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Iterative and Human-Centered Approaches to Global Citizenship Education

Carlos Daniel Caballero Barragán

Global Citizenship Education (GCED) aspires to cultivate empathy, solidarity and civic responsibility, yet too often remains a rhetorical policy goal rather than a classroom reality. This chapter argues that embedding iteration and design thinking into pedagogy transforms GCED from aspirational discourse into an inclus...

Global Infrastructures and Methodological Literacy in the Digital Humanities. The Case of TheProgramming Historianin Spanish

María José Afanador-Llach · Jairo Melo

The Lived Body Experience of Advanced Physiotherapy Students at a University in Cali, Colombia

Florencio Arias-Coronel · Mauricio Solórzano-Alarcón · Paola Andrea Arias Bravo · Ricardo Chamorro López

Background/Objectives: From a phenomenological perspective, the body is not merely a biological entity but the primary medium through which we experience and interpret the world. This study aimed to understand the lived body experience of advanced physiotherapy students at a university in Cali, Colombia, exploring how...

Effects of Biochar and Zeolite on the Co-Composting of Agricultural Waste Under Psychrophilic Conditions

Maria Fernanda Rios-Mercado · Viviana Sanchez-Torres · German Zafra · Delia Rueda-López · y 6 más

Biochar and zeolite are promising additives for improving composting; however, their effects during the co-composting of agricultural waste have not yet been sufficiently studied. This study evaluated their influence on the composting of green onion residues and chicken manure under psychrophilic conditions on a pilot...

Chemical Recycling of Post-Consumer Polystyrene by Thermal Pyrolysis: High-Yield Recovery of Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Circular Plastic Economy

Joaquin Hernandez-Fernandez · Rafael Gonzalez-Cuello · Rodrigo Ortega-Toro

This study evaluates the non-catalytic thermal pyrolysis of post-consumer polystyrene (PS) in a laboratory-scale batch fixed-bed reactor to recover aromatic-rich liquid products. The PS feedstock was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and micro-Raman spectroscopy to assess its thermal behavior and chemic...

Fibroids and infertility

Edgar Mocanu · Basil Tarlatzis · Dov Feldberg · Ivonne Diaz · y 2 más

Abstract The presence of uterine fibroids impacts fertility through multiple mechanisms. While subserosal fibroids have minimal impact, especially when of reduced size, the presence of intramural fibroids impacts both the likelihood of pregnancy and its outcomes. Submucosal fibroids significantly reduce the chance of p...

Crusted scabies in an immunocompetent patient: A case report and literature review

Juan Camilo Saldarriaga Giraldo · Maria del Pilar Marquez-Morón · Ana María Mejía Giraldo

Crusted (Norwegian) scabies is a rare, highly contagious form of scabies characterized by an extreme mite burden and the development of hyperkeratotic plaques. It typically occurs in individuals with compromised cell-mediated immunity. We present the case of a 34-year-old immunocompetent male with a 12-month history of...

Key Considerations in Bioethics from a Cultural Perspective

Alvaro Acevedo-Merlano

This article critically examines the conceptual, historical, and epistemological foundations of bioethics as a transdisciplinary field that emerged in response to the ethical tensions produced by technoscientific development. Through an analytical and interpretative approach, the paper revisits the historical events th...

Sequential vs. Simultaneous Encoding and Spatial vs. Temporal Retro-Cueing: Dissociating Working Memory Access Mechanisms

Juan Pablo Abril Ronderos · Marisol Lamprea Rodríguez

Intersecting Epidemics: A Multilevel Syndemic Analysis of a Chikungunya Virus Epidemic in Colombia Through Clinical, Biological, and Socioeconomic Factors

Juan C. Rueda · Ana María Santos · Ignacio Angarita · Ingris Peláez-Ballesta · y 9 más

This study applied a syndemic framework to chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection during the 2014–2015 Colombian epidemic, integrating biological and social determinants. Methods: A community-based cohort of 279 serologically confirmed adults from six cities was analyzed. Clinical, sociodemographic, and cytokine data were...