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Ibanez-Erquiaga, Bruno ; Pacheco, Aldo S. ; Rivadeneira, Marcelo M. ; Tejada, Claudia L. | Public Library of Science | 2019-03-05T15:23:30ZThe biogeography of the Peruvian Eastern Pacific coast has been described based on oceanographic parameters and qualitative species occurrence data. This has generated disagreement about the limits and existence of different biogeographic units.[...]![]()
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López Cantalapiedra, Juan ; Hernández Fernández, Manuel ; Morales, Jorge | Public Library of Science | 2011The resource-use hypothesis proposed by E.S. Vrba predicts that specialist species have higher speciation and extinction rates than generalists because they are more susceptible to environmental changes and vicariance. In this work, we test some[...]![]()
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Tapia, Vilma ; Betran, Ana-Pilar ; Gonzales, Gustavo-F. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:48:07ZINTRODUCTION: Cesarean section rates continue to increase worldwide while the reasons appear to be multiple, complex and, in many cases, country specific. Over the last decades, several classification systems for caesarean section have been cre[...]![]()
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Zafra-Tanaka, J.H. ; Tenorio-Mucha, J. ; Villarreal-Zegarra, D. ; Carrillo-Larco, R. ; Bernabé-Ortiz, A. | Public Library of Science | 2020-12-14T16:11:09ZObjectives: In the last decade, Latin American (LA) countries, like Peru, have undergone an epidemiological transition that has changed the pattern of oncological cases. Given that Peru's oncological pattern could illustrate those of other LA co[...]![]()
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Petrova, Dafina ; Mas, Guiliana ; Navarrete, Gorka ; Rodriguez, Tania Tello ; Ortiz, Pedro J. ; Garcia-Retamero, Rocio | Public Library of Science | 2019-08-08T15:23:47ZWe investigated what factors may foster or hinder physicians' cancer screening risk literacy-specifically the ability to understand evidence regarding screening effectiveness and make evidence-based recommendations to patients. In an experiment,[...]![]()
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Petrova, Dafina ; Mas, Guiliana ; Navarrete, Gorka ; Rodriguez, Tania Tello ; Ortiz, Pedro J. ; Garcia-Retamero, Rocio | Public Library of Science | 2019-12-06T21:02:53ZWe investigated what factors may foster or hinder physicians' cancer screening risk literacy-specifically the ability to understand evidence regarding screening effectiveness and make evidence-based recommendations to patients. In an experiment,[...]![]()
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Keogh, Sarah C. ; Stillman, Melissa ; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi ; Sidze, Estelle ; Monzón, Ana Silvia ; Motta, Angelica ; Leong, Ellie | Public Library of Science | 2018-11-30T02:09:31ZSchool-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) can help adolescents achieve their full potential and realize their sexual and reproductive health and rights. This is particularly pressing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where [...]![]()
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Blanco Imperiali, Ayelén M. ; Gómez Boronat, Miguel ; Alonso Gómez, Ángel Luis ; Yufa, Roman ; Unniappan, Suraj ; Delgado Saavedra, María Jesús ; Valenciano González, Ana Isabel | Public Library of Science | 2017-02-08Ghrelin is the only known hormone posttranslationally modified with an acylation. This modification is crucial for most of ghrelin’s physiological effects and is catalyzed by the polytopic enzyme ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT). The aim of this[...]![]()
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Dornakova, Veronika ; Salazar-Sanchez, Renzo ; Borrini-Mayori, Katty ; Carrion-Navarro, Oscar ; Levy, Michael Z. ; Schaub, Gunter A. ; Schwarz, Alexandra | Public Library of Science | 2020-06-10T18:12:16ZBACKGROUND: Salivary proteins of Triatoma infestans elicit humoral immune responses in their vertebrate hosts. These immune responses indicate exposure to triatomines and thus can be a useful epidemiological tool to estimate triatomine infesta[...]![]()
