Maximizing zearalenone removal: Unveiling the superior efficiency of pre-treated carbon in adsorption and photocatalysis by J.C. Gómez-Vilchis, G. García-Rosales, L.C. Longoria-Gándara, E.O. Pérez-Gómez, D. Tenorio-Castilleros

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Emergence and expansion of dengue in Paltas: possible implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and climatic variations by Beatriz Quintero, Angélica X. Ramón-Ochoa, Solbey Morillo-Puente, Daniel A. Tenezaca-Ramón, Alejandra S. Cevallos-Naranjo

“…Abstract Introduction Dengue is one of the most widespread arboviruses in Latin America and is now affecting areas previously free of transmission. …”
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Post-pandemic face-to-face learning environments for undergraduate students: A scoping review protocol. by Karim Garzon Diaz, Angy Villamil Duarte, Sandra Velasco Forero, Sandra Herrera Jacobo

“…The following databases will be used: Academic Search Complete, Inter-American Development Bank, CLACSO, and The UNESCO Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC), Dimensions, DOAB, DOAJ, ERIC, LILACS, Psicodoc, Redalyc, Redib, Scielo, Scopus, Dialnet, Web Of Science, Latindex, Google Scholar, SocArXiv. …”
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Pepper as a phytogenic additive in finishing lambs diets by Suellem Fernanda Pedrosa Zanin, Luiz Juliano Valério Geron, Alexandre Lima de Souza, Fagton de Mattos Negrão, André Gustavo Leão, Anderson de Moura Zanine, Daniele de Jesus Ferreira, Jocilaine Garcia, Nelcino Francisco de Paula, Luciano da Silva Cabral

“…Four lambs with an average body weight of 27.6 ± 2.9 kg were distributed in a 4 × 4 Latin square design and fed a basal diet composed of 600 g DM/day of corn silage and 400 g DM/day of concentrate. …”
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The Experience of Women with Obstetric Fistula following Corrective Surgery: A Qualitative Study in Benadir and Mudug Regions, Somalia by Adam A. Mohamed, Abiodun O. Ilesanmi, M. David Dairo

“…The World Health Organization estimated that more than 2 million women in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Arab region, Latin America, and the Caribbean are living with the fistula, and some 50,000 to 100,000 new cases develop annually with 30,000–90,000 new cases developing each year in Africa alone. …”
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Forecasting models for leprosy cases: a scoping review protocol by Bruna Oliveira Ascef, Gustavo Laine Araújo de Oliveira, Carmelita Ribeiro Filha Coriolano, Haliton Alves De Oliveira Junior

“…We will perform a systematic search from when each database started until April 2022 and we will include the following electronic databases: MEDLINE via PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Latin American and Caribbean Health Science Literature Database. …”
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Identifikasi Hama dan Penyakit Pada Tanaman Anggrek Bulan (Phalaenopsis amabilis) by Ari Monawati, Desi Rhomadhoni, Nur Rokhimah Hanik

“…The government through presidential decree (Kepres) No. 4 of 1993, on January 9, 1993, designated the moon orchid as a charm flower named Latin Phaleonopsis amabilis, this orchid grows attached to a tree trunk or branch and is one type of orchid endemic to Indonesia. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volume and diagnoses of patients admitted to the paediatric emergency department: a retrospective analysis from a third-level hospital in Nor... by Paulina Blanco-Murillo, Ricardo J Estrada-Mendizabal, Katheryne Paola Madrazo-Aguirre, Manuel Guillermo Ruelas-Martinez, Lucia Escobedo-Berumen, Rommy Elizabeth Pineda-Magaña, Maria Guadalupe Garcia-Lima, Oscar Tamez-Rivera

“…There is scarce evidence about the impact of the pandemic on paediatric EDs in Latin America and Mexico. This study aimed to analyse the changes in volume and discharge diagnoses of patients admitted to a third-level paediatric ED in northeastern Mexico before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods A retrospective observational study was carried out to compare the number of admissions and discharge diagnoses between two 3-month periods: December 2020–February 2021 (prepandemic) and December 2019–February 2020 (pandemic). …”
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Presence of Brucella spp. in Milk and Dairy Products: A Comprehensive Review and Its Perspectives by Md. Sadequl Islam, Md. Ariful Islam, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Khaleda Islam, Md. Mominul Islam, Md. Murtuza Kamal, Md. Nazrul Islam

“…It is a significant global public health concern, particularly in regions with poor management and limited resources, such as Latin America, North and East Africa, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia. …”
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Assessing the Colorectal Cancer Landscape: A Comprehensive Exploration of Future Trends in 216 Countries and Territories from 2021 to 2040 by Meysam Olfatifar, Fariba Rafiei, Amir Sadeghi, Elnaz Ataei, Mohammad Amin Habibi, Mehdi Pezeshgi Modarres, Zohreh Ghalavand, Hamidreza Houri

