Essay from Vaxabdjonova Zarnigor  

Andijon State University

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Chemistry Department 2nd year student

Vaxabdjonova Zarnigor                          zvaxabdjonova@gmail.com

The chemical composition of chia seeds and their effect on the human body

Annotatsiya:Mazkur maqolada chia urug‘ining kimyoviy tarkibi, oq va qora turlarining o‘ziga xos farqlari hamda inson organizmiga ko‘rsatadigan ta’siri yoritilgan. Chia urug‘i tarkibidagi oqsillar, omega-3 yog‘ kislotalari, tolalar, vitamin va minerallar uning sog‘liq uchun yuqori foydali mahsulot ekanini tasdiqlaydi. Maqolada chia urug‘ining yurak-qon tomir tizimi, ovqat hazm qilish jarayoni, suyak va qon shakar darajasiga ijobiy ta’siri ko‘rsatib o‘tilgan. Shuningdek, uning qo‘llanishidagi ayrim cheklovlar va ehtiyot choralariga ham e’tibor qaratilgan. Tadqiqot natijalari chia urug‘ining funksional oziq mahsuloti sifatida kundalik ovqatlanishda qo‘llanilishi mumkinligini ko‘rsatadi.

Kalit so‘zlar: chia urug‘i, kimyoviy tarkib, oq va qora turlar, sog‘liq, funksional oziq, kontrendikatsiya

Abstract:This article highlights the chemical composition of chia seeds, the distinctive characteristics of the white and black varieties, and their effects on the human body. The presence of proteins, omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, vitamins, and minerals confirms chia’s high health benefits. The article discusses the positive impact of chia seeds on the cardiovascular system, digestion, bone health, and blood sugar levels. Attention is also given to certain limitations and precautions in their use. The research findings demonstrate the potential for chia seeds to be used as a functional food product in daily nutrition.

Keywords: chia seeds, chemical composition, white and black varieties, health, functional food, contraindications

Аннотация:В данной статье освещены химический состав семян чиа, особенности белого и черного сортов, а также их влияние на организм человека. Содержание белков, омега-3 жирных кислот, клетчатки, витаминов и минералов подтверждает высокую полезность чиа для здоровья. В статье рассматривается положительное воздействие семян чиа на сердечно-сосудистую систему, пищеварение, здоровье костей и уровень сахара в крови. Также уделено внимание некоторым ограничениям и мерам предосторожности при их применении. Результаты исследования показывают возможность использования семян чиа как функционального пищевого продукта в ежедневном рационе.

Ключевые слова: семена чиа, химический состав, белый и черный сорта, здоровье, функциональная пища, противопоказания

Introduction

The issues of human health and longevity have intrigued scientists and physicians since ancient times. Today, the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle on a global scale, the production of functional food products, and their effective use have become pressing issues. From this perspective, chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.), which have a long history and remain the focus of scientific research today, deserve special attention. Chia seeds have been used since ancient times by the peoples of Central and South America, especially the Maya and Aztecs, as a primary food source. Historical sources describe chia seeds as a “source of strength,” valuing them as a food that supports human health and physical activity. Today, chia seeds are considered a subject of research not only in traditional medicine but also in modern science and medicine due to their unique chemical composition, biologically active components, and functional properties.

The significance of chia seeds is not only in their use in the food industry, but also in their potential for practical application in the pharmaceutical and medical fields. This article highlights the chemical composition of chia seeds, the differences between white and black chia seeds, and their effects on the cardiovascular system, digestion, bone strength, and blood sugar levels, based on scientific evidence. This demonstrates that chia seeds are a promising source that can be widely used internationally as a functional food and biological supplement.

In recent years, the development of the concept of healthy eating worldwide has increased scientific and practical interest in chia seeds. The unique feature of chia seeds is that they are not only high in energy value, but also rich in various biologically active substances essential for the human body, such as proteins, unsaturated fatty acids (especially omega-3), fibre, vitamins and minerals, confirming its high value as a functional food product. As a result, chia seeds are considered an effective means of preventing many diseases, boosting the body’s defences and regulating metabolic processes.

Furthermore, the chemical composition of black and white chia seeds requires a deeper understanding of their mechanisms of action on the human body.

