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Papers by ROSARIO GARCIA
The FASEB Journal, 2014
Background: Measures of the community nutrition environment are important to understanding the fo... more Background: Measures of the community nutrition environment are important to understanding the food environment, which affects individual diet.Objective: To determine the reliability and validity of direct observation as a low‐cost method in mapping a food environment in Guatemala.Methods: Two teams of two raters were asked to walk two urban thoroughfares in urban Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Both teams were instructed to record the address, food outlet type, and the main items sold by each food outlet. Teams walked each thoroughfare on separate days and in opposite directions, respectively. Mirror‐image correspondence analysis was used to determine the inter‐rater reliability between teams. The validity of direct observation in mapping a community food environment in Quetzaltenango was determined based on the face validity of this work by two experts who also walked the same thoroughfares.Results: The inter‐rater reliability between teams was moderate for both thoroughfares A and B (...
CRISP project, Jun 30, 2016
CRISP project, Feb 28, 2017
Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This study assessed the integration of community services and research through the livelihood nee... more This study assessed the integration of community services and research through the livelihood needs assessment of a countryside in the Philippines particularly Sitio Malanas, Lettac Sur, Santol, La Union as basis of the actions in addressing the needs. Specifically, the livelihood situation and needs were determined and proposed actions for the improvement of the livelihood situation of the community. Thirty five members of the community participated in the research. A focused group discussion was utilized in gathering the data. The residents of the community were found to be engaged in farming, sold agricultural products, and had only three variety stores getting its supplies from other places. They encountered livelihood problems mostly related to marketing and transportation. They wanted additional livelihood program, to improve sales, and be provided with seminar-workshops on business-related activities. The findings show that there is a need for a program to improve their...
Blood, 2010
4737 Objective: Microscopic examination of peripheral blood cells is an important diagnostic tool... more 4737 Objective: Microscopic examination of peripheral blood cells is an important diagnostic tool. We evaluated the CellaVision DM96 (CellaVision AB, Lund, Sweden), an automated image analysis system for digital peripheral blood cell analysis, comparing the results with direct manual microscopy. The system obtains digital images of the blood cells at high magnification and these images are analyzed using a neural network based on a large database of cells. Material and Methods: We analyzed 234 PB films stained with May-Grünwald-Giemsa from patients of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. Leukocyte values were from 1.12 to 282 × 109/L (Advia 2120, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics SL). 177 of the PB films were from patients with hematological diseases: lymphoid neoplasias: 83, acute leukemias: 52, chronic myeloproliferative diseases: 20, myelodisplastic syndromes: 18, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: 2, hemoglobin S: 1 and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: 1. Manual differentials ...
Immunoglobulin G specific responses againstPlasmodium falciparummerozoite antigens such as the me... more Immunoglobulin G specific responses againstPlasmodium falciparummerozoite antigens such as the merozoite surface protein 3 (MSP3) and UB05 are known to play critical roles in parasitemia control and protection from symptomatic illness. However when there is intense perennial malaria transmission coupled with concurrent infection with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV), knowledge of IgG antibody response profiles is limited. In this study we assessed the impact of dual HIV-Malaria infections on IgG subclass responses to MSP3 (QβMSP3) and UB05 (QβUB05) in individuals living in two areas of Cameroon differing in transmission intensity. We observed differences in antigen specific IgG and IgG subclass responses which was dependent upon the antigen type, malaria transmission intensity, HIV infection, malaria infection and dual HIV-malaria infections. Individuals living in high malaria transmission areas irrespective of HIV or malaria status had significantly higher IgG response...
Revista Cubana De Endocrinologia, Dec 1, 2006
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo evaluar el efecto de 10 años de seguimiento en consulta i... more El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo evaluar el efecto de 10 años de seguimiento en consulta interactiva sobre la comprensión y adhesión al tratamiento, así como en los cambios clínicos, bioquímicos y terapéuticos obtenidos en un grupo de diabéticos tipo 1. Formaron parte del estudio 40 personas con diabetes tipo 1 y no más de cinco años de diagnóstico, elegidos por orden consecutivo de llegada al centro en el mes de reclutamiento y asignados a la consulta interactiva (CI). Los resultados son comparados con los obtenidos en un grupo control, con iguales variables generales y clínicas al inicio del estudio que continuaron el proceso educativo mediante la consulta tradicional (CT). Se evaluaron conocimientos y destrezas para seguir el tratamiento con cuestionarios cuantitativos. Los sentimientos sobre la enfermedad fueron evaluados cuantitativa y cualitativamente. Los cambios terapéuticos, bioquímicos y clínicos fueron tomados de la historia clínica. Los conocimientos, destrezas, responsabilidad ante el tratamiento, autoestima y autonomía fueron significativamente más altos (p=0,000) en el grupo de la CI. La aceptación del tratamiento intensivo fue más rápida y los niveles de hemoglobina glucosilada también presentaron diferencias significativas (p=0,001) a favor de este grupo, lo que influyó en menor frecuencia de complicaciones agudas y hospitalizaciones por descompensación metabólica. Este grupo también presentó menor frecuencia (p=0,04) en la aparición de complicaciones a largo plazo. Los participantes en la CI mostraron mejores resultados en todos los parámetros analizados al compararlos con aquellos que siguieron la forma tradicional de consulta.<br>The present paper is aimed at evaluating the effect of 10 years of follow-up under interactive consultation on the comprehension and adhesion to the treatment, as well as on the clinical, biochemical and therapeutic changes in a group of type 1 diabetics. 40 persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus and no more than 5 years of diagnosis were included in the study. [...]
