Publications by authors named "L Falcon"
Background: This study aimed to assess associations between socioeconomic condition and cognitive function among Puerto Rican adults residing in the greater Boston Area.
Methods: We assessed the relationship between a score of social condition, encompassing education, income-to-poverty ratio, perceived stress, food security, and psychological acculturation, and cognitive function in a cohort of Puerto Rican Adults residing in the greater Boston area. The score was assessed over more than 12 years of follow-up and ranged from 0 (best social condition) to 15 (poorest social condition).
The presence of organic UV filters (OUVAs) has been detected worldwide in aquatic ecosystems. These pollutants, originating from various anthropogenic sources, can persist and transform within wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), posing a potential environmental hazard. In this framework, this research presents electrochemical sensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the selective detection of Benzophenone-3 (BP-3) and Octocrylene (OC), two of the OUVA most spread in the aquatic environment, to overcome the analytical challenges related to the quantification of this class of contaminants in wastewater samples.
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- The study investigated how perceived discrimination and depression relate to persistent prescription opioid use (PPOU) among Puerto Rican adults in Massachusetts, where opioid overdose deaths are rising.
- Data from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study indicated that both depression and perceived discrimination were linked to PPOU, with depression being a partial mediator of this association.
- The findings suggest that efforts to address opioid use in underserved communities should consider the impacts of discrimination and mental health, highlighting the need for tailored public health strategies.
The present study aims to describe a new genus and species of microphalloid digenean parasite of two species of bats of the genus from the Mexican Neotropics (in the states of Chiapas and Yucatán). Morphological and molecular data (28s rDNA ribosomal gene sequences) were used to study Digeneans. gen.
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- The text is about a program aimed at improving how emergency medical services (EMS) providers decide which patients need immediate help when they are hurt.
- They created a training module called TCEM, and after 72 EMS providers took the course, they felt much more confident and accurate in their decisions.
- However, even though their skills improved, the rate of undertriage (not getting the right treatment on time) stayed pretty much the same before and after the training.