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RESUMO A partir da restrição orçamentária consolidada do governo é possível iluminar uma série de questões relativas à atual situação econômica do Brasil. As principais conclusões que emergem da análise são que o desequilíbrio fiscal exigirá um aumento substancial da dívida do governo em termos reais e que o impacto desse aumento nas taxas de juros pode ter consequências intertemporais explosivas e perversas. Em seguida, discutimos e descartamos a solução do “dinheiro novo (externo)” para o problema, argumentando que o Brasil não enfrenta um problema cambial, mas um problema orçamentário interno. A transferência do serviço da dívida está sendo feita, mas não pelo devedor principal, o governo. O setor privado paga a conta externa do governo e se torna o credor do governo internamente. No longo prazo, para obter equilíbrio externo e interno simultâneo, o Brasil terá de resolver o problema orçamentário interno.

Tradicionalmente la información relacionada con el comportamiento de las bombas rotodinámicas ha sido brindada de forma gráfica, mediante sus cuatro curvas características: carga-capacidad, eficiencia-capacidad, potencia-capacidad y NPSHr-capacidad. En la actualidad y estimulados por la extensión del uso de la computación, los fabricantes de bombas rotodinámicas han comenzado a generalizar el empleo de ecuaciones matemáticas en sustitución de la forma gráfica para brindar la información relacionada con sus bombas y como medio más expedito para el estudio del comportamiento hidráulico de los sistemas de bombeo. De esta manera, resulta imprescindible definir los métodos para obtener las expresiones matemáticas representativas de las curvas características de las bombas, a partir de los gráficos y/o datos proporcionados por el fabricante, ya que estos no brindan esta información de forma analítica. Se presentan las tres técnicas más empleadas para realizar el proceso de matematización de las curvas características para su posterior digitalización.

The aim of this study was to examine possible differences by sex and stage of adolescence in the use of proactive and preventive coping, its relationships with personality and emotional adjustment. A total of 934 Spanish adolescents participated. No differences were found by sex or stage of adolescence in the use of future-oriented coping or in its relationship with adjustment scores. The differences found were centered on the dispositional profile of future-oriented coping shown by the different subgroups. The dispositional profile of proactive coping was more complex in girls and in late adolescence. In contrast, the dispositional profile of preventive coping was more complex in boys, and the differences by stage of adolescence highlighted the different weight of the personality dimensions involved. These findings point to the importance of developing programs adapted according to sex and stage of adolescence to train adolescents in the use of future-oriented coping skills and to improve their mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traditionally, the information related to the performance of rotodynamic pumps has been provided graphically, by means of their four characteristic curves: head-capacity, efficiencycapacity, power-capacity and NPSHr-capacity. Nowadays, stimulated by the widespread use of computers, rotodynamic pump manufacturers have begun to use mathematical equations to replace the graphical form to provide information related to their pumps and as a more expeditious means of studying the hydraulic behavior of pumping systems. In this way, it is essential to define the methods for obtaining the mathematical expressions representative of the characteristic curves of the pumps, from the graphs and/or data provided by the manufacturer, since these do not provide this information in an analytical form. The three most commonly used techniques are presented to perform the process of mathematization of the characteristic curves for their subsequent digitization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Through their material construction and energy-consumption practices, buildings are deeply implicated in carbon-intensive energy systems, and important sites of energy transitions. Contributing to work that has highlighted the ways social practices and cultural meanings shape energy consumption, we examine energy management in commercial office buildings and its prospects for clean energy transitions. Through a case study of commercial office buildings in the CBDs of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, we contrast the emphasis on shifting building energy consumption through large-scale technological interventions in the urban fabric with the unheralded potential of quotidian 'building tuning'. At this scale, energy transitions are enacted through everyday and episodic practices of upgrading, maintenance and repair that remain largely invisible, though highly effective and nimble. The paper reveals how 'tuning' assembles diverse technologies, knowledges, skills and practices, to simultaneously cohere the building and foster building energy transitions. Our argument is that routine socio-technical work of maintenance, repair and upgrading not only holds the building assemblage together but underpins incremental energy transition. This opens out both the geographies and temporalities of urban energy transitions to capture the unheralded capacity of small-scale, routine interventions and the varied temporalities at which energy transitions operate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Los modelos alométricos son de vital importancia ya que permiten estimar la biomasa aérea en cada uno de sus componentes (hojas, ramas, fuste y total) del árbol. El objetivo del estudio fue ajustar modelos alométricos para estimar biomasa aérea por componentes en árboles individuales de Tectona grandis L. f. en Tizimín, Yucatán. La biomasa aérea se estimó mediante el método directo, se derribó en campo un total de 32 individuos, cada árbol se separó por componente; hojas, ramas y fuste y se determinó el peso verde, se extrajeron submuestras de los componentes para determinar la relación peso seco-peso verde. Para obtener la biomasa se multiplicó el peso verde total de cada componente por su relación correspondiente. Para cada componente se ajustaron ecuaciones lineales y no lineales, mediante el método de mínimos cuadrados ordinarios. El modelo no lineal (potencial) mostró mejor ajuste, presentando el componente fuste y total registraron un R2 de 0.96 en T. grandis L. f. La proporción de biomasa en cada uno de sus componentes fue diferente, siendo el fuste el de mayor porcentaje con un 48%, seguido de ramas con 35 y 17% en hojas.