Revista Cubana De Endocrinologia, Apr 1, 2006
Vii Jornadas De Medicina Preventiva Y Salud Publica 2001 Pags 40 52, 2001
Nuevos Desafios De La Economia De La Empresa En Memoria Y Homenaje Al Profesor Dr D Emilio Soldevilla Garcia Vol 1 2002 Isbn 84 931229 2 0 Pags 291 300, 2002
La Gestion De La Diversidad Xiii Congreso Nacional Ix Congreso Hispano Frances Logrono 16 17 Y 18 De Junio 1999 Vol 2 1999 Isbn 84 95301 11 3 Pags 561 564, 1999
En el presente trabajo pretendemos hacer un estudio de aquellas areas de la actividad directiva e... more En el presente trabajo pretendemos hacer un estudio de aquellas areas de la actividad directiva en la pequeña y mediana empresa que en mayor dida pueden influir en el desarrollo de planes estratégicos que guien a la organización a lograr los objetivos establecidos de rentabilidad, crecimiento y supervivencia, es decir, nos estamos refiriendo al proceso administrativo (planificación, organización, recursos humanos y control), centrándonos fundarnentalmente en la relación que éste guarda con la calidad, factor que esta jugando un papel muy importante en el desarrollo de ventajas competitivas. Nuestro trabajo empfrico lo desarrollamos en la provincia de Cádiz aunque las conclusiones pueden ser generalizadas a todas las PYMES del territorio nacional.
Multiciencias, 2010
The objective of this study was to analyze municipal tax power versus national regulatory power i... more The objective of this study was to analyze municipal tax power versus national regulatory power in Venezuela. It is a descriptive investigation about the tributary area, with a documentary or bibliographic research design, using analysis, deduction and description as methods. Data-collection techniques were consultation of documentary sources, registration and content analysis; data-collecting instruments were cards, notebooks and registry sheets, among others. These techniques and instruments were applied to the constitutional norms, laws and jurisprudence related to the subject, as well as to texts and specialized literature. Results show that national regulatory powers do not necessarily imply tax power; therefore, the exercise of such regulatory powers does not impede the exercise of municipal tax powers. However, in some cases, the national regulatory power over certain issues subject to tax power originated or derived from municipal power, affects the exercise of municipal tax power.
Rev Cuba Endocrinol, Dec 1, 1990
Se reportan los resultados de un estudio psicometrico realizado a una prueba de conocimientos sob... more Se reportan los resultados de un estudio psicometrico realizado a una prueba de conocimientos sobre diabetes mellitus para pacientes. La prueba de 35 items, desarrollada en el Centro de Atencion al Diabetico del Instituto Nacional de Endocrinologia, consta de 5 areas de contenido: generalidades, metodos de control, medicamentos, cuidados generales y dieta. Los resultados descritos muestran un alto nivel de confiabilidad (Pearson r=0,89); sensibilidad instructiva y adecuada validez concurrente y discriminante
Revista Cubana De Endocrinologia, Apr 1, 2007
European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, 2015
Most of the world population are exposed either to a lack from one or more essential mineral or t... more Most of the world population are exposed either to a lack from one or more essential mineral or to toxicity produced by over consumption. In fact, in most of the developing countries it has been an increasing deficiency of Se in diet as soil and plant management are focused in high yielding in detriment of quality of crops to assure a healthy diet in humans. This study tried to evaluate the deficiencies of Se in semiarid soil conditions and how the micronutrients can be effectively manage through the recycling of organic matter. This is especially true for Se, since this micronutrient is not essential for the development of plants, but it becomes an important element for animal and human diets, in order to improve defences again cancer and other well known diseases. Mineral forms of Selenium are expensive and are very limited as non renewable resource. Research has shown that organic matter plays a very important role in the selenium immobilisation and low availability to plants. Th...
