• Packages of care for dementia in low- and middle-income countries. 

      Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Castro-Costa, E.; Jackson, J.; Shaji, K. S. (PolS Medicine, 2009)
      This is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting the delivery of "packages of care" for mental health disorders in low- and middle-income countries. Packages of care are combinations of treatments aimed at improving ...
    • 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; Al Jogol, Hisham; Taha, Ibrahim; Mustafa, Fuad; Alabdallat, Mohammad; Abdelrahman, Husham; Peralta, Ruben (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 ...
    • 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; Ahmed, Khalid; Mahmood, Ismail; Atique, Sajid; Al Jogol, Hisham; Taha, Ibrahim; Mustafa, Fuad; Alabdallat, Mohammad; Abdelrahman, Husham; Peralta, Ruben; Al-Thani, Hassan (World J Surg, 2021-05)
      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 ...
    • Patterns, mechanism of injury and outcome of pediatric trauma at a level 1 trauma centre: a descriptive retrospective analysis 

      Alansari, Amani N.; Mekkodathil, Ahammed; Peralta, Ruben; Baykuziyev, Temur; Alhussaini, Nour W. Z.; Asim, Mohammad; El-Menyar, Ayman (Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023-04-23)
      There is a gap in knowledge on the epidemiology of pediatric trauma in the developing countries. We aimed to describe the injury pattern, mechanism of injury (MOI), and outcomes of pediatric trauma in a level 1 trauma ...
    • Performance of the parallel plate avalanche counter (PPAC) for improving the depth profile of conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS) 

      Villagram, M.; Sbriz, L.; Valconi, G. (Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1991)
      The parallel plate avalanche counter (PPAC) built in our laboratory was used to measure the CEM spectra of iron electrodeposited over a steel substrate. The electron counter was operated with ketone gas inside the ionization ...
    • Physical and Chemical Characterisation of the Pigments of a 17th-Century Mural Painting in the Spanish Caribbean 

      Flores-Sasso, Virginia; Pérez, Gloria; Ruiz-Valero, Letzai; Martínez-Ramírez, Sagrario; Guerrero, Ana; Prieto-Vicioso, Esteban (MDPI, 2021)
      The arrival of Spaniards in the Caribbean islands introduced to the region the practice of applying pigments onto buildings. The pigments that remain on these buildings may provide data on their historical evolution and ...
    • Piper umbellatum L.: A comparative cross-cultural analysis of its medicinal uses and an ethnopharmacological evaluation 

      Roersch, Carles (Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010)
      This review assesses the botany, traditional medicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of P. umbellatum. Information on P. umbellatum was gathered via the internet (using Scirus, Google Scholar, CAB-Abstracts, ...
    • Piper umbellatum L.: A comparative cross-cultural analysis of its medicinal uses and an ethnopharmacological evaluation 

      Roersch, Carles M. (Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010-10)
      This review assesses the botany, traditional medicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of P. umbellatum. Information on P. umbellatum was gathered via the internet (using Scirus, Google Scholar, CAB-Abstracts, ...
    • Population normative data for the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery from Latin America, India and China: a cross-sectional survey. 

      Sosa, Ana Luisa; Albanese, Emiliano; Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Yang, Fang; Gaona, Ciro; Jotheeswaran, A. T.; Rodríguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Rojas de la Torre, Gabriela; Williams, Joseph D.; Stewart, Robert (BMC Neurology, 2009)
      1) To report site-specific normative values by age, sex and educational level for four components of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery; 2) to estimate the main and interactive effects of age, sex, ...
    • Post-operative analgesics score, another tool in the quest for a better pain management. 

      Peralta, Ruben; Strandvik, Gustav Frans (World J Surg, 2023-06-12)
      The pre-emptive analgesic strategies aimed at reducing chronic post-surgical pain, and CPIP, have shown inconsistent results. Regional anesthetic techniques continue to hold out the tantalizing prospect of being the universal ...
    • Potentially dangerous effect of disopyramide on atrioventricular conduction in a patient on digitalis 

      Lara, M.; Oakley, G. David G.; Rowbotham, D. (British Medical Journal, 1980)
    • Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middleincome countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models 

      Stephan, Blossom C M; Pakpahan, Eduwin; Siervo, Mario; Licher, Silvan; Muniz-Terrera, Graciela; Mohan, Devi; Acosta, Daisy; Rodriguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Acosta, Isaac; Llibre-Rodriguez, Juan J; Prince, Martin J.; Robinson, Louise; Prina, A. Matthew (Elsevier Ltd, 2020-04)
      To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia ...
    • Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middleincome countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models 

