Publications by authors named "E Jassir Rozo Ortiz"

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Background: Restorative justice (RJ) is an ethical lens that places emphasis on a community's connection and proliferative impact of actions, promoting communication and establishing methods for accountability. RJ practices can be applied on a spectrum, including proactive community-building practices, community discussions in response to an event, and restorative conferences addressing specific incidences of harm. This article describes an intervention that utilized RJ community-building practices within a medical education environment and evaluates its acceptability and feasibility.

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Introduction: parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection during pregnancy can be transmitted to the fetus and cause serious complications such as fetal hydrops and stillbirth. The preexistence of specific IgG prevents vertical transmission. Seroprevalence in fertile age is variable (50-70%) and depends on the region/viral circulation, in addition to factors such as maternal age and frequent exposure to children.

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  • Obesity is a complex disorder influenced by a mix of genetics and environmental factors, with several gene variants linked to food intake and leptin's effects in the brain.
  • Advances in next-generation sequencing have revealed a higher incidence of genetic factors associated with obesity than previously thought.
  • Early diagnosis of both syndromic and non-syndromic monogenic obesity is crucial to prevent the use of ineffective treatments like surgery or non-specific medications.
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The systematic annotation of novel peptides found in the venom of scorpions needs revision. The commonly used two-letter acronym with the initials of the genus and the species is not discriminative and induces confusion. A new universal five-letter abbreviated code is here proposed.

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