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The evolution of 20-year-old dental museum-like showcases located in the lobby and the main hallway of the School of Dental Medicine, Puerto Rico (PR) are described along with important professionals who impacted on this development.
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Faculdades de Medicina , Dente Impactado , Humanos , Adulto Jovem , Adulto , Porto Rico , Manobras Políticas , MuseusRESUMO
The University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry was established in 1957. Over the years, it has played an important role in Puerto Rico's healthcare system. That legacy is displayed through the walls of the School of Dentistry. In Part 1, the evolution of 20-year-old dental museum-like showcases located in the lobby and the main hallway of the school were described along with important professions who impacted on this development. In this paper, we will describe in detail the items available at the museum.
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Atenção à Saúde , Instituições Acadêmicas , Porto RicoRESUMO
Este artículo presenta las biografías de nueve profesionales que contribuyeron al desarrollo de la Psicología en Puerto Rico y que se incluyen en la The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America editada por Ana Jacó-Vilela, Hugo Klappenbach y Rubén Ardila y que proyecta publicarse en 2023. La contribución de Puerto Rico a esta Enciclopedia incluye biografías de 54 profesionales de la Psicología, que sentaron los cimientos para la formación académica de la Psicología en el país. La búsqueda de estos profesionales empezó en el siglo XX con el desarrollo de la enseñanza universitaria de la Psicología en Puerto Rico en 1900, con la fundación de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, la primera universidad formal establecida en Puerto Rico. Se presentan pinceladas de las vidas de nueve profesores/as universitarios/as de Psicología pioneros/as, sus formaciones académicas, las profesiones en las que se formaron y se desempeñaron y las múltiples perspectivas teóricas y visiones que trajeron a la Psicología. Los psicólogos y psicólogas que incluyo en este artículo son: Domingo Rubio Arana, Charles W. St. John, Juan B. Soto, Fred C. Walters, Malvina Monefeldt, Alfredo Silva Cofresí, Néstor I. Vincenty, Ana María O'Neill y Teobaldo Casanova.
Este artigo apresenta as biografias de nove profissionais que contribuíram ao desenvolvimento da Psicologia em Porto Rico e que fazem parte da The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America, organizada por Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela, Hugo Klappenbach y Rubén Ardila, com publicação planejada para 2023. A contribuição de Porto Rico a esta Enciclopédia inclui biografias de 54 profissionais que forneceram a base para a formação acadêmica em Psicología no país. A pesquisa por estes profissionais teve início ainda no século XX, com o desenvolvimento do ensino universitário de Psicologia no país em 1900, com a fundação da Universidad de Puerto Rico, a primeira universidade criada no país. São apresentados alguns dados das trajetórias de nove professores/as universitários/as pioneiros/as, suas formações acadêmicas, as profissões em que se formaram e atuaram e as múltiplas perspectivas teóricas e visões que trouxeram para a Psicologia. Os psicólogos e psicólogas que incluí neste artigo são: Domingo Rubio Arana, Charles W. St. John, Juan B. Soto, Fred C. Walters, Malvina Monefeldt, Alfredo Silva Cofresí, Néstor I. Vincenty, Ana María O'Neill e Teobaldo Casanova.
This article presents the biographies of nine professionals who contributed to the development of Psychology in Puerto Rico and that are included in The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America, edited by Ana Jacó-Vilela, Hugo Klappenbach y Rubén Ardila, the whose projected publication is for 2023. The Puerto Rican contribution includes the biographies of 54 professionals that contributed to the academic development of Psychology in Puerto Rico. The search for these pioneers started at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, with the development of the University of Puerto Rico, our first university, founded in 1900. The article presents biographical sketches of the lives of these nine pioneer university professors, their academic formations, their professions, their multiple theoretical perspectives, and the visions that they brought to Psychology. The professionals included in this article are: Domingo Rubio Arana, Charles W. St. John, Juan B. Soto, Fred C. Walters, Malvina Monefeldt, Alfredo Silva Cofresí, Néstor I. Vincenty, Ana María O'Neill and Teobaldo Casanova.
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Psicologia/educação , Psicologia/história , Porto Rico , Biografias como AssuntoRESUMO
On April 19, 2017, the 37th Medical Sciences Campus Annual Research and Education Forum opened with the discussion panel The role of research in policy and practice: The Zika phenomena in Puerto Rico, with Dr. Cruz M. Nazario Delgado, Dr. Carmen D. Zorrilla and Dr. Luis A. Bonilla Soto. In this article, we critically examine the public policy process of the Zika epidemic in Puerto Rico, as presented by authors Nazario and Bonilla. We argue that policymaking and the public health responses to confront the Zika epidemic in Puerto Rico took place in a political environment where different US and local actors operated to advance their goals and vision, undermining the role of knowledge, evidence and past experiences. We propose a bottom to top preventive and community empowerment approach to control the vector. This model must be built on successful policy implementation experiences with epidemics in the Island and strengthened by evidence, international guidelines and ethical principles.
