Etica y medio ambiente En cada visita a las páginas Web de los diferentes laboratorios farmacéuticos (1-6) podemos leer las declaraciones que se hacen respecto a los compromisos que cada una de las empresas tiene respecto al medio ambiente; sin embargo, actualmente nos toca vivir en un ambiente contaminado y tóxico, lo cual a mediano plazo provoca la aparición de nuevas enfermedades que deterioran la salud y acaban finalmente con la vida de muchas personas. En países como España, se reporta que 16000 personas mueren al año por contaminación del aire, tres veces la cantidad de muertes por accidentes de tráfico en el país (7). De otro lado ya la OMS en el 2004 había advertido que la contaminación del aire y del agua, y otros peligros medioambientales conexos, matan cada año en todo el mundo más de tres millones de niños menores de cinco años, por lo cual, con el objetivo de...

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo validar y aplicar un instrumento para evaluar la relación entre el apoyo institucional, la alfabetización tecnológica y la autoeficacia sobre la intención de participar en el metaverso de Facebook utilizando la teoría cognitiva social. Realizamos un estudio analítico transversal de 410 ciudadanos en Perú para evaluar la influencia del apoyo institucional, la alfabetización tecnológica y la autoeficacia en la intención de participar en el metaverso de Facebook durante la pandemia de COVID-19. El modelo de investigación se validó utilizando modelos de ecuaciones estructurales de mínimos cuadrados parciales (PLS-SEM) para establecer la influencia de las variables en el modelo. Se encontró que el apoyo institucional y la alfabetización tecnológica influyen positivamente en la autoeficacia de participar en el metaverso mediante correlaci...

Objective: The aim is to better understand how education supports green entrepreneurship among students by analyzing their education development support, institutional support, country support, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Research Design & Methods: A total of 320 international business students in Peru filled the online survey. Eight questions focused on demographic information, and twenty-six questions evaluated the green entrepreneurship intention of students. We used the SEM-PLS technical analysis. Findings: We found that education development support (EDS; 0.146), institutional support (IS; 0.183), and country support (CS; 0.158) had a positive influence on entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE), while ESE had a positive influence (0.757) on the green entrepreneurial intention (GEI). The model explained 57.3% of the green entrepreneurial intention. Findings of the bootstrapping t...

The current study aims to validate and apply an instrument to assess the relationship between communication overload, social overload, technostress, exhaustion and academic performance. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical study of 2286 university medical students to assess the influence of technostress as a mediator of social media overload, communication overload and mental exhaustion and its detrimental effect on the academic performance of university students in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research model was validated using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to establish the influence of variables on the model. Communication and social overload were found to positively influence technostress by correlations of 0.284 and 0.557, respectively. Technostress positively influenced exhaustion by 0.898, while exhaustion negatively influenced academic...

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The COVID-19 epidemic has spawned an "infodemic,"with excessive and unfounded information that hinders an appropriate public health response. This perspective describes a selection of COVID-19 fake news that originated in Peru and the government's response to this information. Unlike other countries, Peru was relatively successful in controlling the infodemic possibly because of the implementation of prison sentences for persons who created and shared fake news. We believe that similar actions by other countries in collaboration with social media companies may offer a solution to the infodemic problem.

Etica y medio ambiente En cada visita a las páginas Web de los diferentes laboratorios farmacéuticos (1-6) podemos leer las declaraciones que se hacen respecto a los compromisos que cada una de las empresas tiene respecto al medio ambiente; sin embargo, actualmente nos toca vivir en un ambiente contaminado y tóxico, lo cual a mediano plazo provoca la aparición de nuevas enfermedades que deterioran la salud y acaban finalmente con la vida de muchas personas. En países como España, se reporta que 16000 personas mueren al año por contaminación del aire, tres veces la cantidad de muertes por accidentes de tráfico en el país (7). De otro lado ya la OMS en el 2004 había advertido que la contaminación del aire y del agua, y otros peligros medioambientales conexos, matan cada año en todo el mundo más de tres millones de niños menores de cinco años, por lo cual, con el objetivo de...

