Major congenital defects. Relevant risk factors. Cienfuegos. 2000-2005. by Vivian Vázquez Martínez, Cristóbal Torres González, Gabriel González Jiménez, Yobadis Hernández del Sol, Ana López Rodríguez del Rey, Gladis Barberis Pérez

“…The variables gathered by the Cuban Congenital Defects Records were studied. Chi-Square method was used with 95% of accuracy and a reliance rate of 95%; logistic regression was used with the Wald test. …”
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Aplicación de la teoría de seguridad al diseño de cimentaciones en arenas: Chequeo de linealidad Application of the safety theory to the design of foundations in sands: Checkup of... by Ana Virginia González Cueto Vila, Gilberto Quevedo Sotolongo

“…The Checkup of the Pressure Linear Limit is implemented, and the results obtained are compared with the safety coefficients of the Cuban Standard. The coefficients obtained in this work make possible more economic designs…”
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Noel Hernández Rodríguez, scalpel in hand plastic surgeon by Tatiana Hernández González, Yaneisy Valdés Gutierrez, Yurisbel Tomás Solenzal Alvarez

“…His praiseworthy curriculum highlights his international collaboration in Venezuela for 3 years, the distinctions for being a higher medical education founder (21/Dec/2006), distinction "Founder with Fidel XX Anniversary" (27/July/2006), distinction "In the service of life" (17/Nov/2006), the Alphabetization medal, "30th Anniversary of the FAR", “Manuel Piti Fajardo" medal and the distinction "For Cuban Education". For many years he was the only second-degree specialist in Plastic Surgery and Caumatology, member and founder of the Provincial Chapter of Plastic Surgery and Caumatology and titular member of the Cuban Society of Plastic Surgery and Caumatology, he obtained the rank of assistant professor and later the consultant rank until his 72 years of age when he decided to retire. …”
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Shorten tables of estimated mortality for Cienfuegos province in 2014-2016 and 2017-2019 by Yenisvel Yut Vidal, Alfonso Farnós Morejón

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: the calculation of life expectancy at birth and at different ages acquires certain relevance in socio-demographic contexts such as the Cuban one, where the lengthening of survival is one of the fundamental characteristics of demographic dynamics.…”
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Granma adolescents´ fertility in the 2015-2020 period by Arelis Rosalen Mora Pérez

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Cuban fertility is below replacement, a condition that has been maintained for more than four decades. …”
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Comparative Anthropometric Profile in athlete students and non athlete ones. by Georgina Jiménez Estrada, Gema Matienzo González Carvajal, Juan José Apollinaire Pennini, María Teresa Martínez Barroso, Marta Gómez Arcila, Hilda Carmouce Cairo

“…An evaluation was performed on weight, size, triceps skinfold, and branchial circumpherence using the Cuban weight scales for size, weight according to age, size for the age, triceps skinfold, and branchial circumpherence in regard to the age, as well as the Z score for weight and size. …”
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Rhinoplasty in Mestizo and Black Noses by Bernaldo Canto Vidal, Tania Canto Vigil

“…<strong>Background</strong>: There are many mestizos and black inhabitants in the Cuban population who from an economic stand-point, have a highly important percentage. …”
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Actions’ system for continuous improvement in the functioning of disciplinary groups by Mabel Rocha Vázquez, María Isabel Mentecón Ledo

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> identified potentialities and limitations in the functioning of the disciplinary groups in the institution, aspects considered when proposing planning, organization, execution and control actions for continuous improvement, which particularize aspects for those groups that focus on work practice by constitute education at work as a fundamental principle and organizational form in Cuban Medical Education. The validation of the proposal confirmed its value, so implementing it is the challenge to continue betting on the quality of the processes at the university.…”
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Debate effectiveness for the strengthening the university educational work from the curricular work by Julio Fragoso Fragoso, Blanca Rosa Garcés Garcés, Lian Roque Roque, Ibys Espinosa Requesens, Valia Caminero Chávez, Francisco Jacas Frada

“…The debate deliberated by the teacher was introduced on the basis of articles with impact on the current Cuban society, previously selected and student oriented. …”
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The Nasal Route as a Potential Pathway for Delivery of Erythropoietin in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Humans by Julio Cesar García-Rodríguez, Iliana Sosa Teste

