Effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract
Objective: To assess the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on obstetric outcomes and birth variables. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Setting: Not applicable. Patient(s): Pregnant women and neonates. Intervention(s): PubMed and 5 other research databases were searched through March 2014 for RCTs evaluating vitamin D supplementation calcium/vitamins/ferrous sulfate vs. a control (placebo or active) during pregnancy. Main Outcome Measure(s): Measures were: circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), small for gestational age (SGA), low birth weight, preterm birth, birth weight, birth length, cesarean section. Mantel-Haenszel fixed-effects models were used, owing to expected scarcity of outcomes. Effects were reported as relative risks and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Result(s): Thirteen RCTs (n ¼ 2,299) were selected. Circulating 25(OH)D levels were significantly higher at term, compared with the control group (mean difference: 66.5 nmol/L, 95% CI 66.2–66.7). Birth weight and birth length were significantly greater for neonates in the vitamin D group; mean difference: 107.6 g (95% CI 59.9–155.3 g) and 0.3 cm (95% CI 0.10–0.41 cm), respectively. Incidence of preeclampsia, GDM, SGA, low birth weight, preterm birth, and cesarean section were not influenced by vitamin D supplementation. Across RCTs, the doses and types of vitamin D supplements, gestational age at first administration, and outcomes were heterogeneous. Conclusion(s): Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was associated with increased circulating 25(OH)D levels, birth weight, and birth length, and was not associated with other maternal and neonatal outcomes. Larger, better-designed RCTs evaluating clinically relevant outcomes are necessary to reach a definitive conclusion. (Fertil Steril 2015;-:-–-. 2015 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
(Source: Fertility and Sterility, Feb. 2015)

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347325

Implementation and Certification of ISO/IEC 29110 in an IT Startup in Peru

Abstract
This article presents the implementation of ISO/IEC 29110 in a four-person IT startup company in Peru. After completing the implementation of the ISO/IEC 29110 project management and software implementation processes using an agile approach, the next step was to execute these processes in a project with an actual customer: software that facilitates communication between clients and legal consultants at the second-largest insurance companies in Peru. Managing the project and developing the software took about 900 hours. Using ISO/ IEC 29110 software engineering practices enabled the startup to plan and execute the project while expending only 18 percent of the total project effort on rework (i.e., wasted effort). In this article, the authors also describe the steps and the effort required by the VSE to be granted an ISO/IEC 29110 certificate of conformity. The startup became the first Peruvian VSE to obtain an ISO/IEC 29110 certification. The ISO/IEC 29110 certification facilitated access to new clients and larger projects.
(Source: Software Quality Professional, 2015)

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/346851

Factor analysis of the ‘‘Questionnaire for the evaluationof occupational burnout syndrome’’ in Peruvian medicalstudents

Abstract
Background: The ‘‘evaluation of occupational burnout syndrome questionnaire’’ (‘‘Cuestionario para la evaluación del síndrome de quemarse por el trabajo (CESQT)’’) has been proposed to evaluate this syndrome in different populations. However, there have not been studies up to date that have tested this questionnaire in Latin-American university students. Aim: To evaluate the dimensional structure of CESQT in medical students from Peru. Methods: This was an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study. The CESQT was applied to a sample of 71 medical students in the final year of their degree (also known as ‘‘Medical Internship’’) in a Public Hospital in Lima, Peru. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to identify the dimension structure with best fit to the data. A multivariate linear regression analysis was also performed to determine the relationship between the occupational burnout syndrome, gender, and their current clinical rotation (obstetrics and gynaecology, surgery, paediatrics, and internal medicine). Results: The EFA found that the two dimensions model best explained the data variability (61.8% of the variance). These two factors were called illusion and exhaustion. The linear regression showed that gender and the current clinical rotation were not associated to any of the two factors (P > .05). Illusion was inversely associated with exhaustion, even after fitting it with gender and current clinical rotation (P = .007and = −.33, respectively).
(Source: Revista de Psicología y Salud Mental. 2014)

