychological impact of heavy drinking among the elderly on their co-residents: the 10/66 group population based survey in the Dominican Republic. 

      Nadkarni, Abhijit; Acosta, Daisy; Rodríguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Prince, Martin J.; Ferri, Cleusa P. (Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2011)
      There is very limited literature on alcohol use among the elderly and little is known about the impact it has on family and caregivers, especially in low and middle income countries. Aim: To estimate the independent effect ...
    • Psychometry and estimation of cutoff points of Jefferson Scale of empathy in dental students 

      Víctor P. Díaz, Víctor P.; Reyes, Alejandro; Calzadilla, Aracelis; Torres, Pilar A.; González, Eugenia; Bilbao, Jorge L.; González, Farith; Estrada, Nuvia; Fortich, Natalia; Sepúlveda, Wilmer; Silva-Vetri, María G; Bullen, Miriam; Erazo, Ana M. (Wiley, 2020-10-09)
      The objective of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the 3-dimensional latent model of empathy on the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy instrument (version S), and to verify the existence of cutoff ...
    • Racial and gender disparities in violent trauma: results from the NEMSIS database 

      Bode, Alexander D.; Singh, Mallika; Andrews R., James; Báez, Amado Alejandro (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018-04)
      Barriers to EMS care can result in suboptimal outcomes and preventable morbidity and mortality. Large EMS databases such as the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) dataset provide valuable ...
    • Racial and gender disparities in violent trauma: results from the NEMSIS database. 

      Bode, Alexander D.; Singh, Mallika; Andrews, James R.; Báez, Amado Alejandro (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018)
      Barriers to EMS care can result in suboptimal outcomes and preventable morbidity and mortality. Large EMS databases such as the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) dataset provide valuable data ...
    • Radioisotope X-ray fluorescence analysis of vanadium in petroleum coke samples 

      Alvarez, M.; Alvarado, J.; Cristiano, A. R.; Marcó, L. M.; Pérez, M. M. (Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1990)
      Radioisotope X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, RIXRF, was used for the determination of vanadium in Venezuelan petroleum coke samples using a simple standardless method and fundamental parameter approach. The values obtained ...
    • Rare genetic variation in fibronectin 1 (FN1) protects against APOEε4 in Alzheimer’s disease 

      Bhattarai, Prabesh; Iniyan Gunasekaran, Tamil; Belloy, Michael E.; Reyes-Dumeyer, Dolly; Jülich, Dörthe; Tayran, Hüseyin; Yilmaz, Elanur; Flaherty, Delaney; Turgutalp, Bengisu; Sukumar, Gauthaman; Alba, Camille; Martínez McGrath, Elisa; Hupalo, Daniel N.; Bacikova, Dagmar; Le Guen, Yann; Lantigua, Rafael; Medrano, Martin; Rivera, Diones; Recio, Patricia; Nuriel, Tal; Ertekin-Taner, Nilüfer; Teich, Andrew F.; Dickson, Dennis W.; Holley, Scott; Greicius, Michael; Dalgard, Clifton L.; Zody, Michael; Mayeux, Richard; Kizil, Caghan; Vardarajan, Badri N. (Acta Neuropathologica, 2024-03)
      The risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) significantly increases in individuals carrying the APOEε4 allele. Elderly cognitively healthy individuals with APOEε4 also exist, suggesting the presence of cellular ...
    • Reconsidering the ‘Decline’ of dental student empathy within the course in Latin America 

      Díaz Narváez, Víctor Patricio; Erazo Coronado, Ana María; Bilbao, Jorge Luis; González, Farith; Padilla, Mariela; Calzadilla Núñez, Aracelis; Silva Vetri, María Guadalupe; Arboleda, Joel; Bullen, Mirian; Utsman, Robert; Fajardo, Elizabeth; Alonso, Luz Marina; Cervantes, Marcos; Varela, Teresa (Acta Medica Portuguesa, 2017)
      The controversy over the presence of empathic decline within the course in students of medicine, dentistry and health sciences in general, has not fully been studied. This controversy could be partially solved if massive ...
    • Relationship among dental fluorosis, intellectual, quotient and academic performance 

      Tamayo de la Cruz, Janny; Santos Pérez, Loudwin de los; Castillo Tejada, Fe (Research Report Fluoride, 2022)
      The objective of this study was to determine the association of dental fluorosis with alterations in cognitive assessment (IQ), average academic performance scores, and age-gender relationships in students from a population ...
    • Reportes del camarón tigre (Penaeus monodon) en la pesca artesanal de Sánchez, Bahía de Samaná, República Dominicana 

      Beltré-Díaz, Marcia J.; Giménez-Hurtado, Enrique; Galán, Jesús; Montero-Fortunato, Enmanuel; Mateo, Jeannette (Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, 2023-12-21)
      El Penaeus monodon, es un camarón que fue introducido en República. Dominicana en 1985 por el proyecto “Isabel Acuacultura”, costa atlántica del país y de ésta en 1992 al “Proyecto Piloto de Camarones Marinos” costa ...
    • Los repositorios de acceso abierto como alternativa para la visibilidad de la ciencia en las universidades: Estudio de caso 

      Molina Piñeiro, Maricela; Marrero Sera, Eloísa; Puentes Puente, Angel (Revista Cubana de Información en Ciencias de la Salud, 2015)
      El objetivo de este trabajo es exponer la propuesta para el desarrollo e mplementación del repositorio institucional de la Universidad Nacional "Pedro Henríquez Ureña" (RI-UNPHU), como alternativa para el acceso y visibilidad ...
    • Reproductive period, endogenous estrogen exposure and dementia incidence among women in Latin America and China: a 10/66 population-based cohort study. 

      Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Chong Chua, Kia; Dewey, Michael E.; Liu, Zhaorui; Mayston, Rosie; Valhuerdi, Adolfo (PloS Medicine, 2018)
      Exposure to endogenous estrogen may protect against dementia, but evidence remains equivocal. Such effects may be assessed more precisely in settings where exogenous estrogen administration is rare. We aimed to ...