Periodontal Indices as Predictors of Cognitive Decline: Insights from the PerioMind Colombia Cohort by Catalina Arévalo-Caro, Diego López, Jose Antonio Sánchez Milán, Cristina Lorca, María Mulet, Humberto Arboleda, Sergio Losada Amaya, Aida Serra, Xavier Gallart-Palau

“…<b>Methods</b>: To address this gap and develop novel tools to help clinicians identify individuals at risk of cognitive decline, we established the PerioMind Colombia Cohort, comprising elderly Colombian subjects who underwent comprehensive neurocognitive and periodontal evaluations. …”
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Molecular and Serological Investigation of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1) and Type 4 (EHV-4) in Horses In Ibagué, Tolima by Julieth Michel Petano-Duque, Edwin Urueña-Martinez, Laura Liliana Cabezas-Callejas, Jorge Perilla-Amaya, Valentina Rueda-García, Iang Schroniltgen Rondón-Barragán, Ricaurte Lopera-Vásquez

“…Thus, this study aims to determine EHV-1/-4 prevalence in Colombian creole horses from Ibagué, Tolima, using molecular techniques, as well as to determine possible risk factors associated with viral infection. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 on pea farmers, a case study in the department of Nariño, Colombia by Housseman Steven Ramos-Zambrano, Marcela Elizabeth Riascos-Delgado, Jeisson Rodríguez-Valenzuela, Alcira María Delgado-Sánchez, Álvaro Mauricio Cadena-Pastrana

“… The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on food security worldwide. Colombian farmers were adversely affected by prolonged periods of lockdown, disruptions in the agricultural supply chain, increased poverty levels, and heightened socioeconomic uncertainty. …”
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A Data-Driven Approach to Improve Cocoa Crop Establishment in Colombia: Insights and Agricultural Practice Recommendations from an Ensemble Machine Learning Model by Leonardo Talero-Sarmiento, Sebastian Roa-Prada, Luz Caicedo-Chacon, Oscar Gavanzo-Cardenas

“…By integrating data from official Colombian sources, as well as the NASA POWER database, and geographical APIs, the present study proposes a methodology to systematically assess environmental conditions and classify regions for optimal cocoa cultivation. …”
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Changes in the nutrient composition of top-selling packaged foods and beverages in Colombia between 2016 to 2021 by Luis Carlos Forero, Luis F. Gómez, Mercedes Mora-Plazas, María Parra-Murillo, María Parra-Murillo, Sara Toquica, Lindsey Smith Taillie

“…IntroductionIn 2022, the Colombian government approved a law requiring by 2024 the use of Front of Package octagonal warning labels in food products with an excess of nutrients of concern for chronic disease, including sodium, sugar, saturated fat, and trans-fat, as well as non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS). …”
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of the largest worldwide cluster of hereditary angioedema type 1. by Juan Sebastian Arias-Flórez, Sandra Ximena Ramirez, Bibiana Bayona-Gomez, Lina Castro-Castillo, Valeria Correa-Martinez, Yasmín Sanchez-Gomez, William Usaquén-Martínez, Lilian Andrea Casas-Vargas, Carlos Eduardo Olmos Olmos, Nora Contreras Bravo, Camilo Andres Velandia-Piedrahita, Adrien Morel, Rodrigo Cabrera-Perez, Natalia Santiago-Tovar, Cristian Camilo Gaviria-Sabogal, Ingrid Tatyana Bernal, Dora Janeth Fonseca-Mendoza, Carlos M Restrepo

“…A geographically HAE1 cluster was found in the northeast Colombian department of Boyaca, which accounts for four unrelated families, with 79 suspected to be affected members. …”
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How low-abundance amphibians shape functional diversity across tropical forest succession stages? by Fabio Zabala-Forero, Angela M. Cortés-Gómez, Nicolás Urbina-Cardona

“…This study evaluates the effects of sequentially losing low-abundance species on amphibian functional diversity in the Colombian Pacific region. We applied trait probability density (TPD) analysis at the assemblage level and functional rarity indices (Scarcity and Functional Distinctiveness) at the species level. …”
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Improving Distributed Decision Making in Inventory Management: A Combined ABC-AHP Approach Supported by Teamwork by Ileana Gloria Pérez Vergara, Julián Andrés Arias Sánchez, Rocío Poveda-Bautista, Jose-Antonio Diego-Mas

“…Therefore, the methodology allows us to solve inventory management DDM based on multicriteria ABC classification and was validated in a Colombian company belonging to the graphic arts sector.…”
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Atmospheric corrosion of carbon and galvanized steel under high rainfall conditions by Ariel Arroyo Heredia, Hector David Agudelo Arias, Maycol F. Mena, Elcy Serna Copete, F.A. Vásquez, Nerly Liliana Mosquera, Edison Banguero Palacios, Reiner Palomino Lemus, J.A. Calderón, Samir Córdoba Machado

“…Carbon and galvanized steel samples, chloride, and sulfur collectors were exposed in three atmospheric stations in three strategic positions covering the Colombian Pacific: Quibdó, Andagoya and Bahía Solano, for different exposure periods (up to 18 months). …”
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High Prevalence of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. in Ready-to-Eat Artisanal Pork Sausages Sold at Food Outlets in Quindío, Colombia by Elizabeth Jaramillo-Bedoya, Liliana Janeth Flórez-Elvira, Iván Darío Ocampo-Ibáñez

