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Grant funding is critical to building a sustained research career. Yet in this climate of academic performativity little is known about how individual academics make their contribution to knowledge fundable. This in-depth longitudinal case study explores an approach evolved by an experienced Canadian scientist whose work is recognized for both scholarly and societal impact. We demonstrate how, over ten years, his agentive participation in academic interactions has contributed to continual development of his research and its funding through: his seeking and engaging with feedback; network-wide view of feedback sources; and drawing on feedback to inform his writing and research thinking. The article suggests a developmental view of the process in which, over time, researchers conceive, expand and draw on their feedback networks. Locating funding success within the social dimensions of knowledge and researcher development, the study sheds light on the role of agency and experiential learning in enabling contributions to frontline knowledge. Results suggest a novel, encompassing way for post-PhD researchers to build towards sustained grant funding. [Translation from English by Mercè Rius.]

Research shows that executive functions (EF) and fine motor skills (FMS) contribute to early academic skills, possibly in overlapping ways. We examine whether and how EF and FMS interact in the concurrent prediction of maths, reading and spelling skills at the start of kindergarten. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) on data from 1248 five-year-olds supports a compensatory account of EF and FMS in contributing towards maths and spelling skills. Controlling for socio-economic status, age, time spent in kindergarten and intelligence, the influence of EF on spelling achievement was larger for children with poorer compared to better FMS, and vice versa; FMS significantly predicted maths achievement only in children with high but not low EF, and vice versa. Identifying EF or FMS difficulties at or before the start of kindergarten may be important. Different approaches to intervention involving EF and FMS may be appropriate for maths versus spelling skills. We suggest for early childhood curricula to enhance opportunities for FMS development, especially for children who enter kindergarten with poor FMS. [Translation from English by Mercè Rius.]

Little is known about feeding and eating disorders (FED) in the community of Latino origin in the Caribbean. The purpose of this study is to identify the published research on the FED with the Spanish-speaking Latino population from the Caribbean islands. The narrative systemic review was focused on Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. For the narrative systematic review, we used the Covidence program in eight databases (i.e., PubMed, Scopus, Scielo, LILACS, Global Health, CINAHL, Psych Info, REDIB) using the Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analyses-PRISMA guidelines. We used the keywords in both languages Spanish and English (i.e., eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, disordered eating), combined with keywords for the identification of the Caribbean geographic area (i.e., Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Latinos, Latinas, Latinxs) for the literature search. Out of 398 articles, 13 articles were included in the final review (Cuba n=4; Puerto Rico n=8; combined Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic, n=1). Published topics include prevalence of FED in youth, college students, and gay men, and body image, bigorexia, scale development for orthorexia, genetic factors, and the role of the family in the treatment of FED. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This work illustrates one of the actions that UNICEF undertook in 2020 as part of the technical support provided to the Ministry of Education and Science of Paraguay in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Multilingual educational podcasts were developed to ensure the continuity of education for parts of the indigenous population while protective measures were being implemented in the country. These podcasts, developed for primary and secondary education, represented an interactive tool available to the educational community. Their aim was to contribute to facilitating the process of teaching and learning at a distance, especially in communities with little or no access to the Internet, thereby allowing students to reinforce previous learning and acquire new knowledge. To ensure the success of the programme, from scripts to dissemination, it was crucial to take into account the multicultural and multilingual nature of the Paraguayan population. The programme evaluation demonstrates that interactive audio education can serve as a mechanism for distance learning, which can reach otherwise excluded students. The experience and lessons learned during this first use of the programme can serve as a basis for its future implementation, as it was shown that teachers evaluated the audios to be a useful tool they plan to implement in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article analyzes the many ways in which the "defense of life" discourse has been mobilized for differing political uses in Latin America, considering the meanings ascribed to this banner of struggle from the demand for protection of life advocated by the human rights movements of the late twentieth century, to processes surrounding the biopoliticization of life. In particular, we analyze three cases that show how life mobilizes different and even conflicting agendas: the defense of legal abortion advocated by feminist movements to prevent the death of women; the defense of life from conception advocated by the Catholic hierarchy; and the defense of human life and the planet, mobilized by socioenvironmental groups. Despite the growing consensus reached by the expansion of human rights regarding the need to protect life, the article shows how --far from being neutral-- life is a politically disputed signifier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the structural gender violence suffered by Guatemalan indigenous women and girl refugees. For this, a transborder intersectional analytical framework is employed, and the statements included in asylum applications are used along with interviews conducted with 24 indigenous women and girls, complemented by 60 interviews with judges, activists, lawyers and advocates who work in and for the Guatemalan courts specialised in gender violence. The integrated economic policy of the United States, Mexico and Central America, as well as the military, trade and immigration policies in the region are the wider framework in which gender violence has evolved and are an integral part of the lives of the indigenous women and girls fleeing Guatemala today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: There are significant developmental differences in physiology and pharmacology in neonates that make the conduct of a safe anesthetic much more challenging in a neonate. Objectives: Complete a focused review of the current knowledge of the physiological and pharmacologic differences seen in newborns that impact the safe administration of anesthesia. Methods: A selective review of literature in developmental changes in physiology and pharmacology was completed. Results: This knowledge acquired in the review was used to establish common principles for the safe administration of anesthesia to newborn patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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"Modernity" has recently been the subject of considerable discussion among historians. This article reviews some of the debates and argues that modernity is a problematic concept because it implies a complete rupture with "traditional" ways of life. Studies of key terms are undertaken with the aid of Google Ngrams. These show that "modernity," "modern times," and "traditional" - in English and other languages- have a history of their own. A brief analysis of the shift from a self oriented toward equilibrium to a self oriented toward stimulation demonstrates that modernity is not necessary to historical analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Healthcare is in need of fundamental change if we are going to make significant improvements in outcomes while limiting costs. Lean methods, initially developed in the manufacturing industry, have been shown to deliver real improvements in quality, productivity, and safety while using fewer resources in healthcare service settings. These tools,management practices and philosophies have been successfully adapted in operative services at SC. They can transform your system and culture through engagement of frontline staff into a continuously improving service with real and sustainable enhancements in clinical outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses international law and legislation regarding the use of the plant pesticide glyphosate, with information on scientific literature on the potential health effects of fumigation with the herbicide. Topics include the anti-narcotics program "Plan Colombia," a ruling in Cordoba, Argentina condemning to soybean producers for the contamination of their neighborhoods by spraying glyphosate, and the criminalization of environmental crimes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Barrio Ituzaingó, Argentina.

