Cultural Preservation of Ethnomedicine in Peru

In conjunction with the Minority Health & Health Disparities International Research Training program at San Diego State University, three Linfield students contributed to the ongoing Peru Ethnomedical Project in Trujillo, Peru by: Conducting surveys in two neighborhoods on the edge of the city; Creating a medicinal plant garden in the Chan Chan archaeological site museum. Surveys conducted in Moche, Trujillo were part of a larger study supervised by anthropologists Douglas Sharon and Thomas Love. The research aims to evaluate the usage of medicinal plants in rural and urban Peruvian communities. Linfield’s contribution focused on the creation of the medicinal garden to serve as a community model and educational program. The overall purpose of the 2015 summer faculty collaborative project was to: Preserve the knowledge of these practices; Analyze the plant properties; Publish the information; Provide the community with a garden that reflects the commonly used plants; Educate new generations; Bring back and apply this knowledge in the Linfield community

La enfermedad de Alzheimer en los materiales cinematográficos = Alzheimer's disease in the film materials

Resumen: El cine también se ha hecho eco de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer dada las características de la enfermedad y el aumento del número de casos en los últimos años. Objetivo: cuantificar los materiales cinematográficos que contengan en su sinopsis la palabra Alzheimer. Metodología: se trata de un estudio descriptivo longitudinal. La muestra estuvo constituida por los materiales cinematográficos de la base de datos IMDb. Resultados: los materiales en dónde más se refleja la EA son los cortometrajes  38.73%. La palabra Alzheimer aparece en la sinopsis en el 65.11% en el 45,94% se hace mención específica del personaje con EA y en el 7.20% se habla de cuidadoras femeninas. EE.UU. es el país que más material cinematográfico produce, 33.33% y el drama el género que más predomina 50.45%. Conclusiones: el cine es un gran medio de comunicación y un extraordinario medio de comunicación de masas que puede utilizarse para educar, divulgar y formar en el área sanitaria. Palabras clave: Cine, alzheimer, enfermedad de alzheimer Abstract:  The film has also been echoed Alzheimer's disease given the characteristics of the disease and the increased number of cases in recent years. Objective: To quantify the film materials containing at its word Alzheimer synapses. Methodology: This descriptive longitudinal study. The sample consisted of film base materials represent data. Results: materials where more reflected shorts Alzheimer´s disease are 38.73 %. The word appears in the synopsis Alzheimer in 65.11 % 45.94 % in the specific mention of the character is Alzheimer´s disease. In the 7.20% female caregivers talking. U.S. It is the country that produces film material, 33.33 % and the drama genre that dominates 50.45 %. Conclusions: Cinema is a great means of communication and an extraordinary means of mass communication that can be used to educate, disseminate and train in the health area. Keywords: Cinema, alzheimer, alzheimer´s diseas

Fenomenología do consumo de substâncias psicoativas nos estudantes universitários em Bogotá

Objective: Determine the phenomenological context related to the habits of consumption of psychoactive drugs, in university students from a higher education institution of health sciences in Bogota, Colombia. Materials and methods: Qualitative descriptive study of phenomenological approach; 8 interviews were performed in young university students (key informants) who knew about the university context, the dealers, and the consumers. The technique for the recollection of data used were in-depth interviews. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee in Human Beings, Hospital of San Jose – University Foundation of Health Sciences (FUCS). Results: The findings identify 6 categories: 1) Risk factors of polydrug abuse; 2) Protective factors of polydrug abuse; 3) Psychoactive drugs; 4) Places for consumption; 5) Risk behaviors; 6) Consumption effects. From the analysis of the content and the propositions, 14 sub-categories emerged: internal and external risk factors; external protective factors; support networks; illicit and legal drugs; places: bars, trips, friend’s houses; risk behaviors: suicide, fights, sexual risk behavior; mental and physical diseases and academic performance. Conclusion: The study concludes that the present social problematic in university students, is based on risk situations to which students are socially exposed and requires a formative process that starts during childhood. The UNODC, proposes to examine the variables that influence the consumption and act with viable preventive programs in depth, allowing to strengthen the intrapersonal and interpersonal skills.Objetivo: Determinar el contexto fenomenológico en relación a los hábitos de consumo de sustancias psicoactivas, en estudiantes universitarios de una institución de educación superior de ciencias de la salud en Bogotá. Materiales y métodos: Estudio cualitativo descriptivo de enfoque fenomenológico; se realizaron 8 entrevistas a jóvenes universitarios (informantes clave) que conocían el contexto universitario, las personas expendedoras y las consumidoras. La técnica de recolección de datos fue con entrevistas a profundad. El proyecto fue aprobado por el comité de ética de investigación en Seres Humanos, Hospital de San José - FUCS. Resultados: Los hallazgos identifican 6 categorías: 1) Factores de riesgo de policonsumo; 2) Factores de protección de policonsumo; 3) Sustancias psicoactivas; 4) Lugares de consumo; 5) Conductas de riesgo; 6) Efecto del consumo. A partir del análisis de contenido y de las proposiciones emergieron 14 subcategorías: factores de riesgo internos y externos; factores de protección externos; redes de apoyo; sustancias lícitas e ilícitas; lugares: bares, viajes, casa de amigos; conductas de riesgo: suicidio, riñas, conductas sexuales de riesgo, enfermedad física y mental y rendimiento académico. Conclusión: en el estudio se concluye que la problemática social presente en los estudiantes universitarios, está fundamentada en las situaciones de riesgos a las cuales están expuestos socialmente y que requiere de un pilar formativo desde la niñez. La UNODC, propone examinar a profundidad las variables que influyen en el consumo y actuar con programas preventivos viables, que permitan fortalecer las habilidades intrapersonales e interpersonales.Objetivo: Determinar o contexto fenomenológico em relação aos hábitos de consumo de substâncias psicoativas, em estudantes universitários de uma faculdade de ciências da saúde em Bogotá.  Materiais e métodos: Estudo qualitativo descritivo fenomenológico; realizaram-se 8 entrevistas a jovens universitários (informantes chave) que conheciam o contexto universitário, as pessoas fornecedoras e as consumidoras. A técnica de recolecção de dados foi com entrevistas a profundidade. O projeto foi aprovado pelo comité de ética em pesquisa em seres humanos do Hospital de San José-FUCS. Resultados: Os achados identificaram 6 categorias: 1) fatores de risco de policonsumo; 2) fatores de proteção policonsumo; 3) substâncias psicoativas; 4) lugares de consumo; 5) condutas de risco; 6) efeito do consumo. Partindo da análise de conteúdo e das proposições surgiram14 subcategorias: fatores de risco internos e externos; fatores de proteção externos; redes de apoio; substâncias lícitas e ilícitas; lugares: bares, viagens, casa dos amigos; condutas de risco: suicídio, brigas, condutas sexuais de risco, doença física e mental y finalmente, rendimento acadêmico. Conclusão: A problemática social presente nos estudantes universitários, está fundamentada nas situações de risco, as quais estão expostos socialmente e precisam de uma formação estrutural desde a infância. A UNODC propõe examinar a profundidade das variáveis que influenciam o consumo e atuar com programas de prevenção viáveis, permitindo o fortalecimento de habilidades intrapessoais e interpessoais. &nbsp

