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The effect of the healthcare system's structure on COVID‐19 dynamics in Ecuador
Abstract To manage the COVID‐19 pandemic, governments established certain stringency measures, such as lockdowns and traffic light systems. However, the response to the pandemic depended on the regions' preexisting capacities and underlying conditions.
Grace Carolina Guevara‐Rosero
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Abstract Terror exposure increases the risk of somatic and psychological health problems in survivors. Yet, knowledge of how such exposure affects survivors’ ability to stay in school is lacking. This study examined whether exposure to the 2011 Utøya terrorist attack in Norway impacted survivors’ ability to complete high school.
Ida F. Strøm +5 more
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Abstract After establishing secondary contact, recently diverged populations may remain reproductively isolated or may hybridize to a varying extent depending on factors such as hybrid fitness and the strength of assortative mating. Here, we used genomic and phenotypic data from three independent contact zones between subspecies of the variable ...
Diego Ocampo +4 more
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Critical pedagogy of place to enhance ecological engagement activities
Abstract Scientists in higher education institutions around the globe recognize the importance of engaging with public stakeholders to share their enthusiasm, explain their science, and encourage primary and secondary students to enter the sciences. However, without direct consideration of students’ and teachers’ perspectives and interests, scientists ...
Amanda S. Cicchino +3 more
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Abstract Conditional cash transfers (CCT) have become a common solution aiming to reduce poverty by increasing the human capital of children. In 2006, the Government of Costa Rica introduced Avancemos, a nationwide CCT program, with the premise that a monetary subsidy, conditional on school attendance, would offset adolescents' opportunity cost from ...
Jaime A. Meza‐Cordero +1 more
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High‐Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Release After the 20‐m Shuttle Run Test in 733 Healthy Children and Adolescents [PDF]
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the effect of exercise on high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs‐cTnT) concentrations in children and adolescents and to examine whether sex, maturational status, anthropometric characteristics, cardiorespiratory fitness, and physical activity influence the hs‐cTnT response.
Conesa‐Milian E +7 more
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Objective. Self‐reported body silhouette is an anthropometric instrument that has been utilized as a screening tool for underweight, overweight, obesity, and other abnormal anthropometric variables. Herein, we analyzed the risk associated with the self‐reported body silhouette in the scope of dyslipidemias, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia, and ...
Ruben Blachman-Braun +7 more
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Parental Posttraumatic Stress and School Performance in Refugee Children
Abstract Refugee children in the Nordic countries have been reported to perform poorly in school and carry a high burden of familial posttraumatic stress. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of maternal and paternal posttraumatic stress on the school performance of refugee children.
Lisa Berg +4 more
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Resumen Prevenir la obesidad entre los jóvenes latinos que viven en Estados Unidos y en países latinoamericanos requiere reconocer la especificidad de los contextos y las interacciones entre actividad física (AF) y entorno construido (EC). El objetivo de este artículo es avanzar en la agenda de investigación sobre el EC y la AF con el fin de prevenir ...
Olga L. Sarmiento +11 more
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Resumen El entorno en el que viven los niños influye en su riesgo de sufrir obesidad debido, entre otros factores, a los comportamientos relacionados con el peso (es decir, a la dieta y la actividad física). En este artículo presentaremos evidencia sobre los factores socioambientales asociados a la dieta y la actividad física de los niños y, de forma ...
Guadalupe X. Ayala +4 more
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