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Rac and Cdc42 inhibitors reduce macrophage function in breast cancer preclinical models

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2023
BackgroundMetastatic disease lacks effective treatments and remains the primary cause of mortality from epithelial cancers, especially breast cancer.
Anamaris Torres-Sanchez   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vespidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Puerto Rico, West Indies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The vespid fauna of Greater Puerto Rico is reviewed (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Three new species are described, Ancistrocerus isla Carpenter, Euodynerus jeitita Carpenter and Genaro, and Omicron aridum Carpenter and Genaro.
Carpenter, James M., Genaro, Julio A.
core   +1 more source

Amyloid β Instigates Cardiac Neurotrophic Signaling Impairment, Driving Alzheimer's Associated Heart Disease

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This research identified cardiac amyloid pathology, neurotrophic factor depletion, and reduced myocardial nerve function in a transgenic model of cerebral amyloidosis (Tg2576), Aβ‐challenged cardiomyocytes, and in human AD heart tissue. These findings carry significant diagnostic and therapeutic implications, emphasizing the role of neuro‐signaling ...
Andrea Elia   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hotspots of Sequence Variability in Gut Microbial Genes Encoding Pro-Inflammatory Factors Revealed by Oligotyping

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2019
The gut microbiota has been implicated in a number of normal and disease biological processes. Recent studies have identified a subset of gut bacterial genes as potentially involved in inflammatory processes.
Ramón Gómez-Moreno   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Practice Variation Among Hispanic American Orthopedic Surgeons in the Management of Geriatric Distal Radius Fracture

open access: yesGeriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2020
Introduction: There is a controversy in the management of distal radius fractures (DRF) and its criteria for surgical intervention on geriatric patients. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) developed evidence-based guidelines for treatment
Edwin G. Rosado MD   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Landslides Triggered by Hurricane Maria: Assessment of an Extreme Event in Puerto Rico

open access: yesGSA Today, 2019
Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico on 20 September 2017 and triggered more than 40,000 landslides in at least three-fourths of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities.
E. Bessette-Kirton   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population fluctuations of Pyrodinium bahamense and Ceratium furca (Dinophyceae) in Laguna Grande, Puerto Rico, and environmental variables associated during a three-year period

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2013
Bioluminescent bays and lagoons are unique natural environments and popular tourist attractions. However, the bioluminescence in many of these water bodies has declined, principally due to anthropogenic activities.
Miguel P. Sastre   +8 more
doaj  

Entrapment of Tyre Crumb Rubber in Calcium-Alginate Beads for Triclosan Removal

open access: yesAdsorption Science & Technology, 2013
The adsorption of triclosan (TCS) from aqueous media using tyre crumb rubber entrapped in calcium-alginate beads (TCR/CaAG beads) was investigated through batch experiments.
J. López-Morales   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The metagenome of Caracolus marginella gut microbiome using culture independent approaches and shotgun sequencing

open access: yesData in Brief, 2018
Studies underestimate the microbial diversity and genotypic traits in the snails’ microbiome. Caracolus marginella, a land snail native to Caribbean islands, can adapt to different environments.
Robert J. Rabelo-Fernandez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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