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Escolaridad y ocupaciones de la fuerza laboral femenina en Puerto Rico
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss female participation in the labor in Puerto Rico for the year 2000, as well as women educational level, according to occupations and principal occupational groups. A cross-analysis of 650 occupations and 10 educational levels was conducted, and the occupations held by female without education were also identified. The main findings show that the female labor force totaled 684,507 individuals, of which 5,997 reported no education; 56.57% had no post-secondary education, and only 2.29% obtained degrees at the first professional level or doctorates.
How to cite: Rivera-Aponte, Ángel L., & López de Méndez, A. (2008). Escolaridad y ocupaciones de la fuerza laboral femenina en Puerto Rico. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 23, 171-191. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/13312En este artículo, se discute la participación femenina en la fuerza laboral de Puerto Rico para el año 2000, así como su escolaridad según las respectivas ocupaciones y los grupos ocupacionales principales. Se realizó un análisis cruzado entre 650 ocupaciones y diez categorías de escolaridad. Además, se identificaron aquellas ocupadas por las mujeres que no tenían escolaridad. Entre los hallazgos se encontró que la fuerza laboral femenina estaba compuesta por 684,507 recursos humanos, de los cuales 5,997 no poseían escolaridad; el 56.57 por ciento de dicha fuerza laboral no contaba con estudios post-secundarios, y solamente 2.29 por ciento ostentaba el grado de primer nivel profesional o doctorado.
Cómo citar: Rivera-Aponte, Ángel L., & López de Méndez, A. (2008). Escolaridad y ocupaciones de la fuerza laboral femenina en Puerto Rico. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 23, 171-191. Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/1331
Utility of the Tourniquet Test and the White Blood Cell Count to Differentiate Dengue among Acute Febrile Illnesses in the Emergency Room
Dengue often presents with non-specific clinical signs, and given the current paucity of accurate, rapid diagnostic laboratory tests, identifying easily obtainable bedside markers of dengue remains a priority. Previous studies in febrile Asian children have suggested that the combination of a positive tourniquet test (TT) and leucopenia can distinguish dengue from other febrile illnesses, but little data exists on the usefulness of these tests in adults or in the Americas. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the TT and leucopenia (white blood cell count <5000/mm3) in identifying dengue as part of an acute febrile illness (AFI) surveillance study conducted in the Emergency Department of Saint Luke's Hospital in Ponce, Puerto Rico. From September to December 2009, 284 patients presenting to the ED with fever for 2–7 days and no identified source were enrolled. Participants were tested for influenza, dengue, leptospirosis and enteroviruses. Thirty-three (12%) patients were confirmed as having dengue; 2 had dengue co-infection with influenza and leptospirosis, respectively. An infectious etiology was determined for 141 others (136 influenza, 3 enterovirus, 2 urinary tract infections), and 110 patients had no infectious etiology identified. Fifty-two percent of laboratory-positive dengue cases had a positive TT versus 18% of patients without dengue (P<0.001), 87% of dengue cases compared to 28% of non-dengue cases had leucopenia (P<0.001). The presence of either a positive TT or leucopenia correctly identified 94% of dengue patients. The specificity and positive predictive values of these tests was significantly higher in the subset of patients without pandemic influenza A H1N1, suggesting improved discriminatory performance of these tests in the absence of concurrent dengue and influenza outbreaks. However, even during simultaneous AFI outbreaks, the absence of leucopenia combined with a negative tourniquet test may be useful to rule out dengue
Relación entre espiritualidad, búsqueda de sensaciones y conductas sexuales de alto riesgo
The main purpose of this research was to evaluate interactions between spirituality, sensation seeking and high-risk sexual behavior, with the intention of corroborating or discarding spirituality as a moderating variable in this relationship. To test the moderating effect, we surveyed 563 Puerto Rican adults, selected by availability. The average age of participants was 33.83. The experimental design was non-experimental, correlational type. According to our results, a low, negative and statistically significant relationship was found between spirituality and high-risk sexual behavior. Despite this, the evidence collected in this study dictates that spirituality does not influence personality in such a way as to dampen the relationship between sensation seeking and high-risk sexual behaviors.El propósito principal de esta investigación fue evaluar la relación entre la espiritualidad, la búsqueda de sensaciones y las conductas sexuales de alto riesgo, con la intención de corroborar o descartar la espiritualidad como variable moderadora en esta relación. Para poner a prueba el modelo de moderación, se utilizó una muestra de 563 adultos puertorriqueños mayores de 21 años de edad, seleccionados por disponibilidad. La edad promedio de los participantes fue de 33,83. El diseño utilizado fue no experimental de tipo transversal correlacional. Según nuestros resultados, se encontró una relación baja, negativa y estadísticamente significativa entre la espiritualidad y las conductas sexuales de alto riesgo. A pesar de esto, se evidenció que, en este estudio, la espiritualidad no ejerce suficiente impacto como para disminuir la relación que existe entre la búsqueda de sensaciones y las conductas sexuales de alto riesgo
Complementary spiritual beliefs in the Latino community: The interface with psychotherapy.
Metabolic responses to a traditional Mexican diet compared with a commonly consumed US diet in women of Mexican descent: a randomized crossover feeding trial1,2
Regenerative medicine for the treatment of reproductive system disorders: Current and potential options
San Juan, the Fragile City: Finance Capital, Class, and the Making of Puerto Rico's Economic Crisis
Oral lactate intensifies insulin toxicity during severe insulin-induced hypoglycemia in mice
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