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This article addresses the expansion of Opus Dei in the economic, political and religious life of contemporary Mexico, highlighting the support it has received among local economic and political elites. The first part of the article explains the founding myth of Opus Dei and the conformation of the organization of the laity in Spain during the Civil War. The second part explains the first years of promotion of Opus Dei in Mexico, beginning with the arrival of the first Spanish members in 1948 and the creation of the women's section in 1950. The third part deals with the consolidation of Opus Dei in Mexico, from the year 1967 to date. The main driving force behind this process is the founding of the first business management school in Latin America, ipade, by numeraries and supernumeraries, whilst being spiritually directed by priests. The article is based on interviews with numeraries and supernumeraries, along with documentary sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The measures available for assessing the acceptance of myths about intimate partner violence against women (AMIVAW) are characterized either by a lack of sufficient psychometric support or by being based on unclear theoretical propositions. In this article, we present a 15-item self-report scale: the Acceptance of Myths About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women (AMIVAW) Scale. We examined the reliability and validity of the scores of the Spanish and English versions of this scale across six different samples (N = 1,650) consisting of adult participants from Spain and the United States. Scores on both versions demonstrated high reliability. Results from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a one-dimensional structure. Invariance tests across genders demonstrated that the scale was invariant at the configural, metric, and scalar levels. The scale was also invariant at the configural level across countries. The AMIVAW scores were independent of social desirability, positively correlated with sexism and other scales used to measure attitudes toward abuse or sexual aggression, and negatively correlated with feminist ideologies. Finally, by using fictitious scenarios of intimate partner violence against women, we observed that participants with higher AMIVAW scores placed more of the blame on the victim and less responsibility on the perpetrator than those with lower AMIVAW scores. Taken together, the results provide strong validity evidence for the AMIVAW Scale. The AMIVAW Scale is a useful instrument to analyze the functions of myths in maintaining intimate partner violence against women. It is also a relevant tool for practitioners involved in programs to prevent and eradicate this form of violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To identify factors present in recent onset arthritis that may help to predict rheumatoid arthritis (RA). and to describe a cohort of recent onset RA. Patients and method: A 5 year prospective cohort of patients with early oligo and polyarthritis ( < 1 year of evolution) from 34 rheumatology units, was studied. Sociodemographic. clinical features and RA risk factors were recorded. Rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-CCP determinations and radiographs of hands and feet were analyzed too. After three years, a diagnosis of certainty and the variables that determined the evolution to RA, were evaluated. Result.s: One hundred and seventy one patients were included; 161 (94.2%) [fulfilled RA diagnostic criteria: most of them ( 157: 97.5%) in the first visit. Factors associated with RA diagnosis were: positive RF, anti-CCP and DAS-28; 65% of the patients had radiological erosions in the first visit. Conclusions: Positive RF, anti-CCP and the disease activity are predictive factors of RA. Radiological damage exists very early in most of patients, that's why it is more important to treat the disease aggressively instead than achieving an RA diagnosis of certainty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Parathyroid failure after total thyroidectomy is the commonest adverse event amongst both children and adults. The phenomenon of late recovery of parathyroid function, especially in young patients with persistent hypoparathyroidism, is not well understood. This study investigated differences in rates of parathyroid recovery in children and adults and factors influencing this., Methods: A joint dual-centre database of patients who underwent a total thyroidectomy between 1998 and 2018 was searched for patients with persistent hypoparathyroidism, defined as dependence on oral calcium and vitamin D supplementation at 6 months. Demographic, surgical, pathological, and biochemical data were collected and analysed. Parathyroid Glands Remaining in Situ (PGRIS) score was calculated., Results: Out of 960 patients who had total thyroidectomy, 94 (9.8%) had persistent hypoparathyroidism at 6 months, 23 (24.5%) children with a median [range] age 10 [0-17], and 71 (75.5%) adults aged 55 [25-82] years, respectively. Both groups were comparable regarding sex, indication, extent of surgery, and PGRIS score. After a median follow-up of 20 months, the parathyroid recovery rate was identical for children and adults (11 [47.8%] vs. 34 [47.9%]; p = 0.92). Sex, extent, and indication for surgery had no effect on recovery (all p > 0.05). PGRIS score = 4 (HR = 0.48) and serum calcium >2.25 mmol/L (HR = 0.24) at 1 month were associated with a decreased risk of persistent hypoparathyroidism on multivariate analysis (p < 0.05)., Conclusion: Almost half of patients recovered from persistent hypoparathyroidism after 6 months; therefore, the term persistent instead of permanent hypoparathyroidism should be used. Recovery rates of parathyroid function in children and adults were similar. Regardless of age, predictive factors for recovery were PGRIS score = 4 and a serum calcium >2.25 mmol/L at 1 month., (© 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel.)