[Nursing process: what does it mean to nurses from Santa Cruz (Bolivia)?].

[Development and validation of an instrument for initial nursing assessment].

The objective of this study, conducted in Bolivia from April to July of 2008, is the design and validation of an initial nursing assessment instrument to be used in clinical and educational environments in Santa Cruz (Bolivia). Twelve Bolivian nurses participated; both document analysis as well as consensus techniques were used to determine the categories and criteria to be assessed. Categories...

Sanitary Wastewater Supplemented with Glycerol to Obtain Lipid-Rich Microalgal Biomass

Introduction: Mixotrophic microalgae systems have great potential for bioenergy production and wastewater treatment. Anaerobic-treated wastewater supplemented with carbon can improve biomass yield and quality, as it presents low carbon content. Alternative carbon sources in microalgae cultivation, such as glycerol, are essential for minimizing the economic and environmental impacts caused by bi...

Strengthening with Blood Flow Restriction: Can it be a Useful Option in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Coronavirus?

It is necessary to have a greater understanding of COVID-19, and studies with an adequate design must be performed to be able to make treatment and rehabilitation recommendations with a sufficient degree of evidence. However, for patients discharged from the hospital who have been cured of the infection and who have significant functional impairment, Blood flow restriction (BFR) strengthening m...

Abundance and species richness of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in the fragmented landscape of Santa Cruz (Bolivia) Abundancia y riqueza de especies de polillas esfíngidas (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) en el paisaje fragmentado de Santa Cruz (Bolivia)

Bovine trypanosomiasis in Bolivian and Brazilian lowlands.

Laboratório de Ecopatologia, EMBRAPA, Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Pantanal, Rua 21 de Setembro 1880, 79320-900 Corumbá, MS, Brasil *Federacion de Ganaderos de Santa Cruz, Av. Ejército Nal. esq. Soliz de Olguín, Casilla N° 1508, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia **Laboratorio de Investigación y Diagnóstico Veterinario, Av. Ejército Nal. 153, Casilla N° 29, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia ...