Imaginando una nación de raza blanca en Costa Rica : 1821-1914 by Ronald Soto Quirós

“…At the same time, it is an intent to prove how the speech spread by the Costa Rican elites from the middle of the XIXth century also nourished the later interpretations of the foreigners and by the way a differential vision of this country in the Central American and even Latin-American context. Thus, the article tries to underline how the idea of a particular race with white tones was perpetuated being the result of a feedback process between both speeches, although the first documents of the XIXth century mention the existence of a half-caste country.…”
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Palabras nómadas by Fernando Aínsa

“…The new Latin-American narration reflects the importance of such figures as exodus and exile, and kindles the «nomadic condition», the notions of uprooting and «cultural runaway», the «migratory artist», as elements of identity in the globalization processes. …”
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Cidade de Deus: entre o testemunho e a ficção by Sandro R. Barros

“…In this sense, this study also analyses the reception of Lin's text under what has been epistemologically termed in Latin American subaltern studies as testimonio. The analysis of Lins's novel under the testimonial rubric allows for a meditation on questions related to any fictional text whose content stands too close to factually recognizable events, which takes the literary work and its possible classifications to an ontological cri- sis whose repercussions problematize literature as a vehicle of social denuncia- tion, and the author as the mediator of such a process.…”
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Employing Kirkpatrick’s framework to evaluate nurse training: an integrative review by Fernanda Maria de Miranda, Bruna Vasconcelos dos Santos, Vicki Leigh Kristman, Vivian Aline Mininel

“…Method integrative literature review in the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System and Web of Science databases. …”
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Dictaduras Militares y Tradiciones Obreras en Argentina y Brasil by Paula Andrea Lenguita, Marco Aurelio Santana

“…From the comparative approach adopted, we consider the contributions made ​​to the academic literature in this period hinge Latin American labor struggle and we analyze the continuities and ruptures that imposed repressive context to working class traditions: peronist, class, communist and cutista (Unified Workers´ Central Brazil). …”
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Reflexões críticas em torno de Rubén Darío: relendo as interpretações de José Enrique Rodó e de Manuel Gondra by Elisângela da Silva Santos

“…In this sense, we observe that the Latin Americanist rhetoric was in search of an aesthetic model that could elect, protect and forge the materials of our identity.…”
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Psychological Intervention in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients by Lizzette Gómez-de-Regil, Damaris F. Estrella-Castillo, Julio Vega-Cauich

“…Future research should be aimed at performing studies on more diverse populations (e.g., nonmilitary communities and paediatric and Latin American populations) and at controlling designs to examine the therapeutic efficacy of psychotherapeutic and neurocognitive rehabilitation interventions and compare amelioration by injury severity, age of patients, and clinical profile, in the hopes of creating better guidelines for practitioners.…”
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Public health policies for children and youth with special health care needs in OECD member countries and Brazil: A scoping review protocol. by Ângela Cristina Rocha Gimenes, Elenir Rose Jardim Cury

“…<h4>Method</h4>A scoping review protocol was developed as per the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) manual and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses-Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist, for application to the Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, PubMed, and Embase databases;to theLatin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS)multilingual thesaurus; and to gray literature.The review will map the principal documents (irrespective of time frame or language) addressing public health policies for CYSHCN up to 19 years old. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for eating disorders in adolescents and adults in primary health care: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Thiala Santos Duarte de Oliveira, Mônica Leila Portela de Santana, Valterlinda Alves de Oliveira Queiroz, Karine Brito Beck da Silva, Poliana Cardoso Martins, Emile Miranda Pereira, Priscila Ribas de Farias Costa

“…The databases used will be Medline, Embase, the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Database and Google Scholar without restrictions on the year of publication and language. …”
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Use of machine learning in occupational risk communication for healthcare workers: protocol for scoping review by Gabriela Laudares Albuquerque de Oliveira, Clarice Alves Bonow, Itiberê de Oliveira Castellano Rodrigues, Amanda Xavier Geraldo

“…This protocol arises from the need to explore the best practices for applying ML in the communication and management of occupational risks for healthcare workers.Methods and analysis This scoping review protocol details a search to be conducted in the academic databases, Public Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, through the Virtual Health Library: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, West Pacific Region Index Medicus, Nursing Database and Scientific Electronic Library Online, Scopus, Web of Science and IEEE Xplore Digital Library and Excerpta Medica Database. …”
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Evaluation instruments for public health policies for elderly care: a scoping review protocol by Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre, Margareth Santos de Amorim, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Clarissa Terenzi Seixas

