• Barrio de Santa Bárbara. Primer asentamiento informal del nuevo mundo 

      Prieto Vicioso, Esteban; Flores Sasso, Virginia (Intus - Legere Historia, 2020-05)
      En la Española se establecieron los primeros asentamientos europeos en el Nuevo Mundo entre ellos la ciudad de Santo Domingo en 1498, convirtiéndose en la más importante de las Indias y con la mayor población residente de ...
    • A Bayesian decision support sequential model for severity of illness predictors and intensive care admissions in pneumonia 

      Báez, Amado Alejandro; Cochon, Lila; Nicolás, José María (BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2019)
      Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the USA. Our objective was to assess the predictive value on critical illness and disposition of a sequential Bayesian Model ...
    • The biochemical and phenotypic characterization of females homozygous for 5 alpha-reductase-2 deficiency 

      Katz, M D; Cai, L Q; Zhu, Y S; Herrera, C; Defilló-Ricart, M; Shackleton, C H; Imperato-McGinle, J (The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism,, 1995-11)
      The biochemical and physiologic manifestations of decreased 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in females are characterized. Three females from the large Dominican kindred with 5 alpha-reductase-2 deficiency were identified ...
    • Biomarker Candidates for Alzheimer’s Disease Unraveled through In Silico Differential Gene Expression Analysis 

      Silva-Lucero, Maria-del-Carmen; Rivera-Osorio, Jared; Gómez-Virgilio, Laura; Lopez-Toledo, Gustavo; Luna-Muñoz, José; Montiel-Sosa, Francisco; Soto-Rojas, Luis O.; Pacheco-Herrero, Mar; Cardenas-Aguayo, Maria-del-Carmen (Basel, 2022-05-07)
      Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is neurodegeneration that accounts for 60–70% of dementia cases. Symptoms begin with mild memory difficulties and evolve towards cognitive impairment. The underlying risk factors remain primarily ...
    • Biomarkers for dementia in Latin American countries: Gaps and opportunities 

      Parra, Mario A.; Orellana, Paulina; León, Tomás; Cabello, Victoria; Henriquez, Fernando; Gómez, Rodrigo; Aválos, Constanza; Damian, Andrés; Slachevsky, Andrea; Ibañez, Agustín; Zetterberg, Henrik; Tijms, Betty M.; Yokoyama, Jennifer S.; Piña-Escudero, Stefanie D.; Cochran, J. Nicholas; Matallana, Diana L.; Acosta, Daisy; Allegri, Ricardo; Arias-Suárez, Bianca P.; Barra, Bernardo; Behrens, Maria Isabel; Brucki, Sonia M.; Busatto, Geraldo; Caramelli, Paulo; Castro-Suarez, Sheila; Contreras, Valeria; Custodio, Nilton; Dansilio, Sergio; Cruz-Puebla, Myriam de la; Cruz de Souza, Leonardo; Díaz, Monica M.; Duque, Lissette; Farías, Gonzalo A.; Ferreira, Sergio T.; Guimet, Nahuel Magrath; Kmaid, Ana; Lira, David; Lopera, Francisco; Mar Meza, Beatriz; Miotto, Eliane C.; Nitrini, Ricardo; Núñez, Alberto; O’Neill, Santiago; Ochoa, John; Pintado-Caipa, Maritza; França Resende, Elisa de Paula; Risacher, Shannon; Rojas, Luz Angela; Sabaj, Valentina; Schilling, Lucas; Sellek, Allis F.; Sosa, Ana; Takada, Leonel T.; Teixeira, Antonio L.; Unaucho-Pilalumbo, Martha; Duran-Aniotz, Claudia (Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2022-01-15)
      Limited knowledge on dementia biomarkers in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries remains a serious barrier. Here, we reported a survey to explore the ongoing work, needs, interests, potential barriers, and ...
    • A brief dementia screener suitable for use by non-specialists in resource poor settings-the cross-cultural derivation and validation of the brief Community Screening Instrument for Dementia. 

      Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Hall, K. S. (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011)
      Brief screening tools for dementia for use by non-specialists in primary care have yet to be validated in nonwestern settings where cultural factors and limited education may complicate the task. We aimed to derive a brief ...
    • Burden of Parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease on health service use and outcomes in Latin America 

      Kim, Dani J.; Rodriguez-Salgado, Ana M; Llibre-Rodriguez, Juan J.; Acosta, Isaac; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Acosta, Daisy; Jimenez-Velasquez, Ivonne Z.; Guerra, Mariella; Salas, Aquiles; Jeyachandran, Christine; López-Contreras, Ricardo; Hesse, Heike (Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 2023-11-03)
      Little is known about the burden of parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Latin America. Better understanding of health service use and clinical outcomes in PD is needed to improve its prognosis. The aim of the ...
    • Burden of parkinsonism and parkinson’s disease on health service use and outcomes in Latin America 

      Kima, Dani J.; Rodriguez-Salgadoc, Ana M.; Llibre-Rodriguezd, Juan J.; Acostae, Isaac; Sosae, Ana Luisa; Acosta, Daisy; Jimenez-Velasquezh, Ivonne Z.; Guerrai, Mariella; Salas, Aquiles; Jeyachandrank, Christine; Lopez-Contreras, Ricardo; Hesse, Heike; Tanner, Caroline; Llibre-Guerrao, Jorge J.; Prina, Matthew (Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, 2003)
      Little is known about the burden of parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Latin America. Better understanding of health service use and clinical outcomes in PD is needed to improve its prognosis. Objective: The ...
    • Caracterización del ladrillo utilizado en la Catedral de Santo Domingo, Primada de América 

