The Multi-Partner Consortium to Expand Dementia Research in Latin America (ReDLat): Driving Multicentric Research and Implementation Science by Agustin Ibanez, Agustin Ibanez, Agustin Ibanez, Agustin Ibanez, Agustin Ibanez, Jennifer S. Yokoyama, Jennifer S. Yokoyama, Jennifer S. Yokoyama, Jennifer S. Yokoyama, Katherine L. Possin, Katherine L. Possin, Katherine L. Possin, Diana Matallana, Diana Matallana, Diana Matallana, Francisco Lopera, Ricardo Nitrini, Leonel T. Takada, Nilton Custodio, Ana Luisa Sosa Ortiz, José Alberto Avila-Funes, José Alberto Avila-Funes, Maria Isabel Behrens, Maria Isabel Behrens, Maria Isabel Behrens, Maria Isabel Behrens, Andrea Slachevsky, Andrea Slachevsky, Andrea Slachevsky, Andrea Slachevsky, Andrea Slachevsky, Richard M. Myers, J. Nicholas Cochran, Luis Ignacio Brusco, Luis Ignacio Brusco, Martin A. Bruno, Martin A. Bruno, Sonia M. D. Brucki, Sonia M. D. Brucki, Stefanie Danielle Pina-Escudero, Stefanie Danielle Pina-Escudero, Stefanie Danielle Pina-Escudero, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Patricio Donnelly Kehoe, Patricio Donnelly Kehoe, Adolfo M. Garcia, Adolfo M. Garcia, Adolfo M. Garcia, Adolfo M. Garcia, Adolfo M. Garcia, Juan Felipe Cardona, Hernando Santamaria-Garcia, Hernando Santamaria-Garcia, Sebastian Moguilner, Sebastian Moguilner, Claudia Duran-Aniotz, Enzo Tagliazucchi, Marcelo Maito, Erika Mariana Longoria Ibarrola, Maritza Pintado-Caipa, Maritza Pintado-Caipa, Maritza Pintado-Caipa, Maria Eugenia Godoy, Vera Bakman, Vera Bakman, Shireen Javandel, Kenneth S. Kosik, Victor Valcour, Victor Valcour, Victor Valcour, Bruce L. Miller, Bruce L. Miller, Bruce L. Miller

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An updated examination of the perception of barriers for pharmacogenomics implementation and the usefulness of drug/gene pairs in Latin America and the Caribbean by Aimeé Salas-Hernández, Macarena Galleguillos, Matías Carrasco, Andrés López-Cortés, María Ana Redal, Dora Fonseca-Mendoza, Patricia Esperón, Farith González-Martínez, Ismael Lares-Asseff, Alberto Lazarowski, Verónica Loera-Castañeda, Diadelis Remírez, Matías F. Martínez, Matías F. Martínez, Rodrigo Vargas, Fabricio Rios-Santos, Antonio Macho, Juan P. Cayún, Germán R. Perez, Carolina Gutierrez, Leslie C. Cerpa, Tamara Leiva, Susan Calfunao, Susan Calfunao, Lesly Xajil, Christopher Sandoval, Christopher Sandoval, Marcelo Suárez, Marcelo Suárez, Ariana Gonzalez, Gabriela Echeverría-Garcés, Luis Sullón-Dextre, Eugenia Cordero-García, Alexis R. Morales, Andrea Avendaño, Enrique Sánchez, Laura C. Bastone, Cesar Lara, Patricia Zuluaga-Arias, Ana María Soler, Julio Da Luz, Gabriela Burgueño-Rodríguez, Marcelo Vital, Elizabeth Reyes-Reyes, Alexander Huaccha, Yeimy V. Ariza, Naomi Tzul, Ana L. Rendón, Roberto Serrano, Larissa Acosta, Angelo Motta-Pardo, Leonardo Beltrán-Angarita, Leonardo Beltrán-Angarita, Erika Brand, Miguel A. Jiménez, Gladys Maribel Hidalgo-Lozada, Marina M. J. Romero-Prado, Karla Escobar-Castro, Mariel Umaña-Rivas, Juan D. Vivas, Paola Lagos, Yineth Ballén Martínez, Sharleth Quesada, Camila Calfio, Maria L. Arias, María A. Lavanderos, Dante D. Cáceres, Alberto Salazar-Granara, Nelson M. Varela, Luis A. Quiñones, Luis A. Quiñones

“…Research on PGx in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region remains scarce, with limited information in some populations. …”
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Pesquisa na enfermagem brasileira: esse é o momento para mudanças? by Jeanne-Marie R. Stacciarini

“…Mendoza-Parra S, Paravic-Klijn T, Muñoz-Muñoz AM, Barriga OA, Jiménez- Contreras E. Visibility of Latin American nursing research (1959–2005). J Nurs Scholarsh. 2009;41(1):54–63. 3. …”
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MODELO PARA LA IDENTIFICACIÓN DE COMPETENCIAS LABORALES Y DEFINICIÓN DE CRITERIOS DE DESEMPEÑO EN SALUD PÚBLICA DE LOS PROFESIONALES DE ENFERMERÍA Y MEDICINA EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE... by Martha Cecilia Arroyave Buriticá, Maria Eugenia Giraldo Prieto, Miryan González Ramírez

