Insight on the Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in Puerto Rican Hispanics by Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, Jorge Duconge-Soler, Hilton Franqui-Rivera, Roberto Feliu-Maldonado, Abiel Roche-Lima, Israel Almodovar-Rivera

“…In two hospital-based studies, Puerto Rican Hispanics had a lower prevalence of atrial fibrillation of 2.5% than non-Hispanic Whites with 5.7%. …”
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Clinical Manifestations Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Puerto Ricans with Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Ruth M. Fred-Jiménez, Mariangelí Arroyo-Ávila, Ángel M. Mayor, Grissel Ríos, Luis M. Vilá

“…In this population of Puerto Ricans with FMS, overweight/obese patients experienced more FMS-related manifestations than nonoverweight/obese individuals. …”
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Confirmatory Factorial Analysis of the Personal Spirituality Scale in Puerto Ricans Adults by Juan Aníbal González-Rivera, Adam Rosario-Rodríguez, Orlando M. Pagán-Torres

“…The aim of this study was to analyze the reliability and factor structure of Personal Spirituality Scale (PSS-R) in a sample of Puerto Ricans adults. A total of 577 Puerto Ricans participated in this psychometric study. …”
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Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents by Lydia M. Lopez del Valle, Mariely Nieves-Plaza, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan, Rosana Hanke-Herrero

“…This study aimed to evaluate the association between caries and obesity in adolescents.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 187 Puerto Rican adolescents aged 13–19 years, attending, among them, five high schools. …”
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Association between BDNF rs6265 and Obesity in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study by Xian-Yong Ma, Wei Qiao Qiu, Caren E. Smith, Laurence D. Parnell, Zong-Yong Jiang, Jose M. Ordovas, Katherine L. Tucker, Chao-Qiang Lai

“…The goal of this study was to examine the interactions of a functional variant (rs6265) in the BDNF gene with dietary intake for obesity traits in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. BDNF rs6265 was genotyped in 1147 Puerto Rican adults and examined for association with obesity-related traits. …”
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Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia: Demographic and Epidemiological Characterization in Puerto Rican Hispanics (2012-2014) by Jorge J. Cruz-Cruz, María González-Pons, Adrián Cora-Morges, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Giancarlo Colón, Kimberly Alicea, Kathia Rosado, Douglas R. Morgan, Marcia Cruz-Correa

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Prevalence of Drug Resistance and Associated Mutations in a Population of HIV-1+ Puerto Ricans: 2006–2010 by Lycely del C. Sepúlveda-Torres, Alexandra De La Rosa, Luz Cumba, Nawal Boukli, Eddy Ríos-Olivares, Luis A. Cubano

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Study of interdisciplinarity in chemistry research based on the production of Puerto Rican scientists 1992-2001. Interdisciplinarity, Bibliometric indicators, Chemistry by Elias Sanz-Casado, Carmen Martin-Moreno, Carlos Garcia-Zorita, Maria Luisa Lascurain-Sanchez

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A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica: Puerto Rican Woman with an Increased Time Lag to Diagnosis and a High Response to Eculizumab Therapy by Ramón Vega, Benjamín González, Kiara Ortiz, Viviana Martínez, David Carmona, Ivonne Vicente, Javier Chapa, Ángel Chinea

“…We report the case of a 46-year-old Puerto Rican female who presented intractable hiccups when she was 31 (in 2004). …”
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Phubbing in Romantic Relationships: Cell Phone Use, Couple Satisfaction, Psychological Well-Being and Mental Health by Juan A. González-Rivera, Lorna M. Segura-Abreu, Valerie Urbistondo-Rodríguez

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate if frequent cell phone use (phubbing) has a direct impact in the couple’s satisfaction, and an indirect effect on the psychological well-being and mental health of Puerto Rican. Study 1 examines the psychometric properties of the Partner Phubbing Scale and the Cell Phone Conflict Scale. …”
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Beyond the storms: Exploring predictors of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among survivors of hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico by Marie-Claire Meadows, Noelle Serino, Dahianira M. Camacho-Monclova, Kaumudi Joshipura, Sarah R. Lowe

“…Yet, few studies have explored the relationship between such diverse disaster-related exposures and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in a Puerto Rican context. Methods: To address this gap, we used data from the Preparedness to Reduce Exposures and Diseases Post-hurricanes and Augment Resilience (PREPARE) study, a cohort of mainly Hispanic Puerto Ricans who experienced Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017. …”
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Interview with Ramon Grosfoguel, 30 August 2023 by Melanie E. L. Bush

