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The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's fully operationalised DSM-IV dementia computerized diagnostic algorithm, compared with the 0/66 dementia algorithm and a clinician diagnosis: a population validation study
(BMC Public Health, 2008-06-24)Background: The criterion for dementia implicit in DSM-IV is widely used in research but not fully operationalised. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group sought to do this using assessments from their one phase dementia ... -
The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's fully operationalised DSM-IV dementia computerized diagnostic algorithm, compared with the 10/66 dementia algorithm and a clinician diagnosis: a population validation study
(BMC Public Health, 2007-07-20)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 2022 symposium on dementia and brain aging in low- and middle-income countries: Highlights on research, diagnosis, care, and impact
(Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2024-02)Two of every three persons living with dementia reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The projected increase in global dementia rates is expected to affect LMICs disproportionately. However, the majority ... -
4-Hydroxyphenylpropan-7,8-diols and derivatives from Narvalina domingensis
(Phytochemistry, 1996)Investigation of a Haitian medicinal plant, Narvalina domingensis, afforded, erythro- and threo-4-hydroxyphenylpropan-7,8-diol and their 7-O- methyl ether, 7-O-ethyl ethers and 4-O-isovaleric acid esters. The structures ... -
5α-Reductase-2 gene mutations in the Dominican Republic .
(Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1996)Male pseudohermaphroditism due to 5α-reductase deficiency was clinically and biochemically described in a large Dominican kindred of 23 families with 38 affected subjects in 1974. Recently, the 5α-reductase-2 gene defect ... -
A rapid market survey on the availability of car seats in Qatar Implications for child passenger safety
(Qatar Medical Journal, 2019)Despite the high income level in Arabian Gulf countries, people in the region need to improve their use of child restraint systems (CRSs) to reduce the incidence of preventable injuries to child automobile passengers. ... -
Acanthamoeba keratitis. Contact lens and noncontact lens characteristics
(Ophthalmology ., 1995-09)To identify potential differences in time to diagnosis and final visual outcome between contact lens and noncontact lens users with Acanthamoeba keratitis. Prior studies have shown early diagnosis and therapy to be related ... -
Accesibilidad alimentaria en Centroamérica y República Dominicana
(Nutr Clín Diet Hosp, 2021-04-21)La accesibilidad a los alimentos está vincu lada con la inseguridad alimentaria. Asimismo, la pobreza es el principal determinante subyacente de la inseguridad ali mentaria del hogar, e incrementa el consumo de productos ... -
The acute care diagnostics collaboration: Performance assessment of contrast-enhanced ultrasound compared to abdominal computed tomography and conventional ultrasound in an emergency trauma score bayesian clinical decision scheme
(Wolters Kluwer, 2023)Bayes’ theorem describes the probability of an event, based on conditions that might be related to the event. We developed the Bayesian Diagnostic Gains (BDG) method as a simple tool for interpreting diagnostic impact. We ... -
Adaptive digital access protocol: a MAC protocol for multiservice broadband access networks
(IEEE Communications Magazine, 1996-03)The authors describe a protocol that can adapt to the changing demands of a mix of synchronous transfer mode (STM) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) applications and efficiently allocate bandwidth to a variety of bursty ... -
Ageing and dementia in low and middle income countries - Using research to engage with public and policy makers.
(In ternational Review of Psychiatry, 2008)While two thirds of the 24 million people with dementia worldwide live in low and middle income countries, very little research has been conducted to support policy making in these regions. Among the non-communicable ... -
Alcohol consumption during COVID-19 in Latin America according to age and employment situation
(Asociacion Espanola de Estudio en Drogodependencias, 2024)This research evaluated alcohol consumption in the Latin American and Latin Caribbean adult population during COVID-19 confinement, taking into account age and employment status. Non-probabilistic design with convenience ... -
Alcoholrelated liver disease clinical practice guidelines by the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver ALEH.
(Elsevier España, 2019)Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of advanced chronic liver disease in Latin-America, although data on prevalence is limited. Public health policies aimed at reducing the alarming prevalence of alcohol ... -
Altmetric Original Articles Remote Sensing of Spatial and Temporal Vegetation Dynamics in Hispaniola: A Comparison of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
(Geocarto International, 2001)Spatial and temporal vegetation contrasts between the nations of Haiti and the Dominican are analyzed using NDVI data derived from 30m resolution Landsat imagery and 8km resolution AVHRR imagery from the NOAA / NASA ... -
Alzheimer’s disease: an updated overview of its genetics
(International Journal o f Molecular Sciences, 2023-02-13)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. It is classified as familial and sporadic. The dominant familial or autosomal presentation represents 1–5% of the total number of cases. ... -
AMPERE: exploiting Galileo for electrical asset mapping in emerging countries
(IEEE, 2021)The AMPERE project aims at engineering and starting to commercialize a dedicated solution, to be used for electrical power network information gathering. AMPERE will support decision making actors (e.g., institutions and ... -
Anafilaxia por alimentos
(Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, 2023-12-31)La anafilaxia, una reacción potencialmente mortal, se caracteriza por la aparición aguda de síntomas que afectan diversos sistemas y requiere intervención médica inmediata. Aunque la tasa de mortalidad general es baja, la ... -
Analysis of the french train system in a sugar mill of the 18th century on the island of Santo Domingo and restoration criterias.
(University of Cantabria, 2022)The cultivation and production of sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) began in the New World in the 16th century on the island of Santo Domingo, where hydraulic sugar mills and blood or animal-driven mills were built. At ... -
Androgens and the evolution of male-gender identity among male pseudohermaphrodites with 5alpha-reductase deficiency.
(New England Journal of Medicine, 1979-05-19)To determine the contribution of androgens to the formation of male-gender identity, we studied male pseudohermaphrodites who had decreased dihydrotestosterone production due to 5 alpha-reductase deficiency. These subjects ... -
Androgens and the evolution of male-gender identity among male pseudohermaphrodites with 5α-reductase deficiency
(N Engl J Med, 1979)To determine the contribution of androgens to the formation of male-gender identity, we studied male pseudohermaphrodites who had decreased dihydrotestosterone production due to 5α-reductase deficiency. These subjects were ...
