Are the different cut-off points for sitting time associated with excess weight in adults? A population based study in Latin America by Eduardo Rossato de Victo, Irina Kovalskys, Mauro Fisberg, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Martha Yépez García, Rossina G. Pareja, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Dirceu Solé, Clemens Drenowatz, Adilson Marques, Gerson Ferrari

“…Abstract Background Excess weight is increasing worldwide, and in Latin America more than half of the population is excess weight. …”
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New daily persistent headache after SARS-CoV-2 infection in Latin America: a cross-sectional study by Fhabián S. Carrión-Nessi, Luis C. Ascanio, Andreína G. Pineda-Arapé, Óscar D. Omaña-Ávila, Daniela L. Mendoza-Millán, Sinibaldo R. Romero, Abranny B. Almao-Rivero, Natasha A. Camejo-Ávila, Karim J. Gebran-Chedid, Carlis M. Rodriguez-Saavedra, Diana C. Freitas-De Nobrega, Sergio A. Castañeda, José L. Forero-Peña, Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera, Lucianny K. Meneses-Ramírez, Juan C. Cotuá, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, David A. Forero-Peña, Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi

“…Conclusion This is the first study in Latin America that explored the clinical spectrum of NDPH after SARS-CoV-2 infection and its associated factors. …”
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Psychological symptomatology in a prison population: an exploratory study of age, psychopathological history and time in prison by V Molina-Coloma, R Lara-Machado, B Pérez-Pedraza, D López-Rodríguez

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Peregrinaciones al santuario del arte moderno. Obras, artistas e intelectuales de América Latina en el taller de Auguste Rodin by María Isabel Baldasarre

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“Ni vivo, ni muerto” by Julie Marchio

“…The battles of memory that take place in Central America in order to establish the truth about past armed conflicts are also “a war of figures”, as stated by the historian Arturo Taracena, who was part of the team of researchers of the Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH) in Guatemala. …”
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To Walk with Slaves: Jesuit Contexts and the Atlantic World in the Cartagena Mission to Enslaved Africans, 1605–1654 by José L. Santana

“…The Jesuit mission to enslaved Africans founded in 1605 in Cartagena de las Indias is amongst the most extraordinary religious developments of early colonial Latin America. By the time Alonso de Sandoval, S.J. and Pedro Claver, S.J. began their work to baptize and catechize the thousands of slaves who passed through Cartagena’s port each year, the Society of Jesus had already established a global missionary enterprise, including an extensive network of communication amongst its missionaries and colleges. …”
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Measured and Perceived Body Weight Status of Women in the Peruvian Amazon by Sophie Budge, Agnieszka Jaworowska

“…<i>Background and objectives:</i> The prevalence of obesity among adults has reached epidemic proportions in Latin America, placing large demands on health care systems. …”
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La fabrique des héros. Usages politiques de Francisco Morazán en Amérique Centrale au XXe siècle (1942-1992) by Catherine Lacaze

“…This article focuses on the memory of Francisco Morazán, a Honduran liberal caudillo who has been president of the Federal Republic of Central America during the 1830s. …”
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NARRATIVAS SOBRE O DIREITO À EDUCAÇÃO EM DISPUTA: luzes antropológicas para compreender as mobilizações juvenis by Valdeci Reis

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Migratory Flows on a Global Scale. An Overview by Ecaterina Tomoiagă

“…In recent years the world experienced the highest number of people who migrated abroad. For example, in 2020 approximately 3.6% of global population were international migrants. …”
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Intelectuais e epistemologia crítica latino-americana by Miglievich-Ribeiro, Adelia

“… This article presents the thought of José Martí and Manoel Bomfim about Latin American utopia and its influence in the work of Darcy Ribeiro who is considered as a precursor of the so-called Latin American ‘decolonial turn’. …”
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Marco teórico de una investig ación social en barrios populares de Bogotá D. C. - Theoretical frame for a social investigation in slums of Bogotá D.C. by MOLNÁR, Gábor

“…The theoretical introduction gives us an overview of several social conceptions of authors and investigators who are reflecting especially on the social fragmentation of our societies all over the so called „Western World” and Latin America. …”
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Proposed research agenda on the Latin American right-wing by Waldo Ansaldi

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Cross-national comparisons of the prevalences and correlates of mental disorders

“…This article describes the findings of ICPE surveys in seven countries in North America (Canada and USA), Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), and Europe (Germany, Netherlands, and Turkey), using a version of the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) to generate diagnoses. …”
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“This Rude Chivalry of the Wilderness”: Chivalry and Native Americans in Cooper’s and Irving’s American Novels by Pauline Pilote

“…“In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book?” This oft-quoted sentence actually comes from a review written by Sidney Smith in January 1820 for the Edinburgh Review of Adam Seybert’s book, Statistical Annals of the United States of America. …”
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Tuberculosis in the New World: a study of ribs from the Schild Mississippian population, West-Central Illinois by Jennifer Raff, Della Collins Cook, Frederika Kaestle

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Skinner Sweet, American Vampire by James J. Donahue

“…In their series American Vampire, Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque create a new breed of vampire, one specific to America. In the full-length collections of their current series, Snyder and Albuquerque explore issues of American identity through the improbable birth and activities of this new breed and those who encounter it. …”
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The quest for justice: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s civil disobedience by Pattaro, Sanwapat

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease of non-traditional causes in patients on hemodialysis in southwest Guatemala by Timothy S. Laux, Joaquin Barnoya, Ever Cipriano, Erick Herrera, Noemi Lopez, Vicente Sanchez Polo, Marcos Rothstein

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Improving Learning and Study Strategies in Undergraduate Medical Students: A Pre-Post Study by Ivan Sisa, María Sol Garcés, Cristina Crespo-Andrade, Claudia Tobar

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