Sweetened syndemics: diabetes, obesity, and politics in Puerto Rico
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DOI: 10.1007/s10389-020-01345-5
Abstract: Obesity is prevalent in Puerto Rico due to intersecting structural inequalities such as poverty and unemployment. At the same time, type 2 diabetes mellitus is also highly prevalent on the island due to similar structural… read more here.
Keywords: sweetened syndemics; syndemic puerto; rico; obesity ... See more keywords
Effect of Ethanolysis on the Structure and Pyrolytic Reactivity of Zhaotong Lignite
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01927
Abstract: Lignite ethanolysis is one of efficient conversion processes. In our previous study, Zhaotong lignite (ZL) from Southwest China was subjected to ethanolysis to afford ethanol-soluble portion and ethanolyzed residue (ER). The structural features of ZL… read more here.
Keywords: rico; zhaotong lignite; ethanolysis; effect ethanolysis ... See more keywords
Putting Puerto Rico’s best (black) face forward: Ramón Rivero’s “Diplo” and racialized performances of liberation
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DOI: 10.1057/s41276-019-00174-2
Abstract: Ramón Rivero was an immensely popular blackface performer in mid-twentieth-century Puerto Rico known for his character-turned-persona, Diplo. This laughter-inducing negrito created a vehicle for Rivero’s political critiques of US imperialism and humanitarianism. For many in… read more here.
Keywords: rico; puerto rico; rivero; blackface ... See more keywords
What libraries and librarians could learn from a Puerto Rico library emergency response By Gabriel Jiménez Barrón
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DOI: 10.1080/1941126x.2020.1791455
Abstract: After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, the academic libraries of the Rio Piedras Campus at the University of Puerto Rico suffered from power failure for weeks, as well as flooding As a… read more here.
Keywords: learn puerto; rico; could learn; librarians could ... See more keywords
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) effects on local weather, arboviral diseases, and dynamics of managed and unmanaged populations of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico.
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad053
Abstract: We investigated the effects of interannual El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events on local weather, Aedes aegypti populations, and combined cases of dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), and Zika (ZIKV) viruses in 2 communities with mass… read more here.
Keywords: aedes aegypti; rico; southern oscillation; local weather ... See more keywords
Revision of the cultural chronology of precolonial Puerto Rico: A Bayesian approach
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282052
Abstract: Puerto Rico has played a pivotal role in the building of cultural chronology for the insular Caribbean, and yet little systematic work has been conducted in recent decades to assess the validity of the system(s)… read more here.
Keywords: puerto rico; revision; rico; cultural chronology ... See more keywords
Community Resistance as Public Health Activism in Puerto Rico.
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2020.305884
Abstract: After nearly three years, Puerto Rico is still recovering from the consequences of these hurricanes Since the summer of 20 19, it has also been dealing with political and economic bankruptcy, earthquakes, air pollution, and… read more here.
Keywords: rico; public health; puerto rico; human rights ... See more keywords
Developing a Case Investigation and Contact-Tracing System in Puerto Rico, 2020.
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2021.306584
Abstract: We present a record of events that led to the creation of the Puerto Rico Case Investigation and Contact-Tracing System (CICTS) to monitor and control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in… read more here.
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Hurricane María and Public Health in Puerto Rico: Lessons Learned to Increase Resiliency and Prepare for Future Disasters
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DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3869
Abstract: Background: On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 5 storm struck the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico and officially took the lives of 2 975 people although the Harvard University survey in 2018… read more here.
Keywords: puerto rico; future disasters; rico; public health ... See more keywords