The Residential Segregation of Latino Immigrants in the U.S.: Exposure to Crime and the Effects of Place of Destination

Even though spuriously, there is plenty of evidence that links race and ethnicity with street crime at the individual and aggregate levels. Typically, higher levels of disadvantage are linked to higher crime levels. However, despite the average low socioeconomic status of Latinos, the low crime proneness—particularly—of first-generation Latino immigrants has been well established in the literature with plenty of quantifiable evidence. This phenomenon has been called the Latino Criminological Paradox, or the Latino Paradox of Crime. In this dissertation, I use crime data from the National Neighborhood Crime Study 2000 (NNCS) and demographic data from 2000 Census’ Summary File 3 (SF3) to assess whether a “paradox” exists. Then, I analyze the extent of this so-called “paradox” in terms of exposure to crime for Latino and non-Latino groups in traditional and non-traditional Latino immigrant destinations. I conclude my dissertation with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Ordered Logistic Regression analyses to assess the effect that different variables have on crime rates and over-exposure to crime in 64 metropolitan areas. This research shows that a Latino Criminological Paradox exists regardless of the type of destination in which immigrants settle. Even when Latino immigrants are residentially segregated to a similar extent than that of Black populations, immigrants are exposed to less crime in their neighborhoods. This research also shows that Latino immigrants experience some upward social mobility (in terms of residential attainment) after a period of 10 years of residence in the United States. In addition, I found no evidence to suggest that this “paradox” is more noticeable in traditional Latino immigrant destination than in non-traditional destinations, nor that residential attainment varies by type of destination. One of the major contributions of this research is that it focuses on the residential segregation of Latino immigrants and its correlation with exposure to crime. Unlike previous literature, this research does not focus on criminal victimization or offending. In addition, this research analyzes data from 91 cities across the country, something that—to my understanding—has not been done before

Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax, a Clinical Challenge

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a common disease in medical practice that affects young healthy people with a significant recurrence rate. PSP is the presence of air in the pleural space not caused by injury or medical intervention. Some risk factors include male gender, age, and smoking. Classic clinical presentation starts with acute-onset chest pain and shortness of breath. Physical examination can be normal in small pneumothoraces, but in larger pneumothoraces, breath sounds and tactile fremitus are typically decreased or absent, and percussion is hyperresonant. Chest X-ray can help confirm the diagnosis. Evacuation of air from the pleural cavity and prevention of future recurrences are the primary goals of treatment and depend on the patient’s presentation. Initial deciding factors to direct the management are first-time or recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax and size of the pneumothorax. Treatment may include conventional chest tube drainage, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), or open surgery

Dibujar la nación. La comisión corográfica en la Colombia del siglo XIX

Reseña del libro de Nancy Appelbaum, Dibujar la nación. La comisión corográfica en la Colombia del siglo XIX

Efectividad y optimización del recaudo del impuesto predial unificado en el municipio de Úmbita Boyacá

El presente artículo tiene por fin verificar la importancia del Impuesto Predial Unificado (IPU), y así mismo, identificar la necesidad del pago y recaudo por las autoridades municipales especialmente en el Municipio de Úmbita – Boyacá, porque se encuentra que existe déficit en el pago del Tributo y falta de esfuerzos en el cobro coactivo para cumplir con la destinación del mismo en beneficio de la comunidad. Para ello, se logrará a través diferentes motores de búsqueda la recolección de datos que puedan lograr el descubrimiento de la problemática resaltada, elementos y características del Tributo y esfuerzos que el Gobierno Municipal realiza para la recolección del IPU.Universidad Libre - Facultad de derecho - Especialización en derecho administrativ

Disrupción de la educación remota en el programa universitario para adultos en tiempos de covid-19

The objective of this research was to compare the perceptions that students of the adult training program of the Cesar Vallejo University School of Administration have on the disruption of remote modality in classroom education. The research focus was quantitative, with a quasi-experimental design and an ex-facto comparative-causal level. The sample was made up of 25 students to whom the Zoller (1992) perceptions questionnaire was applied, an instrument that demonstrated validity and reliability. The results indicate that there are significant differences between the groups (t = 4.67; sig. = 0.000 <0.05), the highest mean was the classroom education modality, concluding that the students of the adult training program have resistance to changing modality in education.La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo comparar las percepciones que tiene los alumnos del programa de formación para adultos de la facultad de administración de la Universidad Cesar Vallejo sobre la disrupción de la modalidad remota en la educación presencial. El enfoque de la investigación fue cuantitativo, el diseño cuasiexperimental y el nivel comparativo-causal expost-facto. La muestra fue conformada por 25 alumnos a quienes se le aplicó el cuestionario de percepciones de Zoller (1992), instrumento que demostró validez y confiabilidad. Los resultados indican que existe diferencias significativas entre los grupos (t=4,67; sig.= 0.000 < 0.05), la media más alta fue la modalidad presencial, concluyendo que los alumnos del programa de formación para adultos tienen resistencia al cambio de modalidad en la enseñanza

Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and Nuclear Factor Kappa-B (NF-kB) in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Background. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common hematologic malignancy in early childhood. In children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the activity of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK-3β) has been associated with changes in the transcriptional activity and expression of nuclear factor kappa beta (NFKB) in the mononuclear cells of bone marrow. Objectives. The aim of the study was to determine the possible role of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK-3β) and nuclear factor kappa beta (NFKB) as prognostic variables in pediatric patients with ALL. Material and Methods. This was a descriptive, transversal, and observational study. Bone marrow and blood samples were obtained from 30 children with newly-diagnosed ALL, who were seen at the Hematology-Oncology Service, Hospital para el Niño (HPN), Toluca, Mexico, from 2014‒2015. Anthropometric variables, clinical lab results, immunophenotype and cytogenetic abnormalities were registered. GSK-3β was evaluated through immunohistochemistry, and NFKB messenger RNA (mRNA) with real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The cases of ALL were classified into two groups of risk: high and habitual. Results. Thirty patients were included in this study, with a mean age of 7.1 years (range 2‒13 years). Twenty-one were male and 9 female. Employing the morphological classification, 26 patients had type L1 ALL and the remaining 4 patients had type L2 ALL. Abnormal genes were found in 7 (23.33%) patients, ETV-RUNX1 in 3, followed by TCF3-PBX1 (two), STL1-TAL1 (one), and BCR-ABL1 (one). NFKB relative expression levels, in comparison to the GSK-3β immunohistochemistry results of the bone marrow samples, showed significant differences between positive and negative cases (p = 0.001) and between weak-positive and negative cases (p = 0.002). Conclusions. These results suggest that GSK-3β may be a prognostic biomarker in childhood ALLCiprés Grupo Médic

Human Microbiota of the Argentine Population- A pilot study

The human microbiota is the collection of microorganisms living in or on the human body. An imbalance or dysbiosis in these microbial communities can be associated with a wide variety of human diseases (Petersen and Round, 2014; Pham and Lawley, 2014; Zaura et al., 2014). Moreover, when the microbiota of the same body sites is compared between different healthy individuals, specific microbial community features are apparent (Li et al., 2012; Yatsunenko et al., 2012; Oh et al., 2014; Relman, 2015). In addition, specific selective pressures are found at distinct body sites leading to different patterns in microbial community structure and composition (Costello et al., 2009; Consortium, 2012b; Zhou et al., 2013). Because of these natural variations, a comprehensive characterization of the healthy microbiota is critical for predicting alterations related to diseases. This characterization should be based on a broad healthy population over time, geography, and culture (Yatsunenko et al., 2012; Shetty et al., 2013; Leung et al., 2015; Ross et al., 2015). The study of healthy individuals representing different ages, cultural traditions, and ethnic origins will enable to understand how the associated microbiota varies between populations and respond to different lifestyles. It is important to address these natural variations in order to later detect variations related to disease.Fil: Carbonetto, María Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Rosario. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Fabbro Frías, Mónica Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Rosario. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Sciara, Mariela Ines. Centro de Diagnostico Medico de Alta Complejidad; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Serevalle, Analia. Centro de Diagnostico Medico de Alta Complejidad; ArgentinaFil: Mejico, Guadalupe. Centro de Diagnostico Medico de Alta Complejidad; ArgentinaFil: Revale, Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Rosario. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Romero, Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Rosario. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Brun, Bianca. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Rosario. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología de Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Fay, Marcelo. Centro de Diagnostico Medico de Alta Complejidad; ArgentinaFil: Fay, Fabian. Centro de Diagnostico Medico de Alta Complejidad; ArgentinaFil: Vazquez, Martin Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Rosario. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología de Rosario; Argentin

Bio-inks for 3D extrusion-based bio-printed scaffolds: Printability assessment

3D bio-printer is a new technology that requires to be integrated into several areas, including medical technology. However, before design and apply at large scale it is required to establish several biophysical parameters and particularly printability. In the present work, general characteristics of extrusion method, bio-inks and scaffolds are reviewed. Printability analysis on 3D bio-printing are also included.Fil: Passamai Romero, Verónica Egidia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales; ArgentinaFil: Katz, Sergio Fabian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales; ArgentinaFil: Alvarez, Vera Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaFil: Castro, Guillermo Raul. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales; Argentin