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According to 2012 Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) statistics, 11 of 19 OECD countries have a higher female international student participation ratio in student mobility. South Korea has a higher ratio of female international students in general and a higher ratio of female Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) recipients. In 2018 and 2019, we surveyed GKS students about their evaluation of South Korea's country image and discovered significant differences by gender. Female students tend to show a lower cognitive and affective evaluation of the GKS country image experience than male students. We aim to uncover the determinants of these asymmetrical gender‐based differences in the perceived country image of South Korea. Two adjustment indicators (emotional well‐being and feeling part of society) and three adjustment factors (language skills, length of stay, and perceived discrimination) were examined to explore the determinants of gendered favorability toward the country. The findings suggest that female and male GKS recipients have different gendered experiences in the country, which, in turn, impacts their evaluation of South Korea's country image. The findings contribute to the country image and public diplomacy studies and practice, particularly in sponsored student mobility programs, which often fail to distinguish gendered experiences in their analysis or program planning. Related Articles in this Special Issue: Ayhan, Kadir Jun, and Nancy Snow. 2021. "Introduction to the Special Issue—Global Korea Scholarship: Empirical Evaluation of a non‐Western Scholarship Program from a Public Diplomacy Perspective." Politics & Policy 49(6): 1282–1291. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12440. Istad, Felicia, Eriks Varpahovskis, Ekra Miezan, and Kadir Jun Ayhan. 2021. "Global Korea Scholarship Students: Intention to Stay in the Host Country to Work or Study after Graduation." Politics & Policy 49(6): 1323–1342. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12436. Tam, Lisa, and Kadir Jun Ayhan. 2021. "Evaluations of People, Affection, and Recommendation for a Host Country: A Study of Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) Recipients." Politics & Policy 49(6): 1292–1307. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12438. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Basado en una investigación de campo, se describen las estrategias desplegadas por diversos grupos de investigación de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín en el contexto de desfinanciamiento de la ciencia y la tecnología, que tuvo lugar en Argentina entre 2016-2019. Se analiza el impacto de las políticas llevadas a cabo en ese periodo en la dinámica de investigación cotidiana de esos grupos. Se muestra cómo el trabajo científico en este contexto de desfinanciamiento, terminó “tomado” por una lógica de supervivencia para poder sostenerlo y se describen las distintas alternativas desarrolladas para este fin.

El doblaje de animación japonesa ha suscitado el interés de los investigadores desde 2010 a raíz de los primeros estudios sobre las adaptaciones de las series más populares de la televisión española de la década de los 90 del pasado siglo. Sin embargo, se ha prestado menos atención a los procesos de traducción específicos del anime como encargo de traducción. El análisis de los materiales de trabajo utilizados por los equipos de sonorización originales arrojará luz sobre los elementos específicos, tanto de la imagen original que se utiliza para doblar como del guion original que tienen los actores de doblaje originales a su disposición. La descripción de estos revelará similitudes y diferencias con los símbolos utilizados en los guiones que habitualmente llegan a manos de los traductores profesionales de idiomas más comunes. Se concluye que disponer de los mismos materiales que los equipos humanos de la producción original facilitaría al profesional el encargo de traducción y el ajuste al español en determinadas circunstancias.

