Publications by authors named "Diana Medina"
Article Synopsis
- - Ecuador is facing significant wildlife mortality due to roads, prompting the first national assessment of roadkill rates across 392 species, revealing a total of 5010 records of roadkill incidents.
- - The study highlights specific species at risk, with yellow warblers and cane toads having the highest roadkill rates, while 15 species are classified as "Threatened" by the IUCN.
- - The findings emphasize the need for better research and conservation strategies, especially in vulnerable areas like the Galapagos, and advocate for community involvement in monitoring wildlife impacts from infrastructure development.
Study Objectives: Daylight saving time (DST) has been established with the intent to reduce energy expenditure, however unintentional effects on sleep and vigilance have not been consistently measured. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that DST adversely affects high school students' sleep and vigilance on the school days following its implementation.
Methods: A natural experiment design was used to assess baseline and post-DST differences in objective and subjective measures of sleep and vigilance by actigraphy, sleep diary, sleepiness scale, and psychomotor vigilance testing (PVT).
Dental implant failure rates and associated risk factors.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants
October 2005
Purpose: To guide treatment planning by analyzing the rates of dental implant failure to determine associated risk factors.
Materials And Methods: All consecutively treated patients from January 1982 until January 2003 were included in a retrospective cohort study, as defined in the hierarchy of evidence for dental implant literature. Data regarding gender, age, implant location, bone quality, bone volume, and medical history were recorded.