Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

A non-experimental and descriptive research was conducted in a probabilistic sample of 1339 public school teachers in Panama, with the objective of knowing the dominant brain quadrants in the different activities used by educators to teach. The Herrmann Brain Dominance Model was taken as a reference. According to the results obtained, it can be seen that the tendency of teachers is to use the right limbic cerebral quadrant. The instrument developed by Herrmann evaluates dominance using the cerebral quadrants left cortical (CI), left limbic (LI), right limbic (LD) and right cortical (CD). The questionnaire reviews ten basic traits that intervene in the teaching process: Personality, Relationship with students, Relationship with classmates, Class preparation, Program, Teaching control, Learning evaluation, Pedagogical support, Teacher meetings and Attitude in class.

La estenosis mitral es considerada la enfermedad valvular de mayor repercusión hemodinámica durante la gravidez. Se presenta el caso de una gestante de 26 años de edad, que relata antecedentes de insuficiencia mitral ligera secundaria a prolapso de la válvula mitral, a quien se le diagnosticó doble lesión mitral con estenosis progresiva e insuficiencia ligera de origen congénito por anillo mitral hipoplásico y membrana intramitral durante el embarazo. Se realizaron estudios complementarios como el electrocardiograma y el ecocardiograma, que fue la técnica de imagen que concluyó el diagnóstico. El embarazo transcurrió sin complicaciones significativas; se mantuvo el tratamiento con propanolol. Se realizó un manejo multidisciplinario de la gestante y se llevó la gestación al término. La vía del parto planificada fue la cesárea; se obtuvo un resultado satisfactorio para el binomio materno-fetal.

This research inquiries whether recent movements critical of hegemonic masculinities have influenced the behaviors and notions of masculinity of the new generations.  Interviews were conducted with a sample of 40 young university students from the most prestigious public and private universities in the city of Lima, Peru. We chose the university environment because it has been the scene of the emergence of a thriving feminist movement. We focused on relationships with the most significant women in men's lives: mothers, sisters, friends and partners. The results find both changes and permanence. The women seen by the young people are independent and have conquered the public space. Not few of them criticize the traditional masculinity model. Regarding permanence: mothers continue to be associated with the care of the home and traditional notions of femininity (fragility, need for protection) that legitimize forms of control persist. The identification of masculinity with sexual initiative, control of women and authority is still in force. A proportion of young men perceive these ambiguities and are open to change. A minority reaffirms acquired notions and rejects movements that confront them. Key words: masculinity; university; students; feminity, Peru.

This article examines the dilemmas and challenges facing Latin American feminisms in the current paradoxical conjuncture, in which on the one hand, feminism, in all its diversity, occupies a prominent place as one of the most important and dynamic social and political forces in the subcontinent; and on the other hand, it faces strong external and internal tensions due to a strong onslaught by conservative, anti-rights and fundamentalist groups and internal polarisations around the very objectives of the feminist project. To this end, I propose to describe the characteristics of these contemporary feminisms that are actively intervening in the political conjunctures of each country in the region, demanding an end to violence against women in all its manifestations, the legalisation of abortion, and respect for their labour, territorial and economic rights. Secondly, I will refer to the challenges faced by these feminisms in a context in which a strong reactionary counter-offensive has been generated against some achievements in terms of equality and the sexual and reproductive rights of women and the LGBTQI+ population. Finally, I will refer to some internal debates within feminism that highlight the current quest to deepen its reflection from the concrete, articulating memories, struggles and proposals contrary to the liberal framework of law. I will conclude by pointing out how in the midst of these difficulties and tensions, the feminist movement remains a source of hope.

The emergence of the so-called "rights agenda" in the region has not been exempt from difficulties. The expansion of rights for LGBTQ+ individuals and the recognition of sexual and reproductive rights have triggered reactions in different spheres of society. In recent years, we have witnessed a resurgence of conservative discourses that place gender, family, and tradition at the center of the debate. "Gender ideology" is presented as the new common enemy that religious and far-right groups seek to combat. In this article, we aim to build a dialogue among three different positions that we consider paradigmatic in this neoconservative advancement. We analyze the discursive rhetoric of a religious referent from the neo-Pentecostal evangelical sphere, a political referent from Uruguayan party politics, and a renowned writer who occupies a relevant position in the media. The objective will be to identify synergies and tensions in discourses that originate from different realms but find common ground in opposition to "gender ideology".