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This article discusses the journey undertaken to the province of Extremadura, Spain, by Luis Méndez de Haro, a Spanish general and nobleman and a favorite of King Philip IV. The author comments on the foreign policy of Spain during this period in the mid-17th century, particularly with the autonomous communities within the country, such as Extremadura. She also describes the Méndez de Haro's role in the Treaty of the Pyrenees, ending the war between France and Spain in 1659. The defeat of the Spanish troops under his command in the Battle of the Lines of Elvas between Portugal and Spain is also explored.

Background: Periodontal disease (PD) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It can initiate an autoimmune reaction, increase systemic inflammation, and accelerate the progression of preexisting atherosclerotic plaques. In presence of inflammation, PD increases the concentration of C-reactive protein (measured through hs-CRP) that is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk. It has been found that the value of hs-CRP is significantly higher in patients with periodontitis. Objective: Determine if there are significant differences in the values of hs-CRP among patients with untreated moderate-to-advanced chronic PD and edentulous patients (marker of absence of PE). Methods: A case-control study was carried out with a sample of 60 patients older than 30 years of age (30 cases with moderate-to-advanced chronic periodontitis diagnosed and 30 edentulous controls). Blood samples were taken from all patients (complete blood count, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, hs-CRP) and the results were compared. Results: The average hs-CRP in patients with periodontitis was 2.19 mg/L and 4.12 mg/L in edentulous patients. There is a tendency to find values higher of hs-CRP in edentulous patients, given that there was higher exposure in patients with periodontitis. The results were not statistically significant. Conclusion: hs-CRP was higher in edentulous patients and hs-CRP values in patients with periodontitis were not seen as a high risk factor for cardiovascular disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A literary criticism of the novel "Plata Quemada," by Ricardo Piglia is presented. It states that Plata Quemada is a crime novel narrating a robbery that happened in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1960s. It presents listening as the dominant mode of perception in the novel. It mentions the characters and offers information on each of them. A model of adjusted listening proposed by the author as a way to approach the text is also given.

La Sra. B, mujer de 45 años de edad, casada, premenopáusica, fue diagnosticada de trastorno depresivo mayor hace 10 años y posteriormente tratada con éxito durante 12 meses con fluoxetina (20 mg/día), sin efectos secundarios significativos. Permaneció sin síntomas depresivos durante los siguientes 8-9 años. Hace 1 año se le diagnosticó un cáncer de mama invasivo con receptor de estrógeno positivo y se sometió a tratamiento quirúrgico, seguido de quimioterapia y posterior radioterapia. La Sra. B ha sido tratada con tamoxifeno (un modulador selectivo de los receptores de estrógenos) durante los últimos 6 meses, para reducir la probabilidad de recurrencia del cáncer de mama. Ha tolerado el tamoxifeno relativamente bien, excepto por la aparición de sofocos moderadamente molestos, para los que no ha recibido tratamiento farmacológico. Sin embargo, hace poco tiempo, desarrolló síntomas depresivos recurrentes y solicitó tratamiento a su psiquiatra. ¿Cuáles son los agentes farmacológicos eficaces contra la depresión y los sofocos en mujeres con cáncer de mama? ¿Podría alguno de dichos fármacos alterar la eficacia del tamoxifeno o aumentar su toxicidad a través de una interacción medicamentosa? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article offers ideas for reconceptualizing Latin America through the discipline of Anthropology. I use the concept of "The Americas" to incorporate areas that have been geographically divided into North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and to conceptualize flows of people, capital, arid culture. On the one hand, my suggestions question the container of the nation-state as our primary focal lens by considering transborder processes, identities, and institutions. On the other hand, I maintain that we still have to consider the "nation" in our discussions because of the strong historical presence of nationalism in creating categories that have powerful roles in defining how people are inserted into relations of power. My second area of emphasis is on the kinds of insights anthropologists based in Latin America and the Caribbean have offered which can help us rethink how U.S. Empire and global hegemony are part and parcel of the field within which we operate and participate in as natives and citizens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The presence of the genus Colanthelia McClure & E. W. Sm. is confirmed for Argentina, represented by one species, C. rhizantha (Hack.) McClure, found in the province of Misiones. The genus Colanthelia is described and some remarks about the related genera are included. Colanthelia rhizantha is described, illustrated for the first time and a few comments about the flowering are given. A key for the genera of native woody bamboos present in Argentina, is also included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]