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Rare genetic variation in fibronectin 1 (FN1) protects against APOEε4 in Alzheimer’s disease
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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.
(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 ... -
Reuse, a challenge for the preservation of 20th century heritage. The Royal Bank of Canada, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(Springer, Cham, 2022-10-22)Preserving the architectural heritage of the 20th century remains a challenge even though it has been protected for the last decades. The lack of recognition of its value, the absence of a legal framework for its protection ... -
Reversibility of catecholamine-induced dilated cardiomyopathy in a child with a pheochromocytoma
(N Engl J Med, 1987-03-26)Patients with a severe, dilated cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure have a poor prognosis unless a correctable cause can be identified. Even when a cause is found, the degree of reversibility of myocardial injury ... -
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, cumulative infections, and immunity to symptomatic infection – A multistage national household survey and modelling study, Dominican Republic, June–October 2021
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022-11-08)Background Population-level SARS-CoV-2 immunological protection is poorly understood but can guide vaccination and non-pharmaceutical intervention priorities. Our objective was to characterise cumulative infections and ... -
Self-motivational Beliefs that Enhance Self- regulation of Students in Virtual Courses
(Elsevier B.V, 2023)The present research exposes the way in which eight students selected from virtual environments of a Peruvian institute of higher education perceive their self-regulation processes in the planning stage. The approach is ... -
Seroprevalence of specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from hotspot communities in the Dominican Republic.
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)Seroprevalence surveys are of utmost importance to assess the proportion of a population that has developed antibodies against a newly introduced virus and could therefore potentially exhibit immunologic protection against ... -
Socioeconomic factors and all cause and cause-specific mortality among older people in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cohort study.
(PloS Medicine, 2012)Even in low and middle income countries most deaths occur in older adults. In Europe, the effects of better education and home ownership upon mortality seem to persist into old age, but these effects may not generalise ... -
Soil fertility evaluation of coffee (Coffea spp.) production systems and management recommendations for the Barahona province, Dominican Republic.
(2011)Reported yields in most coffee farms of the Barahona province in the Dominican Republic are relatively low (< 290 kg ha-1 parchment coffee). In general, coffee producers do not use diagnostic techniques such as soil ... -
Specification, Verification, and Calibration of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Antennas
(IEEE, 2021)Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA's) have gained over the last years an increasing interest and utilization, for both space and ground applications. On board satellites, such antennas are often adopted in ... -
The stonemasons’ marks in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, the first cathedral of the new world.
(Springer, 2023-10-19)In the Middle Ages and early modern period, masons inscribed symbols on dressed stonework and ashlars to identify the work of the individual or team that quarried or dressed the stone or of the workshop of origin. Other ... -
Strain and its correlates among carers of people with dementia in low-income and middle-income countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey.
(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2012)In a multi-site population-based study in several middle-income countries, we aimed to investigate relative contributions of care arrangements and characteristics of carers and care recipients to strain among carers of ... -
Surgical-orthodontic retreatment of a severe skeletal Class III malocclusion following an orthodontic camouflage
(Dental Press J. Orthod., 2021)Class III malocclusions are some of the most difficult occlusal anomalies to be treated. Some patients with this condition may require orthognathic surgery, while others may be treated with dental camouflage. Proper patient ... -
A survey of natural resource and national parks knowledge and attitudes of Dominican Republic citizens
(The Journal of Environmental Education, 2013-10-21)The main purpose of this study was to ascertain the current level of ecological knowledge and attitudes of citizens of the Dominican Republic regarding national parks and natural resources. A cluster random sample of five ... -
Symmetry dynamics in leadership and management
(NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trad e Show - NSTI Nanotech 2006 Technical Proceedings, 2006)A symme try model based on Molecular Orbital symmetry of neurotransmitters and their interaction with ion channeling effect is proposed that let us relate thinking coordination patterns to leadership and management conditions ... -
Taking the devil out of the details
(Water and Wastewater International, 2009)The St. H elens Wastewater Treatment Plant in Tasmania, Australia utilizes multi-barrier membrane technology, called AquaMB System, to meet the requirements of strict effluent quality. The technology has been supplied by ...