RESUMEN Introducción: El peso materno influye directamente en el crecimiento fetal y en el peso neonatal, con implicancias en la salud perinatal. Objetivo: Estimar la variación del peso neonatal según la adecuación de la ganancia ponderal gestacional en gestantes peruanas. Métodos: Estudio analítico, retrospectivo, de casos y controles, realizado entre 2022 y 2024 en el Hospital María Auxiliadora (Lima, Perú). Se incluyeron 196 neonatos: casos con macrosomía fetal (≥4 000 g) y controles con peso adecuado. Se excluyeron embarazos múltiples, pretérmino, postérmino o con datos incompletos. La variable dependiente fue la diferencia en gramos del peso neonatal respecto a 4 000 g. La variable independiente fue la diferencia en kilogramos maternos según la ganancia ponderal recomendada por el Institute of Medicine (IOM), ajustada al índice de masa corporal pregestacional. Se apl...

Proper nutrition is the human body's first line of defense against various pathogens. against various pathogens. The intake of certain types of food can influence the can influence the risk of various diseases. In times of COVID-19, it is important to analyze the  relationship between the type of diet (alkaline or acidic) and the between the type of diet (alkaline or acidic) and health. The literature reviewed reports on various forms of the relationship between this attribute of diet and general wellbeing.

Objective. To evaluate lung capacity as a function of current volume (CV) and to analyze its influence in the presence of various external factors, such as physical activity (swimming), feeding and respiratory infection. Methods. The study was observational, descriptive, transversal and prospective. An online survey was conducted on a random sample of 50 university students between the ages of 17 and 20. CV was measured using a home spirometer and was classified under the IBM SPSS Statistics-24 program for statistical analysis. Results. From the surveys, the following data was obtained: the average CV of swimming students was (797.0 ± 2.0) ml. The average CV of students following a healthy diet was (567.00 ± 2.0) ml and the average CV of those with a respiratory history was (429.0 ± 2.0) ml. Conclusions. Having a diet rich in fruits and vegetables or having some physical activity grea...

Objective: To implement a Postal Quality Control System to verify the Treatment Planning System in Teletherapy using Dosimeters Al2O3 :C, based on optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), commercially known as OSLD nanoDotTM.  Materials and Methods: A mannequin containing OSLD nanoDot TM dosimeters, (Al2O3 :C), previously characterized and calibrated for the energy of a 6.0 MV x-ray beam generated in a linear accelerator, the absorbed dose values were measured with: a Semiflex, ionization chamber, PTW – Freigburg electrometer,  3D radiation geometries, such as: Simple geometry (open field at 0º and 25º), Complex geometry (three open fields at 0º, 90º and 270º) and Combined geometry (field and various variations of Gantry rotation), using square fields (6cm2), circular (diameter 6cm), oblique (6cm x 6cm) and Irregular, equal weights and virtual wedge filters in different ...

In radiotherapy, it is essential to have an alternative dosimetric system to identify possible errors at some stage of the process. The optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) technology represents a great advance in the detection of radiation in different areas, one of them being in the area of clinical dosimetry. Objective: To implement an alternative dosimetric system, based on OSL technology of carbon-doped aluminum oxide crystals.  Material and methods: Al2or3:C detectors called "nanodot", MicroStar reader, ionization chambers (Standard Imaging and PTW Freiburg), electrometers (PTW-Freiburg and MNCNP) and other accessories.  Results: The dosimetric - algorithmic procedure, developed for the calculation of the adsorbed dose in the tumor volume, reproduces the dose values with uncertainties less than 2% for a confidence level of 95% and with relative differences less than 5%...

Objective. To evaluate the influence of the use of face masks on resting heartrate (HR) and physical activity in adults aged 18 to 60 years, in the city of Lima, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Methods. An experimental, analytical, prospective and cross-sectional study was carried out. For data collection, a virtual survey was carried out via Google Forms, with a series of questions and indications for the correct measurement of HR in different situations: at rest, immediately after activity and 5 min after physical activity with and without the use of masks (KN95, fabric, surgical and N95). For the present study, the possible causes of increased HR were analyzed, so 60 asymptomatic adults, 40 women and 20 men, in the age range of 18 to 60 years, were selected. Results. It was found that the difference in mean HR with and without mask use immediatelyafter physical activity increase...