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Objective: The main goal of this research was to assess the seroprevalence of antibodies against measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis B and all three poliovirus serotypes among children in the Quindio Department, Colombia. Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 170 healthy children aged 5-9 years from nine municipalities in Quindio. The presence of serum IgG antibodies against measles, rubella, m

This literary analysis is devoted to investigating the mysterious death of José Arcadio in One Hundred Years of Solitude, written by Gabriel García Márquez. The intention is to present a perspective developed by Stephen Slemon in which magical realism is considered in terms of postcolonial discourse, and to apply it to the mentioned episode. Furthermore, the principal objective of the analysis is,

The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate the social identity of students at upper secondary school for physically disabled students. The youths I drew my attention to suffered from severe physical disabilities and therefore received specially adapted education in small classes, but integrated at an ordinary upper secondary school. By "social identity" I mean how the students

This study aimed to examine the interventions provided to children serving as next of kin in households affected by addiction, mental illness, and violence, along with the evidence the offered interventions have and whether children as next of kin are denied these interventions by their guardians. A quantitative method with structured interviews based on a questionnaire was utilized. The sample wa

Artikeln diskuterar möjligheterna och begränsningarna i äldres tillgänglighet till i IT-samhället under senare delen av 1990-talet. Resultatet från en intervjuundersökning (n=186)visar att äldre IT-användare kan kategoriseras i beroende, akriva och avancerade användare och att detta formas av tillgången, förmågan, förväntningarna, självbilden och dagliga restriktioner (sociala kontexten.

Den här studien är en kritisk granskning av programserien Sexinspektörerna som sändes i sex avsnitt på TV4 våren 2007. I Sexinspektörerna får heterosexuella par hjälp med sitt sex- och samliv av två experter på området. Syftet med vår studie är att undersöka hur programmet skapar och återskapar heteronormativitet och på så sätt hur femininitet(er) och maskulinitet(er) uttrycks inom den heterosexue

This paper focuses on the use of the Compound Past (CP) found in a set of epistolary letters from the 18th and 19th centuries' Uruguay. It is claimed that the CP already at this time encodes situations that are conceptualized within a temporal frame of indeterminacy. All the cases of CP in 66 letters are analyzed according to its contexts – with or without temporal determinants; in colocational en

Syftet med studien har varit att kartlägga varför de nordiska staterna Sverige, Norge och Danmark har valt olika ställningstaganden i Irakkonflikten. Studien är en komparativ undersökning som besvarar frågorna om vilka bakomliggande faktorer som påverkat ställningstagandena. I undersökningen av dessa har fem variabler med förankring i de teoretiska utgångspunkterna; system- och statsnivå studerats

The purpose of this article is to attempt to establish the ideological positions of the most important representatives of the mediation in Sweden of the works of Mexican writer Octavio Paz. First, the basic outlines of this mediation will be drawn to establish the most important actors by focusing on translators who are also authors of paratexts in books by Paz that have been edited by Swedish edi

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed in order to identify the respiratory syncytial virus by using the reference strain. The high sensitivity and specificity obtained show the PCR utility for detecting the RSV genoma and its application on the diagnosis.

This paper is witness to the prolific scientific production that Emilio Illarregui developed during his academic life. Sadly, this Spanish-German cooperation seeking to define more clearly the ancient city of Termes through new technologies (i.e. geophysical survey) was also his last field work. Therefore, we present the resultsof this work on the urban structures and architectural elements of thi

Abstract in Spanish En “La parte de Fate”, la tercera parte de 2666 de Roberto Bolaño, la televisión no sólo constituye un elemento relevante de la realidad representada sino también influye en la estructura del texto. La tele se enciende muy a menudo y a veces la narración da detallada cuenta de lo que se ve —fragmentos de programas o películas, incluso con el sonido apagado. La estructura del fl

Normbrytande reklam blir allt mer förekommande, om det representerar vårt samhälle eller inte råder det tvetydiga åsikter om. Normbrytande reklam är reklam som tenderar att bryta normer kring kontroversiella fenomen som kön, klass och etnicitet. Den här studien undersöker kritiskt representationen i två samtida reklamfilmer. En av reklamfilmerna är Bryt klädmaktsordningen (2016) som är en omdiskut