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Pesquisa Biomédica/organização & administração , Saúde Pública , Política Pública , Infecção por Zika virus/epidemiologia , Epidemias , Guias como Assunto , Humanos , Formulação de Políticas , Política , Porto Rico/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Este trabajo presenta una experiencia de estandarización en el desarrollo de guías temáticas para el Centro de Información y Tecnologías (CITec), de la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, del Recinto de Río Piedras, Universidad de Puerto Rico. Las guías temáticas son recursos de información que apoyan la investigación en diversas disciplinas. El CITec necesitaba actualizar sus guías temáticas y desarrollar nuevos temas. Para trabajar la iniciativa, se utilizó una herramienta de código abierto y se aplicó un modelo sistemático, planificado y estructurado de las cinco fases del modelo ADDIE que consisten en el análisis (A), el diseño (D), el desarrollo (D), la implementación (I) y la evaluación (E), tanto de las guías como del trabajo en su totalidad. Como resultado, se elaboraron guías temáticas y especializadas, que permiten la recuperación de información confiable para los usuarios, desde la plataforma de código abierto SubjectsPlus. La realización del proyecto facilitó la estandarización de las guías, su creación en línea y la inmediatez de sus actualizaciones a través de su página web.
This paper presents an experience of standardization in the development of subject guides for the Information and Technology Center (CITec), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Río Piedras Campus, University of Puerto Rico. Thematic guides are information resources that support research in different disciplines. CITec needed to update their own guides and develop new ones. To work the initiative, we used an open source tool and applied the systematic, planned and structured five phases of the ADDIE model consisting of analysis(A), design(D), development(D), implementation(I) and evaluation(E), to both the guides and the whole work. As a result, topic and specialized guides were developed, letting users retrieve reliable information from the SubjectsPlus open source platform. The realization of the project facilitated the standardization of the guides, their online creation and immediacy of their updates via their website.
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En esta investigación se explora y describe la adopción de la web social para la alfabetización informacional por parte de las bibliotecas de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR). Los objetivos de este estudio son: identificar las tecnologías de la web social utilizadas por los bibliotecarios para la alfabetización informacional; identificar y examinar la extensión en el uso de las tecnologías; evaluar las actitudes de los bibliotecarios hacia la aplicación de la web social; y la conexión que establecen con los estándares de la Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). El enfoque metodológico del estudio es cualitativo y se utiliza el cuestionario y la entrevista como técnicas para la recogida de datos. Los resultados muestran que el 82% de los participantes de este estudio utilizan la web social para la alfabetización informacional de los usuarios. Las tecnologías de mayor uso son: blogs, redes sociales, media sharing y mashup. El media sharing (Flickr, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest), blog y redes sociales obtuvieron mayor frecuencia de uso por parte de los bibliotecarios. Los participantes presentaron una actitud de aceptación hacia la aplicación de la web social para la alfabetización informacional. En su mayoría, expresaron la conexión que establecen entre las normas de ACRL y el uso de la web social a través de la enseñanza. A partir de los resultados de este estudio, se presentan recomendaciones respecto a la aplicación actual de las herramientas de la web social para la alfabetización en información.
This research explores and describes the adoption of the social web for information literacy by the libraries of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). The objectives of this study are to: identify the social web technologies used by librarians for information literacy; identify the technologies and the extent of use; evaluate the librarian's attitudes towards the application of the social web; identify the technology connection with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) standards. The methodological approach of the study is qualitative, and the data collection techniques are the questionnaire and the interview. The results show that 82% of the participants of this study use the social web for information literacy. The preferred technologies by librarians are: blogs, social networks, media sharing, and mashup. While the technologies most frequently use are: media sharing (Flickr, YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest), blog and social networks. The participants presented an attitude of acceptance towards the application of the social web for information literacy and they expressed the connection between the ACRL standards and the use of the social web through teaching. Based on the results of this study, recommendations are presented regarding the current application of social web tools for information literacy.
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Medical students, from the first, second and third year classes of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, answered a questionnaire which included testing knowledge and attitudes about euthanasia and the relief of suffering. More than 60% of each class participated, a total of two hundred. Ninety three percent of the students knew the definition of euthanasia but 50 percent could not tell the difference between active and passive euthanasia. Students in the first year were better oriented than their counterparts in the third year (58 percent versus 44 percent). Seventy percent of the 100 students who could differentiate between active and passive euthanasia thought that active euthanasia should not be considered murder, but 69 percent were cognizant it was so considered in Puerto Rico. Eighty-three percent of first year students but only 61 percent of third year students thought that physicians should alleviate suffering of terminally ill patients. Medical schools should provide a serious, unprejudiced and complete discussion of euthanasia and other life and death issues in their curricula. A humane orientation of medical students should be given as much emphasis as other aspects of professional training.