Artículos de Revisión: Recent submissions
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Influence of dentofacial characteristics on the appearance of self-reported bullying: A review
(Wroclaw University of Medicine, 2022)Bullying is a social problem that affects children and adolescents in particular. It deteriorates the self-esteem of its victims, decreases their quality of life and generates future psychological problems. The aim of this ... -
Occupational health in oral radiologists: A review
(Wroclaw University of Medicine, 2021)Work is a fundamental axis for the development of societies and human well-being, but if a person cannot adapt to their work area and work environment, the individual may be affected by occupational or co-existing illnesses ... -
Usefulness of Electoral Models for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, 2022)Purpose of Review: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a remarkably accelerated development of vaccines worldwide. However, an effective distribution system is crucial for vaccination at a national level. ... -
Clinical, Epidemiological, and Laboratory Features of Mayaro Virus Infection: a Systematic Review
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, 2023)Purpose of Review: Mayaro virus is an arbovirus that circulates in a wild cycle transmitted by Haemagogus janthinomys; however, case reports in urban areas suggest that other arthropods could be acting as vectors. It shares ... -
A Review of the Scientific Contributions of Nepal on COVID-19
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, 2021)Purpose of Review: There has been a high influx of publications on the SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 worldwide in the recent few months as very little was known about them. Nepal too had a substantial number of publications on ... -
Genomic Epidemiology and Recent Update on Nucleic Acid–Based Diagnostics for COVID-19
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, 2020)Purpose of the Review: The SARS-CoV-2 genome has been sequenced and the data is made available in the public domain. Molecular epidemiological investigators have utilized this information to elucidate the origin, mode of ... -
Cytokine hemoadsorption with CytoSorb® in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Associacao de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, 2023)Objective: To analyze the effect of CytoSorb® on mortality, interleukin levels, vasopressor use and adverse events in patients with sepsis. Methods: We searched MEDLINE®, Embase and the Cochrane Library for randomized ... -
Ecosystem Services Provided by Kelp Forests of the Humboldt Current System: A Comprehensive Review
(MDPI, 2022)Marine ecosystems such as kelp are gaining recognition for providing ecosystem services (ES) along the coastal regions worldwide. Here, we synthesize information from the last four decades of research on the structure, ... -
Access to an optimal treatment. Current situation
(Springer London, 2015)Access to an optimal treatment is determined by several factors, like availability, pricing/funding, and acceptability. In Latin America (LA), one of the regions with more disparities particularly on healthcare in the ... -
Rheumatology and psychiatry: allies in times of COVID-19
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, 2021)The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has had a significant global impact. Physical, emotional, and psychological health, particularly its specific mental health area, has been affected. Patients with rheumatic ... -
Acute peritoneal dialysis in the treatment of COVID-19-related acute kidney injury
(Oxford University Press, 2020)The kidney is not typically the main target of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, but surprisingly, acute kidney injury (AKI) may occur in 4-23% of cases, whereas the dialysis management of AKI from coronavirus ... -
Effects of salbutamol, montelukast and prednisone on orthodontic tooth movement in rats
(Institute of Science and Technology of Sao Jose dos Campos, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 2021)Objective: To evaluate the effect of salbutamol, montelukast, and prednisone on orthodontic tooth movement in rats. Material and Methods: In vivo experimental preclinical study. The sample consisted of 48 rats randomly ... -
Sponges in Peru and their potential as a source of antibacterial compounds
(INVEMAR, 2022)In the last decades, sponges have emerged as the largest source of active compounds of animal origin for pharmaceutical purposes. In Peru information on these animals is incipient and scattered, which limits taking the ... -
Clusters of people with type 2 diabetes in the general population: Unsupervised machine learning approach using national surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)Introduction We aimed to identify clusters of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to assess whether the frequency of these clusters was consistent across selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean ... -
Multimorbidity in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)Objective To estimate the pooled prevalence of multimorbidity (≥2 non-communicable diseases in the same individual) among adults of the general population of Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC). Design Systematic review ... -
FINDRISC in Latin America: A systematic review of diagnosis and prognosis models
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)This review aimed to assess whether the FINDRISC, a risk score for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), has been externally validated in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). We conducted a systematic review following the ... -
Key factors determining biochar sorption capacity for metal contaminants: a literature synthesis
(Springer Science and Business Media, 2020)The sorption capacity and affinity of biochar for metals are both important attributes that determine biochar’s suitability as a soil amendment for contaminant mitigation, yet few analyses have considered both characteristics ... -
Pamela A. Cacciavillani, “Celebrar lo imposible. El Código Civil en el régimen de jurídico de la propiedad: Córdoba entre fines del siglo XIX y comienzos del XX”, Frankfurt am Main, Max Planck Institute for Legal Theory, 2021, 288 págs.
(Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Instituto Geografico Militar, 2022)La codificación como un proceso social de im-plantación jurídica, y en el caso latinoamericano uno de recepción por las élites políticas pero imposición hacia los sectores populares, es excel-samente descrito por Pamela ... -
Cuando la humanidad se detuvo: la COVID-19 y la nueva realidad
(Elsevier Doyma, 2022)La humanidad, a lo largo de su historia, se ha enfrentado una serie de problemas focalizados en zonas y regiones como las sequias, las hambrunas, las catástrofes, las guerras, las enfermedades, etc., sin embargo, con el ... -
Monkeypox-Associated Manifestations and Complications Involving the Eye: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Previous and Current Outbreaks
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to pool the prevalence rate of monkeypox-Associated eye manifestations and/or complications during the current and previous outbreaks. Design: A systematic review and meta-Analysis. ...
