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Of the large number of petroglyph sites known in Peru, in this paper we deal with those located in an extensive archaeological area located in the southernmost part of the country, extending through the high mountains of the Illomas ravine (District of Chuquibamba. Province of Condesuyos. Department of Arequipa), conforming an extensive archaeological complex different from the known sites in the south of Peru, when allowing an approximation to the correlation that existed between the rupestrian engravings and the human settlements. That characteristic makes it singularly important to try to fix the chronological-cultural contexts and their meaning, starting from the consideration that these must have constituted a unit with its archaeological and geographical environment, forming an integral part of the daily life of the communities that settled and developed in the region of Illomas. Undoubtedly, it constitutes an archaeologically singular geographic area in terms of type of archaeological site and rock representations, evidence that make it possible to attempt an approximation to the model of adaptation that the ancient settlers of Peru developed in this geographic environment and the mentality that surrounded it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This essay is the result of the participation in the international conference "1972-2022. Il Patrimonio Mondiale alla prova del tempo," which aimed to highlight how environmental conditions, materials, and local techniques affect interventions in architectural heritage. This essay emphasizes that projects often face cultural frictions and communication problems rather than economic or technical factors. It draws on personal experience, using Cuba as a case study, and analyses it ex post facto through the theory of intercultural competence. It recognizes adaptation as a circular, iterative process influenced by feedback between competencies and experiences, characterized by an inherent asymmetry in intercultural relations. It emphasizes the importance of the "tetrad" of attitudes, skills, knowledge, and self-awareness for adaptation and advocates their inclusion in the training of expatriate professionals. Recognizing their crucial role, it concludes that such competencies are now essential in building a more interconnected and inclusive world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Negative experiences during delivery are associated with women disempowerment, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and low breastfeeding rates. The Questionnaire for Assessing the Childbirth Experience (QACE) is a 23-item screening tool useful for discovering women with a negative experience in their birth process and avoids future complications in following pregnancies or couple's relationships. Objective: The general objective is to adapt the Questionnaire for Assessing the Childbirth Experience (QACE) to the Spanish population and to obtain its psychometric characteristics. Methodology: The cultural adaptation process consisted of forwarding translation and back translation into Spanish, conceptual equivalence evaluation by a committee of judges, comprehensibility evaluation and cognitive interview to a postpartum group. Psychometric characteristics were obtained throughout the factorial analysis, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett's test of sphericity and Cronbach alpha level. Results: After complete the adaptation process, the committee of judges made several adjustments to achieve a better comprehension in the Spanish population, avoid misunderstandings or offensive words in the target language. 138 participants were needed to calculate factor analysis. The KMO (0.838) and Bartlett test (p < 0.001) confirmed the adequacy of factor analysis and the Scree plot showed 6 factors with the predictive power of 73.75% supported total variance. Internal consistency was assured using a Cronbach a of 0.896. Conclusions: Data from this study demonstrate that the Spanish version of QACE is a valid and reliable measure of childbirth experience in the Spanish population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The Complicated Grief Inventory was adapted to the Colombian Population. Five judges evaluated the content and cultural adjustment of the questionnaire and then applied a sample to 120 adults who had experienced the death of a family member. The psychometric analysis indicated internal consistency similar to that of the original test and superiority to that of the Spanish adaptation, good temporal stability, positive associations with depression and anxiety tests used to evaluate the convergent validity and three significant factors. The results show that the adapted version has adequate psychometric properties which can be used in the Colombian population, but a validation with a larger sample using tools such as clinical interviews to establish the diagnostic scope of the inventory is recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The present work describes the use of an evidenced-based intervention model as a treatment for adults whom suffer pain problems due to pathophysiological conditions. We present the need to adapt validated interventions for other cultures before being implemented to people within the Puerto Rican culture. The process of adaptation used with a group of participants referred for pain treatment is described, as well as their sociodemographic characteristics. The implementation of the adapted model is presented along with the obtained results. We conclude that this intervention model promises to be a useful tool for this type of treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The psychometric properties of the Personal Wellbeing Index are analyzed on a Spanish and Portuguese adolescent sample. We test the reliability of the scale using Cronbach's alpha. And complementarily we analyze the item-total correlations