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    • The contribution of chronic diseases to the prevalence of dependence among older people in Latin America, China and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey 

      Sousa, Renata M.; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Jotheeswaran, A.T.; Guerra Hernández, Milagros A.; Liu, Zhaorui; Rodríguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Zuniga, Tirso; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Geriatrics, 2010-08-06)
      The number of older people is set to increase dramatically worldwide. Demographic changes are likely to result in the rise of age-related chronic diseases which largely contribute to years lived with a disability and ...

    • Correction of malpositioned lower lateral incisors in a two-phase nonextraction case. 

      Rodríguez, Héctor Luis (J Clin Orthod, 2013-08)
      This report describes a mixed-dentition patient with bilateral malposition mandibular lateral incisors who was treated in two phases without extractions. Early treatment of a mandibular canine-lateral transposition increases ...

    • Correction to: Patterns and Effects of Admission Hyperglycemia and Inflammatory Response in Trauma Patients: A Prospective Clinical Study 

      El-Menyar, Ayman; Asim, Mohammad; Mir, Fayaz; Hakim, Suhail; Kanbar, Ahad; Siddiqui, Tariq; Younis, Basil; Ahmed, Khalid; Mahmood, Ismail; Atique, Sajid; Jogol, Hisham Al; Taha, Ibrahim; Mustafa, Fuad; Alabdallat, Mohammad (World J Surg, 2021)
      The constellation of the initial hyperglycemia, proinflammatory cytokines and severity of injury among trauma patients is understudied. We aimed to evaluate the patterns and effects of on-admission hyperglycemia and ...

    • Correction to: Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) Across 37 Languages 

      Kowal, Marta; Sorokowski, Piotr; Dinić, Bojana M.; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Gjoneska, Biljana; Frederick, David A.; Pfuhl, Gerit; Milfont, Taciano L.; Bode, Adam; Aguilar, Leonardo; García, Felipe E.; Craig Roberts, S.; Abad-Villaverde, Beatriz; Kavčič, Tina; Miroshnik, Kirill G.; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L. G.; Šafárová, Katarína; Aavik, Toivo; Blackburn, Angélique M.; Çetinkaya, Hakan; Duyar, Izzet; Guemaz, Farida; Ishii, Tatsunori; Kačmár, Pavol; Natividade, Jean C.; Nussinson, Ravit; Omar-Fauzee, Mohd Sofian B.; T. Pacquing, Ma. Criselda; Ponnet, Koen; Wang, Austin H.; Yoo, Gyesook; Amin, Rizwana; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Afhami, Reza; Arvanitis, Alexios; Atamturk Duyar, Derya; Besson, Théo; Boussena, Mahmoud; Can, Seda; Can, Ali R.; Carneiro, João; Castro, Rita; Chubinidze, Dimitri; Čunichin, Ksenija; Don, Yahya; Dural, Seda; Etchezahar, Edgardo; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Ghahraman Moharrampour, Nasim; Gómez Yepes, Talía; Grassini, Simone; Jovic, Marija; . Kertechian, Kevin S; Khan, Farah; Kobylarek, Aleksander; Križanić, Valerija; Lins, Samuel; Mandzyk, Tetyana; Manunta, Efisio; Martinac Dorčić, Tamara; N. Muthu, Kavitha; Najmussaqib, Arooj; Otterbring, Tobias; Hee Park, Ju; Pavela Banai, Irena; Perun, Mariia; S. Reyes, Marc Eric; Röer, Jan P.; Şahin, Ayşegül; Zahra Sahli, Fatima; Šakan, Dušana; Singh, Sangeeta; Smojver-Azic, Sanja; Söylemez, Sinem; Spasovski, Ognen; Studzinska, Anna; Toplu-Demirtas, Ezgi; Urbanek, Arkadiusz; Volkodav, Tatiana; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Mohd Y. Yaakob, Mohd Faiz; Yusof, Mat Rahimi; Zumárraga-Espinosa, Marcos; Zupančič, Maja; Sternberg, Robert J. (Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2023)
      Love is a phenomenon that occurs across the world and affects many aspects of human life, including the choice of, and process of bonding with, a romantic partner. Thus, developing a reliable and valid measure of love ...