“…<br>In 2000, the OPS made evident the lack of growth of the Latin American countries, regarding human resources in public health. …”
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Primeras recomendaciones de consenso SLA NH-COLA BIOCLI (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nefrología e Hipertensión- Confederación Latinoamericana de Bioquímica Clínica). Informe de la... by Alberto M. Alles-Gamberale, Eduardo Anchart, Jessica I. Bravo-Zuñiga, María C. Carlino-Bauza, Alfonso M. Cueto-Manzano, Liliana Gadola, Raúl H. Girardi, Pablo Jara, Edinson A. López-Herrera, Pablo G. Ríos-Sarro, Adriana Robayo, Roberto Ruiz-Arenas, Vicente Sánchez-Polo, Rosa I. Sierra-Amor, Laura Solá-Schnir, Augusto C. Vallejos, Carlos A. Zúñiga-San Martín, Eric A. Zúñiga-Saravia

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Cobertura do exame de Papanicolaou no Brasil e seus fatores determinantes: uma revisão sistemática da literatura Coverage of the Pap smear in Brazil and its determining factors: a... by Luís Felipe Leite Martins, Luiz Claudio Santos Thuler, Joaquim Gonçalves Valente

“…METHODS: the literature was reviewed using the LILACS (Latin-American and Caribbean Literature in Sciences of the Health), MEDLINE - 1966 to 2004 (International Literature in Sciences of the Health), PAHO (Collection of the Library of the Pan-American Organization of Health), and WHOLIS (System of Information of the Library of OMS) databases. …”
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Resultados de una encuesta sobre tratamiento de la cifosis torácica causada por enfermedad de Scheuermann Resultados de uma pesquisa sobre o tratamento da cifose torácica de Scheue... by Claudio Silveri, Alejandro Cúneo, Asdrúbal Silveri

“…METHOD: A survey information with a questionnaire applied to 25 informants, colleagues from different countries of Ibero-Latin American members of SILACO (Sociedad Ibero-Latinoamericana de Columna) and to analyze the results. …”
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Characterization of diabetic patients undergoing dialysis at hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paúl, in Medellín, Colombia Características de los pacientes con diagnóstico de d... by Alberto Villegas Perrasse, Mario Arbeláez Gómez, Jorge Enrique Henao Sierra, Ana Mercedes Mejía Lenis, Eliana María Zapata Agudelo

“…However, very few Latin American and Colombian studies on the subject have been published. …”
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Discapacidad y cultura: desafío emergente en investigación Disability and culture: emerging challenge in research Incapacidade e cultura: desafio emergente em pesquisa by LÓPEZ LUCERO, SORIANO FABIOLA CASTELLANOS

“…. &#13; &#13; Final considerations: more research is required on disability and culture from the view of several disciplines which should include Latin American contexts that contribute to the integral understanding of disabled people of all ages and social groups.…”
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Forest aboveground biomass stock and resilience in a tropical landscape of Thailand by N. Jha, N. K. Tripathi, W. Chanthorn, W. Brockelman, A. Nathalang, A. Nathalang, R. Pélissier, S. Pimmasarn, P. Ploton, N. Sasaki, S. G. P. Virdis, M. Réjou-Méchain

“…Our recovery estimates are also within the range of those reported for the well-studied Latin American secondary forests under similar climatic conditions. …”
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Peripheral vascular catheter use in Latin America (the vascular study): A multinational cross-sectional study by Rachel M. Walker, Rachel M. Walker, Rachel M. Walker, Maria Paula Oliveira Pires, Maria Paula Oliveira Pires, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Marie Cooke, Gabor Mihala, Silvia Schoenau Azevedo, Maria Angelica Sorgini Peterlini, Marcelle Di Angelis Ambar Felipe, Cirlia Petrona Álvarez, Marcela Quintanilla, Martha Claudia Corzo, Gabriela Cortez Villareal, Eliazib Nataren Cigarroa, Mavilde L. G. Pedreira, Mavilde L. G. Pedreira, Mavilde L. G. Pedreira, Claire M. Rickard, Claire M. Rickard, Claire M. Rickard, Claire M. Rickard

“…Our aim was to describe processes and practices regarding PIVC use in hospitalized patients related to hospital guidelines, characteristics of PIVC inserters, prevalence of PIVC complications, and idle PIVCs.MethodsIn 2019 we conducted a multinational, cross-sectional study of adult and pediatric patients with a PIVC in hospitals from five Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. …”
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Discapacidad y cultura: desafío emergente en investigación Incapacidade e cultura: desafio emergente em pesquisa Disability and culture: emerging challenge in research by FABIOLA CASTELLANOS SORIANO, LUCERO LÓPEZ

