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Global patterns and trends in kidney cancer incidence and mortality

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Decreasing mortality from kidney cancer in developed countries contrasts with persistently high or rising mortality in less‐developed regions. Factors underlying this widening gap remain incompletely understood. Using GLOBOCAN 2022 data, the present study examined patterns in kidney cancer incidence and mortality worldwide and the relation ...
Anton Barchuk, Jerome Vignat, Kari A. O. Tikkinen, Ahmedin Jemal, Freddie Bray, Ariana Znaor   +5 more
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A history of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Puerto Rico [PDF]

, 2009
Published claims in 1887-1903 that the mole cricket Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty) occurs in Puerto Rico all seem to be derived from a misidentification made by Agustín Stahl, a medical practitioner and collector of natural history objects, published in
Frank, J. Howard
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Full Dollarisation and Economic Performance Revisited

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the economic performance of fully dollarised economies compared to those with alternative monetary regimes. Using an extensive dataset covering 192 countries from 1980 to 2021, we employ a variety of econometric techniques, including joint maximum likelihood and propensity score matching, to address endogeneity and ...
John Thornton, Chrysovalantis Vasilakis
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The Political Status of Puerto Rico: An International Issue [PDF]

, 2004
The intention of this paper is to establish why the political status of Puerto Rico is an international issue, rather than a purely internal matter of the United States and provide a possible transition plan that will permit the U.S.
Torres, Yazmin
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The Nucleon Electric Dipole Moment in Light-Front QCD [PDF]

, 2006
I present an exact relationship between the electric dipole moment and anomalous magnetic moment of the nucleon in the light-front formalism of QCD and consider its consequences.Comment: 5 pages, LaTeX, based on talks at CAQCD, Minneapolis, MN, May 11-14,
Gardner, S.
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Vibration‐controlled transient elastography in pediatric metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent disease in children. Vibration‐controlled transient elastography (VCTE) offers a noninvasive alternative to liver biopsy, using controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) to estimate steatosis and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) for fibrosis.
Lauren B. Nichols, Sebastian G. J. Oakes, Cynthia Behling, Kathryn Harlow Adams, Mark H. Fishbein, Paula Hertel, Chao Jarasvaraparn, Jean P. Molleston, Marialena Mouzaki, Claude B. Sirlin, Miriam B. Vos, Laura A. Wilson, Stavra A. Xanthakos, Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, for the NASH CRN   +14 more
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¿Convergencia o divergencia? Análisis econométrico del rol de la cultura en los patrones de compra

Fórum Empresarial
El propósito de este estudio es analizar la influencia de la cultura nacional en patrones de compra. Utilizamos las ventas de calzado, y comparamos los resultados con los de ropa, recopilados en otro estudio. Realizamos un análisis de regresión múltiple
Elsa Nieves-Rodriguez, Myra-Mabel Perez-Rivera, Teresa Longobardi, Nora Picón, Carolina Arenas-Estrada   +4 more
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Epidemiology of traumatic falls after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Injury Epidemiology, 2020
Background Hurricanes are among the most devastating natural disasters, playing a significant role in public health. Currently, the epidemiology of fall-related injuries after the occurrence of a tropical storm is not well described.
Laura Ramírez-Martínez, Mariella Chamah-Nicolás, Mariely Nieves-Plaza, Javier Ruiz-Rodríguez, Pedro Ruiz-Medina, Ediel O. Ramos-Melendez, Pablo Rodríguez-Ortiz   +6 more
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Paid Leave through State Temporary Disability Insurance Programs [PDF]

, 2010
A fact sheet that answers specific questions about how state Temporary Disability Programs in CA, HI, NJ, NY, RI and Puerto Rico can provide paid leave for expectant ...

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Posttraumatic stress disorder factor structure in hurricane‐affected Puerto Ricans: A PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 comparison with non‐Latiné White individuals

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Due to Puerto Rico's location, there is heightened vulnerability to the consequences of natural disasters, contributing to an elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Given PTSD's heterogeneous nature, this study examined whether PTSD factor structure, based on DSM‐5 criteria and measured using the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 (PCL‐5)
Johanna E. Hidalgo, Keith B. Burt, Tatiana M. Davidson, Kenneth J. Ruggiero, Arthur R. Andrews, Ateka A. Contractor, Kelly Peck, Ellen W. McGinnis, Jennifer Ha, Natalie C. Noble, Julia N. Kim, Vanessa Ramirez, Matthew Price   +12 more
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