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347244

Assessing predictors of sexual function in mid-aged sexually active women

Abstract
Objective: To assess predictors of sexual function in mid-aged women. Methods: We analyzed data of 262 healthy sexually active women (40–59 years) who filled out the Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and a general questionnaire containing female/partner data. Correlations between these two measures were also analyzed. Results: Significant inverse correlations were found between all FSFI and MRS scores. This was most evident for the MRS urogenital score in relation to FSFI total, pain and lubrication scores. Multiple linear regression analysis determined best model predicting total FSFI index scores that explained a 66% of the variance. In this model, MRS urogenital score was an important predictor of female sexual function (total FSFI scores) with a significant inverse relation. Additionally total FSFI scores displayed a significant positive correlation with female educational level and HT use and an inverse relation with partner age and female parity. Conclusion: Several female/partner factors predicted female sexual function in this mid-aged series. MRS urogenital scores significantly correlated with total FSFI scores.
(Source: Maturitas, 2010)

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347065

A community randomised controlled trial evaluating a home-based environmental intervention package of improved stoves, solar water disinfection and kitchen sinks in rural Peru: Rationale, trial design and baseline findings

Abstract
The diagnostic by microscopy in endemic areas is several times erroneous. Furthermore, the culture of this bacterium is time-consuming, being the diagnostic by PCR the easiest way to perform a correct diagnostic. The objective of this study was to evaluate the detection limit of three PCR schemes, designed to detect B.bacilliformis, both in blood and filter papers to test their potential use for transferring samples from endemic areas to reference centers. Moreover, the specificity was also observed as well as the applicability of the technique with clinical samples from different stages of the disease. Methods&Materials: Fragments of 16SrRNA and fla genes were amplified as well as the variable-intergenic region (its). The detection limit was determined by bacterial quantification with flow cytometry and performing dilutions (106cfu/ml-10cfu/ml) both in blood and filter papers. DNA was extracted and PCRs were performed. Specificity was tested by processing other bacteraemia microorganisms. Clinical samples, 12 from febrile patients, 13 from warty and 71 from healthy asymptomatic individuals living in endemic area(Mandinga-Cajamarca) were also processed. Results: The 16SrRNA PCR scheme showed the lower detection limit (5 cfu from blood and filter paper) being the PCR scheme chosen to be tested in clinical samples. All febrile patients’ samples were positive, whereas in warty individuals only 3(23%) faint bands were obtained. No amplification was obtained in samples from healthy people. Fainter bands were always obtained when PCRs were made of filter papers. All PCRs were specific for B.bacilliformis. Conclusion: The 16SrRNA PCR seems to be the best technique to detect feverish patients. However, the applicability to identify asymptomatic carriers was undetermined. Filter paper may be an alternative for easy transportation of samples but is need to consider the decreasing sensitivity of the results. It is critical to develop rapid, sensitive and specific technique capable of being applied in endemic rural areas, to avoid misdiagnosis and facilitate the detection of asymptomatic carriers that will allow progress towards the eradication of this disease.
(Source: 16th ICID Abstracts / International Journal of Infectious Diseases 21S (2014) 1–460)

 (Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2011)

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347070

Validez y confiabilidad de escala de afecto positivo y negativo (SPANAS) en estudiantes universitarios peruanos / Validity and reliability of the positive and negative affect scale (SPANAS) in universitiy peruvian students

Resumen
Se ha estudiado la validez de constructo y la confiabilidad de la escala SPANAS en dos muestras de estudiantes universitarios de Lima. Mediante diversos análisisfactoriales confirmatorios(AFC)se evaluó el ajuste de tres modelos competidores (un solo factor, dos factores correlacionados y dos factores ortogonales). Este procedimiento se replicó en las dos muestras de estudiantes universitarios. Luego de haber realizado los análisis de validez y confiabilidad, se encontró que el modelo de dos factores correlacionados era el que mejor representó a la escala en ambas muestras. Además, las escalas de afecto positivo y negativo demostraron ser confiables. De esta manera se tiene evidencia de la presencia de dos factores que representan al afecto positivo y negativo.