“…This is the first study aimed at monitoring the presence of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. in artisanal pork sausages sold in the municipalities of the Department of Quindío over a 6-year period, and findings revealed very high percentages of contamination. Although Colombian legislation establishes sanitary and safety requirements for meat production, the presence of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. in artisanal sausages remains a persistent public health threat in developing countries.…”
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Navigating access and benefit sharing in international trade of endemic species: The case of Colombia's poison frogs (Dendrobatidae) by German Forero‐Medina, Luz Dary Acevedo, Andrés Balcazar, Marcela Delgado, Alfred DeGemmis, Susan Lieberman, Felber Arroyave

“…Using national data collected through CITES processes, we undertook a network analysis to evaluate the structure and dynamics of international trade in six CITES‐listed species of Colombian endemic poison frogs (Dendrobatidae). We assessed the magnitude of the international trade and the countries that were reporting legal imports/exports, both before and after Colombia allowed legal exports of these species, to examine the changes associated with Colombia's export legalization and to draw conclusions about the country's role and benefits from trade in these species. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related to wood smoke and impact of the combined exposure to tobacco by C.A. Torres-Duque, C. Jaramillo, A. Caballero, N.J. Proaños-Jurado, M.J. Pareja-Zabala, J.B. Soriano, M. González-García

“…METHOD: This was an analysis of data from PREPOCOL (Prevalence of COPD in Five Colombian Cities Situated at Low, Medium, and High Altitude), a random cross-sectional population-based study (n = 5,539) focusing on the effect of combined WS and TS exposure and WS-COPD characterisation. …”
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Experience in the management of patients with HTLV-1 positive adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in a Latin American center by Danielle Floyd-Aristizábal, Cristian Alonso Barreiro García, Oriana Arias-Valderrama, Catalina Proaño Millán, Nhora María Silva Perez, Joaquín Donaldo Rosales Martinez, Elizabeth Arrieta López

“…Conclusion: This study provides insights into the clinical course and management of ATL in a Colombian population. The findings highlight the predominance of acute presentations, advanced disease stages at diagnosis, and challenges in achieving a complete response with conventional chemotherapy. …”
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A descriptive study of smoking, socioeconomic position, and health-related behaviors in urban Colombia by Valentina Guatibonza-García, Sofía Gnecco-González, Agustín Pérez-Londoño, Carolina Betancourt-Villamizar, Carlos O. Mendivil

“…We estimated the prevalence of smoking, and explored its association with socioeconomic position, health-related behaviors, perceptions, and trusted information sources in Colombian cities. Methods We collected a population-based, multi-stage, stratified probabilistic sample of individuals aged 14–80 years, between November and December 2022. …”
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Promoting Internal Armed Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Case of the U.S.-Colombia Relations (Part II) by A. A. Manukhin

“…The author emphasizes the growing erosion of the hard-won consensus in the Colombian society, accompanied by the consolidation of the right-wing conservative camp. …”
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On Using a Mobile Application to Support Teledermatology: A Case Study in an Underprivileged Area in Colombia by Juan Pablo Sáenz, Mónica Paola Novoa, Darío Correal, Bell Raj Eapen

“…This approach was found to be pertinent in the Colombian rural context, particularly in forest regions, where dermatology specialists are not available. …”
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Humanitarian activity as a ‘soft power’ instrument of transnational corporations by N. O. Yudin

“…The author shows that within the framework of corporate humanitarian expansion Nestle implemented a wide range of humanitarian projects, which allowed it not only to secure a foothold in the Colombian market, but also to penetrate its political system, as well as to gain opportunities to further expand its political presence in the region. …”
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In vitro and In silico investigation deciphering novel antifungal activity of endophyte Bacillus velezensis CBMB205 against Fusarium oxysporum by Vibha R, Daniela Loaiza Granada, Sinosh Skariyachan, Ujwal P, Sandesh k

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Diversity of frontier processes in Amazonian subnational jurisdictions: Frontier metrics reveal major patterns of human–nature interactions by Guido Briceño, Julie Betbeder, Agnès Bégué, Guillaume Cornu, David Katz-Asprilla, Marie-Gabrielle Piketty, Solen Le Clech, Vinicius Silgueiro, Hélène Dessard, Lilian Blanc

“…The weighted k-means approach was linked to nine metrics covering the period 1990–2021 in three subnational jurisdictions of the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon: 1. baseline forest, 2. percentage forest loss, 3. remaining forest, 4. speed of forest loss, 5. active deforestation, 6. percentage forest degradation, 7. speed of forest degradation, 8. active degradation, and 9. percentage regrowth. …”
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Safety and immunogenicity of a bivalent norovirus vaccine candidate in infants from 6 weeks to 5 months of age: A phase 2, randomized, double-blind trial by Xavier Sáez-Llorens, Rodrigo deAntonio, Eduardo López-Medina, Pío López, Taisei Masuda, Paul M Mendelman, Jim Sherwood, Frank Baehner, Astrid Borkowski

“…As infants suffer significant morbidity and mortality due to norovirus-related acute gastroenteritis (AGE), we assessed four formulations of the bivalent virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidate (HIL-214) in Panamanian and Colombian infants. 360 infants aged 6 weeks to 5 months were randomly allocated to 8 groups to receive three doses of HIL-214 or two doses of HIL-214 and one dose of placebo (Days 1, 56 and 112), where HIL-214 doses contained 15/15, 15/50, 50/50 or 50/150 μg of GI.1/GII.4c genotype VLPs and 0.5 mg Al(OH)3. …”
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