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Concienciación juvenil frente al COVID-19 en España y Latinoamérica: análisis de spots en YouTube
2021
Introducción. Las consecuencias socio-sanitarias y económicas del COVID-19 llevó a los países a adoptar estrategias comunicativas de carácter preventivo, que difundieron en medios sociales para amplificar su difusión. Esta investigación analiza spots del contexto español y latinoamericano (N=100) orientados a concienciar a los jóvenes frente al COVID-19 publicados durante el periodo de 1 septiembre 2020 a 10 enero 2021 y accesibles en YouTube. Metodología. La metodología es mixta: cualitativa, se analizan variables comunicativas, técnico-narrativas y afectivo-emocionales; y cuantitativa, con análisis descriptivo de los datos y posterior análisis de varianza para identificar las diferencias …
Clinical efficacy of a bleaching enzyme-based toothpaste. A double-blind controlled clinical trial.
2015
Abstract Objectives To assess the efficacy of a bleaching enzyme-based toothpaste. Material and methods A randomized clinical trial was carried out, comprising 48 participants with teeth exhibiting color A3 or higher according to the Vita Classical guide. One-half of the sample received the bleaching enzyme-based toothpaste (White Kin ® ), while the other received placebo toothpaste. Both products were supplied in identical containers and had the same composition except for the active components. The teeth color was measured with a spectrophotometer. The patients were instructed to brush their teeth three times a day during 3 min with the assigned product, during 12 weeks. The color measure…
Constructing female identities through feminine hygiene TV commercials
2009
Abstract In this paper we report the results of a qualitative multimodal analysis of a corpus of Spanish and British TV ads featuring female hygiene products such as tampons, liners and sanitary towels/pads. We contend that advertisers of menstruation-related products employ a wide range of strategies to convey both overt information about the products advertised, as well as to – and more importantly – indirectly transmit stereotypical beliefs of women which inevitably helps reproduce and sometimes perpetuate a gender-biased type of discourse ( Holmes and Marra, 2005 ). Crook's (2004) distinction between the product-claim and the reward dimension in ads has been taken as the starting point …
Regulation of T cells in asthma: implications for genetic manipulation
2004
PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW Allergic asthma is a disease characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, inflammation and remodeling. In the past few decades it has become clear that the pathogenesis and development of this disease is controlled by cytokines released by CD4 T helper type 2 lymphocytes that develop under the influence of natural killer lymphocytes. At birth, T cell priming exhibits a T helper type 2 bias and the development of the T helper phenotype is determined in the first year of life by environmental exposure to virus or bacterial substances or environmental allergens in genetically predisposed individuals. Decreased exposure to infection in early childhood has thus been linked …
Assessment of the Nutritional Status, Diet and Intestinal Parasites in Hosted Saharawi Children.
2020
Since the early 1990s, Spanish humanitarian associations have welcomed Saharawi children from the refugee camps in Tindouf (Argelia). These children are the most affected by the lack of food, water, hygienic measures and health care. The main objective of this study was to analyze the anthropometric, nutritional and parasitological data of 38 Saharawi boys and girls (from 10 to 13 years old) under a holiday host program in the city of Valencia. Our results confirm that malnutrition and multiparasitism are highly frequent, so it is understood that living conditions in refugee camps continue to be precarious with a lack of proper hygiene and nutrition. Furthermore, biochemical alterations, la…
Transgresión moral, enfermedad y salud holística en la Misión Livingstonia en Malawi a finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX
2009
This article examines ideas of morality and health, and connections between moral transgression and disease in both Scottish missionary and Central African thought in the context of the Livingstonia Mission of the Presbyterian Free Church of Scotland in Malawi during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.2 By concentrating on debates, conflicts and co-operation between missionaries and Africans over the key issues of beer drinking and sexual morality, this article explores the emergence of a new ‘moral hygiene’ among African Christian communities in Northern Malawi.
Moral transgression, disease and holistic health in the Livingstonia Mission in late nineteenth and early twenttieth-century Malawi
2009
This article examines ideas of morality and health, and connections between moral transgression and disease in both Scottish missionary and Central African thought in the context of the Livingstonia Mission of the Presbyterian Free Church of Scotland in Malawi during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.2 By concentrating on debates, conflicts and co-operation between missionaries and Africans over the key issues of beer drinking and sexual morality, this article explores the emergence of a new ‘moral hygiene’ among African Christian communities in Northern Malawi.<br><br>Este artículo analiza las ideas sobre moralidad y salud, así como las relaciones entre transgre…
Pediatric routine vaccinations in the COVID 19 lockdown period: the survey of the Italian Pediatric Society
2021
Abstract Background COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for disrupting routine immunization activities all over the world. Aim of the study was to investigate the reduced adherence to the national children vaccination schedule during the lockdown period in Italy. Materials and methods Through social channels, the Italian Pediatric Society conducted a survey among Italian families on children vaccination during lockdown period. Results In the study period, 1474 responders were collected. More than one third (34%) of them skipped the vaccine appointment as they were afraid of SARS-CoV-2-virus (44%), vaccination services postponed the appointment (42%) or was closed to public (13%). Discussion R…
Oral Hygiene and Dietary Habits in Adolescents with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances: A Cross-sectional Study.
2016
ABSTRACT Objectives Fixed orthodontic appliances (FOAs) may cause a temporary deterioration of oral hygiene with corresponding gingival inflammatory changes. Optimal oral hygiene and dietary changes are essential in order to avoid periodontal inflammation. The present study investigates to what extent the recommendations made by the orthodontist are followed by young patients. Materials and methods A total of 67 adolescent patients with FOA were examined and interviewed. The control group consisted of 70 patients of the same age who had not undergone any orthodontic treatment. A specific questionnaire (assessing dietary habits, oral hygiene measures) was used and comprehensive oral findings…
Plaque levels of patients with fixed orthodontic appliances measured by digital plaque image analysis
2011
Introduction A digital plaque image analysis system was developed to objectively assess dental plaque formation and coverage in patients treated with fixed orthodontic appliances. Methods The technique was used to assess plaque levels of 52 patients undergoing treatment with fixed appliances in the Department of Orthodontics at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. Results Plaque levels ranged from 5.1% to 85.3% of the analyzed tooth areas. About 37% of the patients had plaque levels over 50% of the dentition, but only 10% exhibited plaque levels below 15% of tooth coverage. The mean plaque coverage was 41.9% ± 18.8%. Plaque was mostly present along the gum line and around the or…