Defining patient-reported outcomes in diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease for clinical practice guidelines - perspectives of the taskforce of the... by Katharine Barnard-Kelly, Tadej Battelino, Frank C. Brosius, Antonio Ceriello, Francesco Cosentino, James R. Gavin, Francesco Giorgino, Jennifer Green, Linong Ji, Monika Kellerer, Sue Koob, Mikhail Kosiborod, Nebojsa Lalic, Nikolaus Marx, Prashant Nedungadi, Christopher G. Parkin, Helena W. Rodbard, René D. Rötzer, Lars Rydén, Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu, Eberhard Standl, Britta Tendal Jeppesen, Pinar Topsever, Per Olav Vandvik, Christoph Wanner, Oliver Schnell

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Knowledge about COVID-19, coping and resilience in Mexican women: comparison by stress levels by Ana Leticia Becerra Gálvez, Alejandro Pérez-Ortiz, Yuma Yoaly Pérez-Bautista, Isaías Vicente Lugo-González, América Genevra Franco-Moreno, Erick Alberto Medina-Jiménez

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Historias de tinta y papel by Daniel Schávelzon

“… Durante toda una generación Anales, así a secas, fue la revista obligada para quienes se dedicaban en el país y en gran parte de América Latina, a la historia de la arquitectura y del arte; salvo su mentora mexicana, de nombre casi exacto, tampoco había mucho más. …”
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Síndrome de Sheehan: marcador de subdesarrollo by Alfredo Jácome Roca

“…Resultados: las series más grandes provinieron de países como India y China, y algunas de América Latina, aunque también hubo otras provenientes de países desarrollados. …”
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Grupo de Trabalho em Políticas Públicas e Atividade Física da SBAFS: concepção, atividades e perspectivas by Paula Fabricio Sandreschi, Daniel Rogério Petreça, Joao Victor da Costa Alecrim, Debora Bernardo Silva, Paulo Sergio Cardoso da Silva, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Douglas Roque Andrade

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The effect of ethanol extract of Aloysia triphylla on anesthesia and improve the physiological parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after transfer by Ali Hajibeglou, Masoumeh Machanlou, Mohammad Mazandarani, Mohammad Sudagar

“…This plant is endemic to South America and can growth in other areas, such as Iran. …”
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Causally inferred evidence of the impact of green and blue spaces (GBS) on maternal and neonatal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rukun K S Khalaf, Selin Akaraci, Faye D Baldwin, Rebecca S Geary, Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona, Ruth F Hunter, Sarah E Rodgers

“…Most studies were conducted in either Europe or North America ( n = 41, 66%). All studies reported green space exposure as an independent variable while seven studies also included blue space exposure as an independent variable. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of heart failure and its underlying causes, 1990–2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Jun Ran, Ping Zhou, Jinxi Wang, Xuemei Zhao, Yan Huang, Qiong Zhou, Mei Zhai, Yuhui Zhang

“…Notably, high-SDI regions exhibited a declining burden since 2019, indicating a potential global turning point. High-income North America bears the heaviest burden while South Asia shows the fastest growth rate. …”
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A MALDI-TOF MS-based multiple detection panel of drug resistance-associated multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Candida tropicalis by Feifei Wan, Min Zhang, Jian Guo, Huiping Lin, Xiaoguang Zhou, Lixin Wang, Wenjuan Wu

“…C. tropicalis is one of the top four Candida spp. responsible for candidiasis, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America, notably affecting patients with neutropenia and malignancies. …”
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Association between long-term ambient air pollution exposure and the incidence of breast cancer: A meta-analysis based on updated evidence by Ruohan Wang, Peihan Wang, Yongkang Zhou, Yinan Wang, Chengdong Xu, Zhenbo Wang, Wei Wang

“…Exposure to both NO2 and PM2.5 was associated with breast cancer incidence in Europe, whereas in North America, only NO2 exposure showed a significant association. …”
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The burden of Gastric Cancer and possible risk factors from 1990 to 2021, and projections until 2035: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Niping Qin, Yangyan Fan, Tao Yang, Zhiping Yang, Daiming Fan

“…In 2021, East Asia and high-income North America bore the largest burden of smoking-related GC, while Central Europe experienced the highest burden from high-sodium diets. …”
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Mortalidad durante el embarazo, parto y puerperio. Cuba, 2005-2018 by Lisbeth Fernández González, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, José Luis Peñalvo, Delia María Gálvez Medina, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alain Morejón Giraldoni

“…La cifra de decesos maternos en Cuba, en los últimos años, es de las más bajas de América Latina, pero aún está lejos de los resultados de países más desarrollados. …”
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Assessment of toxic response of Lactuca sativa to compost extracted from agri-food waste by Diego Andr´es Zapata-Gonz´alez, Juan Manuel Trujillo-Gonz´alez, Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora, Daniel Gonz´alez-Santamaria, Raimundo Jim´enez-Ballesta

