Experimental Biology 2020 Meeting Abstracts.

NYU School of Medicine recently embarked on a re-design of its anatomy curriculum that decreased the use of cadavers with plastinated specimens. Plastinated models provide an authentic learning experience of the human body, but lack necessary labels outlining important structures. Due to the fragile nature of the specimens, we endeavored to solve the challenge of labeling by developing a digitized supplement and archive of plastinated and pathology specimens. An interdisciplinary team of faculty and multimedia designers at NYU School of Medicine designed and developed electronic resources related to the artistic models and plastinated specimens. Over the course of three months, 60 artistic and plastinated models of different sizes were captured from dozens of angles using a digital camera or an Artec Leo Scanner. The numerous image captures of the plastinated specimens were processed in Agisoft Metashape, a stand-alone software product, that performs photogrammetric processing of digital images and generates 3D spatial data. After Agisoft Metashape exported a complex 3D mesh with a high-resolution texture, anatomy faculty added labels to the digitized 3D anatomy specimens using the Sketchfab web platform. The labeled 3D anatomy models were then uploaded into the Living Anatomy site on NYU School of Medicine's learning management system for students to explore before, during, and after their anatomy lab sessions. Quizzes using these models also were created to help students identify the structures and link them to physiology and clinical scenarios. The digitized 3D models allow students to zoom in, rotate and explore the specimens in a more interactive way, thereby enhancing the process of just observing fragile plastination models. When asked, 84% of students reported that the 3D models of plastinated specimens contributed "very much so" to their learning of anatomical relationships. We will continue to find opportunities for the meaningful integration of these 3D models within the anatomy curriculum as well as into other pre-clerkship and clerkship modules. We will also assess the educational outcomes of the 3D models and, by doing so, will incorporate instructional design into the process.

Necesidad de la prohibición del consumo de tabaco en ambientes públicos para la protección de la salud de los no fumadores / Need to ban tobacco consumption in public places to protect non-smokers health

En este artículo se describen los daños que produce el tabaco no sólo a los fumadores sino también a las personas expuestas al humo de segunda mano o fumadores pasivos y el impacto en la economía que causa esta adicción. Se presenta un recuento de los más importantes estudios haciendo hincapié en el momento en que han sido realizados, lo que ha llevado finalmente a los gobiernos a dar leyes buscando evitar el daño a la salud producido por esta asociación. Se hace una revisión de la legislación por el aire limpio de humo del tabaco y del efecto producido con su aplicación, incluyendo sus consecuencias económicas.

We describe in this paper the damage caused by tobacco smoke not only to smokers, but also to persons exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke, and also the impact of this addiction in the economy. A review of the most important papers is presented, emphasizing the time when these studies were performed, which finally led many governments to issue laws aiming to limit the health damage caused by tobacco smoke. We also review laws for having tobacco-free environments, and the effects achieved with their implementation, including the economical consequences.

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Infección por el virus de Epstein-Barr y enfermedad de Graves-Basedow: ¿simple casualidad o algo más? / Basedow-Graves’ disease and Epstein-Barr virus infection

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