Comprehensive Risk Mapping for Heatwave-Sensitive Chronic Diseases Mortality in Argentina by Pinotti, Juan Diego, Porcasi, Ximena, Pou, Sonia Alejandra, Niclis, Camila, Stimolo, María Inés, Aballay, Laura R., Actis Danna, Rubén, Muñoz, Sonia Edith

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Plasticity of Executive Functions in Childhood and Adolescence: Effects of Cognitive Training Interventions by Karbach, Julia

“…Importantly, executive control is a strong predictor for various life outcomes, such as academic achievement, socioeconomic status, and physical health. Therefore, numerous training interventions have been designed to improve executive functioning in children and adolescents, both in normally developing individuals and children suffering from neurocognitive and developmental disorders. …”
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Diagnóstico de situación para implementar un Servicio de Información de Medicamentos en un hospital pediátrico de la provincia de Córdoba by de Guernica, Alejandra, Chiappero, Nancy, Bertotto, María Eugenia, Ortega, María Gabriela, Vallejo, Mariana, Uema, Sonia

“…AbstractThe objective of this work was to make a situational diagnosis regarding drug information (IM), in the Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad (HNST), to establish a Medicine Information Service (SIM).The following activities were carried out: 1) a descriptive and cross-sectional observational study of the health professionals' perception of the HNST regarding IM through a survey; 2) a SWOT analysis, to evaluate the certain possibility of implementing a SIM in the HNST.It was learned of professionals’ difficulties to stay updated, mainly due to lack of time. …”
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Mortality due to external causes in the elderly. Trends in Argentina, 2000-2014 by Pelaez, Enrique, Acosta, Laura, Molinatti, Florencia

“…Mortality rates from these causes (per 100,000 inhabitants) were calculated among people aged 60 years and over, by sex, adjusted for age by the direct method, using the standard population of the World Health Organization. To explore trends in age-standardized mortality rates from external causes, we will use Jointpoint regression models. …”
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Social scenarios associated with the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Pignuoli Ocampo, Sergio

“…The investigation is carried out in two steps: in the first one, in dialogue with virology, epidemiology and demography, the threatening communicative form of SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease is analyzed as well as its evolution in time using the risk/danger distinction; and in the second step, the dynamics of interactions, organizations, protest systems and world society are observed, focusing on some of their functional systems such as religion, politics, health and economy.…”
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Hábitat y Sociología de las Ausencias: extensión universitaria con el Pueblo Kolla de Hurcuro-Salta (2018) by González, Facundo David Francisco, Rodríguez, Nuria Macarena

“…Apart from its cultural and natural diversity, the Puna region is characterized by negative nutrition, health, education and energy access indicators. Moreover, the communities’ ways of life are badly affected by land property disputes and the expansion of the agricultural and mining frontiers. …”
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