Publications by authors named "Y Vega"
Background: This study focuses on the AMR profiles in E. coli isolated from captive mammals at EcoZoo San Martín, Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador, highlighting the role of wildlife as reservoirs of resistant bacteria.
Aims: The aim of this research is to investigate the antimicrobial resistance profiles of E.
Article Synopsis
- Bilingualism is believed to enhance executive functioning and may delay dementia symptoms, but its effects on cognitive reserve in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) haven't been widely studied.
- The researchers hypothesized that bilingual individuals with behavioral variant FTD would show an older age of symptom onset compared to monolinguals but didn't expect this for other types of primary progressive aphasia (PPA).
- Contrary to expectations, the study found no significant differences in age at symptom onset or neuropsychological performance between bilingual and monolingual patients across all FTD variants, suggesting bilingualism does not provide the expected protective effect in this group.
Collaborative Two-Stage Exams Benefit Students in a Biology Laboratory Course.
J Microbiol Biol Educ
April 2023
Collaborative two-stage exams provide an effective mechanism to incorporate group work into summative course assessments. We implemented these exams in an upper-level biology laboratory course over two terms, one with online exams and one with in-person exams. We compared student exam performance and perceptions of two-stage exams and group work across terms and demographic groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly dropout and treatment adherence are main challenges in the treatment of children with obesity. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with attrition and adherence to weight loss intervention program. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all the children who entered the program for pediatric weight loss over 5 years and retrieved demographic and clinical characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of IOL power calculation with the Kane formula for pediatric cataract surgery.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
September 2022
Purpose: To assess the accuracy of the Kane formula for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in the pediatric population.
Methods: The charts of pediatric patients who underwent cataract surgery with in-the-bag IOL implantation with one of two IOL models (SA60AT or MA60AC) between 2012 and 2018 in The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanFada, were retrospectively reviewed. The accuracy of IOL power calculation with the Kane formula was evaluated in comparison with the Barrett Universal II (BUII), Haigis, Hoffer Q, Holladay 1, and Sanders-Retzlaff-Kraff Theoretical (SRK/T) formulas.