Intimate Partner Violence Attitudes: Who Tolerates the Most?

Aim: to identify whether demographic variables, the type and length of romantic relationships, and alcohol consumption were risk factors related to attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV).

Method: 723 adults filled the IPVAS and a demographic survey.

Results: women were less likely to accept control; participants with technical education were more likely to tolerate control and abuse; those with secondary education were at higher risk to accept physical violence, while participants aged 26-35 were at lower risk; people who were dating someone were at higher risk to tolerate control, but were at a lower risk to accept physical violence; and those who consume alcohol were more likely to accept abuse.

Integration of Dysphagia Therapy Techniques into Voice Rehabilitation: Design and Content Validation of a Cross-Therapy Protocol.

Background: The intricate relationship between swallowing and phonation, sharing anatomical and physiological substrates, underscores a clinical demand for integrated therapeutic approaches. Existing interventions often address these functions in isolation, overlooking their interconnected dynamics.

Objective: To design and validate a cross-therapy protocol incorporating dysphagia therapy techniques (maneuvers/exercises) into voice rehabilitation.

Asymmetric triangular body-cover model of the vocal folds with bilateral intrinsic muscle activation.

Many voice disorders are linked to imbalanced muscle activity and known to exhibit asymmetric vocal fold vibration. However, the relation between imbalanced muscle activation and asymmetric vocal fold vibration is not well understood. This study introduces an asymmetric triangular body-cover model of the vocal folds, controlled by the activation of bilateral intrinsic laryngeal muscles, to investigate the effects of muscle imbalance on vocal fold oscillation.

Distinct Gastrointestinal and Reproductive Microbial Patterns in Female Holobiont of Infertility.

The microbiota is in symbiosis with the human body as a holobiont. Infertility conditions affect the female reproductive tract (FRT) and its resident microbiota. However, a disturbance in homeostasis could influence the FRT and other distal body sites, such as the gastrointestinal tract (GIT).

Asymmetric triangular body-cover model of the VFs with bilateral intrinsic muscle activation.

Many voice disorders are linked to imbalanced muscle activity and known to exhibit asymmetric vocal fold vibration. However, the relation between imbalanced muscle activation and asymmetric vocal fold vibration is not well understood. This study introduces an asymmetric triangular body-cover model of the vocal folds, controlled by the activation of intrinsic laryngeal muscles, to investigate the effects of muscle imbalance on vocal fold oscillation.

Association Between Bilingualism, Vocal Effort, and Background Noise With Voice Fundamental Frequency and LTAS Among Spanish-English Bilingual Teachers.

Background: As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the demand for bilingual teachers has grown exponentially. However, the unique combination of being a bilingual occupational voice user establishes challenges that warrant careful examination.

Objective: To investigate the association between bilingualism, vocal effort, and background noise with fundamental frequency and long-term spectrum average among Spanish-English bilingual teachers.

Work-Related Vocal Challenges of Online Teaching: A Study of Female College Professors.

Background: College professors are at an elevated risk of developing voice disorders due to increased vocal demands associated with their working conditions, including high background noise levels, long reverberation times, prolonged voice use duration, and large class sizes. However, the impact of online classes on vocal health among college professors remains unclear.

Objective: This longitudinal study aimed to characterize voice changes associated with online teaching among female Colombian college professors.

Systematic Review of Literature on Vocal Demand Response: Understanding Physiology, Measurements, and Associated Factors.

Purpose: Considering the conceptual migration from vocal load and vocal loading to vocal demand and vocal demand response, this review of literature aimed to identify physiological explanations, reported measurements, and associated factors (vocal demands) reported in the literature when considering the phonatory response to a vocal demand.

Methods: A systematic review of literature, following the PRISMA Statement, was conducted using Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect. Data were analyzed and presented in two parts.

[Family actions of people with disabilities victims of forced displacement].

Objective: To identify concrete and meaningful actions that establish the families of people with disabilities victims of forced displacement for (re)construction of social networks in the locality of Ciudad Bolivar in Bogota.

Methodology: Qualitative study with ethnographic approach. 5 meetings were heald with a focus group of 28 people victims of forced displacement, including people with disabilities and their caregivers and other members of their familes involved in social inclusion processes, inhabitants of the locality of Ciudad Bolivar.

Systematic Review of Literature on Prevalence of Vocal Fatigue Among Teachers.

Background: Previous results suggest that teaching is a high-risk profession for developing voice disorders.

Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of vocal fatigue among teachers and its relationship with voice acoustic parameters reported in previous studies.

Method: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement Guidelines, we performed a systematic literature review including five databases: Scopus, Scielo, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Web of Science.

Design of Peptides that Fold and Self-Assemble on Graphite.

The graphite-water interface provides a unique environment for polypeptides that generally favors ordered structures more than in solution. Therefore, systems consisting of designed peptides and graphitic carbon might serve as a convenient medium for controlled self-assembly of functional materials. Here, we computationally designed cyclic peptides that spontaneously fold into a β-sheet-like conformation at the graphite-water interface and self-assemble, and we subsequently observed evidence of such assembly by atomic force microscopy.

