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Resumo:O Sítio Cucuíra, localizado em Ponta de Pedras (Pará, Brasil) produziu um contexto funerário culturalmente associável à ocupação Marajoara da Ilha que é aqui analisado nos aspectos paleobiológicos e funerários. Neste contexto parte dos ossos de um indivíduo robusto adulto foram inumados em enterramento secundário em urna cerâmica. Ao lado da urna e em alinhamento com 4 vasilhas votivas, foi depositado um crânio humano com mandíbula em conexão anatômica. Esta disposição não encontra paralelo nos contextos funerários Marajoara, podendo remeter a outras possibilidades interpretativas sobre a pertença (ou não) do crânio ao indivíduo inumado na urna e à possível objetificação deste em posição sinonímica em relação aos objetos votivos. A análise dos remanescentes humanos evidencia condições patológicas no indivíduo, particularmente no que diz respeito a um processo infeccioso no osso mandibular. Abstract: This study addresses a funerary context associated to the Marajoara culture which was exhumed from the archaeological site of Cucuíra located in Ponta de Pedras (Pará). Part of the skeleton of a robust adult individual were buried in a ceramic pot as a secondary deposition. Next to the funerary urn for ceramic vases and a human skull articulated with a compatible mandible were deposited. The literature on Marajoara funerary contexts does not register a similar pattern of deposition and it raises the question of the relationship between the skull and post cranial bones as well as the possible objetification of the skull placed in similar position to the votive objects of the funerary pack. The analysis of the human remains has evidenced pathological conditions mainly concerning oral health.

The psychometric properties and construct validity of a Spanish self-report scale for screening antisocial personality (ASP) are evaluated. Evidence for validity was sought by comparing a household and an emergency room (ER) sample. Nine hundred and twenty men and women were part of
a multistage, stratified, probability sample drawn from all 18–65 year olds in a city in Mexico. ER participants were 1511 patients 18–65 years of age sampled from the three main hospital emergency rooms in that city. Results suggest an adequate internal consistency and a one-factor
structure. Significantly more ASP cases were identified in the ER compared to the household sample, the injured compared to the household sample, the injured compared to the sick, in those whose injuries involved violence, those who had used drugs in the previous 12 months, those who were
moderate to heavy drinkers, and those who were alcohol dependent. The advantages and limitations of the scale are discussed. Limitations notwithstanding, the evidence suggests that as an initial evaluation, the Spanish Language Screen for Antisocial Personality could be valuable for reaching
large Spanish-speaking populations.

Resumo O artigo objetiva reconstruir a memória do acervo arqueológico da Usina Hidrelétrica de Balbina, situada no município de Presidente Figueiredo, estado do Amazonas. Para isso, abordamos aspectos ligados à Arqueologia amazônica e à construção de usinas geradoras de energia elétrica na década de 1980, bem como as políticas do licenciamento ambiental brasileiras. Partimos do debate sobre formação de acervos arqueológicos no Brasil tendo em vista o conceito de estratigrafia do abandono. A pesquisa foi realizada em instituições arquivísticas e através de entrevistas com profissionais ligados ao Projeto de Salvamento Arqueológico da UHE Balbina (SAUHEB). Com isso, apresentamos como ocorreu o processo de esquecimento de um conjunto de fontes arqueológicas, circunscritas no terreno das memórias exiladas, e ressignificadas a partir das ações patrimoniais contemporâneas.

Studies including adolescents and young people (AYP) enhance the relevance of research results, benefit stakeholders, and inform future research. There exists a mental health gap in services for AYP living in low and middle-income countries. This study aims to identify mental health challenges faced by adolescents and young people in Kenya, develop practical recommendations to mitigate these issues, and reduce the mental health burden among this population. We convened an AYP-led meeting that involved 41 participants. The meeting objectives were to (1) identify efforts to support existing national and regional strategic priorities and review goals for addressing mental health needs among AYPs, (2) develop immediate action plans for strengthened mental health services, (3) review and strengthen country-level coordination mechanisms, and (4) identify how participating county experiences can inform mental health services in Kenya. Ministry of Health (MoH) officials from national and county levels, academic experts, and implementing partner agencies involved in mental health services participated in the meeting. The team, including AYP representatives, identified various mental health challenges among the AYA and recommended interventions aimed towards improving their mental health situation in the country. The challenges were clustered into three themes and comprehensively reviewed to establish the precipitating factors to mental health outcomes among AYPs in Kenya and provide recommendations. The themes included (1) legislative, (2) service provider/Ministry of Health, and (3) adolescent/individual-level factors. To bridge the mental health gap in the country and scale up mental health outcomes, the stakeholders recommended interventions within the context of the three clusters. The key suggestions included an increase in insurance financing, acceleration of community health interventions, the establishment of adolescent-friendly spaces, the training of adolescent youth champions, interactive service provision ...