“…Research Highlights The generation of agri-food waste is a worldwide problem, especially in Latin America. Waste treatment technologies recover valuable materials. …”
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Perception and adaptation to climate change in vulnerable regions by A. Jiménez Bedoya, F. Fuentes Gandara, R. Paternina Uribe, J. Pinedo Hernández

“…Colombia ranks third in Latin America for scientific production on climate change perception and adaptation policies, with political context and international compliance key factors.CONCLUSION: The study highlights how climate change affects psychological well-being through social and economic insecurity, exacerbated by the local government's lack of intervention to mitigate the vulnerability of focal groups and strengthen their adaptation and resilience capacities against climate change. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Bahareque Walls Under In-Plane Horizontal Loads by Karol Cristancho, Iván Fernando Otálvaro, Daniel M. Ruiz, Natalia Barrera, Jesús D. Villalba-Morales, Yezid A. Alvarado, Orlando Cundumí

“…This study investigates the structural behavior of bahareque earth walls, a traditional construction system commonly used in rural areas of northern South America. Bahareque (wattle and daub) walls, consisting of guadua (a bamboo-like material) or wooden frames filled with soil mixes, have demonstrated considerable resilience in seismic zones due to their lightweight and flexible nature. …”
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Nesting population trend of the leatherback sea turtle in Bocas del Toro province and Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama for the period 2002–2022 by Sonia Gutiérrez Parejo, Susan E. Piacenza, Raúl García, Cristina Ordóñez, Roldán A. Valverde

“…Here, we analysed 20 years of annual nest abundance at four main nesting beaches (Soropta, Bluff, Playa Larga and Chiriquí) in Bocas del Toro province and the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama, which constitute the largest nesting leatherback sea turtle population in Central America. We conducted daily nest counts during the leatherback season. …”
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The probability of detecting host-specific microbial source tracking markers in surface waters was strongly associated with method and season by Claire M. Murphy, Daniel L. Weller, Tanzy M. T. Love, Michelle D. Danyluk, Laura K. Strawn

“…To understand how to best employ MST marker data for managing fecal contamination risks, the present study compiled previously collected MST marker data (N = 12,878 samples) from across North America; each sample in the data set had been tested for fecal contamination from one or more of five sources (avian, canine, human, ruminant, swine). …”
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Worldwide patterns and trends in ovarian cancer incidence by histological subtype: a population-based analysis from 1988 to 2017Research in context by Yi-Fan Wei, Li Ning, Yi-Lin Xu, Jing Ma, Dong-Run Li, Zan-Fei Feng, Fang-Hua Liu, Yi-Zi Li, He-Li Xu, Peng Li, Yong-Pei Yu, Dong-Hui Huang, Xiao-Ying Li, Song Gao, Chun-Qing Lin, Ting-Ting Gong, Qi-Jun Wu, Jing-He Lang

“…Despite stable trend in ASRs of OC globally, notable declines were observed in Europe, America, and Oceania, in contrast to increases in Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. …”
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Multinational comparison of new antidepressant use in older adults: a cohort study by Robyn Tamblyn, David Westfall Bates, David L Buckeridge, Will Dixon, Alan J Forster, Nadyne Girard, Jennifer Haas, Bettina Habib, Siyana Kurteva, Jack Li, Therese Sheppard

“…Among users with chronic pain, TCAs were used most frequently in the UK and Taiwan (55.2%–60.4%), whereas SSRIs were used most frequently in North America (33.5%–46.4%). Treatment was longer (252–525 vs 169–437 days), standardised doses were higher (0.7–1.3 vs 0.5–1.0) and treatment was more likely to be changed (31%–46% vs 21%–34%) among patients with depression (9.1%–43%) than those with chronic pain.Conclusion Antidepressant use in older adults varied 24-fold by country, with the UK, which has the most conservative treatment guidelines, being among the lowest. …”
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Understanding Loneliness in an Aging Population of San Vito de Coto Brus, Costa Rica by Nicholas Leahy, Melissa Rallo, Lillianna Pedersen, Christine Wan, Hima Konduru, Shania Bailey, Alexis Vetack, Wendel Mora, Shailvi Gupta, Carlos Faerron Guzmán

“…While loneliness has been studied in a few communities around the world, there is a need to study loneliness in the context of Latin American communities in Central America, including Costa Rica. The aim of the present study is to assess the prevalence and associated factors of social and emotional loneliness (SEL) in a sample of elderly patients in the canton of Coto Brus, Costa Rica. …”
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