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Foraging Observations: Novel Trophic Interactions Between the Andean Gull (<i>Chroicocephalus serrranus</i>) and Endangered Vertebrates of Lake Titicaca. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We show that the Andean gull predates on both the Titicaca Grebe and the Titicaca Giant Frog. Both these species are critically endangered, and it was unknown that they had natural predators before this. ABSTRACT We record two new predation events and one new kleptoparasitic Andean Gull (Chroicocephalus serranus) behavior, interactions that directly ...
Quispe J, Villar DA, Díaz A, Almonte A, Elias-Piperis R.   +4 more
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Cognitive Profiles in Alzheimer's Disease: Insights from a Multicenter Study in Peru [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are progressive neurodegenerative conditions affecting cognition and daily functioning. In Peru, this is the first multi‐site study conducted across Lima, Arequipa, Puno, Chiclayo, and Loreto to evaluate cognitive performance using standardized neuropsychological ...
Zegarra‐Valdivia J, del Rocio Casimiro‐Arana M, Perez‐Fernandez L, Arana‐Nombera H, Gallegos‐Manayay V, del Rosario Oliva‐Piscoya M, Alamo‐Medina R, Tantarico L, Chino‐Vilca B, Manrique C, Carreño‐Galvez J, Cabrejo J, Adolfo‐Espinoza E, Gonzales‐Manayalle E, Gutierrez‐Flores D, Flores‐Valdivia G, Raffo‐Moron N, Ramal‐Ansayac C, Ordinola M, Custodio N, Castro‐Suarez S.   +20 more
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Global studies in social determinants of health in people with Alzheimer´s disease [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Social, behavioral, and environmental determinants of health (SDOH), such as access to and quality of education and healthcare, and socioeconomic factors, influence health outcomes, including dementia. We aim to identify the main SDOH associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by comparing AD cases to cognitively unimpaired (CU ...
Illanes‐Manrique M, Giron‐Davila P, Adams L, Castro‐Suarez S, Rios‐Pinto J, Mena P, Sarapura‐Castro E, Rajabli F, Cornejo‐Herrera I, McInerney K, Cuccaro M, Vance J, Medina‐Colque A, Mejia‐Rojas K, Ochoa‐Valle E, Lanata S, Vences‐Balta A, Martin E, Tosto G, Pericak‐Vance M, Cornejo‐Olivas M.   +20 more
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Revisiting the Andean butterfly Eryphanis zolvizora group (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) : one or several species? [PDF]

, 2014
Eryphanis zolvizora (Hewitson, 1877) is a rare Andean endemic butterfly, described from Bolivia, which has been historically classified either as a unique species, or as part of a group of three allopatric species from Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia.
Blandini, Patrick, Bristow, Roger, Gareca, Yuvinka, Huertas, Blanca, Neild, Andrew, Sousa, Juan Carlos de   +5 more
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Apu, a new genus of Euchromiina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini), and a new species from the montane forests of southeastern Peru

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021
Based on external morphological characters and the structure of the male genitalia, a new genus of Euchromiina from the Neotropical region, Apu gen. nov. is described. A new species is described, Apu mooreorum sp. nov.
Juan Grados
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Peruvian Population Empowers Discovery of a TREM2 Missense Variant in Alzheimer Disease [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Increasing ethnic/ancestral diversity in genetic studies is critical for defining the genetic architecture of Alzheimer disease (AD) and maximizing the opportunities for identifying genetic protective and risk alleles. The Peruvian population, with up to ∼80% of Amerindian ancestry, provides a unique opportunity to leverage ...
Akgun B, Cornejo‐Olivas M, Mena P, Adams L, Celis K, Whitehead P, Hamilton‐Nelson K, Rios‐Pinto J, Medina‐Colque A, Dalgard C, Martin E, Cornejo‐Herrera I, Illanes‐Manrique M, Ochoa‐Valle E, Sarapura‐Castro E, Mejia ‐ Rojas K, Marca‐Ysabel V, Castro‐Suarez S, Griswold A, Isasi R, McInerney K, Cuccaro M, Vance J, Rajabli F, Pericak‐Vance M.   +24 more
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Alteraciones cardiovasculares en pacientes con eritrocitosis excesiva en residentes a 5 200 metros sobre el nivel del mar

Acta Médica Peruana, 2020
Objetivo: describir la función cardiovascular y determinar las alteraciones cardiacas en pacientes con y sin eritrocitosis excesiva (EE). Materiales y métodos: estudio de tipo prospectivo, transversal y analítico.
Mariela M. Quispe-Trujillo, Jeancarlo Tejada-Flores, David Ochoa-Torres, Kevin O. Morales-Pocco, Samir Colquehuanca-Chuquija, Solmaria M. Foroca-Mancha, Estefani I. Salcedo-Chata, Andrei R. Pérez-Machicao, Grecia Fanel, Vidmard O. Mengoa-Herrera, Ivan Hancco-Zirena   +10 more
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Trajectories of body mass index and waist circumference in four Peruvian settings at different level of urbanisation: the CRONICAS Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Studies have reported the incidence/risk of becoming obese, but few have described the trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) over time, especially in low/middle-income countries.
Bernabé-Ortiz, A, Carrillo-Larco, RM, Checkley, W, CRONICAS Cohort Study Group, Gilman, RH, Miranda, JJ, Smeeth, L   +6 more
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CRIMINOLOGÍA MEDIÁTICA Y POPULISMO PUNITIVO EN LA FUNCIÓN LEGISLATIVA DEL PERÚ

Revista de Derecho, 2023
La criminología mediática y el populismo punitivo son instrumentos para el legislador, prueba de ello son los proyectos de ley que expresan esta realidad problemática en nuestro país.
LUCERO DANITZA MAMANI CHIPANA, LIDIA CHOQUEMAMANI MURILLO, FRANCISCA MAMANI MANZANO, MARIAN ANGELICA ARIZACA MAMANI, PERCY OLIVER VILCA VALENCIA, JUAN DAGOBERT CHAMBI SANCHEZ, ADA DELFINA PILCO HUANCA, LUZ CLARA RIVERA CATARI, VICTOR MAMANI CONDORI   +8 more
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Mitochondrial phylogeography and demographic history of the Vicuña: implications for conservation [PDF]

, 2007
The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna; Miller, 1924) is a conservation success story, having recovered from near extinction in the 1960s to current population levels estimated at 275 000.
A Prieto, A Spotorno, AN Menegaz, AR Templeton, BJ MacFadden, C Ammann, C Kull, C S Casey, CB Koford, CM Clapperton, D Hoces, D Posada, DL Swofford, F Tajima, GA Watterson, GI Molina, GS Miller Jr, H Jungius, H Schaschl, HF Stanley, HG Nami, IR Grimwood, J C Marín, J C Wheeler, J Olazabal, J Rodriguez, J Rozas, J Thornback, JA Harrison, JC Wheeler, JC Wheeler, JC Wheeler, JC Wheeler, JD Clayton, K Yaya, KA Tolley, L Excoffier, L Excoffier, M Clement, M Kadwell, M Kadwell, M Ubilla, M W Bruford, MC Norambuena, MK Kuhner, ML Maté, MW Bruford, N Ray, O Thomas, OS Paulo, R Hoffstetter, R Rosadio, RE Palma, RJ Sarno, S Schneider, SD Webb, T Tserenbataa, TD Dillehay, WP Madison, YX Fu, Z Lin   +60 more
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