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Current Situation of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review

Global Heart, 2022
Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) disproportionately affects low-income and middle-income countries. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have been less represented in scientific literature.
Maria Alejandra Jaimes-Reyes, Manuel Urina-Jassir, Manuel Urina-Triana, Miguel Urina-Triana   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Standards for psychosocial care in pediatric cancer: adapted proposal for Latin American and Caribbean countries

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
Objective. To highlight the objectives, achievements, challenges, and next steps for the World Health Organization’s Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC) framework, a project designed to improve psychosocial care (PSC) in pediatric cancer ...
Viviana Trigoso, Liliana Vásquez, Soad Fuentes-Alabi, Claudia Pascual, Teresa Méndez, Essy Maradiegue, Mariela Villegas, Elisa Perina, Eugenia Ahumada, João de Bragança, Marcela Zubieta, María del Pilar Jiménez, Hernan Bernedo, Lourdes Ruda, Melisa Sierralta, Alessandra Motta, Nuria Rossell, Daniela Vargas, Yurfa Salazar, Marisa López, Oscar Plascencia, Armando Arita, Raquel Molinas, Carmen Salaverria, Oscar Velásquez, Cecilia Ugaz   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

“And in some cases, we're the best option:” A qualitative study of community‐based doula support for black perinatal mental health

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract We explored community‐based doulas' perspectives on the acceptability of using formal screening tools to address low rates of mental health screening, diagnosis, and treatment for perinatal anxiety and depression among Black women. Using thematic analysis, we analyzed interview data from 30 community‐based doulas who support Black families ...
Tamara Nelson, Naysha N. Shahid, Samrawit B. Gebretensay, Chareina C. Johnson, Penny D. Telesford, Karen Sheffield‐Abdullah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

High Prevalence of SOD1 Pathogenic Variants in the UK Biobank: Implications for Early Intervention in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective SOD1 is the second most frequently mutated gene in European patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Given the recent authorization of SOD1‐targeted antisense oligonucleotides for SOD1‐ALS, prompt screening for SOD1 mutations in patients with ALS patients is highly recommended.
Delia Gagliardi, Chiara Villella, Matteo Zanovello, Virginia Iacobelli, Stefania Corti, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Pietro Fratta, Henry Houlden, Arianna Tucci, Dario Ronchi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Saint Lucia, 2010–2017

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2020
Objective. To describe the epidemiology of human leptospirosis cases in Saint Lucia from 2010 to 2017 and determine whether there was a relationship between cases and rainfall and temperature. Methods.
Gemma Chery, Lorraine Francis, Shelly-Ann Hunte, Phil Leon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

READ-ing antimicrobial stewardship in the Caribbean: a tri-nation document review

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
Objective. To explore the antimicrobial stewardship policy landscape in three English-speaking Caribbean countries (Barbados, Guyana, and Saint Lucia) and examine the key enablers and challenges to the design and implementation of formal antimicrobial ...
Tamarie Rocke, Aniebiot-abasi Udofia, Nathalie El Omeiri, Pilar Ramon-Pardo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zooarchaeological Analysis of an Atoll Assemblage From Central Micronesia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There has been a dearth of archaeological research on atolls in the central‐eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia. This has limited our understanding of pre‐contact subsistence and settlement strategies in these more marginal and remote environments, particularly in regards to zooarchaeological data.
Philippa Jorissen, Gabriel Sanchez, Scott M. Fitzpatrick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bottom-up innovative responses to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: addressing deprioritized populations

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
Objective. To identify and describe innovative initiatives implemented as a response to the interruption of health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Methods.
Pablo Villalobos Dintrans, Paula Valenzuela, Claudio Castillo, Yamileth Granizo, Matilde Maddaleno   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source