Mentoring affirmations and interventions: A bridge to graduate school for Latina/o students

V Luna, L Prieto - Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Using individual interviews, this study examined how a group of Latina/o undergraduate
students in Texas considered graduate studies. Findings reveal that familial support, perceived …

Evaluation of a culturally-adapted lifestyle intervention to treat elevated cardiometabolic risk of Latino adults in primary care (Vida Sana): a randomized controlled trial

…, MA Lewis, P Zavella, MK Kramer, V Luna… - Contemporary clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
… study team members who have made substantial contributions to the conduct of the study
(Veronica Luna, BS, Andrea Blonstein, MBA, RD, Elizabeth Jameiro, MD, Nancy Wittels, MS). …

Secondhand tobacco smoke in children with asthma: sources of and parental perceptions about exposure in children and parental readiness to change

HJ Farber, SB Knowles, NL Brown, L Caine, V Luna… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
Background Secondhand smoke triggers childhood asthma. Understanding sources of
exposure, parental beliefs about exposure, and readiness to change that exposure are important …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the use of lime and nanosilica for the improvement of clay soil structure and degradation of hydrocarbons

…, V Pinos-Veléz, D Hidalgo-Lasso, P Ruíz, V Luna - Pollutants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil structure is an important key in the bioremediation process; for instance, clay soils tend
to have high absorption of pollutants and low rates of bioremediation due to their high …

Developing an effective intervention for IDU women: A harm reduction approach to collaboration

NL Brown, V Luna, MH Ramirez, KA Vail… - AIDS Education & …, 2005 - Guilford Press
Harm reduction is fundamentally a movement intended to empower the patient and consumer
of health services. This project applied harm reduction theory as a strategy to empower …

A Latino patient-centered, evidence-based approach to diabetes prevention

…, EM Venditti, P Zavella, V Luna… - The Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Board Family Med
Introduction: Cultural tailoring of evidence-based diabetes prevention program (DPP)
interventions is needed to effectively address obesity and its related chronic diseases among …

Use of a motivational interviewing-informed strategy in group orientations to improve retention and intervention attendance in a randomized controlled trial

L Xiao, N Lv, LG Rosas, S Karve, V Luna… - Health education …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
High retention and treatment adherence are essential to ensure the quality of evidence from
clinical trials. Strategies for improving these have been explored but actual rates in lifestyle …

Anatomical and histological features of Ilex paraguariensis leaves under different in vitro shoot culture systems

CV Luna, AM González, LA Mroginski… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2017 - Springer
Ilex paraguariensis: (Aquifoliaceae) is an evergreen tree traditionally used to prepare a
caffeine-rich infusion that has several medicinal properties. The in vitro propagation of this …

Correlates of sexual abuse and subsequent risk taking

NL Brown, SR Wilson, YM Kao, V Luna… - Hispanic Journal of …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Correlates of sexual abuse among female participants in the California Latino Couples
Study were examined in two sets of comparisons: (a) nonabused women versus women …

[PDF][PDF] Reading comprehension in students with autism spectrum disorder: The role of metacognitive skills, motivation, and use of strategies

VR Luna, APG De Blume, C Soto - Global Journal of Intellectual & …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Materials and Methods Eighty-two Chilean youths participated, 41 of whom were diagnosed
with ASD and 41 from the TIP group, who were typically developing peers. This comparison …