Publications by authors named "C Izaguirre"
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has transformed health systems worldwide. There is conflicting data regarding the degree of cardiovascular involvement following infection. A registry was designed to evaluate the prevalence of echocardiographic abnormalities in adults recovered from COVID-19.
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- The study explores how COVID-19 affected body image and eating disorders, focusing on the interplay of identity and social context.
- It involved interviews with 31 participants, mainly BIPOC women, who had disordered eating histories, revealing five key themes related to body perception and food experiences during the pandemic.
- The findings highlight that BIPOC and larger-bodied individuals expressed more concerns about body vulnerability but also noted some relief from discrimination due to increased social distancing measures.
In recent years, social media has been widely used as a tool for feminist social movements, addressing social problems such as sexual assault traumatization. This research aims at understanding how social media users utilized Twitter to describe traumatic sexual assault experiences and reasons victims chose not to disclose their experiences (Study 1), and how users became a part of the digital activism (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJatropha curcas is a perennial herb, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, found in countries such as India, Mexico and Venezuela. In the present study, proximate composition and mineral content on the leaves of J. curcas was analysed and compared to spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.
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