En este ensayo hemos realizado un recorrido crítico sobre la situación actual de la población que se aproxima a la jubilación atendiendo a los principales actores de este proceso: individuos, organización y gobierno. Para cada uno, se han analizado los aspectos que se establecen como más influyentes en el tránsito hacia esta nueva etapa2017 en relación a las medidas existentes en el proceso de jubilación. Si bien la literatura existente respecto a este fenómeno ha permitido dar luz a algunas cuestiones, es necesario que individuos, organizaciones y gobierno tengan una mayor implicación en el tránsito hacia la jubilación. Por el momento, tanto iniciativas empresariales, como administrativas y/o estudios académicos, quedan alejados de las demandas (prácticas) que requiere la última etapa de la vida laboral activa. Las reflexiones derivadas de este ensayo permiten plantear futuras líneas de investigación que mejoren el tránsito hacia la jubilación.

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The objective of the study was to adapt and validate questionnaires for measuring School Engagement and Contextual Factors for use with students of initial levels of education in Chile. After the adaptation of the instruments, through expert judgments and discussion groups with students, the questionnaires were applied to 420 students who were in fifth and sixth grade in Chile. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the instruments maintained the same factors of the original version. In addition, both questionnaires showed adequate internal consistency indexes, and as expected, their scores correlated with students' academic results and school attendance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introducción: Actualmente, el modelado termodinámico de diagnóstico en un motor Diésel es una herramienta ampliamente usada tomando como base los datos de presión dentro del cilindro. No obstante, su estudio requiere el ajuste de submodelos a través de procesos iterativos que demandan un excesivo gasto de tiempo y altas incertidumbres. Entre estos submodelos se encuentra el de volumen instantáneo en la cámara de combustión, ya que la biela es un elemento altamente deformable por su bajo módulo de rigidez y por ende esta variación afecta al trabajo mecánico de expansión calculado para el balance de energía global. Objetivo: En este estudio se busca implementar una metodología para la caracterización del volumen instantáneo en la cámara de combustión, orientada a su estimación de manera rápida y precisa mediante el software ANSYS®. Metodología: Se realizó la caracterización de un motor Diésel Nissan YD22 utilizando datos de presión medida en el cilindro correspondientes a ensayos en arrastre (sin combustión) para los régimenes de 1000, 1700 y 2400 rpm. Resultados: Los resultados obtenidos en la simulación y validados experimentalmente indican que la metodología propuesta genera homocedasticidad en el coeficiente de ajuste Kdef, el cual tiene un valor de 0.701 para el motor en estudio y se mantiene casi constante independientemente del régimen de giro. Conclusiones:Se verifica también que se logra una mejor predicción del volumen real de la cámara de combustión con la metodología desarrollada, a la vez que el factor de ajuste propuesto Kdef permite el ajuste del modelo teórico planteado y absorbe las incertidumbres propias de modelado de este tipo de sistemas.

Los modelos alométricos para estimar biomasa, carbono y dióxido de carbono son de gran importancia en la modelación forestal, mediante estos es posible cuantificar la mitigación de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. El objetivo del presente estudio fue ajustar modelos alométricos para estimar la biomasa aérea en una plantación de Pinus cembroides y P. halepensis. Se aplicó el método indirecto (método Adelaide) con una muestra de 50 árboles por especie. El estudio se realizó en dos áreas: Cuauhtémoc y El Recreo, de Saltillo, Coahuila. Para cada componente de biomasa de hojas-ramas, fuste y total se ajustaron seis modelos, se utilizaron variables independientes de diámetro normal y altura; se seleccionó el mejor modelo conforme al coeficiente de determinación ajustado (R2adj), el error estándar (Syx) y la significancia de los parámetros de regresión. Los resultados indicaron que el diámetro normal estima, adecuadamente, la biomasa por componente de P. cembroides (R2adj promedio de 0.86); para P. halepensis, la biomasa se calculó con el diámetro normal y la altura (R2adj de 0.79 en promedio). El método indirecto es un buen estimador de biomasa aérea en ambas especies, los mejores ajustes de modelos pueden usarse para cuantificar almacenes de carbono y dióxido de carbono en la región.

