Experiencias ecofeministas que contribuyen con el desarrollo territorial. Análisis desde el estudio de caso

This article presents an approach to the concepts of ecology and feminism, two movements that contribute to the sustainability of life and to territorial development. The document addresses theoretical aspects and a case study related to the experiences of a rural organization of women who have ventured in Soto, a province in Santander, Colombia. From this case, an analysis of the possible ecofeminist practices of women and their contribution to the solution of collective needs emerges. The contributions made by women to their communities in decisive aspects of local-territorial development and in political, economic, social, cultural and environmental areas are highlighted.El presente artículo ofrece un acercamiento a los conceptos de ecología y feminismo como dos movimientos que aportan a la sostenibilidad de la vida y al desarrollo territorial. El documento aborda aspectos teóricos y, utilizando la metodología de estudio de caso de una de las organizaciones de mujeres rurales que ha desarrollado emprendimientos en la provincia de Soto, en Santander (Colombia), se realiza un análisis sobre las prácticas ecofeministas de las mujeres y su contribución a la solución de necesidades colectivas, destacando los aportes que realizan a sus comunidades en factores determinantes del desarrollo local y territorial en lo político, económico, social, cultural y ambiental

Economía circular, mercadeo y responsabilidad social corporativa: prácticas de una empresa maderera que aportan al fortalecimiento de capacidades empresariales

This document, product of the qualitative research process and case study, aims to describe the organizational practices developed by a timber company located near Bogotá (Colombia), its contribution to the industry and the communities, and how these actions incorporate economy circular, marketing and corporate social responsibility for the sustainability. This issue is considered relevant due to the growing criticism surrounding the crisis of natural resources that involves all of humanity and demands actions that contribute to its mitigation, based on the responsible linking of people and organizations. Added to the above is the need to transform the mentality of the human being on the management of solid waste, such as plastic, leading to companies, such as Maderas Cobos, to design new strategies that articulate the circular economy, marketing and social responsibility. Corporate The document incorporates the theories of the three variables addressed and details the strategies that the company develops through collaborative networking, where some of its stakeholders are articulated, such as other companies, suppliers, customers, communities and foundations, integration that contributes to economic production, inclusion from associative work, waste reduction and the promotion of a change of mentality from social marketing that implies commitment of people and companies in the defense of natural resources, and that turn out to be experiences that can be multiplied in other contexts.El presente documento, producto del proceso de investigación cualitativa y estudio de caso, tiene como objetivo describir las prácticas organizacionales desarrolladas por una empresa maderera ubicada cerca a Bogotá (Colombia), su aporte a la industria y las comunidades, y cómo estas acciones incorporan economía circular, marketing y responsabilidad social corporativa para la sostenibilidad. Este tema se considera relevante debido a la crítica creciente en torno a la crisis de los recursos naturales que involucra a toda la humanidad y demanda acciones que contribuyan a su mitigación, a partir de la vinculación responsable de las personas y las organizaciones. A lo anterior se suma la necesidad de transformar la mentalidad del ser humano sobre el manejo de los residuos sólidos, como el plástico, llevando a que empresas, como Maderas Cobos, diseñen nuevas estrategias que articulen la economía circular, el mercadeo y la responsabilidad social corporativa El documento incorpora las teorías de las tres variables abordadas y detalla las estrategias que la empresa desarrolla mediante el trabajo en red de colaboración, donde se articulan algunos de sus stakeholders, como son otras empresas, proveedores, clientes, comunidades y fundaciones, integración que contribuye a la producción económica, la inclusión desde el trabajo asociativo, la disminución de residuos y la promoción de un cambio de mentalidad desde el mercadeo social que implique compromiso de las personas y empresas en la defensa de los recursos naturales, y que resultan ser experiencias que pueden multiplicarse en otros contextos

Catálogo de las orquídeas del Valle geográfico del río Cauca y su piedemonte andino bajo, Sur-occidente colombiano.

