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

Anales of the Cuban Science Academy is since 2011 a digital multidisciplinary magazine and press organ of the Cuban Science Academy; this paper has as precedent a scientific magazine and newspaper of the Royal Academy of Medical, Physics and Natural Sciences of Havana that was published between 1864 and 1898. Between 1899 and 1958, the publication was the scientific magazine and newspaper of the Academy of Medical, Physics and Natural Sciences of Havana. The objective of this paper is to characterize Anales, proposing to divide its history in two different stages and to assess the heritage importance of the volumes that the Cuban Science Academy keep in his Archives as a collection of documents generated by the institution in the xixth and xxth centuries.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) was intensified. This study aimed to investigate the incorporation of ICT in the teaching-learning process by teachers, undergraduate and graduate Medicine students from Brazilian public and private institutions, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-sectional survey was used to perform this research, with data collection carried out from May to September 2020. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. There were 242 participants: 153 undergraduate students, 19 graduate students, and 70 faculty members. The participants considered that the support provided by their educational institutions in 2020 for the use of ICT was ‘good’ (44.2%, 107/242) or ‘excellent’ (22.3%, 54/242). The technologies most often used in 2020 were virtual learning environments (79.8%, 193/242) and videoconferences (77.7%, 188/242). The majority of respondents prefer the ‘classroom-based’ modality (50.4%, 122/242), followed by those who prefer the occasional use of ICT (22.3%, 54/242). The participants registered 171 perceptions related to the use of ICT as a pedagogical resource and its importance during the pandemic. The respondents recognized the complementary use of ICT in their academic activities and considered that the institutional support was adequate. No financial difficulties were reported, but participants mentioned lack of training and limited use of ICT in practical activities. To overcome such gaps, the use of ICT should take into account preferences and specificities of medical education, for which institutions have to prepare themselves pedagogically.

Los elevados niveles de violencia y polivictimización a nivel global, constituyen una importante causa de mortalidad y morbilidad; ello da cuenta su alcance para la salud pública. Esta investigación tuvo por objetivo establecer las principales características bibliométricas de la investigación en polivictimización como constructo de relevancia para la salud pública. Se analizaron los artículos y revisiones indexados en la colección principal de Web of Science, considerando indicadores de producción e impacto, estructura de citas, ocurrencia y co-ocurrencia de palabras clave, así como categorización de la centralidad y densidad de temas. Se observó que la polivictimización es un campo emergente (con 461 documentos), desarrollado fundamentalmente en naciones industrializados (G7) y centrado en la conexión entre diversos tipos de violencia interpersonal y sus efectos, particularmente a nivel de salud mental. Los países con mayor impacto presentan alta diversidad geográfica, no integran el G7 mayoritariamente y abarcan los 5 continentes; entre ellos, Estados Unidos se destaca por el volumen de su producción e impacto alcanzado (publicaciones en revistas ranqueadas, 9750 citas e Índice-H de 46), concentrando en los años iniciales mayor número de artículos influyentes. Actualmente los estudios de polivictimización exhiben un ritmo acelerado de crecimiento, ingreso de nuevos autores y una estructura con varios temas motores y emergentes, lo cual permite suponer que ganará especificidad en la medida en que se consoliden, y ello plantea desafíos para futuras investigaciones.

Este trabalho apresenta como tema o engajamento informacional da sociedade mediante às publicações no Facebook do Ministério da Saúde sobre a vacinação no Brasil. Possui o objetivo de discutir o engajamento informacional da sociedade mediante às publicações do Ministério da Saúde sobre a vacinação no Brasil. Caracteriza-se como um estudo de natureza aplicada – estudo de caso – com objetivo exploratório de abordagem quanti-qualitativa. Apresenta uma aplicação cibermétrica a respeito do engajamento informacional da população brasileira. Analisa 127 150 comentários de 68 publicações extraídas da rede social Facebook do Ministério da Saúde durante os meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2021. Nos resultados constata-se que as publicações inerentes às transmissões ao vivo do Ministro da Saúde e as notícias quanto aos posicionamentos do Presidente da República sobre a compra e a efetividade de vacinas são as que mais repercutem na sociedade. Os comentários oriundos dessas publicações causam impactos significativos, no sentido de reivindicações populares que exigem a elaboração de políticas públicas eficientes e rápidas para o combate do coronavirus no país. Conclui-se que o Facebook do Ministério da Saúde mostra-se como uma ferramenta muito utilizada pela população para tratar de assuntos relativos à vacina contra a COVID-19, gerando um alto engajamento informacional da sociedade que opera com esta mídia como canal para obtenção, uso e criação de informações com relação à doença no país, bem como meio de comunicação com o próprio Ministério da Saúde.

Editorial inbreeding is the publication of research papers by the editor or members of the editorial committee in the journal. An excessive increase in publications by the editorial committee can suggest flaws in the editorial process. The objective of this study was to assess editorial inbreeding in Latin American public health journals and its associated factors. A manual review was carried out of all the original articles published by 16 Latin American public health journals between 2016 and 2019. The analysis variable was the presence of editorial inbreeding. Analytical statistics were carried out between the presence of inbreeding and the indexing. The journals studied published 5517 original manuscripts and short originals, of which 565 (10.2%) had at least one editor as author. There was a higher frequency of inbred manuscripts and greater inbreeding in 2019 among journals belonging to MEDLINE compared to those belonging to SciELO. The number of days from receipt to acceptance is less among inbred authors. The publication of editors in their own journals is frequent in Latin American public health journals and tends to be more frequent in journals indexed in MEDLINE.

