Quality Improvement to Address Surgical Burden of Disease at a Large Tertiary Public Hospital in Peru
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-021-06118-z
Abstract: In resource-limited settings, there is a unique opportunity for using process improvement strategies to address the lack of access to surgical care. By implementing organizational changes in the surgical admission process, we aimed to decrease… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; improvement; surgery; peru ... See more keywords
In situ cosmogenic 3He and 36Cl and radiocarbon dating of volcanic deposits refine the Pleistocene and Holocene eruption chronology of SW Peru
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DOI: 10.1007/s00445-019-1325-6
Abstract: Constraining the age of young lavas, which generally fall outside the effective range of traditional geochronology methods, remains a key challenge in volcanology, limiting the development of high-resolution eruption chronologies. We present an in situ… read more here.
Keywords: holocene; situ cosmogenic; peru; eruption ... See more keywords
Access of Mental Health Services by the Adult Population in Metropolitan Lima, Peru: Characteristics, Perceptions and Need for Care
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DOI: 10.1007/s10597-020-00639-y
Abstract: This study aimed to characterize mental health service access in metropolitan Lima, Peru. Between May and December 2012, we interviewed 4,445 Peruvian adults, applying the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI); a modified version of the WHO… read more here.
Keywords: peru; care access; health services; health ... See more keywords
Inside the Reducción: Crafting Colonial Foodways at Carrizales and Mocupe Viejo, Zaña Valley, Peru (1570–1700)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10761-018-0481-2
Abstract: This study explores the politics of indigenous foodways in early colonial Peru, examining the processes by which indigenous households adapted to demographic stress, resettlement, and evangelization in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries CE. We examine… read more here.
Keywords: peru; inside reducci; mocupe viejo; valley ... See more keywords
Calibration of the local magnitude scale (ML) for Peru
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DOI: 10.1007/s10950-017-9647-3
Abstract: We propose a local magnitude scale (ML) for Peru, based on the original Richter definition, using 210 seismic events between 2011 and 2014, recorded by 35 broadband stations of the National Seismic Network operated by… read more here.
Keywords: magnitude scale; scale peru; peru; local magnitude ... See more keywords
What influence do empowered women have? Land and the reality of women’s relative power in Peru
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DOI: 10.1007/s11150-019-09461-2
Abstract: Using primary data from rural Peru and a novel econometric framework, this paper evaluates the effects of gendered land inheritance on women’s relative power. We find limited evidence that increasing a woman’s landholdings increases her… read more here.
Keywords: peru; influence; women relative; relative power ... See more keywords
Canine parvovirus types 2a and 2c detection from dogs with suspected parvoviral enteritis in Peru
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DOI: 10.1007/s13337-018-0425-9
Abstract: Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) has been reported worldwide as the main agent related to acute hemorrhagic enteritis of high morbidity and variable mortality in puppies. The detection and characterization of this virus is essential… read more here.
Keywords: canine parvovirus; cpv; enteritis; peru ... See more keywords
Pandemic response in rural Peru: Multi-scale institutional analysis of the COVID-19 crisis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102519
Abstract: Abstract The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was devastating in Peru, which suffered a high death rate and severe economic disruption. These results occurred despite ambitious response measures, revealing widespread institutional weaknesses across the… read more here.
Keywords: peru; response rural; rural peru; pandemic response ... See more keywords
How modern are renewables? The misrecognition of traditional solar thermal energy in Peru's energy transition
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.110905
Abstract: Abstract The ubiquitous claim for ‘modern’ energy access leads to profound transformative dynamics in energy systems in the global South. However, the policies' effects on existing socio-technical forms of energy provision must be considered. In… read more here.
Keywords: peru; thermal energy; modern renewables; renewables misrecognition ... See more keywords
The deep Peru 2015 doublet earthquakes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.08.036
Abstract: Abstract On 24 November 2015 two events of magnitude Mw 7.5 and Mw 7.6 occurred at 600 km depth under the Peru–Brazil boundary. These two events were separated in time by 300 s. Deep event… read more here.
Keywords: 2015 doublet; peru; two events; deep peru ... See more keywords
Phylogeny and pathogenicity of Lasiodiplodia species associated with dieback of mango in Peru.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2016.06.004
Abstract: Mango, which is an important tropical fruit crop in the region of Piura (Peru), is known to be prone to a range of diseases caused by Lasiodiplodia spp. The aim of this study was to… read more here.
Keywords: lasiodiplodia; peru; mango; dieback ... See more keywords