Abstract
 It was studied the construct validity and the reliability of the SPANAS scale in two samples of university students from Lima. Through many confirmatory factorial analyses (AFC) it was evaluated the adjustment of three competing models (one factor, two correlated factors and two orthogonal factors). This procedure wasreplicated in the two samples of universitary students.After the validity and reliability analysis were done, it was found that the two correlated factors model was better to represent the scale in both samples. Furthermore, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale proved to be reliable. In this way we have evidence ofthe presence oftwo factors which represent the positive and negative affection.
(Fuente: Revista de Psicología, 2014)

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/346849

Incidence of Respiratory Viruses in Peruvian Children With Acute Respiratory Infections

Abstract
Acute respiratory infections are responsible for high morbi–mortality in Peruvian children. However, the etiological agents are poorly identified. This study, conducted during the pandemic outbreak of H1N1 influenza in 2009, aims to determine the main etiological agents responsible for acute respiratory infections in children from Lima, Peru. Nasopharyngeal swabs collected from 717 children with acute respiratory infections between January 2009 and December 2010 were analyzed by multiplex RT-PCR for 13 respiratory viruses: influenza A, B, and C virus; parainfluenza virus (PIV) 1, 2, 3, and 4; and human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B, among others. Samples were also tested with direct fluorescent-antibodies (DFA) for six respiratory viruses. RT-PCR and DFA detected respiratory viruses in 240 (33.5%) and 85 (11.9%) cases, respectively. The most common etiological agents were RSV-A (15.3%), followed by influenza A (4.6%), PIV-1 (3.6%), and PIV-2 (1.8%). The viruses identified by DFA corresponded to RSV (5.9%) and influenza A (1.8%). Therefore, respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) were found to be the most common etiology of acute respiratory infections. The authors suggest that active surveillance be conducted to identify the causative agents and improve clinical management, especially in the context of possible circulation of pandemic viruses
(Source: Journal Medical Virology, 2015)

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347016

Tracking Exchange Rate Management in Latin America

Abstract
he exchange rate is one of the most important prices in any open economy. Tracking deviations from its long-run value may provide important information for policymakers. One way to track such deviations is to examine numerical patterns in exchange rates to see if the patterns appear to have been subject to some degree of policy management. Following this approach, we use Benford’s Law as our base case for free-floating exchange rates. Benford’s Law argues that the frequence of the appearance of numerals finds 1’s more frequent, than 2’s, than 3’s, etc., and this established statistical patterns has been verified and used in research tests in many scientific fields. We apply our forensic approach to exchange rates, computing the distribution of exchange-rate observed values and comparing them with those of Benford’s Law. We document such cases for 15 Latin American countries. Latin American countries are small open economies that are characterized for having different degrees of dollarization and intervention in the forex market, primary based on US dollar transactions. This is an alternative view of how these characteristics play a role with respect to an implied equilibrium exchange rate.(Review of Financial Economics, 2015)

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/346843

Propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario de autoregulación emocional adaptado para el Perú (ERQP) / Psychometric propierties of the emotional self-regulation questionaire adapted for Peru (ERQP)

Resumen
Se estudió las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Autorregulación Emocional (ERQ, Gross & Thompson, 2003) adaptado para el Perú (ERQP). Este cuestionario evalúa dos estrategias de regulación emocional: la reevaluación cognitiva y la supresión. El ERQP fue aplicado a una muestra de 320 estudiantes universitarios de ambos sexos de dos universidades privadas. Luego de realizar la adaptación lingüística del cuestionario se estudió la validez de constructo del instrumento. El Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio demostró la estructura bifactorial de la escala, y se comprobó la validez convergente y divergente del cuestionario. El índice de consistencia interna alfa de Cronbach de ambas escalas fue 0.72 para reevaluación cognitiva y 0.74 la supresión. Se discute la importancia de contar con un instrumento que evalúe diversas estrategias de autorregulación emocional dada la importancia de este fenómeno psicológico para la vida de las personas.
Abstract
It were studied the psychometric properties of the Emotional Self-regulation Questionnaire (ERQ, Gross & Thompson, 2003) adapted for Peru (ERQP). This Lennia Matos Correspondencia: rafael.gargurevich@gmail.com 192 + Traducción: Melissa Casas Azañedo Rev. Psicol. 12, 192-215, 2010 questionnaire evaluates two emotional self-regulation strategies: the cognitive reappraisal and the suppression. The ERQP was applied to a sample of 320 university both sexes students from two private university. After making the linguistic adaptation of the questionnaire, it were studied the instrument construct validity. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis demonstrates the bivariate structure of the scale, and it was proved the convergent and divergent validity of the questionnaire. In index internal consistency Cronbach's Alpha both scales were 0.72 for cognitive reappraisal and 0.74 for suppression. It were discussed the importance of having an instrument which evaluates various strategies of emotional self-regulation because of the significance of this psychological phenomenon in people lives;

