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Essential medicines in Central America: Analysis of national lists, macroeconomic factors, and alignment with health priorities. [PDF]

J Med Access
Martínez-Vargas E, Arguedas-Chacón S, González-Rodríguez V, Mora-Jiménez J, Cruz-Mora K, Zavaleta-Monestel E.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Declines in skeletal muscle quality vs. size following two weeks of knee joint immobilization [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Disuse of a muscle group, which occurs during bedrest, spaceflight, and limb immobilization, results in atrophy. It is unclear, however, if the magnitude of decline in skeletal muscle quality is similar to that for muscle size.
Rob J. MacLennan, Michael Sahebi, Nathan Becker, Ethan Davis, Jeanette M. Garcia, Matt S. Stock   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A survey of aquatic macroinvertebrates in a river from the dry corridor of Nicaragua using biological indices and DNA barcoding

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Aquatic macroinvertebrates are widely used as indicators for water quality assessment around the world. Modern strategies for environmental assessment implement molecular analysis to delimitate species of aquatic macroinvertebrates.
Bryant H. Mendoza‐Ramírez, Lucía Páiz‐Medina, Thelma Salvatierra‐Suárez, Nelvia Hernández, Jorge A. Huete‐Pérez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collaborative effort to catalyze the implementation of the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer in the Central American subregion

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
In Central America, childhood cancer is one of the leading causes of death. It is also a significant disease burden to health systems, with social and economic implications for families. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Executive Secretary of the
Maria de los Angeles Campos, Katiuska E. Alvayero, Soad Fuentes-Alabi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overweight and obesity of school-age children in El Salvador according to two international systems: a population-based multilevel and spatial analysis

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The World Health Organization (WHO-2007) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF-Cole) systems assess child weight status. However, derived estimations often differ.
Wilton Pérez, Paul Melgar, Ana Garcés, Ana Daysi de Marquez, Gerardo Merino, Carolina Siu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acknowledging Cocaine Capital in Central American Development

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2022
Cocaine trafficking has a significant but understudied influence on Central American economies. The economic implications of this trade have repercussions for both regional development and drug control policy debates, and therefore deserve greater ...
Zoe Pearson, Alexandre Skiba, Kendra McSweeney, Erik Nielsen, Justin Piccorelli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entre seguridad humana y estatal: ¿ofrece la Unión Europea una respuesta coherente a los desafíos de seguridad en Centroamérica, Colombia y Venezuela?

Colombia Internacional, 2021
Objective/Context: Central America, Colombia and Venezuela face important security challenges. Despite its rhetoric about the importance of human security, the EU applies different policies to the three conflicts: a securitydevelopment nexus in Central ...
Susanne Gratius, Erika Rodríguez Pinzón   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a feminist political ecology of household food and water security during drought in northern Nicaragua

Ecology and Society, 2022
Few studies assess the relationship between food and water access, despite global concerns about people's inability to maintain access to both food and water.
Christopher M. Bacon, Lisa C. Kelley, Iris T. Stewart   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Central America’s Deindustrialization

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2022
The paper assembles and harmonizes sectoral data from several sources to study the industrial trends in six Central American economies. The industrial employment share contracted by 2.5 percentage points on average over the past two decades.
openaire   +2 more sources

First Resection of a Cavoatrial Renal Tumor Thrombus in a Pediatric Patient in Central America Based on a Multistage Surgical Safety Strategy Combining Liver Transplant Techniques and Cardiac Surgery

Case Reports in Oncology, 2021
We herein report the challenging evaluation and planning process involved in performing the first successful surgical resection of a renal tumor with extensive inferior vena cava tumor thrombosis reaching the right atrium in a pediatric patient within ...
Edward Castro-Santa, Hellen Daniela Siles-Víquez, Karla Castro-Solano, Javier Brenes-González, María A. Matamoros   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source