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Exploring the genetic overlap between substance use disorder and educational attainment. [PDF]

Addiction
Abstract Background and aims Substance use disorder (SUD) is a polygenic psychiatric condition characterized by persistent drug use despite negative consequences. Several studies support that higher cognitive performance and educational attainment (EA) are associated with a reduced risk for SUD.
Cabana-Domínguez J, Vilar-Ribó L, Soler Artigas M, Alemany S, Llonga N, Carabí-Gassol P, Zubizarreta-Arruti U, Macias-Chimborazo V, Grau-López L, Daigre C, Ros-Cucurull E, Palma-Alvarez RF, Ortega-Hernández G, Fernàndez-Castillo N, Cormand B, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Ribasés M.   +16 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Practices, barriers, and opportunities for dietitians-nutrionists in critical care in Latin America: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
Abstract Background Dietitians–nutritionists (DNs) play a key role in intensive care units (ICUs), yet their scope of practice varies across settings. This study aimed to describe the professional practices of DNs working in ICUs in Latin America and to identify factors associated with their level of professional activity.
Crovetto M, Parra-Soto S, Durán-Aguero S, Cordón-Arrivillaga K, Canicoba M, Landaeta-Díaz L, Bejarano JJ, Mauricio S, Nava-González EJ, Carpio-Arias V, Cerezo S, Ivankovich S, Ortiz A, Nuñez-Martinez B, Meza-Miranda ER, de Baptista GMA, Morales M, Miranda-Durán M, Carrera-Gil F.   +18 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeasts on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Organ Morphometry of Broiler Chickens

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
The fermentation of molasses‐vinasse with lactic acid bacteria and yeasts improves growth, intestinal health, digestive, and immune organs in chickens, promoting their productive performance and organic development. ABSTRACT This study evaluated the probiotic effects of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts on productive parameters, intestinal health, and ...
José Miranda‐Yuquilema, Fabian Astudillo‐Riera, Juan Taboada‐Pico, Mercy Cuenca‐Condo, Kevin Astudillo‐Vallejo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The institutional paradox of a substantivist conception of the economy in public policy: Insights from public procurement for solidarity economy in Ecuador

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Volume 97, Issue 3, Page 871-900, September 2026.
Abstract Ecuador's 2008 Constitution advanced an ambitious substantive economic vision through Buen Vivir (Good Living), recognizing a plural economy which encompasses private, public and solidarity economy (SE) sectors. This paper aims to analyze public procurement programs in Ecuador, one of the flagship Buen Vivir policies for SE promotion.
Maria‐José Ruiz‐Rivera, Andreia Lemaître   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing the Dry Refuge Model: Paleoecological Insights From Late Pleistocene Gomphotheres in Ecuador

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
We present paleontological evidence that may prove the Dry Refuge Model in Ecuador during the Late Pleistocene. ABSTRACT Paleoenvironmental records indicate that Neotropical regions near the Equator experienced reduced rainfall during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). However, some records show conflicting environmental signals.
Erwin González‐Guarda, Iván Ramírez‐Pedraza, Carlos Tornero, Lidiane Asevedo, Natalia Villavicencio, Sebastián Escobar, José Luis Román, Melissa Hidalgo, Esteban Benalcázar, Florent Rivals   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tropical Bee Assemblage Diversity Decreases With Elevation While Body Size Increases

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 4, July 2026.
Photos of bee specimens collected in the Colombian Andes across a nearly 3000 m elevational cline. They are arranged to illustrate both the decline in richness with elevation and the increase in community average body size with elevation. ABSTRACT Elevation gradients are powerful drivers of changes in species composition, richness, and functional ...
Nash E. Turley, Harold Pulido‐Guarín, Daniel Nossa‐Suárez, Gabriella Hoffmann, Ruben D. Martín‐Rojas, Lucia Aguilar‐Benavides, Margarita M. López‐Uribe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Microbial Diversity and Network Organization Respond to Land Use and Agricultural Inputs Worldwide

