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Characterization of XVI Century Wall Paint and Lime Mortar in the Façade of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(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 ...
Dementia attributable healthcare utilizations in the Caribbean versus United States
(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 ...
Endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal leaks
(Springer, Cham, 2023-03)
Gastrointestinal leaks are severe complications after bariatric surgery, mainly related to postoperative anastomotic defects with substantial morbidity and mortality. Surgical interventions can be complicated with high ...
Exsanguination: reliable models to indicate damage control
(Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 2023-01-01)
Exsanguination is a syndrome defined as extreme form of hemorrhage that if not surgically controlled will lead to death. This chapter defines the syndrome and describes the injuries prone to cause this most extreme form ...
Neurovascular dysfunction and vascular amyloid accumulation as early events in Alzheimer's disease
(Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021-07)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is clinically characterized by a progressive loss of cognitive functions and short-term memory. AD patients present two distinctive neuropathological lesions: neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary ...
Clinical and socioenvironmental characterizations associated with the genealogical analysis of a group of Dominican patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate
(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 ...
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, ...
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 ...