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Feasibility of Home Hemodialysis for Colombia: A Cost-Effectiveness Perspective

Camilo A, Gonzalez-Gonzalez · Edna, Zambrano-Cardona · Julian, Serrano · Dario, Londoño

To assess the incremental cost-utility ratio of home hemodialysis (HHD) compared with in-center hemodialysis (HD) among Colombian patients with end-stage renal disease with contraindications or failure of peritoneal dialysis.A Markov model was constructed from the healthcare system and societal perspectives over a 5-ye...

Neither heritage- nor place-making: growing aMi’gmaw place at La Martre

Manek Kolhatkar

This paper argues that neither heritage-making nor place-making are adequate forenvisioning the political future of La Martre, a little-known but key 10,000-year-old archaeologicalsite located in Gespe’gewa’gi, one of the seven districts of Mi’gma’gi, the Mi’gmaw Ancestral land,and a Quebecois village of about 200 resi...

Al encuentro de la medicina maya: articulacionesy luchas de poderes en contextos deglobalización y modernidad

Geneviève Marion-Séguin

Este artículo analiza cómo la medicina maya en Yucatán se transforma ante la globalizacióny la modernidad, ya que enfrenta luchas de poder y desafíos institucionales. A travésde investigación etnográfica, se destaca la importancia de comprender la medicina maya desdesus propias ontologías y epistemologías para evitar s...

Eco-productivity in ergonomic-sustainable design: A systematic review from an ergoecological perspective as a basis for future applications

Carolina Daza-Beltrán · Gabriel García-Acosta · Martha Helena Saravia-Pinilla

The traditional notion of productivity in ergonomics -primarily focused on efficiency and performance- is insufficient to address environmental responsibility in the sustainable management of resources. Eco-productivity has emerged as a concept that can transform ergonomic design and product development through regener...

Comprehensive assessment of anthropogenic debris pollution on beaches of the oceanic island São Vicente, Cabo Verde

Sina, Acksen · Anna Natalie, Meyer · Odair Fernandes, Dos Reis · Arne, Biastoch · y 2 más

Plastic debris is a major threat to coastal ecosystems. Although, numerous studies have assessed the extent of this pollution in various regions of the world, our knowledge about the situation on the African continent and its oceanic islands is still limited. To address this gap, repeated beach debris surveys were cond...

El vacío detrás de las risas. Cuestiones sobre los juegos en el proceso educativo universitario

Alejandra Pinto-Ballinas

En el presente ensayo se aborda el tema de la ludopedagogía, denominación referida a la implementación de juegos en los procesos educativos. En especial, se ha considerado idónea para los niveles básicos como preescolar o primaria, sin embargo, esta modalidad se hace cada vez más demandante en el nivel universitario, d...

El valor de los experimentos y los datos en la era de la Inteligencia Artificial (IA)

Helber Adrian Arévalo-Maldonado

Dexrazoxane in children receiving anthracyclines: efficacy, safety, and region-specific considerations for Latin America

Alejandro Goldsman · Erica Victoria Stelmaszewski · Andres Gonzalez Ortiz · Milena del Pilar Prada Casilimas · y 5 más

Abstract Background: Anthracyclines are indispensable in paediatric oncology but are associated with well-recognised dose-dependent cardiotoxicity that may result in progressive cardiomyopathy and late heart failure. Dexrazoxane has emerged as a potential primary cardioprotective strategy; however, concerns regarding s...

Impacto socioemocional del tratamiento de diálisis en la familia

Jesús Fernando Kerguelen Soto · Angela Gabriela Peñata Kerguelen · Angelica Andrea Peñata Kerguelen

La insuficiencia renal crónica es una enfermedad muy compleja que requiere de muchos procesos dentro de ellos la terapia de remplazo dialítica, esto es un tratamiento muy complejo que trae consigo diversos retos no solo para el que recibe el tratamiento como también para los familiares y cuidadores Si bien es cierto qu...

Cultural importance of medicinal plants for Afro-Colombians in tropical rainforest áreas of the colombian Pacific

Angelica Valencia-Mosquera · Yanny Yulisa Murillo-Hurtado · Jeferson Asprilla-Perea

This study focused on increasing the body of knowledge about the importance of using medicinal plants for the treatment of diseases in an Afro-descendant community in the municipality of Novita in the Colombian Pacific region. Interviews were conducted with five local experts and 176 household surveys were carried out....