[Introduction]: Isolation of people needs significant support, potentially impacting their mental well-being for future assignments. [Objective]: This study aimed to examine whether the military institution or other factors were associated with changes in the mental health of Peruvian navy and army personnel in Antarctica. [Methods]: The exploratory study employed a prospective cohort design, conducting surveys at two different points during the trip. Various factors such as stress, anxiety, depression (measured using DASS-21), and post-traumatic stress (measured using SPRINT-E) were assessed, alongside other variables. [Results]: The outcomes indicated noteworthy changes in the participants’ scores. Specifically, stress scores increased among navy personnel but decreased in the army. Moreover, anxiety scores decreased among those with previous trips and increased among those without. ...

[Introduction] Resentment towards the Chinese population was perceived during the first months of the pandemic because the pandemic/disease started in that country. [Objective] To determine the factors associated with the perception of resentment towards the Chinese in Latin America during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Methodology] Analytical cross-sectional study conducted during the second semester of the pandemic in more than a dozen countries. Four questions were asked about the perception of resentment towards the Chinese (Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.88); those with the highest scores on the sum of the four questions were considered to have "more resentment towards the Chinese," and descriptive and analytical statistics were obtained. [Results] Of the 7721 respondents, in the multivariate analysis, it was found that there was a difference according to the country; compared to ...

There is evidence that vaccine acceptability is strongly associated with mental health. However, no studies assessing intention to vaccinate (ITV) intention toward children of military parents have been documented. The current research aimed to establish the prevalence and factors of ITV children against COVID-19 in military parents in Lambayeque-Peru, 2021. Analysis was conducted with the dependent variable ITV children reported by military parents. The independent variables were history of mental health, searching for mental health support, food insecurity, resilience, anxiety, depression, burnout, posttraumatic stress, and suicidal risk. Prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated. Of 201 military personnel evaluated, 92.5% were male, 82.5% were of the Catholic faith, and the median age was 40.9% of respondents reported seeking mental health help during the COVID-19 ...

Peru reported the second-highest COVID-19 cases in Latin America, after Brazil. The first COVID-19 wave occurred between March– December 2020, and the second occurred between January–September 2021. The differences between these waves remain largely unknown, and there is no comparison between them in Peru. We evaluated the variation in the clinical and epidemiological components of COVID-19-affected patients in both waves in northern Peru by a retrospective study using the clinical follow-up database of Lambayeque and the epidemiological notification form database of NotiWeb. The COVID-19-associated factors during the two waves were determined using simple and multiple regression analysis, and the prevalence ratio (PR) was estimated. During the second wave of COVID-19, there was an increase in cough symptoms in 12.1%, odynophagia in 5.0%, and chills in 16.0% compared with the first w...

[Introduction]: This research aims to explore the growing field of frugal innovation within the business environment, particularly its intersection with sustainability and artificial intelligence. [Methods]: Through a comprehensive literature review, the study analyzes key research trends and methodologies from 420 scholarly articles published between 2012 and August 2024. A bibliometric review traces the evolution of frugal innovation, while a content analysis provides insights into its practical applications across various industries, especially in resource-constrained settings. [Results]: The findings highlight the significant role of frugal innovation in addressing global challenges, such as reducing environmental impact and promoting social inclusion, especially through the adoption of cleaner technologies and socially responsible business practices. The study also emphasizes the tr...

En la presente investigación se determinó la intención emprendedora entre los estudiantes universitarios de las carreras de ciencias administrativas e ingeniería de Perú; asimismo, se evaluó la influencia del ecosistema universitario en la intención emprendedora social, la autoeficacia de los estudiantes, la orientación emprendedora y la percepción positiva del emprendedor. Además, se evaluó la validez de un modelo explicativo de la intención emprendedora a partir de determinantes personales y situacionales. La muestra estuvo conformada por 6,425 estudiantes de ciencias administrativas e ingenierías de 24 universidades, 14 públicas y 10 privadas de la costa, sierra y selva de Perú. Se encontró que el 63% de estudiantes tenían una intención de emprendimiento social; no se encontraron diferencias significativas en el sexo de los estudiantes respecto a la intención de emp...

