Browsing by area / line of research "Calidad de vida y bienestar / Salud"

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    • Acute exposure to C60 fullerene damages pulmonary mitochondrial function and mechanics 

      Caldeira, Dayene De Assis Fernandes; Mesquita, Flvia Muniz; Pinheiro, Felipe Gomes; Oliveira, Dahienne Ferreira; Silva Oliveira, Luis Felipe; Nascimento, José Hamilton Matheus Do; Takiya, Christina Maeda; Maciel, Leonardo; Zin, Walter Araújo (Taylor & Francis, 2021)
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      C60 fullerene (C60) nanoparticles, a nanomaterial widely used in technology, can offer risks to humans, overcome biological barriers, and deposit onto the lungs. However, data on its putative pulmonary burden are scanty. ...

    • Adsorption of antipyrine by activated carbons from FeCl3-activation of Tara gum 

      Bedia, Jorge; Belver Coldeira, Carolina; Ponce Álvarez, Silvia; Rodríguez, Juan Martín; Rodríguez, J. J. (Elsevier BV, 2018)
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      Activated carbons were synthesized by FeCl3-activation of Tara gum at different temperatures (400–1000 °C). The activating agent and the precursor were physically mixed at different ratios (r= FeCl3:precursor, 0.5–3.0 ...

    • Anxiety, distress, and turnover intention of healthcare workers in Peru by their distance to the epicenter during the COVID-19 crisis 

      Yáñez, Jaime A.; Afshar Jahanshahi, Asghar; Álvarez-Risco, Aldo; Li, Jizhen; Zhang, Stephen X. (The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
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      We conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess the anxiety, distress, and turnover intention (likelihood to leave their current job) of healthcare workers in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results reported that ...

    • Artisanal ceramic factories using wood combustion: A nanoparticles and human health study 

      Martinello, Kátia; Hower, J. C.; Pinto, Diana C.; Schnorr, Carlos E.; Dotto, G. L.; Silva Oliveira, Marcos Leandro; Ramos, Claudete Gindri (Elsevier, 2022)
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      The ceramics industry, resulting from developments of modern compounds, is a segment of great influence in worldwide sustainability. Artisanal ceramic factories based on wood combustion have significant risks for the ...

    • Belief in a COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory as a Predictor of Mental Health and Well-Being of Health Care Workers in Ecuador: Cross-Sectional Survey Study 

      Chen, Xi; Zhang, Stephen X; Jahanshahi, Asghar Afshar; Álvarez-Risco, Aldo; Dai, Huiyang; Li, Jizhen; García Ibarra, Verónica Janneth (JMIR Publications, 2020)
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      Background: During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, social media platforms have become active sites for the dissemination of conspiracy theories that provide alternative explanations of the cause of the pandemic, ...

    • Comment on: “The Impact of Patent Expiry on Drug Prices: A Systematic Literature Review” 

      Vílchez Román, Carlos; Sanguinetti Cordero, Sol; Mezones Holguín, Edward (Springer International, 2019)
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      Carta al editor: Vondeling et al. Recientemente han publicado en Applied Health Economics and Health Policy (AHEHP) una revisión sistemática (SR) sobre el impacto de la caducidad de la patente en los precios de los ...

    • Covid-19 in Peru: From supervised walks for children to the first case of Kawasaki-like syndrome 

      Yáñez, Jaime A.; Álvarez-Risco, Aldo; Delgado Zegarra, Jaime (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
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      To the Editor: Godlee appraises the UK government’s response to covid-19.1 Peru is among the countries with the most covid-19 cases globally,2 reaching 178¿914 cases on 3 June.3 Regardless of this, on 18 May the Peruvian ...

    • COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and problematic eating behaviors in a student population 

      Flaudias, Valentín; Iceta, Sylvain; Zerhouni, Oulmann; Rodgers, Rachel Florence; Billieux, Joël; Llorca, Pierre Michel; Boudesseul, Jordane; de Chazeron, Ingrid; Romo, Lucia; Maurage, Pierre; Samalin, Ludovic; Bègue, Laurent; Näassila, Mickaël; Brousse, Georges; Guillaume, S. (NLM (Medline), 2020)
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      Background and aims: Since mid-March 2020, over 3 billion people have been confined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Problematic eating behaviors are likely to be impacted by the pandemic through multiple pathways. ...

    • Curitiba Statement on Health Promotion and Equity: voices from people concerned with global inequities 

      Akerman, Marco; Mercer, Raúl; Franceschini, Maria Cristina; Rocha, Dais; Prado Alexandre Weiss, Veruska; Peñaherrera Sánchez, Edwin; Moysés, Simone Tetú (Oxford University Press, 2019)
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      This Statement represents the voice of participants in the 22nd IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, held in Curitiba, Brazil, in May 2016. The Brazilian political context at that time greatly influenced the drafting ...

    • Data on gender representation in food and beverage print advertisements found in corner stores from Guatemala and Peru 

      Rozas Urrunaga, Lucila Jimena; Busse Cárdenas, Peter; Barnoya, Joaquín; Garrón, Alejandra Karina (BioMed Central, 2021)
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      Data on gender representation in food and beverage advertisements may allow for a better understanding of how the food industry is targeting different audiences based on gender. Nonetheless, scant research on food and ...

