Diseño, desarrollo e implementación de un sitio web para la corporación de inversión y desarrollo tecfinsa s.a.

La Corporación de Inversión y Desarrollo Tecfinsa, decidió desarrollar e implementar un sitio Web, tras está implementación se espera proyectar en el medio financiero una imagen de solvencia, competitividad, organización y solidez, logrando así, transmitir un sentimiento de confianza hacia sus actuales y/o futuros clientes. El sitio Web dará a conocer los antecedentes históricos, misión y metas de la Corporación de Inversión y Desarrollo Tecfinsa; así como, de los productos y servicios que la empresa ofrece a sus clientes. Los visitantes del sitio Web podrán enviar una solicitud de pre-calificación de crédito por medio de un formulario, la misma que será evaluada por los oficiales de crédito, una vez evaluada, los oficiales se contactarán con los solicitantes del crédito. El sito Web permitirá establecer un contacto con los funcionarios de la Corporación de Inversión y Desarrollo Tecfinsa por medio del correo electrónico de Internet, logrando una interacción efectiva y eficiente con los clientes de la empresa. Para el administrador del sitio Web, se han desarrollado páginas de consultas estadísticas de las visitas a las páginas del sitio Web

Geoethics and its impact in Peru

Geoethics is based on community relation with geoscientist (Amiry & Bohle, 2017). Nevertheless, there are many cases, such as Africa where communities do not concern about geoscience activities because they got not involved before the projects started, a similar situation happened was found in Peru with mining activities. At the beginning of 2014, the Peruvian Section of IAPG (IAPG-Peru) started to share the principles of the IAPG (Peppoloni & Di Capua, 2012). IAPG provides knowledge for ethical work around Geoscience, for their development and successful application (Di Capua et al., 2016). In this sense, IAPG-Peru has gained a great rating with an arduous work of its committee with the support of IAPG and national entities as the Peruvian Geological Society and the Peruvian Geological Survey. During summer 2017, in Peru occurred extreme meteorological events with negative effects on Peruvian society. According to the damage assessment report of the Peruvian Civil Defence Institute, in Lima, these events produced 1,758 collapsed homes, 916 uninhabitable and 10,250 affected in 2017. Nevertheless, after the disaster, many people continue building without appropriate technical support. To avoid this situation, IAPG Peru professionals bring an Open Letter with an exhortation to adopt a series of actions to face extreme meteorological events in order to reduce geo-risks. In this calling, it is mentioned the needing to take up effective initiatives to promote a professional and scientific discussion about land planning in Peru, encouraging they must take actions taking into account the geological and climatic conditions from the country. On the other hand, mining activities in Peru hold geoethics problems, which are highlighted with development of metallic mining in Peru. In the past, tailing dams from mine activity in some cases, tailings have been washed by the Peruvian fluvial system such as Rimac River located in the central part of Peru and a main water resources of the Peruvian capital. Even some communities were affected by contamination (eg. Oroya city). This article shows an overview of attempts to spread Geoethics to Peruvian community and the outline in dilemma relating to geological risk management, mining activity and environmental contamination with some difficulties because of restrictive conceiving in a country with the fastest growing economy

The disproportionate burden of HIV and STIs among male sex workers in Mexico City and the rationale for economic incentives to reduce risks

Introduction: The objective of this article is to present the rationale and baseline results for a randomized controlled pilot trial using economic incentives to reduce HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk among male sex workers (MSWs) in Mexico City. Methods: Participants (n=267) were tested and treated for STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV) and viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and C), received HIV and STI prevention education and were randomized into four groups: (1) control, (2) medium conditional incentive ($50/six months), (3) high conditional incentive ($75/six months) and (4) unconditional incentive ($50/six months). In the conditional arms, incentives were contingent upon testing free of new curable STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis) at follow-up assessments. Results: Participants’ mean age was 25 years; 8$25 with a 35% higher payment for condomless sex. Conclusions: The findings suggest that economic incentives are a relevant approach for HIV prevention among MSWs, given the market-based inducements for unprotected sex. This type of targeted intervention seems to be justified and should continue to be explored in the context of combination prevention efforts

Informe de la salud visual y ocular de los países que conforman la Red Epidemiológica Iberoamericana para la Salud Visual y Ocular (REISVO), 2009 y 2010

Según las estimaciones más recientes de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), cerca de 314 millones de personas en el mundo presentan discapacidad visual, debido a enfermedades oculares o a errores de refracción no corregidos. De estas personas, 45 millones son ciegos y el 90 % vive en países con ingresos bajos. Las principales causas de ceguera son catarata (39 %), errores refractivos no corregidos (18 %), glaucoma (10 %), degeneración macular asociada a la edad (7 %), opacidad corneal (4 %), retinopatía diabética (4 %), tracoma (3 %), afecciones oculares infantiles (3 %) y oncocercosis (0,7 %)

Relationship between olive oil consumption and ankle-brachial pressure index in a population at high cardiovascular risk

Background and aims: The aim of this study was to ascertain the association between the consumption of different categories of edible olive oils (virgin olive oils and olive oil) and olive pomace oil and ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) in participants in the PREDIMED-Plus study, a trial of lifestyle modification for weight and cardiovascular event reduction in individuals with overweight/obesity harboring the metabolic syndrome. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the PREDIMED-Plus trial. Consumption of any category of olive oil and olive pomace oil was assessed through a validated food-frequency questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression models were fitted to assess associations between olive oil consumption and ABI. Additionally, ABI ≤1 was considered as the outcome in logistic models with different categories of olive oil and olive pomace oil as exposure. Results: Among 4330 participants, the highest quintile of total olive oil consumption (sum of all categories of olive oil and olive pomace oil) was associated with higher mean values of ABI (beta coefficient: 0.014, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.002, 0.027) (p for trend = 0.010). Logistic models comparing the consumption of different categories of olive oils, olive pomace oil and ABI ≤1 values revealed an inverse association between virgin olive oils consumption and the likelihood of a low ABI (odds ratio [OR] 0.73, 95% CI [0.56, 0.97]), while consumption of olive pomace oil was positively associated with a low ABI (OR 1.22 95% CI [1.00, 1.48]). Conclusions: In a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk, total olive oil consumption was associated with a higher mean ABI. These results suggest that olive oil consumption may be beneficial for peripheral artery disease prevention, but longitudinal studies are needed

