Mario Alfaro
Biographic Data
| ID | 153109 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mario Alfaro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mario |
| FAMILY NAME | Alfaro |
| SIGNATURE | ALFARO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5891-8859 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Procedimiento de agrupación de estudiantes según riesgo de abandono para mejorar la gestión estudiantil en educación superior
La compleja problemática del abandono estudiantil representa una oportunidad para la aplicación de la tecnología y métodos de la minería de datos en educación superior. El objetivo de esta investigación es obtener el perfil de los estudiantes en riesgo de abandono y así generar planes de gestión estudiantil que impacten sobre las variables que explican esta situación. Para esto se propone utilizar una estructura metodológica CRISP-DM, aplicando h…
Fatherhood among gang-involved U.S. Latino youth
When context matters
Views on Sex and Sex Education Among Gang-Involved Latino Youth in the United States
Although gang-involved Latino youth in the United States are uniquely at risk of adverse consequences from sexual behavior, little research is available that can guide those who wish to develop interventions to reduce sexual risk among these youth. To facilitate the development of effective interventions, we identified cultural and contextual factors that influence sexual behavior and sex education among gang-involved Latino youth in one U.S. com…
Description of a seven-year prospective study of human papillomavirus infection and cervical neoplasia among 10 000 women in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
The GP is the largest population-based longitudinal cohort for the study of HPV and cervical neoplasia in the world, and its results will hopefully let us soon plan future worldwide prevention strategies. Research projects such as this one require the long-term commitment of a large multidisciplinary team and ample financial resources. The intensive effort and expertise applied in all aspects of this study were key factors in its success as a mod…
Design and methods of a population-based natural history study of cervical neoplasia in a rural province of Costa Rica
This paper reports on the enrollment phase of a population-based natural history study of cervical neoplasia in Guanacaste, a rural province of Costa Rica with consistently high rates of invasive cervical cancer. The main goals of the study are to investigate the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its co-factors in the etiology of high-grade cervical neoplasia, and to evaluate new cervical cancer screening technologies. To begin, a …
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Design and methods of a population-based natural history study of cervical neoplasia in a rural province of Costa Rica
This paper reports on the enrollment phase of a population-based natural history study of cervical neoplasia in Guanacaste, a rural province of Costa Rica with consistently high rates of invasive cervical cancer. The main goals of the study are to investigate the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its co-factors in the etiology of high-grade cervical neoplasia, and to evaluate new cervical cancer screening technologies. To begin, a …
Description of a seven-year prospective study of human papillomavirus infection and cervical neoplasia among 10 000 women in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
The GP is the largest population-based longitudinal cohort for the study of HPV and cervical neoplasia in the world, and its results will hopefully let us soon plan future worldwide prevention strategies. Research projects such as this one require the long-term commitment of a large multidisciplinary team and ample financial resources. The intensive effort and expertise applied in all aspects of this study were key factors in its success as a mod…
Views on Sex and Sex Education Among Gang-Involved Latino Youth in the United States
Although gang-involved Latino youth in the United States are uniquely at risk of adverse consequences from sexual behavior, little research is available that can guide those who wish to develop interventions to reduce sexual risk among these youth. To facilitate the development of effective interventions, we identified cultural and contextual factors that influence sexual behavior and sex education among gang-involved Latino youth in one U.S. com…
When context matters
Fatherhood among gang-involved U.S. Latino youth
Procedimiento de agrupación de estudiantes según riesgo de abandono para mejorar la gestión estudiantil en educación superior
La compleja problemática del abandono estudiantil representa una oportunidad para la aplicación de la tecnología y métodos de la minería de datos en educación superior. El objetivo de esta investigación es obtener el perfil de los estudiantes en riesgo de abandono y así generar planes de gestión estudiantil que impacten sobre las variables que explican esta situación. Para esto se propone utilizar una estructura metodológica CRISP-DM, aplicando h…
Medicine (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Cervical cancer (2 works) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gynecology (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Obstetrics (2 works) · Political science (2 works)