    • Design and content validation of a set of SMS to promote seeking of specialized mental health care within the Allillanchu Project 

      Toyama, M.; Diez Canseco, Francisco; Busse Cárdenas, Peter; Del Mastro, I.; Miranda, J. J. (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
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      Background The aim of this study was to design and develop a set of, short message service (SMS) to promote specialized mental health care seeking within the framework of the Allillanchu Project. Methods The design phase ...

    • Developing and testing a measure of COVID-19 organizational support of healthcare workers – results from Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia 

      Zhang, Stephen X.; Sun, Shuhua; Afshar Jahansha, Asghar; Álvarez-Risco, Aldo; García Ibarra, Verónica Janneth; Li, Jizhen; Patty Tito, Ross Mary (Elsevier, 2020)
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      During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are facing high workloads with resource constraints and risk of virus exposure, and healthcare organizations need to support their healthcare workers to reduce their anxiety. ...

    • Different regressors for linear modelling of Electroencephalographic recordings in visual and auditory tasks 

      Mugruza Vassallo, Carlos (IEEE, 2016)
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      The use of hierarchical linear modelling has been increasing in the last 5 years to analyze EEG data. Until now, no clear comparison on linear modelling in different modalities has been done. Therefore, specific differences ...

    • Distribution of health care facilities 

      Carrillo Rojas, Ethel Rosario (Taylor and Francis, 2019)
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      This chapter provides a population-based analysis of the distribution and potential capacity of different types health care facilities in Peru. Health care facilities are heavily concentrated in the major urban areas of ...

    • Ebola virus disease outbreak: A global approach for health systems 

      Álvarez-Risco, Aldo; Dawson, Jane; Johnson, Wiltshire C.N.; Conteh Barrat, Mohamed; Aslani, Parisa; Del Aguila Arcentales, Shyla; Diaz Risco, Santiago (Editorial Ciencias Medicas, 2020)
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      Introduction: Ebola virus disease is a severe, highly infectious, and often fatal illness. The pharmacists’ experience regarding Ebola in Sierra Leon is valuable for other countries, insofar they can learn from it and ...

    • In vitro antiproliferative activity of palladium(II) thiosemicarbazone complexes and the corresponding functionalized chitosan coated magnetite nanoparticles 

      Hernández Gorritti, Wilfredo Román; Vaisberg Wolach, Abraham; Tobar, Mabel; Álvarez, Melisa; Manzur Saffie, Jorge; Echevarría, Yuri; Spodine Spiridonova, Evgenia  (The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2016)
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      This work reports the synthesis and characterization of palladium(II) complexes Pd(L1)2 (1), Pd(L2)2 (2), Pd(L3)2 (3) and Pd(L4)2 (4), where L1H: 1-naphthaldehyde thiosemicarbazone; L2H: 4-phenyl-(1-naphthaldehyde)thiose ...

    • Incidence of lung cancer and mortality among civil construction industry workers: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Cahuana Pinto, Rita Stella Maria; Panzenhagen, Alana Castro; Silva Oliveira, Luis Felipe; Moreira, José Cláudio Fonseca; Schnorr, Carlos Eduardo (Public Library of Science, 2021)
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      Background The construction sector is one of the most stable growth industries in the world. However, many studies have suggested an association between occupational exposure in civil construction and lung cancer risk. ...

    • Indole-3-carbaldehyde Semicarbazone Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activities 

      Carrasco Solís, Fernando Carlos; Hernández Gorritti, Wilfredo Román; Chupayo, Oscar; Celedonio M., Álvarez; Oramas Royo, Sandra; Spodine, Evgenia; Tamariz Angeles, Carmen; Olivera Gonzale, Percy; Dávalos, Juan Z. (Hindawi Limited, 2020)
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      The two-dimensional NMR (in acetone-d6) spectral data revealed that the molecules 1 and 2 in solution are in the cisE isomeric form. This evidence is supported by DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory ...

    • Insights in Osteosarcoma by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Serum Metabonomics 

      Quintero Escobar, Melissa; da Costa, Tássia B.B.C.; Gelain Martins, Lucas; Costa, Sílvia Souza Da; vanHelvoort Lengert, André; Boldrini, Érica; Morini da Silva, Sandra Regina; Lopes, Luiz Fernando Risso; Vidal, Daniel Onofre; Krepischi, Ana Cristina Victorino; Maschietto, Mariana; Tasic, L. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)
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      Pediatric osteosarcoma outcomes have improved over the last decades; however, patients who do not achieve a full resection of the tumor, even after aggressive chemotherapy, have the worst prognosis. At a genetic level, ...

    • Multiple relationships between aerosol and COVID-19: A framework for global studies 

      Cao, Yaxin; Shao, LongYi; Jones, Tim Peter; Silva Oliveira, Marcos Leandro; Ge, Shuoyi; Feng, Xiaolei; Bérubé, Kelly Ann (Elsevier, 2021)
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      COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) is a severe respiratory syndrome currently causing a human global pandemic. The original virus, along with newer variants, is highly transmissible. Aerosols are a multiphase system ...