      Flores Sasso, Virginia; Prieto Vicioso, Esteban; García de Miguel, José María (REHABEND, 2018)
      En las últimas décadas, los materiales de construcción que conforman edificios históricos en República Dominicana presentan un acelerado y avanzado deterioro. Por tal motivo, el objetivo principal de esta investigación ...
    • Care arrangements for people with dementia in developing countries 

      Acosta, Daisy (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2004-01-28)
      Rapid demographic ageing will soon lead to large increases in the numbers of persons with dementia in developing countries. This study is the first comprehensive assessment of care arrangements for people with dementia in ...
    • Characterization of lime mortar and plasters of Fortress Concepción de la Vega 

      Prieto-Vicioso, Esteban; Flores-Sasso, Virginia; Martínez-Ramírez, Sagrario; Ruiz-Valero, Letzai; Pérez, Gloria (MatTech, 2022-06-10)
      The arrival of Christopher Columbus in America stimulated the creation of new settlements in which the materials and construction methods coming from Spain and those existing in the area were used. The first village built ...
    • Characterization of XVI Century Wall Paint and Lime Mortar in the Façade of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 

      Flores-Sasso, Virginia; Prieto-Vicioso, Esteban; Ruiz-Valero, Letzai; Fernández-Flores, Gabriela; Prieto-Prieto, Luis (Springer Link, 2022)
      The Cathedral of Santo Domingo (1521–1541), is the oldest in the New World. The main façade was finished in 1540 by Spanish builders from the Kingdom of Castile, Spain, built with Coralina limestone ashlars joined with ...
    • Chromatic analysis of the finish of the 17th century wall of the Santo Domingo fortress in Dominican Republic 

      Flores Sasso, Virginia; Pérez, Gloria; Ruiz Valero, Letzai; Martínez Ramírez, Sagrario; Prieto Vicioso, Esteban (University of Cantabria, 2022)
      The defense system of the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, began in 1503 with the construction of the fortress and Tower of Homage. In 1567 the wall that encloses the fortress was completed, and around 1653 the ...
    • Chronic diseases among older people and co-resident psychological morbidity: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey 

      Honyashiki, Mina; Ferri, Cleusa P; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K S; Llibre-Rodrigues, Juan J; Aquiles Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph; Prince, Martin J (Int Psychogeriatr ., 2011-11)
      This is the first study to investigate the associations between chronic health conditions of older people and their impact on co-resident psychological morbidity using population-based samples in low and middle income ...
    • Climate change and global issues in allergy and immunology 

      Pacheco, Susan E.; Guidos-Fogelbach, Guillermo; Annesi-Maesano, Isabella; Pawankar, Ruby; D'Amato, Gennaro; Latour-Staffeld, Patricia; Urrutia-Pereira, Marylin; Kesic, Matthew J.; Hernandez, Michelle L (J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUNO, 2021)
      The steady increase in global temperatures, resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels and the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs), continues to destabilize all ecosystems worldwide. Although annual emissions must ...
    • Clinical and socioenvironmental characterizations associated with the genealogical analysis of a group of Dominican patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate 

      Arévalo-Caro, Catalina; Silva-Vetri, María Guadalupe; Arteaga Díaz, Clara; Pineda Villadiego, Saret; Ramirez Martinez, Ángela; Joaquín Federico, Bezaleht (Oral Science International, 2022-01)
      In the Dominican Republic, there is an important number of individuals affected by nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NS CL/P); in the search for the etiology, this study sought to determine the inheritance ...
    • Clinical validation demonstrates concordance of qSOFA and POC lactate Bayesian model: Results from the ACDC Phase-2 program 

      Báez, Amado Alejandro; López, Oscar; Martínez, María del Pilar; Libell, Nicole; Cochón, Laila; Nicolás, José María (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020-10-01)
      La sepsis es un problema médico común y letal. El objetivo de este estudio fue validar un Modelo Bayesiano que integra qSOFA y Lactato prehospitalario, con un análisis comparativo a partir de datos clínicos reales de ...
    • Coagulopathy in the surgical patient: trauma-induced and drug-induced coagulopathies 

      Peralta, Rubén; Al Thania, Hassan; Rizoli, Sandro (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019)
      Purpose of review coagulopathy is the derangement of hemostasis that in surgical patients may result in excessive bleeding, clotting or no measurable effect. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the ...
    • Cognitive abilities in androgen-insensitive subjects: comparison with control males and females from the same kindred 

      Imperato-McGinley 1, J; Pichardo, M; Gautier, T; Voyer, D; Bryden, M P (PUBLMed, 1991-05)
      To determine the effect of androgen insensitivity on cognitive abilities, subjects with the syndrome of complete androgen insensitivity (AI) were compared to control males and females from the same kindred on the Spanish ...
    • Cohort Profile: The 10/66 study 

      Prina, A. Matthew; Acosta, Daisy; Acosta, Isaac; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jotheeswaran, A. T.; Jiménez Velázquez, Ivonne Z.; Liu, Zhaorui; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Prince, Martin J. (International Journal of Epidemiology, 2017)