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New Discovery of Neogene Fossil Forests in Guatemala

Geosciences, 2020
Petrified wood specimens found at Maya archaeological sites are presumed to have been used during ceremonial fire-drilling. The source of this fossil wood has been an enigma, because in modern times no fossil wood localities were known to occur in ...
George E. Mustoe, Markus Eberl
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Factors affecting the persistent use of sharp curettage for abortion in public hospitals in Mexico

Women's Health, 2021
Objectives: Dilation and curettage is an outdated abortion procedure no longer recommended by the World Health Organization. However, use of dilation and curettage remains high in some countries, including Mexico.
Stephanie Andrea Küng, Beatriz Ochoa, Guillermo Antonio Ortiz Avendano, Claudia Martínez López, Mara Zaragoza, Karen Padilla Zuniga   +5 more
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Multi-method rapid attribution shows climate change is worsening humid heat

Environmental Research Letters
Humidity is an important determinant of heat-related morbidity and mortality, yet few studies have quantified how anthropogenic climate change influences individual extreme humid heat events.
Kaitlyn Trudeau, Daniel M Gilford, Kristina Dahl, Lukasz Tracewski, Brandon Bourassa   +4 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Community-Based Interventions for Hypertension Control in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Background: Hypertension remains a leading cause of cardiovascular disease in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where control rates are persistently low. Community-based strategies are promising approaches to overcome barriers to care. Objective: To
Danladi C. Husaini, Sophia Barillas, Laci Dyck, Rangeli Camal, Chukwuemeka Nwokocha, Orish E. Orisakwe   +5 more
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Taxation and incarceration in Guatemala: Prisons, protection rackets, and citizenship

European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2023
This article explores the making of carceral citizenship in Guatemala through an ethnographic analysis of la talacha – informal prison taxation schemes. Taxation is a key technology of citizenship.
Anthony Wayne Fontes
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Water, rest, shade: Can simple actions stop an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology among farm workers in Central America?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2018
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown etiology (CKDu) was first reported in El Salvador and Nicaragua in Central America, where it has very high prevalence and mortality. However, CKDu is now an epidemic in countries around the equator: Central America
Karin Broberg
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Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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