The importance of studying this topic lies in the fact that modern biology and medicine are increasingly recognising the importance of healthy eating. Through in-depth study of the chemical composition of chia seeds, opportunities are opening up for their wider use in the food industry, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Therefore, this research is not only theoretically but also practically significant.

Main section

The chemical composition of chia seeds has been thoroughly studied through scientific research, and it is clear that they contain components with high biological value. The composition of chia seeds includes 20-22% of carbohydrates, 30-35% of proteins, and 25-30% of fats, with a particularly high content of unsaturated fatty acids such as omega-3 and omega-6. The mineral content of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and iron is significantly high, and vitamins A, E, C, and B group vitamins have been identified. The combination of these components makes chia seeds a functional food product.

One of the main biologically important components of chia seeds is their balanced amino acid composition. This plays an important role in the growth of muscle tissue, metabolism at the cellular level, and meeting the body’s energy needs. Yogurt acids have a positive effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular system, regulating cholesterol levels and preventing atherosclerosis. For this reason, chia seeds are considered a natural preventive measure for maintaining heart health.

Certain differences are also observed between white and black varieties of Chia seeds. For example, white chia seeds have relatively higher levels of calcium and omega-3 fatty acids, while black varieties have higher levels of fiber and iron. This allows them to be used for various physiological needs and health support purposes. These properties further expand the prospects of chia seeds in the production of pharmaceutical and dietary products.

Dietary fibers occupy a special place in chia seeds. They regulate the digestive process, develop beneficial intestinal microflora and help stabilize blood glucose levels. For this reason, chia seeds can be used as an effective biologically active additive in the Prevention of diabetes and obesity. Antioxidant substances, on the other hand, reduce the harmful effects of free radicals, slow down the aging process of cells and strengthen the immune system.

Scientific research in recent years shows that regular consumption of chia seeds produces a number of positive changes in the human body. In particular, it has been found to be effective in lowering blood pressure, improving brain function, increasing bone mineral density, raising overall energy levels, and reducing inflammatory processes. However, studies also emphasize the need to moderate its consumption, as despite the fact that chia seeds are considered a “superfood,” they also have some negative aspects. The main problem is high amounts of cutlets, especially insoluble cutlets. It can cause discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract, especially in people with a sensitive Ham making system, or if consumed in large quantities, such as resting on the abdomen and causing metiorism.

This scientific evidence shows the possibility of widespread use of chia seeds in modern nutrition, in the pharmaceutical industry, and in medical practice. Also, its naturalness and richness in biologically active substances form the basis for the recognition of chia seeds as a promising resource for the preservation and strengthening of human health.

Conclusion

The scientific evidence presented above is that of the chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) confirm that it is a unique nutrient source with high biological value. Its proteins, omega-3 and omega-6 fat kilotas, dietary fibers, vitamins and minerals support important physiological processes in the human body. Chia seeds are distinguished as an effective tool for improving the functioning of the cardiovascular system, normalizing digestive processes, increasing bone strength and stabilizing blood glucose levels.

Differences in the chemical composition of white and black varieties make it possible to adapt and apply them in order to support various needs and health. At the same time, it is important to maintain moderation in the consumption of chia seeds, since a high content of fibers can cause discomfort in the gastrointestinal system.

The results obtained indicate that chia seeds are a promising resource that can be widely used as a functional food and biologically active supplement in modern nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and medical practice.

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Poetry from Mirta Liliana Ramirez

Older middle aged Latina woman with short reddish brown hair, light brown eyes, and a grey blouse.
Mirta Liliana Ramirez

When I Stop Being Myself

When I stop being myself

I’m always myself

But there are people determined

To find flaws in the milk…

I’m kind, empathetic, and charismatic

But there are people

who, with words or actions

overcome my desire to distance myself…

They are people who love

To poke at the wound

And continue to widen the wound…

And yes, I’m human and I react

And I stop being myself for a moment…

To endure until I’m sick of it

It’s not right

Because the explosion

can leave relationships mortally

wounded and the dead don’t rise…

Mirta Liliana Ramírez has been a poet and writer since she was 12 years old. She has been a Cultural Manager for more than 35 years. Creator and Director of the Groups of Writers and Artists: Together for the Letters, Artescritores, MultiArt, JPL world youth, Together for the letters Uzbekistan 1 and 2. She firmly defends that culture is the key to unite all the countries of the world. She works only with his own, free and integrating projects at a world cultural level. She has created the Cultural Movement with Rastrillaje Cultural and Forming the New Cultural Belts at the local level and also from Argentina to the world.