in the different wellbeing domains included. We execute an exploratory factor analysis (principal components) and a multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The results show that Cronbach's alpha is 0.79 for the Chilean version and in the Brazilian version is 0.78. confirming adequate levels of reliability found in previous studies. Correlations between fields of well-being shows values ranging between 0.224 and 0.496 for Chile and from 0.24 to 0.46 for Brazil. The results are similar to those obtained in other countries. The monofactorial structure of the scale is confirmed. also the adjustment to the scale structure to the data of the two samples and the comparability of means of global indices. The results suggest the existence of other well-being domains that had not been considered in the original proposal of the scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article forms part of a collaborative study in which research teams from Canada and Mexico participated. The general objective is to describe the cultural adaptation and semantic validation of three instruments for measuring stigma and mental illness in Mexico City. The criteria of understanding, acceptance, relevance and semantic integrity were used to adapt the following instruments: The Internalized Stigma Inventory (ISMI), the Opinions on Mental Illness Survey (OMI) and the Devaluation and Discrimination Scale (DDS). Four Individual interviews and four group interviews were carried out with 37 informants from different groups (health personnel, persons with diagnostic of mental disorders, relatives and the general population). Lastly, an analysis was carried out on the contents of the information obtained. The instruments proved to be culturally appropriate for the population in Mexico in the various groups studied. The adapted versions would be useful for establishing comparative analyses with other countries. The scope and limitations of the process of semantic equivalence were analyzed in the transcultural research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The global dimension of the contemporary world has led to an increase of the migration and contact between people of different nations and cultural backgrounds. While globalization has facilitated contact it also generated unrest among the various actors as a result of the conflict between systems of values, beliefs and customs. Different groups of migrants must face the daily challenge of trying to understand the language spoken by members of the host culture, interact with different people in a context of prevailing values, traditions and customs other than their own. International students, expatriates leaders, diplomats, soldiers serving on peacekeeping missions must adapt effectively to the host culture and succeed in their assigned task. Migrant populations are called temporary residents (sojourners) because they are people who migrate to a different cultural context for a relatively long time (6 months to 5 years) to perform a certain task bringing into play the skills of socio-cultural adaptation, which is defined as cultural competence. These skills are central to the effective performance of temporary residents who have to perform tasks in a different setting other than their own. There are a number of psychological instruments that predict the effective adaptation of the sojourners to a culturally diverse environment, evaluating specific traits that predict success or the global competence itself in a direct way. This study is part of the evaluation of cultural competence related to more stable traits linked to personality traits. This study aimed to design and validate a Spanish-language inventory (Inventory of Cultural Competence, ICC) to assess the dimensions of intercultural contact relevant to socio-cultural and psychological adaptation of temporary residents (sojourners). It was based in a previous inventory: IAC (Inventory of Cultural Adaptation, Castro Solano, 2011) consisting of three dimensions. The final version of the ICC consisted of five dimensions (three belonged to the IAC: Openness to New Experiences, Autono my and Independence, Acceptance of Cultural Diversity and two were included in this study: Emotional Instability and Relationships). 334 subjects participated of this study (150 male nd 184 female) who had an average of 33.86 years (SD = 13.84). All of them were residents of the City of Buenos Aires (n = 228, 68%) and the suburbs (n = 106, 32%). The results support the conclusion that the ICC has satisfactory psychometric properties (reliability and validity). We could verify evidences of internal validity. The ICC was composed of five dimensions. Of the eight original scales proposed for the ICC analysis only five could be retained in the final analysis. Regarding external validity, the ICC has evidence of convergent validity with the BFI (Big Five Inventory), with the CAO (Questionnaire Openness to Others) and the SWLS (Satisfaction With Life Scale). The results suggested that in the background underlies a unique dimension related to the degree of interest and willingness to get in contact with groups of different cultural backgrounds, called for some authors multicultural strength (Fowers & Davidov, 2006). Bennett and Bennett (2004) called this competence cultural sensitivity (cultural mindset) and it was considered the awareness that your values are different from the host cultural group. This representational domain includes attitudes such as curiosity about diversity and tolerance of ambiguity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BACKGROUND: Clinical research, and particularly clinical trials, should involve the assessment of quality of life in health care as one of the means to measure subjective endpoints among people, after the use of an intervention. AIM: To evaluate the comprehension and interpretation of the Spanish version of Skindex-29 among Colombians. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The test was administered to adults in an outpatient dermatological clinic and to individuals attending a dermatology private practice. Two groups of people were studied: healthy individuals and patients with any skin condition. Each subject made comments on the comprehension of each item, and suggested changes that could be made to the item. RESULTS: Responses of 21 individuals (9 healthy individuals and 12 patients with any skin condition) were analyzed. Mean age was 41.7 years and 66.7% were females. Four out of 29 items required translation and back-translation. Among these four, item 25 required another translation and back-translation due to difficulties on its comprehension. CONCLUSION: We have developed a preliminary Colombian version of Skindex-29. The next step is the evaluation of measurement properties of the final questionnaire and the full assessment of construct validity, reliability and responsiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At present the number of foreign university student is one of the largest in modern history. It has been characterized as those who reside voluntarily and temporarily abroad in order to participate in educational exchange with the intention of returning to their country once they have achieved the purpose of their trip. These kinds of student have been classified as sojourners (temporary residents) and they are people who migrate from one cultural context for a relatively long time (6 months to 5 years). In the last decade Argentina start hosting a large amount of foreign university students, attracted by the language, the favorable economic conditions and the prestige of universities in Latin America. University students have to deal with a psychological phenomenon called acculturation and it is the process of psychological and cultural change resulting from intercultural contact. Adaptation to this event can be either psychological or cultural. The psychological is related to the well-being experienced as a result of cultural contact. Cultural adaptation involves the implementation of social skills needed to function effectively within a complex cultural environment. Based on acculturation Berry's model a study was designed to test the acculturative strategies applied by a group of foreign students who had migrated to carry on university studies in Argentina. Berry propose two separate dimensions: (1) immigrants feel their cultural identity and customs as valuable enough to keep them in the host society (maintenance) and (2) relationships with other people or groups in society are truly valuable to identified and encouraged (participation). These dimensions lead to four acculturation strategies. (a) Integration: the migrant try to maintain their cultural heritage and also maintains contact with the dominant cultural group. (b) Assimilation: the individual does not retain their native culture and attempts to maintain contact only with dominant culture members. (c) Marginalization: occurs when the migrant has no interest or ability to pursue their native culture and it is unlikely to come into contact with the host culture. (d) Separation: this occurs when the migrant is able to maintain their original culture but avoid or cannot have interaction with the dominant group. We analyzed the degree of success achieved in implementing these strategies, assessing the psychological and sociocultural adjustment, academic achievement, life satisfaction, and perceived discrimination. It also was taken into account the perspective of the members of the host culture. This study involved two samples of university students (125 students of different nation alities and 121 Argentine university students). The instruments used were: Acculturative Strategies Survey (real and ideal forms - Berry, 1997), a scale of perceived discrimination, a psychological adjustment scale, a scale of adaptation sociocultural adaptation designed ad-hoc academic, and The Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985). The results indicate that the most preferred strategy is the integration and the least used was marginalization. The acculturation process is carried out taking into account aspects of both cultures. Perceptions of university students and members of the host culture are congruent. Integration is the strategy that brings better adaptive results. Migrants who opted for the integrative strategy perceived more life satisfaction and a better adjustment to academic life. By contrast, students who chose to retain only aspects relating to their cultural identity and avoid contact with the host culture (separation) are those with less sociocultural adaptation and also feel discriminated as a cultural group. Findings presented are important because the research using Berry's model in Latin American population is scarce. There are also few investigations analyzing differential perceptions taking into account not only the point of view of the minority group (migrant population) but also the majority group (host culture). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study reconstructs the strategies of subsistence of the Maleku indigenous people of northern Costa Rica at the beginning of the 20th century, when they still owned most of their historical lands. This historical reconstruction was based on the information obtained from the collaborative research with local investigators, interviews with key informants and the review of historical documents. The results show that to produce and obtain food from the natural environment, the Maleku practiced agriculture, hunting, fishing, gathering and raising wild animals. The study concludes that such subsistence activities represented unique cultural strategies of adaptation to the region's diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, which enabled the Maleku to secure their physical and cultural survival for many generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]