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 7, July 2026.
Based on a global analysis of 1921 soil samples, we show that agricultural management acts as a powerful ecological filter reshaping microbial communities. Land use and inputs—pesticides and fertilizers—drive a functional shift toward opportunistic pathogens and fragmented, less connected microbial networks, potentially compromising soil ecosystem ...
Zaki Saati‐Santamaría, Sergio Pérez‐Gorjón, Daniel Abel‐Schaad, Alberto Acedo‐Bécares, Francisca Alba‐Sánchez, Amanda Lucia Alves, Weronika Babinska‐Wensierska, Jorge Ariel Marfetán, Carolina Barroetaveña, Kara Barry, Francisco Beitia, Katerina Biniari, Elí Misael Bobadilla‐Peñaló, Gregory Bonito, Mihalis Boutaris, Victoria Bueno‐González, Guillermo Cabezas, Parharidis Charalambos, Ovidiu Copoț, Andrés de Errasti, Luis de Pedro Noriega, Philippe Delavault, Fernando Dianez‐Martínez, David Diez‐Méndez, Enrico Ercole, Abel Fernández‐Ruiz, Martina Ferraguti, Ana Laura Gallo, Paula García‐Fraile, Mario Garrido, David González del Pozo, Alina G. Greslebin, Gabriel Grilli, Edmundo Danilo Guilcapi‐Pacheco, Danny Haelewaters, Terry W. Henkel, Andrés Hirigoyen, Kentaro Hosaka, Pablo Yair Huais, Marja Jalli, Alfredo Justo, Marjo Keskitalo, Tommaso La Mantia, Aneta Lambevska, Ewald Langer, Corina Leconte, Ewa Lojkowska, David Marcos‐Vidal, Antonio J. Mendoza‐Fernández, Isabel Miralles‐Mellado, Lucía Molina, Norman Muzhinji, Minh N. Nguyen, Diego Nieto‐Lugilde, Alberto Nieto‐Palenzuela, André‐Ledoux Njouonkou, Sarah Norvell, Francisco J. Oficialdegui, Raúl Ortega Pérez, Ansa Palojärvi, Marcos Paradelo‐Pérez, Zunilda Pavone, Julio Peñas de Giles, Anna Maria Persiani, María Belén Pildain, Daniel Pinto‐Carrasco, Lucie Poulin, Jean‐Bernard Pouvreau, Paola Quatrini, David Rodríguez de la Cruz, Gonzalo M. Romano, Natalia Rosas‐Ramos, Francisca Ruano, Isabel Salcedo‐Larralde, Esteban Salmerón‐Sánchez, Katerina Sam, Cathy Sharp, Patricia Vieira Tiago, Ricardo Valenzuela, Aída M. Vasco‐Palacios, Mylonas Vasilis, María Laura Vélez, Alfredo Vizzini, Sergey Volobuev, Alan R. Wood, Pirjo Yli‐Hemminki, Nourou S. Yorou, Ivan V. Zmitrovich, Javier Bobo‐Pinilla   +88 more
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Self‐Efficacy in Palliative Care Among Nursing Professionals: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 7, Page 3041-3054, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Deficient palliative care coverage and nursing training in Ecuador warrant examining self‐efficacy to inform education strategies and strengthen equitable services. Aim To examine Ecuadorian nurses' self‐efficacy in Palliative Care. Methods A sequential explanatory mixed‐methods study was conducted.
Mónica Alexandra Valdiviezo, Alejandro Martínez‐Granados, Abigail Rivas‐Lorefice, Daniel Puente‐Fernández, Rafael Montoya‐Juárez, Concepción Capilla‐Díaz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thinking of Melastomataceae: Revisiting Humboldt and Bonpland's Monographie des Melastomacées (1806–1823) from a historical perspective

TAXON, Volume 75, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract During their voyage to the Americas (1799–1804), Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland described and collected American flora, fauna, minerals and other objects. After returning to Europe, they published several works, including Monographie des Melastomacées, initiated by Bonpland to classify this complex botanical family.
Marina Ramos de Azevedo, Leopoldo C. Baratto   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, Volume 42, Issue 2, Page 653-676, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source