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Disciplining Prostitutes in the Hospital de la Magdalena in Barcelona (1923‐1959)

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and Objectives The Hospital de la Magdalena, a care home for female prostitutes with venereal diseases, operated in Barcelona from 1923 to 1959. The purpose of this investigation is to highlight how this hospital was used to educate female prostitutes morally in addition to providing medical treatment.
Florian Grafl, Florian Steger
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Electronic Cigarette Use Among Emerging and Young West Indian Adults

European Medical Journal Respiratory, 2017
Currently, evidence concerning electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in the West Indies is unavailable. This study examines the prevalence and associated factors of e-cigarette use in young Trinidadian adults, 6 years after e-cigarettes were introduced ...
Rayshell Dhandoolal, Shivanni De Gannes, Andrew Dhanoolal, Matthew Desaine, Dania Dukhoo, Stephen Duncombe, Dylan Dupraj, Tai Dorsett, Isaac Dialsingh, Sateesh Sakhamuri, Lexley M. Pinto Pereira   +10 more
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A cross-sectional study of isolates from sputum samples from bacterial pneumonia patients in Trinidad

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
We determined the frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative enteric bacteria (GNEB) in pneumonia patients, determined the antibiograms of these pathogens, and investigated the relationship ...
Nabeetha A. Nagalingam, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, William H. Swanston, Maria Bartholomew   +3 more
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3073 Development and implementation of a faith-based community Health Advocate training programme for type-2 diabetes remission: A model for community-based non-communicable disease control

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2019
OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The aim of this study is two-fold (1) to include a participatory action research design in the development of a community-based health advocate (HA) training programme which empowers community members to support the Barbados ...
Kim Qumby, Natasha Sobers, Natalie Greaves, Alafia Samuels   +3 more
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Kembalinya Irian Barat ke Nkri Tahun 1969 [PDF]

, 2015
Abstrack: Historically, the area of ​​Indonesia is the territory of the former Dutch East Indies colony or territory of the former Dutch East Indies. Dutch East Indies archipelago is an area that is separated by seas.
Istiadi, R. I. (Rahmad), Kamaruddin, K. (Kamaruddin), Saiman, M. S. (Marwoto)   +2 more
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The development of type 2 diabetes amongst sibling pairs in the South‐South region of Nigeria: The effect of genetics, environment and lifestyle

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Type 2 diabetes is a complex condition with a multifactorial pathogenesis. The pathogenesis is considered to be polygenic due to complex interactions between genetic/epigenetic and environmental factors. The aim of this study is to determine the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors associated with the development of type 2
Sunny Chinenye, Ibi Erekosima, Adrian H. Heald, Gesiye Bozimo, Simon G. Anderson, Samuel Seidu, Kariba Akhidue, Adaeze Ugwu, Chioma Unachukwu, Ibitrokoemi Korubo, Kingsley Chukwuemeka Patrick‐Iwuanyanwu, Victoria Gomba, Uwoma Batubo, Victoria Akanatei, Victor Ken‐Uba, Iyeopu Siminialayi, Sokiprim Akoko, Justin Ideozu, Hamilton Opurum   +18 more
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Telecollaboration in Spanish as a Foreign Language in Trinidad

Ikala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 2010
Objective: To study how participation in tandem partnership influences the motivation towards the target language and culture and the autonomy of learners of Spanish as a foreign language in Trinidad and Tobago.
Carolina Neva, María Landa-Buil, Beverly-Anne Carter, Amina Ibrahim-Ali   +3 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Susceptibility Results from the Liofilchem Antifungal Multodiscs and the VITEK® 2 Susceptibility Tests for Candida Species Causing Bloodstream Infections at the University Hospital of the West Indies

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Determination of local Candida species susceptibility profiles is imperative in establishing empiric guidelines for candidemia, given the associated high mortality rates. Whilst broth dilution methods (eg. microdilution) are considered the “
Mrs Rochelle Charvis, Dr Glendee Reynolds Campbell, Dr Neil McKnight, Mrs. Alrica Bruce-Mowatt   +3 more
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A healthy patient with positive mantoux test but negative quantiferon Gold assay and no evidence of risk factors – to treat or not to treat?

IDCases, 2019
A 56-year-old woman who vaccinated as a child with the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), now tests positive to the tuberculin skin test (TST) but test negative to the Quantiferon Gold assay.
Lazara Karelia Montane Jaime, Patrick E. Akpaka, Sehlule Vuma, Angel A Justiz-Vaillant   +3 more
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Development of the loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for detection of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus [PDF]

, 2012
Sugarcane yellow leaf is a disease caused by Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV). It is a major emerging disease of sugarcane that has been reported in numerous locations including Brazil, Mauritius, Reunion Island, French West Indies, South Africa ...
Amata, Ruth Lodenyi, Fernandez, Emmanuel, Rott, Philippe, Roumagnac, Philippe   +3 more
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