Latin American Older people and neuropsychiatric symptoms: a mini-systematic review of effects of COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: Ending December 2019, the world had to face to COVID-19. Latin America and the Caribbean suffered the effects where the contiguous and the number of deaths has been significant. Studies indicate that older adults with some degree of cognitive impairment are at greater risk of worsening their cognitive status and mental health, for this reason it's exposed that social isolation and loneliness has harmful effects on the health of this population.

Family functioning but not social capital is associated with better mental health in adolescents affected by violence and displacement by armed conflict in Colombia.

Background: The effect of the Colombian armed conflict on the mental health of adolescents is still poorly understood.

Aims: Given social interventions are most likely to inform policy, we tested whether two potential intervention targets, family functioning and social capital, were associated with mental health in Colombian adolescents, and whether this was moderated by experience of violence and displacement.

Methods: We examined the cross-sectional association between family functioning, cognitive social capital, structural social capital and 12-month prevalence of Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) diagnosed psychiatric disorder, using data on 12 to 17-year-old adolescents ( = 1,754) from the 2015 National Mental Health Survey of Colombia, a nationally representative epidemiological study.

Do Positive Emotions Make You More Prosocial? Direct and Indirect Effects of an Intervention Program on Prosociality in Colombian Adolescents During Social Isolation Due to COVID-19.

The objectives of this study are to analyze the efficacy of the Virtual Hero Program during the social isolation due to COVID-19 to increase the positive emotions (joy, gratitude, serenity, personal satisfaction, and sympathy) and prosocial behavior of Colombian adolescents. Additionally, we will analyze whether the Hero program, by directly promoting positive emotional states in adolescents, can predispose them to take prosocial actions toward other people (via an indirect or mediated effect). The final sample of the study comprised 100 participants from the intervention group ( age = 13.

Inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome improves lifespan in animal murine model of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria.

Inflammation is a hallmark of aging and accelerated aging syndromes such as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). In this study, we present evidence of increased expression of the components of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in HGPS skin fibroblasts, an outcome that was associated with morphological changes of the nuclei of the cells. Lymphoblasts from HGPS patients also showed increased basal levels of NLRP3 and caspase 1.

Bibliometric Analysis and Review of Literature on the Relationship Between Voice Production and Bilingualism.

Background: The spoken language may influence the way we produce our voice. Therefore, speak more than one language could affect voice production. However, there is limited evidence on the relationship between voice production and bilingualism.

Inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome prevents ovarian aging.

Inflammation is a hallmark of aging and is negatively affecting female fertility. In this study, we evaluate the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in ovarian aging and female fertility. Age-dependent increased expression of NLRP3 in the ovary was observed in WT mice during reproductive aging.

Adaptation of the Intimate Partner Violence Attitudes Scale to Colombian Culture and Colombian Spanish.

Background: Violence against women has been classified as a worldwide public health problem. There are no assessment instruments of attitudes toward violence in couples adapted to the culture and the Spanish spoken in Colombia. The aim of the study is to adapt the Intimate Partner Violence Attitude Scales (IPVAS) and obtain validity evidence.

Potential Role of the Mitochondria for the Dermatological Treatment of Papillon-Lefèvre.

The Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the Cathepsin C (CTSC) gene, characterized by periodontitis and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. The main inflammatory deficiencies include oxidative stress and autophagic dysfunction. Mitochondria are the main source of reactive oxygen species; their impaired function is related to skin diseases and periodontitis.

Efficacy of a Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises-Therapeutic Program in Behavioral Dysphonia: A Randomized and Blinded Clinical Trial.

Purpose: Semi-occluded vocal tract exercises (SOVTE) may improve the source and filter interaction by changing the acoustic characteristics and the impedance of the vocal tract, both in dysphonic and vocally healthy populations. However, there are a few studies that verify the effects of these exercises in a clinical trial. Thus, this study's purpose was to analyze the effectiveness of the SOVTE-Therapeutic Program (SOVTE-TP) in vocal quality and self-assessment, comparing it with Vocal Function Exercises.

A Voice Rehabilitation Protocol With the Semioccluded Ventilation Mask in Subjects With Symptoms of Vocal Fatigue and Phonatory Effort.

Purpose: The present study was designed to assess the efficacy of a six-session physiologic voice therapy program with the semioccluded ventilation mask (SOVM) in a group of subjects with voice complaints (vocal effort and fatigue).

Methods: Thirty-four participants with functional dysphonia were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: (1) voice treatment with physiologic voice therapy plus vocal hygiene program (n = 17), and (2) vocal hygiene program only (n = 17). Laryngoscopic assessment was performed in all subjects to confirm laryngeal diagnosis.

Psychometric Properties of the Compulsive Internet Use Scale in Spain, Colombia, and Mexico.

Information and communication technologies provide a new context for interpersonal relationships, learning and professional activities. Nevertheless, there are several risks related to technology use, including compulsive Internet use. Even though compulsive Internet use has been identified as an important problem behavior in young people, there are still gaps in knowledge regarding its measurement in Spanish-speaking countries.

Family Loneliness: Its Effects in the Development of Empathy, Teamwork and Lifelong Learning Abilities in Medical Students.

Context: Family offers an important source of social support where individuals acquire social abilities that are necessary to create positive human relationships. This influence has been discussed by different sociological and psychological theories along the life span of individuals. In medicine, empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning have been described as specific elements of professionalism that have special importance in the interaction with patients and in physicians' well-being at the workplace.