“…Final considerations: more research is required on disability and culture from the view of several disciplines which should include Latin American contexts that contribute to the integral understanding of disabled people of all ages and social groups.…”
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β-defensin-2 in breast milk displays a broad antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria by Joanna Baricelli, Miguel A. Rocafull, Desiree Vázquez, Betsi Bastidas, Estalina Báez-Ramirez, Luz E. Thomas

“…Conclusions: To the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to report β-defensin-2 levels in Latin American women. The production and the activity of β-defensin-2 in breast milk prove its importance as a defense molecule for intestinal health in pediatric patients. …”
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Industrial, Collaborative and Mobile Robotics in Latin America: Review of Mechatronic Technologies for Advanced Automation by Jose Cornejo, S. Barrera, C. A. Herrera Ruiz, F. Gutierrez, M. O. Casasnovas, Leonardo Kot, M. A. Solis, R. Larenas, F. Castro-Nieny, M. R. Arbulú Saavedra, R. Rodríguez Serrezuela, Y. Muñoz Londoño, Alejandro Serna, D. Ortega-Aranda, S. Aranda-Miramontes, I. Chang, M. Cardona, A. Carrasquilla-Batista, R. Palomares, R. Rodriguez, Ruben Parisuaña, Miguel Bórquez, Oscar Navarro, Fernando Sanchez, I. A. Bonev, Jonathan Coulombe, F. Martín Rico, B. L. Treviño-Elizondo, H. García-Reyes, A. Sollazzo, A. Dubor, A. Markopoulou, C. De Marinis, Marco Chacin, Andres Mora, M. Pérez-Ruiz, A. Ribeiro, E. A. L'Huillier

“…Therefore, the Center for Space Emerging Technologies (C-SET) has managed an international multi-disciplinary study to present, historically, the first Latin American general review of industrial, collaborative, and mobile robotics, with the support of North American and European researchers and institutions. …”
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Reflections About the Role of Intellectuals in Latin America Reflexiones acerca del rol de los intelectuales en América Latina Reflexões sobre o papel dos intelectuais na Améric... by Judith Naidorf, Alejandra Beatriz Martinetto, Silvina Andrea Sturniolo, Julieta Armella

“…&lt;p class="WW-Textosinformato" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: center 256.95pt right 477.9pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Garamond&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US"&gt;The purpose of this paper is to address some theoretical aspects - concepts that contribute to reflection on the specific role of the current Latin American intellectual. The contributions of various authors will help us to characterize a role that is constantly rethinked, analyzed and disputed. …”
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Morbilidad y mortalidad de neonatos < 1,500 g ingresados a la UCIN de un hospital de tercer nivel de atención by M.A. Rivera-Rueda, L.A. Fernández-Carrocera, C. Michel-Macías, S. Carrera-Muiños, L.M. Arroyo-Cabrales, I.A. Coronado-Zarco, J.A. Cardona-Pérez

“…Discussion: In this study, mortality was similar to other countries such as Norway, Spain, and some Latin American countries. Conclusion: Survival occurred with increasing gestational age and birth weight, with a mortality of 16.29%. …”
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[Translated article] Quality Assessment of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Treatment of Psoriasis Using the AGREE II Tool by C. Montesinos-Guevara, A. Andrade Miranda, E. Bedoya-Hurtado, C.M. Escobar Liquitay, J.V.A. Franco, D. Simancas-Racines, Y. Sami Amer, R.W.M. Vernooij, A. Viteri-García

“…Material and methods: We searched for relevant CPGs in MEDLINE, Embase, and LILACS (Latin American and Caribean Health Sciences Literature) as well as in the gray literature. …”
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Interleukin 10 Polymorphisms as Risk Factors for Progression to Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy: A Case-Control Study and Meta-Analysis by Alicia Grijalva, Lucia Gallo Vaulet, Lucia Gallo Vaulet, Roberto Nicolas Agüero, Analia Toledano, Analia Toledano, Marikena Guadalupe Risso, Juan Quarroz Braghini, Juan Quarroz Braghini, David Sosa, David Sosa, Paula Ruybal, Silvia Repetto, Silvia Repetto, Catalina Dirney Alba Soto, Catalina Dirney Alba Soto

“…Hence, levels of IL-10 could have a determinant role in CCC etiology. Studies with Latin-American populations have addressed the association of genetic variants of IL-10 and the risk of developing CCC with inconsistent results. …”
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Hepatitis B virus vaccine and chronic kidney disease. The advances by Fabrizio Fabrizi, Roberta Cerutti, Vivek Dixit, Ezequiel Ridruejo

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¿Es posible una mejor identificación de la enfermedad celiaca en sujetos mexicanos por medio de HLA-DQ8 que de HLA-DQ2? by E. Cerda-Contreras, K.L. Ramírez-Cervantes, J. Granados, L. Mena, C. Núñez-Álvarez, L. Uscanga

“…Conclusions: In Mexican subjects with CD, HLA-DQ8 distribution was more frequent than that of HLA-DQ2, indicating a possible similarity to the frequency reported in other Latin American countries. However, given the nature of the present study and its sample size, further conclusions could not be reached. …”
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