Evaluación del uso de la fuerza policial y la vulneración de derechos humanos durante las protestas de octubre de 2019 en Ecuador by Fernando Polibio Yánez Llerena, Jessica Mishell Salguero Romero, Paola Margarita Jara Urquizo

“…El objetivo del estudio fue crear un espacio cognoscitivo y evaluar el uso de la fuerza ejercido por los agentes de la Policía Nacional en las manifestaciones de octubre de 2019 en Ecuador, provocadas por la promulgación del Decreto Ejecutivo 883, que contenía la eliminación del subsidio al combustible extra, súper y diésel, tras 45 años de vigor, induciendo a grandes movilizaciones a la capital de la República, como epicentro de estos disturbios. …”
Get full text

UNA EXPERIENCIA PEDAGÓGICA PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LA ORALIDAD A TRAVÉS DE LA CORPORALIDAD Y LA LÚDICA DRAMÁTICA by Benítez Mosquera Carlos Andrés, Herrera Torres Wilder Duban

“… La oralidad en niños y niñas de la escuela primaria de la zona rural de Aipe presentaba una deficiencia sustancial por aspectos como timidez, miedo, escaso capital cultural, falencias en el campo de la prosodia y contextos lingüísticos alejados de la aspiración de potenciar la oralidad en niños y niñas; frente a esta problemática de desarrollo de la oralidad se encuentran factores que permean y configuran los avances de niños y niñas: edades, contextos lingüísticos y estrategias docentes. …”
Get full text

A Case of Exacerbation of Chronic Pancreatitis Against the Background of COVID-19 Complicated by Pancreaticopleural Fistula with Enzymatic Pleurisy by I. I. Kotov, I. Yu. Kalinina, A. R. Propp, D. A. Sulim

“…A morphological examination of the macroscopic specimen revealed a diagnosis of pseudotumorous capitate chronic pancreatitis in the acute stage. After surgical treatment, according to ultrasound control, pleurisy was cured. …”
Get full text

Design and Prototyping of Solar Operated Fertilizer Sprayer. by Nduhura, Whycliffee

“…The most commonly used type by the Ugandan farmers are the knapsack sprayers which have to be carried at the back requiring a lot of physical effort to actuate the lever by one hand at a frequency of 15 to 20 strokes per minute because they are cheap in terms of capital cost. The main drawback with these sprayers is that they cannot be used for long working hours due to human drudgery and cause fatigue to the person spraying due to back pains and muscular problems making the entire operation tedious and time consuming and they also have low pressure. …”
Get full text

Assessment of the Social-Economic Contributions of Mgahinga National Park to Local Communities in Muramba Sub-County, Kisoro District, South-Western Uganda. by Mahoro, Shallon

“…The challenges faced by people living near the National Parks were limited livelihood alternatives, increased competition on other development initiatives, inadequate innovation and human capital, crop animal raiding, prostitution and lack of mass education on conservation.The possible solutions to the challenges faced by communities near Mgahinga National park were community`s involvement in conservation activities, community-based natural resource management, ensuring environmental sustainability, practical field-based monitoring of illegal activities, use of wildlife friendly products and implementation of policies. …”
Get full text

Impact of Taxes on Performance of Small-Scale Business Enterprises in Kabale Municipality. by Katusiime, Allen

“…The study further revealed that taxes mainly affect the performance of Small business enterprises through lost sales during the closure of the business premises by URA, the loss of machinery and equipment due to delay in remitting the tax, and the loss of capital due to the fines imposed by URA onto Small business enterprises that default on their tax obligation. …”
Get full text

Immune Cell-Based versus Albumin-Based Ratios as Outcome Predictors in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients by Zeba S, Surbatovic M, Udovicic I, Stanojevic I, Vojvodic D, Rondovic G, Mladenovic K, Abazovic T, Hasanovic A, Ilic AN, Abazovic D, Khan W, Djordjevic D

