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The Emerging of Xylazine as a New Drug of Abuse and its Health Consequences among Drug Users in Puerto Rico by Reyes, J. C., Negrón, J. L., Colón, H. M., Padilla, A. M., Millán, M. Y., Matos, T. D., Robles, R. R.

“…During the last decade, the veterinary anesthetics have gained popularity as recreational drugs. The aim of this study was to document the use of “anestecia de…”
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A novel hearing loss-related mutation occurring in the GJB2 basal promoter by Matos, T D, Caria, H, Simões-Teixeira, H, Aasen, T, Nickel, R, Jagger, D J, O’Neill, A, Kelsell, D P, Fialho, G

“…Mutations in the GJB2 gene are a major cause of non-syndromic recessive hearing loss in many countries. In a significant fraction of patients, only monoallelic…”
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Assessing Noncoding Sequence Variants of GJB2 for Hearing Loss Association by Matos, Tiago Daniel, Simões-Teixeira, Helena, Caria, Helena, Cascão, R., Rosa, H., O'Neill, A., Dias, Ó., Andrea, M. E., Kelsell, D. P., Fialho, Graça

“…Involvement of GJB2 noncoding regions in hearing loss (HL) has not been extensively investigated. However, three noncoding mutations, c.-259C>T, c.-23G>T, and…”
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WFS1 and non-syndromic low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss: A novel mutation in a Portuguese case by Gonçalves, A.C., Matos, T.D., Simões-Teixeira, H.R., Pimenta Machado, M., Simão, M., Dias, Ó.P., Andrea, M., Fialho, G., Caria, H.

“…Low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss (LFSNHL) is an unusual type of HL in which frequencies at 2000Hz and below are predominantly affected. Most of the…”
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Optical Absorption of Poly(thienylene vinylene)-Conjugated Polymers: Experiment and First Principle Theory by Gavrilenko, A. V, Matos, T. D, Bonner, C. E, Sun, S.-S, Zhang, C, Gavrilenko, V. I

“…Optical absorption spectra of poly(thienylene vinylene) (PTV)-conjugated polymers have been studied at room temperature in the spectral range of 450−800 nm. A…”
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Cardioprotective Action of Ginkgo biloba Extract against Sustained β-Adrenergic Stimulation Occurs via Activation of M2/NO Pathway by Mesquita, Thássio R. R., de Jesus, Itamar C. G., dos Santos, Jucilene F., de Almeida, Grace K. M., de Vasconcelos, Carla M. L., Guatimosim, Silvia, Macedo, Fabrício N., dos Santos, Robervan V., de Menezes-Filho, José E. R., Miguel-dos-Santos, Rodrigo, Matos, Paulo T. D., Scalzo, Sérgio, Santana-Filho, Valter J., Albuquerque-Júnior, Ricardo L. C., Pereira-Filho, Rose N., Lauton-Santos, Sandra

“…Ginkgo biloba is the most popular phytotherapic agent used worldwide for treatment of several human disorders. However, the mechanisms involved in the…”
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A novel M163L mutation in connexin 26 causing cell death and associated with autosomal dominant hearing loss by Matos, T.D., Caria, H., Simões-Teixeira, H., Aasen, T., Dias, O., Andrea, M., Kelsell, D.P., Fialho, G.

“…Mutations in GJB2 gene (encoding connexin 26) are the most common cause of hereditary non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss (NSSHL) in different…”
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Factors associated with changes in sex behaviour among drug users in Puerto Rico by ROBLES, R. R., MARRERO, C. A., MATOS, T. D., COLON, H. M., FINLINSON, H. A., REYES, J. C., SAHAI, H.

“…Despite available strategies to prevent sex risk behaviours in Puerto Rico, heterosexual transmission of HIV continues to increase. Since 1990, heterosexual…”
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Prevalence and correlates of anergy among drug users in Puerto Rico by ROBLES, R. R, REYES, J. C, COLON, H. M, MATOS, T. D, VILA PEREZ, L, MARRERO, C. A

“…This study assessed prevalence and correlates of anergy among a cohort of drug users in communities in the San Juan metropolitan area. In all, 719 drug…”
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Risk behaviors, HIV seropositivity, and tuberculosis infection in injecting drug users who operate shooting galleries in Puerto Rico by ROBLES, R. R, MARRERO, C. A, REYES, J. C, COLON, H. M, MATOS, T. D, FINLINSON, H. A, MUNOZ, A, MELENDEZ, M, SAHAI, H