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Silva, Claudia ; Betancor, Laura ; García, Coralith ; Astocondor, Lizeth ; Hinostroza, Noemi ; Bisio, Julieta ; Rivera, Javier ; Perezgasga, Lucía ; Pérez Escanda, Victoria ; Yim, Lucía ; Jacobs, Jan ; García-Del Portillo, Francisco ; SalmoIber CYTED Network ; Chabalgoity, José A. ; Puente, José L. | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:02:20ZIn this study, different molecular typing tools were applied to characterize 95 Salmonella enterica blood isolates collected between 2008 and 2013 from patients at nine public hospitals in Lima, Peru. Combined results of multiplex PCR serotyping[...]![]()
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Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M. ; Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ; Miranda, J. Jaime ; Xue, Hong ; Wang, Youfa | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:02:20ZThe aim of the study was to estimate the association between maternal perception of their child's health status and (mis)classification of their child's actual weight with future weight change. We present cross-sectional and longitudinal analyse[...]![]()
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Heinrich, Erica C. ; Djokic, Matea A. ; Gilbertson, Dillon ; DeYoung, Pamela N. ; Bosompra, Naa-Oye ; Wu, Lu ; Anza-Ramirez, Cecilia ; Orr, Jeremy E. ; Powell, Frank L. ; Malhotra, Atul ; Simonson, Tatum S. | Public Library of Science | 2019-12-06T20:57:47ZImpairments in cognitive function, mood, and sleep quality occur following ascent to high altitude. Low oxygen (hypoxia) and poor sleep quality are both linked to impaired cognitive performance, but their independent contributions at high altit[...]![]()
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Heinrich, Erica C. ; Djokic, Matea A. ; Gilbertson, Dillon ; DeYoung, Pamela N. ; Bosompra, Naa-Oye ; Wu, Lu ; Anza-Ramirez, Cecilia ; Orr, Jeremy E. ; Powell, Frank L. ; Malhotra, Atul ; Simonson, Tatum S. | Public Library of Science | 2019-07-04T16:59:25ZImpairments in cognitive function, mood, and sleep quality occur following ascent to high altitude. Low oxygen (hypoxia) and poor sleep quality are both linked to impaired cognitive performance, but their independent contributions at high altit[...]![]()
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Alnasser, Yossef ; Ferradas, Cusi ; Clark, Taryn ; Calderón, Maritza ; Gurbillon, Alejandro ; Gamboa, Dionicia ; McKakpo, Uri S. ; Quakyi, Isabella A. ; Bosompem, Kwabena M. ; Sullivan, David J. ; Vinetz, Joseph M. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:45:09ZPlasmodium vivax is the most prevalent cause of human malaria in the world and can lead to severe disease with high potential for relapse. Its genetic and geographic diversities make it challenging to control. P. vivax is understudied and to ach[...]![]()
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Ruiz-Grosso, Paulo ; Ramos, Mariana ; Samalvides, Frine ; Vega-Dienstmaier, Johann ; Kruger, Hever | Public Library of Science | 2020-06-10T18:12:19ZBACKGROUND: Traffic related injuries are leading contributors to burden of disease worldwide. In developing countries a high proportion of them can be attributed to public transportation vehicles. Several mental disorders including alcohol and [...]![]()
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Tuero, Iskra ; Palma, Sandra ; Cabeza, Franco ; Saleemi, Sarah ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Mayta, Holger ; Mahanty, Siddhartha ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gilman, Robert H. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:09ZBACKGROUND: The ability of Taenia solium to modulate the immune system likely contributes to their longevity in the human host. We tested the hypothesis that the nature of the immune response is related to the location of parasite and clinical m[...]![]()
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Rudgard, William E. ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Sweeney, Sedona ; Wingfield, Tom ; Lonnroth, Knut ; Barreira, Draurio ; Boccia, Delia | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:02:21ZBACKGROUND: Illness-related costs for patients with tuberculosis (TB) ?20% of pre-illness annual household income predict adverse treatment outcomes and have been termed "catastrophic." Social protection initiatives, including cash transfers, ar[...]![]()