“…Snjezana Zeba,1 Maja Surbatovic,2 Ivo Udovicic,1 Ivan Stanojevic,3 Danilo Vojvodic,3 Goran Rondovic,1 Katarina Mladenovic,1 Tanja Abazovic,2 Almina Hasanovic,4 Aleksandra N Ilic,5 Dzihan Abazovic,6 Wasim Khan,7 Dragan Djordjevic1 1Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia; 2Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; 3Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia; 4Nephrology Clinic, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; 5Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia; 6Atlas Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia, Aba Medica Healthcare Centre, Ulcinj, Montenegro; 7Division of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UKCorrespondence: Maja Surbatovic, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Medical Academy, 17 Crnotravska Street, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia, Tel +381 11 2665 125, Email maja.surbatovic@gmail.comPurpose: The aim of the retrospective, single-center study was to assess the prognostic value of immune cell-based and albumin-based ratios regarding lethal outcome in critically ill COVID-19 patients.Patients and Methods: We analyzed 612 adult critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) between April 2020 and November 2022. …”
Get full text

TILTomorrow today: dynamic factors predicting changes in intracranial pressure treatment intensity after traumatic brain injury by Shubhayu Bhattacharyay, Florian D. van Leeuwen, Erta Beqiri, Cecilia A. I. Åkerlund, Lindsay Wilson, Ewout W. Steyerberg, David W. Nelson, Andrew I. R. Maas, David K. Menon, Ari Ercole, the CENTER-TBI investigators and participants

“…Abstract Practices for controlling intracranial pressure (ICP) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) vary considerably between centres. …”
Get full text

Realization of a cascade treatment algorithm for glaucoma in St. Petersburg by A.V. Antonova, V.P. Nikolaenko, V.V. Brzheskiy

“…Petersburg, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <i><b>Aim</b>: to analyze the duration and regimen of topical treatment and the pattern of prior laser and surgical procedures in patients with glaucoma who were admitted to the hospital for IOP-lowering interventions.…”
Get full text

Clinical course, management and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients: A case series by L Bertels, K Manning, A Redd, T du Toit, Z Barday, E Muller

“…Six patients (55%) required hospitalisation, of whom 3 were admitted to a high‐care unit or intensive care unit. …”
Get full text

Phase transitions, Dirac and Weyl semimetal states in Mn1−x Ge x Bi2Te4 by A. M. Shikin, N. L. Zaitsev, T. P. Estyunina, D. A. Estyunin, A. G. Rybkin, D. A. Glazkova, I. I. Klimovskikh, A. V. Eryzhenkov, K. A. Kokh, V. A. Golyashov, O. E. Tereshchenko, S. Ideta, Y. Miyai, Y. Kumar, T. Iwata, T. Kosa, K. Kuroda, K. Shimada, A. V. Tarasov

“…In the case of AFM ordering, the transition between TI and the trivial insulator phase passes through the Dirac semimetal state, whereas for FM phase such route admits three intermediate states instead of one (TI—Dirac semimetal—Weyl semimetal—Dirac semimetal—trivial insulator). …”
Get full text

Vulnerabilidad sísmica y capacidad de carga de un puente atirantado basados en confiabilidad estructural Seismic vulnerability and loading capacity of a wire strained bridge based... by Edgar Muñoz, Federico Nunez, Jorge A Rodríguez, Alfonso Ramos, Camilo Otálora

“…Finally, some wire strainers have higher level tensions than specifications admitted during its design and international recommendations for these kinds of bridges.…”
Get full text

Cost efficiency of inpatient rehabilitation following acquired brain injury: the first international adaptation of the UK approach by Ian D Cameron, Julie Ratcliffe, Ian Cameron, Belinda Gabbe, Rachel Milte, Ciara Ryan, Karen Roberts, Zhibin Chen, Russell Gruen, Laura Jolliffe, Natasha A Lannin, Peter Hunter, Maria Crotty, Lynne Turner-Stokes, Lisa Cameron, David Attwood, Anne Holland, Jacqui Morarty, Lynne Turner Stokes, Christine Latimer, Dina Watterson, John Rabling, Melanie Reed, Mithu Palit, Troy Huggins, Verna Smith, Elizabeth O’Shannessy, Rebecca Nicks, Alison Gehrig, Katelyn Moloney, Sophie O’Keefe, Megan Coulter, Margaret Inches, Erin Gee, Sue McLellan

