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This article presents a study on the community perception of tourism and its sociocultural impact from the point of view of the inhabitants of the coastal communes of the Bellavista Parish and areas bordering the La Tembladera wetland, a protected area with a tourist high potential. The references analyzed discuss the sociocultural impact involved in tourist development, interaction and influences between rural communities and tourism. The records obtained were highly reliable according to the reliability analysis (Cronbach’s ). Within the analysis, the component that presented the most interactive relationships had to do with the personal safety of the residents, who said that this is not affected by the flow of visitors during the local tourist seasons. The analysis of the sociocultural impact of tourism shows us that this can be related to the perception that the residents of rural communities of Bellavista Parish have.Keywords: Community perception, tourism, sociocultural impact, personal safety, rural communities. Resumen. En este artículo se presenta una investigación sobre la percepción comunitaria del turismo y su impacto sociocultural desde el punto de vista de los habitantes de las comunas ribereñas de la parroquia Bellavista y sectores aledaños al Humedal La Tembladera, un sector protegido con un alto potencial turístico. Las referencias analizadas discuten el impacto sociocultural que implica el desarrollo turístico, la interacción e influencia entre las comunidades rurales y el turismo. Los registros obtenidos resultaron altamente confiables según el análisis de fiabilidad (Cronbach’s . Dentro del análisis el componente que presentó más relaciones de interacción tiene que ver con la seguridad personal de los residentes, la cual manifiestan que no se ve afectada por el flujo de visitantes durante las temporadas turísticas locales. El análisis de los impactos socioculturales del turismo nos muestra que éstos pueden ser relacionados con la percepción que tienen los residentes de las comunidades rurales de la parroquia Bellavista.Palabras clave: Percepción comunitaria, turismo, impacto sociocultural, seguridad personal, comunidades rurales.(Presentado: 19 de enero de 2017. Aceptado: 14 de marzo de 2017) 

O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar a relação entre o princípio do interesse público sobre o privado e o direito fundamental à greve. Para tanto, inicialmente serão apresentados os principais embates doutrinários a respeito do principio do interesse público sobre o privado e sua relação com a proteção dos direitos fundamentais. Na sequência, será apresentada o instituto da greve, em especial a requisitada pelos servidores públicos. Neste ponto, será apresentado pequeno histórico da regulamentação deste direito fundamental no ordenamento brasileiro, bem como algumas experiências estrangeiras. Por fim, serão apresentados os posicionamentos do Poder Judiciário acerca do tema, de modo que se possa verificar a relação ou afastamento do que se desenvolveu anteriormente nesta relação entre o principio do interesse público sobre o privado e o exercício do direito fundamental à greve.

In the West Central Region of Costa Rica, there are plenty of forests under public and private protection; however, they are increasingly exposed to fragmentation. This is the first report about species richness and the relative abundance of large and medium size terrestrial mammals, in Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve (ReBAMB) and Nectandra Cloud Forest Reserve (RPN). Our camera trap study was undertaken between April and August, 2008. After 1 620 trap-days, 11 species were identified, nine in ReBAMB and six in RPN. The recorded species in both sites were: Cuniculus paca, Dasyprocta punctata, Nasua narica and Pecari tajacu. Felids were only captured in ReBAMB. The peccary (P. tajacu) was the most abundant mammal within the studied area, in contrast with the apparent absence of species such as white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) and jaguar (Panthera onca). The difference in species composition between both sites was probably consequence of habitat fragmentation, which especially affects RPN. Species as white-lipped peccary and jaguar could be affected, directly or indirectly, by poaching. We propose that a good conservation goal for ReBAMB and due to their ecological importance is to have at least a white-lipped peccary’s population for the next ten years.

Introduction: mortality prediction scores allow the interpretation of information derived from the clinical practice; which facilitates the estimation of success in diagnosis and the choice of a particular therapy.Objective: to assess the quality of hospital medical care through the scale of risk of pediatric mortality in intensive care units.Method: A  prospective, transversal and analytical study of technological evaluation and development was conducted. 680 children admitted from November 2013 to August 2015 were included in the study; the sample was taken intentionally, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The SPSS 11.1 program for Windows was used to determine the data, and to calculate the descriptive statistics: measures of central tendency (mean) and dispersion (standard deviation). The variables were analyzed using the chi-square association test (X2). The specificity and sensitivity of this pediatric mortality score were calculated. A value of p <0.05 was considered significant for all tests.Results: 57.2% were male, 53.2% were under 5 years old, followed by 34.4% between 10 and 18 years, respiratory diseases (31.1%) prevailed, and it was the most common disease at admission. Out of the total of patients studied, 642 presented favorable evolution, 53.8% were eutrophic. According to the prognostic scale, 72% of the cases showed low risk of death. Conclusion: malnutrition increases the probability of death and that the prognostic score used is a useful and necessary tool because it predicts in a high percentage the risk of dying, which showed greater specificity than sensitivity.

