Publications by authors named "I Capriles"

Article Synopsis
  • Poverty significantly impacts mental health among displaced individuals, leading to the need for integrated interventions in Ecuador that combine mental health support with economic inclusion.
  • The study utilized qualitative methods, including interviews and focus groups, to create and test strategies to merge mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) within economic programs for displaced families in Quito.
  • A toolkit with 10 integration strategies was developed, showing high participant retention and positive feedback on the intervention's appropriateness and feasibility, even for those without prior mental health experience.
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Sequence evolution of the hypervariable region 1 (HVR1) in the N terminus of E2/NS1 of hepatitis C virus (HCV) was studied retrospectively in six chimpanzees inoculated with the same genotype 1b strain, containing a unique predominant HVR1 sequence. Immediately after inoculation, all animals contained the same HVR predominant sequence. Two animals developed an acute self-limiting infection.

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