Chemical composition and nephroprotective activity of hydroalcoholic extracts of leaves and rhizomes of Smilax purhampuy R. from Ecuador DOI
Pilar Asunción Soledispa Cañarte, Raisa Mangas Marín, Glenda Marcela Sarmiento Tomalá

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Salud Ciencia y Tecnología, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 813 - 813

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Introduction: species of the genus Smilax are a vital source potentially useful compounds that may be effective as nephroprotective agents, but there is little scientific evidence to support such claims.Objective: analyze chemical composition and activity hydroalcoholic extracts leaves rhizomes purhampuy. Methods: were elaborated by maceration analyzed gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity model was tested in Wistar rats at dose 80 mg/kg i.p. administered orally doses 100, 200 400 mg/kg. Serum creatinine serum urea quantified, histopathological observations kidneys performed. Results: extract leaves, 33 identified, where majority palmitic, linoleic linolenic acid. In 23 phytoconstituents recognized, predominantly stearic acid, dihydrocorinanteina palmitic There significant decrease level groups protected with respect gentamicin group direct relationship extracts. Renal changes observed group, while receiving decreased severity damage. Conclusions: results indicate purhampuy has potential role improving kidney damage, providing first findings on its

Language: Английский

Principales tendencias sobre salud mental en el campo de la Psicología: una revisión mixta en Scopus DOI Creative Commons
Javier González‐Argote,

A Sanchez,

Alfredo Javier Pérez Gamboa

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PSIQUEMAG/ Revista Científica Digital de Psicología, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 35 - 55

Published: Dec. 20, 2024

Se presenta una revisión mixta de la literatura sobre las principales tendencias en salud mental el campo Psicología base datos Scopus durante periodo 2019-2024. La metodología combinó un análisis bibliométrico, centrado indicadores como total publicaciones, distribución citaciones, áreas relación interdisciplinaria, palabras clave y co-autoría entre países, con cualitativo basado hermenéutica. Los resultados destacan crecimiento significativo producción científica mental, impacto pandemia COVID-19, así importancia integración interdisciplinaria Psicología, Medicina Ciencias Sociales. Además, se identificaron líneas investigación prioritarias estudio los trastornos ansiedad, depresión, del confinamiento intervenciones digitales mental. hallazgos subrayaron necesidad explorar determinantes sociales biológicos nueva normalidad. concluyó que es particularmente relevante incorporar estas educación médica formulación políticas América Latina.

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Professional Quality of Life and Job Stress among Nurses in COVID-19 Areas DOI
Enoc Mamani, Janet Mercedes Arévalo-Ipanaqué, Mónica Elisa Meneses-La-Riva

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Salud Ciencia y Tecnología, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4, P. 829 - 829

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Background: the COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges in healthcare field, notably affecting nursing professionals working critical areas. These have impacted their professional quality of life (PQoL) and increased job stress levels, which are crucial for both well-being personnel care provided to patients. Objective: this study aims explore relationship between among nurses at a medium-complexity hospital Lima, Peru, during pandemic. Methods: quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, correlational methodology was used, with non-probabilistic sample 59 nurses. Data were collected through online questionnaires assessing PQoL stress, using validated tools such as Nursing Stress Scale PQoL-35 Questionnaire. Results: majority participants (69,5 %) perceive good, highlighting high levels intrinsic motivation perceived life. In contrast, workload most negatively valued aspect. Job low overall, moderate positive correlation (r = 0,517; p < 0,05) found, suggesting that better conditions could improve PQoL. Workload identified significant factor stress. Conclusions: despite imposed by pandemic, maintain perception PQoL, especially terms However, is highlighted stressBackground:

Language: Английский

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Efectividad de micronutrientes suplementados sobre marcadores inflamatorios en pacientes contagiados con covid-19. Una revisión sistemática DOI Creative Commons
Valentina Rail, Nicole Seguel, Laura Quezada

