Los límites de la intervención estatal ante la crisis del capitalismo global

Este trabajo analiza, desde la perspectiva de la teoría crítica de Marx las determinantes estructurales de la intervención estatal en las sociedades capitalistas modernas, en el contexto de la actual crisis financiera. Lejos de las concepciones funcionalistas y ahistóricas de lo estatal y de la intervención pública, presentes en las ciencias sociales convencionales, aquí se defi ne al Estado como una relación social o, más concretamente, como una forma específica de existencia del capital en tanto que relación social. En seguida se analizan los alcances y límites de la intervención estatal, así como sus nuevas tendencias y manifestaciones en el contexto de la actual crisis del capitalismo global.

Olfactory dysfunction in young smokers J.

To establish the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in smoking and non-smoking students of our Faculty who attend the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) of our Hospital. Materials and method: Students (smokers and non-smokers) that do and do not suffer from olfactory dysfunction. We applied a questionnaire and a pocket smell test for screening all of the students. Results: We evaluated 207 students, between 18 and 30 years old; 50.7% (n=105) were women and 49.3% (n=102) were men. The smokers among them smoked up to 6 packs per year. One hundred twenty three students were non-smokers and 84 students were smokers. Of the 84 students who were smokers, 67 (79.7%) answered the Pocket Smell Test correctly (3/3) and 17 (20.2%) students had one or more errors. We had 123 non-smoker students and 103 (83.7%) students answered the Pocket Smell Test correctly and 20 (16.2%) answered with one or more errors. The prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in young smokers with a 95% conidence interval would be 32.8%. Conclusions: This study informed us about olfactory dysfunctions in our student population and their smoking habits. We corroborate that the Pocket Smell Test is reliable with the questionnaire; nevertheless it is a screening test. We have a population of young people who smoke one cigarette per day and who didn’t have a signiicant alteration in their ability of smell at the time of the study. This is consistent with medical literature. More studies should be conducted in order to expand this information.

Educador infatigable: José Manuel López González

Sesenta años de labor de José Manuel López González, maestro decano de la Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, quien ha dedicado su vida a la docencia, distinguido por su dedicación, con un gran énfasis en el aspecto ético, social y humano. Convirtiéndose en el profesor de más antigüedad en la cátedra de la Universidad.