Psychological impact on dental students and professionals in a Lima population during COVID-19s wave: a study with predictive models by Mariana Morales-Montoya, Nancy Córdova-Limaylla, Gissela Briceño-Vergel, Marysela Ladera-Castañeda, Goretty Garcia-Luna, Hernán Cachay-Criado, Luis Cervantes-Ganoza, César F. Cayo-Rojas

“…This observational and cross-sectional study in 368 Peruvian dentists (186 students and 182 professionals), was carried out during August to November 2021. …”
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Food insecurity in Piura, Peru, in the context of post-earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic by Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Luis E. Zapata-Castro, Abigaíl García-Vicente, Darwin A. León-Figueroa, Darwin A. León-Figueroa, Yanela Huamani-Colquichagua, Mariana Huaman-Garcia, Raul E. Calle-Preciado, Danai Valladares-Garrido, Danai Valladares-Garrido, Cristian Díaz-Vélez, Cristian Díaz-Vélez, Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas, Víctor J. Vera-Ponce, Víctor J. Vera-Ponce, César Johan Pereira-Victorio

“…An income higher than 5000 Peruvian soles (approximately 1300 US dollars) was associated with a lower prevalence of food insecurity (PR: 0.22, 95% CI: 0.13–0.40).ConclusionsOverall, three out of 10 individuals experienced food insecurity after the 2021 earthquake in Piura. …”
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Assembly and phylogeographical analysis of novel Taenia solium mitochondrial genomes suggest stratification within the African-American genotype by Gabriel Jiménez-Avalos, Alina Soto-Obando, Maria Solis, Robert H. Gilman, Vitaliano Cama, Armando E. Gonzalez, Hector H. García, Patricia Sheen, David Requena, Mirko Zimic, for the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru

“…Methods One Mexican and two Peruvian T. solium mitochondrial genomes were assembled using reads available in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive and the reference genome from China as a template. …”
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Acceptability, Safety, and Efficacy of Oral Administration of Extracts of Black or Red Maca (Lepidium meyenii) in Adult Human Subjects: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controll... by Carla Gonzales-Arimborgo, Irma Yupanqui, Elsa Montero, Dulce E. Alarcón-Yaquetto, Alisson Zevallos-Concha, Lidia Caballero, Manuel Gasco, Jianping Zhao, Ikhlas A. Khan, Gustavo F. Gonzales

“…The plant maca, grown at 4000 m altitude in the Peruvian Central Andes, contains hypocotyls that have been used as food and in traditional medicine for centuries. …”
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Detection and phylogenetic analysis of highly pathogenic A/H5N1 avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b virus in Chile, 2022 by Pedro Jimenez-Bluhm, Jurre Y. Siegers, Shaoyuan Tan, Bridgett Sharp, Pamela Freiden, Magdalena Johow, Katherinne Orozco, Soledad Ruiz, Cecilia Baumberger, Pablo Galdames, Maria Antonieta Gonzalez, Camila Rojas, Erik A. Karlsson, Christopher Hamilton-West, Stacey Schultz-Cherry

“…In late 2022, the first confirmed case of HPAI A/H5N1 infection in wild birds in Chile near the Chilean-Peruvian border was reported. Active surveillance by our group in the adyacent Lluta river estuary revealed an increase in A/H5N1 prevalence coinciding with the arrival of migratory birds from the Northern Hemisphere. …”
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Trends in outpatient visits and deaths due to congenital heart defects in Peru by Astrid Tauma-Arrué, Samantha Chávez-Saldivar, Juan Carlos Mego, Odalis Luis-Ybáñez, Joel Coronado-Quispe, Stella Lucena, Carlos Alvarez, Eneida Melgar, Alberto Morales, Rafael Marquez, Holly Wilhalme, Katia Bravo-Jaimes

“…Methods: We performed a secondary data analysis of CHD outpatient visits and mortality using publicly available information from the Peruvian Ministry of Health national registries from 2000 to 2020. …”
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Características de los ensayos clínicos autorizados en el Perú, 1995-2012 Characteristics of clinical trials authorized in Peru: 1995-2012 by Gabriela Minaya, Duilio Fuentes, Cristian Obregón, Beatriz Ayala-Quintanilla, Martín Yagui