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Salud Ciencia y Tecnología, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4, P. 781 - 781

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Introduction: Covid-19 is a recently discovered disease, originating in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, this virus being responsible for current pandemic. Due to spread virus, it interest evaluate available evidence on role micronutrient supplementation.Objective: characterize effectiveness supplemented micronutrients inflammatory markers patients.Methods: systematic review 3 053 studies was carried out through search electronic databases. Studies without variable results, comparison group and incomplete information were excluded.Results: three which proposed supplementation with vitamin C D critically ill patients found. Two clinical trials supplementation, showing decrease response variables (interleukin 6, ferritin CRP), while third evaluated relation admission ICU.Conclusions: little found, not possible affirm idea that studied help reduce concentration

Language: Английский

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The Business Paradox: Exploring the interaction between the Business Clock and the Sustainable Development Goals through an ethical, sustainable and well-being prism DOI Creative Commons
Víctor Mercader, Mary Luz Ordóñez Santos, José Luis Mercader

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Salud Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 739 - 739

Published: May 7, 2024

This research focuses on the need for companies to improve in various areas of performance and achieve positive outcomes. Twelve key variables were identified, including ethics, global leadership, teamwork, effective communication, education/training, technology, sustainability, negotiation, financial management, productivity, decision-making, corporate happiness, which are essential balanced growth any organization. These represent twelve hours clock and, when properly managed, balancing tangible intangible aspects, they lead long-term prosperous results. Additionally, connections analyzed established between these variables, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Mercader's Ethical Values Taxonomy. Questionnaires administered graduate professionals, using a Likert scale, assess companies. A total 4,207 responses obtained, along with participants' gender. The results provide an understanding priorities, realities, relevance studied business variables. is novel, as it has not been previously conducted its entirety or reflected upon empirical data obtained. Despite their apparent simplicity, realities effects within organizational environment. Therefore, this study highly relevant entrepreneurs, traders, educators, others, enables self-analysis, application new experiences, attainment benefits

Language: Английский

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Citoprotección del extracto de Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol (Cecropiaceae) sobre la línea celular normal adherente de fibroblastos humanos Hs68 DOI Creative Commons
Edelia C Villarreal, Catalina Rivas-Morales, Catalina Leos-Rivas

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Salud Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 754 - 754

Published: May 9, 2024

The study focuses on the therapeutic action of medicinal plants used in treatment chronic degenerative diseases. ethanolic extract Mexican species Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol, traditionally for diabetes, was evaluated. cytoprotective effect determined normal adherent human fibroblast cell line Hs68, and its toxicity assessed Artemia salina. using neutral red (NR) assay, demonstrating a viability 98 %, indicating very low cytotoxic no A. These assays have been routinely employed as screening methods natural extracts pure compounds with potential effects against cancer

Language: Английский

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Rehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease Using Virtual Reality (VR) DOI

A. Sathya,

V. Jeevika Tharini,

A. Aruna

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Advances in computer and electrical engineering book series, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: June 30, 2024

Virtual reality (VR) is an embarking technology in healthcare and acts as a prominent tool to balance patient impairments whereas it has recently been utilized rehabilitating people with Parkinson's disease (PD). The incidence of degenerative like PD increases life expectancy, which observed across the world. VR permits users be involved highly individualized enriched behaviour complex environments. Distinct postural control repetitive exercises diverse conditions can promote stimulus activity patients. generates imaginary world, perception modified by artificial creating conflict sensory movements, alters reflex vestibulo-ocular. games other rehabilitation activities improve standard living patient, shows prominence over traditional tools. main intent this chapter discuss impact significance (PD), games, telerehabilitation, Wii Fit training VR.