Twenty forest patches belonging to the potential domain of tropical dry forest were explored in the Cauca Valley bioregion (421,000 ha) in southwestern Colombia. Sampling was carried out from September, 2009,to October, 2010, at elevations between 930 and 1,200 m. During the field evaluations we reach 346 hours of observation distributed in 60 Km. This exploration produced the most complete list of orchids ever made in this territory, with a total of 70 species belonging to 41 genera. This figure is 112% (37 species) greater than existing records for this bioregion, and represents 1.74% of the total of orchid species reported for Colombia. Several new regional records were found, as well as at least three endemic species, probably one local extinction, and one new species for science. This figure is compared with other much smaller areas, such as the forest of Yotoco in the department of Valle del Cauca, and possible explanations for the low species richness are proposed. At the same time, a bank of digital high-resolution images of the orchid flora of the department was begun

Mujeres trans en la vejez; una doble discriminación. Propuesta de fortalecimiento institucional desde la gerencia social para la inclusión social y la garantía de sus derechos.

El presente proyecto busca ser una propuesta que incluye las herramientas de la Gerencia Social para la atención integral y la visibilización de un sector, las mujeres trans personas mayores, un grupo minoritario, dado que para llegar a la vejez han tenido que superar y sobrevivir barreras, exclusiones, historias de violencia, maltrato e indiferencia. Ser persona mayor comprende nuevas dimensiones, potenciales, historias, pero también nuevas luchas, nuevos retos y, en muchos casos más dolor

Treatment with tocilizumab or corticosteroids for COVID-19 patients with hyperinflammatory state: a multicentre cohort study (SAM-COVID-19)

Objectives: The objective of this study was to estimate the association between tocilizumab or corticosteroids and the risk of intubation or death in patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) with a hyperinflammatory state according to clinical and laboratory parameters. Methods: A cohort study was performed in 60 Spanish hospitals including 778 patients with COVID-19 and clinical and laboratory data indicative of a hyperinflammatory state. Treatment was mainly with tocilizumab, an intermediate-high dose of corticosteroids (IHDC), a pulse dose of corticosteroids (PDC), combination therapy, or no treatment. Primary outcome was intubation or death; follow-up was 21 days. Propensity score-adjusted estimations using Cox regression (logistic regression if needed) were calculated. Propensity scores were used as confounders, matching variables and for the inverse probability of treatment weights (IPTWs). Results: In all, 88, 117, 78 and 151 patients treated with tocilizumab, IHDC, PDC, and combination therapy, respectively, were compared with 344 untreated patients. The primary endpoint occurred in 10 (11.4%), 27 (23.1%), 12 (15.4%), 40 (25.6%) and 69 (21.1%), respectively. The IPTW-based hazard ratios (odds ratio for combination therapy) for the primary endpoint were 0.32 (95%CI 0.22-0.47; p < 0.001) for tocilizumab, 0.82 (0.71-1.30; p 0.82) for IHDC, 0.61 (0.43-0.86; p 0.006) for PDC, and 1.17 (0.86-1.58; p 0.30) for combination therapy. Other applications of the propensity score provided similar results, but were not significant for PDC. Tocilizumab was also associated with lower hazard of death alone in IPTW analysis (0.07; 0.02-0.17; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Tocilizumab might be useful in COVID-19 patients with a hyperinflammatory state and should be prioritized for randomized trials in this situatio

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)

From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based studies with 187 million participants. Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. In East and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the underweight tail of the BMI distribution was left behind as the distribution shifted. There is a need for policies that address all forms of malnutrition by making healthy foods accessible and affordable, while restricting unhealthy foods through fiscal and regulatory restrictions

Fortalecimiento del programa de agricultura urbana liderado por le Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis: hacia la construcción del modelo de atención ciudadana (MAC).

La agricultura urbana nace de las necesidades de sustento de las comunidades menos favorecidas, de esta manera, se estructura redes de tejido social que se ven fortalecidas por la acción mancomunada de comunidades y entidades tanto públicas y privadas, que aportan al desarrollo de este tipo de proyectos (Cantor Marín, 2009)