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/346852

Mortality Among MDR-TB Cases: Comparison with Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis and Associated Factors

Background
An increase in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases is evident worldwide. Its management implies a complex treatment, high costs, more toxic anti-tuberculosis drug use, longer treatment time and increased treatment failure and mortality. The aims of this study were to compare mortality between MDR and drug-susceptible cases of tuberculosis, and to determine risk factors associated with mortality among MDR-TB cases.
Methods and Results A retrospective cohort study was performed using data from clinical records of the National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru. In the first objective, MDRTB, compared to drug-susceptible cases, was the main exposure variable and time to death, censored at 180 days, the outcome of interest. For the second objective, different variables obtained from clinical records were assessed as potential risk factors for death among MDRTB cases. Cox regression analysis was used to determine hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). A total of 1,232 patients were analyzed: mean age 30.9 ±14.0 years, 60.0% were males. 61 patients (5.0%) died during treatment, whereas the MDR-TB prevalence was 19.2%. MDR-TB increased the risk of death during treatment (HR = 7.5; IC95%: 4.1–13.4) when compared to presumed drug-susceptible cases after controlling for potential confounders. Education level (p = 0.01), previous TB episodes (p<0.001), diabetes history (p<0.001) and HIV infection (p = 0.04) were factors associated with mortality among MDR-TB cases.
Conclusions MDR-TB is associated with an increased risk of death during treatment. Lower education, greater number of previous TB episodes, diabetes history, and HIV infection were independently associated with mortality among MDR-TB cases. New strategies for appropriate MDRTB detection and management should be implemented, including drug sensitivity tests, diabetes and HIV screening, as well as guarantee for a complete adherence to therapy. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0119332. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119332

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/344468

Incidence of Respiratory Viruses in Peruvian Children With Acute Respiratory Infections

Acute respiratory infections are responsible for high morbi–mortality in Peruvian children. However, the etiological agents are poorly identified. This study, conducted during the pandemic outbreak of H1N1 influenza in 2009, aims to determine the main etiological agents responsible for acute respiratory infections in children from Lima, Peru. Nasopharyngeal swabs collected from 717 children with acute respiratory infections between January 2009 and December 2010 were analyzed by multiplex RT-PCR for 13 respiratory viruses: influenza A, B, and C virus; parainfluenza virus (PIV) 1, 2, 3, and 4; and human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B, among others. Samples were also tested with direct fluorescent-antibodies (DFA) for six respiratory viruses. RT-PCR and DFA detected respiratory viruses in 240 (33.5%) and 85 (11.9%) cases, respectively. The most common etiological agents were RSV-A (15.3%), followed by influenza A (4.6%), PIV-1 (3.6%), and PIV-2 (1.8%). The viruses identified by DFA corresponded to RSV (5.9%) and influenza A (1.8%). Therefore, respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) were found to be the most common etiology of acute respiratory infections. The authors suggest that active surveillance be conducted to identify the causative agents and improve clinical management, especially in the context of possible circulation of pandemic viruses. J. Med. Virol. DOI 10.1002/jmv

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347016

The adaptor Protein 3BP2 Binds Human CD244 and Links this Receptor to Vav Signaling, ERK Activation, and NK Cell Killing

Adaptor proteins, molecules that mediate intermolecular interactions, are crucial for cellular activation. The adaptor 3BP2 has been shown to positively regulate NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity. In this study we present evidence for a physical interaction between 3BP2 and the CD244 receptor. CD244, a member of the CD150 family, is a cell surface protein expressed on NK, CD8+ T, and myeloid cells. CD244 interacts via its Src homology 2 domain with the X-linked lymphoproliferative disease gene product signaling lymphocytic activation molecule-associated protein (SAP)/SH2 domain protein 1A. 3BP2 interacts with human but not murine CD244. CD244-3BP2 interaction was direct and regulated by phosphorylation, as shown by a three-hybrid analysis in yeast and NK cells. Tyr337 on CD244, part of a consensus motif for SAP/SH2 domain protein 1A binding, was critical for the 3BP2 interaction. Although mutation of Tyr337 to phenylalanine abrogated human 3BP2 binding, we still observed SAP association, indicating that this motif is not essential for SAP recruitment. CD244 ligation induced 3BP2 phosphorylation and Vav-1 recruitment. Overexpression of 3BP2 led to an increase in the magnitude and duration of ERK activation, after CD244 triggering. This enhancement was concomitant with an increase in cytotoxicity due to CD244 ligation. However, no differences in IFN-γ secretion were found when normal and 3BP2-transfected cells were compared. These results indicate that CD244-3BP2 association regulates cytolytic function but not IFN-γ release, reinforcing the hypothesis that, in humans, CD244-mediated cytotoxicity and IFN-γ release involve distinct NK pathways (J Immunol [Internet]. 2005;175:4226–35).

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/347013

Scimago institutions rankings 2015

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Alumnos UPC destacan en HNMUN 2015 - Harvard National Model United Nations

El pasado mes de febrero se realizó la 61° edición del Modelo de Naciones Unidas de la Universidad de Harvard en Boston, Estados Unidos de América, la más grande, antigua y prestigiosa conferencia en su clase a nivel mundial. La conferencia congregó a más de 3,000 estudiantes universitarios procedentes de todas partes del mundo, en la cual se simula las actividades de la ONU de la misma manera que en una sesión oficial. UPC estuvo representada por una delegación de 17 alumnos quienes participaron en este evento académico y cultural de primer nivel.

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UNESCO’s Open Access (OA) Curriculum is now online

“Building inclusive Knowledge Societies through information and communication” is one of the key objectives for UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy. By adopting this objective, UNESCO Member States have recognized that knowledge plays a key role in economic growth, social development, cultural enrichment and democratic empowerment. This decision of the Members States has influenced UNESCO‘s Open Access program, through which the organization received a unique mandate to work on OA policy issues; bridge knowledge pools on OA across the world and build capacities to better understand Open Access. (Source: UNESCO).

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Tesis electrónicas en acceso abierto publicadas recientemente en el Repositorio Académico UPC

A continuación publicamos las tesis de acceso abierto publicadas recientemente a través del Repositorio Académico UPC:

1. Propuesta de un modelo para la gestión estratégica de pedidos de gran volumen en asociaciones de Mypes de calzado basados en la gestión por procesos
   Rocca Acevedo, Julio Néstor
2. Definición e implementación del área de aseguramiento de la calidad en la empresa virtual de apoyo Quality Assurance, según las buenas prácticas del área del proceso PPQA del CMMI
   Mendives Carbajal, Marjorie Eliana
3. Centro de cirugía ambulatoria y corta estancia en San Borja
   Lecca, Jaime
4. Propuesta de mejora de gestión de mantenimiento de equipos de soporte de instalación en una empresa que produce y comercializa gas natural
   Eyzaguirre Munarriz, Juan Carlos
5. Análisis y diseño de una arquitectura de procesos para una pequeña minería: procesos de producción y mantenimiento
   Cerda García, Rúben
6. Propuesta de mejora en el proceso de producción de una empresa que fabrica bandas reencauchadoras de llantas
   Aliaga Miranda, MarÍa Patricia||López Pinedo, Percy
7. Propuesta de mejora en la gestión de mantenimiento  mediante la aplicación de herramientas del Mantenimiento Centrado en la Confiabilidad (RCM)  para línea PET de bebidas gaseosas
   Cano Chávez, Rudy Gabriel
8. Aeropuerto Nacional de Lima
   Salcedo Du Bois, Alonso
9. Propuesta de mejora en el proceso de fabricación de pernos en una empresa metalmecánica
   Torres Gallardo, Rubén Darío
10. Centro Técnico de Capacitación Agropecuaria - CETECA: espacios polivalentes como generadores de la interrelación
    Vásquez Lazarte, Raquel
11. Análisis, diseño y evaluación del proceso gestión del proyecto de una organización de desarrollo de software
    Aragonez Medrano, Kevin Frank||Contreras Quispe, Jhoel Alexis

