The Landmine Victim Assistance Component Implemented by the OAS in Nicaragua

In 1990, Nicaragua registered approximately 135,000 mines buried within its national territory and another 133,435 mines in military stockpiles as a result of the internal conflict witnessed in Nicaragua during the 1980s. Although I will not touch on the details related to the operations, it is important to note that Nicaragua is the most heavily mined country in Central America and on the whole continent. As of June 2004, approximately 27,400 anti-personnel mines remain buried within Nicaraguan territory

The Landmine Victim Assistance Component Implemented by the OAS in Nicaragua

In 1990, Nicaragua registered approximately 135,000 mines buried within its national territory and another 133,435 mines in military stockpiles as a result of the internal conflict witnessed in Nicaragua during the 1980s. Although this article does not touch on the details related to the operations, it is important to note that Nicaragua is the most heavily mined country in Central America and on the entire continent. As of June 2004, approximately 27,400 APMs remain buried within Nicaraguan territory

Micro-projects Help Socioeconomic Recovery of Cleared Areas

The Organization of American States’ recent experiences in Nicaragua and Colombia have shown that, in addition to large projects, micro-projects—such as building farms or gardens—are a necessary step in the rehabilitation of cleared lands. Because of the extensive amount of vulnerable area in these mine-affected countries, the continual support of micro-projects not only facilitates development activities, but also lays the groundwork for reaching the United Nations Millennium Development Goals

Impact Study on the Effects of Demining Operations in Nicaragua

To evaluate demining operations in Nicaragua, the Acción Integral contra las Minas Antipersonal program conducted a study on the effects of demining in communities directly affected by landmines. The study showed both the negative effects of anti-personnel mines and the consequences they had on the community, but and also the positive effects that demining had in terms of security, trust and economic benefits

Photospheric downward plasma motions in the quiet-Sun

We analyze spectropolarimetric data taken with the Hinode spacecraft in quiet solar regions at the disk center. Distorted redshifted Stokes $V$ profiles are found showing a characteristic evolution that always follows the same sequence of phases. We have studied the statistical properties of these events using spectropolarimetric data from Hinode/SP. We also examined the upper photosphere and the low chromosphere using Mg i b2 and Ca ii h data from Hinode. Finally, we have applied the SIRGAUSS inversion code to the polarimetric data in order to infer the atmospheric stratification of the physical parameters. We have also obtained these physical parameters taking into account dynamical terms in the equation of motion. The Stokes V profiles display a bump that evolves in four different time steps, and the total process lasts 108 seconds. The Stokes I shows a strongly bent red wing and the continuum signal exhibits a bright point inside an intergranular lane. This bright point is correlated with a strong redshift in the Mg i b2 line and a bright feature in Ca ii h images. The model obtained from the inversion of the Stokes profiles is hotter than the average quiet-Sun model, with a vertical magnetic field configuration and field strengths in the range of kG values. It also presents a LOS velocity stratification with a Gaussian perturbation whose center is moving to deeper layers with time. We have examined a particular type of event that can be described as a plasmoid of hot plasma that is moving downward from the top of the photosphere, placed over intergranular lanes and always related to strong magnetic field concentrations. We argue that the origin of this plasmoid could be a magnetic reconnection that is taking place in the chromosphere.Comment: 18 pages, 14 figure

Prevalencia de Depresión en adolescentes con Sobrepeso-Obesidad en la Consulta Externa del Hospital General de Tlalnepantla 2013

La obesidad es una enfermedad crónica, compleja y multifactorial que se puede y debe prevenir. Es resultado de un desequilibrio entre la ingesta y el gasto energético, en cuyo origen intervienen factores genéticos y ambientales. En México 35% de adolescentes tiene sobrepeso u obesidad que representa alrededor de 6 325 131 individuos entre 12 y 19 años de edad. La obesidad no sólo expone a quien la padece a una larga lista de enfermedades, sino también a psicopatías como la depresión. Se realiza el siguiente estudio con el objetivo de determinar la prevalencia de depresión en los pacientes adolescentes con sobrepeso y obesidad atendidos en la consulta externa del Hospital General de Tlalnepantla en el año 2013. Se realiza un estudio descriptivo, prospectivo, observacional, transversal en el cual se incluye a todos los pacientes de 10años a 15años 11meses con expediente clínico activo con diagnostico de sobrepesoobesidad en la consulta externa de adolescentes del Hospital General de Tlalnepantla en 2013, aplicando la escala revisada de depresión del Centro de Estudios Epidemiológico (CES-D-R) clasificando a los pacientes en sin depresión, depresión leve-moderada y depresión mayor. Con una muestra final de 32 pacientes, se determina la prevalencia de depresión en pacientes con sobrepeso y obesidad en la consulta externa de Adolescentes en Hospital General de Tlalnepantla 2013 en 43.7% (n=14), presentándose esta con mayor frecuencia en la adolescencia intermedia (14-16años), en aquellos pacientes catalogados con sobrepeso (IMC en percentil 85-95) y en el género femenino, aunque con mayor gravedad en el género masculino