The relationship between internationalization and performance has attracted researchers' attention for more than 40 years, producing contradictory results. Research on emerging-market (EM) multinationals' performance has not added much clarity to the issue. Although contingency theory is widely applied in management research to explain superior organizational performance as a direct result of a 'fit' between structure, strategy, and environment, there has been little effort in extending the notion of strategy-structure-environment fit to include internationalization. We address this limitation by offering a comprehensive analysis of Russian internationalized firms' performance, which reflects the complexity of strategic and structural changes that Russian firms make during internationalization. We use survey data on 213 predominantly private and mature firms to examine whether the alignment of a multitude of strategic and structural choices in a specific context matters for subsequent performance. We apply a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) and find several distinct types of 'fit' that positively affect Russian internationalized firms' performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Genotypes from the Andean and Mesoamerican gene pool can present contrasting behavior for reproductive structures fixation. The subject of this study was to determine the dynamics associated with the abscission of reproductive structures for common bean accesses from Andean and Mesoamerican gene pools in protected cultivation conditions. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, using seven common bean accesses from Embrapa Arroz e Feijão and the experimental design consisted of a randomized complete block design. The evaluations made were based on the number of days to begin flowering, flowering period, number of emitted flowers per plant, number of flower buds, flowers and pods aborted per plant, total number of pods per plant and number of seeds per plant.Certain characteristics were considered to be highly significant, such as the amount of days to begin flowering, the flowering period, percentage of aborted pods and number of harvested pods. The Mesoamerican accesses that presented greater abortion also produced more flowers, which suggests that abortion of reproductive structures can be a natural adjustment of the plant. Andean accessions with shorter reproductive period showed greater pod abortion. The dynamics of flower and pod abscission in the common bean proved to be widely variable depending on the different gene pools and genotypes evaluated and due to growth habit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this work we analize the form and the content in which was presented the information in argentine newspaper La Nación about the economic agreements between argentine state and International Monetary Fund during Frondizi's government, in a context of increased american interference in the whole region. We believe that this object of study has been little adressed in its specificity, beyond great quantity of works that adress related topics, like those refered to the history of La Nación (Sidicaro, 1993; Zimmermann, 1988) as well as authors and institutions which from diverse methodological and theoretical positionings undertake the study of economic policy from the period and relations between IMF and argentine state (Azpiazu and Kosacoff, 1985; Basualdo, 2013; Brenta, 2013; CEPAL, 1959; Dubat, 1959, IMF, 1958; Rapoport, 2001, Rock, 2006, etc.). From analizing existing ideologemas in reports elaborated by IMF and in Frondizi 's speech, We hypothesize that editorial line of La Nación, particulary in december 1958, started to delineate determinated ideological basis of the conservative economic program in argentine mass media from the second part of twentieth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El presente artículo de naturaleza teórica aborda la capacitación cross-cultural (transcultural) como factor de éxito para propiciar el ajuste externo. En tal sentido, una revisión documental y crítica del tema y el análisis bajo las teorías de agencia, costos de transacción y capacidades dinámicas permiten formular un cuerpo de proposiciones; estas sirven para estimar, entre otras consideraciones, que el grado de efectividad de la referida práctica no solamente puede diferir en función a la distancia cultural, tipo de expatriado y enfoque estratégico; sino que, de manera colateral, las competencias técnicas y multiculturales adquiri- das pueden ser susceptibles de beneficio personal, cuando las debilidades en los mecanismos de control o políticas inadecuadas de recursos humanos pro- pician la presencia de comportamientos oportunistas o conflictos de intereses entre las partes.

This paper attempts to approach the short administration management, just seventeen days, of Lopez Murphy as Minister of Economy for Alliance politician party in March 2001 as a study case of Matus´ “government triangle”. First, we’ll point out the initial political balance conformation of the Alliance party, explaining why Machinea was chosen as Minister and showing the delicate commitments which must act and its progressive exhaustion. Then, we’ll analyze how its replacement by Lopez Murphy, had a profound change of political alliances that generated many types of confrontations, rearrangements and reactions, weakening the option that Lopez Murphy represented. Despite initial resistance, he decided to implement a massive state adjustment, without any regard for the political conditions to apply it. Finally, we’ll turn to pose the end of Lopez Murphy management and the change of conditions surrounding his replacement by Cavallo, on which the Alliance decided to seal his political fate.

Editorial del número, En defensa de una Ciencia plural y crítica, ante el ajuste.

