13,635 results match your criteria: "University of Puerto Rico; antonio.martins@upr.edu.[Affiliation]"
Plant Genome
March 2025
USDA-ARS, Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, Prosser, Washington, USA.
White mold, caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary, is a devastating disease affecting common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production worldwide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS One
December 2024
Department of Research & Development, Sampling Human Inc., Berkeley, California, United States of America.
Eur Phys J C Part Fields
December 2024
Cureus
November 2024
Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, USA.
Atypical fractures are diagnosed when an otherwise normal force causes a fracture in a patient using bisphosphonates chronically. These occur most commonly in the subtrochanteric region of the femur. Yet, the literature on atypical tibial shaft fractures is scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEcology
January 2025
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Tupinicaris gen. nov. is proposed to accommodate a new hyporheic species of Parastenocarididae found in the northern portion of the Espinhaço mountain range (Minas Gerais, Brazil), in the Jequitinhonha River basin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMar Pollut Bull
December 2024
Department of Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USA. Electronic address:
Vaccine
January 2025
Department of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Electronic address:
Background: This study aimed to evaluate parents' main reasons for lack of intent to vaccinate their adolescent against human papillomavirus (HPV) from 2019 to 2021 and to examine changes in these main reasons stratified by sex of the adolescent.
Methods: NIS-Teen data from 2019 to 2021 were used. Parents who had not vaccinated their adolescent aged 13-17 against HPV and had no intent to do so in the next 12Â months were asked the main reason behind this decision.
Curr Oncol Rep
December 2024
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Purpose Of Review: This paper evaluates the benefits and limitations of detecting measurable residual disease (MRD) in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and assesses its prognostic value. It also aims to highlight the importance of detecting low MRD levels post-treatment and their application in clinical practice.
Recent Findings: Recent studies show that MRD levels predict relapse and survival outcomes in hematologic neoplasms, including MCL.
ChemSusChem
December 2024
Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR, 00931, United States.
With energy shortages and excessive CO emissions driving climate change, converting CO into high-value-added products offers a promising solution for carbon recycling. We investigate CO reduction reactions (CORR) catalyzed by 10 single-atom catalysts (SACs), incorporating weak non-covalent interactions, specifically lone pair-Ï€ and H-Ï€ interactions. The SACs, consisting of transition metals coordinated by three carbon atoms in a defective graphene substrate (3C-TM, TM=Sc-Zn), leverage these interactions to influence the energy fluctuations of intermediates and the limiting potentials of CORR, without altering the overall reaction pathway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Otolaryngol
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States of America.
Objective: To report the first systematic review and meta-analysis of Burkholderia species infections of the head and neck to facilitate understanding of the disease's demographics, mortality rate, comorbidities associated, symptoms, and antibiotic treatments utilized.
Data Sources: COCHRANE Library, CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus.
Review Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed using PRISMA reporting guidelines.
Ann Palliat Med
November 2024
Breast Oncology Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Sci Rep
December 2024
Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea.
Plant stress reduction research has advanced significantly with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, such as machine learning and deep learning. This is a significant step toward sustainable agriculture. Innovative insights into the physiological responses of plants mostly crops to drought stress have been revealed through the use of complex algorithms like gradient boosting, support vector machines (SVM), recurrent neural network (RNN), and long short-term memory (LSTM), combined with a thorough examination of the TYRKC and RBR-E3 domains in stress-associated signaling proteins across a range of crop species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnticancer Res
December 2024
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Background/aim: Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), yet some patients refuse surgery, which may impact their survival outcomes. Understanding factors associated with surgery refusal could inform interventions to improve acceptance of recommended care.
Patients And Methods: This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact of surgery refusal on overall survival (OS) and identified associated demographic and clinical factors using data on patients with PTC from the National Cancer Database from 2004 to 2019.
J Addict Med
December 2024
From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA (EP); University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico (BYPG); Baystate Health and University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, MA (PDF), Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA (PDF); Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (TJS); Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (CS); and Department of Health Promotion and Policy, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA (EAE).
Objectives: As carceral settings increasingly offer medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD), community-based providers will need to navigate relationships with correctional agencies to ensure continuity of MOUD upon release. Although collaboration has been identified as critical between agencies, limited research is available that details how providers can work with jails. We describe the perspectives of MOUD providers about their experiences collaborating with jails that had recently begun to offer MOUD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Vitreoretin Dis
November 2024
Miami Ocular Oncology & Retina (MOOR), Miami, FL, USA.
To examine the trends and outcomes in the management of Coats disease and evaluate the effects of a staged therapeutic approach using transpupillary laser vascular ablation, intravitreal (IVT) bevacizumab, and adjunct as-needed posterior sub-Tenon triamcinolone acetonide (used only in cases with a persistent active exudation) on globe retention, anatomic status, and visual acuity (VA). An evaluation was performed from 2005 to 2023. Previous case series published in the literature were reviewed.
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December 2024
Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA.
Background: Understanding the dynamics of the gut microbiota in sea urchins is crucial for comprehending the ecological balance in marine ecosystems. The gut microbiota plays a vital role in nutrient metabolism, immune system modulation, and pathogen protection. The microbial composition and dynamics of naturally occurring sea urchin have yet to be thoroughly investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Transl Sci
October 2024
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Ecology
January 2025
AMAP (Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations), Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
As long-lived tropical trees grow into the multi-layered canopy and face different environmental conditions, the relationships between leaf traits and whole-plant survival can vary over ontogeny. We tested the strength and direction of the relationships between leaf traits and long-term survival data across life stages for woody species from a subtropical forest in Puerto Rico. Trait-survival relationships were largely consistent across ontogeny with conservative traits leading to higher survival rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbdom Radiol (NY)
November 2024
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA.
Imaging is critical to HCC management, including surveillance, diagnosis, staging, and treatment response assessment, which requires it be performed consistently at a high level. The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) was developed to standardize the acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of liver imaging, but until now, has not addressed the essential component of exam quality and adequacy. In this manuscript, we discuss the concepts of quality and adequacy and their clinical significance in the setting of HCC diagnostic imaging and treatment response assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Med Inform Decis Mak
November 2024
Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea.
Thyroid illness encompasses a range of disorders affecting the thyroid gland, leading to either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, which can significantly impact metabolism and overall health. Hypothyroidism can cause a slowdown in bodily processes, leading to symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, depression, and cold sensitivity. Hyperthyroidism can lead to increased metabolism, causing symptoms like rapid weight loss, anxiety, irritability, and heart palpitations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Neurosurg Pediatr
November 2024
2Department of Neurological Surgery, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida.
Objective: Myelomeningocele (MMC) carries high morbidity and mortality. The Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) showed improved outcomes after prenatal compared to postnatal repair. However, it is unclear how the MOMS trial affected practice and outcomes in the Latin American region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Surg Res
December 2024
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address:
Introduction: In aggregate, Asian patients have a higher incidence and mortality from gastric cancer (GC) than Non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients. However, there is a lack of data regarding outcomes among Asian-American subpopulations with GC.
Methods: The National Cancer Database was used to identify patients with GC between 2004 and 2020.