En la presente investigación se determinó la frecuencia de la conducta ambiental en los estudiantes universitarios de las carreras de ciencias empresariales e ingeniería de Perú, caracterizando esta conducta según 3 tipos: reciclaje y reutilización, ahorro de recursos y compra ambiental. Asimismo, se evaluó la validez de un modelo explicativo de la conducta ambiental a partir de determinantes situacionales y disposicionales. La muestra estuvo conformada por 6,429 estudiantes de ciencias empresariales e ingenierías de 24 universidades, 14 públicas y 10 privadas de la costa, sierra y selva de Perú

Genetically modified (GM) foods are frequently recognized as an essential source of world food supply, linked to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: Zero hunger. However, several aspects of the risks and benefits of consuming GM foods have not yet been fully clarified. It is necessary to have the most relevant information to have more accurate legislation that benefits the population. The current research aimed to develop a bibliometric analysis; it also used VOSviewer visualization software to show the evaluation of publications indexed in the Scopus database focused on GM foods and consumers between 1999 and 2023. 979 documents were evaluated. The United States was recognized as the most productive (988 articles); however, Universiteit Gent was the institution with more publications (22), and the European Commission was the funding sponsor with more publications (19). The top institu...

Los tiempos de COVID-19 han generado aislamiento social en las personas y — también— se ha incrementado la compra online. El presente artículo basado en el estudio en 371 consumidores peruanos busca evaluar el efecto actual de la calidad del sitio web, la satisfacción del cliente y la confianza del cliente sobre la recompra en línea. Fue un estudio transversal que utilizó una encuesta en línea. Veintidós preguntas evaluaron la intención de recompra de los consumidores. Se utilizó un análisis técnico SEM-PLS. Se encontró que la calidad del sitio web tuvo una influencia positiva en la satisfacción del cliente e influyó positivamente en la confianza del cliente; asimismo, la satisfacción del cliente tuvo una influencia positiva en la confianza del cliente y en la intención de recompra en línea; y la confianza del cliente tuvo una influencia positiva en la confianza en...

The COVID-19 epidemic has spawned an “infodemic,” with excessive and unfounded information that hinders an appropriate public health response. This perspective describes a selection of COVID-19 fake news that originated in Peru and the government’s response to this information. Unlike other countries, Peru was relatively suc- cessful in controlling the infodemic possibly because of the implementation of prison sentences for persons who created and shared fake news. We believe that similar actions by other countries in collaboration with social media companies may offer a solution to the infodemic problem.

Innovation in a country should have an impact on different indicators of a country. Thus, it can be expected to have an impact on the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and, finally, on the country's competitiveness. This study analyzes the effect that innovation, in its human and financial resources components, has on the fulfillment of the SDGs and, likewise, how this fulfillment has an effect on the competitiveness of the countries of the European Union. The information used for innovation was reported on the European Commission's website; in the case of the SDGs, information from the SDG Index 2022 report was used. Finally, information on competitiveness was obtained from the World Competitiveness Ranking. The information from the 25 countries that had results in the sources was analyzed. The data collected were analyzed using the partial least squares structural ...

Sustainability may be at risk in a population that has altered health, according to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3): Health and well-being. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine could jeopardize SDG 3, specifically the mental health of the population. The present study sought to determine the association between severe anxiety, depression and stress in population of 13 Latin American countries according to fear about the war conflict. It was a cross-sectional, analytical and multicenter study. Anxiety, depression and stress were measured with the DASS-21 test (Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.97) and fear due to an armed crisis with a questionnaire already validated in Latin America (Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.92), which was also adjusted for sex, age, education level and country of residence. Descriptive and analytical statistics were obtained. Of the 2,626 respondents, the main fear w...

La inseguridad alimentaria es un problema global y tiene diferentes causas y efectos. Usualmente se piensa que se relaciona exclusivamente con la pobreza como causa principal pero también se reportan en la literatura otros aspectos como la violencia contra la mujer; asimismo, la inseguridad alimentaria impacta directamente en el agravamiento de enfermedades como el VIH o el cáncer. Es necesario un abordaje integral para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria de la población, a través de estrategias multidisciplinarias y con enfoques basados en resultados de investigación.