Informe de la salud visual y ocular de los países que conforman la Red Epidemiológica Iberoamericana para la Salud Visual y Ocular (REISVO), 2009 y 2010

A pesar de que se han hecho importantes progresos en el cuidado de la salud ocular, la prevalencia de la ceguera evitable sigue siendo inaceptablemente alta en muchos países y comunidades (OMS, 2009). La salud visual es un tema de la agenda política en algunos países; sin embargo, aún no se cuenta con un sistema de información que permita identificar la situación de morbilidad en salud visual en Iberoamérica, para poder priorizar y planificar la orientación de los servicios de atención en optometría y oftalmología. Para que existan planes de salud, deben establecerse líneas de base a través de un diagnóstico epidemiológico y de necesidades de la población; por esta razón, REISVO ha desarrollado, en esta primera fase, una descripción retrospectiva de la frecuencia y distribución de las alteraciones visuales y oculares, para lo cual ha tenido en cuenta que los errores refractivos son la segunda causa de ceguera prevenible y la primera de las deficiencias visuales.Facultad de Ciencias Exacta

Relationship between olive oil consumption and ankle-brachial pressure index in a population at high cardiovascular risk

The aim of this study was to ascertain the association between the consumption of different categories of edible olive oils (virgin olive oils and olive oil) and olive pomace oil and ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) in participants in the PREDIMED-Plus study, a trial of lifestyle modification for weight and cardiovascular event reduction in individuals with overweight/obesity harboring the metabolic syndrome. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the PREDIMED-Plus trial. Consumption of any category of olive oil and olive pomace oil was assessed through a validated food-frequency questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression models were fitted to assess associations between olive oil consumption and ABI. Additionally, ABI ≤1 was considered as the outcome in logistic models with different categories of olive oil and olive pomace oil as exposure. Results: Among 4330 participants, the highest quintile of total olive oil consumption (sum of all categories of olive oil and olive pomace oil) was associated with higher mean values of ABI (beta coefficient: 0.014, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.002, 0.027) (p for trend = 0.010). Logistic models comparing the consumption of different categories of olive oils, olive pomace oil and ABI ≤1 values revealed an inverse association between virgin olive oils consumption and the likelihood of a low ABI (odds ratio [OR] 0.73, 95% CI [0.56, 0.97]), while consumption of olive pomace oil was positively associated with a low ABI (OR 1.22 95% CI [1.00, 1.48]). Conclusions: In a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk, total olive oil consumption was associated with a higher mean ABI. These results suggest that olive oil consumption may be beneficial for peripheral artery disease prevention, but longitudinal studies are needed

Progress toward standardized diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment: Guidelines from the Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study

INTRODUCTION: Progress in understanding and management of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has been hampered by lack of consensus on diagnosis, reflecting the use of multiple different assessment protocols. A large multinational group of clinicians and researchers participated in a two-phase Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study (VICCCS) to agree on principles (VICCCS-1) and protocols (VICCCS-2) for diagnosis of VCI. We present VICCCS-2. METHODS: We used VICCCS-1 principles and published diagnostic guidelines as points of reference for an online Delphi survey aimed at achieving consensus on clinical diagnosis of VCI. RESULTS: Six survey rounds comprising 65-79 participants agreed guidelines for diagnosis of VICCCS-revised mild and major forms of VCI and endorsed the National Institute of Neurological Disorders-Canadian Stroke Network neuropsychological assessment protocols and recommendations for imaging. DISCUSSION: The VICCCS-2 suggests standardized use of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders-Canadian Stroke Network recommendations on neuropsychological and imaging assessment for diagnosis of VCI so as to promote research collaboration

¿Qué queda de mí?

Este libro es una reclamación a quienes hemos sido, somos o seremos docentes. A quienes no hemos respetado a las personas que se han puesto junto a nosotros y nosotras, confiando su bien más preciado: la libertad. Estas páginas denuncian cada vez que convertimos una visión en la visión, una emoción en la emoción, un saber en el saber, un comportamiento en el comportamiento. Es un grito contra la imposición, la normalización, la neutralización y la universalización de una perspectiva particular. Una pugna contra cada proceso que no se ha conectado con las vidas de los aprendices. Un texto colaborativo realizado por alumnado de Educación y Cambio Social en el Grado en Educación Infantil de la Universidad de Málaga y coordinado por Ignacio Calderón Almendros

Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleared, while secondary forests that regrow on abandoned agricultural lands increase in extent. We assess how tree species richness and composition recover during secondary succession across gradients in environmental conditions and anthropogenic disturbance in an unprecedented multisite analysis for the Neotropics. Secondary forests recover remarkably fast in species richness but slowly in species composition. Secondary forests take a median time of five decades to recover the species richness of old-growth forest (80% recovery after 20 years) based on rarefaction analysis. Full recovery of species composition takes centuries (only 34% recovery after 20 years). A dual strategy that maintains both old-growth forests and species-rich secondary forests is therefore crucial for biodiversity conservation in human-modified tropical landscapes. Copyright © 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved