Genomic patterns of strain-specific genetic structure, linkage, and selection across fall armyworm populations by Ashley E. Tessnow, Rodney N. Nagoshi, Robert L. Meagher, Todd M. Gilligan, Ben M. Sadd, Yves Carrière, Holly N. Davis, Shelby J. Fleischer, Kelly Richers, John C. Palumbo, Patrick Porter, Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues, Gregory A. Sword

“…Results Our data strongly support the existence of two genetically distinct strains of fall armyworm in North America, which have previously been referred to as the C-strain and the R-strain. …”
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Sodium dichloroisocyanurate: a promising candidate for the disinfection of resilient drain biofilm by Abbie Martin, Natasha Doyle, Tom F. O'Mahony

“…Methods: Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms were cultivated using the CDC biofilm reactor, a standardised method for determining disinfectant efficacy against biofilm within the United States of America. Each disinfectant was tested using a one-minute contact time, using the highest concentration available on the product label. …”
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Return to play following craniotomy for non-traumatic brain lesions by Jovanna A. Tracz, Matthew L. Farmer, Mark Hughes, Debraj Mukherjee, Paul M. Brennan

“…Twenty-nine percent of neurosurgeons requested neuroimaging before determining RTP recommendations in this scenario, more commonly in America than Europe (46.7% and 5.0% respectively, p = .006). …”
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Cooperativismo de vivienda y producción social del hábitat: el caso de Guendaliza’a en la Ciudad de México by Luisa Corina Ambríz Hernández, Luis Alberto Salinas Arreortua

“…A partir de un análisis teórico se pretende discutir propuestas alternativas, recuperando las principales características que posee la producción social del hábitat y el modelo de cooperativa de vivienda en América Latina, incluyendo una perspectiva regional en materia de políticas de vivienda enfocadas a la producción de vivienda social alterna por medio de sus diversas variantes como son la autogestión y el cooperativismo, principalmente. …”
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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

“…This work, undertaken by the Working Group (WG) on International Collaborations at the European Network of Pediatric Research at the European Medicines Agency (Enpr-EMA) aims to describe the research ethics review requirements including any pediatric specific requirements, as well as current or upcoming changes across six jurisdictions – the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Canada, Japan, and Australia.MethodsAn open questionnaire developed by the WG and directed at both the Competent Authorities (CA) and the national pediatric clinical trial networks arranged by jurisdictions.ResultsA synopsis of the current regulatory requirements covers centralized versus independent review, comparisons between investigator initiated and industry sponsored clinical trials, timelines, review board members requirements and the consenting/assent process for clinical trial (CT) applications, application submission processes and application requirements for each of the six jurisdictions. …”
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Dying to be famous: retrospective cohort study of rock and pop star mortality and its association with adverse childhood experiences by Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Olivia Sharples, Tom Hennell, Katherine A Hardcastle

“…Cox survival and logistic regression techniques examine risk and protective factors for survival and links between adverse childhood experiences and cause of death, respectively.Setting North America and Europe.Participants 1489 rock and pop stars reaching fame between 1956 and 2006.Outcomes Stars’ postfame mortality relative to age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched populations (USA and UK); variations in survival with performer type, and in cause of mortality with exposure to adverse childhood experiences.Results Rock/pop star mortality increases relative to the general population with time since fame. …”
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Taking stock of vaccine hesitancy among migrants: a scoping review protocol by Charles S Wiysonge, Sten H Vermund, Akhenaten Siankam Tankwanchi, Anelisa Jaca, Heidi J Larson

“…Studies published in English or French between January 1999 and December 2019 will be drawn from most or all of the following multidisciplinary databases: Africa-Wide Information, Allied and Complementary Medicine, Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Literature in the Health Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean, Medline, Proquest Theses/Dissertations, PsycInfo and Web of Science. …”
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Adolescentes costarricenses con problemas judiciales y consumo de drogas by Sandra Fonseca-Chaves, Julio Bejarano-Orozco

“…Un técnico capacitado realizó las entrevistas mediante un cuestionario estándar diseñado por la Comisión Interamericana para el Control de Abuso de Drogas de la Organización de Estados Americanos (CICAD/OEA) utilizado en varios países de América Latina.  El cuestionario preguntó a los jóvenes acerca de su situación sociodemográfica, los períodos anteriores y actuales de detención, los antecedentes penales, los patrones de uso de varias categorías de drogas, edad de inicio, la presión social, la contención familiar, la percepción y el conocimiento y la información en relación con el consumo de drogas.  …”
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Riesgo al levantar cargas: mucho más que biomecánica. Investigación con metodología mixta en una pequeña empresa constructora de Colombia by Lessby Gómez salazar, Beatriz Sibaja Terán, Cecilia Andrea Ordóñez Hernndez, Luz América Martinez älvarez

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LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS Y PERSPECTIVAS FUTURAS DE LA GLOBALIZACIÓN: el caso del sector agro-alimentário by Alessandro Bonanno

“…El objetivo de este artículo es de examinar las características principales del proceso de globalización del sistema agro-alimentario em relación al desarrollo sócio-económico de América Larina. La vasta literatura sobre la globalización está resumida em tres grupos distintos.Los neo-liberalistas radicales argumentan que la globalización representa la receta necessária para adelantar el desarrollo sócio-económico a nível mundial. …”
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El otro conocimiento es situado. El Arte Popular y la alfarería de Quinchamalí como objetividad encarnada by Beatriz Navarrete Sepúlveda

“…Desde principios de la Colonia en América, podemos reconocer en ellas una resistencia territorial expresada, por un lado, mediante la perseverancia de los imaginarios moldeados en arcilla negra y, por otro, a través de la transformación de la materia prima en sintonía con las formas de habitar su territorio. …”
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Biological subphenotypes in patients hospitalized with suspected infection in Thailand: a secondary analysis of a prospective observational studyResearch in context by Prapassorn Poolchanuan, Taylor D. Coston, Viriya Hantrakun, Parinya Chamnan, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Pavan K. Bhatraju, Narisara Chantratita, Direk Limmathurotsakul, T. Eoin West, Shelton W. Wright

“…Summary: Background: Subphenotypes of infected patients have been reported in Europe and North America, but few studies have investigated populations in Southeast Asia. …”
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Exploring avocado consumption and health: a scoping review and evidence map by Stephen A. Fleming, Tristen L. Paul, Rachel A. F. Fleming, Alison K. Ventura, Megan A. McCrory, Corrie M. Whisner, Paul A. Spagnuolo, Louise Dye, Jana Kraft, Jana Kraft, Nikki A. Ford

“…Studies were largely conducted in the United States or Latin America and generally included adults, with overweight/obesity, frequently with elevated lipid concentrations. …”
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European Working Time Directive and doctors’ health: a systematic review of the available epidemiological evidence by Consol Serra, Evangelia Demou, Ewan B Macdonald, Sergio Vargas-Prada, Maria Cruz Rodriguez-Jareño, Kaveh A Sanati, Alenka Škerjanc, Pedro G Reis, Ritva Helimäki-Aro

“…From these, 11 studies of high or intermediate quality carried out in North America, Europe and Japan met the inclusion criteria. …”
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A comparison of development methods used to define portion sizes in food-based dietary guidelines around the world by Fanny Salesse, Fanny Salesse, Alison L. Eldridge, Tsz Ning Mak, Eileen R. Gibney, Eileen R. Gibney

“…Analyses across regions revealed that portion recommendations were generally consistent, with significant differences found only for one food group, namely, Fish & shellfish, where portion size recommendations were significantly higher in Europe compared to those in Latin America and the Caribbean.DiscussionResults indicate little variation in the recommendations for portion size across development methods, and for most food groups, across global regions. …”
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Evaluación de la calidad del servicio de abastecimiento de agua potable a partir de la percepción de personas usuarias: El caso en Cartago, Costa Rica by Nidia Cruz Zúñiga, Erick Centeno Mora

“…[Conclusiones]: La experiencia resultante de este estudio, que evalúa el servicio a través de la percepción de las personas usuarias complementa los indicadores de calidad del servicio tradicionales y presenta un elevado potencial para ser replicado en otros sistemas de Costa Rica y en otros países de América Latina y el Caribe. …”
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Evaluación integral de la gestión del agua subterránea en escuelas rurales en Tandil, Argentina by Bethania Nicora, Rosario Soledad Barranquero, Silvina Graciela Etcheverría, Anahí Tabera, Miguel Quiroga, Roberto Landa, María Carolina Verellén, Bruno Dipardo, Víctor Alejandro Ruiz de Galarreta

“… [Introducción]: En América Latina prevalece un manejo descoordinado y fragmentado de los recursos hídricos por la utilización de enfoques sectoriales y por la falta de información y sistematización. …”
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Booster Vaccination against Yellow Fever in Gambian children-(BoVY) -a Phase 3 clinical trial to establish safety and immunogenicity of repeated YF vaccination in healthy Gambian c... by David Jeffries, Caitlin Pley, Beate Kampmann, Mam Nabou Leigh, Julia Strandmark, Ed Clarke, Peter Ndow, Ebrima Kanteh, Amadou Faal, Elishia Roberts

“…Background Yellow fever (YF) is a mosquito-borne and recently re-emerging viral haemorrhagic fever endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and South America. A highly effective vaccine against YF is licensed and recommended as part of routine childhood immunisation as a single dose at 9 months. …”
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Impacto de la movilidad urbana en la calidad del aire de la zona metropolitana de San Luis Potosí, México. by Claudia Nalleli Hernández Cerda, Alfredo Ávila Galarza, Diana Gabriela Cerda Alonso

“…La calidad del aire es monitoreada en algunas ciudades del mundo, pero en América Latina y en particular en México, el número de ciudades atentas a esta afectación ambiental se reduce; mientras que los impactos negativos a la salud humana y a los ecosistemas aumentan. …”
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