Recreating Collective Memories of Africa in the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora by Stephane Martin Demers

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Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous Religions as subject in Caribbean Art by Rachelle Sanicharan

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Findings of Multiple Myeloma in Afro-Caribbean Patients in the United States by Ashtami Banavali, Elvira Neculiseanu, Padma L. Draksharam, Sireesha Datla, Maushmi Savjani, Jennifer Park, Gurinder Sidhu, Evelyn O. Taiwo

“…Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common malignancy in the United States and has a higher incidence in the black and Afro-Caribbean population. There remain limited data on disease presentation and clinical characteristics in this patient group in the United States. …”
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Glaucoma screening in the Haitian Afro-Caribbean population of South Florida. by Christine L Bokman, Louis R Pasquale, Richard K Parrish, Richard K Lee

“…To evaluate the presence of clinical signs consistent with suspected glaucoma in Haitian Afro-Caribbean individuals residing in South Florida who do not receive regular eye examinations.Retrospective, cross-sectional study.Community health center in the Little Haiti district of Miami, Florida.We reviewed medical records and screening forms from five health screenings between October 2011 to October 2013 of 939 Afro-Caribbean individuals older than 18 years, who were never diagnosed with glaucoma or had an eye examination within the last ten years.Measurements of distance visual acuity (VA), intraocular eye pressure (IOP), central corneal thickness (CCT), cup-to-disc ratio (CDR), frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimeter visual field (VF).Proportion of glaucoma suspects, based on IOP greater than or equal to 24 mm Hg or CDR greater than or equal to 0.7 in either eye, and determinants of CDR and IOP.One hundred ninety-one (25.5%) of 750 patients were identified as glaucoma suspects. …”
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Evaluation of left ventricular remodelling in young Afro-Caribbean athletes by Giorgio Galanti, Loira Toncelli, Benedetta Tosi, Melissa Orlandi, Chiara Giannelli, Laura Stefani, Gabriele Mascherini, Pietro A. Modesti

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Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system gender differences in an Afro-Caribbean population by Damian H Cohall, Thea Scantlebury-Manning, Stephen James, Kiana Hall, Carlos M Ferrario

“…Conclusions: A shift in the balance between Ang II and Ang-(1-7) and their respective pressor and depressor axes might be markers of the cardio-renal protective mechanisms that may be present in females of Afro-Caribbean descent.…”
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Navigating STEM: Afro Caribbean Women Overcoming Barriers of Gender and Race by Beverly A. King Miller

“…Drawing from a larger qualitative, grounded case study, the article examines the experiences of Panamanian Afro Caribbean women in STEM and their successful navigation of race and gender barriers related to education and employment in STEM. …”
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Rare anatomic variant: Celiac-mesenteric trunk in an Afro-Caribbean population by Michael T Gardner, Shamir O Cawich, Ramanand Shetty, Patrick Lodenquai, Yuxue Zheng

“…Conclusion: In this Afro-Caribbean population, a celiac-mesenteric trunk was found in 1.5% of unselected cadavers. …”
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Acculturation and Consumption: Examining the Consumption Behavior of People of Afro-Caribbean Descent in Canada by Bamidele Adekunle, Glen Filson, Sridharan Sethuratnam, Dario Cidro

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Associations of blood pressure with body composition among Afro-Caribbean children in Barbados. by Pamela S Gaskin, Ryan V Hall, Peter Chami, Margaret A St John, David A Gaskin, Oarabile R Molaodi, Seeromanie Harding

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Juvenile Dermatomyositis in Afro-Caribbean children: a cohort study in the French West Indies by Arthur Felix, Frederique Delion, Fabienne Louis-Sidney, Lindsay Osei, Aurélie Armougon, Remi Bellance, Moustapha Dramé, Christophe Deligny, Benoit Suzon, Yves Hatchuel

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Cerebral Ischemic Events: An Overlooked Complication of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in Afro-Caribbean Patients by Rishika Banydeen, Rishika Banydeen, Aissatou Signate, Tuan-Huy Tran, Astrid Monfort, Astrid Monfort, Remi Neviere, Remi Neviere, Jocelyn Inamo, Jocelyn Inamo

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How do Spanish and English Languages Determine Young Afro-Caribbean Descendants’ Identity? by Grettel Vargas Jiménez

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Choosing while black: examining Afro-Caribbean families' engagement with school choice in Birmingham by Mazyck, R, Rachel Mazyck

“…This study focuses on Afro-Caribbean families and their engagement with the process of selecting secondary schools in Birmingham. …”

Rates and factors associated with falls in older European Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, African-Americans, and Hispanics by Vieira ER, Tappen R, Engstrom G, da Costa BR

“…The associations were stronger for Afro-Caribbeans, but they presented approximately 40% lower prevalence of falls than the other groups.Conclusion: Taking anxiety medication, incontinence, back pain, feet swelling, and age ≥75 years were associated with falls, and Afro-Caribbeans presented lower prevalence of falls. …”
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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in French Afro-Caribbean children, a retrospective cohort study by A. Felix, F. Delion, B. Suzon, S. Pallara-Sirven, N. Elenga, P. Quartier, F. Louis-Sidney, M. Dramé, Y. Hatchuel

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Description and outcomes of Afro-Caribbean children treated for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in the French West Indies by Charlène Grabot, Mélanie Brard, Daphnée Hilaire, Moustapha Drame, Gwladys Nadia Gbaguidi, Narcisse Elenga, Saskia Tuttle, Yves Hatchuel, Michaël Levy, Olivier Flechelles, Arthur Felix

“…Our work does not support an ethnic susceptibility for severity of MIS-C in Afro-Caribbean population.…”
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Protocol adherence and outcomes among African/Afro-Caribbean men on active surveillance for prostate cancer by K. Beckmann, H. Aya, A. Santa Olalla, P. Sandu, S. Singh, M. Nikhil, P. Cathcart, B. Challacombe, R. Poppert, P. Dasgupta, M. Van Hemelrijck, O. Elhage

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Gene Polymorphisms of FABP2, ADIPOQ and ANP and Risk of Hypertriglyceridemia and Metabolic Syndrome in Afro-Caribbeans. by Laurent Larifla, Christine Rambhojan, Marie-Odile Joannes, Suliya Maimaitiming-Madani, Jean-Paul Donnet, Thérèse Marianne-Pépin, Roger Chout, Ronan Roussel, Lydia Foucan

“…We investigated the association of allelic variants of three candidate genes, rs1799883-FABP2, rs1501299-ADIPOQ and rs5065-ANP with MetS and its components, individually and in combination, using a genetic risk score.A cross-sectional study was conducted in 462 Afro-Caribbeans subjects without cardiovascular complications or lipid-lowering medications. …”
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A novel SYNJ1 homozygous variant causing developmental and epileptic encephalopathy in an Afro‐Caribbean individual by Mary Maj, Christie L. Taylor, Kevin Landau, Helga V. Toriello, Dong Li, Elizabeth J. Bhoj, Hakon Hakonarson, Beverly Nelson, Sarah Gluschitz, Ruth H. Walker, Andrew K. Sobering

“…Results We present an Afro‐Caribbean female who developed uncontrollable seizures shortly after birth, accompanied by developmental delay and severe generalized dystonia. …”
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