The FASEB Journal, 2014
Background: Measures of the community nutrition environment are important to understanding the fo... more Background: Measures of the community nutrition environment are important to understanding the food environment, which affects individual diet.Objective: To determine the reliability and validity of direct observation as a low‐cost method in mapping a food environment in Guatemala.Methods: Two teams of two raters were asked to walk two urban thoroughfares in urban Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Both teams were instructed to record the address, food outlet type, and the main items sold by each food outlet. Teams walked each thoroughfare on separate days and in opposite directions, respectively. Mirror‐image correspondence analysis was used to determine the inter‐rater reliability between teams. The validity of direct observation in mapping a community food environment in Quetzaltenango was determined based on the face validity of this work by two experts who also walked the same thoroughfares.Results: The inter‐rater reliability between teams was moderate for both thoroughfares A and B (...
CRISP project, Jun 30, 2016
CRISP project, Feb 28, 2017
Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This study assessed the integration of community services and research through the livelihood nee... more This study assessed the integration of community services and research through the livelihood needs assessment of a countryside in the Philippines particularly Sitio Malanas, Lettac Sur, Santol, La Union as basis of the actions in addressing the needs. Specifically, the livelihood situation and needs were determined and proposed actions for the improvement of the livelihood situation of the community. Thirty five members of the community participated in the research. A focused group discussion was utilized in gathering the data. The residents of the community were found to be engaged in farming, sold agricultural products, and had only three variety stores getting its supplies from other places. They encountered livelihood problems mostly related to marketing and transportation. They wanted additional livelihood program, to improve sales, and be provided with seminar-workshops on business-related activities. The findings show that there is a need for a program to improve their...
Blood, 2010
4737 Objective: Microscopic examination of peripheral blood cells is an important diagnostic tool... more 4737 Objective: Microscopic examination of peripheral blood cells is an important diagnostic tool. We evaluated the CellaVision DM96 (CellaVision AB, Lund, Sweden), an automated image analysis system for digital peripheral blood cell analysis, comparing the results with direct manual microscopy. The system obtains digital images of the blood cells at high magnification and these images are analyzed using a neural network based on a large database of cells. Material and Methods: We analyzed 234 PB films stained with May-Grünwald-Giemsa from patients of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. Leukocyte values were from 1.12 to 282 × 109/L (Advia 2120, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics SL). 177 of the PB films were from patients with hematological diseases: lymphoid neoplasias: 83, acute leukemias: 52, chronic myeloproliferative diseases: 20, myelodisplastic syndromes: 18, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: 2, hemoglobin S: 1 and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: 1. Manual differentials ...
Immunoglobulin G specific responses againstPlasmodium falciparummerozoite antigens such as the me... more Immunoglobulin G specific responses againstPlasmodium falciparummerozoite antigens such as the merozoite surface protein 3 (MSP3) and UB05 are known to play critical roles in parasitemia control and protection from symptomatic illness. However when there is intense perennial malaria transmission coupled with concurrent infection with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV), knowledge of IgG antibody response profiles is limited. In this study we assessed the impact of dual HIV-Malaria infections on IgG subclass responses to MSP3 (QβMSP3) and UB05 (QβUB05) in individuals living in two areas of Cameroon differing in transmission intensity. We observed differences in antigen specific IgG and IgG subclass responses which was dependent upon the antigen type, malaria transmission intensity, HIV infection, malaria infection and dual HIV-malaria infections. Individuals living in high malaria transmission areas irrespective of HIV or malaria status had significantly higher IgG response...
Revista Cubana De Endocrinologia, Dec 1, 2006
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo evaluar el efecto de 10 años de seguimiento en consulta i... more El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo evaluar el efecto de 10 años de seguimiento en consulta interactiva sobre la comprensión y adhesión al tratamiento, así como en los cambios clínicos, bioquímicos y terapéuticos obtenidos en un grupo de diabéticos tipo 1. Formaron parte del estudio 40 personas con diabetes tipo 1 y no más de cinco años de diagnóstico, elegidos por orden consecutivo de llegada al centro en el mes de reclutamiento y asignados a la consulta interactiva (CI). Los resultados son comparados con los obtenidos en un grupo control, con iguales variables generales y clínicas al inicio del estudio que continuaron el proceso educativo mediante la consulta tradicional (CT). Se evaluaron conocimientos y destrezas para seguir el tratamiento con cuestionarios cuantitativos. Los sentimientos sobre la enfermedad fueron evaluados cuantitativa y cualitativamente. Los cambios terapéuticos, bioquímicos y clínicos fueron tomados de la historia clínica. Los conocimientos, destrezas, responsabilidad ante el tratamiento, autoestima y autonomía fueron significativamente más altos (p=0,000) en el grupo de la CI. La aceptación del tratamiento intensivo fue más rápida y los niveles de hemoglobina glucosilada también presentaron diferencias significativas (p=0,001) a favor de este grupo, lo que influyó en menor frecuencia de complicaciones agudas y hospitalizaciones por descompensación metabólica. Este grupo también presentó menor frecuencia (p=0,04) en la aparición de complicaciones a largo plazo. Los participantes en la CI mostraron mejores resultados en todos los parámetros analizados al compararlos con aquellos que siguieron la forma tradicional de consulta.<br>The present paper is aimed at evaluating the effect of 10 years of follow-up under interactive consultation on the comprehension and adhesion to the treatment, as well as on the clinical, biochemical and therapeutic changes in a group of type 1 diabetics. 40 persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus and no more than 5 years of diagnosis were included in the study. [...]
