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Developing an Evidence-Based Ethics Education Program for Surgical Residents in Guatemala

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
OBJECTIVE This study assessed 2 modalities for teaching responsible conduct of research and human subjects protection (RCR/HSP) to surgical residents in Guatemala—an “off the shelf” online curriculum and a new in-person curriculum specific to the local ...
Maria Lorena Aguilera Arévalo, Sergio Nicolás Martínez Seikavizza, Ery Mario Rodriguez, Miguel Angel Siguantay, Jorge Fernando Solares Ovalle, Luis Fernando Talé Rosales, Francis Barchi   +6 more
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Evaluation and treatment of mental health symptoms among unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents in the United States: A systematic review

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Unaccompanied migrant youths are at elevated risk for exposure to trauma and related mental health challenges, but there is minimal evidence guiding best practices. We conducted a systematic review of quantitative studies that examined mental health evaluation and treatment services for unaccompanied migrant youths resettled in the ...
Natan J. Vega Potler, Sebastian Villegas, Dorice Vieira, Sarah M. Horwitz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

La deserción estudiantil en el Programa Escuela de Vacaciones, modalidad virtual

Educación y Sociedad, 2023
La investigación se realizó con el objetivo de determinar las causas por las cuales los estudiantes no se inscribieron en el Programa Escuela de Vacaciones, modalidad virtual, en las sedes departamentales del departamento de Pedagogía, Facultad de ...
María Teresa Gatica-Secaida , Sonia Beatriz Navas-Herrarte   +1 more
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Nutritional Composition and Uses of Chia (Salvia hispanica) in Guatemala

Proceedings, 2020
Salvia hispanica L. (chia) is a seed native to Mexico and Central America; in Guatemala it is known as “chan”. It is cultivated in small quantities and sold in neighborhood markets in different areas of the country.
Elsa Julieta Salazar de Ariza, Ana Ruth Belloso Archila, Ingrid Odete Sanabria Solchaga, Sandra Beatriz Morales Pérez   +3 more
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Delayed diagnosis of 3β‐HSD7 deficiency in adolescence: Two case reports and review of the literature

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Congenital bile acid synthesis defects (BASD), the most common of which is 3β‐hydroxy‐Δ5‐C27‐steroid dehydrogenase oxidoreductase (3β‐HSD7) deficiency, are a rare cause of fat‐soluble vitamin malabsorption. We describe a 14‐year‐old girl who presented at 14 months with a left distal femur fracture and failure to thrive.
Samantha Pendleton, Mojdeh Mostafavi, Jamie Mathew, Kayla Ganzburg, Barry Hirsch, Nadia Ovchinsky, Wael Sayej   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights into the transmission cycle of cutaneous leishmaniasis from an endemic community in rural Guatemala

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic vector-borne disease prevalent in 90 countries. Despite its endemicity in Guatemala, key transmission factors are still unknown.
Yaimie Lopez, Aitor Casas-Sanchez, Byron Arana, Nidia Rizzo, Erick Duran, Norma Padilla, Andrea de la Vega, Esteban Bustamante, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, Renata Mendizabal-Cabrera   +9 more
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Contribution to the knowledge of urban biodiversity in Central America: A checklist to the species of Guatemala City [PDF]

Neotropical Biology and Conservation
This short communication synthesizes biodiversity records of urban green spaces in Guatemala City. The research was conducted in the “Cinturón Ecológico Municipal”, or “Municipal Ecological Green Belt”, which consists of ravines covered with natural ...
Fernando José Castillo-Cabrera, Rosa Alejandra Roldán, Mercedes Barrios, Claudia L. Burgos-Barrios, A. Lucía Grajeda, Manolo J. García, Harim Cruz, J. Renato Morales-Mérida, Daniel Tenez, Mabel Vásquez, Emmanuel O. Agreda, Isabel Velásquez, Alicia Eufragio, Raiza Barahona-Fong, Carmen Lucía Yurrita, K. Samanta Orellana   +15 more
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A new U.S. record for a secondary fruit infester, Neosilba baresi (Curran) (Diptera: Lonchaeidae) [PDF]

, 2011
A lonchaeid fly, Neosilba batesi, first described by Curran in 1932 from Guatemala, is here reported in Florida as of September 1994, a new U.S ...
Ahlmark, Kurt, Steck, Gary J.
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The regulatory frameworks surrounding CRISPR‐edited papaya and their impact on international commerce

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract The papaya tree (Carica papaya L.), native to the Americas, is cultivated in tropical regions and holds substantial economic importance, with an estimated export volume of 365 000 t in 2023. However, diseases caused by viruses, fungi, bacteria, and nematodes can lead to severe losses.
Luíza Favaratto, Mirielson L da Silva, David S Buss, Oeber F Quadros, Raul Tapia‐Tussell, José A Ventura, Antonio Alberto R Fernandes, Patricia M B Fernandes   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial stewardship practices in Guatemala: communication, perceptions, and behaviors regarding antimicrobial prescribing

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: To describe antimicrobial prescribing practices in 4 hospitals in Guatemala to guide the development of an ongoing antimicrobial stewardship (AS) project. Design: A cross-sectional mixed methodologies descriptive study design. Participants
Dana R. Bowers, Clara Secaira, Nancy Sandoval, Mario Melgar, Nuria Chavez, Randall Lou-Meda, Herberth Maldonado, Brooke M. Ramay   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source