Geospatial analysis of the associations between environmental contamination with livestock feces and children with chronic fascioliasis in the Anta province of Cusco, Peru. by Melinda Barbara Tanabe, John Prochaska, Maria Luisa Morales, Martha Lopez, Benicia Baca-Turpo, Eulogia Arque, Miguel Mauricio Cabada

“…Fasciola hepatica is a neglected parasitic infection with significant human health and livestock industry impact. The Andean Altiplano harbors an estimated 50% of the Fasciola's world infection burden. …”
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Role of Guinea Pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) Raised as Livestock in Ecuadorian Andes as Reservoirs of Zoonotic Yeasts by Lenys Buela, Mercy Cuenca, Jéssica Sarmiento, Diana Peláez, Ana Yolanda Mendoza, Erika Judith Cabrera, Luis Andrés Yarzábal

“…Guinea pigs (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) have been reared for centuries in the Andean region for ceremonial purposes or as the main ingredient of traditional foods. …”
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<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Co-Infection: Potential Implications for Future Gastric Cancer Risk by Marcel Nkuize, Stéphane De Wit, Pieter Demetter, Pierre Eisendrath, Jean Vanderpas

“…The incidence and mortality rates for gastric carcinoma were higher in East/Pacific Asia, Southern/Andean Latin America, and Eastern Europe regions, and the incidence appeared to be 1.8-fold greater in <i>H. pylori</i>–HIV-infected people in East Asia. …”
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Sampling frequency trade-offs in the assessment of mean transit times of tropical montane catchment waters under semi-steady-state conditions by E. Timbe, D. Windhorst, R. Celleri, L. Timbe, P. Crespo, H.-G. Frede, J. Feyen, L. Breuer

“…The results of our analyses provide information for the planning of future fieldwork in similar Andean or other catchments.…”
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Clay Mineralogy: A Signature of Granitic Geothermal Reservoirs of the Central Upper Rhine Graben by Carole Glaas, Patricia Patrier, Jeanne Vidal, Daniel Beaufort, Albert Genter

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Technological and textural properties of gluten-free quinoa-based pasta (Chenopodium quinoa Wild) by Yisenia Mirian Itusaca-Maldonado, Carmen Rosa Apaza-Humerez, Augusto Pumacahua-Ramos, Edgar Mayta Pinto

“…Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain with a perfect nutritional composition that, by diversifying its transformation, becomes an attractive alternative for consumers looking for a high-quality, healthy diet with a source of vegetable proteins. …”
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Global, Regional, and National Incidence and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for Urolithiasis in 195 Countries and Territories, 1990–2019: Results from the Global Burden of Disease... by Juan Li, Yue Zhao, Zhuang Xiong, Guoqiang Yang

“…During this period, these estimates increased in low and low-middle SDI countries, particularly in South Asia, Andean Latin America, and Western Europe. A decline in DALYs was observed in all SDI countries. …”
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Adaptation of Interspecific Mesoamerican Common Bean Lines to Acid Soils and High Temperature in the Amazon Region of Colombia by Juan Carlos Suárez, Milan O. Urban, Amara Tatiana Contreras, Miguel Ángel Grajales, Cesar Cajiao, Stephen E. Beebe, Idupulapati M. Rao

“…Common bean lines evaluated included medium and large seeded interspecific lines of Mesoamerican and Andean gene pools with different levels of adaptation to abiotic stress conditions and some lines are improved for iron and zinc (biofortified) concentration in seeds. …”
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Variability of continental depositional systems during lowstand sedimentation: an example from the Kimmeridgian of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina by Luis A. Spalletti, Gonzalo D. Veiga

“…The Kimmeridgian lowstand wedge was developed slightly after the emergence of the Andean magmatic arc and the tectonic inversion of previous intrabasinal extensional structures. …”
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Human impact changes hydrological connectivity in a Patagonian fluvial basin by Facundo Scordo, Carina Seitz, Juan Esteban Fiorenza, M. Cintia Piccolo, Gerardo M.E. Perillo

“…Study region: The Cronómetro Lake basin situated east of the Andes in Argentina's Patagonian Andean pre-range environment. Study focus: We analyzed the interannual fluctuation in the surface area of Cronómetro Lake (January 2000 to January 2021). …”
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Metabolomic and Gene Expression Studies Reveal the Diversity, Distribution and Spatial Regulation of the Specialized Metabolism of Yacón (<i>Smallanthus sonchifolius</i>, Asteracea... by Guillermo F. Padilla-González, Evelyn Amrehn, Maximilian Frey, Javier Gómez-Zeledón, Alevtina Kaa, Fernando B. Da Costa, Otmar Spring

