Factors that influence students’ writing skill from the fifth academic year in the English III course in groups 02 and 03 of the International affairs major at the school of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences from the University of El Salvador, semester I 2018

Writing is a very important and fundamental language skill for all kinds of purposes, but especially when writing an academic paper. Therefore, the present research project aims to find out the factors that influence students’ writing skill from the fifth academic year in the English III course in groups 02 and 03 of the International Affairs Major at the School of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences from the University of El Salvador, semester I – 2018. This report lists the factors that are affecting the students’ writing skill as well as the most common issues found in their academic papers. One of the most important things to remember when teaching writing is that writing is a process, therefore, teaching how to write effectively is one of the most important life-long skills educators impart to their students. Important information can be found in the theoretical framework, information that reinforces the research. Among some of the information can be mentioned: different approaches to the teaching of writing, the most common factors students face when learning to write academic papers, and the like. This project also explains the process followed by the research team to collect meaningful and important information regarding the factors that affect students’ writing skill as well as the most common issues identified in their academic papers. For carrying out this present study, the research questions were answered by analyzing the information gathered through the surveys applied to both students and teachers and also by means of checking students’ academic papers using a check list which contained important aspects of writing which should be taken into account when writing academic papers. At the end, conclusions are presented based on the main findings and recommendations for students, teachers and the Jurisprudence and Social Science school are given with the intention of improving the students’ writing skill so they can be more prepared when facing the labor market

Mis casos Clínicos de Odontopediatría y Ortodoncia

Libro que conjunta casos en el área de Odontopediatría y OrtodonciaEs para los integrantes de la Red de Investigación en Estomatología (RIE) una enorme alegría presentar el tercer libro del 2021, sobre casos clínicos, revisiones de la literatura e investigaciones. La RIE está integrada por cuerpos académicos de la UAEH, UAEM, UAC y UdeG

Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

Background Anastomotic leak affects 8 per cent of patients after right colectomy with a 10-fold increased risk of postoperative death. The EAGLE study aimed to develop and test whether an international, standardized quality improvement intervention could reduce anastomotic leaks. Methods The internationally intended protocol, iteratively co-developed by a multistage Delphi process, comprised an online educational module introducing risk stratification, an intraoperative checklist, and harmonized surgical techniques. Clusters (hospital teams) were randomized to one of three arms with varied sequences of intervention/data collection by a derived stepped-wedge batch design (at least 18 hospital teams per batch). Patients were blinded to the study allocation. Low- and middle-income country enrolment was encouraged. The primary outcome (assessed by intention to treat) was anastomotic leak rate, and subgroup analyses by module completion (at least 80 per cent of surgeons, high engagement; less than 50 per cent, low engagement) were preplanned. Results A total 355 hospital teams registered, with 332 from 64 countries (39.2 per cent low and middle income) included in the final analysis. The online modules were completed by half of the surgeons (2143 of 4411). The primary analysis included 3039 of the 3268 patients recruited (206 patients had no anastomosis and 23 were lost to follow-up), with anastomotic leaks arising before and after the intervention in 10.1 and 9.6 per cent respectively (adjusted OR 0.87, 95 per cent c.i. 0.59 to 1.30; P = 0.498). The proportion of surgeons completing the educational modules was an influence: the leak rate decreased from 12.2 per cent (61 of 500) before intervention to 5.1 per cent (24 of 473) after intervention in high-engagement centres (adjusted OR 0.36, 0.20 to 0.64; P < 0.001), but this was not observed in low-engagement hospitals (8.3 per cent (59 of 714) and 13.8 per cent (61 of 443) respectively; adjusted OR 2.09, 1.31 to 3.31). Conclusion Completion of globally available digital training by engaged teams can alter anastomotic leak rates. Registration number: NCT04270721 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov)