Artículos de Investigación: Recent submissions
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Adaptación transcultural de instrumentos para el estudio de acoso psicológico y factores relacionados en enfermeras/os
(Universidad de Concepción, 2023)Objective: To present the process of cross-cultural adaptation of instruments used to determine the relationship between psychological harassment at work, work environment and professional quality of life, in relation to ... -
Effects of supplementation with vitamins C and E on the acute inflammatory response in Piaractus mesopotamicus
(Universidade Federal de Goias, 2023)Vitamins C and E are potent antioxidants that reduces the harmful effects of stress in several species including fish. In this study, it was evaluated the effect of vitamins C, E and their combination in the acute aerocystitis ... -
New leishmanicidal stilbenes from a peruvian folk medicine, Lonchocarpus nicou
(Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 2013)Two new stilbenes, 1 and 2, were isolated as leishmanicidal constituents from the methanolic extract of Lonchocarpus nicou leaves and stem, together with five known stilbenes and rotenoids. Their chemical structures were ... -
Psychometric Properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale for South America (CD-RISC-25SA) in Peruvian Adolescents
(MDPI, 2022)Resilience describes the ability of someone to adapt to adverse life experiences by adjusting to demands with behavioral flexibility. When encountering crisis situations, resilient people typically spring back emotionally ... -
Molecular identification of Bartonella bacilliformis in ticks collected from two species of wild mammals in Madre de Dios: Peru
(BioMed Central, 2018)Objective: To study the presence of Bartonella bacilliformis in ticks collected from two wild mammals in Madre de Dios, Peru. Results: A total of 110 ticks were collected. Among the 43 Amblyomma spp. extracted from the 3 ... -
Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans Induces Autophagy in Human Junctional Epithelium Keratinocytes
(NLM, 2020)The adverse environmental conditions found in the periodontium during periodontitis pathogenesis stimulate local autophagy responses, mainly due to a continuous inflammatory response against the dysbiotic subgingival ... -
An updated checklist of Chondrichthyes from the southeast Pacific off Peru
(Centro de Referencia em Informacao Ambiental, 2015)The first updated and comprehensive checklist of Chondrichthyes from the southeast Pacific off Peru, based on the revision of scientific literature, is presented. The group of Chondrichthyes in the Peruvian coast is composed ... -
Taxing electricity consumption in Spain: evidence to design the post-Kyoto world
(Taylor and Francis, 2016)Due to the relevance of fossil fuels in the electricity matrix in Spain, the electrical sector plays a crucial role in mitigation policies such as carbon taxes. Increased prices of electricity can act as an incentive to ... -
Carbon storage estimation of Lessonia trabeculata kelp beds in Southern Peru: an analysis from the San Juan de Marcona region
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)Carbon storage is one of the most important ecosystem services provided by kelp beds. Laminarialean kelps are widely harvested along the Warm Temperate South-eastern Pacific coast, a marine province shared by Chile and ... -
Racial and ethnic minorities in lower income brackets are associated with late-stage diagnosis of non-ocular melanoma
(Elsevier, 2023)Introduction: Despite advances in oncologic care, racial and socio-economic outcome disparities persist in non-ocular melanoma patients. However, the unmet need is understanding the population at risk for late tumor stage ... -
Geographic study of mortality due to mesothelioma in Peru and its evolution
(Elsevier, 2020)Background: Peru has a public health problem because of asbestos imports. We analyzed the mortality trends for mesothelioma in Peru and its provinces from 2005 to 2014 and estimated their relationship with the amount of ... -
Self-Medication Practices, Use of Brand-Name, and Over-the-Counter Medicines by Peruvian Older Adults
(Canadian Geriatrics Society, 2023)Background Older adults are a particularly vulnerable group to drug use and self-medication. The aim of the study was to evaluate self-medication as a factor associated with the purchase of brand-name and over-the-counter ... -
Características, historia natural y aplicaciones de Hydrocharis laevigata: Una revisión
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2022)Hydrocharis laevigata, a floating macrophyte belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family, is known to be an invasive species, its proliferation is frequently caused by its use as an ornamental plant in ponds and aquariums, ... -
Improving Tabu Search Performance by Means of Automatic Parameter Tuning
(IEEE Canada, 2016)A common problem when performing (meta)heuristic techniques over complex combinatorial optimization problems is parameter tuning. Finding the right parameter values can lead to significant improvements in terms of the best ... -
Association between total available nutritional quality and food expenditure in Peruvian households, 2019-2020
(Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, 2023)Evidence points to a direct relationship between nutritional quality and food expenditure. However, food expenditure is highly susceptible to changes, and nutritional quality of household food presents limited evidence. ... -
Breast-conserving surgery vs. total mastectomy in patients with triple negative breast cancer in early stages: A propensity score analysis
(IOS Press, 2020)Background: Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) as an alternative to total mastectomy (TM) in patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is not widely spread. Objetive: We aimed to compare the overall ... -
Risk factors for dental caries in Latin American and Caribbean countries
(Sociedade Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2021)Identifying the risk factors for dental caries is vital in epidemiology and clinical practices for developing effective preventive strategies, both, at the individual and collective levels. Different causality/determination ... -
The association between maternal fears about their infant/ toddler during the COVID-19 pandemic and depression and anxiety: a birth cohort study
(Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2023)Objective: To assess the association between maternal fears about their infant/toddler and depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In 2019, all mothers who gave birth in hospitals in Rio Grande, RS, ... -
Why Brazilian women suffer more from depression and suicidal ideation: A mediation analysis of the role of violence
(Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2020)Objective: We aimed to investigate the mediating effect of violence by a family member or acquaintance on biological sex, depression and suicidal ideation. Methods: We used data from the 2013 Brazilian National Health ... -
Maternal mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2019 rio grande birth cohort
(Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2021)Objective: To describe and compare measures of maternal depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in a Brazilian birth cohort. Methods: All ...