“…<i>Smallanthus sonchifolius</i>, also known as yacón, is an Andean crop species commercialized for its nutraceutical and medicinal properties. …”
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Feature-Based Molecular Networking to Target the Isolation of New Caffeic Acid Esters from Yacon (<i>Smallanthus sonchifolius</i>, Asteraceae) by Guillermo F. Padilla-González, Nicholas J. Sadgrove, Gari V. Ccana-Ccapatinta, Olga Leuner, Eloy Fernandez-Cusimamani

“…<i>Smallanthus sonchifolius</i> (yacon) is an edible tuberous Andean shrub that has been included in the diet of indigenous people since before recorded history. …”
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Public Services in the Household and Their Effect on Poverty, Analysis for the Peruvian Case, 2021 by Santotomas Licimaco Aguilar-Pinto, Julio Cesar Quispe-Mamani, Dominga Asunción Calcina-Álvarez, Nelly Jacqueline Ulloa-Gallardo, Roxana Madueño-Portilla, Mindi Fabiola Lizárraga-Álvarez, Adderly Mamani-Flores, Balbina Esperanza Cutipa-Quilca, Ruth Nancy Tairo-Huamán, Duverly Joao Incacutipa-Limachi, Marleny Quispe-Layme

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Venomic, Transcriptomic, and Bioactivity Analyses of <em>Pamphobeteus verdolaga</em> Venom Reveal Complex Disulfide-Rich Peptides That Modulate Calcium Channels by Sebastian Estrada-Gomez, Fernanda Caldas Cardoso, Leidy Johana Vargas-Muñoz, Juan Carlos Quintana-Castillo, Claudia Marcela Arenas Gómez, Sandy Steffany Pineda, Monica Maria Saldarriaga-Cordoba

“…<i>Pamphobeteus verdolaga</i> is a recently described Theraphosidae spider from the Andean region of Colombia. Previous reports partially characterized its venom profile. …”
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Assessing fish diversity in abandoned mining ponds in Madre de Dios, Peru, using environmental DNA by Camila Timana‐Mendoza, Alonso Reyes‐Calderon, Patrick Venail, Julio M. Araújo‐Flores, Mónica C. Santa‐Maria

“…Abstract The Peruvian region of Madre de Dios is a biodiversity hotspot located in the Andean‐Amazon region. Since the 1970s, it has experienced the harsh effects of artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM), which has transformed the primary forests into numerous small mining ponds left abandoned after extraction. …”
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Chemical Characterization, Nutritional and Bioactive Properties of <i>Physalis peruviana</i> Fruit from High Areas of the Atacama Desert by Patricio Muñoz, Felipe Parra, Mario J. Simirgiotis, Germán F. Sepúlveda Chavera, Claudio Parra

“…However, the chemical composition, nutritional characterization, and bioactive properties of the <i>P. peruviana</i> growing in the Andean region of the Atacama Desert have not been conducted so far. …”
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A comprehensive characterization of agronomic and end-use quality phenotypes across a quinoa world core collection by Evan B. Craine, Alathea Davies, Daniel Packer, Nathan D. Miller, Sandra M. Schmöckel, Edgar P. Spalding, Mark Tester, Kevin M. Murphy

“…Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), a pseudocereal with high protein quality originating from the Andean region of South America, has broad genetic variation and adaptability to diverse agroecological conditions, contributing to the potential to serve as a global keystone protein crop in a changing climate. …”
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Variability of continental depositional systems during lowstand sedimentation: an example from the Kimmeridgian of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina by Luis A. Spalletti, Gonzalo D. Veiga

“…The Kimmeridgian lowstand wedge was developed slightly after the emergence of the Andean magmatic arc and the tectonic inversion of previous intrabasinal extensional structures. …”
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Plasmatic Concentrations of ADMA and Homocystein in Llama (Lama glama) and Regulation of Arginase Type II: An Animal Resistent to the Development of Pulmonary Hypertension Induced... by Vasthi López, Fernando A. Moraga, Anibal J. Llanos, German Ebensperger, María I. Taborda, Elena Uribe

“…There are animal species that have adapted to life at high altitude and hypobaric hypoxia conditions in the Andean highlands. One such species is the llama (Lama glama), which seem to have developed efficient protective mechanisms to avoid maladaptation resulting from chronic hypoxia, such as a resistance to the development of hypoxia -induced pulmonary hypertension. …”
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Detection of Giardia duodenalis and Toxoplasma gondii in soil and water samples in the Quindío River basin, Colombia by Valeria Alejandra Pinto-Duarte, Natalia Marcela Hérnandez-Arango, Benyi Juliana Marin-Gallego, Paola Andrea Toloza-Beltrán, Fabiana María Lora-Suarez, Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín

“…Our aim was to describe the frequency of G. duodenalis and T. gondii DNA in 11 sampling points during a five-month period in water and adjacent soil at the Quindío River basin (Andean region in the central western part of Colombia). …”
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