The current coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, which originated in Wuhan, China, has raised significant social, psychological and economic concerns in addition to direct medical issues. The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus…
As clinicians and support personnel struggle with their responsibilities to treat during the current COVID-19 pandemic, several ethical issues have emerged. Will healthcare workers and support staff fulfill their duty to treat in the face of high…
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the limited surge capacity of the healthcare system is being quickly overwhelmed. Similar scenarios play out when an institution’s systems fail, or when local or regional disasters occur. In these situations, it…
In disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to use all available resources to bolster our healthcare workforce. Many factors go into this process, including selecting the groups of professionals we will need, streamlining their licensing and…
Recent experiences with severe acute respiratory syndrome and the US smallpox vaccination program have demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare workers to occupationally acquired infectious diseases. However, despite acknowledgment of risk, the…
Se presenta un estudio sobre la composición florística, clasificación fitosociológica, ecología y bioclimatología de las comunidades vegetales de los ambientes desérticos en las cuencas de los ríos Tambo y Moquegua en el Departamento de Moquegua,…
Ongoing outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and the number of new patients continues to increase. Even though it began to spread to many other parts of the world, such as other Asian…
El uso de los microorganismos del suelo y sus interacciones benéficas con las plantas y el ecosistema, son una estrategia promisoria para lograr una agricultura sustentable. Debido a la alta frecuencia de detección del glifosato en suelos agrícolas…
La producción orgánica en Panamá tiene un gran reto garantizar la seguridad alimentaria del país. Se investigó el estado actual de la producción orgánica en Tierras Altas, provincia de Chiriquí para reconocer la sostenibilidad de la agricultura en la…
En el transcurso del siglo XX, la economía, la demografía, el desarrollo y la ecología se han convertido en problemas que afectan a todas las naciones y civilizaciones, es decir, a todo el planeta. Algunos de estos problemas son evidentes hoy en día.…