Tomar la memoria por asalto. Reseña a «Los dos demonios (recargados)», de Daniel Feierstein. Buenos Aires: MAREA, 2018, 272 p

The work reviewed here offers an exploration and characterization around the theory of the demons and its present “reloaded” version. The theory was presented in the Prologue of the text Nunca Más (Never again), elaborated by the National  Commission for the Disappearance of People (CONADEP, by its acronym in Spanish) in 1984, and became very important during the 80s  as a central element for the social recomposition of the return of democracy, and started to be questioned as from the 90s. With it, the state and insurgent violence were equated in their responsibilities for unleashing terror, presenting the society as a victim of this abstract and depoliticising violence.   Through its multiple paths, this work offers the opportunity to reformulate the analysis about the relationship between these types of violence in other scenarios of the region in order to think, especially, about the dictatorial processes of the second half of the 20th century and the consequences suffered in the present regarding the different ways in which the collective memory about political repression in the region was constructed. In this sense, the author dissects the reloaded version of the theory and shows how denial and the demonization of the past were revisited in order to stigmatise actors of the present, relegitimise the repressive violence of the state and the advancement of regressive social and economic policies that are currently deployed in the Argentinian territory.  La obra aquí reseñada ofrece una exploración y caracterización en torno a la teoría de los demonios y su actual «versión recargada». La «teoría» fue esbozada en el Prólogo del texto Nunca más, elaborado por la Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas (CONADEP) en 1984, alcanzó fortaleza durante los ’80 como elemento central para la recomposición social de «la vuelta a la democracia», y comenzó a ser cuestionada desde los ‘90. Con ella se equiparó la violencia estatal y la insurgente en sus responsabilidades por desencadenar el terror, presentando a «la sociedad» como víctima de esa violencia abstracta y despolitizante. A través de sus múltiples recorridos, esta obra ofrece la posibilidad de replantear el análisis acerca de la relación entre estos tipos de violencias en otros escenarios de la región para pensar, especialmente, los procesos dictatoriales de la segunda mitad del siglo XX y las consecuencias para el presente de los diversos modos en que se construyó la memoria colectiva acerca de la represión política en la región.  En este sentido, el autor disecciona la «versión recargada» de la teoría y muestra cómo se retoma el negacionismo y la demonización del pasado para estigmatizar actores del presente, relegitimar la violencia represiva estatal y el «avance» de las políticas sociales y económicas regresivas que actualmente se despliegan en territorio argentino

Desarrollo para mejorar el sistema de control de cursos impartidos por docentes para dispositivos móviles Android e IOS

En la actualidad, el llevar un control de los cursos impartidos es una tarea complicada y tediosa para los docentes. Al llevar un registro físico se tiene poca flexibilidad para manejar información imprevista, poca facilidad en la corrección de errores, pérdida de tiempo en búsquedas de información, falta de organización, etc. Por otra parte la implementación digitalizada del registro en programas como Excel implica poca facilidad para los usuarios debido a la falta de flexibilidad que maneja, por lo que llega a ser complicado y tedioso llevar un el control del curso

Perioperative Continuous Noninvasive Arterial Pressure Monitoring for Neuroendovascular Interventions: Prospective Study for Evaluation of the Vascular Unloading Technique

Background: Blood pressure monitoring is crucial during neuroendovascular procedures. Intraoperative hemodynamic instability is associated with complications, which underscores the importance of continuous monitoring. Although direct measurement with an intra-arterial catheter is the gold standard for determining arterial pressure, it is costly, time-consuming, and associated with complications. The novel ClearSight system offers a noninvasive technique for monitoring arterial pressure via a finger cuff. This study compared noninvasive arterial pressure measurements with the gold standard method. Methods: Simultaneous recording of noninvasive and invasive arterial pressure was performed in patients undergoing neuroendovascular interventions. Both techniques were compared employing linear regression, Lin\u27s correlation coefficient, Bland-Altman, and error grid analysis. Results: The study enrolled 24 consecutive patients. The concordance correlation coefficient between both methods was 0.3526 (95% confidence interval [0.3134, 0.3906]) for mean arterial pressure and 0.4680 (95% confidence interval [0.4353, 0.4995]) and for systolic arterial pressure. The mean (SD) of the differences was 0.81 (17.86) mm Hg (95% limits of agreement [−52.52, 54.14]) for mean arterial pressure and 5.38 (14.64) mm Hg (95% limits of agreement [−45.12, 56.08]) for systolic arterial pressure. Error grid analysis demonstrated that the majority of measurements lie in regions with no or low risk for patients (mean arterial pressure, 71.0% and 24.4%; systolic arterial pressure, 59.2% and 25.8%). Conclusions: The ClearSight system provided accurate measurements of arterial blood pressure compared with invasive methods and within safe clinical parameters. This method may serve as a safe and reliable alternative for invasive blood pressure monitoring during neuroendovascular procedures

