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Objective: To offer a general overview of food security in Mexico in the context of food crises. Methodology: Various bibliographical research sources documenting the state of the art on this topic were reviewed and analyzed, as well as statistical information from official sources in Mexico, in addition to documentary archives of previous research developed at CIAD. A. C. and other institutions. Results: Food crises in Mexico have a direct impact on the state of food security. Its complex and multifactorial nature appears closely related to long and short term conjunctural situations that link some of the particularities of economic, health, supply, and ecological crises, among others. In this sense, this study provides a general context of updated documentary and statistical analysis that contributes to reflecting on the food situation in the country. Conclusions: it is considered that, beyond the official results against food crises, concepts or strategies such as self-sufficiency, sovereignty and food security should not continue to be considered exclusive terms in political discourse, since it is necessary to resize their scope and principles in order to achieve an effective agroproductive food model of sustainable development, focused on strengthening the food quality of mexicans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article investigates the mechanisms of participation for the Mexican society in the formulation of the cultural policy according to the General Law of Culture and Cultural Rights of 2017; in detail the breakthroughs of the National Meeting of Culture, space focused on the elaboration, coordination, and evaluation of the cultural policies. The cultural governance approach is employed to review the Law and the results of the first and second National Meeting of Culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Subsequent to the second half of the twentieth century Alexander de Tocqueville became a classic within the canon of Western thought, often rescued by the intellectuals of conservative neoliberalism. He has been considered 'our contemporary' due to his 'sociological glimpses' and his ability to predict the crisis of today's society. The French Lucien Jaume stands up to this idea with Tocqueville: The Aristocratic Sources of Liberty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Portal hypertension is defined as an increase above 5 mmHg in the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) consisting of the difference in pressure between the portal vein and suprahepatic veins. Clinically significant portal hypertension is defined when it exceeds 10 mmHg and is associated complications as ascites, hepatic encephalopathy and appearance of gastroesophageal varices. Although it is usually related to cirrhosis, it can be present in the absence of it as in cases of Budd-Chiari syndrome or idiopathic portal hypertension (HPI). Bleeding from esophageal varices is the most feared consequence of portal hypertension, with a mortality of 20% whiting 6 weeks of acute episode. The key to achieve a good outcome is the combination of medical and endoscopic treatment, both in the acute episode and in prevention and recurrence of bleeding. In this review, we describe screening, primary prevention, secondary prevention and treatment of variceal bleeding, following recent changes in the last specialist forum in Baveno, Italy, in 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]