“…Cross-sectional study, which reviewed all records of CT submitted for review and possible approval by INS, whose data are part of the Peruvian Registry of Clinical Trials. We performed a descriptive analysis of the states of the CT approval and other characteristics. …”
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Population-based stroke incidence estimates in Peru: Exploratory results from the CRONICAS cohort study by Maria Lazo-Porras, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Robert H. Gilman, William Checkley, Liam Smeeth, J. Jaime Miranda

“…Interpretation: Our results indicate a high incidence of first-ever strokes in Peruvian general population. These results are consistent with the estimates found in previous LMIC reports. …”
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Unlocking the Complete Chloroplast Genome of a Native Tree Species from the Amazon Basin, Capirona (<i>Calycophyllum Spruceanum</i>, Rubiaceae), and Its Comparative Analysis with O... by Carla L. Saldaña, Pedro Rodriguez-Grados, Julio C. Chávez-Galarza, Shefferson Feijoo, Juan Carlos Guerrero-Abad, Héctor V. Vásquez, Jorge L. Maicelo, Jorge H. Jhoncon, Carlos I. Arbizu

“…In this study, we obtained the first complete chloroplast (cp) genome of capirona from the department of Madre de Dios located in the Peruvian Amazon. High-quality genomic DNA was used to construct libraries. …”
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<title language="eng">Caracterización molecular de tres líneas de Cavia porcellus mediante la aplicación de AFLP by Carlos Solarte-Portilla, Heiber Cárdenas-Henao, Carol Rosero-Galindo, William Burgos-Paz

“…Three populations, two native and another one, genetically improved which was obtained by crossing native and Peruvian animals and submitted to genetic selection through several generations were analyzed by means of AFLP markers. …”
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Domestication and lowland adaptation of coastal preceramic maize from Paredones, Peru by Miguel Vallebueno-Estrada, Guillermo G Hernández-Robles, Eduardo González-Orozco, Ivan Lopez-Valdivia, Teresa Rosales Tham, Víctor Vásquez Sánchez, Kelly Swarts, Tom D Dillehay, Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada, Rafael Montiel

“…To gain insights into the origins of ancient Peruvian maize, we sequenced DNA from three Paredones specimens dating ~6700–5000 calibrated years before present (BP), conducting comparative analyses with two teosinte subspecies (Zea mays ssp. mexicana and parviglumis) and extant maize, that include highland and lowland landraces from Mesoamerica and South America. …”
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Genomic Analysis and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Peru by Willi Quino, Junior Caro-Castro, Verónica Hurtado, Diana Flores-León, Diana Flores-León, Narjol Gonzalez-Escalona, Ronnie G. Gavilan, Ronnie G. Gavilan

“…Phylogeny analysis showed that Peruvian C. jejuni strains were divided into 2 clades with 5 populations, while C. coli formed a single clade with 4 populations. …”
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Caffeine, surfactants and organic matter in a high Andean River: Chumbao River case, Apurimac, Peru by David Choque-Quispe, Ruth Karina Herbas-De la Cruz, Carlos A. Ligarda-Samanez, Aydeé M. Solano-Reynoso, Dianeth Buleje-Campos, Yudith Choque-Quispe, Jenny C. Muñoz-Saenz, Zaida Olinda Pumacayo-Sanchez, Liliana Asunción Sumarriva-Bustinza, Nikol Alexsandra Silvera Ticona

“…The results were compared, with the environmental regulations for Peruvian water bodies, which showed that pH, water color, nitrite, COD, DO, BOD5, and total phosphorus exceeded the levels established in the ECA-Peru. …”
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Diversity and functional assessment of indigenous culturable bacteria inhabiting fine-flavor cacao rhizosphere: Uncovering antagonistic potential against Moniliophthora roreri by Jhusephin Sheshira Crisostomo-Panuera, Amira Susana del Valle Nieva, Manuel Alejandro Ix-Balam, Jorge Ronny Díaz-Valderrama, Eliana Alviarez-Gutierrez, Segundo Manuel Oliva-Cruz, Liz Marjory Cumpa-Velásquez