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Notes on medical publications in Villa Clara by Jesús Ramón Sánchez Pérez, José Ramón Ruiz Hernández

“…Background: Villa Clara's Public Health has a rich history, through which a group of prominent professionals from the different branches of Medical Sciences can meet, who in one way or another contributed significantly to Cuban Public Health and even reached international repercussion as is the case of Joaquín Albarrán Domínguez. …”
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Exploring medical interns' knowledge on hypertension by Margarita Rosa Roméu Escobar, Luis Padrón Velázquez, Beatriz Sabina Roméu, Zulema Bos Rodríguez

“…<strong>Objective:</strong> to explore knowledge acquired by sixth year students of medicine on "Cuban guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension" and to evaluate the results of medical licensing examinations according to this condition. …”
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Vocational extension strategy aimed at the professional training of dental careers students by Judith Áucar López, Maitee Lajes Ugarte

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: permanence in university careers continues to present shortcomings, a fact that also reaches Cuban higher medical education. This problem, in direct relation to vocational guidance, can be mitigated with actions such as the promotion of university outreach activities to school populations, which in turn allow the integral development of university students.…”
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Malignant Granular Cell Tumor of the Back: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Laura Stone McGuire, Danny Yakoub, Mecker G. Möller, Andrew Rosenberg, Alan Livingstone

“…This paper presents a case of a large rapidly recurrent malignant granular cell tumor with regional and distal metastases on the back of a 54-year-old Cuban man. The primary tumor recurred within six months of the original wide local excision and with satellite lesions apparent at twelve months, and the mass was diagnosed using the histological criteria established by Fanburg-Smith et al. for malignant granular cell tumors. …”
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Evaluation of sound environment in the Manufacturing and Marketing Company of glucose, starch and other corn byproducts. Cienfuegos, Cuba by Tamara Montenegro Calderón, Gloria Marilé Ávalos Ávalos, Alicia María Gómez Villarejo

“…Measurements of sound levels in the working areas were done according to the valid Cuban standard NC 19-01-14/83. Variables continues equivalent sound level, express in decibels (dB(A) and time of exposure in hours. …”
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Vasomotor Syndrome its Association with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Ana Mary Fernández Milán, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Daysi Antonia Navarro Despaigne.

“…The variables studied were: the intensity of the syndrome vasomotor, through the Pérez Piñeiro Cuban scale and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: overweight and obesity, abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes mellitus type 2, hypercholesterolemia and sedentary lifestyle. …”
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Chronic Inflammatory Periodontal Disease in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. by Vania López Rodríguez, Emilio Carpio Muñoz, Vicente Fardales Macías, Iralys Benítez Guzmán

“…The occurrence of the disease was determined after the Periodontics Cuban Standards, and oral hygiene was assessed through the simplified oral hygiene index. …”
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Epidemiological and entomological profile of malaria in Huambo province. Angola, 2018 by Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Clementino Sacanombo, Jovita Chocoputo Cachequele André, Mwadi Kapinga Kapinga, Jesús Ramón Joya Garcia, Joaquin Ukuessenje Isaac

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> there was a marked decrease in cases and deaths during the year; those under five years of age reported higher rates of morbidity and mortality; pregnant women are one of the most vulnerable groups; the 65.5% of those diagnosed with malaria underwent a rapid test and there was a decrease in larval populations as a result of the use of the Bactivec and Gliceresf Cuban insecticides.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> malaria is a health problem in Huambo, its burden is high and causes great morbidity and fatality rates in vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and children under five years of age.…”
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Personal responsibility with health in Cuba: Mapping and play of actors for its promotion by Isabel Pilar Luis Gonzálvez, Yusdanys Torres Jiménez, Adolfo Gerardo Álvarez Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> provide the health sector with sufficient decision tools to implement a policy of intersectoral alliances to promote personal responsibility with the health of the Cuban population in a time horizon until 2030.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> strategic prospective study since January 2018 to March 2020. …”
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Electrocardiographic Voltages: Normal Criteria for a Pediatric Population in Cuba by Elibet Chávez González, Emilio González Rodríguez, María del Carmen Llanes Camacho, Raimundo Carmona Puerta, Yosvany García Nóbrega, Merlin Garí Llanes

“…<strong><br />Objective:</strong> to describe the normal criteria for electrocardiographic voltages in a Cuban pediatric population. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> a descriptive study was conducted. …”
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