Search Results - "Lazaro, Pablo"
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A heat vulnerability index to improve urban public health management in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Published in International journal of biometeorology (01-05-2018)“…Increased frequency and length of high heat episodes are leading to more cardiovascular issues and asthmatic responses among the population of San Juan, the…”
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Melanocortin 1 receptor variants and their association with phenotypic characteristics and sporadic multiple primary melanomas in a cohort of 402 Spanish subjects
Published in Experimental dermatology (01-05-2023)“…The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene is considered to be a major determinant of the risk of melanoma. The role of MC1R polymorphisms as predisposing factors…”
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Satellite Remote Sensing for Coastal Management: A Review of Successful Applications
Published in Environmental management (New York) (01-08-2017)“…Management of coastal and marine natural resources presents a number of challenges as a growing global population and a changing climate require us to find…”
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BodyFlow: An Open-Source Library for Multimodal Human Activity Recognition
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (19-10-2024)“…Human activity recognition is a critical task for various applications across healthcare, sports, security, gaming, and other fields. This paper presents…”
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Telemedicine efficiently improves access to hepatitis C management to achieve HCV elimination in the penitentiary setting
Published in The International journal of drug policy (01-02-2021)“…Linkage to care for hepatitis C includes a new tool: teleconsultation. Micro-elimination in prison is a recommendation and is feasible. An economic evaluation…”
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Cost-effectiveness of a cascade screening program for the early detection of familial hypercholesterolemia
Published in Journal of clinical lipidology (01-01-2017)“…Background Although familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) confers a high risk of coronary artery disease, most patients are undiagnosed, and little is known about…”
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Social, economic, and health impact of the respiratory syncytial virus: a systematic search
Published in BMC infectious diseases (30-10-2014)“…Bronchiolitis caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and its related complications are common in infants born prematurely, with severe congenital…”
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Linking Wetland Ecosystem Services to Vector-borne Disease: Dengue Fever in the San Juan Bay Estuary, Puerto Rico
Published in Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.) (01-12-2019)“…Mosquito-borne diseases are an increasingly important health concern, which pose great challenges for safe and sustainable control and eradication. This…”
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Disruptions in Oncology Care Confronted by Patients with Gynecologic Cancer Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico
Published in Cancer control (01-07-2022)“…Background In September 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria affected Puerto Rico (PR) and the US Virgin Islands (USVI), causing major disruptions in basic services…”
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Hepatitis C reflex testing in Spain in 2019: A story of success
Published in Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica (English ed.) (01-03-2021)“…BACKGROUNDReflex testing is necessary to achieve the objectives of hepatitis C elimination. However, in 2017 only 31% of Spanish hospitals performed reflex…”
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Challenge, fear and pride: nursing students working as nurses in COVID-19 care units
Published in International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being (31-12-2022)“…During the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, students in the year of undergraduate degree were hired to provide care assistance support in…”
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Priorities for Bolstering Public Health Resilience in the Context of Climate Change in Dominica and Puerto Rico
Published in Annals of global health (01-01-2022)“…Caribbean small island developing states are highly exposed to climate change impacts. Incorporating weather and climate information into public health…”
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Beyond visual acuity: Patient-relevant assessment measures of visual function in retinal diseases
Published in European journal of ophthalmology (01-11-2021)“…Purpose: To identify patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and other clinical outcome measures (contrast sensitivity (CS), low-luminance visual acuity (LLVA) and…”
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Assessing climate variability effects on dengue incidence in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (11-09-2014)“…We test the hypothesis that climate and environmental conditions are becoming favorable for dengue transmission in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sea Level Pressure…”
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Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Dengue Fever Outbreak Predictions in the Northwest Coast of Yucatan, Mexico and San Juan, Puerto Rico
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (05-01-2018)“…Modelling dengue fever in endemic areas is important to mitigate and improve vector-borne disease control to reduce outbreaks. This study applied artificial…”
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Technological advances in the management of cardiovascular diseases: perspective of physicians and administrators
Published in REC, Interventional cardiology (Internet. English ed.) (01-07-2022)“…To the Editor, New technologies have improved the effectiveness of treatments for cardiovascular diseases, yet these technologies pose poorly explored…”
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Factors associated with therapeutic inertia in hypertension: validation of a predictive model
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-08-2010)“…OBJECTIVETo study factors associated with therapeutic inertia in treating hypertension and to develop a predictive model to estimate the probability of…”
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Principles for implementing a population screening strategy for hepatitis C in Spain
Published in Revista española de enfermedades digestivas (01-01-2020)“…hepatitis C, besides health impairment, results in significant loss of productivity and diminished quality of life, and noticeably contributes to health…”
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Perceptions of preparedness, timing of cancer diagnosis, and objective emergency preparedness among gynecological cancer patients in Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria
Published in Journal of cancer policy (01-06-2023)“…This study investigated the impact of cancer diagnosis status, individual feelings of preparedness, and other covariates on objective emergency preparedness…”
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