Celebrating 15 Years of IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems (LASCAS) [CASS Regional Conference Celebration

Zebrafish are an excellent model system for research and teaching. Because of their relatively low maintenance costs, beautiful and bountiful embryos, and tool box of molecular genetic technique, zebrafish are ideal for countries with smaller research budgets and less well-developed science infrastructure. For these reasons, zebrafish are growing in popularity as a model system for research in Latin America. In response to this growing need, we held the Third Latin American Zebrafish Network (LAZEN) Course and Symposium in Valparaiso, Chile, in April 4-13, 2014. The course covered a wide variety of topics from fish husbandry to outreach and ended with a symposium hosting excellent scientists from Latin America and beyond.

The Regional Declarations on epilepsy are the results of a series of regional health political conferences that mark the transition from the first to the second phase of the Global Campaign against Epilepsy. In its earliest phase, the Global Campaign was not well understood by many of the workers in the field. We were frequently asked “What really is the Global Campaign?”, “What happens in the Campaign?”, and “What can we expect?” Some people expected that money would be dealt out to them. My standard answer to these questions, “The Global Campaign is what you do with it,” often helped very much to clarify the issue. However, there was the danger that people who had developed some hopes around the Campaign could be disappointed by the facts. The Campaign was too distant from people’s lives; it remained too much of an abstraction.

The 28th Annual Latin American Symposium presented by the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) was held as part of the 84th Annual Meeting of the AMCA held in Kansas City, MO, in February 2018. The Latin American Symposium promotes the participation of vector control specialists, public health workers, and academic members from Latin America and the sharing of scientific data between continents. Generally, presentations are in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English. The majority of presentation slides are in English to facilitate communication among all meeting attendees. This publication includes summaries of 14 oral presentations by participants from Colombia, Mexico, and the United States of America. Topics addressed in the 3 sessions of the symposium included: larval habitats, insecticide resistance, new Aedes mosquito traps, blood meal analysis and fitness outcomes, vertical transmission of dengue, and transstadial composition of midgut microbiota. Control techniques discussed included sterile insect technique (SIT) with radiation, SIT by Wolbachia, thermal fogging, ultra-low volume pesticide applications, indoor residual spraying, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis de Barjac (Bti), and Spinosad larval treatments. Presentations were also given on species composition and diversity of phlebotomine sand flies. Presentations were related to the vector species belonging to the mosquito genera, Anopheles, Aedes, and Culex as well as phlebotomine sand flies involved in the transmission of the causal agents of malaria, arboviruses (dengue, chikungunya, Zika), and leishmaniasis.

Pancreatic cancer is a malignancy of great impact in developed countries and is having an increasing impact in Latin America. Incidence and mortality rates are similar for this cancer. This is an important reason to offer to the patients the best treatments available. During the Latin American Symposium of Gastroenterology Oncology (SLAGO) held in Viña del Mar, Chile, in April 2015, a multidisciplinary group of specialists in the field met to discuss about this disease. The main conclusions of this meeting, where practitioners from most of Latin American countries participated, are listed in this consensus that seek to serve as a guide for better decision making for patients with pancreatic cancer in Latin America.

The Latin American Symposium on Oncological Gastroenterology (SLAGO) took place between the the 16th and 20th of April, 2013. This important conference has been organized by the Chile Cancer Foundation every two years since 2007. This event brings together specialists from the majority of the Latin American countries, as well as recognised professionals from the United States, Canada and Europe. The growth of this event in its short history has been enormous. When the first convention took place in 2007, there were a total of 230 participants; in this fourth edition in 2013, the number of participants surpassed 1,100. These figures and the quality of the event have made the SLAGO convention the third most important oncological gastroenterology event in the western world, after ASCO GI and the ESMO congress. Since the second version of this conference, it has been held in Vina del Mar, Chile, a beautiful coastal city on the pacific, where the event will continue to be held. This conference brings together all the different fields that are part of oncological gastroenterology, such as medical oncologists, radiotherapists, oncological digestive surgeons, endoscopic digestive gastroenterologists, radiologists, pathologists and a panel of experts in nutrition and palliative medicine. SLAGO, in its essence, encourages the participation and development of gastroenterology and oncology in Latin America and aims to be an instance of best practice and on-going training for the various professionals involved in this area of oncology. For this reason, as well as looking for transversality amongst the various professions in parallel, the following activities have been developed: Course on Pre ONS Oncology Nursing Congress First Meeting of Oncology Nursing First Latin American Symposium on pharmaceutical chemicals Oncological Kinesiology workshops Course on Nutrition and Digestive Cancer Palliative medicine workshop Psycho-oncology workshop Colorectal Cancer Consensus Oncological patient reunion Among the participants and attendees at this important event, the following countries can be highlighted: Germany, Argentina, Canada, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, USA, Spain, France, New Zealand, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela and Chile. The main purpose of this convention was to discuss current therapies and diagnostics and bring together health professionals who research new treatments on a daily basis, encouraging them to share experiences and the latest treatment options for neoplasia which compromise the entire digestive system. This Congress was chaired by Dr Jorge Gallardo of Chile, and various topics of interest were developed. The curriculum and slideshows can be downloaded from www.slago.com. After these five days of activity, it can be concluded that both the Latin American and Caribbean participants agreed that this conference is the largest gathering of the highest impact in the region, which ranks as one of the most important and busiest in this field, and they have therefore committed themselves to spread the word and attend the next SLAGO conference in 2015. Watch videos from the conference here

Clinical guidelines for improving compliance with hormone therapy in Latin American women during the menopausal transition and thereafter

The Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems (LASCAS) is the flagship conference in Latin America (IEEE Regions 9) by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS). This conference contributes since more than a decade to its history by reporting the latest research results and innovations across the themes within the scope of the society, including analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronics, signal processing, power electronics, communication theory, sensors, circuit theory, and nonlinear circuits and systems.

The Latin American Symposium on Solid State Physics (SLAFES) started in Caracas, Venezuela, and over time the symposia have taken place in 9 different Latin American countries. The last five events took place in Mérida, Venezuela (2002), Havana, Cuba (2004), Puebla, Mexico (2006), Puerto Iguazú, Argentina (2008), and Maragogi, Brazil (2011). During the last years, in the different editions of the SLAFES, the aim has been to bring together researchers from Latin America and renowned scientists from around the world invited to a unique forum to discuss the latest developments regarding Solid State Physics. The XXIst SLAFES version featured the participation of experts in various areas of Solid State Physics from countries such as Belgium, United States, Spain, Ireland, Chile, and Brazil, had 270 submitted works, and was attended by about 140 researchers. The development of this event was made possible by financial support from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla), Universidad del Magdalena, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, and the Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales.

The Latin American Symposium on Solid State Physics (SLAFES) started in Caracas-Venezuela, and over time the symposia have taken place in 9 different Latin American countries. The last five events took place in Mérida-Venezuela (2002), Havana-Cuba (2004), Puebla-Mexico (2006), Puerto Iguazú-Argentina (2008) and Maragogi-Brazil (2011). During the last years, in the different SLAFES editions, the aim has been to bring together researches from Latina America and invite renowned scientists from around the world to a unique forum to discuss the latest developments regarding Solid state Physics.The 21st Latin American Symposium on Solid State Physics (SLAFES XXI) was held in Villa de Leyva-Colombia, from September 30 to October 04, 2013. The 21st SLAFES version featured the participation of experts in various areas of Solid State Physics from countries such as Belgium, Germany, United States, Spain, Ireland, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, had 270 submitted works and was attended by 140 researchers. The development of this event was made possible by financial support from the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad del Norte-CO, Universidad de Magdalena-CO, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco-BR and the Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exatas, Naturales y Física.EditorsProfessor J Albino Aguiar Departamento de Física Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 50670-901 Recife PE Brazil e-mail: albino@df.ufpe.br Professor Jairo Roa-Rojas Grupo de Física de Nuevos Materiales Departamento de Física Universidad Nacional de Colombia A.A. 5997 Bogotá DC, Colombia e-mail: jroar@unal.edu.co Professor Carlos Arturo Parra Vargas Grupo Física de Materiales Escuela de Física Universidad Padagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia Tunja Colombia e-mail: carlos.parra@uptc.edu.co Professor David A Land\\'i nez Téllez Grupo de Física de Nuevos Materiales Departamento de Física Universidad Nacional de Colombia A.A. 5997 Bogotá DC Colombia e-mail: dalandinezt@unal.edu.co Professor Laura T Corredor Bohórquez Departamento de Física Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 50670-901 Recife PE Brazil e-mail: ltcorredorb@df.ufpe.br Professor Arkady Shanenko Departamento de Física Universidade Federal de Pernambuco 50670-901 Recife PE Brazil e-mail: arkadyshanenko@df.ufpe.brProfessor Renato F Jardim Instituto de Física Universidade de S\\~ao Paulo CP 66318 S\\~ao Paulo SP Brazil e-mail: rjardim@if.usp.brProfessor Francois Peeters Department Fysica Universiteit Antwerpen Groneneborgerlann 171 B-2020, Antwerpen Belgium e-mail: francois.peeters@uantwerpen.beChairmanCarlos Arturo Parra VargasProceedings EditorJosé Albino AguiarProgram ChairJairo Roa-RojasSecretaryAura Janeth Barón González TreasurerArmando Sarmiento Santos Speaker ChairRafael González Hernández Fernando Naranjo MayorgaDavid A Landínez Téllez Jesús Oswaldo Morán José Sierra Ortega

