Discrimination in clinical settings and its relationship to depression and anger in women living with HIV

Objectives: To describe the frequency of feared discrimination in various social situations and of perceived discrimination in clinical settings, as well as to study the relationship between discrimination and depression and anger in women living with human immunodeiciency virus (HIV). Material and methods: The scale of Feared and Perceived Discrimination for Women with HIV (DTP-40-MV), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-2), and the Anger Expression scale of State-Trait-anger expression inventory (STaXi-2-aX/eX) were applied to a random sample of 200 women living with HIV. Results: These women feared being discriminated against, perceived discrimination upon the review of medical records, but perceived little discrimination in clinical care. a model with good adjustment to the data showed that the fear of being discriminated against creates a disposition toward perception of discrimination in the clinical settings (latent variable with 2 indicators: review of the medical records and clinical care) and increases cognitive/affective depressive symptoms; higher anger control decreases the anger manifestation; greater discrimination perceived in the clinical settings decreases anger control, which facilitates the expression of anger and slows cognitive/affective depressive symptoms; and these latter symptoms sensitize the perception of discrimination before the clinical records. Conclusion: Feared discrimination is a clinically relevant aspect due to its frequency and effect on depressive symptoms and perception of discrimination before the review of medical records

Real-Time Context-Aware Microservice Architecture for Predictive Analytics and Smart Decision-Making

The impressive evolution of the Internet of Things and the great amount of data flowing through the systems provide us with an inspiring scenario for Big Data analytics and advantageous real-time context-aware predictions and smart decision-making. However, this requires a scalable system for constant streaming processing, also provided with the ability of decision-making and action taking based on the performed predictions. This paper aims at proposing a scalable architecture to provide real-time context-aware actions based on predictive streaming processing of data as an evolution of a previously provided event-driven service-oriented architecture which already permitted the context-aware detection and notification of relevant data. For this purpose, we have defined and implemented a microservice-based architecture which provides real-time context-aware actions based on predictive streaming processing of data. As a result, our architecture has been enhanced twofold: on the one hand, the architecture has been supplied with reliable predictions through the use of predictive analytics and complex event processing techniques, which permit the notification of relevant context-aware information ahead of time. On the other, it has been refactored towards a microservice architecture pattern, highly improving its maintenance and evolution. The architecture performance has been evaluated with an air quality case study

PERCEPCIÓN DEL ROL QUE DESEMPEÑAN LAS MUJERES EN PUESTOS A NIVEL DIRECTIVO DEL MERCADO LABORAL

Today, the role played by women occupying managerial positions in the workplace is limited by the existence of gender discrimination. Under this premise, and in order to know the perception of the activity of the female sex in this area, was conducted this descriptive study through a questionnaire to 1240 graduates professionals (as) of the Faculty Accounting and Administration of the National University of Mexico (UNAM). The results suggest changes in paradigm shift in terms of employment preference for males

Primera Cátedra Universitaria De Medicina Del Estilo De Vida En Perú y Latinoamérica: First University Chair of Lifestyle Medicine in Peru and Latin America

Lifestyle Medicine is the new global medical discipline considered the seventh era of public health. 1,2 In 2004, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine emerged in the United States of America (https://www.lifestylemedicine.org/). In Europe, the European Organization for Lifestyle Medicine (https://www.eulm.org/) was created. Since 2014 the Latin American Association of Lifestyle Medicine (http://lalma.co/) has been working in more than 12 countries in the region. Currently, Lifestyle Medicine has a presence on five continents.Medicina del Estilo de Vida es la nueva disciplina médica global considerada la séptima era de la salud publica. 1,2 En el año 2004 surgió el Colegio Americano de Medicina del Estilo de Vida en los Estados Unidos de América (https://www.lifestylemedicine.org/). En Europa se creó la Organización Europea de Medicina del Estilo de Vida (https://www.eulm.org/). Desde el año 2014 la Asociación Latinoamericana de Medicina del Estilo de Vida (http://lalma.co/) viene trabajando en más de 12 países de la región. Actualmente Medicina del Estilo de Vida tiene presencia en los cinco continentes

Avances en investigación: Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Universidad Ricardo Palma: Research Progress: Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Biomédicas (INICIB), Universidad Ricardo Palma

One of the essential functions of the university is to promote, support and strengthen research, as a source to generate new knowledge and as a scientific tool in search of practical solutions to everyday problems in society. The Universidad Ricardo Palma, represented by their dean as its highest authority, offers the university’s academic framework and the institution’s policies will in order to move forward in research policies.Una de las funciones esenciales de la Universidad es promover, respaldar y fortalecer la investigación, como fuente para generar nuevo conocimiento y como herramienta científica para la búsqueda de soluciones prácticas a los problemas cotidianos de la sociedad. La Universidad Ricardo Palma, representado por la máxima autoridad el señor Rector, brinda el contexto académico universitario y la voluntad política institucional, para avanzar en políticas de investigación

Lanzamiento del programa especial 100 x 100 URP para contribuir a la producción científica: Launching of the special 100 x 100 URP program for contributing to scientific production

Research should be seen as the most appropriate way for the university to invest and allocate resources. Thanks to the vision, work and impetus of the Rector of the Universidad Ricardo Palma, we are pleased to present this special program today.La investigación debe ser considerada como el mejor camino de inversión y asignación de recursos por la universidad. Gracias a la visión, el trabajo y el impulso desde Rectorado de la Universidad Ricardo Palma, hoy tenemos el gusto de presentar este programa especial