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La vacunación frente a COVID-19 en gestantes ha demostrado ser segura y eficaz en cualquier trimestre del embarazo. A pesar de ello, a lo largo de la pandemia se han identificado mujeres reticentes a la vacunación. El objetivo es exponer la implementación y los resultados de una campaña de captación (catch-up) frente a COVID-19 en gestantes. Métodos: Se realizó la revisión de la vacunación frente a COVID-19 en las mujeres con episodios activos de gestación en OMI-AP entre el 01/01/2019 y el 10/09/2021. Las gestantes que no estaban correctamente vacunadas (ninguna dosis administrada o pauta incompleta) recibieron por correo postal una carta nominal firmada por el Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública (MPySP) y el Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia (GyO) en la que se informaba sobre su situación vacunal y la importancia de recibir las vacunas. Asimismo, se les facilitaba un teléfono de contacto para solicitar cita y un correo electrónico para solucionar dudas. Resultados: Se evaluaron 722 mujeres, de ellas, 645 (89,34%) estaban correctamente vacunadas mientras que 77 (10,66%) mostraban vacunación incorrecta. En estas 77 mujeres se encontró que 60 (77,92%) no habían recibido ninguna vacuna, 11 (14,29%) registraban pauta incompleta, 3 (3,89%) las había recibido en otra comunidad autónoma y 3 (3,89%) había cursado COVID-19 antes de la primera dosis considerándose pauta completa. Tras el envío de las cartas se consiguió que de las 60 mujeres que habían rechazado, 28 (46,67%) iniciaran pauta y de las 11 (14,29%) que solo habían recibido una primera dosis se logró que 9 (81,82%) la completasen. Por tanto, de las 71 mujeres candidatas a mejorar su estado vacunal se realizó catch-up en 37 (52,11%). Conclusiones: La presente campaña de catch-up ha sido efectiva. Estas estrategias deben considerarse para mejorar las coberturas de vacunación de este colectivo.
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In recent years, the use of virtual voice assistants has increased, and Alexa currently controls 70% of the market for this type of assistants. We intend to create pervasive gaming experiences that make use of these types of virtual voice assistants to promote active aging among the elderly. For this we have created several prototypes of simple games that allow us to carry out an evaluation on the acceptance of games with this type of technology by the elderly. Due to the restrictions derived from the COVID19 pandemic, the gaming sessions with the elderly had to be carried out by videoconference, and for this we used Google Meet. © 2021 ACM.
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The diversity gap is a well-known problem that affects society across regions and countries. The interconnectedness and interdependence of peoples and countries are increasing;the movement of human beings and the exchange of cultural practices is becoming more common in all areas of society. STEM areas - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - are crucial for society's development;they are key elements in the COVID-19 pandemic, where these areas are playing a significant role in addressing the evolving needs of society. For this reason, the diversity of society must be represented in STEM sector, teams should consist of people from different cultures, disabilities, ethnic groups, gender, or sexual identities. This new edition of the track "Bridging the diversity gap in STEM"brings different projects, experiences, and studies in education focused on promoting diversity and reducing inequality in STEM. © 2021 Owner/Author.
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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health risks situation and economic stress faced by older adults' places them as a vulnerable group. This manuscript aims to analyze the health and economic vulnerabilities associated with COVID-19, prior to the pandemic. We used data from the fourth wave of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) of 2015. Two logistic regression models were estimated, the first one to examine the health profile of older adults having aggravating chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension and heart problems) related to COVID-19, the second model examine the economic profile of those reporting fair or bad self-reported economic situation;in both analyses the underlying hypothesis points out to a higher vulnerability by health and economic conditions. Results indicate that the older adults vulnerable in health have associated factors making them more vulnerable to COVID-19 (e.g. additional diseases, sedentary lifestyle and obesity). Meanwhile the economically vulnerable older adults are those located in the poorest income strata, with less accumulated assets, with lower educational achievement, not working due to illness or advanced age. The conclusion highlights the importance to identify the associated factors with the vulnerabilities of the elderly, the necessity to adjust public policies and programs during and after health outbreaks, like COVID-19. Finally, it is emphasized that the management of the pandemic requires comprehensive approaches, with support for highly vulnerable groups, such as the elderly.
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Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the use of video conferencing and video calls increased in education and work, but also in the family environment due to the dangers of face-to-face meetings. Many elderly people suffer from hearing problems, which makes it difficult to take full advantage of video calls, which is why an automatic subtitling tool for conversations was designed using Speech to Text. It uses the free Mozilla DeepSpeech tool. This platform independent video calling software enables the elderly or anyone with hearing impairments to enjoy video calls. A transparent interface was designed that is superimposed on the video call, and has simple options that allow us to change the settings for the size and color of the text. It must also be taken into account that many elderly people have visual problems, so it is important to be able to adapt the text. Tests have been done in Spanish and English, but we have trained models that allow us to easily add dozens of languages. © 2021 ACM.
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Equality and inclusion are part of the strategic plans of the universities. In particular, the Spanish government has established that the universities should have equality units to apply the principle of equality between women and men. These units are in charge of the definition of the Equality Plans. These Plans vary from one university to another, but they are focused on including the gender perspective in the university's different activities. Teachers' specific training about gender mainstreaming should be one of the key actions to foster equality in higher education. This work presents findings on participants of a course about 'Introduction of the gender perspective in the University teaching' developed in the University of Salamanca in June 2020. The document describes the organization and structure of the course with a particular focus on the adaptation to online format due to the COVID-19 crisis. Furthermore, we share some of the results about the participants' perceptions and opinions on the inclusion of nonsexist language in Spanish and their educational practices. © 2021 IEEE.
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Introduction: recent studies have reported the occurrence of thrombotic phenomena or coagulopathy in patients with COVID-19. There are divergent positions regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of these phenomena, and current clinical practice is based solely on deductions by extension from retrospective studies, case series, observational studies, and international guidelines developed prior to the pandemic. Objective: to generate a group of recommendations on the prevention, diagnosis and management of thrombotic complications associated with COVID-19. Methods: a rapid guidance was carried out applying the GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks and an iterative participation system, with statistical and qualitative analysis. Results: 31 clinical recommendations were generated focused on: a) Coagulation tests in symptomatic adults with suspected infection or confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection;b) Thromboprophylaxis in adults diagnosed with COVID-19 (Risk scales, thromboprophylaxis for outpatient, in-hospital management, and duration of thromboprophylaxis after discharge from hospitalization), c) Diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic complications, and d) Management of people with previous indication of anticoagulant agents. Conclusions: recommendations of this consensus guide clinical decision-making regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of thrombotic phenomena in patients with COVID-19, and represent an agreement that will help decrease the dispersion in clinical practices according to the challenge imposed by the pandemic.