Health perceptions of Latinos with intellectual disabilities: The results of a qualitative pilot study

JM Jurkowski, Y Rivera… - Health Promotion …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
A pilot study among Latinos with intellectual disabilities (ID) was conducted. Focus groups
and Photovoice methodology were employed to explore participants' health perceptions and …

Employment skills and domestic violence survivors: A shelter-based intervention

CA Helfrich, Y Rivera - Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Domestic violence impacts women's ability to work. Women's ability to function and maintain
employment skills are often diminished by the experience of repeated abuse. In domestic …

The utility of cognitive screeners in the detection of dementia spectrum disorders in Spanish-speaking populations

…, A Burgess, MJ Rodriguez, Y Rivera… - Journal of geriatric …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Increasing rates of dementia spectrum disorders among Spanish-speaking geriatric populations
necessitate the development of culturally appropriate cognitive screening tests that can …

Induction of tolerance to a recombinant human enzyme, acid alpha-glucosidase, in enzyme deficient knockout mice

N Raben, K Nagaraju, A Lee, N Lu, Y Rivera… - Transgenic …, 2003 - Springer
When knockout mice are used to test the efficacy of recombinant human proteins, the animals
often develop antibodies to the enzyme, precluding long-term pre-clinical studies. This has …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-dependent effects of microglial reduction on impaired fear extinction induced by single prolonged stress

…, E Ortiz-Nazario, Y Rivera-Escobales… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Single prolonged stress (SPS) is a preclinical rodent model for studying post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD)-like behaviors. Previously we found that increased expression of the …

[PDF][PDF] Managing diverse employees at Starbucks: Focusing on ethics and inclusion

…, K Shacket, L Sintilus, R Ruiz, Y Rivera… - International Journal of …, 2014 - academia.edu
Workforce diversity is a reality of the modern times for every organization and managing it
effectively can lead to a sustainable competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to …

Purinergic P2X7 receptor-mediated inflammation precedes PTSD-related behaviors in rats

O Torres-Rodríguez, Y Rivera-Escobales… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Clinical evidence has linked increased peripheral pro-inflammatory cytokines with post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, whether inflammation contributes to or is a …

Hispanic seasonal farmworker caregivers' beliefs and perceptions of early childhood caries

Y Rivera, LD Boyd, L Libby - American Dental Hygienists' Association, 2020 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: Children of Hispanic seasonal or migrant farmworkers in the United States (US)
experience high rates of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and have high rates of untreated …

Real-time monitoring of trehalose crystallization using quantum cascade laser microscopy and 2D-COS

YMA Rivera, M Melendez, B Pastrana-Rios - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2020 - Elsevier
Molecular detail of the trehalose crystallization process was obtained during thermal perturbation
through real-time monitoring using a Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) microscope and …

Photonics outreach and education through partnerships in Puerto Rico

…, A Hernandez, J de Jesus, Y Rivera… - … and Training in Optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
As the only photonics center in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Photonics Institute (PRPI) has
developed education and outreach projects, partnering with other institutions and private …