Objective: The authors of this study aimed to evaluate 2-factor structures for the Center for
Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) reported in the literature to determine which …

In the period from 1995 to 2008, many countries experienced what we call the “value-added
erosion.” It describes the decline in the sectoral shares of domestic value-added in a country’…

Puerto Rico recently became the largest bankruptcy case in the history of the US municipal
bond market. This debt crisis has not been the subject of significant scrutiny in the economic …

Individuals with a history of heroin dependence are overrepresented in American correctional
facilities and 75% of inmates with a drug use disorder do not receive treatment during …

A response surface statistical method was used to study the effects of deposition pressure,
power and substrate temperature on the degree of preferred orientation of aluminum nitride …

This study reveals the association of skin color with health disparities in Puerto Rico, a US
territory that is home to the second largest Latino population in the US. Aware of the …

The present study involves a psychometric evaluation of the Substance Abuse Self-Stigma
Scale (SASSS), a 40-item dimensional measure of internalized or self-stigma developed by …

Latinos comprised 17.1% of the US population and 33.1% of US prisoners, yet they are
underrepresented in the psychopathology literature. Despite higher rates of trauma among …

Plasmodium vivax merozoites have been found to specifically invade immature red blood
cells (reticulocytes) and this preference has been associated with two proteins named …

The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of various visual displays in
computer-based instruction in promoting learners' achievement of selected educational objectives. …