Se provee un detector de peatones con el algoritmo modelos de forma activa (ASM), con las etapas entrenamiento (PDM) y ajuste (ASM). Con PDM, se marcan 50 landmarks y se extraen los perfiles de grises en la silueta de cada peatón en 137 imágenes (peatón 1 y peatón 2) aplicando los modos de variación (PCA). El aporte de este trabajo es el ajuste y detección de un peatón a pesar de las variaciones. Al final con los resultados evaluados con leave one out en cada imagen de 1 080 × 720 pixeles y con la métrica del error cuadrático medio (MSE) se obtiene un promedio total de 12.7 pixeles en la distancia de error entre los landmarks originales y los landmarks estimados.

El objetivo de este simposio es exponer y someter a debate aspectos centrales del proyecto "Modelo intracurricular de facilitación de competencias de autorregulación del aprendizaje en estudiantes universitarios"

Se analizan las políticas implementadas para el sector de ciencia y tecnología durante el gobierno del Presidente Mauricio Macri, en el contexto del modelo de desarrollo neoliberal que ha impulsado su gestión, centrado en la exportación de materias primas sin elaborar y en la valorización financiera. Tal modelo reformuló en los hechos la evolución del sector, paralizando proyectos en curso en áreas como defensa, satelital y nuclear, suspendiendo todo intento de impulsar el desarrollo de la industria tecnológica nacional desde el Estado. Se presentan datos e indicadores que dan cuenta de la magnitud de los recortes realizados a la inversión estatal en CyT, la pérdida del salario real de los profesionales del sector y el deterioro en las condiciones de trabajo en las actividades de I+D, en un marco general de ajuste y achicamiento del Estado.

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The creation of quails for egg production is expanding in the last years, being a good alternative for nutritional quality of population. The great demand for high quality eggs involves the production process with relevance in the characteristics of weight, color, shell integrity and uniformity. To explain the percentage of laying of european quails fed with different lysine levels, the beta regression model was used. The beta regression model is used to model rates and proportions as in the case of posture of the birds. After adjustment, the model presented explanatory power of 96.61%, and identified as explanatory variables for the percentage of postures of the quails lysine level inserted in the diet, number of eggs per birds housed, feed conversion and lysine consumption. It was observed that at each increment of lysine level, a 29.3% increase in the percentage of posture is expected, since at each increment of the number of eggs per bird housed this rate is 56.5%, while for each increase in feed conversion and in lysine consumption respectively, a decrease of 0.3% in the percentage of laying of quails. The beta regression model was very effective when compared to models usually employed in modeling of the European quail laying percentage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The ER89 (Block & Kremen, 1996) is a self-report scale measuring ego-resiliency in community contexts. The present study examined the psychometric properties of a brief version of the ER 89 (ER89-R: Alessandri, Vecchio, Steca, Caprara, & Caprara, 2007) in a Colombian high-vulnerable population. Participants were 947 young and adults (427 males, 520 females), ranging in age from 16 to 66 years (M = 32.4, SD = 11.6), living in fourteen town halls and beneficiaries of four programs for individuals in situations of extreme poverty or victims of violence. CFA supported the presence of the ER second-order factor and two first-order factors, named Optimal regulation (OR) and Openness to life experiences (OL). In addition, results showed full configural invariance of the scales across three age groups (16-25 years, 26-40 years and over 40 years) and partial strict invariance by gender. The construct validity of the ER89-R was further examined by zero-order correlations and multiple regression analyses: significant and positive association of ER, OR and OL with some relevant indicators of adjustment (self-esteem, optimism, and coping strategies) were found. Important implications for intervention programs aimed at people in disadvantaged contexts are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El objetivo del trabajo reside en describir y analizar el posicionamiento de las gestiones de Cristina Fernández (2007-2015) frente al conflicto palestino-israelí prestando particular atención a las instancias de cambio, ajuste y/o continuidad de la política de equidistancia que tradicionalmente Argentina ha abrazado frente a la disputa. Con vistas a dicho análisis se parte de la siguiente afirmación: Durante las administraciones de Fernández, Argentina protagonizó un acercamiento a la contraparte palestina dando lugar a un ajuste de su política exterior frente al conflicto que se produjo en un marco general de continuidad de la política de equidistancia. Como correlato, en el periodo de referencia no existió un cambio en la política frente a la controversia que implique un quiebre del patrón de equidistancia, pero sí un ajuste de la misma. Metodológicamente se opta por un abordaje cualitativo recurriendo tanto a la utilización de fuentes secundarias como primarias, entre ellas, entrevistas a informantes/actores clave.