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Sacristán Reviriego, Almudena ; Madrid, Marisa ; Cansado, José ; Martín, Humberto ; Molina, María | Public Library of Science | 2014-01-22Dual-specificity MAPK phosphatases (MKPs) are essential for the negative regulation of MAPK pathways. Similar to other MAPK-interacting proteins, most MKPs bind MAPKs through specific docking domains known as D-motifs. However, we found that the[...]![]()
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Oberhelman, Richard A. ; Soto-Castellares, Giselle ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Castillo, Maria E. ; Kolevic, Lenka ; Delpino, Trinidad ; Saito, Mayuko ; Salazar-Lindo, Eduardo ; Negron, Eduardo ; Montenegro, Sonia ; Laguna-Torres, V. Alberto ; Maurtua-Neumann, Paola ; Datta, Sumona ; Evans, Carlton A. | Public Library of Science | 2019-02-06T14:53:11ZBACKGROUND: Diagnosing tuberculosis in children is challenging because specimens are difficult to obtain and contain low tuberculosis concentrations, especially with HIV-coinfection. Few studies included well-controls so test specificities are [...]![]()
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Grandjean, Louis ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Iwamoto, Tomatada ; Koser, Claudio U. ; Coronel, Jorge ; Zimic, Mirko ; Torok, M. Estee ; Ayabina, Diepreye ; Kendall, Michelle ; Fraser, Christophe ; Harris, Simon ; Parkhill, Julian ; Peacock, Sharon J. ; Moore, David A. J. ; Colijn, Caroline | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:02:21ZBACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis poses a major threat to the success of tuberculosis control programs worldwide. Understanding how drug-resistant tuberculosis evolves can inform the development of new therapeutic and preventive strat[...]![]()
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Lee, Gwenyth O. ; Comina, Germán ; Hernández-Córdova, Gustavo ; Naik, Nehal ; Gayoso, Oscar ; Ticona, Eduardo ; Coronel, Jorge ; Evans, Carlton A. ; Zimic, Mirko ; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Oberhelman, Richard | Public Library of Science | 2020-07-14T00:02:31ZCough is a characteristic symptom of tuberculosis, is the main cause of transmission, and is used to assess treatment response. We aimed to identify the best measure of cough severity and characterize changes during initial tuberculosis therapy.[...]![]()
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Mastel, Molly ; Bussalleu, Alejandra ; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. ; Salmón-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Valdés-Velásquez, Armando ; Hartinger, Stella M. | Public Library of Science | 2018-11-30T03:10:43ZLand use change (LUC) is a main cause of global environmental change, and is an important activity to be studied. Our research aims to examine the current state of evidence on the link between LUC and human health in the Amazon region. We conduc[...]![]()
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Martín-Francés, Laura ; Martinón Torres, María ; Martínez de Pinillos, Marina ; García Campos, Cecilia ; Zanolli, Clément ; Bayle, Priscilla ; Modesto Mata, Mario ; Arsuaga, Juan Luis ; Bermúdez de Castro, José María | Public Library of Science | 2020-06-08Dental enamel thickness, topography, growth and development vary among hominins. In Homo, the thickness of dental enamel in most Pleistocene hominins display variations from thick to hyper-thick, while Neanderthals exhibit proportionally thinner[...]![]()
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Wolff, Marcelo J. ; Giganti, Mark J. ; Cortes, Claudia P. ; Cahn, Pedro ; Grinsztejn, Beatriz ; Pape, Jean W. ; Padgett, Denis ; Sierra-Madero, Juan ; Gotuzzo, Eduardo ; Duda, Stephany N. ; McGowan, Catherine C. ; Shepherd, Bryan E. ; CCASAnet | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T15:02:13ZBACKGROUND: In Latin America, the first wave of HIV-infected patients initiated highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) 10 or more years ago. Characterizing their treatment experience and corresponding outcomes across a decade of HAART may [...]![]()
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Wingfield, Tom ; Boccia, Delia ; Tovar, Marco ; Gavino, Arquimedes ; Zevallos, Karine ; Montoya, Rosario ; Lonnroth, Knut ; Evans, Carlton A. | Public Library of Science | 2020-06-10T18:12:16ZBACKGROUND: Even when tuberculosis (TB) treatment is free, hidden costs incurred by patients and their households (TB-affected households) may worsen poverty and health. Extreme TB-associated costs have been termed "catastrophic" but are poorl[...]