Desempeño del personal docente y asignación de estímulos económicos en las Universidades Públicas Estatales (UPE) en México

Este estudio aborda el tema del Programa de Estímulos al Desempeño Docente en las Universidades Públicas Estatales (UPE) en México. El diseño de la investigación es cuantitativo, no experimental de tipo transeccional. La población de análisis son las UPE en México y las categorías de análisis consideradas son: Profesores de Tiempo Completo (PTC), PTC con perfil Programa de Mejoramiento del Profesorado (Promep) y PTC que pertenecen al Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI); los datos se han analizado en un sistema electrónico y la técnica de análisis aplicada es descriptiva. La investigación parte del supuesto de que el apoyo de estímulos al desempeño académico incide en el incremento de la producción científica del profesorado, y tiene como propósito describir la producción científica derivada de los apoyos económicos recibidos por el programa. En el reporte se abordan aspectos sobre el Programa de Estímulos al Desempeño Docente en su contexto nacional, antecedentes, lineamientos generales para la operación del programa, los resultados y, por último, las conclusiones derivadas del estudio.

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.

Laryngeal amyloidosis: An uncommon cause of dysphonia

Introduction: Amyloidosis is used to describe a range of disorders deined by extracellular deposition of abnormal protein ibrils. The larynx is the most common site of localized amyloidosis in the head and neck region and constitutes less than 1% of benign laryngeal lesions. Hoarseness is the most common symptom. Objective: Prospective clinical evaluation of patients with localized laryngeal amyloidosis. Clinical cases: Presented are 4 cases of patients with localized laryngeal amyloidosis who were treated at the Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department at the “Dr. José Eleuterio González” University Hospital in Monterrey, Mexico. Three patients underwent phonomicrosurgery by direct microlaryngoscopy with the removal of the amyloid implantation using a cold knife excision with great results. In each patient the major site of involvement was the supraglottis with a small focus on the false vocal cord. A medical work-up, including a complete blood count (CBC), a basic metabolic panel, urinalysis, liver function test, chest X-ray and physical examination were performed to rule out the presence of systemic disease; no amyloidosis or signs of systemic disease were found. Congo red staining conirms the diagnosis of amyloidosis in all surgical specimens. Conclusions: In laryngeal amyloidosis, the treatment should be directed toward the improvement of the voice and the maintenance of the airway.