Social Science Research on Reproductive Health in the Philippines

The accelerated increase in the world population has resulted in poverty, with women and children bearing the greatest burden. Hence, contraceptive research and family planning service delivery have been receiving the most attention. This paper summarizes the findings of some local social science research works on reproductive health and their implications on policy formulation and program management.fertility, reproductive health

La prevención de riesgos laborales y gestión de seguridad y salud - empresa de servicios mineros, San Juan de Lurigancho, 2021

Con respecto a la investigación, la misma tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación existente entre la prevención de riesgos laborales y la gestión de seguridad y salud en una empresa de servicios mineros, San Juan de Lurigancho, 2021; cuyo nivel de estudio fue descriptivo correlacional, de enfoque cuantitativo, método hipotético deductivo; diseño no experimental, con una población conformada por 111 colaboradores pertenecientes a la empresa de servicios mineros y una muestra de 100 colaboradores de tipo muestreo intencional. Para recoger los datos se empleó la encuesta mediante el instrumento cuestionario que comprendía 60 preguntas. Se recolectó los datos a través de la estadística que permitió medir la existencia de relación entre las dos variables, los mismos que fueron plasmados en tablas y figuras, donde se puede observar tanto las frecuencias como los porcentajes de cada una de las variables y dimensiones. Mediante el método Spearman pudo determinarse la correlación, lo que nos permitió conocer el Rho Spearman = 0,863, cuyo rango fue positiva alta; concluyéndose en la existencia de la correlación positiva entre la prevención de riesgos laborales y gestión de seguridad y salud en la empres

Obesity & Hypertension are Determinants of Poor Hemodynamic Control during Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Review

Background: Proper blood pressure control during surgical procedures such as total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is considered critical to good outcome. There is poor understanding of the pre-operative risk factors for poor intra-operative hemodynamic control. The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for poor hemodynamic control during TJA. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of 118 patients receiving TJA in the Dominican Republic. We collected patient demographic and comorbidity data. We developed an a priori definition for poor hemodynamic control: 1) Mean arterial pressure (MAP) 135% of preoperative MAP. We performed bivariate and multivariate analyses to identify risk factors for poor hemodynamic control during TJA. Results: Hypertension was relatively common in our study population (76 of 118 patients). Average preoperative mean arterial pressure was 109.0 (corresponding to an average SBP of 149 and DBP of 89). Forty-nine (41.5%) patients had intraoperative blood pressure readings consistent with poor hemodynamic control. Based on multi-variable analysis preoperative hypertension of any type (RR 2.9; 95% CI 1.3-6.3) and an increase in BMI (RR 1.2 per 5 unit increase; 95% CI 1.0-1.5) were significant risk factors for poor hemodynamic control. Conclusions: Preoperative hypertension and being overweight/obese increase the likelihood of poor blood pressure control during TJA. Hypertensive and/or obese patients warrant further attention and medical optimization prior to TJA. More work is required to elucidate the relationship between these risk factors and overall outcome

Effects of Watching Cartoons During an Echocardiography on Infants and Preschool Children. A Prospective Randomized Study

Echocardiography is currently the main diagnostic technique in pediatric cardiology, but sometimes it is difficult to use in very young children, as a complete and accurate study depends on the patient’s and family’s cooperation. Children’s behavior is one of the main problems for this procedure, and interventions like sedative medication have been used to facilitate its performance. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of TV entertainment in infants and preschool children during echocardiography. We designed an experimental study in children with a heart murmur. An examination room was prepared with a TV on the ceiling, giving the children an unobstructed view during the echocardiography procedure. Fifty-eight patients were randomized into two groups: TV intervention vs. usual care (consisting of other distraction measures). The primary outcome was echocardiography time, but we also assessed blood pressure, quality of technique, child behavior, and parents’ stress level. The TV group showed a statistically significant reduction in duration of the echocardiography and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as better quality of technique and child behavior. Consequently, we recommend the use of a TV as a simple and useful distraction method for improving echocardiography in young children

A study of the properties, reactivity and anticancer activity of novel N- methylated-3-thiazolyl or 3-thienyl carbazoles and their Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes

The synthesis and characterization of two hybrid N-methylated carbazole derivatives containing a thiazolyl or a thienyl ring is reported. The thiazolyl derivative has been also characterised by X-ray diffraction analysis. The study of its reactivity in front of [MCl2(dmso)(2)] (M = Pd or Pt) or Na-2[PdCl4] in methanol has allowed us to isolate and characterize its complexes. However, for the thienyl analogue, the formation of any Pd(II) or Pt(II) complex was not detected, indicating that it is less prone to bind to the M(II) ions than its thiazolyl analogue. Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT) calculations have also been carried out in order to rationalize the influence of the nature of the thiazolyl or thienyl group on the electronic delocalization. Molecular mechanics calculations show that the free rotation of the thiazolyl in relation to the carbazole requires a greater energy income than for its thienyl analogue. Studies of the cytotoxic activity of the new compounds on colon (HCT116) and breast (MDA-MB231 and MCF7) cancer cell lines show that the thiazolyl carbazole ligand and its Pt(II) complex are the most active agents of the series and in the MCF7 line their potency is higher than that of cisplatin. In the non-tumoral human skin fibroblast BJ cell line, all the compounds were less toxic than cisplatin. Their potential ability to modify the electrophoretic mobility of pBluescript SK+ plasmid DNA and to act as inhibitors of Topoisomerases I and II alpha or cathepsin B has also been investigated

Chemical instability of Cu(3)(BTC)(2) by reaction with thiols

In contrast to Fe(BTC) (BTC: 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate), the crystal structure of Cu3(BTC)2, a commercial metal organic framework widely used as solid catalyst, collapses when contacted with thiols under mild reaction conditions forming copper nanoparticles.Financial support by the Spanish DGI (CTQ2009-11587 and CTQ2010-18671) is gratefully acknowledged. Maykel de Miguel is thanked for helping to record TEM images.Dhakshinamoorthy, A.; Alvaro Rodríguez, MM.; Concepción Heydorn, P.; García Gómez, H. (2011). Chemical instability of Cu(3)(BTC)(2) by reaction with thiols. Catalysis Communications. 12(11):1018-1021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2011.03.018S10181021121

Competencia curricular del alumnado sordo en educación primaria en el área de matemáticas

ANALIZAR EL NIVEL DE COMPETENCIA CURRICULAR EN EL ÁREA DE MATEMÁTICAS DE ALUMNADO SORDO EN EDUCACIÓN PRIMARIA Y LA RELACIÓN ENTRE ESTA COMPETENCIA, SUS HABILIDADES COMUNICATIVAS Y LINGÜÍSTICAS EN LENGUA ORAL Y OTRAS VARIABLES VINCULADAS A LA SORDERA Y A SU ESCOLARIZACIÓN (EDAD DE PROTESIZACIÓN/IMPLANTACIÓN, EMPLEO DE FM EN EL AULA, PROFESORADO DE APOYO, ETC).EDU-2011 y P11-SEJ-0752

All-cause mortality in the cohorts of the Spanish AIDS Research Network (RIS) compared with the general population: 1997Ł2010

Abstract Background: Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has produced significant changes in mortality of HIVinfected persons. Our objective was to estimate mortality rates, standardized mortality ratios and excess mortality rates of cohorts of the AIDS Research Network (RIS) (CoRIS-MD and CoRIS) compared to the general population. Methods: We analysed data of CoRIS-MD and CoRIS cohorts from 1997 to 2010. We calculated: (i) all-cause mortality rates, (ii) standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and (iii) excess mortality rates for both cohort for 100 personyears (py) of follow-up, comparing all-cause mortality with that of the general population of similar age and gender. Results: Between 1997 and 2010, 8,214 HIV positive subjects were included, 2,453 (29.9%) in CoRIS-MD and 5,761 (70.1%) in CoRIS and 294 deaths were registered. All-cause mortality rate was 1.02 (95% CI 0.91-1.15) per 100 py, SMR was 6.8 (95% CI 5.9-7.9) and excess mortality rate was 0.8 (95% CI 0.7-0.9) per 100 py. Mortality was higher in patients with AIDS, hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection, and those from CoRIS-MD cohort (1997. Conclusion: Mortality among HIV-positive persons remains higher than that of the general population of similar age and sex, with significant differences depending on the history of AIDS or HCV coinfection