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El discurso político de nación y patria en la prensa durante el proceso de independencia del Perú (1821-1822)
(Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, Universidad Michoacana, 2022)The article analyzes the discursive constructions that show the configuration of a macro-identity of the Peruvian homeland or nation in the context of the crisis of the final period of the Viceroyalty of Peru in four of ... -
Public trust, misinformation and COVID-19 vaccination willingness in Latin America and the Caribbean: today's key challenges
(Elsevier, 2021)The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken an enormous toll on lives, quality of life, and, in general, our way of living. Bringing an end to the pandemic is an urgent need shared by all, from policymakers ... -
Vaccine-derived polio in Peru after 32 years of elimination: reflections on the routine childhood immunisation coverages
(Elsevier, 2023)After 32 years of polio elimination in Peru, six sporadic cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) have been reported between 2003 and 2011 in urban and periurban settings. On 21 March 2023, a new case was confirmed in ... -
The growing threat of wild poliovirus 1 and vaccine-derived cases in the COVID-19 era
(Elsevier, 2022)The detection of people with paralytic cases of wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) in two African countries (ie, Malawi in February, 2022, and Mozambique in May, 2022) outside endemic areas of WPV1 transmission (ie, Pakistan and ... -
Latin America: Situation and preparedness facing the multi-country human monkeypox outbreak
(Elsevier, 2022)Still without ceasing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a new viral threat has now emerged outside its endemic niche in Africa affecting multiple countries and continents. After its appearance in May 2022, ... -
Mpox breakthrough infections: concerns and actions
(Elsevier, 2023)There have been more than 88000 cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) disease, caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), since May, 2022. In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the modified vaccinia ... -
El animal, ¿es una otredad posible? Indagaciones fenomenológicas a partir de Husserl y Heidegger
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2023)This article aims to analyze the concept of animahty from the perspective of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. More precisely, the question arises as to whether the animal possesses the status of otherness or lacks it. ... -
Monkeypox virus infection in women and non-binary people: uncommon or neglected?
(Elsevier, 2022)In 2022, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox re-emerged globally as a new and additional infectious threat for countries outside Africa, and it was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO. ... -
Heterologous prime-boost vaccination against COVID-19: is it safe and reliable?
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)Throughout the globe, many nations are struggling to cope with the consecutive waves of the COVID-19. Several vaccines have been employed to overcome this ongoing pandemic and are available as single and double-dose ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in older people in Latin America
(Elsevier, 2022)Following their introduction towards the end of 2020, COVID-19 vaccines have been evaluated in terms of prevention of complications, hospitalisation rates, and mortality levels among those who are vaccinated compared with ... -
Controversies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Are We Treating Our Patients Adequately?
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022)Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by great clinical heterogeneity. The objectives of its management are to make a timely diagnosis and to initiate treatment as promptly as possible so organ damage can be ... -
Association between hypertension and pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 in Mexican population
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2020)We have read with great interest the article published by Tapia-Orihuela [1], in which it is stated that hypertension is one of the most frequent comorbidities observed in severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ... -
Utilización de los recursos genéticos en un país que es centro de origen
(Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2022)The Peruvian production of cocoa represents, approximately, 2% of the world production, with a very recognized contribution because of the quality and diversity of its flavors and aromas. With a millenary Amazonian origin ... -
Formative research and didactic strategies in Dentistry.
(Universidad de Concepción, 2021)In a knowledge society, where new ways of learning and establishing exchange relationships prevail, there is a need for skills for using constant knowledge and knowing how to adapt it to one's own situations. In this ... -
Reflections on the regulations of euthanasia, the right to life amd dignity: the Ana Estrada case, Peru
(ALUMNI IN, 2023)Objective: The purpose of this article is to analyze the concept of euthanasia and its relationship with the rights to life and dignity, as well as the evolution of its legalization in the different legal systems of the ... -
Management of rare movement diseases in different world regions
(Elsevier, 2023)To evaluate the management of rare movement disorders (RMD) at the international level and identify care needs to be addressed, the Rare Movement Disorders Study Group of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders ... -
La configuración del “ontocentrismo” en Martin Heidegger.Hacia la elaboración de unas ontologías no ontocéntricas y poshumanas más allá de Sein und Zeit y Die Grundbegriffe der Metaphysik
(Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2021)The aim of this paper is to confront the Martin Heidegger position, expressed especially in Sein und Zeit (1927) and Die Grundbegriffe der Metaphysik (1929-1930), on the privileged place that the human being takes in the ... -
La conservación de los humedales peruanos: un análisis de su legislación, sanciones y consecuencias
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2023)Wetlands are globally valuable ecosystems, mainly because they provide ecosystem services. In Peru, these ecosystems are governed by regulations that have been in place for the last 60 years. However, these have not been ... -
Adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines: the need to strengthen pharmacovigilance monitoring systems
(Adis, 2021)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new species of β-coronavirus genus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The COVID-19 pandemic, which started in late 2019 and ... -
Current challenges in the endovascular treatment of medium vessel occlusions
(Frontiers Media, 2023)Medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs) account for 25%−40% of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). While mechanical thrombectomy is the standard-of-care for selected patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO), there is currently a lack ...