“…Notably, the most rapid percentage increase is projected in Andean Latin America, with an anticipated rise of 106.2%. …”
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Epidemiological trends and predictions of urinary tract infections in the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yining He, Jing Zhao, Lanhui Wang, Chao Han, Ruxue Yan, Peiqi Zhu, Tianyang Qian, Siyao Yu, Xiaolin Zhu, Weiming He

“…The greatest incidence of UTIs was seen in women and older adult men. Tropical Latin America and low–middle SDI regions exhibited the highest ASIR, ASPR, ASDR, and ASDAR, while East Asia showed the lowest. …”
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Soil carbon-food synergy: sizable contributions of small-scale farmers by Toshichika Iizumi, Nanae Hosokawa, Rota Wagai

“…Key crops and regions in terms of small-scale farmers’ contributions include Sub-Saharan African maize and rice, Latin American and Caribbean soybean and maize, and South Asian rice and wheat. …”
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Effect of auriculotherapy on anxiety-fatigue and sleep disturbances in cancer patients: A scoping review by Silmara de Oliveira Silva, Vinicius dos Santos Lemos Pereira, Mariane Elivânia Silva, Jucielly Ferreira da Fonseca, Maria Carolina Batista da Silva, Roberta Paolli de Paiva Oliveira Arruda Camara, Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas, Daniele Vieira Dantas

“…Asian countries were highly represented (62,5 %), followed by Latin America (12,5 %). Breast cancer was the most common tumor type, accounting for 68,75 %. …”
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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality in octogenarians managed by geriatric service in a referral hospital in Colombia by Carlos Mario Cortes Bahamon, Jenny Rodríguez Ángel, Jennifer Katherine Ballesteros Tapias, Diego Andrés Chavarro-Carvajal, Oscar Mauricio Muñoz

“…Previous studies have documented the importance of clinical, functional, and cognitive variables for in-hospital mortality risk, but their frequency and importance in Latin American populations is yet to be described. …”
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In Vitro Free Radical Scavenging Properties and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ilex paraguariensis (Maté) and the Ability of Its Major Chemical Markers to Inhibit the Production of... by Ingrid Vicente Farias, Eduarda Fratoni, Lais Cristina Theindl, Angela Machado de Campos, Eduardo Monguilhott Dalmarco, Flavio Henrique Reginatto

“…(Aquifoliaceae), popularly known as “yerba mate,” has great economic and social significance for the population of Southern Latin America. This study was conducted (1) to investigate the phytochemical composition of four different standardized extracts, (2) to investigate its free radical scavenging properties, and (3) to investigate the anti-inflammatory action of I. paraguariensis and its major chemical markers. …”
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Household water security is a mediator of household food security in a nationally representative sample of Mexico by Teresa Shamah-Levy, Ignacio Méndez-Gómez-Humarán, Verónica Mundo-Rosas, Alicia Muñoz-Espinosa, Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez, Sera Lewise Young

“…Food security was measured using the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale. …”
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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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Rancher viewpoint diversity in human–wildlife coexistence management: The case of jaguar–livestock interaction in the region of Calakmul, Mexico by Elías J. Gordillo‐Chávez, Claudia Villanueva‐García, Enrique Melo‐Guerrero, Mircea G. Hidalgo‐Mihart, Miguel Lizana‐Avia, Fernando Rodríguez‐López, Victor J. Colino‐Rabanal

“…Abstract Protected areas in Latin America are typically surrounded by ranching landscapes, where large carnivores such as the jaguar (Panthera onca), co‐habit with ranchers, which potentially causes negative interactions. …”
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Nutrient Profiling Models in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Considering Local Nutritional Challenges: A Systematic Review by Marie Tassy, Ries van Dijk, Alison L Eldridge, Tsz Ning Mak, Adam Drewnowski, Edith JM Feskens

“…Warning Label schemes are used to strongly discourage the consumption of energy-dense products in countries where overnutrition affects most of the population, such as Latin American LMICs. A “Keyhole” front-of-pack labeling scheme was implemented only in North Macedonia. …”
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Early warning systems (EWSs) for chikungunya, dengue, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika outbreaks: What is the evidence? A scoping review. by Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Tatiana Rivera Ramírez, Axel Kroeger, Ernesto Gozzer, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were extracted from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Google Scholar, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), PubMed, Web of Science, and WHO Library Database (WHOLIS) databases until August 2019. …”
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