Beyond alienability: factors determining possessive classes in Piaroa
Linguistics, 2023 This article focuses on possession marking in Piaroa, a Jodï-Sáliban language spoken along the Middle Orinoco River on the Venezuelan-Colombian border.
Rosés Labrada Jorge Emilio
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Prevalence of anemia among Indigenous children in Latin America: a systematic review [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2022 OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence pattern of anemia among Indigenous children in Latin America. METHODS: PRISMA guidelines were followed. Records were identified from the databases PubMed, Google Scholar, and Lilacs by two independent researchers ...
Carlos Rosas-Jiménez +7 more
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Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 The water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short, 2021 is revised using a combination of adult morphological and DNA sequence data. Thirty-eight new species are described: Novochares aperito sp. nov. (Bolivia), N. baca sp. nov.
Andrew Edward Z. Short +1 more
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Warime piaroa: cuatro performances en un rito
Revista Colombiana de Antropología, 2019 El Warime es una modalidad de yuruparí que festejan los piaroas de la Orinoquia venezolana y colombiana. Durante su desarrollo se generan cuatro escenarios de comunicación musicalizada, dos de diálogos y dos de monólogos.
Alexander Mansutti Rodríguez
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Natural variant of the Helicobacter pylori CagA oncoprotein that lost the ability to interact with PAR1. [PDF]
Cancer Sci, 2014 We investigated the biological activity of a natural variant of the Helicobacter pylori CagA oncoprotein that lost CM sequence. This is the first report demonstrating the presence of a natural CagA variant that cannot interact with PAR1b and therefore cannot disrupt epithelial cell polarity.
Hashi K +5 more
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Naturally acquired immune responses to malaria vaccine candidate antigens MSP3 and GLURP in Guahibo and Piaroa indigenous communities of the Venezuelan Amazon [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2012 Background Malaria transmission in most of Latin America can be considered as controlled. In such a scenario, parameters of baseline immunity to malaria antigens are of specific interest with respect to future malaria eradication efforts. Methods A cross-
Baumann Andreas +10 more
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Índices séricos de esteatosis hepática en indígenas venezolanos adultos de la etnia Piaroa [PDF]
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de CórdobaIntroducción: la enfermedad por hígado graso asociada a disfunción metabólica (EHGDM) es una afección caracterizada por esteatosis hepática (EH) de origen metabólico.
Doris Nobrega +6 more
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Earthworms dilong: ancient, inexpensive, noncontroversial models may help clarify approaches to integrated medicine emphasizing neuroimmune systems. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012 Earthworms have provided ancient cultures with food and sources of medicinal cures. Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and practices in Japan, Vietnam, and Korea have focused first on earthworms as sources of food. Gradually fostering an approach to potential beneficial healing properties, there are renewed efforts through bioprospecting and
Cooper EL +6 more
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Unusual presentation of hepatitis B serological markers in an Amerindian community of Venezuela with a majority of occult cases [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2011 Background Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is characterized by the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the absence of HBsAg in the serum of patients.
Cardona Nathalia E +7 more
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YURUPARÍ: MÁSCARAS Y PODER ENTRE LOS PIAROAS DEL ORINOCO
Espaço Ameríndio, 2012 In northwest Amazonia, among other kinds, two celebrations occur: one with masks dedicated to the harvest of Bactris gasipaes and other fruits, and another with sacred flutes that evoke extraordinary beings.
ALEXANDER MANSUTTI RODRÍGUEZ
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