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Abstract Introduction Sex addiction is a major psychiatric disorder in which a person is compelled to participate in sexual activities despite negative consequences. This study was conducted to localize a brief sex addiction screening instrument (PATHOS) for use in the Iranian population and to determine variables predictive of sex addiction in the general Iranian population. Methods In this study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of PATHOS in a sample of 443 Iranians in 2018. Data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (Factor 10.8.04 software). Simple and multiple linear regression analyses were used to investigate construct validity and variables predictive of addiction. Results Exploratory factor analysis identified two factors in this dichotomous questionnaire and reported the questionnaire’s test-retest reliability in the target population. Prognostic variables for sexual addiction in the Iranian population were determined to be female gender, higher education, viewing pornographic videos, having multiple sex partners, having difficulty interacting in sex, and history of masturbation. Conclusion The Persian version of the brief sex addiction screening instrument (PATHOS) has sufficient reliability and validity in the Iranian population. The predictive variables of sex addiction are indicative of the presence of risk of this disorder in Iranian samples and more studies are needed in order to enable prevention and treatment.

El enforcement de las prohibiciones de abuso de posición dominante juega un rol crucial para el correcto funcionamiento de los mercados. Las estrategias de enforcement deben su éxito o fracaso a las posibilidades y límites de las instituciones a cargo de su implementación. Tales posibilidades y límites se definen la forma en que se estructuran y relacionan las distintas instituciones que intervienen en el enforcement, y los roles y atribuciones con que éstas fueron dotadas para cumplir con sus fines. En el presente texto, el autor sostiene que existen importantes diferencias entre los tres modelos institucionales tradicionales de enforcement del derecho de la competencia, las que afectarían la implementación de estrategias de Regulación Responsiva para lidiar con casos de abuso de posición dominante. En ese sentido, analiza los regímenes de enforcement de las jurisdicciones de México, Nueva Zelanda y Chile, ejemplos de tales modelos. También evalúa si tales diferencias presentan un correlato en la dimensión práctica del enforcement y el desempeño de cada uno de esos regímenes de enforcement durante el periodo 2013-2017. Finalmente, explora las potenciales relaciones que podrían existir entre las diferencias en términos de discrecionalidad y de instancias para soluciones colaborativas.

This article conveys an historical analysis on some pavilions representing the Tunisian presence in world fairs from 1851 to 2010. It focuses particularly on their architectural components. It wants to demonstrate that the adoption of architectural Orientalism as a cachet emanated predominantly from an orchestrated policy rather than the application of a fashionable stylistic. Pertinent vectors of the message intended by the empowered people to be transmitted; these pavilions were not simply «exibition architecture»: they were more «architecture of representation» at the service of the capitalist forces, the colonial policies and the overweening ambitions of some leaders.