Universidad de Antioquia

Strategies to optimize antimicrobial use and control antimicrobial resistance: an evidence-informed policy process

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health priority in Colombia and worldwide, with implications for human, animal, and environmental health. This study presents an evidence-informed policy process designed to support the Colombian Ministry of Health (C...

Application of remote sensing and geospatial techniques for forest fire monitoring and air quality impact assessment

Wildfires are among the most significant environmental disturbances worldwide, with substantial impacts on ecosystems and air quality. Remote sensing techniques have advanced considerably on detection, characterization, and monitoring of wildfire and their atmospheric effects. Th...

Young people’s resistance within and against unjust systems: The possibilities and challenges of participatory action research-enabled social innovation and social entrepreneurship

This article establishes a dialogue between the fields of participatory action research, social innovation and social entrepreneurship, by presenting learning from two projects with young people in Colombia and critically situating it within intersectional, intergenerational and...

How to Train Your Chatbot: Information‐Theoretic Foundations of Diagnostic Questioning in Inborn Errors of Immunity

BACKGROUND: Navigating the more than 550 inborn errors of immunity (IEI) requires efficient diagnostic reasoning. Information theory suggests questions should be prioritized by their capacity to reduce diagnostic uncertainty (entropy); yet whether experts or large language models...

Skew-symmetric augmented matrices and a characterization of virtual doodles

Abstract In this paper, we present a brief overview of the concept of doodles from the perspective of J. S. Carter’s work on classifying immersed curves and the work of J. Carter, S. Kamada, and M. Saito on stable equivalence of knots on surfaces and virtual knot cobordisms. We u...

Influence of Composting on the Agronomic Development of Cherry Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme): A Systematic Review

Agriculture plays a key role in global food production, whereas organic waste management remains an important environmental challenge. Organic residue-derived compost represents a sustainable strategy for nutrient recycling, soil fertility improvement, and reduced reliance on syn...

Prospective analysis of pre-diagnostic untargeted plasma metabolomics and risk of triple-negative breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 10–15% of newly diagnosed breast cancer, and its aetiology is poorly understood compared to other breast cancer subtypes. We applied untargeted metabolomics to identify novel biological pathways associated with TNBC risk and poten...

Integrated assessment of coastal socio-environmental vulnerability in the southwestern Colombian Caribbean

Abstract Coastal vulnerability is a critical determinant of risk in littoral systems, particularly in regions where seasonal environmental forcing intersects with persistent socioeconomic fragility. This study assesses the integrated socioeconomic and environmental vulnerability...

Exploring the Short-Term Effect of an Additional Carbon Source in the Denitrification Coupled to Methane Oxidation Process

Abstract This study explores the impact of glucose as a second source of organic carbon on the denitrification coupled to methane oxidation (DOM) process under anoxic conditions. For this purpose, batch tests were conducted varying the C:N ratios to <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://ww...

Exploratory Assessment of Ionic Liquid-Based Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Potential Acrylamide Binding from Coffee Beverage

Acrylamide (AA) is a heat-induced process contaminant of toxicological concern associated with potential health risks. Its selective removal from complex food matrices, such as coffee brew, while preserving quality, remains a major technological challenge. This study explored an...