Revista Cubana De Endocrinologia, Apr 1, 2006
Vii Jornadas De Medicina Preventiva Y Salud Publica 2001 Pags 40 52, 2001
Nuevos Desafios De La Economia De La Empresa En Memoria Y Homenaje Al Profesor Dr D Emilio Soldevilla Garcia Vol 1 2002 Isbn 84 931229 2 0 Pags 291 300, 2002
La Gestion De La Diversidad Xiii Congreso Nacional Ix Congreso Hispano Frances Logrono 16 17 Y 18 De Junio 1999 Vol 2 1999 Isbn 84 95301 11 3 Pags 561 564, 1999
En el presente trabajo pretendemos hacer un estudio de aquellas areas de la actividad directiva e... more En el presente trabajo pretendemos hacer un estudio de aquellas areas de la actividad directiva en la pequeña y mediana empresa que en mayor dida pueden influir en el desarrollo de planes estratégicos que guien a la organización a lograr los objetivos establecidos de rentabilidad, crecimiento y supervivencia, es decir, nos estamos refiriendo al proceso administrativo (planificación, organización, recursos humanos y control), centrándonos fundarnentalmente en la relación que éste guarda con la calidad, factor que esta jugando un papel muy importante en el desarrollo de ventajas competitivas. Nuestro trabajo empfrico lo desarrollamos en la provincia de Cádiz aunque las conclusiones pueden ser generalizadas a todas las PYMES del territorio nacional.
Multiciencias, 2010
The objective of this study was to analyze municipal tax power versus national regulatory power i... more The objective of this study was to analyze municipal tax power versus national regulatory power in Venezuela. It is a descriptive investigation about the tributary area, with a documentary or bibliographic research design, using analysis, deduction and description as methods. Data-collection techniques were consultation of documentary sources, registration and content analysis; data-collecting instruments were cards, notebooks and registry sheets, among others. These techniques and instruments were applied to the constitutional norms, laws and jurisprudence related to the subject, as well as to texts and specialized literature. Results show that national regulatory powers do not necessarily imply tax power; therefore, the exercise of such regulatory powers does not impede the exercise of municipal tax powers. However, in some cases, the national regulatory power over certain issues subject to tax power originated or derived from municipal power, affects the exercise of municipal tax power.
Rev Cuba Endocrinol, Dec 1, 1990
Se reportan los resultados de un estudio psicometrico realizado a una prueba de conocimientos sob... more Se reportan los resultados de un estudio psicometrico realizado a una prueba de conocimientos sobre diabetes mellitus para pacientes. La prueba de 35 items, desarrollada en el Centro de Atencion al Diabetico del Instituto Nacional de Endocrinologia, consta de 5 areas de contenido: generalidades, metodos de control, medicamentos, cuidados generales y dieta. Los resultados descritos muestran un alto nivel de confiabilidad (Pearson r=0,89); sensibilidad instructiva y adecuada validez concurrente y discriminante
Revista Cubana De Endocrinologia, Apr 1, 2007
European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety, 2015
Most of the world population are exposed either to a lack from one or more essential mineral or t... more Most of the world population are exposed either to a lack from one or more essential mineral or to toxicity produced by over consumption. In fact, in most of the developing countries it has been an increasing deficiency of Se in diet as soil and plant management are focused in high yielding in detriment of quality of crops to assure a healthy diet in humans. This study tried to evaluate the deficiencies of Se in semiarid soil conditions and how the micronutrients can be effectively manage through the recycling of organic matter. This is especially true for Se, since this micronutrient is not essential for the development of plants, but it becomes an important element for animal and human diets, in order to improve defences again cancer and other well known diseases. Mineral forms of Selenium are expensive and are very limited as non renewable resource. Research has shown that organic matter plays a very important role in the selenium immobilisation and low availability to plants. Th...