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The Nairobi Declaration—Reducing the burden of dementia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): Declaration of the 2022 Symposium on Dementia and Brain Aging in LMICs
(Alzheimer's Association, 2023-03-11)
Delegates of the 2022 Symposium on Dementia and Brain Aging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, representing over 40 countries, met in Nairobi, Kenya, December 5–9 to highlight advances in dementia prevention, diagnosis, ...
Monitoring temporal changes in SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody levels and variant-specific risk for infection, Dominican Republic, March 2021–August 2022
(RESEARCH, 2023)
To assess changes in SARS-CoV-2 spike binding antibody
prevalence in the Dominican Republic and implications
for immunologic protection against variants of
concern, we prospectively enrolled 2,300 patients with
undif ...
Exploring the natural history of intrinsic capacity impairments : longitudinal patterns in the10/66 study
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society, 2023)
Intrinsic capacity (IC) is a construct encompassing people's physical and mental abilities. There is an implicit link amongst IC domains: cognition, locomotion, nutrition, sensory and psychological. However, little is known ...
Patterns, mechanism of injury and outcome of pediatric trauma at a level 1 trauma centre: a descriptive retrospective analysis
(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 ...
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 ...
Moisture condition evaluation in a sixteenth century building using non-destructive techniques
(Springer, Cham, 2022-11-01)
The objective of this study is to analyze the surface moisture conditions in a sixteenth century building located in the colonial city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, by non-destructive methods. Two techniques were ...
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype, dementia, and memory performance among Caribbean Hispanic versus US populations
(Alzheimer's Association, 2022-06-04)
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is considered the major susceptibility gene for developing Alzheimer's disease. However, the strength of this risk factor is not well established across diverse Hispanic populations. We investigated ...
Telemedicine to expand access to critical care around the world
(Critical Care Clinics, 2022)
This multiauthored communication gives a state-of-the-art global perspective on the increasing adoption of tele-critical care. Exponentially increasing sophistication in the deployment of Computers, Information, and ...
Latin American initiative for lifestyle intervention to prevent cognitive decline (LatAm-FINGERS): study design and harmonization
(Alzheimer's Association®, 2023-05-19)
Latin American Initiative for Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cognitive Decline (LatAm-FINGERS) is the first non-pharmacological multicenter randomized clinical trial (RCT) to prevent cognitive impairment in Latin America ...
Assessment of 24 h Sodium and Potassium urinary excretion in normotensive and hypertensive dominican adults
(Nutrients, 2023)
Higher salt (sodium) intake has been associated with higher blood pressure (BP). The
degree of association may be influenced by factors such as age, origin, and dietary components. This
study aimed to evaluate the 24 h ...