“…This commentary takes the form of an interview with Ramon Grosfoguel, who is an internationally renowned Puerto Rican intellectual, and scholar of decoloniality and coloniality. …”
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Religious and Spiritual Struggles Brief Inventory: Initial Validation and Psychometric Study by Juan González-Rivera, Yazmín Álvarez-Alatorre

“…Conclusions: These results suggest that the instrument can measure four types of R/E struggles in Puerto Rican adults. Furthermore, this new instrument will allow the advancement of new research on R/E struggles in Puerto Rico and Latin America.…”
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Code switching and the so-called “assimilation narrative” by Tamás Vraukó

“…In the paper examples are provided from Hispanic-American literature (Mexican-American, Puerto Rican and Dominican), across a range of genres from prose through drama to poetry, and also, examples are discussed when the author does in fact seek assimilation, as well as stories in which neither assimilation, nor integration is successful. …”
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Report of a Novel Mutation in MLH1 Gene in a Hispanic Family from Puerto Rico Fulfilling Classic Amsterdam Criteria for Lynch Syndrome by Juan M. Marqués-Lespier, Yaritza Diaz-Algorri, Maria Gonzalez-Pons, Marcia Cruz-Correa

“…In this paper we report a novel mutation in the hMLH1 gene in a Puerto Rican Hispanic family with Lynch syndrome recruited through the Puerto Rico Familial Colorectal Cancer Registry (PURIFICAR). …”
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High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus in Colorectal Cancer in Hispanics: A Case-Control Study by Raul D. Bernabe-Dones, Maria Gonzalez-Pons, Alejandro Villar-Prados, Mercedes Lacourt-Ventura, Heriberto Rodríguez-Arroyo, Sharon Fonseca-Williams, Francisco E. Velazquez, Yaritza Diaz-Algorri, Sofia M. Lopez-Diaz, Nayra Rodríguez, Yasuhiro Yamamura, Marcia Cruz-Correa

“…Based on the high incidence of HPV-associated malignancies among Puerto Rican Hispanics, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of HPV infection and viral integration in colorectal tissues in order to evaluate its putative role in colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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Associations Between Ambient PM_2.5 and Thyroid Hormones in Pregnant Persons in Puerto Rico by Trenton Honda, Trenton D. Henry, Laura Corlin, Kipruto Kirwa, Akram Alshawabkeh, Julia R. Varshavsky, Winston Kennedy, José F. Cordero, Carmen M. Velez Vega, Zaira Y. Rosario Pabon, John D. Meeker, Helen Suh

“…Introduction: This study investigates associations between fine particulate air pollution (PM_2.5) exposure and thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy in Puerto Rican individuals, a vulnerable population facing socioeconomic and environmental disparities. …”
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"Many old people taking care of old people": Experiences of older adults after Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. by Adrián J Santiago-Santiago, Jeffrey Ramos-Santiago, Eliut Rivera-Segarra

“…The Puerto Rican population has presented demographic changes resulting in a greater proportion of older adults than almost any other country in the world, with an estimated 28% of the total population being over 60 years of age. …”
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Metabolomic Links between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Obesity by Bingjie Zhou, Reiko Ichikawa, Laurence D. Parnell, Sabrina E. Noel, Xiyuan Zhang, Shilpa N. Bhupathiraju, Caren E. Smith, Katherine L. Tucker, Jose M. Ordovas, Chao-Qiang Lai

“…We examined the association of plasma metabolomic profiles with SSB intake and obesity risk in 781 participants, aged 45–75 y, in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS) using generalized linear models, controlling for potential confounding factors. …”
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Cross-sectional association among dietary habits, periodontitis, and uncontrolled diabetes in Hispanics: the LLIPDS study by Hunter Smith, David Travis Thomas, Gabriela Nicole Vázquez-Morales, Lakin Puckett, María Del Mar Rodriguez, Arnold Stromberg, Luciana Macchion Shaddox, Mauro Pedrine Santamaria, Kevin Pearce, Oelisoa Mireille Andriankaja

“…This study aimed to explore whether food choices were linked to higher prevalence of adverse periodontal parameters and poorly controlled glucose levels among Hispanic adults with T2D.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with 260 Puerto Rican adults aged 40–65 years, all diagnosed with T2D. …”
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