Language: Английский

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El potencial de la inteligencia artificial en la mejora del aprendizaje y bienestar estudiantil: prácticas pedagógicas innovadoras desde una neurociencia educativa DOI Creative Commons
Diego D. Díaz‐Guerra

PSIQUEMAG/ Revista Científica Digital de Psicología, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 147 - 159

Published: Dec. 20, 2024

La inteligencia artificial representa un sistema tecnológico de vanguardia que se espera transforme el panorama educacional contemporáneo. En este sentido, análisis cómo cerebro procesa la información para aprender punto partida configuración esta tecnología en educación. Para conocer realmente está integrando contexto educativo y función las neurociencias educacionales ello, realizó una revisión documental estudió 89 investigaciones empíricas publicadas Scopus entre 2019 2024 idioma inglés. Se obtuvo como resultado avance constituye ventaja sin precedente personalización del aprendizaje necesidades individuales los estudiantes. Aun así, es importante tener cuenta desafíos éticos inherentes al empleo tecnologías. Consideraciones sobre protección datos seguridad deben tenerse su implementación. conjunto, investigación ofrece posibilidades implementación estas tecnologías educación mejora bienestar estudiantil.

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Circular economy as a learning necessity in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Health DOI
María de la Caridad Casanova Moreno, Manuel Mellado González, Francisco Machado Reyes

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Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 565 - 565

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

Introduction: Education is central to building a different world. Learning about the circular economy transforms people, helps us think and change everyday realities with reflections ranging from way we consume food how dress. In same way, it allows see that plastics are in our lives provide value they can follow sustainable process if them responsibly, separate do not abandon environment.Objective: offer vision of as necessity for undergraduate graduate health teaching.Methods: narrative bibliographic review, where search was made MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scielo, LILACS databases, last 5 years, terms Circular Economy were used descriptors, alternative terms: education, development; economy; systematic review.Development: The importance teaching sector, education university students management sustainability, well curricular strategies based on comprehensive training graduates medical sciences possibility introducing defined.Conclusions: Cuba, there all potential achieve learning studies also necessary because this will improve results families, communities, system itself particular.

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The role of feedback in autonomous university learning DOI

Bismar Ariel Conde Arteaga,

Johana Carolina Lastra Cordero,

Jessica Viviana Peláez Álava

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Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 572 - 572

Published: Dec. 30, 2024

In Ecuadorian higher education, the quality of autonomous learning and self-regulation capacity students have faced persistent challenges. Despite advances in educational policies, continued to experience difficulties managing their learning, which impacted academic performance professional preparation. One determining factors was lack effective feedback from teachers, who focused on summative assessments rather than formative approaches. Feedback played a key role teaching as it allowed reflect adjust study strategies. However, many cases, this unidirectional, corrective late, limited its impact improving learning. addition, understanding how use reduced effectiveness developing Another problem identified variability accessibility due teachers' time resource constraints. distance asynchronous communication made interaction necessary for even more difficult. Furthermore, teacher training innovative strategies prevented potential promote conclusion, transforming into pedagogical tool essential improve requiring evidence-based

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Inverted Classroom as a Tool for Civic Education and Electoral Participation DOI

Janeth Carolina Alvarado Alquinga,

Marco Vinicio Nugra Pachar,

Janina Mariuxi Pineda Guerrero

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Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 599 - 599

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

IntroductionThe research analyzed the implementation of Inverted Classroom as a methodology for training in exercise optional vote second year high school students at Unidad Educativa Particular Sudamericano, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador. We examined how this innovative strategy could strengthen knowledge and electoral participation context where voting is young people from 16 to 18 years old. The need improve civic education through use digital resources active methodologies was identified.DevelopmentThe study addressed tool that allows transferring theoretical learning outside classroom, using information communication technologies (ICT). International national antecedents on its application different disciplines were reviewed, finding fosters critical thinking autonomy students. In addition, challenges highlighted, such divide teacher technological platforms. A comparative analysis made with previous experiences Latin America, highlighting positive impact student motivation.ConclusionThe concluded represents an effective alternative teaching voting, promoting reflection people. However, success depends availability technology training. It recommended be accompanied by educational policies guarantee equity access resources.

Language: Английский

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