IMPACT OF STUDENT LOANS ON HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION. HOW MUCH DOES THE GOVERNMENT LEND AND WHAT CAN STUDENTS AFFORD WITH IT IN COLOMBIA? by Alexander Fernández

“…Los préstamos estudiantiles para acceso a la educación superior en Colombia han venido operando desde 1953, de hecho el país ha sido el primero en Latino américa en implementarlos. El artículo, discute que los préstamos nacionales a través de ICETEX no están directamente conectados para el acceso a instituciones con acreditación de alta calidad, por el contrario fortalecen la educación vocacional, especialmente en instituciones privadas con bajos costos en sus programas académicos. …”
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Impacto de la movilidad urbana en la calidad del aire de la zona metropolitana de San Luis Potosí, México. by Claudia Nalleli Hernández Cerda, Alfredo Ávila Galarza, Diana Gabriela Cerda Alonso

“…La calidad del aire es monitoreada en algunas ciudades del mundo, pero en América Latina y en particular en México, el número de ciudades atentas a esta afectación ambiental se reduce; mientras que los impactos negativos a la salud humana y a los ecosistemas aumentan. …”
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Historical dynamics of marginal populations at the leading edge of a temperate species in the boreal‐temperate ecotone by Pierre‐Yves Mondou Laperrière, Todor S. Minchev, Pierre Grondin, Martin Lavoie, Guillaume de Lafontaine

“…Abstract Marginal populations of temperate species at the leading edge of their range will likely play a key role at the boreal‐temperate ecotone (BTE) in the face of climate changes. In eastern North America, red maple (Acer rubrum L.) is the most abundant temperate tree species encroaching into the boreal forest. …”
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Intervención multicomponente para la reducción de las brechas en el proceso de atención y control de la hipertensión by Addys María Díaz Piñera, Tullia Battaglioli, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Esteban Londoño Agudelo, Lisvett González Rodríguez, Patrick Van der Stuyft

“…<br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> el estudio brindará evidencias al Ministerio de Salud Pública cubano y a otros países, especialmente de América Latina, para mejorar el cuidado del paciente con padecimientos crónicos.…”
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Prostate cancer incidence and mortality linked to metalworking fluid exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zahra Moradpour, Amin Barik, Goljamal Jorjani, Mohammad Reza Taherian, Sepideh Tousizadeh, Sepideh Tousizadeh, Aram Halimi, Aram Halimi, Yaser Soleimani, Mobina Karimian, Tina Khavari, Fateme Azizi Kalankari, Fatemeh Asadipour, Mojtaba Azari, Niloofar Yousefzadeh Shakouri, Saeideh Karamian, Nasser Bahari, Alireza Mosavi Jarrahi

“…BackgroundProstate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in men globally, with high prevalence in North America, Europe, and Australia. Occupational exposures, including metalworking fluids (MWFs), have emerged as a potential risk factor for prostate cancer, yet comprehensive studies on this association are limited.ObjectiveThis study aims to systematically review and conduct a meta-analysis to examine the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer linked to MWF exposure.MethodsA systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Viajeros internacionales y otros indicadores de la transmisión de la COVID-19 en la provincia Santiago de Cuba by Larisa Zamora Matamoros, Nelsa María Sagaró del Campo, Luis Eugenio Valdés García, Jorge Díaz Silvera

“…Dentro de las regiones y países que determinaron el modelo se encuentran América, Europa, España, México y Venezuela.<br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> la cantidad de viajeros con y sin COVID-19 ha sido un detonante de la cantidad de casos infectados durante la epidemia en Santiago de Cuba.…”
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Control de equinococosis quística: perspectivas en el siglo XXI by Edmundo Larrieu, Renato Vieira Alves, Marco Vigilato

“…La equinococosis quística (EQ) es un problema grave de salud pública en América del Sur; la Organización Panamericana de la Salud la incluye en su Plan de acción para el control de las enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas. …”
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Fixed timed artificial insemination in buffalo heifers with fresh and frozen-thawed semen in Argentina by José Luis Konrad, Alexis Bandeo, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Jesús Alfredo Berdugo, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“… Buffalo meat and milk production is a constantly growing activity, especially in America. Artificial insemination (AI) is a better tool with a low application in this species due to the particularities of its physiology; an alternative is the application of fixed-time insemination (FTAI). …”
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<i>Lomatium</i> Species of the Intermountain Western United States: A Chemotaxonomic Investigation Based on Essential Oil Compositions by William N. Setzer, Ambika Poudel, Prabodh Satyal, Kathy Swor, Clinton C. Shock

“…<i>Lomatium</i> is a genus of 98 species, widely distributed in western North America. This work presents a chemometric analysis of the essential oils of seven species of <i>Lomatium</i> (<i>L. anomalum</i>, <i>L. dissectum</i> var. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to global access to life-saving skills training: an international cross-sectional survey by Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Freddy Lippert, Lin Zhang, Willem Stassen, So Yeon Joyce Kong, Audrey L Blewer, Yeh Lai Chern, Andrew Fu Wah Ho

“…Of respondents who reported no LST is delivered, the highest proportion of these represented the Eastern Mediterranean (18.2%), Africa (17.1%) and South America (16.9%). The most common barrier to accessing LST were cultural views surrounding LST (69.2%), while the most common facilitator was interpersonal relationships to encourage the uptake of LST (71.9%). …”
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MOMENT registry: Patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring MET exon 14 skipping treated with systemic therapy by Michael Thomas, Petros Christopoulos, Wade T Iams, Julien Mazieres, Alexis B Cortot, Nir Peled, Gabriele Minuti, Egbert F Smit, Francois Audhuy, Karin Berghoff, S Peter Eggleton, Frank Fries, Maike Hildenbrand, Peter Liu, Seyed Hamidreza Mahmoudpour, Christoph Menzel, Dina Oksen

“…Registry site inclusion is dependent on confirmation that local METex14 skipping detectionmethods are sufficient to confirm METex14 skipping status.MOMENT is currently active at more than 60 sites across Europe and North America and approximately 700 patients are expected to be enrolled within the next 4 years. …”

Global, regional and national burden of asthma attributable to NO2 from 1990 to 2021: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Chunyi Zhang, Jian Sun, Jingli Li, E Qin, Lingjing Liu, Guimei Pu

“…The global ASDR declined significantly from 1990 to 2021, with an EAPC of −1.93% (95% CI −2.14% to −1.72%). High-income North America had the highest ASDR (10.74 per 100 000; 95% UI 10.12 to 46.56), while Australasia experienced the most significant reduction in ASDR over the study period (EAPC −3.92%; 95% CI −4.46% to −3.37%). …”
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Development of a latency model for HIV-1 subtype C and the impact of long terminal repeat element genetic variation on latency reversal by Shreyal Maikoo, Robert-Jan Palstra, Krista L. Dong, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Thumbi Ndung'u, Paradise Madlala

“…However, HIV-1 subtype B (HIV-1B), prevalent in Europe and North America, has been the focus of most cure research and testing despite making up only 12 % of HIV-1 infections globally. …”
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Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and post-tuberculosis sequelae in low- and middle-income countries: a database compiled from a systematic review and meta-a... by Fabrizio Tediosi, Klaus Reither, Olivia Keiser, Alexandra Walker, Yuling Lin, Marguerite Batta, Sierra Ottilie-Kovelman, Anna Duchenko, Curdin Brugger, Robert S Wallis, Marina Antillon

“…The majority of studies were from Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, with a few from other middle-income countries. …”
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Biodiversidad bacteriana presente en suelos contaminados con hidrocarburos para realizar biorremediación by Apolonia Rodríguez-Gonzales, Sandra Giovana Zárate-Villarroe, Agatha Bastida-Codina

“… [Introducción]: La biorremediación es una tecnología que utiliza microorganismos (bacterias, hongos, algas) o enzimas, para biodegradar contaminantes del petróleo y derivados y como otros contaminantes que están presentes en suelo, aire o agua. En América Latina existe un alto grado de contaminación de sus ecosistemas; por tanto, esta tecnología es viable económica y ambientalmente para degradar contaminantes. …”
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Transformation and articulation of clinical data to understand students’ clinical reasoning: a scoping review by Marie-France Deschênes, Nicolas Fernandez, Kathleen Lechasseur, Marie-Ève Caty, Busra Meryem Uctu, Yasmine Bouzeghrane, Patrick Lavoie

“…Most studies were conducted in North America and Europe (n = 30, 79%) focused primarily on medical students (n = 35, 92%) and mainly used observational (n = 17, 45%) or methodological (n = 8, 21%) designs. …”
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Availability and accessibility of cytotoxic medicines in the WHO model list of essential medicines for childhood cancer in low and lower-middle- income countries: a systematic revi... by Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Sashini Shehana Denagamagei, Surangi Jayakody, Sanjeeva Gunasekera, Guwani Liyanage

“…These studies represented 26 LLMICs from several continents (Africa, Asia, and America). The alignment of the National Essential Medicine Lists (NEMLs) with the World Health Organization Essential Medicine List for Children (WHO EMC) varied from 40%- 60%. …”
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Occupational outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis: a scoping review by Guglielmo Dini, Alfredo Montecucco, Nicoletta Debarbieri, Paolo Durando, Giuliana Buresti, Benedetta Persechino, Matilde Inglese, Bruno Kusznir Vitturi, Alborz Rahmani, Elvira Sbragia, Paolo Bandiera, Michela Ponzio, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Tommaso Manacorda

“…One hundred fifty-four (38.2%) articles were published in the last 5 years, mostly from Europe and North America (50.9% and 33.0%, respectively). Concerning the occupational outcomes, studies mostly addressed unemployment (311, 77.2%), early retirement (120, 29.8%), disability pension (117, 29.0%), sick leave (77, 19.1%), the indirect cost of MS (74, 18.4%) and work characteristics (57, 14.1%). …”
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Clinical decision fatigue: a systematic and scoping review with meta-synthesis by Nicola Grignoli, Serena Petrocchi, Peter Schulz, Luca Gabutti, Greta Manoni, Jvan Gianini

“…The quantitative studies outnumber the qualitative ones and primarily involved residents in Europe/UK and North America. Internal medicine and primary care were the most studied disciplines. …”
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EXPLORANDO A RELAÇÃO ENTRE SINTOMAS, INTERNAÇÃO E DÉFICITS COGNITIVOS EM PACIENTES DE COVID-19 // Exploring the relationship between symptoms, hospitalization, and cognitive defici... by Rubens Goulart, Cinthia Pessoa, Império Lombardi Junior

“…Temos atualmente alguns autores que advertem para a necessidade de entender melhor as implicações neurológicas da doença, seja por seu potencial de causar danos aos tecidos e conexões cerebrais, ou pelo histórico dos efeitos do Coronavírus. Na América Latina e no Brasil, há notável carência de informações sobre os efeitos neuropsicológicos da covid-19. …”
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