Individual and Community Social Determinants of Health Associated With Diabetes Management in a Mexican American Population by Kehe Zhang, Belinda Reininger, Miryoung Lee, Qian Xiao, Cici Bauer

“…Background: Diabetes is a major health burden in Mexican American populations, especially among those in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) in the border region of Texas. …”
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Initiatives of cross-border regional planning in Matamoros-Brownsville (Mexico-United States) by Xavier Oliveras González

“…There six initiatives have been carried on since late 1960s: Urban development bi-national planning program (1968), Binational 2020 Land Use and Transportation Plan (1997-99), Binational Transportation Focus Group (2002), Laguna Madre Binational Initiative (1998-2000), Bi-National Economic Development Zone (BI-NED Zone) (2011-…), and Lower Rio Grande Valley-Tamaulipas Border Master Plan (2013). …”
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High prevalence of canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in pet dogs in south Texas, USA, with evidence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes contributing to transmission by Nicole A. Scavo, Italo B. Zecca, Caroline Sobotyk, Meriam N. Saleh, Sarah K. Lane, Mark F. Olson, Sarah A. Hamer, Guilherme G. Verocai, Gabriel L. Hamer

“…Methods A total of 200 whole blood samples collected from pet dogs in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in south Texas from 2016 to 2019 were included in this study. …”
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