“…This study was designed to assess HIV risk behaviors, HIV seroprevalence, and tuberculosis (TB) infection in shooting gallery managers in Puerto Rico. The…”
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Cardioprotective Action of Ginkgo biloba Extract against Sustained β-Adrenergic Stimulation Occurs via Activation of M 2 /NO Pathway by Mesquita, Thássio R R, de Jesus, Itamar C G, Dos Santos, Jucilene F, de Almeida, Grace K M, de Vasconcelos, Carla M L, Guatimosim, Silvia, Macedo, Fabrício N, Dos Santos, Robervan V, de Menezes-Filho, José E R, Miguel-Dos-Santos, Rodrigo, Matos, Paulo T D, Scalzo, Sérgio, Santana-Filho, Valter J, Albuquerque-Júnior, Ricardo L C, Pereira-Filho, Rose N, Lauton-Santos, Sandra

“…is the most popular phytotherapic agent used worldwide for treatment of several human disorders. However, the mechanisms involved in the protective actions of…”
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Effects of a community outreach program in HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users in San Juan, Puerto Rico: an analysis of trends by Colón, H M, Sahai, H, Robles, R R, Matos, T D

“…This report assesses the effects of a community outreach program in reducing HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) in San Juan, Puerto Rico…”
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Behavioral risk factors and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence among intravenous drug users in Puerto Rico by Robles, R R, Colón, H M, Sahai, H, Matos, T D, Marrero, C A, Reyes, J C

“…This study reports on four empirical models likely to contribute to understanding the behaviors linked with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among…”
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HIV risk behaviors and alcohol intoxication among injection drug users in Puerto Rico by Matos, Tomás D., Robles, Rafaela R., Sahai, Hardeo, Colón, Hector M., Reyes, Juan C., Marrero, C.Amalia, Calderón, José M., Shepard, Elizabeth W.

“…This paper reports results of an analysis of the association between alcohol intoxication and injection and sexual HIV risk behaviors among 557 Hispanic heroin…”
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Homelessness and HIV risk behaviors among drug injectors in Puerto Rico by Reyes, Juan C, Robles, Rafaela R, Colón, Héctor M, Matos, Tomás D, Finlinson, H Ann, Marrero, C Amalia, Shepard, Elizabeth W

“…This report examines associations between homelessness and HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) in Puerto Rico. The study sample consisted of…”
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Alcohol use among adolescents in Puerto Rico: the influence of physical and social neighborhood disorder by Reyes, J C, Colón, H M, Robles, R R, Negrón, J, Marrero, C A, Matos, T D, Calderón, J, Pérez, O

“…The characteristics of social settings are increasingly being recognized as important factors influencing the health of individuals. This study examines the…”
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Effects of combined counseling and case management to reduce HIV risk behaviors among Hispanic drug injectors in Puerto Rico: A randomized controlled study by Robles, Rafaela R., Reyes, Juan C., Colón, Héctor M., Sahai, Hardeo, Marrero, C. Amalia, Matos, Tomás D., Calderón, José M., Shepard, Elizabeth W.

“…This study examined the effectiveness of a combined counseling and case management behavioral intervention, using motivational interviewing strategies, in…”
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Risk factors for shooting gallery use among drug injectors in Puerto Rico by Reyes, J C, Robles, R R, Colón, H M, Freeman, D H, Sahai, H, Matos, T D

“…Needle sharing is one of the principal risk behaviors leading to HIV transmission among injection drug users (IDUs). Shooting galleries, a social context where…”
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Crack use in Puerto Rico: evidence of a recent epidemic by Matos, T D, Robles, R R, Marrero, C A, Colón, H M

“…This study examines the prevalence of crack use among out-of-treatment drug users in the San Juan metropolitan area. Of the sample of 849 drug users, 310…”
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Syringe and needle exchange as HIV/AIDS prevention for injection drug users in Puerto Rico by Robles, Rafaela R, Colón, Héctor M, Matos, Tomás D, Finlinson, H.Ann, Muñoz, Aileen, Marrero, C.Amalia, Garcı́a, Myriam, Reyes, Juan C

“…This study evaluated the effectiveness of the first needle exchange program (NEP) established in Puerto Rico. The data for this study were collected during the…”
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