Durante el periodo vacacional la comunidad médica recibió con sorpresa la noticia del fallecimiento de cuatro profesionales pinareños por causas diversas, todos con hojas de vida de dedicación productiva a las labores de la salud de nuestro pueblo.Con desempeños en la asistencia, la docencia e investigación y la dirección, participación en eventos científicos es justo rendir este homenaje para conservar de esta manera su recuerdo en la memoria histórica de la Universidad que los vio crecerse en el tiempo y llenar sus senderos vitales con resultados que dejaron su huella entre colegas, discípulos, amigos y pacientes que recibieron su atención en diversos momentos de su carrera.Sirva esta mención de homenaje a su trayectoria y una muestra de condolencias de sus compañeros a sus familiares y amigos más allegados.Dr. José Manuel Almeida Lorente Nacido en Candelaria, antigua provincia Pinar del Río se gradúa en 1977 como médico, más tarde se especializa en Psiquiatría. Laboró en varios centros asistenciales y se desempeñó como director del Hospital Comandante Pinares de San Cristóbal durante varios años. Cumplió misiones internacionalistas y laboró en el área de la Dirección de Colaboración del Minsap. Fallece victima de cáncer en el mes de julio.Dr. Orlando Martínez Hernández Natural de Pinar del Río, se gradúa como médico en 1977, especializado en  Cardiología laboró en el Hospital Pediátrico Docente Pepe Portilla de Pinar del Río. Cumplió misión en la República Popular de Angola por su especialidad. En el momento de su fallecimiento en agosto, estaba acogido a su jubilación.Dra. Mayra Torres Fernández Nació el 23 de mayo de 1953 en la ciudad de Pinar del Río, se gradúa como médico en 1977 y se especializó en Epidemiología graduada en La Habana en 1986 desempeñando sus funciones en unidades de Higiene y Epidemiología en la provincia pinareña. Cumplió misión internacionalista en Venezuela donde colaboró con la Misión José Gregorio Hernández.  Profesora Asistente del departamento de Salud de la universidad médica pinareña, disfrutaba de su jubilación en el momento de su fallecimiento en  agosto del presente año.Dr. Guillermo Fernández GovínNatural de Consolación del Sur es graduado en 1977 como médico y años después se especializa en Gastroenterología. Laboró en los hospitales León Cuervo Rubio y Abel Santamaría Cuadrado de la provincia pinareña. Acogido a su jubilación fallece el pasado mes de agosto.  

Introduction: analyzing and understanding the organizational phenomenon is a necessity for the professionals, particularly those working in the health sector.Objective: to evaluate the organizational environment in the teaching-research area at Pedro Borrás Astorga University Polyclinic.Method: a descriptive research was carried out on health systems and services, from an evaluative point of view in the chosen health area of Pinar del Río city from October to November 2016. The target group included 75 professors from the Institution, while for the selection of the sample a simple random method was used, 60 of them were chosen at random. The statistical data processing was performed using absolute and percentage frequencies, keeping the rules of the medical ethics.Results: in the dimension of the organizational-educational-research, motivation prevailed (6.2), while organizational structure emphasized the performance of teaching and research components (6.2), as well as the leadership style which prevailed in both processes (6.8). Most dimensions were characterized by an adequate environment (≥6).Conclusions: the study enriched the teaching-research work of the health area, contributing to the achievement of positive results and developers. 

Introduction: respiratory needs are the main determinant of the posture of jaws, tongue and head; that is why an altered respiratory pattern produces morphological changes of the palate along with the position of the hyoid bone. Objective: to determine the depth of the palate and position of the hyoid bone in mouth-breathing children from 9 to 11 years old. Method: an analytical research of cases and controls was carried out. The target group was comprised of 107 patients and the sample included 60 patients (30 mouth-breathing children group, and 30 nasal-breathing children in the control group). Lateral cephalograms were taken from the skull. Linear and / or angular measurements were used to determine the position of the hyoid bone; a slide gauge and an acrylic template were used to measure the depth of palate. Results: a mean palatine depth was obtained at the canines’ level of 5.28 mm and at the molar level of 14.00 mm in the mouth breathing group with 5.74 mm and 10.18 mm respectively in the control group. Negative measures with respect to the distances H-H’ and C3-Gn-H of the hyoid bone predominated. Significant differences were found between the two study groups at a significance level of 5%. Conclusions: the mouth breathing group presented a palatal depth greater at the molar level and slightly lower at the canine level than the control group. The hyoid showed a postero-inferior position in the mouth-breathing group.   

Introduction: at present the study of stress in primary or main caregiver is considered of great impact in a general sense, which represents this figure for the patient. Objective: to characterize stress in the primary or main caregiver in pediatric onco-hematology service of Pinar del Río. Method: a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 40 caregivers of patients with hematologic malignancies from May 2016 to January 2017. Observation, documentary analysis, interview, stress vulnerability test, IDARE inventory to assess anxiety and IDERE method for the diagnosis of depression was applied. Results: stress is reported in all cases, anxiety and depression reach high rates, and fear, nervousness, anger in addition to irritability are described within the most represented emotional manifestations, where health is of a great importance for children, with great impact on physical and emotional well-being of the caregiver, generating levels of stress. Conclusions: the quality and intensity of the feelings experienced during emotional stimulation seem to be the most peculiar and important characteristics in this whole process. The perception of health status is experienced by the caregiver allowing him/her to value the fact that behind a seemingly order there is a well-structured belief of disease and gravity, generating fear that is associated with anxiety and depression.   

Introduction: surgical service is one of the most important within the hospital institutions. However, in these centers, there is no standardized application managing the processes in this area. When performing a surgical procedure, large volumes of information are collected. This process is generally done by hand, without covering all the necessary information and in cases where the process is computerized; the software existing is expensive, based on proprietary technologies or does not provide a standard solution that meets all requirements.Objective: to digitalize the announcements and operative reports at León Cuervo Rubio Hospital, Pinar del Río.Method: throughout a technological development research that defines the principles, technologies and methodologies used in the design and implementation of an Application Programming Interface (API) that provides the necessary functionalities to manage the information generated in the announcements and operative reports.Results: an Application Programming Interface was implemented, which provides the necessary functionalities to manage the information related to the announcements and the reports the surgeries. Its use reduces errors in data processing and loss of information. Thus, it is possible to permanently store legible and detailed information, being able to be consulted at any time as a source of studies and analysis.Conclusion: by means of the Application Programming Interface it was possible to computerize the surgical announcements and operative reports.