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An exploration of the effects of language policy in education in a contemporary Puerto Rican society

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
During the Spanish regimen, Puerto Rican education was limited and restricted to Spanish language as the medium of instruction. It was not until the U.S. colonization of the island that public education was introduced.
Mirta Maldonado-Valentín
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Towards a new merging: Spiritism and the Afro-Puerto Rican religious culture [PDF]

Horizontes Antropológicos
On the basis of the spiritistic doctrine of Allan Kardec, various local religions have been created in Latin America in combination with different belief systems.
Bettina E. Schmidt
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Guideline-concordant cancer screening among Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) Puerto Ricans who use American Sign Language

Frontiers in Oncology
IntroductionPuerto Ricans who are Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) and use sign language are excluded from cancer screening surveillance systems that are conducted primarily in English or Spanish.
David T. Bruno, Juan J. Fumero-Carrión, Erika Bergeron, Sowmya R. Rao, Francisco J. Muñoz-Torres, Roxana Soto-Abreu, Vivian Colón López, Poorna Kushalnagar   +7 more
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Non‐Targeting shRNA‐Encoded Plasmid DNA Enhances Protective Immunity Through RIDD‐RIG‐I Signaling Pathway in the Zika Virus Animal Model

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We present a novel DNA vaccine platform featuring intrinsic, non‐targeting dsRNA that significantly enhances immune responses by activating the regulated IRE1‐dependent decay‐RIG‐I signaling pathway. This research elucidates a previously uncharacterized mechanism for dsRNA‐mediated innate immune activation.
Min‐Syuan Huang, Hung‐Chun Liao, Po Peng, Wan‐Ling Wu, Kit Man Chai, Mei‐Yu Chen, Guann‐Yi Yu, Tsung‐Hsien Chuang, Hsin‐Wei Chen, Chuang‐Rung Chang, Shih‐Jen Liu   +10 more
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Análisis de las actitudes de los puertorriqueños hacia la inclusión de los menores refugiados en los centros educativos

Comparative Cultural Studies, 2018
The current conflict in Syria has caused millions of refugees to leave their country in search of asylum and a safe haven. Over the past two years both European and American citizens have received more than thousands of refugees, including children ...
Pierette Bartolomei-Torres, Georgia Angelidou, Eva Aguaded-Ramírez   +2 more
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Neighborhood social environments and mental health among youth and adults in public housing

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Neighborhoods influence health in part through social processes. However, little is known about how multiple neighborhood social processes co‐occur, or about within (vs. between) neighborhood variation in social processes and health. This study asked how residents of a large public housing development describe their neighborhood and used ...
Jane Leer, Lindsay Lanteri, Rebekah Levine Coley, Samantha Teixeira   +3 more
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Association of genetic ancestry with colorectal tumor location in Puerto Rican Latinos

Human Genomics, 2019
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the first cause of cancer deaths among Puerto Ricans. The incidence and mortality of CRC in Puerto Rico continue to be on the rise.
Julyann Pérez-Mayoral, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Ebony Shah, Rick Kittles, Mariana C. Stern, Myrta I. Olivera, María Gonzalez-Pons, Segundo Rodriguez-Quilichinni, Marla Torres, Jose S. Reyes, Luis Tous, Nicolas López, Victor Carlo Chevere, Marcia Cruz-Correa   +13 more
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Yo soy de p fkn r

Borealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics, 2022
Based in a sociophonetic analysis of lyrics performed by eight male Reggaeton artists of Puerto Rican origin, this study combines raciolinguistic and variationist frameworks to examine the frequency of occurrence and underlying linguistic, musicological,
Derrek Powell
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A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
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Rapid Genome and Exome Sequencing in Inpatients: Clinical Impact at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to describe outcomes of rapid exome (rES) and rapid genome sequencing (rGS) in an inpatient setting. This is a retrospective cohort of inpatients with rES or rGS during their hospitalization between April 2016 and November 2023.
Cecilia M. Kessler, Bryce A. Schuler, Elizabeth A. Jasper, Janet Talbert, Laura Duncan, Mackenzie Mosera   +5 more
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