      Stephan, Blossom C M; Pakpahan, Eduwin; Siervo, Mario; Licher, Silvan; Muniz-Terrera, Graciela; Mohan, Devi; Acosta, Daisy; Rodriguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Acosta, Isaac; Llibre-Rodriguez, Juan J; Prince, Martin; Robinson, Louise; Prina, Matthew (Elsevier Ltd., 2020-04)
      To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia risk ...
    • Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries 

      Kowal, Marta; Sorokowski, Piotr; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Valentova, Jaroslava V.; Varella, Marco A.C.; Frederick, David A.; Al-Shawaf, Laith; García, Felipe E.; Giammusso, Isabella; Gjoneska, Biljana; Kozma, Luca; Otterbring, Tobias; Papadatou-Pastou, Marietta; Pfuhl, Gerit; Studzinska, Anna; Toplu-Demirtas, Ezgi; Touloumakos, Anna K.; Bakos, Bence E.; Batres, Carlota; Bonneterre, Solenne; Czamanski-Cohen, Johanna; Dacanay, Jovi C.; Deschrijver, Eliane; Fisher, Maryanne L.; Grano, Caterina; Grigoryev, Dmitry; Kozlov, Mikhail V.; Manunta, Efisio; Massar, Karlijn; McFall, Joseph P.; Mebarak, Moises; Miccoli, Maria Rosa; Milfont, Taciano L.; Prokop, Pavol; Aavik, Toivo; Arriaga, Patrícia; Baiocco, Roberto; Çetinkaya, Hakan; Duyar, Izzet; Guemaz, Farida; Ishii, Tatsunori; Kamburidis, Julia A.; Khun-Inkeeree, Hareesol; Lidborg, Linda H.; Manor, Hagar; Nussinson, Ravit; Omar-Fauzee, Mohd Sofian B.; Pazhoohi, Farid; Ponnet, Koen; Caetano Santos, Anabela; Senyk, Oksana; Spasovski, Ognen; Vintila, Mona; Wang, Austin H.; Yoo, Gyesook; Zerhouni, Oulmann; Amin, Rizwana; Aquino, Sibele; Boussena, Mahmoud; Can, Ali R.; Can, Seda; Castro, Rita; Chirumbolo, Antonio; Çoker, Ogeday; Dural, Seda; Eder, Stephanie J.; Ghahraman Moharrampour, Nasim; Grassini, Simone; Hristova, Evgeniya; Kervyn, Nicolas; Koyuncu, Mehmet; Kunisato, Yoshihiko; Lins, Samuel; Mandzyk, Tetyana; Mari, Silvia; Mattiassi, Alan D.A.; Memisoglu-Sanli, Aybegum; Morelli, Mara; Novaes, Felipe C.; Parise, Miriam; Pavela Banai, Irena; Perun, Mariia; Plohl, Nejc; Zahra Sahli, Fatima; Smojver-Azic, Sanja; Toyama, Asako; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Yamada, Yuki; Abad Villaverde, Beatriz; Afhami, Reza; Akello, Grace; Alami, Nael H.; Alma, Leyla; Argyrides, Marios; Atamtürk, Derya; Burduli, Nana; Cardona, Sayra; Castañeda, Andrea; Chałatkiewicz, Izabela; Chopik, William J.; Chubinidze, Dimitri; Conroy-Beam, Daniel; Ribeiro da Silva, Diana; Don, Yahya B.; Donato, Silvia; Dubrov, Dmitrii; Dutt, Sanjana; Ebimgbo, Samuel O.; Estevan, Ignacio; Etchezahar, Edgardo; Fedor, Peter; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Galasinska, Katarzyna; Gargula, Łukasz; Gelbart, Benjamin; Gómez Yepes, Talia; Hamdaoui, Brahim; Hromatko, Ivana; Itibi, Salome N.; Jaforte, Luna; Janssen, Steve M.J.; Jovic, Marija; Kertechian, Kevin S.; Khan, Farah; Kobylarek, Aleksander; Koso-Drljevic, Maida; Krasnodębska, Anna; Landa-Blanco, Miguel; Mailhos, Alvaro; Marot, Tiago; Martinac Dorcic, Tamara; Martinez-Banfi, Martha; Yusof, MatRahimi; Mayorga-Lascano, Marlon; Musil, Bojan; Najmussaqib, Arooj; Nalla Muthu, Kavitha; Natividade, Jean C.; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L.G.; Nyhus, Ellen K.; Oberzaucher, Elisabeth; Omar, Salma S.; Ostaszewski, Franciszek; T. Pacquing, Ma. Criselda; Pagani, Ariela F.; Park, Ju Hee; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Reips, Ulf-Dietrich; S. Reyes, Marc Eric; Röer, Jan P.; Şahin, Ayşegül; Samekin, Adil; Sargautytė, Rūta; Semenovskikh, Tatiana; Siepelmeyer, Henrik; Singh, Sangeeta; Sołtys, Alicja; Sorokowska, Agnieszka; Soto-López, Rodrigo; Sultanova, Liliya; Tamayo-Agudelo, William; Tan, Chee-Seng; Topanova, Gulmira T.; Topcu Bulut, Merve; Trémolière, Bastien; Tulyakul, Singha; Türkan, Belgüzar N.; Urbanek, Arkadiusz; Volkodav, Tatiana; Walter, Kathryn V.; Mohd Yaakob, Mohd Faiz; Zumárraga-Espinosa, Marcos; Čeněk, Jiří; Stöckli, Sabrina; Kaĉmár, Pavol; Boğa, Merve; Cornec, Clément; Ikizer, Gözde; Šakan, Dušana; Solak, Çağlar; Söylemez, Sinem; Carneiro, João; Duračková, Michaela; Križanić, Valerija; Contreras-Garduño, Jorge; Mikuličiūtė, Vita; Mišetić, Katarina (Evolution and Human Behavior 43 (2022) 455–474, 2022-08-22)
      People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating preferences ...
    • Prehospital administration of tranexamic acid in trauma patients: A 1:1 matched comparative study from a level 1 trauma center 