Detection of Theileria equi, Babesia caballi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA in Soft Ticks and Horses at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Currently, ticks are second in transmission of pathological agents to humans, and in the veterinary field are ranked first. Thus, pathogens that might be in contact with human and animal populations, especially farm animals such as horses, Equus caballus (Linnaeus), should be identified. Two species of soft ticks in the Argasidae family, Otobius megnini (Duges) and Ornithodoros turicata (Duges), and one hard tick of the Ixodidae family, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) were identified. DNA of pathogens Theileria equi (Laveran), Babesia caballi (Nuttall and Strickland), and Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Foggie) that have been reported in species of hard ticks but not soft ticks were identified. Overall, 144 blood samples from horses at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, were processed for DNA extraction, and analyzed by end-point or nested PCR to identify pathogens. The prevalence of T. equi was 6.9% (10/144) and 5.9% (3/51) in blood samples and soft tick samples, respectively; the prevalence of B. caballi was 2.8% (4/144) in blood samples and 5.9% (3/51) in soft ticks. There was one case of coinfection with both pathogens, and one blood sample tested positive for A. phagocytophilum, indicating a prevalence of 0.8% (1/124). The results suggested that soft ticks evaluated are potential vectors and might play a role in transmission of the pathogens

Detection of Theileria equi, Babesia caballi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA in Soft Ticks and Horses at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Currently, ticks are second in transmission of pathological agents to humans, and in the veterinary field are ranked first. Thus, pathogens that might be in contact with human and animal populations, especially farm animals such as horses, Equus caballus (Linnaeus), should be identified. Two species of soft ticks in the Argasidae family, Otobius megnini (Duges) and Ornithodoros turicata (Duges), and one hard tick of the Ixodidae family, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) were identified. DNA of pathogens Theileria equi (Laveran), Babesia caballi (Nuttall and Strickland), and Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Foggie) that have been reported in species of hard ticks but not soft ticks were identified. Overall, 144 blood samples from horses at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, were processed for DNA extraction, and analyzed by end-point or nested PCR to identify pathogens. The prevalence of T. equi was 6.9% (10/144) and 5.9% (3/51) in blood samples and soft tick samples, respectively; the prevalence of B. caballi was 2.8% (4/144) in blood samples and 5.9% (3/51) in soft ticks. There was one case of coinfection with both pathogens, and one blood sample tested positive for A. phagocytophilum, indicating a prevalence of 0.8% (1/124). The results suggested that soft ticks evaluated are potential vectors and might play a role in transmission of the pathogens

Flow Diversion for Treatment of Partially Thrombosed Aneurysms: A Multicenter Cohort

BACKGROUND: Partially thrombosed intracranial aneurysms (PTIA) represent a unique subset of intracranial aneurysms with an ill-defined natural history, posing challenges to standard management strategies. This study aims to assess the efficacy of flow diversion in the treatment of this pathology. METHODS: A retrospective review of patients with flow-diverted PTIA at 6 cerebrovascular centers was performed. Clinical and radiographic data were collected from the medical records, with the primary outcome of aneurysmal occlusion and secondary outcomes of clinical status and complications. RESULTS: Fifty patients with 51 PTIA treated with flow diversion were included. Median age was 56.5 years. Thirty-three (64.7%) aneurysms were saccular and 16 (31.4%) were fusiform/dolichoectatic. The most common location was the internal carotid artery (54.9%) followed by the vertebral and basilar arteries (17.7% and 17.7%, respectively). Last imaging follow-up was performed at a median of 25.1 (interquartile range, 12.8-43) months. Complete occlusion at last radiographic follow-up was achieved in 37 (77.1%) aneurysms. Pretreatment aneurysm thrombosis of \u3e 50% was associated with a significantly lower rate of complete aneurysm occlusion (58.8 vs. 87.1%, P = 0.026) with a trend toward better functional outcome (modified Rankin scale \u3c 2) at last follow-up in patients with \u3c 50% pretreatment aneurysm thrombosis (96.8 vs. 82.4; P = 0.08). Ischemic complications occurred in 5 (9.8%) patients, producing symptoms in 4 (7.8%) and resultant mortality in 2 (4.2%) patients. CONCLUSIONS: Flow diversion treatment of PTIA has adequate efficacy along with a reasonable safety profile. Aneurysms harboring large amounts of pretreatment thrombus were associated with lower rates of complete occlusion