Representación Política Sustantiva En México: Una Mirada Desde La Subjetividad Política De Las Minorías Indígenas

Within the framework of a larger study on the subjective, institutional and cultural factors that influence the substantive political representation of indigenous minorities in Mexico, the theoretical-methodological and empirical approach is presented in relation to the political subjectivity of indigenous peoples of the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, with respect to the political representation of which they are subject by their federal deputies. A total of 46 interviews were conducted with Indians from Oaxaca and Chiapas in their respective places of residence. The results show a political subjectivity marked by descriptive, negative and valorative opinions. Indigenous people express not only the neglect they have been subjected to by representatives, but also the fact that national policy is totally alien to them. For the Indians of Mexico this means that they have not yet incorporated as citizens of the republic

Postpandemia, interacción social y efectos psicosociales en la población de un mundo globalizado

Este texto afirma que a pandemia da Covid-19 afetou, principalmente, as interações sociais entre as pessoas e que isso teve consequências graves que se expressam no pós-pandemia. Apresenta-se uma série de considerações sobre a pandemia que ocorrida neste mundo globalizado, e a análise que se realiza considera algumas das áreas mais importantes da vida social, como a vida política, econômica, educacional, familiar e pessoal. Da mesma forma, a análise inclui três eixos: o institucional, o relacionado aos processos sociais e o dos resultados, tanto da estrutura como dos processos sociais. Em tudo isto, destacam-se os processos psicossociais, ou seja, as cognições e emoções das pessoas, e o seu comportamento, que foram diretamente afetados pela pandemia. Finaliza-se apontando que, para enfrentar os impactos da pandemia, é necessário promover interações sociais mais positivas, que sejam permeadas por comportamentos empáticos e cooperativos e, desta forma, proteger a saúde física e mental das pessoas

Subjetividad, comportamiento y cultura en japoneses y mexicanos: una comparación transcultural

El siguiente artículo se aborda bajo una perspectiva psicosocial, que tiene como objetivo principal ampliar el tema de la transculturalidad que se da entre japoneses residentes en México y mexicanos que conviven con población japonesa que habita en el país. Se toman en consideración seis aspectos: sociales, políticos, económicos, culturales, comportamentales y subjetivos, para realizar un contraste conceptual y para finalmente con los participantes realizar un contraste cualitativo. Se trabajó con trece participantes, seis japoneses residentes en México y siete mexicanos que conviven con japoneses. A cada uno se le aplicó una entrevista semiestructurada y se plantea como hipótesis que la convivencia genera cambios con relación a los aspectos culturales, comportamentales y de subjetividad, sin embargo, se pueden reconocer rasgos propios de la cultura de origen. Los resultados confirman que la mutua convivencia genera cambios para las dos civilizaciones, mostrando rasgos similares que se consideran distintivos de una población, pero cabe resaltar que los cambios encontrados favorecen el desarrollo de los individuos

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection

Medición De Carga Mental De Trabajo En La Industria Automotriz En México

The primary objective of this research was to determine and show the relationship that exists between the mental workload perceived by personnel in the automotive assembly industry and the labor activity performed. The sample was constituted of fifty-six workers and the evaluation consisted of the application of the SCAM Test (Díaz, Hernández, Rolo, Galván, Fraile and Loayssa, 2009), in the employee´s workplace, as well as observation of the activities performed and interviews with some of the workers. This instrument evaluates five dimensions of workload: cognitive demands and information complexity, health consequences for workers, task characteristics, temporal organization of work and work rate. Results show that professionals perceive higher levels of mental workload, in the dimensions of cognitive demands, task complexity, as well as characteristics of the task. In addition to these findings, technicians perceived higher levels in work rate and corresponding health consequences. There is also a relationship between demographic and labor characteristics with the mental load perceived in workers. Furthermore, the environmental characteristics at work were not a significant factor in the perception of mental load in this research

Report of the Influenza Vaccination Program in Mexico (2006–2022) and Proposals for Its Improvement

Background: Influenza has continued to be an important public health challenge, and the WHO recommends that countries consider vaccination for persons at high risk. Mexico has such a program, and we sought to determine its current situation. Material and Methods: This study has an ecological, longitudinal, and retrospective design based on secondary information on the acquisition and application of vaccines against influenza from official data from 2006 to 2022. Results: We found annual variability in the numbers of purchases and application of doses, with coverage of less than 90% of the total population every year; in addition, 17 million vaccines were not used in this period. Discussion: This study shows the situation of the program at the national level. Two institutions acquired fewer the vaccines, while one purchased more for its target population, but the necessary vaccinations were not acquired. On average, 1.7 million of the vaccines purchased annually were not used, but in some years, more vaccines were applied than were purchased in all of the institutions. We also observed that, between institutions, the vaccine coverage was very different, from 21% to 180%. On average, 6.2 million people were not vaccinated annually, between 16% and 22% of the target population, demonstrating low coverage. When we compared the coverage data that we calculated to the data published by the institutions, a great difference was observed. Conclusions: We found inconsistencies in the data, indicating their unreliability and potential disorganization within the program, as the target populations of each institution were not clear. In addition, the application data may have had reporting errors. Adequate coverage was not achieved, and the coverage was different from that reported in the official sources. We propose the implementation of different systems for control, evaluation, and access to the information of the program