      El-Menyar, Ayman; Sathian, Brijesh; Wahlen, Bianca M.; Abdelrahman, Husham; Peralta, Rubén; Al-Thani, Hassan; Rizoli, Sandro (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019)
      The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of prehospital administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to injured patients on mortality, thromboembolic events and need for blood transfusion in a level 1 trauma center. ...
    • Prehospital sepsis project (PSP): knowledge and attitudes of united states advanced out-of-hospital care providers. 

      Báez, Amado Alejandro; Hanudel, Priscilla; Pérez, María Teresa; Giraldez, Ediza M.; Wilcox, Susan R. (Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2013)
      Introduction severe sepsis and septic shock are common and often fatal medical problems. The Prehospital Sepsis Project is a multifaceted study that aims to improve the out-of-hospital care of patients with sepsis by means ...
    • Present, past, and future of the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver- Asociación Latino Americana para el Estudio del Hígado (ALEH) 

      Brahm, Javier; Contreras Peña, Fernando A. (Annals of Hepatology, 2018)
      The mission, functions and scientific activities carried out by Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH) are presented. The main scientific meetings held in the member countries are mentioned. The main ...
    • The prevalence and correlates of frailty in urban and rural populations in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 population-based survey 

      Llibre Rodriguez, Juan J.; Prina, Matthew; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K.S.; Jimenez-Velasquez, Ivonne Z.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D; Jotheeswaran, A.T.; Acosta, Isaac; Liu, Zhaorui; Prince, Martin J. (Elsevier Ltd., 2018)
      There have been few cross-national studies of the prevalence of the frailty phenotype conducted among low or middle income countries. We aimed to study the variation in prevalence and correlates of frailty in rural and ...
    • Prevalence and impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms in normal aging and neurodegenerative syndromes: A population-based study fromLatin America 

      Rodriguez Salgado, Ana M.; Acosta, Isaac; J. Kim, Dani; Zitser, Jenny; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Acosta, Daisy; Jimenez-Velasquez, Ivonne Z.; Guerra, Mariella; Salas, Aquiles; Valvuerdi, Adolfo; Llibre-Guerra, Juan C.; Jeyachandran, Christine; López Contreras, Ricardo; Hesse, Heike; Tanner, Caroline; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Prina, Matthew; Llibre-Guerra, Jorge J. (Alzheimer’s Dement, 2023-06-23)
      Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in neurodegenerative diseases; however, little is known about the prevalence of NPSs in Hispanic populations. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in neurodegenerative ...
    • The prevalence and social patterning of chronic diseases among older people in a population undergoing health transition: a 10/66 group cross-sectional population-based survey in the Dominican Republic . 

      Acosta, Daisy; Rottbeck, Ruth; Rodríguez, J. G.; González, Loida M.; Almánzar, Mary R.; Minaya, Susana N.; Ortiz, María del C.; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Public Health, 2010)
      Very little of the increased attention towards chronic diseases in countries with low and middle incomes has been directed towards older people, who contribute 72% of all deaths, and 14% of all Disability Adjusted Life Years ...