Poetry from Alan Catlin

The Savage Muse

There is no experience quite like sitting alone in a totally darkened barroom at 5 AM on a Sunday morning staring at the upturned legs of the barstools, drinking pints of Bass Ale, listening to the leaking faucet drip into the stainless-steel sink.

The second hand scans the face of the clock, smoke rings dissipate in the antique, hand engraved Harp Lager mirror behind the bar.

The barman considers the room; the beer puddles on the peeling linoleum floor, the  mud-streaked foot sliding prints, the broken glass shards, the spent matches, the blackened cigarette ends, the twisted plastic drink sticks, the wadded paper napkins strewn everywhere amidst the general rubble.

The barman considers these details of his life quietly as he drinks his Bass.

The clock hands move, the water drips, this is chaos revealed, this is the silent hour, the quiet hour when all that remains are the smoking ruins after The Fall.  

Ordering Details:

In the heat of the night the barman consolidates his orders.

Pours beers from chrome plated taps, shakes drinks one handed over his shoulder, cracks ice in the palm of his left hand with a mallet wielded by his right hand.

Considers his world.

Finds Poems:

Music Men

They heard

tunes in

their heads

no one else

would ever

hear

They were

so whacked

out on

where they

            had come

from and

where they

were going

they didn’t

have any

time for

the here

and the now

They were

music men

lost in

the ozone

and their

plane was

coming down

so fast

you could

see the

spirals

in their

eyes

More quarters fall into the jukebox.  The pin ball machines in the background are ringing, automatically totaling unknowable scores.

Working Details:

The barman is an extremely precise, particular man of habit.

All the tools of his trade: his bottles, glasses, fruit mixes, and the like must be exactly where  they are meant to be all the time.

Whenever he assumes a shift, he scrupulously examines the subject and orders his material; creates an environment in which he may comfortably function.

Riders of the Purple Sage

Had that

well worn

world weary

look of

men who’d

spent too

much time

somewhere

people

shouldn’t

go

Said ” line

‘em up boys.”

as if this

were the

last chance

saloon

Creation Details:

In the heat of the night, the barman considers his room as if it were a blank sheet of paper; every crowd as a mass of unknowns which must be ordered and controlled.

It is the barman’s role to assign meaning to every detail, to every person, to everything that he sees

Downhill Racer

She didn’t

look like

the crazy type

but she kept

switching her

drinks as if

she didn’t know

what event

she’d signed up

for

All I knew

was she’d

better look

out

She was going

down the

hill way

too fast

The Savage Muse, Details:

Outlaw

He was

plenty heavy

alright

Had all

of those

classic

bad moves

you associate

with movie

bad guys

out West

I thought

maybe he

had a black

hat in the

trunk of

his car

Thought maybe

he carried

a gun

and knew

how to use

it

thought

maybe he

was after

my ass

just for

the hell

of it

As an artist, the barman has no time for motivations; his only concern is the effect of the cause.

Escaping Details:

The Tenth Victim

She had

the look

of a woman

waiting

for her

tenth victim

She wore

only enough

clothes to

keep her

from being

arrested

Had a long

thin scar

the length

of her

right fore-

arm

Asked me

for a Vodka

Gimlet

Up

Sat drinking

  her 20 dollar

bill until it

was gone

watching the

door

Watching me

in case

he didn’t

show

The barman is an escape artist.

He lives out on the street unprotected, confronting his material head on, directly engaging in a vicious, psychic tug of war with his savage muse.

At the end of his nightly struggle, the barman watches the sun rise outside the darkened barroom drinking Bass Ale as the water drips in the stainless-steel sink.

He is always too numb and too tired to look for or to find poems.

Essay from Qurbonova Madinaxon

Central Asian woman with long dark hair and a black and white coat and a top.

Application of innovative game technologies for primary school students

Abstract: This article highlights the importance of using game-based innovative technologies in the education and upbringing of primary school students. In modern pedagogical approaches, game activity is considered as an important factor that increases the activity of students, develops their thinking, independent decision-making, and creative thinking. The article analyzes ways to increase the effectiveness of lessons through interactive game technologies, digital game platforms, and didactic games. It is also shown that game-based innovative methods serve to increase students’ interest in subjects, develop their socio-psychological activity, and organize the educational process in a joyful environment.

