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APOL1 Gene Variants and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2023
Introduction: The association of APOL1 risk variants with cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in observational and clinical trials has had inconsistent results.
Carlos Eduardo Duran, Mayra Estacio, Daniela Espinosa, Eliana Manzi, Juan G. Posada, Liliana Mesa, Johanna Schweineberg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of common hemoglobin variants in an afro-descendent Ecuadorian population [PDF]

BMC Research Notes, 2013
Abstract Background Hemoglobinopathies are among the most studied and frequent pathologies. These genetic disorders are considered a very important health care threat in many tropical countries. Ecuador is a tropical Latin-American country with an important presence of afro-descendants (7.2%).
Yamila Domínguez, Camilo Zurita, Diego A. Calvopina, Jacqueline Villacís, Marcelo Mora   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Connecting tradition and technology: The digitization of the ethnobotanical collection at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The digitization of RBetno (JBRJ) represents a step forward for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. Aligned with the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 2, 2020–2030), this project documents the use of plants, including traditional knowledge and vernacular names, with a focus on the Atlantic Forest and Amazon.
Viviane S. Fonseca‐Kruel, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Luis Alexandre Estevão da Silva, Felipe Alves Oliveira, Maria Paula Vasconcelos Mesquita, Mariana Taniguchi, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Representation Matters: An Exploration of the Impact of Afro-Latinx Representation in an L2 Class

Languages
Several studies emphasize that the limited representation of Afro-Latinx communities in Spanish language curricula affects students’ understanding of the diversity in Spanish-speaking societies.
Lillie Vivian Padilla, Frederica Jackson, Sydney Nii Odotei Odoi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land Rights and Socio-Economic Development of Afro-Brazilian Communities [PDF]

, 2010
Law students and recent graduates who spent the Spring 2010 semester studying the land rights of Afro-Brazilian communities have submitted their final report to community leaders and Brazilian government officials, institutions, and non-government ...
Browne, Noah, Dana, Anne, Shea, Katherine   +2 more
core   +1 more source

An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz, Jesús A. Anaya, Nicola Clerici, Lina M. Estupinan‐Suarez, Isabel Lopera, Solveig Richter, Alejandro Salazar, Carlos A. Sierra, Andrés Tangarife‐Escobar, Miguel D. Mahecha, David Montero, Pablo Palacios‐Rodríguez, Pablo Ramos, Santiago Botía   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cuerpos insurgentes: territorios de re-existencia de las y los afrodescendientes

La Manzana de la Discordia, 2019
This article is based on a conception of “bodies” thought as fluid, permeable realities with open borders; its objective is to reflect on Afro-descendant body-subjects, especially women.
Kattya Hernández Basante
doaj   +1 more source

“There Are Places Full of Beauty”: Desettling High School Students' Scientific Writing

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study contributes to desettling and expanding expectations about the forms of scientific language that belong in students' scientific writing. The primary empirical focus is the analysis of 52 high school student abstracts articulating community‐based investigations, submitted as part of their participation in a student conference in a ...
Alejandra Frausto Aceves
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of book reading and library attendance in Colombia. A microeconometric approach [PDF]

, 2014
The article explores the determinants of the decision to read books and visit libraries in a developing country, Colombia, based on data from the Encuesta de Consumo Cultural 2008 [Cultural Consumption Survey] (ECC2008).
Aguado Quintero, Luis Fernando, Osorio Mejía, Ana María, Palma Martos, María Luisa   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Who Does Bogotá “Care” for? Care Blocks, Care Workers and the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper critically examines Bogotá's District Care System within the framework of urban social sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focusing on the Care Blocks (Manzanas del Cuidado), it employs a mixed‐methods approach—legal analysis, interviews, testimonies, surveys, and InfoCuidado data—to explore the paradox of a
Valentina Montoya‐Robledo, Berta Fernández‐Gallego   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source