Alumna de la UPC que ganó concurso de Diseño viajó a Nueva York para reunirse con Kenneth Cole

Nina Li Lopez, alumna del sexto ciclo de la carrera de Diseño y Gestión en Moda de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), fue la talentosa ganadora del concurso de Diseño que organizó la UPC junto al reconocido diseñador internacional Kenneth Cole; que fue premiada en una ceremonia realizada el pasado mes de noviembre. 

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http://hdl.handle.net/10757/346836

VII Congreso de Negocios Internacional UPC: Meta Trends in Business

La carrera de Administración y Negocios Internacionales de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), organizó el 17 de setiembre la sétima edición anual de su Congreso de Negocios Internacionales, con el tema Meta Trends in Business. Este reconocido evento reunió a alumnos, académicos, ejecutivos de empresas nacionales y multinacionales, líderes locales y funcionarios de gobierno, peruano y extranjeros. El tema de este año analizó la dinámica de los negocios internacionales desde tres enfoques diferentes.

Las ponencias académicas y de análisis estuvieron a cargo de un destacado grupo de panelistas nacionales e internacionales: entre ellos Yiming Wu, de la Universidad de Cantón (China); el analista internacional Farid Kahhat; Camila Gonzalez, egresada de la UPC y team leader de Innspiral, empresa líder en Chile en temas de innovación; y Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, ex Ministro del Perú. 

Como parte del ámbito empresarial, el evento contó con la participación de Hans Eben, Gerente General de Unilever Perú; Jesus Cochegrus, fundador de eMotion Interactive (México), empresa que ha desarrollado proyectos para empresas como Nike, Coca-Cola, Cadbury Schweppes y Siemens; y Fernando D’Alessio, Gerente General de Linio Perú.

Conferencias:

• Meta Trends in Business: Yiming WU, Universidad de Cantó
• Meta Trend in Business: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, partner - Latin America Private Equity
• Meta Trends in Business: Jesus Cochegrus, fundador de eMotion Interactive (México)

El laberinto de la choledad

Hace veinte años Guillermo Nugent publicó el ensayo El laberinto de la choledad apoyándose en dos ideas básicas. La primera es la distancia que existe entre un vocabulario público con un amplio registro para distintas formas de discriminación, amenazas, miedos, y una realidad cotidiana que —por el contrario y de manera persistente— tiende hacia la conexión de las diferencias. En la conversación ciudadana, lo que decimos suele estar muy rezagado de lo que hacemos.

La otra idea, derivada de la anterior, consiste en que la realidad no es ordenada tanto a partir de un ideal moral como de la capacidad de crear estigmas. Evitar la vergüenza importa más que la satisfacción con las propias ocurrencias.

Esta segunda edición incluye dos ensayos que complementan el planteamiento inicial. El primero es «Apología de Bob López (lo esencial es visible a los ojos)», donde, a propósito de un cuento de Julio Ramón Ribeyro, el autor discute la cuestión de qué significa ser auténtico en un mundo público fuertemente jerarquizado. El otro ensayo, titulado «Los argumentos sobre la violencia», es un intento por ordenar tres distintas perspectivas presentes en los debates públicos durante los años más estremecedores de la violencia política y la debacle económica en el Perú.

La invitación a reflexionar con este libro está hecha. Como explica Nugent: «Espero que la lectura de estas páginas estimule en las ciudadanas y ciudadanos mejores ideas que las mías».

http://hdl.handle.net/10757/346533

Top 10 tesis en UPC

A continuación se presenta la lista de las 10 tesis más consultadas en el Repositorio Académico de UPC.

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TI: Comparative efficacy and safety of anticoagulants and aspirin for extended treatment of venous thromboembolism: A network meta-analysis
AU: Sobieraj, Diana M.; Coleman, Craig I.; Pasupuleti, Vinay; Deshpande, Abhishek; Kaw, Roop; Hernandez, Adrian V. 
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