Creencias irracionales en usuarios de la asociación cultural comunidad terapéutica del distrito de san martin de porres - lima 2022

La investigación titulada Creencias Irracionales en usuarios de la Asociación Cultural Comunidad Terapéutica del distrito de San Martin de Porres-Lima 2022, tiene como pro- pósito de determinar el nivel de creencias irracionales en usuarios de la asociación cultu- ral comunidad terapéutica del distrito de San Martin de Porres - Lima 2022. Por lo que se formuló el problema ¿Cuál es el nivel de creencias irracionales que tienen los usuarios de la Asociación Cultural Comunidad Terapéutica del distrito de San Martin de Porres - Lima 2022?, por ser descriptivo simple no se formuló la hipótesis. La investigación es de tipo básica, nivel descriptivo, diseño descriptivo simple, se trabajó con una muestra de 95 usuarios, a quienes se aplicó el instrumento creencias irracionales de Albert Ellis. Luego del procesamiento de datos se tiene la siguiente conclusión: que el 56.8% de la muestra consideran ausente las creencias irracionales, mientras el 40% con- sideran moderado, finalmente el 3,2% consideran alto, lo que implica que la mayoría de usuarios presentan ausencia de las creencias irracionales, donde sus creencias son mucho más reales y objetivas para superarlas durante su permanencia en la comunidad terapéu- tica. Palabras clave: Creencias irracionales

Identification of hepatitis a virus mimotopes by phage display, antigenicity and immunogenicity

A phage-displayed peptide approach was used to identify ligands mimicking antigenic determinants of hepatitis A virus (HAV) for the first time. Bacteriophages displaying HAV mimotopes were isolated from a phage-display peptide library by affinity selection on serum antibodies from hepatitis A patients. Selected phage-peptides were screened for reactivity with sera from HAV infected patients and healthy controls. Four cloned peptides with different sequences were identified as mimotopes of HAV; three of them showed similarity in their amino acid sequences with at least one of the VP3 and VP1 antigenic proteins of HAV. One clone was recognised by 92% of the positive sera. The phagotopes competed effectively with HAV for absorption of anti-HAV-specific antibodies in human sera, as determined by ELISA. The four phage clones induced neutralising anti-HAV antibodies in immunised mice. These results demonstrate the potential of this method to elucidate the disease related epitopes of HAV and to use these mimotopes in diagnostic applications or in the development of a mimotope-based hepatitis A vaccine without the necessity of manipulation of the virus

Can the vegetation structure and composition in urban green spaces determine diversity of green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)?

Green spaces represent the only natural areas in several cities around the world, providing good shelters for the local fauna. Based on this premise, many ecological studies have been conducted focused on these areas. Most of these works are about insects, particularly butterflies and beetles. Our study is centered on a different group: green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). These insects exhibit a similar feeding behavior to some other groups, such as beetles. We estimated diversity, richness, distribution, abundance and similarity employing two methods: sweep netting and suction trapping. Also, oviposition hosts were identified in 20 different green spaces. Approximately 740 specimens were collected representing 15 species in five genera. Seven species are new state records for Yucatán, Mexico. We identified about 300 species of plants, if which 75 are considered ovipositional associated hosts. Our work is the first of its kind, employing green lacewings in an urban ecological model and additionally providing new information about chrysopids in South Mexico. We encourage the conduct of similar studies not only in Mexico but also in other Central and South American countries. ZooBank registration. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2EDE9BDC-ECDD-4613-82A0-36C6877DD6A

Can the Vegetation Structure and Composition in Urban Green Spaces Determine Diversity of Green Lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)?

Green spaces represent the only natural areas in several cities around the world, providing good shelters for the local fauna. Based on this premise, many ecological studies have been conducted focused on these areas. Most of these works are about insects, particularly butterflies and beetles. Our study is centered on a different group: green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). These insects exhibit a similar feeding behavior to some other groups, such as beetles. We estimated diversity, richness, distribution, abundance and similarity employing two methods: sweep netting and suction trapping. Also, oviposition hosts were identified in 20 different green spaces. Approximately 740 specimens were collected representing 15 species in five genera. Seven species are new state records for Yucatán, Mexico. We identified about 300 species of plants, if which 75 are considered ovipositional associated hosts. Our work is the first of its kind, employing green lacewings in an urban ecological model and additionally providing new information about chrysopids in South Mexico. We encourage the conduct of similar studies not only in Mexico but also in other Central and South American countries