Comparison of Pigment Production by Filamentous Fungal Strains under Submerged (SmF) and Surface Adhesion Fermentation (SAF) by Liliana R. Rengifo, Paola Rosas, Nicolás Méndez, Yvette Ludeña, Susana Sirvas, Ilanit Samolski, Gretty K. Villena

“…Five molecularly identified <i>Penicillium</i> and <i>Talaromyces</i> strains isolated from the Peruvian rainforest were selected for their ability to produce yellowish-orange colorants. …”
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Biogeografía microbiana : una prioridad en la investigación de la diversidad biológica by Pedro O. Ruiz

“…Pioneer studies conducted in the peruvian amazon showed the variable occurrence of nitrogen fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi and the effects of soil management on these microoganisms. …”
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MORTALIDAD PERINATAL HOSPITALARIA EN EL PERÚ: FACTORES DE RIESGO by Manuel Ticona R., Diana Huanco A.

“…Conclusión: Los factores de riesgo relacionados al recién nacido tuvieron mayor valor predictivo para mortalidad perinatal que los factores de riesgo maternos<br>Objective: To identify Peruvian perinatal mortality risk factors hospital level and to determine their predictive value. …”
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Herbarium Areqvipense (HUSA): computerization and representativeness of its collection by Italo F. Treviño, Diego A. Sotomayor, Marco A. Cueva, Rafael Perez, Laura Cáceres, Daniel Ramos, Edgardo M. Ortiz, Victor Quipuscoa

“…In this paper we provide information about the collection, and its representativeness for the Peruvian flora. HUSA has more than 11000 specimens recorded to date, with more than 2300 determined species, consisting mostly of Magnoliophyta and Pteridophyta (ca. 98%), and a smaller proportion of Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes (fungi and lichens) and Bryophyta (mosses). …”
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Epidemiologic characteristics and clinical features of patients with monkeypox virus infection from a hospital in Peru between July and September 2022 by Moisés Sihuincha Maldonado, Aldo Javier Lucchetti, Raisa Alessandra Paredes Pacheco, Leonel Christian Martínez Cevallos, Enrique Uless Zumaeta Saavedra, Lourdes Renatta Ponce Zapata, Fernando Alonso Lizarbe Huayta, Eduardo Demetrio Matos Prado

“…Methods: An observational study was conducted at a Peruvian tertiary-level hospital and included all individuals with Mpox virus infection between July 01 and September 03, 2022. …”
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Feminine and religious leadership. A long term company model by María Victoria Sanagustín-Fons, Julianna Paola Ramírez-Lozano, Renato Peñaflor-Guerra

“…Through the Case Study using documentary analysis and quantitative methodology, we have reached empirical keys to understand how a small Peruvian Company can survive over 70 years as leader in a specific market. …”
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Small and in‐country herbaria are vital for accurate plant threat assessments: A case study from Peru by Jay Delves, Joaquina Albán‐Castillo, Asunción Cano, Carmen Fernández Aviles, Edeline Gagnon, Paúl Gonzáles, Sandra Knapp, Blanca León, Jose Luis Marcelo‐Peña, Carlos Reynel, Rocío del Pilar Rojas Gonzáles, Eric F. Rodríguez Rodríguez, Tiina Särkinen, Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Peter W. Moonlight

“…We find that the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has little data from Peruvian herbaria and adding these data influences the estimated threat status of these species, reducing the numbers of Critically Endangered and Vulnerable species in both genera. …”
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Primeros pasos hacia Japón: nexos intertextuales entreSalón de belleza y La casa de las bellas durmientes by David Issai Saldaña Moncada

“…. // This work addresses the relationship between The House of the Sleeping Beauties (Nemureru bijo, 1961) by Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1968) and Salón de belleza (1994) by Mexican-Peruvian writer Mario Bellatin (1960). At first, some features of the reception of Japanese literature in Mexico and Peru are considered, to define the context in which Bellatin begins to develop his interest in Japan. …”
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Diversity and Agronomic Performance of Lupinus mutabilis Germplasm in European and Andean Environments by Agata Gulisano, Sofia Alves, Diego Rodriguez, Angel Murillo, Bert-Jan van Dinter, Andres F. Torres, Milton Gordillo-Romero, Maria de Lourdes Torres, João Neves-Martins, Maria-João Paulo, Luisa M. Trindade

“…Principal component analyses pointed out flowering time, yield, and architecture-related traits as the main factors explaining variation between accessions. The Peruvian material stands out among the top-yielding accessions in Europe, characterized by early lines with high grain yield (e.g., LIB065, LIB072, and LIB155). …”
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The prevalence and demographic associations of headache in the adult population of Peru: a national cross-sectional population-based study by Guiovanna Quispe, Cesar Loza, Luis Limaco, Ruth Gallegos, Carlos Palomino, Ivett Cruz, Jacqueline Miranda, Liliana Rodriguez, Andreas Husøy, Timothy J Steiner

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No impact of helminth coinfection in patients with smear positive tuberculosis on immunoglobulin levels using a novel method measuring Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antibodie... by Giggil Pushpamithran, Camilla Skoglund, Fanny Olsson, Melissa Méndez-Aranda, Thomas Schön, Mårten Segelmark, Olle Stendahl, Robert H. Gilman, Robert Blomgran

