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This paper investigates how the presence of other adults in the household influences employment rates and inequality among single mothers who are White, Black, Mexican, or Puerto Rican. Data from the 1998 to 2000 Current Population Surveys shows that Black single mothers experience no employment inequality compared to Whites if they are cohabiting outside marriage or hosting an extended househo...

Through the centre of this unknown region, fully as large as New Eng-land, courses the Rio Grande, which can more correctly be compared to the Congo than the Nile the moment that the degraded, turbulent, ignorant , and superstitious character of its population comes under examination .-JOHN G. BOURKE, "The American Congo," Scribner's Magazine (1894) U.S. Army Captain John Gregory Bourke (1846-1...

The serotonergic system has been hypothesized to contribute to the biological susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and body-mass index (BMI) categories. We investigate a possible association of 5-HTTLPR polymorphism (L and S alleles) in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) with the development of T2DM and/or higher BMI by analyzing a sample of 138 individu...

INTRODUCTION The high genetic heterogeneity in populations with a wide spectrum of mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR), makes the detection of mutations a very hard and difficult task, thereby limiting the accurate diagnosis of the disease, mainly in patients with uncharacterized mutations. MATERIAL AND METHODS Molecular strategies, like targeted identification...

Accumulating evidence reveals a strong link between human mobility and the spread of epidemics. In order to control the spread of an epidemic, governments can implement mobility restrictions to its citizens. The effect of such restrictions on the mobility of the population has not been adequately studied at a large scale mainly due to the lack of relevant data. Nevertheless, the recent adoption...

Compared to Latinos in the rest of the United States, relatively more of California’s Latinos are recent immigrants, non-citizens, and of Mexican or Central American descent. Nevertheless, the Latino population is culturally, ethnically, and racially diverse. In addition to country of origin, levels of education and acculturation influence dietary patterns and health profile of this population....

OBJECTIVE An elevated insulin resistance index (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR]) is more commonly seen in the Mexican American population than in European populations. We report quantitative ancestral effects within a Mexican American population, and we correlate ancestral components with HOMA-IR. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We performed ancestral analysis in 1,55...

Knowledge of the existence of filaggrin (FLG) gene mutations might be helpful for a subclassification of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) which can be used to introduce individualized treatments. In this work the filaggrin content in the skin is assessed using Raman spectroscopy and the results are compared to FLG genotyping of Mexican-mestizo patients. Results showed that the 2282del4 and ...