“…Objectives To adapt and apply a model for evaluating the functional benefits and cost efficiency of specialist inpatient rehabilitation to the Australian context, comparing functional outcomes and savings in the cost of ongoing care after acquired brain injury.Design An observational cohort analysis of prospectively collected clinical data from admission to discharge, with follow-up to 3 years.Setting A newly established state-wide inpatient postacute rehabilitation unit in Victoria, Australia for patients with moderate to severe acquired brain injury.Participants This study included consecutive patients admitted to the programme during its first 2 years’ operation (January 2016 to December 2017). …”
Get full text

Sexual Practices and HIV Prevention Strategies Used by Female Sex Workers in Lagos, Nigeria: An Assessment of the Willingness to Use a Microbicide by Ekama SO, Sheth AN, Ilomuanya MO, Okwuzu JO, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Ezeobi PM, Oladele DA, Ezechi OC, Salako BL

“…On the other hand, 64.6% had taken PrEP medications, of which 28% admitted skipping doses. Although 41% were concerned about male partner acceptance, a total of 95% will be willing to use a microbicide. …”
Get full text

Prediction Models of Severity in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis by Iulia Ratiu, Renata Bende, Camelia Nica, Oana Budii, Calin Burciu, Andreea Barbulescu, Tudor Moga, Bogdan Miutescu, Roxana Sirli, Mirela Danila, Alina Popescu, Felix Bende

“…<b>Material and Methods:</b> A retrospective analysis was carried outon 108 patients admitted in our center during one year with acute biliary pancreatitis. …”
Get full text

Effect analysis of radiofrequency catheter ablation in the treatment of 7 children with atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy by Min Zhang, Xiaoxiao Cao, Suqiong Ji, Mohammadreza Kosari, Yong Zhang

“…Methods A total of 7 children (4 girls and 3 boys) diagnosed with atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy and admitted to Wuhan Children’s Hospital from January 2017 to April 2024 were selected. …”
Get full text

Multiple and complex eye injuries in children by G.Sh. Arzhimatova, O.V. Karaseva, E.A. Koroleva, G.M. Chernakova

“…</p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods: </b>this study included 403 children aged 1 month to 18 years with eye injuries associated with multiple or complex injuries of varying severity on the day before hospital admission. All children were admitted between 2014 and 2020. The following data were evaluated: patient's age, gender, severity of complex trauma based on the ISS score, cause of trauma, combination of anatomical areas involved. …”
Get full text

Prognostic value of inflammatory markers for all-cause mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction in the coronary care unit: a retrospective study based on MIMIC-IV dat... by Fen Cao, Jun-jun Jiang, Gui Zhang, Jun Liu, Ping Xiao, Yang Tian, Wei Zhang, Sheng Zhang, Feng Hou, Zhong-Wu Bao, Kun Wu, Yong-zhi Zhu

“…This paper was to verify the correlation of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) with all-cause mortality for AMI patients in the CCU.MethodsAdult patients diagnosed with AMI and admitted to CCU were selected from the MIMIC-IV database. …”
Get full text

Treatment of autonomous intestinal neuropathy in critical care by prucalopride and multistrain probiotic by A. L. Kovaleva, A. I. Ulyanin, O. Yu. Kiselyova, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertychny, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Patient I., 54 year-old admitted to the hospital; presenting complaints included flatulence, constipation for up to three days and severe general weakness. …”
Get full text

Pilot study of a comprehensive multidisciplinary inpatient-based approach to smoking cessation in patients with vascular disease by Tanner Kim, MD, Anand Brahmandam, MBBS, Dana Alameddine, MD, Rachel Forman, MD, Amin Hardik, MD, Lisa Fucito, PhD, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, Raul Guzman, MD, Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS, MPH

“…Methods: Adult smokers with occlusive or aneurysmal arterial disease admitted after vascular surgery in a tertiary care center were enrolled. …”
Get full text