A scoping review of the landscape of health-related open datasets in Latin America. by David Restrepo, Justin Quion, Constanza Vásquez-Venegas, Cleva Villanueva, Leo Anthony Celi, Luis Filipe Nakayama

“…One crucial factor is the data used to train these algorithms, which must be representative of the population. However, most healthcare databases are derived from high-income countries, leading to non-representative models and potentially exacerbating health inequities. …”
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Intersectionalities of the Left and Right in Latin America and Europe. An exploration of contemporary political processes by Nicol A. Barria-Asenjo, Slavoj Žižek, Brian Willems, Ruben Balotol, Gonzalo Salas, Jesús Ayala-Colqui

“…It argues how intersectionality is not a privilege of the Left, but is also used by the extreme populist Right to channel discontent and propagate its particular brand of oppression. …”
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L’approche latino-américaine de l’économie populaire, les inégalités et la pauvreté by Isabelle Hillenkamp

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Community, vulnerability and reproduction in disaster conditions. Approaches from Latin America and the CaribbeanIntroduction to dossier by Ana Gabriela Fernández, Johannes Waldmüller, Cristina Vega

“…Concerns are raised when the resilience of the affected population is emphasized as a mechanism of participa-tion in recovery. …”
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Characterising COVID-19 empirical research production in Latin America and the Caribbean: A scoping review. by Cristián Mansilla, Cristian A Herrera, Laura Boeira, Andrea Yearwood, Analia S Lopez, Luis E Colunga-Lozano, Eva Brocard, Tatiana Villacres, Marcela Vélez, Gabriel Di Paolantonio, Ludovic Reveiz

“…The largest portion of research came from people/population of Brazil (54.6%), Mexico (19.1%), Colombia (11.2%), Argentina (10.4%), Peru (10.3%) and Chile (10%), while Caribbean countries concentrated 15.3%. …”
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Introduction to Dossier. Popular Economies: Between informality and social reproduction by Verónica Gago

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Effectiveness of Aedes-borne infectious disease control in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A scoping review. by Vaitiare Mulderij-Jansen, Prachi Pundir, Maria E Grillet, Theophilus Lakiang, Izzy Gerstenbluth, Ashley Duits, Adriana Tami, Ajay Bailey

“…Many efforts have been made to develop interventions to control these Aedes species populations. Still, countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region struggle to create/design/develop sustainable and effective control strategies. …”
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HIV Drug Resistance-Associated Mutations in Antiretroviral Naïve HIV-1-Infected Latin American Children by Luis E. Soto-Ramirez, Roberto Rodriguez-Diaz, D. Robert Harris, Rohan Hazra

“…The overall rate of primary drug resistance in this pediatric HIV-infected population was low, and no subjects had more than 1 DRM. …”
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El trabajo social en América Latina: contribuciones y proyecciones ante una crisis mundial / Social Work in Latin America: Contributions and projections in a global crisis by Izabel Solyszko, Antonia Arévalo-Agredo

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The Displacement of the Possible: Popular Experience and Gentrification at Historic Center of Mexico City by Vicente Moctezuma Mendoza

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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

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Syndemic, mental health and living with dependent persons in Latin America and Spain: a study with a gender perspective by Natalia López-Contreras, Tomás López-Jiménez, Laura Medina-Perucha, Brenda Biaani León-Gómez, Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Olivia Janett Horna-Campos, Maria Sol Anigstein, Jakeline Ribeiro Barbosa, Mariana Pastorello Verotti, Olga Bardales-Mendoza, Karen M. Arteaga-Contreras, Anna Berenguera, Andrés Peralta, Constanza Jacques-Aviñó

“…Abstract Objective To analyze the sociostructural determinants associated with mental health problems during the lockdown period among populations residing in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Spain who lived with minors or dependents, approached from a gender perspective. …”
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The impact of formal education on literacy and numeracy skills in Chilean adults: a comparative analysis with Latin American counterparts by Fernando Moncada Nahuelquín, Romualdo Ibáñez Orellana, Romualdo Ibáñez Orellana, Victor Kuperman

“…Using data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), we conducted a comparative analysis of literacy and numeracy skills in the Chilean population relative to Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. Our analysis revealed that, regardless of the years of formal education, the populations of these countries do not achieve a level 3 in literacy and numeracy skills (on PIAAC’s five-level scale), which is considered the minimum requirement for effective participation in today’s technologically-driven economy and society. …”
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Stigma and social support and their impact on quality of life and self-esteem among women with endometriosis in Latin-America and the Caribbean. by Yatzmeli Matías-González, Astrid Sánchez-Galarza, Ernesto Rosario-Hernández, Idhaliz Flores-Caldera, Eliut Rivera-Segarra

“…These results point towards the need to develop tailored interventions targeting these factors in order to foster a better QoL and wellbeing for this population in the context of Latin America and the Caribbean.…”
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Inflammation biomarkers and neurobehavioral performance in rural adolescentsKey PointsRelevance by Beemnet Amdemicael, Kun Yang, Briana N.C. Chronister, Caroline Mackey, Xin Tu, Sheila Gahagan, Danilo Martinez, Harvey Checkoway, David R. Jacobs, Jr., Jose Suarez-Torres, Suzi Hong, Jose R. Suarez-Lopez

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Intersectionality and Birth in Latin America: A Research Protocol on Maternal Health of Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Women in La Guajira, Colombia by Mariana Anginho Évora

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Review and Bibliographic Analysis of Metaheuristic Methods in Multicriteria Decision-Making: A 45-Year Perspective Across International, Latin American, and Colombian Contexts by Christian Manuel Moreno Rocha, Andres Santacruz Benitez, Daina Arenas Buelvas

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Prevalence, comorbidities, and disease-related complications of rheumatoid arthritis in Colombia: a national cross-sectional study based on administrative claims data by Kevin Maldonado-Cañón, Giancarlo Buitrago, Gerardo Quintana-López

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La réélection de Lula et la Gauche au Brésil by Adilar Cigolini, Francisco Mendonça, Irani dos Santos

“…Contrary to the forecasts, Lula was massively re-elected in 2006 with the support of the most underprivileged populations for which it implemented social measures in particular against the hunger, ethnic discrimination or violence towards the women. …”
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Social Spending and Poverty Reduction in Mexico from 2000 to 2022: Have States Contributed to It? by Anahely Medrano, Brisna Beltrán

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