Marle Pérez de Armas’s research while affiliated with University of Cienfuegos and other places

La crisis, a raíz de la pandemia de la Enfermedad por Coronavirus (COVID-19) generó inmensos desafíos para la economía y la vida en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad. Ante esta situación, algunas empresas emplearon como alternativa el teletrabajo y el trabajo a distancia. Por lo anterior, el trabajo posee el objetivo de examinar la repercusión del trabajo a distancia como aprendizaje e innovación organizacional en la Empresa Eléctrica Cienfuegos (EEC) ante la situación de crisis sanitaria por Covid-19. Se obtuvieron los impactos del trabajo a distancia en la EEC lo que se representa como un aprendizaje e innovación organizacional dada la necesidad de adaptación y respuesta a los cambios provocados por la COVID-19. Se proponen de las principales directrices para el desempeño eficaz del trabajo a distancia en la EEC.

This article aims to alert about the relevance of nanosciences and nanotechnology accompanied by nanometrology for the nations development in the 21st century. Scielo was used as a database, with the keywords: nanotechnology, nanomedicine, Cuban health units. The article makes an approach to nanotechnology with an international and regional approach. It describes some applications of nanotechnologies, with an emphasis on nanomedicine, as well as the dilemmas and ethical considerations associated with them. It advises about these developments’ harmfulness to human health, also defends the idea that nanometrology is essential for the technological developments achievement, with greater relevance in the nanomedicine field, as well as that nanotechnology should be treated as the 21st century science due to the social, cultural and economic impact that will have, and this can change the world.

The concern that society has in all countries about health continues to be greater than about any other aspect. An optimal quality of life is only possible with favorable health. Given the recent COVID-19 events, the importance of medical technology in patient care has become apparent. The aim of this work is to show the relevant role played by the biomedical branch, its influence and impact on the processes of health units. It summarizes some of the technological developments achieved from the international to the local context in the complex epidemiological scene in which the planet finds itself. It describes the necessary chronology of the electromedical system in Cuba with an emphasis on Cienfuegos. It defends the idea that a conceptual change is necessary about the important role played by the biomedical branch, its influence and impact on the processes of the units and that biomedical and electromedical engineers, as well as electromedical graduates and technicians, deserve an adequate recognition before the scientific community for their tangible achievements in Covid-19 times. They also save lives.

The use of complementary tests in which biomedical teams intervene, which implicitly carries measuring instruments, indicators to corroborate medical hypotheses and achieve accurate diagnoses is becoming more and more common. An error in measurements can compromise the life of the patient. Hence the importance of considering the metrological risk in the evaluation of the Health Measurements Management System. The purpose of this work is to contribute to the visualization of the need for a metrological risk approach in health units. As criteria for the selection of the 80 sources consulted, the explicit declaration of the authors referring to the position regarding the risk construct and their vision of the importance of this approach in health organizations, during the period from 2009 to 2020, which fully justifies the update information level. 21 texts are referenced with the 67% update. It is concluded that the metrological risk index constitutes a valuable instrument that health managers must access, thus promoting the incorporation of new techniques in their management, which would be valuable for decision-making. The risk approach in the evaluation of metrological performance in health is necessary, which would show a scientifically advanced, deep and practical thinking.

The methods used for the measurement management system range from the verification of the equipment to the application of statistical techniques in the control of the measurement process. In the health sector, metrological confirmation is basically developed. In this sector, it serves to verify that the measurements of the equipment are reliable, both those of diagnosis and those of therapy, which directly results in the safety of the patient. The use of methodologies for the construction and application of a performance indicator with a management approach is the most successful in these times. The objective of this work is to explain how the evaluation of metrological performance is essential for the evaluation of quality in health units, based on updated procedures to contribute to create a metrological culture in organizations of this sector.

El Sistema de Evaluación y Acreditación de la Educación Superior establecido por la Junta de Acreditación Nacional en Cuba evalúa para los diferentes programas académicos cinco variables claves: pertinencia e impacto social, claustro, estudiantes, infraestructura y currículo. La variable claustro se enfoca en revelar toda la in formación pertinente que fundamenta la calidad del mismo, por lo que se necesita recopilar y evidenciar un volumen importante de datos e información. La presente investigación desarrollada en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, posee como objetivo fundamental el desarrollo de un sistema informático para la gestión de la información relacionada con la variable claustro según los criterios establecidos por la Junta de Acreditación Nacional en su Sistema de Evaluación y Acreditación. Para ello se utiliza la metodología de desarrollo de software seguida fue Rational Unified Process y el lenguaje de modelado Unified Modeling Language. Como herramienta principal se estableció: Visual Paradigm para UML 8.0 Enterprise Edition para la modelación los requerimientos. Como principal resultado se obtiene un software para gestionar toda la información del claustro de los diferentes programas académicos de la Educación Superior en Cuba. Palabras clave: sistema informático, evaluación, acreditación, educación superior. ABSTRACT The Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation System established by the National Accreditation Board in Cuba assesses five key variables for the different academic programs: relevance and social impact, faculty, students, infrastructure, and curriculum. The cloister variable focuses on revealing all the pertinent information that underpins its quality, so it is necessary to collect and evidence a significant volume of data and information. The present research developed at the University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos, has as its main objective the development of a computer system for the management of information related to the cloister variable according to the criteria established by the National Accreditation Board in its Evaluation and Accreditation. For this, the software development methodology followed was Rational Unified Process and the Unified Modeling Language modeling language. The main tool was Visual Paradigm for UML 8.0 Enterprise Edition for modeling the requirements. As the main result, a software is obtained to manage all the information of the cloister of the different academic programs of Higher Education in Cuba. Keywords: Computer system, evaluation, accreditation, higher education.

Fundamento: garantizar de forma oportuna, confiable y con rapidez la información requerida para la gestión de la producción científica en Universidades de Ciencias Médicas Cubanas es una necesidad insoslayable. Objetivo: diseñar un sistema de información computarizado para la gestión de la producción científica de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Métodos: sistema diseñado en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, basado en tecnología cliente - servidor con metodología RUP, lenguaje de modelado UML, lenguaje de programación PHP y MySQL como gestor de base de datos. Los requerimientos mínimos son: unidad central Dual Core con 2 Gb de memoria RAM, 40 GB de disco duro y aplicaciones MySQL y APACHE. Resultados: el sistema permite la generación de currículos digitales en línea de los profesores de la universidad desde cualquier institución de salud de la provincia, donde se resalta la labor científica de estos, además del cálculo automatizado de indicadores y valores de frecuencia absoluta a nivel individual, de carrera y de institución basados principalmente en parámetros de la Junta de Acreditación Nacional del Ministerio de Educación Superior de Cuba. Conclusiones: constituye una herramienta que permite perfeccionar la gestión de la producción científica de Universidades de Ciencias Médicas Cubanas.