Universidad Norbert Wiener

Ethnobotanical Knowledge, Quality Assessment, and Phytochemical Evaluation of Medicinal Plants Used for Respiratory Ailments at Gamarra Market, Lima, Peru

Urban medicinal plant markets preserve traditional knowledge, but information on the quality and chemical characteristics of commercial plant materials remains limited. This study combined a descriptive cross-sectional survey of 48 medicinal plant vendors at Gamarra Market, Lima,...

Psychometric properties of the adolescent stress questionnaire–short form (ASQ-14) in Peruvian adolescents

Background Stress during adolescence may arise from multiple academic, family, interpersonal, and personal demands and can be associated with emotional distress and difficulties in daily adjustment. Therefore, brief instruments with adequate psychometric evidence are needed for i...

Traditional bullying and cyberbullying among schoolchildren in Chile: prevalence, socio-economic inequalities, and school contextual factors

Bullying and cyberbullying are important public health concerns associated with adverse emotional, academic, and social outcomes among children and adolescents. However, evidence from Chile integrating traditional bullying, cyberbullying, socio-economic inequalities, and school c...

Predictors of dengue vaccination intention among adults in selected endemic areas of Peru: a PLS-SEM analysis

Background Dengue remains a major public health challenge in endemic settings. Evidence on the psychosocial predictors of dengue vaccination intention remains limited in Peru. This study aimed to identify predictors of dengue vaccination intention among adults in selected endemic...

Cerebrospinal fluid cytochemical analysis from COVID-19 patients with neurological disorders

Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has affected millions of people worldwide. Most cytochemical studies of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in SARS-CoV-2-infected patients show abnormal results. We aimed to determine the physical, cytological, and chemical alterations...

How Norms Depend on the Presence and Status of Observers: The Relational Contingency of Everyday Behaviors in 90 Societies

Norms are fundamental to social life, but basic questions about how they are affected by social context remain. Specifically, how do normative constraints depend on the presence and status of observers, and how do such relational contingencies vary across cultures? Using data fro...