Colorimetric Determination of Glucose in Sweat Using an Alginate-Based Biosystem

Glucose is an analyte of great importance, both in the clinical and sports fields. Since blood is the gold standard biofluid used for the analytical determination of glucose, there is high interest in finding alternative non-invasive biofluids, such as sweat, for its determination. In this research, we present an alginate-based bead-like biosystem integrated with an enzymatic assay for the determination of glucose in sweat. The system was calibrated and verified in artificial sweat, and a linear calibration range was obtained for glucose of 10–1000 µM. The colorimetric determination was investigated, and the analysis was carried out both in the black and white and in the Red:Green:Blue color code. A limit of detection and quantification of 3.8 µM and 12.7 µM, respectively, were obtained for glucose determination. The biosystem was also applied with real sweat, using a prototype of a microfluidic device platform as a proof of concept. This research demonstrated the potential of alginate hydrogels as scaffolds for the fabrication of biosystems and their possible integration in microfluidic devices. These results are intended to bring awareness of sweat as a complementary tool for standard analytical diagnosis.This research was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 778001 (DNASurf), “Ministerio de Ciencia y Educación de España” under grant PID2020-120313GB-I00/AIE/10.13039/501100011033, and the Basque Government (Grant IT1633-22)

The Spanish long-term care system in transition: ten years since the 2006 Dependency Act

At the end of 2006, a new System for Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Assistance for Persons in a Situation of Dependency (SAAD) was established in Spain through the approval of the Act 39/2006 of 14th December (the Dependency Act, DA). The DA acknowledged the universal entitlement of Spanish citizens to social services. The recent economic crisis added degrees of uncertainty to several dimensions of the SAAD implementation process. Firstly, the political consensus on which its foundation rested upon has weakened. Secondly, implementation of the SAAD was hampered by several challenges that emerged in the context of the economic crisis. Thirdly, the so-called “dependency limbo” (i.e. the existence of a large number of people eligible for benefits but who do not receive them) has become a structural feature of the system. Finally, contrary to the spirit of the DA, monetary benefits have become the norm rather than a last resort. High heterogeneity across regions regarding the number of beneficiaries covered and services provided reveal the existence of regional inequity in access to long-term care services in the country. Broadly, the current evidence on the state of the SAAD suggests the need to improve the quality of governance, to enhance coordination between health and social systems, to increase the system's transparency, to foster citizens’ participation in decision-making and to implement a systematic monitoring of the system

Colloidal crystals by electrospraying polystyrene nanofluids

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Diseño del programa de salud ocupacional Flexco S.A. 2003

La Salud Ocupacional representa una de las herramientas de gestión mas importante para mejorar la calidad de vida laboral de las empresas y con ellas su competitividad, esto es posible siempre y cuando la empresa promueva y estimule en todo momento la creación de una cultura en seguridad y salud que debe estar sincronizada con los planes de calidad como mejoramiento en los procesos y puestos de trabajo, productividad, desarrollo del recurso humano y la reducción de los costos operacionales.Introducción 1Justificación 41. Objetivos 6PregradoProfesional en Seguridad y Salud en el Trabaj

Proyecto de cooperación en el desarrollo de acuicultura en las lagunas de Alcuzahue y Amela

El proyecto se desarrolla a través de la Beca Latinoamérica que otorga el Banco Santander, concretamente en la Universidad de Colima, México. En el transcurso del tiempo, la laguna de Acuzahue y Amela (Estado de Colima)ha sufrido infortunios por el descuido y descontrol del ser humano, lo que ha provocado una improductividad de los recursos de la zona, de los cuales se proveían las comunidades colindantes. De esta manera nace la necesidad de una mediación en el lugar, mediante un programa de apoyo al desarrollo rural sustentable a través de la Universidad de Colima. A continuación se desarrollará un proyecto que promueva el desarrollo de una comunidad a través del diseño industrial para llevar a cabo de una manera sostenible con el medio, una actividad, en concreto la acuicultura, con el propósito de que ésta genere los recursos necesarios que las comunidades colindantes necesitan para vivir