The aim of the present study is to investigate the impact of health literacy of Iranian users on the accuracy of information on COVID-19 in virtual social networks. This is applied descriptive survey. The population includes all Iranian users of virtual networks (Telegram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram and etc.). In this study, 121 questionnaires were confirmed and studied. For descriptive statistics, SPSS (ver. 32) and for testing hypothesis, Lisrel have been used. The research findings show that according to Iranian users, Internet is the main source for obtaining information on COVID-19. Moreover, the most popular virtual network is WhatsApp. The aim of using virtual social networks is to access to news and information.  The results of structural equations show that there is positive meaningful relation between the rate of health literacy and the accuracy of information on COVID-19 (p > 0.000, β = 0.561). In addition, the health literacy can explain 40 percent variance of the accuracy of information on COVID-19 in virtual social networks. Moreover, the results show that there is meaningful difference between the educational level of Iranian users and the health literacy and accuracy of information on COVID-19 in virtual social networks. Concerning the results of this study and meaningful relation between the health literacy level and attention to accuracy of the information on COVID-19 in Iranian users, the authorities of health system are recommended to consider special planning and policies to increase the health literacy level of users in social networks. In this way, users will be able to verify the accuracy of information on COVID-19 by increasing their health literacy level and therefore, there would be less losses due to unawareness of health literacy and its adverse effect.  

El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar la actividad científica sobre el cortisol salival. Se aplicó un método bibliométrico utilizando MEDLINE y LILACS. El período estudiado fue de 1960 a 2019. Los datos fueron analizados por los programas VOSviewer y Publish or Perish. La búsqueda localizó 6063 documentos en MEDLINE y 47 en LILCAS. El crecimiento de las publicaciones mostró un aumento notorio en el período 2010-2019. En MEDLINE, Estados Unidos lideró la producción científica con el 21 % de los documentos y en LILACS, Brasil, con el 70,2 %. Los autores con índice de productividad igual o mayor que 1 (grandes productores) alcanzaron el 0,93 % en MEDLINE y en LILACS, 0 %. El número medio de autores por publicación fue de 5,12 en MEDLINE y 4,70 en LILACS. Hubo seis temas principales de investigación relacionada con cortisol salival: 1) estrés; 2) eje hipotalámico-pituitario-suprarrenal; 3) ritmo circadiano; 4) emociones, ansiedad, depresión; 5) vigilia-sueño; 6) factores determinantes. El número de estudios sobre cortisol salival va en aumento y la multiautoría, como expresión de la colaboración entre los autores, también. La investigación futura debe centrarse en las diferencias interindividuales y la variabilidad intraindividual de la concentración del cortisol salival.

The purpose of this text is to present features of open researchers to build ecosystems in which production, communication and use of the results of research processes are guided by transparency and scientific integrity criteria, which is made possible by the open science movement, bringing along the need to think about ways to build scientific knowledge with a greater impact on social development. A systematic literature review and document analysis were conducted which generated elements and notions from which features are projected that constitute the foundations of open science, systematization and scientific communication. The main conclusions suggest that open science is an action featuring not only a new model to produce scientific knowledge in a more fluent dialogue with society, which requires fundamental features to be exhibited by researchers, among them collaboration. It also makes emphasis on transparency and scientific integrity, criteria which have always been important in research processes, but acquire greater relevance in these open practices, making sure that knowledge assumes greater commitment to society and its organized strata. 

O artigo tem como objetivo o estudo da dinâmica das produções científicas de Epidemiologia em Nutrição do Brasil, utilizando a Bibliometria. A coleta de dados desenvolveu-se na base de dados Scopus, construindo estratégias de busca pautadas em descritores padronizados pelo DeCS e MeSH relacionadas à Nutrição, Epidemiologia Nutricional, Saúde Pública e Nutrição em Saúde Pública. Baseado em critérios de elegibilidade, foram selecionados 671 artigos. Os dados foram analisados apresentando indicadores bibliométricos, a evolução temporal de publicação dos artigos, os periódicos com o maior número de produções do tema, os autores com o maior quantitativo de registros, os artigos de maior impacto e as palavras-chave mais frequentes. Os documentos foram publicados entre 1973 e 2020 em 193 fontes por 5013 pesquisadores. Evidenciou-se o crescimento progressivo das produções ao longo desse tempo, especialmente na última década. As filiações mais relevantes corresponderam a instituições educativas da Região Sudeste e Sul. Observou-se um predomínio de publicações de nutrição infantil e nutrição materno-infantil, seguido de outros temas como a obesidade, a vigilância nutricional, os determinantes sociais e as doenças crônicas. Igualmente, o estudo apresentou tópicos menormente explorados como a nutrição do idoso e a nutrição de grupos populacionais vulneráveis como os quilombolas e os indígenas.