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This paper presents the results of the analysis of metabolic stress indicators in a sample of skulls, jaws, andteeth recovered from secondary burials in the ruins of the Jesuit Temple in the city of Mendoza (San  Francisco Ruins, RSF). The sample analyzed corresponds to the 17th-18th, and 19th centuries, and comes from an area of the Central Nave of the temple (in the Foundational Area of Mendoza, Argentina). Metabolic stress indicators: porotic hyperostosis (PH), cribra orbitalia (CO), and linear dental enamel hypoplasia (LEH) were analyzed in a sample composed by a minimum number of individuals of  22. We analyzed the  prevalence of these stress indicators by sex, age, chronology, and burial sector. High percentages of PH-CO and LEH were generally found, although with higher values in male individuals, among juveniles and middle-aged adults, as well as in the Early Colonial Period (17th-18th centuries) and among individuals of inferred lower socioeconomic status. The results are compared and discussed in relation to the trends recorded in primary and secondary burials of other temples in the north of Mendoza, thus contributing to the description of the state of health and living conditions of colonial populations.

This paper presents the results on the relationship between the disarticulation sequence of Equus caballus) and the postmortem interval (PMI). For this purpose, we proposed the linear regression equation developed by Megyesi, Nawrocki and Haskell (2005) in which the local temperature data and state of conservation of Equus caballus are used to obtain the ADD (accumulated degree (°C) days) and infer the PMI. The use of forensic comparative data on animal and human remains recovered in other environmental contexts allows us to conclude that, despite the isomorphism between different species, local factors, mainly temperature, may produce a significant delay in the sequence of disarticulation of Equus caballus during the first seven months postmortem. Although this study is preliminary and further research at regional and micro-regional level is required, it can be concluded that there are no significant differences between the PMI expected, derived from Megyesi’s equation, and the real PMI, so this type of measurements can be expected to be applied in discrete contexts in which environmental variables are identified and quantified

The diversification of platyrrhines on a macroevolutionary scale has been systematically studied in recent years. However, the origin of the phenotypic and taxonomic diversity observed at small phylogenetic scales, e.g., within genera, has been less studied. In this context, the diversity of capuchin monkeys has recently been discussed. Previous works recognized a single genus and mainly four species. In contrast, recent studies, using morphological and molecular data, have proposed splitting the clade into two genera (Cebus and Sapajus) and twelve species. The objective of this work is to explore mandibular morphometric variation of capuchin monkey species to discuss this problem. The results obtained-using computed micro-tomographies, 3D geometric morphometric techniques, and comparative phylogenetic methods-show that all the species studied overlap along the main axis of shape variation, and that the differentiation among the species recently assigned to the genera Cebus and Sapajus is related to non-allometric shape changes. Many of the characteristics assigned to the recently proposed Sapajus genus, particularly, the robustness of the mandible, are observed in male individuals of species of both genera. These results suggest that the morphological characteristics recently described as useful for differentiating the capuchin genera should be cautiously used as criteria for generating new systematic proposals.

This work focuses on the analysis of three bioarchaeological samples highly disturbed by modern anthropic action, which were recovered from the Negro river valley (province of Río Negro). Our objective is to present the results of the quantitative, sex-age, and taphonomic analyses carried out on the remains recovered in Fábrega, Negro Muerto 3, and Loma de los Muertos sites, and to assess the impact of incorporating this kind of disturbed samples into the intra-site and regional discussions. The results allowed the incorporation of a new mortuary site to the regional scheme, the expansion and adjustment of the number of individuals and age spectrum in other sites, and the incorporation of new information about cranial modification and post-mortem processing. The new data generated here demonstrates the informative potential of bioarchaeological record highly impacted by modern action.

No artigo “Prevenção quaternária: primeiro não causar dano”, com número de DOI: “http://dx.doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc10(35)1064”, publicado na Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade,v. 10, n. 35, versão em português, na página 1, Figura 1:Onde se lia: “sente-se bem”leia-se “sente-se mal”  e vice-versa.No artigo “Saúde da População Negra: percepção de residentes e preceptores de Saúde da Famíliae Medicina de Família e Comunidade” com número de DOI: “https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc13(40)1712”,publicado na Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade, v. 13, n. 40, na página 1, Parecer doCEP :Onde se lia: "2.270.572 (PMF), aprovado em 12/09/2017"leia-se " "2.270.572 (Hospital Governador Celso Ramos - HGCR), aprovado em 12/09/2017".

This is an exploratory, transverse, Qualitative-Quantitative descriptive research, whose objective is to determine the Primary Access and Family Medicine Healthcare conditions for the migrant population in Ibero-America. With the support of University Professors from the Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador Universities, a validated 22 question questionnaire was prepared with items related to the migration phenomenon and healthcare services in Primary Care access and Family Medicine. Subsequently it was responded by the involved researchers of the 13 countries in the region. The conclusions and proposed recommendations from the Work Group on Migration and Healthcare of the VII Iberoamerican Family Medicine Summit were: a) It is necessary to recognize the migrants and their family rights to proper healthcare b) Include in the undergraduate, postgraduate and continuous educational programs the needed capabilities and skills towards an integral healthcare of the migrant populations and their families andc) create a Migrant Health Observatory entity.

The concept of quaternary prevention, resulting from a reflection on the doctor-patient relationship, is presented as a renewal of the age-old ethical requirement: first, a doctor must do no harm; second, the doctor must control himself/herself. The origin of the concept, its endorsement by the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and the European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO), its dissemination, and the debates to which it has given rise, are presented by a panel of authors from 10 countries. This collective text deals more specifically with: the bioethics of prevention, the importance of teaching Quaternary prevention and factual medicine, the social and political implications of the concept of quaternary prevention, and its anthropological dimensions.

Quaternary prevention or P4 is defined as any action taken to diminish the effects of unnecessary interventions generated when people interact with a health system. Methodology.The general objective was to develop a strategy to promote and spread P4 in Iberoamerica; to fulfill this goal a literature research was carried out, on the concepts related to P4; an exploratory survey was applied to inquire about the knowledge of the participates in the Summit and Congress, regarding P4 Results. There multiple literature sources that define the terms related to P4, which facilitated its delimitation. Regarding the survey, 69% knew about P4 and more that 50% declared that they where informed about the concepts related to P4; 92% considered that P4 is not only limited to family medicine; 15% assured that after the VI Summit publication regarding P4 where published in their countries; less than 20% stated that politicians knew about P4; 27% affirmed that family medicine doctors educate their patients about P4 Conclusions. It is recommended to expand the educational campaigns about P4; facilitate the access to information about P4 for professionals in the health field; include P4 in the academic programs of health professional for both graduate and post-graduate students; create alliances with political entities of each country to include P4 in public health policies.

In the context of the pre-summit and the VII Ibero-American Family Medicine Summit, held in Cali, Colombia on March 13 and 14, 2018, the research group and the Ibero-American Family Medicine Network (IBIMEFA) with the objective of identifying the perceptions of family doctors graduated and in process of formation of Ibero-America, on the conditions they have to develop applied research to the territory, carried out an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study in the member countries of the Ibero-American Confederation of Family Medicine (CIMF)). For the collection of information, a survey was designed with 51 items, whose content was validated by the working group. The instrument was stored in Google Drive and its dissemination through virtual media. A response was obtained from 277 people, representatives from 16 countries of Ibero-America in which it was found that there is interest and potential within the group of the IBIMEFA Network, to carry out studies with the research focus applied to the territory, although time difficulties must be overcome and funding to achieve it, as well as finding strategies that allow cooperative work to consolidate the Network.