Introduction: Therapeutic communication tries to build relationships that promote an attitude that helps health personnel with care and with this create favorable conditions for the patient or family member, involving various elements such as empathy, respect, active listening to reach the patient. Likewise, nursing staff need to develop certain skills to establish adequate therapeutic communication. Objective: To categorize the experiences of therapeutic communication between nursing staff and relatives in neonatology. Method: The research is mixed, cross-sectional. In the qualitative phase, the information was collected through semi-structured interviews with 20 family members, at which time the information was saturated, and in the quantitative phase, the scale on "communication skills of health personnel" was applied, with a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.94, guaranteeing the reliability of the instrument; through the Likert scale applied to 22 nursing professionals from the neonatology area of the Ambato General Hospital. Results: 70% of the relatives reported that the reinteraction of information would be one of the strategies that would help improve communication with the nursing staff, agreeing with the responses of the nursing staff. More than 40.9% of the nursing staff mentioned that although bodily communication is an important axis, health personnel demonstrate it in a personal way, as highlighted in the interviews, the most cited actions were eye contact and smiling. Conclusions: Nursing staff need to maintain a correct therapeutic alliance with patients, the implementation of a communication guide will facilitate compliance with this context. Therefore, it is necessary to develop these skills in health professionals

Communication is an eminently interactive activity through which the establishment of interpersonal relationships is fostered, especially trying to transmit information to others as happens with health staff, especially nurses who dedicate the greatest percentage of their time to patients care. Considering these aspects in this work, the objective was defined to analyze the relationship between the assertive communication of nursing staff to mothers about vaccines and compliance with the immunization schedule in children under 5 years old at the Atahualpa health facility, September period. 2022 – August 2023. To achieve this purpose, a phenomenological exploratory study was developed in which 183 mothers from the aforementioned health facility participated. Based on these results, 62.8% of participants were identified with an understanding of the explanations provided and adequate levels of satisfaction with the information received, as well as the corroboration of the working hypothesis that assertive communication by the nursing staff influences the compliance with the vaccination scheme by the representatives of the children.

The objective of this study was to analyze solar panels as an energy saving alternative in the Monteverde Maritime Dock, Santa Elena, Ecuador. Methodology: The type of research was quantitative, descriptive and field, with the support of a bibliographic-documentary study. The population consisted of 10 participants. The data collection technique used was the survey and the instrument was a questionnaire type Likert scale. Data processing was carried out using descriptive statistics. Results: 50% of those surveyed agree with the use of renewable energies; 60% indicate that traditional or conventional sources of energy are the most used; 60% consider the installation of photovoltaic technology possible; 70% consider it profitable to invest in solar panels in lighting systems on the dock and its buildings. Conclusion: applying a gradual approach to the use of photovoltaic technology, it is possible to incorporate solar panels in buildings and for external lighting of the Santa Elena Maritime Dock, since the radiation conditions, regulations, economic resources and trained personnel exist, only the will is needed to execute the pertinent actions in favor of environmental and social responsibility.

Background: In Nursing science, the evolution of instruction performs is an essential pillar to assurance better skillful implementation. Demonstrating the quality of the practices is fundamental to make the particular changes, which aid to develop and encounter the requirements of students and teachers. Objective: To determine the quality of medical-surgical training practice for the professional performance of Nursing. Methods: Quantitative approach, with a descriptive scope and cross-sectional design, an instrument composed by 22 questions that focused six dimensions was used, with a reliability of Cronbach's alpha of 0.99, on the survey directed to the students a simple random sample was used, and for teachers, a non-probabilistic sample was convenience. Results: The quality of the training practices from the perception of the students is good with 83.1% in relation to the accompaniment and help received by teachers. Likewise, teachers consider that the quality of the practices is good, according to the support received by the university, and the fulfillment of their responsibilities. Conclusions: The quality of the training performs within the surgical area is considered decent, both for those who obtain the practice and for those who teach it. Thus, certain factors are contemplated, such as the support of trainers and aid provided by the university.

At the end of 2019, a pandemic brought remarkable variations in the corporal and cerebral health of individuals. The states of lockdown cause people and especially youngers vary their methods of connecting with people and studying. Stating that youth bring with emotional, cultural, and social variations, it is significant to recognize how this pandemic could further increase these states. Objective: Get to know the prevalence of post-COVID 19 sleep pattern deterioration in nursing students of Technical University of Ambato cohort October 2022 – March 2023. Methodology: Data was collected from a statistically sample of 275 students through an online questionnaire. Sociodemographic information was gathered and two instruments were used for validation: the insomnia severity index and the Epworth sleepiness scale. Results: It is shown that 83.64%of the individuals showed at least one mild sleep disturbance. 76.4% of the evaluated individuals presented some insomnia problems and 57.1% have sleepiness problems during the day. A statistically linked correlation was defined among the results of the two questionnaires and women have a slight tendency to experience sleepiness compared to men. Conclusion: The results and the information suggest that sleep disorders are generated by a poor framework of students ‘schedule. Despite this, lockdown may be a severe factor for the condition that could generate other disorders.