Antecedentes: Estudiamos c mo el nivel de empleo agregado se ajust en la eco- nom a chilena, posterior a la llamada crisis asi tica. Contrastamos distintas hi- p tesis que se han esgrimido en el debate p blico, y que no han sido probadas formalmente, sobre las razones por las cuales el nivel de empleo tard tanto tiempo en recuperar los niveles precrisis. M todos: Especi camos y estimamos un modelo de vectores autorregresivos con series de tiempo para el trimestre 1995.1-2007.4 y aplicamos el m todo de Jo- hansen para identi car vectores de cointegraci n. Resultados: Estimamos un vector de cointegraci n que representa la funci n de demanda laboral. Realizamos las siguientes pruebas de hip tesis sobre esta fun- ci n: homogeneidad de grado cero en precios, elasticidad producto de la de- manda unitaria; quiebre estructural en el intercepto de esta funci n; cambio en la elasticidad producto de la demanda laboral de largo plazo entre subperiodos y existencia de costos de ajuste. Conclusiones: Inestabilidad en la elasticidad demanda del ingreso en la funci n de demanda por trabajo en Chile posterior a la crisis asi tica, pero no en la direc- ci n sugerida por el debate previo. Adicionalmente, el factor que contribuy en forma m s decisiva a la lenta recuperaci n del empleo posterior a la crisis fue el costo de ajuste presentes en la econom a chilena.

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Achieving good clinical practice in the use of opioids as part of a comprehensive pain management regimen can face significant challenges. Despite guidelines from governmental and pain society/organization sources, there are still significant hurdles. A review of some basic tenets of opioid analgesia based on current published knowledge and experiences about this important healthcare imperative is warranted. CONTENT: Consistent with guidelines, the literature supports using the lowest total opioid dose that provides adequate pain control with the fewest adverse effects. Titration (or trial) during opioid initiation is a way of starting low and going slow (and assessing the appropriateness of a specific opioid and formulation). Recognizing that multiple factors contribute to an individual's personal experience of pain, the physical, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, pharmacogenomic, and behavioral factors of the individual patient should be taken into account (tweaking, or tailoring). Finally, for those patients for whom transition (tapering) from opioid is desired, doing so too rapidly can have negative consequences and minimization of problems during this step can be achieved by proper tapering. CONCLUSION: We conclude that a simultaneously aggressive, yet conservative, approach is advocated in the literature in which opioid therapy is divided into three key steps (the 3 T's): titration (or trial), tweaking (or tailoring), and transition (or tapering). Establishment of the 3 T's along with the application of other appropriate good medical practice and clinical experience/judgment, including non-pharmacologic approaches, can assist healthcare providers in the effort to achieve optimal management of pain.

Las personas con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) tienen características únicas y hay una falta de conocimiento sobre cómo estas características podrían influir en sus familias y en el ajuste conductual, emocional y social de sus hermanos. El presente estudio tiene el objetivo de centrarse en los hermanos de estas personas con TEA y realizar una revisión teórica relacionada con el ajuste conductual, emocional y social de hermanos de niños con TEA. Un total de 24 artículos han sido incluidos y analizados con el fin de encontrar resultados relevantes que puedan ayudar a entender las necesidades de estos hermanos. El estudio sugiere, en ocasiones, resultados diferentes pero identifica aquellos factores de riesgo que podrían impactar en el núcleo familiar y, principalmente, en los hermanos de niños con TEA.

In this article, the psychological test manuals considered favorable by Satepsi to assessment of personality, emotional/social attributes or professional/work-related aspects in adults were analyzed in relation to the indication of use, authorship, publisher, normative studies and constructs. Of the 173 tests listed in the Satepsi in July 2017, 65 were included: 33 are intended for personality assessment (19 scales/inventories and 14 projective tests), 20 to assessment of emotional/social attributes and 12 related to professional orientation or work context. Most of the tests present in their manuals the information investigated. Although there are in some cases discrepancies between the indication of use of the test and the age of Brazilian standardization samples, the data lead to the conclusion that the quality of the information consulted in the manuals represents an advance in relation to the panorama described by researchers of the area in the 1990s and 2000s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]