Keywords: primary education, innovative technologies, game methods, interactive games, educational effectiveness.

Abstract: This article highlights the importance of using innovative game technologies in the education of primary school students. In modern pedagogical approaches, game activity is considered an important factor that increases student activity, develops their thinking, independent decision-making, and creative thinking. The article analyzes ways to increase lesson effectiveness through interactive game technologies, digital game platforms, and didactic games. It is also shown that innovative game methods can increase students’ interest in subjects, develop their socio-psychological activity, and serve to organize the learning process in a joyful environment.

Keywords: primary education, innovative technologies, game methods, interactive games, educational effectiveness.

Abstract: The article examines the importance of using innovative game technologies in primary school education. In modern pedagogical approaches, game activity is considered as an important factor that increases students’ activity, develops their thinking, independent decision-making, and creative thinking. The article analyzes ways to increase lesson effectiveness through interactive game technologies, digital game platforms, and didactic games. It is also shown that innovative game methods can increase students’ interest in the subject, develop their socio-psychological activity, and serve to organize the learning process in an engaging atmosphere.

Keywords: primary education, innovative technologies, game methods, interactive games, educational effectiveness.

In today’s era of globalization, the introduction of innovative technologies into the education system has become the main task of every teacher. Especially at the stage of primary education, the use of game-based innovative technologies in accordance with the age characteristics of students makes their learning process interesting, active, and effective. Because learning through play is a natural process for a child, in which independent thinking, communication, cooperation, and a creative approach are formed.

Innovative game technologies are understood as teaching methods in the form of a game, including interactive, digital, and creative elements in the educational process. They attract students to the lesson, increase learning motivation, and play an important role in consolidating knowledge. Play is the most important way for a child to express themselves, and for their further formation and improvement.

Games have an important place and special significance in children’s lives. Games mainly occupy a leading place in labor and educational activities. This is constantly and inextricably linked with these activities. Games, which constitute the main content of preschool children’s lives, activate all existing characteristics and opportunities in the child. The child moves, communicates, thinks, and at the same time perceives, satisfies needs, and understands the consequences of their actions.

Qurbonova Madinaxon was born in the Shahrisabz district of Kashkadarya region, Uzbekistan. She is a student of the Nizami Tashkent State Pedagogical University, majoring in Primary Education. Madinakhon is the author of several poems and creative-scientific works.

She is a holder of the “Yuksak Ilm Fidoiysi” (Devotee of Great Science) badge of honor. She is also a graduate of the “SMM School” grant project and actively serves as a volunteer.

Prose from Brian Barbeito

Bald middle aged light skinned man with reading glasses and a plaid collared shirt. Dry ground and trees on a hiking path in the background.

Purple Plums and Sumac Red

-Autumn and Autumn 

1980, 2025

Creative Non-Fiction 

Brian Michael Barbeito 

(for Tara)

ONE

Purple Plums 1980

(Home Harken Hearth and the Stones and Water Then)

I felt messages in the yellow buttercup, as if a spirit whispered, and could sense angels. I remembered the purple plums of long ago home, the ones that blossomed in autumn, and some of the tree branches stood throughs wrought iron gates, weighty like the gates themselves, and there was a textured sky nearly always then plus multi coloured leaves red yellow orange brown just down the ravine way. So many colours in the cool-air world then, and I was an innocent, a young mystic,- alone and connected to the ether, the other world, different realms where guardians from heaven sang songs and also appeared as shapes in the drapes or tiles, even plastic toys or in the fabric of area rugs and couches. Always benevolent, assuring through their very existence, if a bit sad also for the songs they seemed to sing,- songs I couldn’t quite make out the words of but could still feel the feelings meant. 

For all that through,- nothing was provable. But what would it matter, as I had nothing to prove anyhow,- knowing the veracity and validity of it all. And I didn’t have anyone to talk to anyhow. I could say that I thought other people saw and heard the spirits and signs, knew about events and the intentions of souls good or bad,- or that I didn’t think they did. But I didn’t consider it either way. I was just to myself, in my own interesting worlds and I found them interesting. 

