The State of Academia in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Mar '{ı}a
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DOI: 10.1090/noti1715
Abstract: The catastrophic storm caused a humanitarian crisis from which Puerto Rico is still recovering one year later. No town or city was spared. The storm destroyed many houses, dismantled telecommunication towers, and obliterated the entire… read more here.
Keywords: state academia; puerto; rico hurricane; academia puerto ... See more keywords
Rebuilding Puerto Rico's Grid
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DOI: 10.1109/mspec.2018.8352572
Abstract: Gary Soto was hunkering down on the outskirts of San Juan. Soto, the operations manager of Puerto Rico's state-run utility, faced a daunting task: to keep the grid running and minimize damage from the storm.… read more here.
Keywords: rico grid; rebuilding puerto; soto; puerto ... See more keywords
Puerto Rico’s Summer 2019 Uprising and the Crisis of Colonialism
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DOI: 10.1177/0094582x20906509
Abstract: July 22, 2019, was a watershed moment in Puerto Rico’s history. On that day Puerto Ricans by the hundreds of thousands marched and demanded the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares, the colony’s inept and ethically… read more here.
Keywords: uprising; puerto; puerto rico; summer 2019 ... See more keywords
Underuse of Radiation Therapy After Breast Conservation Surgery in Puerto Rico: A Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry–Health Insurance Linkage Database Study
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DOI: 10.1200/jgo.2016.008664
Abstract: Purpose To identify rates of postoperative radiation therapy (RT) after breast conservation surgery (BCS) in women with stage I or II invasive breast cancer treated in Puerto Rico and to examine the sociodemographic and health… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; breast; puerto; cancer ... See more keywords
THE LACK OF SUBJECT INVERSION IN PUERTO RICAN INFINITIVE CLAUSES.
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DOI: 10.1344/dialectologia2020.25.8
Abstract: This paper explores the syntactic variation in Spanish focusing on a difference between European and Puerto Rican Spanish: the lack of subject-verb inversion in Puerto Rican infinitive clauses. Whereas infinitive subjects must follow the verb… read more here.
Keywords: lack subject; inversion puerto; rican spanish; puerto rican ... See more keywords
Remixing Reggaetón: The Cultural Politics of Race in Puerto Rico by Petra R. Rivera-Rideau (review)
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DOI: 10.1353/not.2017.0093
Abstract: Petra R. Rivera-Rideau’s Remixing Reggae tón presents an insightful reading of reggaetón as a discursive cultural practice inextricably linked to the experience of blackness in the African diaspora. In her analysis of reggaetón artists, song… read more here.
Keywords: rivera rideau; music; puerto; puerto rico ... See more keywords
The seroepidemiology of dengue in a US military population based in Puerto Rico during the early phase of the Zika pandemic
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009986
Abstract: Understanding the burden and risk factors of dengue virus (DENV) infection in Puerto Rico is important for the prevention of dengue in local, traveler and military populations. Using sera from the Department of Defense Serum… read more here.
Keywords: dengue; puerto; sera; puerto rico ... See more keywords
Clinical profile and quality of life of Puerto Ricans with hereditary angioedema.
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DOI: 10.2500/aap.2019.40.4200
Abstract: Background: There is limited data on clinical characteristics and quality of life (QoL) of Hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients in Puerto Rico. Objective: Create an epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with HAE and assess the… read more here.
Keywords: clinical profile; hereditary angioedema; puerto; quality life ... See more keywords