Search Results - "Roberto Vargas"
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Weather Classification Using an Automotive LIDAR Sensor Based on Detections on Asphalt and Atmosphere
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (01-08-2020)“…A semi-/autonomous driving car requires local weather information to identify if it is working inside its operational design domain and adapt itself…”
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Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa at US Emerging Infections Program Sites, 2015
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-07-2019)“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa is intrinsically resistant to many antimicrobial drugs, making carbapenems crucial in clinical management. During July-October 2015 in…”
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Addressing racial/ethnic inequities in vaccine hesitancy and uptake: lessons learned from the California alliance against COVID-19
Published in Journal of behavioral medicine (01-04-2023)“…Lack of trust in biomedical research, government, and health care systems, especially among racial/ethnic minorities and under-resourced communities, is a…”
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COVID-19 vaccination readiness among multiple racial and ethnic groups in the San Francisco Bay Area: A qualitative analysis
Published in PloS one (12-05-2022)“…COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower among historically marginalized populations, including Black/African American and Latinx populations, threatening to…”
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Preliminary analysis of acoustic detection of the Red-throated Caracara in northern Costa Rica
Published in Tecnología en marcha (09-09-2024)“…The noisy Red-Throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus) is a species whose population has inexplicably declined across much of its range and is now rare in the…”
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Mobilizing faith-based COVID-19 health ambassadors to address COVID-19 health disparities among African American older adults in under-resourced communities: A hybrid, community-based participatory intervention
Published in PloS one (15-02-2024)“…The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected older adults, particularly those with pre-existing chronic health conditions. To address the health disparity…”
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Tumor size, depth of invasion, and histologic grade as prognostic factors of lymph node involvement in endometrial cancer: A SEER analysis
Published in Gynecologic oncology (01-05-2014)“…Abstract Objectives The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the risk of nodal metastasis in patients with endometrial cancer, using the Mayo…”
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Efficacy and toxicity of carboplatin and gemcitabine administered on day 1 and day 8 (day1&8) versus day 1-only for platinum-sensitive recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer
Published in International journal of gynecological cancer (01-07-2023)“…To compare response rate, progression-free survival, overall survival, and toxicity of carboplatin and gemcitabine administered on day 1 and day 8 (day1&8)…”
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Pulmonary artery imaging under free‐breathing using golden‐angle radial bSSFP MRI: a proof of concept
Published in Magnetic resonance in medicine (01-11-2018)“…Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of an improved motion and flow robust methodology for imaging the pulmonary vasculature using non‐contrast‐enhanced,…”
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Colistin Heteroresistance Is Largely Undetected among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales in the United States
Published in mBio (26-01-2021)“…Heteroresistance is a form of antibiotic resistance where a bacterial strain is comprised of a minor resistant subpopulation and a majority susceptible…”
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Identification of Language-Induced Mental Load from Eye Behaviors in Virtual Reality
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (25-07-2023)“…Experiences of virtual reality (VR) can easily break if the method of evaluating subjective user states is intrusive. Behavioral measures are increasingly used…”
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Placental growth disorders and perinatal adverse outcomes in Brazilian HIV-infected pregnant women
Published in PloS one (30-04-2020)“…Fetal and placental growth disorders are common in maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and can be attributed to both the infection and…”
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Sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial and cervical cancer: a survey of practices and attitudes in gynecologic oncologists
Published in Journal of gynecologic oncology (01-05-2019)“…To determine patterns among gynecologic oncologists in sentinel lymph node mapping (SLNM) for endometrial cancer (EC) and cervical cancer (CC). A online survey…”
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Effectiveness of various cleaning strategies in acute and long-term care facilities during novel corona virus 2019 disease pandemic-related staff shortages
Published in PloS one (21-01-2022)“…Cleanliness of hospital surfaces helps prevent healthcare-associated infections, but comparative evaluations of various cleaning strategies during COVID-19…”
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Anal HPV infection and correlates in HIV-infected patients attending a Sexually Transmitted Infection clinic in Brazil
Published in PloS one (05-07-2018)“…To estimate the prevalence of anal HPV infection, genotype distribution, intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) and correlates in a cohort of HIV-infected patients…”
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The San Francisco Cancer Initiative: A Community Effort To Reduce The Population Burden Of Cancer
Published in Health Affairs (01-01-2018)“…The great potential for reducing the cancer burden and cancer disparities through prevention and early detection is unrealized at the population level. A new…”
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Control of rural house infestation by Triatoma infestans in the Bolivian Chaco using a microencapsulated insecticide formulation
Published in Parasites & vectors (01-05-2015)“…Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi (causative agent of Chagas disease) has been successfully eliminated over much of its original…”
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IL-17A, a possible biomarker for the evaluation of treatment response in Trypanosoma cruzi infected children: A 12-months follow-up study in Bolivia
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (25-09-2019)“…The National Program for Chagas disease was implemented in Bolivia in 2006, and it greatly decreased the number of infections through vector control…”
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Hematopoietic stem and progenitors cells gene editing: Beyond blood disorders
Published in Frontiers in genome editing (09-01-2023)“…Lessons learned from decades-long practice in the transplantation of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) to treat severe inherited disorders or…”
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Church attendance, allostatic load and mortality in middle aged adults
Published in PloS one (16-05-2017)“…Religiosity has been associated with positive health outcomes. Hypothesized pathways for this association include religious practices, such as church…”
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