“…Plasma samples from smear positive TB patients were used to measure both total and Mtb-specific antibody responses in a Peruvian endemic setting where these helminths are dominating. …”
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El origen del río Amazonas by Zaniel I. Novoa Goicochea

“…There were important institutional and academic representants participating in this expedition, such as the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, the Sociedad Geografica de Lima, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Peruvian Navy, which constitutes a real effort to get a scientific knowledge of the true origin of a natural fact, that means much as it is the Amazon River. …”
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Physical punishment and effective verbal communication in children aged 9–36 months, according to sex: secondary analysis of a national survey by Vanessa Chire Illachura, Maria Inés Montesinos-Malpartida, Luciana Bellido-Boza, Zully M. Puyén, Dora Blitchtein-Winicki

“…Methods A secondary analytical cross-sectional study was conducted based on the 2018–2019 Peruvian Demographic and Family Health Survey. Physical punishment, based on the mother’s report of the use of hitting and/or slapping, was considered as a method to correct children by the father and/or mother. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 deletions in Peru by Hugo O. Valdivia, Karen Anderson, David Smith, Cielo Pasay, Carola J. Salas, Greys Braga, Carmen M. Lucas, Stephen E. Lizewski, Christie A. Joya, Jennifer M. Kooken, Juan F. Sanchez, Qin Cheng

“…Our study showed the increase of pfhrp2/3 deletions in the absence of RDTs pressure and a clonal replacement of circulating lines in the Peruvian Amazon basin. These results suggest that other factors linked to the pfhrp2/3 deletion provide a selective advantage over non-deleted strains and highlight the need for additional studies and continuing surveillance.…”
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“Easy women get it”: pre-existing stigma associated with HPV and cervical cancer in a low-resource setting prior to implementation of an HPV screen-and-treat program by Rachel M. Morse, Joanna Brown, Julia C. Gage, Bryn A. Prieto, Magdalena Jurczuk, Andrea Matos, Javier Vásquez Vásquez, Reyles Ríos Reátegui, Graciela Meza-Sanchez, Luis Antonio Díaz Córdova, Patti E. Gravitt, J. Kathleen Tracy, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, the Proyecto Precancer Study Group

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Characterizing trade at the largest wildlife market of Amazonian Peru by Neil D’Cruze, Fidel Ernesto Rodriguez Galarza, Osmany Broche, Hani R. El Bizri, Steven Megson, Angie Elwin, Fernando Carniel Machado, John Norrey, Emma Coulthard, David Megson

“…To identify those species most likely to be affected, we investigated the trade in live wild animals and their derivatives at the Belén Market, and additional smaller open-air markets, which together make Iquitos the largest and most important wildlife trade hubs in the Peruvian Amazon. Specifically, we asked what wild animals or animal products were most profitable, what were they used for, and which wild animals were perceived by vendors to have increased most in rarity. …”
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La Evaluación del Conocimiento Metalingüístico en Niños del Último Ciclo de la Educación Infantil Peruana by Liz Ysla Almonacid, Vicenta Ávila Clemente

“…</p><p class="10Titulo1-Ingles" align="left"><strong>Assessment of Metalinguistic Knowledge in Children of Last Cycle of Peruvian Preschool Center</strong></p><p class="5Resumen">Metalinguistic knowledge is defined as the ability to recognise components of written language as well their nature, form and function. …”
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<i>Margaritaria nobilis</i> L.F. (Phyllanthaceae): Ethnopharmacology and Application of Computational Tools in the Annotation of Bioactive Molecules by Johan Carlos C. Santiago, Carlos Alberto B. Albuquerque, Abraão de Jesus B. Muribeca, Paulo Roberto C. Sá, Sônia das Graças Santa R. Pamplona, Consuelo Yumiko Y. e Silva, Paula Cardoso Ribera, Enéas de Andrade Fontes-Júnior, Milton Nascimento da Silva

“…Its bark and fruit are used in the Peruvian Amazon for disinfecting abscesses and as a tonic in pregnancy, respectively, and its leaves are used to treat cancer symptoms. …”
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National satellite-based humid tropical forest change assessment in Peru in support of REDD+ implementation by P V Potapov, J Dempewolf, Y Talero, M C Hansen, S V Stehman, C Vargas, E J Rojas, D Castillo, E Mendoza, A Calderón, R Giudice, N Malaga, B R Zutta

“…The map quantifies forest loss from 2000 to 2011 within the Peruvian portion of the Amazon basin using a rapid, semi-automated approach. …”
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Phytochemical screening and DPPH radical scavenging activity of three morphotypes of Mauritia flexuosa L.f. from Peru, and thermal stability of a milk-based beverage enriched with... by Ivan Best, Sandra Casimiro-Gonzales, Alan Portugal, Luis Olivera-Montenegro, Luis Aguilar, Ana María Muñoz, Fernando Ramos-Escudero

“…(“Yellow”, “Colour” and “Shambo”) of greater economic importance in the Peruvian Amazon. “Shambo” showed a significantly high content of bioactive compounds (total phenolics, flavonoids and carotenoids) and DPPH radical scavenging activity compared to the “Yellow” and “Colour” morphotypes (p ≤ 0.05). …”
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