Until I didn’t. 

One day the world that people would later make fun of or explain away through medical models or imagination’s life, would present itself in a little too real manner for me…

I was awakened in the night to a ghost floating back and forth at the foot of my bed. It was transparent and a boy about my age, six or seven. He was trying to communicate something, but I couldn’t hear. Wave back and forth just like something from a cartoon or movie he did. But I became too frightened and began to leave. He motioned for me not to and had a panicked look on his face. The message that he had come to convey or else the help he needed, maybe both, was not complete. 

I ran across the long hallway and looked back. He flew out from the room, down the stairs, and out the front door. I never saw him again. 

Sometimes I think about him and that night and how he might have entered. The top window, the third floor one that was mine, was looking out to the ravines and their trees and wild beautiful deer and coy,

 coyotes plus feral foxes and, possibly,- the spirit world. How I loved to walk down there sometimes by the water that used to rush with confidence in the summer storms or remain calmer on say, the late summer dusks. And rain-washed stones, stones which held spirits themselves,- calling out with strange faces but with countenances that I was not frightened of for my being used to it all. 

My room was stationed above the black wrought iron gates and the purple plums. Late autumn when it’s cold is not too early to have a fire. And sometimes in the stone hearth below was crackling and flying orange embers. Maybe ghost boy was attracted by the smoke ascending to the moon-lit firmament. Maybe I’ll never know. 

TWO

Sumac Red 2025

(Autumnal Azure Agape and the Long Way Home from the Pastoral Glade)

In the meadow after the trail are flowers and bees, evergreens, and a copse of birches also. This is all at the purlieu for one can’t really go any further. But the real grand phenomenon there is the sumac, and some cultures use its deep red for colouring dye. It stands around proudly and boasts its tropical style leaves and deep redness to the calm country air. 

A soul can think many thoughts along the way there and back, under the verdant canopy as the sun filters in here and there like the sky talking to the terrene earth. But out on the glade of the meadow near where a swatch is cut through it all to walk, thoughts can ease a bit, for the peacefulness of the atmosphere there…no people or machines, no panic or psychic discord. That is surely why people seek the whimsical woodlands, the mountain, the lake, and the sea plus the desert. 

The spring lets the rains to be more than anytime it seems, and some feral shoots begin to grow through mud. Summer is a celebration for the grasses and grasshoppers and a thousand varieties of insects. Birds sing. Fall lets loose colourful leaves and ghostly winds, whist the winter shows millions of sparkles and reminds of nature’s realities and how they can be beautiful but must be respected. 

It’s a fine place to stand before heading home. There isn’t a point per se, even a subtle one like a bird watcher or photographer might want to find. It’s different. It’s not valued by the world, the secular set. It’s wordless, even for a poet or writer, and can’t be painted or photographed, sculpted, or even have a dance made about it. Perhaps it is simple touching the Source or the angelic realm, even if with some new crown chakra or fingertips or a part of one’s spirit. Yes, that might be it, a sense of home and meaning felt amidst the area and atmosphere of the glade and small series of bushes, the old copse of trees by the corner sand pit that have their root systems sticking out but are still okay. By the beginnings of autumn, the liminal, changing, still nascent and inchoate fall. 

Oh fall, or the promissory note for such, a paper writ in the sudden gust of wind like a ghost or The Holy Spirit itself, in new textured sky for a gathering of clouds, and the thousands of leaves still on the trees, kelly green and hunter green also, at the perimeter, when they sparkle in breezes and seem to appear golden. ‘We are golden now, against reason and logic, look at us watch us document us tell the others they should know…the ones that would care anyhow, as someone should see this!’ And even in the lines of small stones trying to tell a story, magic can be discerned, as looking down can also be a way of searching within through and via the outer. 

—-

Brian Michael Barbeito is a Canadian poet, writer, and photographer. His third compilation of prose poems and pictures, The Book of Love and Mourning, is forthcoming in autumn 2025. 

Essay from Turdiyeva Guloyim

Young Central Asian woman with a floral blouse and brown curly hair in front of a green leafy tree on a sunny day.

