SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN WOMEN EXPOSED TO OBSTETRIC AND GYNECO-OBSTETRIC VIOLENCE IN ECUADOR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Social inequalities in women exposed to obstetric and gyneco-obstetric violence in Ecuador: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Obstetric and gyneco-obstetric violence (OV, GOV) is a concerning public health problem, particularly in Latin America.This study aimed to determine the prevalence of OV and GOV and to assess its socio-geographical distribution in Ecuador.Methods This cross-sectional study used data from a national survey conducted in 2019 (n 

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Descartes, the Metaphysics and the Infinite

Divine infinity in the Cartesian corpus can be diffracted into an infinity of distance, proper to the creation of eternal truths (1630), and an infinity of substance, identifiable abc material in Meditatio III (1641).This distinction reveals the structure of Cartesian metaphysics: the conquest by rationality (accomplished by infinity of substance)

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Seismic behavior of asymmetric structures supported on TCFP bearings subjected to simplified near-fault pulses

In this paper the effects of mass eccentricity of superstructure as well as stiffness eccentricity of isolators on the amplification of seismic responses alphaville clothing of base-isolated structures are investigated.Superstructures with 3, 6 and 9 stories and aspect ratios equal to 1, 2 and 3 are mounted on a Triple Concave Friction Pendulum (TC

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Preliminary results of a stratigraphic analysis of late Roman andearly Byzantine architecture in the residential quarter of Jiyeh

The paper discusses the results of the first season of research undertaken to establish anddocument the architectural stratification of the residential quarter in Jiyeh (ancient Porphyreon).The research was started on a separate complex of 14 rooms.Three phases of building developmentin the late Roman tonic shower cap and early Byzantine periods we

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