    • Cuando la creación de un consorcio proporciona respuestas útiles: experiencia de la Latin American DILI Network (LATINDILIN) 

      Bessone, Fernando; Hernández, Nelia; Mendizábal, Manuel; Sánchez, Adriana; Paraná, Raymundo; Arrese, Marco; Tagle, Martín; Girala, Marcos; Lizarzábal, Maribel; Carrera, Enrique; Brahm, Javier; Contreras, Fernando; Méndez Sánchez, Nahum; Santos, Genario; Nunes, Vinicius; Medina-Cáliz, Inmaculada; Parra Martínez, Cecilio; Sanz Villanueva, Laura; Lucena, María Isabel; Andrade, Raúl J. (CliniCal liver DiSeaSe, 2018-10-29)
      Latin American DILI Network (LATINDILIN) es un consorcio de hepatólogos de Latinoamérica creado recientemente para promover la identificación y caracterización de los casos de DILI en América Central y del Sur. El DILI ...

    • Cuba’s cardiovascular risk factors: international comparison of levels and education gradients 

      DieciI, Maria; Llibre-Rodriguez, Juan J; Acosta, Daisy; Dow, William H. (PLOS ONE, 2021-03)
      Cuba’s life expectancy at 79 is third highest in Latin America. Many attribute this to social investments in health and education, but comparative research is sparse, thus we compare Cuba with neighboring Dominican Republic, ...

    • Current status and challenges of stem cell treatment for Alzheimer’s disease 

      Pacheco Herrero, Mar; Soto Rojas, Luis O.; Reyes Sabater, Heidy; Garces Ramírez, Linda; Cruz López, Fidel de la; Villanueva Fierro, Ignacio; Luna Muñoz, José (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2021)
      Neurodegenerative diseases called tauopathies, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, and Parkinson’s disease, among others, are characterized by the pathological processing ...

    • Decline in empathy levels and sex differences in medical students from the Caribbean 

      González-Díaz, Eugenia Smirna; Silva-Vetri, María Guadalupe; Díaz-Calzadilla, Patricia; Calzadilla-Núñez, Aracelis; Reyes-Reyes, Alejandro; Díaz-Narváez, Víctor Patricio (Semantic Scholar., 2021)
      Empathy is an important trait in the training of medical students, as it has been shown that it improves the doctor-patient relationship. To evaluate the decline of empathy levels and possible sex differences in undergraduate ...

    • Decreased Urinary C19 and C21 Steroid 5α-Metabolites in Parents of Male Pseudohermaphrodites with 5α- Reductase Deficiency: Detection of Carriers 

      Imperato-Mcginley, Julianne; Peterson, Ralph E.; Gautier, Teófilo; Arthur, Ann; Shackleton, Cedric (The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1985-05-01)
      The urinary 5β/5α ring A-reduced metabolites of C19 and C12 steroids from obligate carrier parents of male) pseudohermaphrodites with 5a-reductase deficiency were analyzed by gas chromatography. Etiocholanolone/androsterone, ...

    • Dementia attributable healthcare utilizations in the Caribbean versus United States 

      Li, Jing; Weiss, Jordan; Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Acosta, Daisy; Harrati, Amal; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Liu, Mao-Mei; Guerra, Jorge J. Llibre; Rodriguez, Juan De Jesús Llibre; Dow, William H. (Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2023-11-07)
      Despite the high burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias among the Hispanic population worldwide, little is known about how dementia affects healthcare utilizations among this population outside of the US, in ...

    • Dementia diagnosis in developing countries: a cross-cultural validation study. 

      Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Chiu, Helen; Scazufca, Marcia; Varghese, Mathew (Elsevier Limited, 2003)
      Research into dementia is needed in developing countries. Assessment of variations in disease frequency between regions might enhance our understanding of the disease, but methodological difficulties need to be addressed. ...

    • Dementia incidence and mortality in middle-income countries, and associations with indicators of cognitive reserve: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based cohort study 

      Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Dewey, Michael E.; Acosta, Isaac; Jotheeswaran, A. T.; Liu, Zhaorui (The Lancet, 2012)
      Results of the few cohort studies from countries with low incomes or middle incomes suggest a lower incidence of dementia than in high-income countries. We assessed incidence of dementia according to criteria from the 10/66 ...

    • Dementia Research in the Caribbean Hispanic Islands: Present Findings and Future Trends 

      Acosta, Daisy; Llibre-Guerra, Jorge Jesús; Jiménez-Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Lllibre-Rodríguez, Juan J. (Front. Public Health, 2021-01-18)
      During the last decade, the Caribbean Hispanic islands experienced accelerated demographic aging, representing the fastest aging region within Latin America. Age-related non-communicable diseases, including dementia, are ...

    • Dementia severity and weight loss: a comparison across eight cohorts. the 10/66 study. 

      Albanese, Emiliano; Taylor, Clare; Siervo, Mario; Stewart, Robert; Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy (Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2013)
      We aimed to investigate the association between dementia severity and weight loss in countries with low and middle incomes, where most prevalent cases reside. Methods: Cross-sectional catchment area surveys were performed ...

    • Dependence- and disability-free life expectancy across eight low- and middle-income countries: a 10/66 study 

      Prina, A. Matthew; Wu, Yu-Tzu; Kralj, Carolina; Acosta, Daisy; Acosta, Isaac; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jotheeswaran, Amuthavalli T.; Jiménez-Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Liu, Zhaorui; Llibre Rodriguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Prince, Martin J. (Journal of Aging and Health, 2019-01-30)
      The objective of this study was to estimate healthy life expectancies in eight low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), using two indicators: disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and dependence-free life expectancy ...

    • Determination of thin surface layers in-situ by the conversion electron mössbauer spectroscopy /CEMS/, using a parallel plate avalanche counter /PPAC/ 

      Sbriz, L.; Villagran, M.; Valconi, G. (Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1988)
      In the present paper we describe a technique for the determination of thin layer thicknesses by the conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy /CEMS/, using a new alternative method, a parallel plate avalanche counter ...

    • Determination of trace elements in organic specimens by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence using a fundamental parameters method 

      Alvarez, M.; Mazo Gray, V. (Wiley Analytical Science, 1991)
      A rapid method for the simultaneous determination of trace elements in milk powder by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence has been developed. The measurement system consists of an Si(Li) detector, an x-ray tube coupled ...

    • Determination of traces of heavy metals in estuarine waters of Barbacoas Bay, Colombia, by X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry 

      Mazo-Gray, V.; Sbriz, L.; Alvarez, M. (1998-12-04)
      An evaluation of metal contamination in estuarine waters and shrimp culture systems was conducted using two analytical processes: soluble metals were examined by radioisotope x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (RIXRF) and ...

    • Determining the patina colors applied UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy and munsell systems in the main façade of the cathedral of santo domingo, Dominican Republic 

      Flores Sasso, Virginia; Ruiz Valero, Letzai; Pérez Álvarez, Gloria; Frutos Vázquez, Borja; Prieto Vicioso, Esteban; Martín Consuegra, Fernando (REHABEND, 2018-05)
      La fachada principal de la Catedral de Santo Domingo, Primada de América, es la más importante de la arquitectura colonial de la primera mitad del siglo XVI en América, la cual está construida en piedra caliza coralina. ...

    • Developing empathy in medical students 

      Otaño Rivas, Julio (ASME, 2019-10-01)
      Some evidence indicates that physician empathy declines during medical training, which has made it the subject of much research. Qualitative studies are relevant in this context, focusing as they do on how students themselves ...