Memory

 Night. The quiet whisper of the sea waves. The dark night and me. The cold wind is shaking my legs, the cold feelings are shaking my heart. No matter how tired I feel, there is no sleep in my eyes. My dreams took me back to the bottomless past. A small village, a house on the riverbank. Dusty streets, endless wheat and cotton fields. A woman sitting on a stool in the courtyard, embroidering.. A pain arose in my left chest. A tear flowed from my eyes. Closing my eyes again, I looked at that woman’s dear face. Unlike mine, thin as a bow, slightly furrowed eyebrows, a small elongated face, curly hair falling to her forehead and touching her forehead. Only curly hair and a stubborn character remained as a memory of her. Mom…                                                                                                                                             Hot cakes just out of the oven….                                                                                             Sweet evening tales..                                                                                          My chest hurt again. I miss you mom!                                                                                            

A person is so weak that even his own imagination can hurt him. I gently took off my white sneakers and got rid of my socks. As I put my feet on the warm sand, my body felt a certain pleasure. I walked. Slowly, with fatigue. The waves of the sea hit my feet, and the gentle winds gently caressed my curly hair. As my steps slowed down, the distant past pulled me back into its embrace. My thoughts flew back to that small village. My childhood and adolescence began to pass before my eyes one by one.                                                                                     

Memories of playing in a snowstorm, avoiding lessons, and being reprimanded..                                                                                                                                                       Precious faces, faces that smile but stab you in the back….                                  Another face…                                                                                                                                           A face that always avoids remembering, missing you…                                                         A face that makes my heart tremble when I think of it, my eyelashes tear up….   Oh, I have no more strength left. I knelt down on the warm sand. Suddenly tears rolled down my eyes. Enough…    

                                                     As I stared at the distant sky, I felt that these would never end. Nothing, no one just disappears. All things, events, and people are in our hearts.                     Forever…

Turdiyeva Guloyim. Young literature lover. Author of several scientific articles and creative works. Official member of the “Voice of Girls”, “Young Reformers Council” and “Golden Wing” volunteer.

Poetry from Graciela Irene Rossetti

Light-skinned European woman, dark hair, reading glasses and a small necklace and a multicolored brown and black and white and green blouse.

RAIN

The gentle rain

slips through my window

and the poem springs forth

from the depths of the past

It dances on the vine leaves

and is lost in a bubble

fresh as a tear.

My verse softens

to walk the paths

of nostalgia

and smiles happily

with your warm smile.

My verse smells the scent of your hair

and nestles in your arms

like in a dove’s nest

fragile, in love.

In a useless song

that never expects

the coup de grâce

of the immutable huntress

my verse stops dreaming

and slips through my window again

While the rain, or I don’t know the tears

wet the page on which it is written…

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, she is a National Normal Teacher. Professor of Literature and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from the Faculty of Humanities and Arts at the University of Rosario, Argentina. Writer: narrator, poet, and essayist. She has participated in numerous national and international anthologies. She belongs to the cultural collectives Juntos por las Letras (Together for Letters), chaired by Mirta Ramírez (Chaco, Argentina); Puente de Palabras del Mercosur (Bridge of Words of Mercosur), directed by Gladys López Pianesi (Rosario, Argentina); Mosaicos y Letras (Mosaics and Letters), directed by Teresa Ávila (Córdoba, Argentina); and Cien poetas por la Paz (One Hundred Poets for Peace), whose mentor, Verónica Bianchi, resides in Córdoba, Argentina.

She has received national and international awards for her work and career: Estrella del SUR (Uruguay), Gaviota de Plata (Silver Seagull), and Obelisco de Oro (Alexandra Foundation, Buenos Aires). First Prize for Fiction. Ediciones Anka, Buenos Aires 2024. Alfonsina Storni Award for her novel RUFINA by Mercedes SADE, Buenos Aires. She participated in all the virtual book fairs with various national and international cultural groups, presenting books, reading her own poems, and giving presentations on authors from each region. And she participated in person at the Book Fairs of Buenos Aires, Rosario, and Córdoba. Her poems were included in all the LIBROS INMORTALES (Immortal Books) published by Mirta Ramírez, which feature national and international poetry and visual artists, as well as in the magazine published by Juntos por las Letras: TOTHEM. She has published: A TIME TO LIVE (short stories and poems) RUFINA (novel), now in its second edition. Selected by the Córdoba Legislature for its 2025 Reading Plan LIKE WATER (poetry collection)