Health care professionals are now faced with a growing number of patients from different ethnic groups, and from different socioeconomical backgrounds. In the field of neuropsychology there is an increasing need of reliable and culturally fair assessment measures. Spanish is the official language in more than 20 countries and the second most spoken language in the world. The purpose of this res...

The objective of the present study is to determine transparency level Rio Grande do Sul state’s municipalities, identifying variables that explain it. This a documental and quantitative research, observing most recent information disclosed in websites, if data disclosure correct, through Municipal Public Management’s Transparency Index, as well regression analysis descriptive statistics. In thi...

El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the leading mode of interannual climate variability, with large socioeconomical and environmental impacts. The main conceptual model for ENSO, Recharge Oscillator (RO), considers two independent modes: fast zonal tilt in phase central-eastern Pacific Temperature (Te), slow recharge quadrature. However, usual indices (western or equatorial sea level/thermoc...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the main socioeconomical health issues worldwide. AMD has a multifactorial etiology with a variety of risk factors. Smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor for AMD development and progression. The present review summarizes the epidemiological studies evaluating the association between smoking and AMD, the mechanisms through which smo...

OBJECTIVE To identify dietary patterns of children and to verify their association with socio-economical, behavioral and maternal determinants. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a random sample of 328 children aged 8 and 9 years. Dietary intake was assessed by food records in three nonconsecutive days and measured in grams of food groups and nutrients. Factor analysis and subsequent orthog...

La desigualdad socioeconómica en América Latina ha modelado múltiples dinámicas de la vida social región. Actualmente, estas se han visto intensificadas el marco pandemia COVID-19, generando graves consecuencias sociales, económicas y sanitarias, con efectos diferenciados para las mujeres, comunidades étnicas los territorios rurales a lo largo Frente ello, relatan presente artículo cinco experi...

global warming is one of the major concerns in environmental issues. its effects are being exposed faster than anticipated recently. it causes adverse ecological and socioeconomical effects. the 4th assessment report issued by the u. n.’s intergovernmental panel on climate change (ipcc) states that it is appropriate to define global warming was caused by greenhouse gases due to human activities...

The incidence and clinical pattern of diseases differ in different parts of the world and even vary from area to area in the same country. Several factors contribute to these differences. Racial and hereditary factors, climatic conditions, socioeconomical factors, dietetic habits and mode of living are some of the important factors involved in the genesis of these variations. The pattern of gas...

Individual mobility within the European Union has remained rather low, in spite of large socioeconomical differences and the lack of political restrictions for citizens of member states. Taking this as a starting point, this paper sets out to develop a more appropriate view by combing aspects of economic and sociological migration theories both at the macro and micro levels. For this purpose, t...