“…Article searches will be conducted in the following databases: Embase, Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences and Science Direct. …”
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Percentage excessive mortality from COVID-19 in Cuba: a first approach by Armando H. Seuc Jo, Luis Carlos Silva Aycaguer, Lisbeth Fernández González

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> Excessive Mortality in Cuba compares favorably with that of other countries, in particular in the Latin American region. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The incidence of the disease, together with the Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions implemented by Governments, among other factors, influence Excessive Mortality. …”
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El Movimiento Bolivariano en Venezuela: ¿de vuelta al populismo? by Flávio da Silva Mendes

“…The new chief of state’s profile was similar to that of past Latin American political leaders and the Chávez phenomenon was presented by a large number of social scientists as a return to the continent’s old problem: populism. …”
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Post-pandemic face-to-face learning environments for undergraduate students: A scoping review protocol. by Karim Garzon Diaz, Angy Villamil Duarte, Sandra Velasco Forero, Sandra Herrera Jacobo

“…The following databases will be used: Academic Search Complete, Inter-American Development Bank, CLACSO, and The UNESCO Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC), Dimensions, DOAB, DOAJ, ERIC, LILACS, Psicodoc, Redalyc, Redib, Scielo, Scopus, Dialnet, Web Of Science, Latindex, Google Scholar, SocArXiv. …”
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Forecasting models for leprosy cases: a scoping review protocol by Bruna Oliveira Ascef, Gustavo Laine Araújo de Oliveira, Carmelita Ribeiro Filha Coriolano, Haliton Alves De Oliveira Junior

“…We will perform a systematic search from when each database started until April 2022 and we will include the following electronic databases: MEDLINE via PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Latin American and Caribbean Health Science Literature Database. …”
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Knee pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on quality of life by Alberto de Vitta, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Sandra Fiorelli Almeida Penteado Simeão, Matias Noll

“…Furthermore, several studies have shown the negative impact of knee pain on quality of life; however, there is a lack of knowledge about knee pain in Latin American populations. Objective: This study aims to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and impact on the quality of life of knee pain in Brazilian adults. …”
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Knee pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on quality of life by Alberto de Vitta, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Sandra Fiorelli Almeida Penteado Simeão, Matias Noll

“…Furthermore, several studies have shown the negative impact of knee pain on quality of life; however, there is a lack of knowledge about knee pain in Latin American populations. Objective: This study aims to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and impact on the quality of life of knee pain in Brazilian adults. …”
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Enhancing evidence-based practice into healthcare: Exploring the role of scientific skills in occupational therapists- by Desirée Valera-Gran, Irene Campos-Sánchez, Daniel Prieto-Botella, Paula Fernández-Pires, Miriam Hurtado-Pomares, Iris Juárez-Leal, Paula Peral-Gómez, Eva María Navarrete-Muñoz

“…Recruitment was conducted through a non-probability convenience sampling method between April to June 2020, using social networks and email dissemination to education and professional organizations in Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin American countries.Results Out of a total score of 115 points, participants showed a moderate level of scientific skills (mean: 62.7, SD: 21.6), with literature searching skills ranking the highest and scientific writing skills ranking the lowest. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Next Generation Sequencing Panel using Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mariana M. Sebastião, Rodrigo S. Ho, João Paulo V. de Carvalho, Micha Nussbaum

“…**Methods:** MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane Library, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), and Centre for Reviews and Dissemination databases and articles obtained from other sources were searched for relevant studies that evaluate the accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of NGS using ctDNA in patients with aNSCLC. …”
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Measuring the duration of kangaroo mother care for neonates: a scoping review by Moffat Nyirenda, Cally J Tann, Melissa M Medvedev, Joy Lawn, Eva Loucaides, Victor Spector Tumukunde

“…We conducted a scoping review of KMC duration measurement methods and assessed their validation.Design Scoping review in accordance with Joanna Briggs Institute guidance for conducting scoping review.Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, African Index Medicus, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, ClinicalTrials.gov, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Registry, Medrxiv and OpenGrey were searched through November 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Publications with primary data on KMC duration were included. …”
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