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Evaluating Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk scores for participants with known CVD and non-CVD in a multiracial/ethnic Caribbean sample [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk prediction models have been useful in estimating if individuals are at low, intermediate, or high risk, of experiencing a CVD event within some established time frame, usually 10 years.
Amalia Hosein, Valerie Stoute, Samantha Chadee, Natasha Ramroop Singh   +3 more
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Psoriasis in Patients Attending a Large HIV Clinic in Trinidad

Medical Sciences, 2022
The data on psoriasis in persons infected with HIV in the Caribbean is sparse. A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients attending the HIV Clinic diagnosed with psoriasis where sociodemographic data and data on the pattern of psoriasis were ...
Robert Jeffrey Edwards, Leon Omari Lavia, Jonathan Edwards, Gregory Boyce   +3 more
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The Utilization of Waste Toner as a Modifier in Trinidad Asphalts

Recycling, 2022
As more persons are adjusting to home working in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the use of technology. Trinidad and Tobago, like many other Small Island Developing States, began exploring strategies in the areas ...
Shane Rambarran, Rean Maharaj, Sharona Mohammed, Nadine Sangster   +3 more
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Improving cardiovascular health with the patient-centered, integrated primary care HEARTS model in Trinidad and Tobago

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022
This article describes the introduction of the Pan American Health Organization’s HEARTS in the Americas program in Trinidad and Tobago and the successful experiences and challenges encountered in introducing and scaling it up as a strategy for ...
Rohit Doon, Taraleen Malcolm, Yvonne Lewis, Latifah Holder, LaDonna Gulston, Abdul Hamid, Allana Best, Roxanne Mitchell, Pedram Lalla   +8 more
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HTLV-1 Coinfection among Patients Attending a Large HIV Treatment Centre in Trinidad

Microorganisms, 2022
Studies have shown that HIV-1/HTLV-1 coinfected patients tend to have higher CD4+ counts than HIV singly infected patients. Two chart reviews were conducted at initial enrolment among patients attending a large HIV Clinic in Trinidad, one to determine ...
Robert Jeffrey Edwards, Karen Julien-Serrette, Jonathan Edwards, Gregory Boyce   +3 more
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Sensitivity analysis of the unit commitment problem to guide data acquisition investments in a small island developing state: A case study

Results in Engineering, 2023
Electric utilities in many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean are characterized by a nearly exclusive use of thermal generation and operate using rudimentary optimization approaches based on assumed characteristics.
M.J. Mungal, A. Singh, C.J. Ramlal, J. Colthrust   +3 more
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The expansion of a patient tracer programme to identify and return patients loss to follow up at a large HIV clinic in Trinidad

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2021
Background Patients who default from HIV care are usually poorly adherent to antiretroviral treatment which results in suboptimal viral suppression.
R. Jeffrey Edwards, Nyla Lyons, Wendy Samaroo-Francis, Leon-Omari Lavia, Isshad John, Selena Todd, Jonathan Edwards, Gregory Boyce   +7 more
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Evaluation of an alkali-polymer flooding technique for enhanced oil recovery in Trinidad and Tobago

Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 2020
Trinidad and Tobago (TT) is seeking to develop more economical methods of enhanced oil recovery to arrest the decline in crude oil production and to meet the current and future energy demand.
Kyle Medica, Rean Maharaj, David Alexander, Mohammad Soroush   +3 more
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A Chart Review Study of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Persons Living with HIV Attending an STI Clinic in Trinidad

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2019
A chart review study of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence among persons living with HIV (PLHIV) was conducted among STI clinic attendees in Trinidad between January 2012 and December 2012.
Jeffrey Edwards MBBS, DrPH, Avery Hinds MBBS, MSc, Nyla Lyons PhD, Jonathan Edwards MBBS, Shauntelle Quammie MBBS, John Peter Figueroa MBBS, PhD   +5 more
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Rutting and Fatigue Cracking Resistance of Waste Cooking Oil Modified Trinidad Asphaltic Materials

The Scientific World Journal, 2015
The influence of waste cooking oil (WCO) on the performance characteristics of asphaltic materials indigenous to Trinidad, namely, Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA), Trinidad Petroleum Bitumen (TPB), and TLA : TPB (50 : 50) blend, was investigated to deduce ...
Rean Maharaj, Vitra Ramjattan-Harry, Nazim Mohamed   +2 more
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