Cancer control in the first level: The role of rural nurses in low-income settings

This article is aimed at providing insights into the experiences of rural nurses? and their perceptions in relation to disciplinary values, particularities of the cultural context,institutional constraints in such settings, and the effects of other health systems on the day-to-day healthcare practices carried out in low-resource health centres.This study is based on a framework of equity used to explain such differences in access to preventive and adequate care, which result in different rates of morbidityand mortality among regions. Many researchers provide evidence to support the idea that persistent lack of accessible, affordable, and culturally relevant programsfor cancer prevention and health promotion among medically underserved and historically marginalised populations are strongly associated with cancer disparities.Among underserved populations, rural communities are particular vulnerable in getting access to adequate cancer care. The daily work of nurses in rural settings canprovide clues to help understand what happens between the broader organisation of care system directives and the daily routines carried out in health centres.Fil: Luxardo, Natalia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ramacciotti, Karina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Estudios de Género; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Sassetti, F.. Universidad de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Billordo, J.. Universidad de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Alva, L.. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentin

French political science at a turning point

This paper outlines the origins and institutionalization process of French political science since 1945. It sketches the present state of the discipline, and it analyses recent trends that appear almost as a form of ‘de-institutionalization’. Overall, the discipline is quite well entrenched and is independent in terms of recruitment with its own teaching and research branches. However, political scientists suffer from a relative lack of visibility in the public space in comparison with their colleagues from more prominent disciplines. In many fields French political science remains invisible at the international level, though this may change considerably in the years to come. The main element of uncertainty comes from the ongoing reforms, the redefinition of the partnership between universities, the Instituts d'Etudes Politiques and the CNRS, and the way the autonomy of universities will be implemented

Flow cytometry TUNEL standardization for assaying sperm DNA fragmentation

We read with great interest Muratori's paper (Muratori et al, 2010), because we believe that terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay standardization is a matter of great concern and that there are certain steps that must be followed to achieve accurate results.Fil: Curi, Susana M.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: Chenlo, Patricia H.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: Billordo, Luis Ariel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Baz, Placida. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Sardi, Melba L.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: Ariagno, Julia Irene. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: Repetto, Herberto. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; ArgentinaFil: Mendeluk, Gabriela Ruth. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Pugliese, Mercedes Norma. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica; Argentin