This volume contains selected papers which have been presented at the XIX Latin American Symposiumon Solid State Physics (SLAFES XIX) held at Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, from 5--10 October 2008. The conference, covering all areas ofSolid State Physics, is one of the most important and traditional meetingsin Physics in our region. The Latin American Symposium on Solid StatePhysics is a forum where researchers and students from LatinAmerica as well as leading scientists from other parts of the world gettogether to exchange information, strengthen collaborations and identify newchallenges in Solid State Physics. This successful series of meetings hasbeen organised in eight different countries, the last three held in Mérida,Venezuela (2002), La Habana, Cuba (2004) and Puebla, México (2006).Following the trends of previous events, SLAFES XIXincluded seven plenary talks, eighteen invited talks and contributions, and 28 oral and 255poster presentations, covering mostly the latest experimental and theoreticaladvances in Nanophysics, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Spintronics,Magnetism, New Materials, Superconductivity, Surfaces and Interfaces,Low-Dimensional Systems, Materials Preparation and Characterization, Theoryand Computing Simulations of Materials among other topics. The group of scientists participating had come from Argentina, Chile,Colombia, Cuba, Brazil, France, Spain, Switzerland and the USA We areindebted to all participants for their enthusiasm and contributions and to themembers of the International Advisory Commitees. We also wish to thank to the rest of the Organizing Committee: Gustavo Lozano, Ana María Llois, Laura Steren and Edith Goldberg and very specially to Javier Schmidt, Gustavo Ruano, Marcelo Romero, Lucila Cristina and Juan Carlos Moreno for theirinvaluable assistance during the event. Finally we gratefully aknowledge thefinancial support the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT), Argentina, Secretaría de Estado deCiencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina,Centro Latinoamericano de Física (CLAF), Universidad Nacional delLitoral, Santa Fe, Argentina, Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing, TheEuropean Physical Journal (EPJ), EDP Science, Societa Italiana di Fisica andSpringer. Adriana Serquis, Carlos Balseiro and Pablo Bolcatto

Contact DermatitisVolume 43, Issue 2 p. 127-127 XIII International Symposium on Contact Dermatitis and I Latin American Symposium on Cutaneous Allergy First published: 24 December 2001 https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0536.2000.043002127.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume43, Issue2August 2000Pages 127-127 RelatedInformation

Promoting the participation of men in reproductive health from a gender perspective: a view from Latin America. In this presentation I will summarize some of the current debates in Latin America about new paradigms from which men’s participation in sexual and reproductive health programs should be promoted. I will share with the participants the main conclusions and recommendations from the Latin-American symposium on “Male participation in sexual and reproductive health: new paradigms” that was hosted by AVSC International and the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western hemisphere Region in Oaxaca, Mexico (1998). In Latin America, the concept of hegemonic masculinity is widely being discussed, from the understanding that the social construction of a dominant hegemonic model of masculinity results in gender inequities and negatively impacts both men and women’s sexual and reproductive health. Within this framework, I will discuss on the Pan American Health Organization’s actual efforts to develop pilot models to promote men’s participation in reproductive health in seven Central American countries, from a gender equity perspective.

This new column provides an overview of mental health reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. Progress has been particularly visible in countries that have implemented policies with strong political support (Brazil, Chile, and Belize, among others). However, lessons may be learned from the collective experience of a region that has faced multiple obstacles to reform. Available resources are still insufficient and inequitably distributed, reform implementation is not complete in most countries, and high levels of unmet need exist. Countries face new challenges related to growing psychosocial problems affecting children and adolescents and increasing violence, which require new responses from mental health services.

This special issue of the Springer Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing (ALOG) presents the selection of best papers from the Third IEEE Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems (LASCAS 2012). The symposium, a forum for discussion of the latest technical novelties on circuits and systems topics, was held in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, from February 29 to March 2, 2012. 112 papers from 20 countries and 3 continents were submitted to the conference. 69 papers were accepted based on the reviews from international experts. These contributions made up a high-quality technical program covering a wide variety of subjects in the areas of analog and digital circuits and systems, computer aided design, modeling and simulation, signal processing, sensor systems, high-frequency systems, voltage references, processor architectures and control theory. From the papers presented at the conference, 12 papers were pre-selected for journal publication based on the evaluations of the Program Committee members and the corresponding session chairs. After a thorough revision of the extended papers, 7 papers were finally accepted for publication in this special issue. These contributions are: (1) an ultra low power consumption millimeter-wave voltage controlled oscillator in a 65 nm CMOS-SOI technology; (2) a rail-to-rail differential quasi-digital converter for low-power applications; (3) analog sigma-delta modulation with op-amp gain compensation for nanometer technologies; (4) design of an integrated single-input dualoutput 3-switch buck converter based on sliding mode control; (5) offset and gain calibration circuit for MIMISFET devices; (6) parallel algorithm for evolvable-based boolean synthesis on GPUs; (7) neural inverse optimal control applied to type 1 diabetes mellitus patients. We thank the researchers from around the world who have chosen LASCAS 2012 for presenting their recent developments. We are deeply thankful to the reviewers for their contribution to the creation of the LASCAS 2012 technical program and for their involvement in the revision of the selected papers for this special issue. Finally, we thank the session chairs who not only contributed to the successful development of the symposium, but also helped in the selection of the best papers for journal publication.

This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper SPE 184946, “Collapse Analysis of Perforated Pipes Under External Pressure,” by K. BeltrÁn and T. Netto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, prepared for the 2017 SPE Latin American and Caribbean Mature Fields Symposium, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 15–16 March. The paper has not been peer reviewed. This work is a study of collapse pressure of perforated pipes to evaluate the effect of lateral perforations on the radial resistance of pipes under external pressure. These types of pipes represent a simple and economical technology widely used as sand-control meshes or perforated liners. Introduction One of the most common challenges to high flow rates in mature fields is the migration of sand to the well. High rates of oil production together with maximum sand retention is the optimal result. In accomplishing this complex goal, perforated pipes play a vital role because they are a simple and inexpensive application, and they are widely used in the industry. Failures of such pipes are directly related to the collapse resistance of a pipe weakened by the perforations. Such failures can occur because of the plugging of holes or changes in differential pressure. This study might contribute to future prediction of collapse pressures of perforated pipes without resorting to costly full-scale experiments. Methodology Development Geometric Properties. This study involves four intact and eight perforated specimens as study bodies. All of them were obtained from four pipes designated as T3, T4, T5, and T6. A special nomenclature was defined to identify each one with a sequence of letters and numbers. An explanation of this nomenclature is shown in Fig. 1. The geometrical properties were obtained by means of a physical mapping, taking 10 measurements in the longitudinal direction and five in the circumferential direction to calculate the average thickness, average diameter, and initial imperfections (ovalization and eccentricity) of each specimen. Material Properties. The mechanical properties were also determined for each specimen by means of traction tests on 18 proof bodies, including some in the longitudinal direction and others in the circumferential direction. After processing the results, the average curves and values for the mechanical properties for each tube were defined. Because of the remarkable differences in shape and behavior of the curves, an average curve was calculated also. The results of monotonic traction tests in the circumferential direction are shown in Table 4 of the complete paper, and the plots are shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the complete paper.