“…The Peruvian Amazonian native cacao faces ongoing challenges that significantly undermine its productivity. …”
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Land Suitability Analysis for Potato Crop in the Jucusbamba and Tincas Microwatersheds (Amazonas, NW Peru): AHP and RS–GIS Approach by Daniel Iliquín Trigoso, Rolando Salas López, Nilton B. Rojas Briceño, Jhonsy O. Silva López, Darwin Gómez Fernández, Manuel Oliva, Lenin Quiñones Huatangari, Renzo E. Terrones Murga, Elgar Barboza Castillo, Miguel Ángel Barrena Gurbillón

“…Agricultural productivity in the Peruvian region of Amazonas is being jeopardized by conflicts and inadequate land use, that are ultimately contributing to environmental degradation. …”
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Co-Circulation of Multiple Coronavirus Genera and Subgenera during an Epizootic of Lethal Respiratory Disease in Newborn Alpacas (<i>Vicugna pacos</i>) in Peru: First Report of Bat... by Luis Llanco, Karubya Retamozo, Noriko Oviedo, Alberto Manchego, César Lázaro, Dennis A. Navarro-Mamani, Norma Santos, Miguel Rojas

“…The main objective of this study was to identify CoV genera and subgenera detected in Peruvian alpacas. Lung lavage specimens were collected from 32 animals aged 1 to 6 weeks. …”
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The BrainLat project, a multimodal neuroimaging dataset of neurodegeneration from underrepresented backgrounds by Pavel Prado, Vicente Medel, Raul Gonzalez-Gomez, Agustín Sainz-Ballesteros, Victor Vidal, Hernando Santamaría-García, Sebastian Moguilner, Jhony Mejia, Andrea Slachevsky, Maria Isabel Behrens, David Aguillon, Francisco Lopera, Mario A. Parra, Diana Matallana, Marcelo Adrián Maito, Adolfo M. Garcia, Nilton Custodio, Alberto Ávila Funes, Stefanie Piña-Escudero, Agustina Birba, Sol Fittipaldi, Agustina Legaz, Agustín Ibañez

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Time-Varying Effects of Meteorological Variables on Malaria Epidemiology in the Context of Interrupted Control Efforts in the Amazon Rainforest, 2000–2017 by Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar, Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar, Jazmin Qquellon, Diego Villa, Renato Cava, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Tarik Benmarhnia, Tarik Benmarhnia

“…Successful malaria control interventions, mostly based on the training of health workers, distribution of insecticide-treated nets, and spraying, decrease malaria incidence; however, when these interventions are interrupted, a resurgence may occur. In the Peruvian Amazon, after discontinuing the control activities implemented by the PAMAFRO project (2006–2010)-a Global Fund-sponsored project for the strengthening of malaria control and surveillance in multiple countries in Latin America– malaria cases re-emerged dramatically. …”
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Effect of spatiotemporal variables on abundance, biting activity and parity of Nyssorhynchus darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) in peri-Iquitos, Peru by Sara A. Bickersmith, Marlon P. Saavedra, Catharine Prussing, Rachel E. Lange, Juliana A. Morales, Freddy Alava, Joseph M. Vinetz, Dionicia Gamboa, Marta Moreno, Jan E. Conn

“…Abstract Background In malaria endemic regions of the Peruvian Amazon, rainfall together with river level and breeding site availability drive fluctuating vector mosquito abundance and human malaria cases, leading to temporal heterogeneity. …”
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Perfil das atitudes de formandos em enfermagem frente aos transtornos mentais no Brasil, Chile e Peru Actitudes de alumnos de enfermería ante trastornos mentales en Brasil, Chile y... by Luiz Jorge Pedrão, Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera, Maria Concepcion Pezo Silva, Angelica Cazenave Gonzalez, Moacyr Lobo da Costa Júnior, Maria Conceição Bernardo de Mello e Souza, Gricelda Uceda Senmache

“…As to the factor interpersonal etiology, the results were favorable to Peruvians, while the results for etiology of mental strain were favorable to Chileans. …”
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