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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 +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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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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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2017 OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: To learn the edit distance costs of a symbolic univariate time series representation through a stochastic finite-state transducer to predict patient outcomes in intensive care units. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: High frequency data
Abiel Roche-Lima +4 more
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An Analysis of Potential Tax Incentives to Increase Charitable Giving in Puerto Rico [PDF]
, 2010 Compares options for improving tax incentives for charitable giving, including lifting the ceiling on deductions as a percentage of adjusted gross income, and estimated effects on nonprofits in Puerto Rico, where average giving is high relative to ...
Elizabeth T. Boris +3 more
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On the botanical history and nomenclature of the New World genus Piscidia (Fabaceae)
Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Piscidia L. (Fabaceae) is a New World genus with nine recognized taxa (seven species and two varieties). The previous nomenclatural revisions, made in 1910 and in 1969, are revisited here. The names Derris grandifolia Heyde & Lux ex Donn.Sm. and P. cubensis Urb. required step II lectotypifications, with an epitype for the latter name.
Camila Sánchez‐ Vega +4 more
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Nonparametric Efficiency Analysis for Coffee Farms in Puerto Rico [PDF]
Coffee production in Puerto Rico is labor intensive since harvest is done by hand for quality and topography conditions. Färe's nonparametric approach was used to estimate technical, allocative, scale and overall efficiency measures for coffee farms in ...
Featherstone, Allen M. +1 more
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Fundraising as Contracting: Why Nonprofits Accept In‐Kind Donations
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In‐kind (nonmonetary) donations are a popular form of philanthropy that have received much less scholarly attention than monetary gifts. This study documents the prevalence of types of in‐kind giving and associated organizational practices, then explores links between the perceptions of nonprofit managers, organizational practices, and ...
Elizabeth Searing +3 more
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Research in Nursing &Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are often positively associated with mental health conditions. We examined whether emotional support attenuates the association between ACE clusters and both social problem solving and mental health assessments (depression, anxiety, post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms).
Laura Mata Lopez +4 more
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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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