Masimo (United States)

This article examines five Cuban phraseological units from a historical and sociolinguistic perspective. The study employs an interdisciplinary approach that combines linguistics with anthropology and history. Using mixed methodology, the authors analyze these expressions in terms of their form, etymology and their capacity to reflect the impact of colonialism, Afro-Cuban practices, folk legends and popular culture, while emphasizing their function as identity markers with varying degrees of regional and generational diffusion. Moreover, the study examines the role of these phraseological units in the vocabulary of contemporary speakers of various dialects of the Cuban national variety of Spanish, as well as speakers of other national varieties of the language. While the study is based on the tradition of Cuban phraseological research, it introduces innovations through the application of corpus linguistics tools and surveys conducted among speakers of different varieties of Spanish of different ages. The findings reveal several factors contributing to the vitality of phraseological units: proverbs with a well-established structure and rhyme are more persistent and have greater potential to be adopted in other national varieties of Spanish than context-dependent sayings connected to the local reality. The study also identifies generational differences in usage patterns associated with sociocultural changes. On balance, the research highlights the resilience and evolution of these expressions as integral components of Cuba’s linguistic and cultural heritage.

The therapist's self-disclosure (TSD) interventions are considered beneficial and often used by psychotherapists. However, their use remains controversial for several reasons, including the use of broad definitions neglecting the distinction between the TSD and the therapist's self-involving (TSI) interventions. The TSD interventions involve the revelation of personal information to the patient, while the TSI implicates the direct expressions of the therapist's reaction to the patient's statements and behaviors within the session. To compare the immediate therapeutic effects of the TSD and TSI interventions, we conducted a study on 57 total interventions (i.e., 35 TSI and 22 TSD, respectively) performed during 17 psychotherapy sessions in a sample of 6 patients, evaluating the effects of each intervention (TSD or TSI) based on two parameters: patient's cooperative attunement and patient's metacognitive functioning. Results show that, compared to the TSD, the TSI interventions were followed by a higher cooperative attitude and metacognitive functioning of the patients. The difference in the short-term effects of these two interventions suggests the usefulness of considering TSD and TSI distinctly to evaluate their psychotherapeutic effectiveness.

Abstract This article analyzes the trajectories and strategies developed by Brazilian feminist collectives, Grupo Curumim, Humaniza Coletivo Feminista, and Projeto Vivas, to ensure comprehensive care in abortion-related situations and to overcome the institutional challenges of the Unified Health System (SUS). It aims to engage in dialogue with these collectives to understand what possible futures can be built to guarantee autonomy and access, through advocacy and harm reduction actions in a context marked by criminalization and stigmatization. The reflection was developed through virtual conversation circles with representatives of the collectives, emphasizing listening, dialogue, and the collective construction of knowledge, in alignment with feminist and decolonial perspectives. The findings highlight practices grounded in welcoming care, information, coordination with health services, and political mobilization, which emerge as feminist and social technologies of comprehensive care. The experiences analyzed reveal both tensions and connections with health services, particularly with Primary Health Care (PHC), whose absence is often noted in care pathways. The study concludes that these collectives broaden the repertoire of abortion care in Brazil and contribute to the formulation of public policies rooted in reproductive justice, autonomy, and dignity.

En el presente artículo se propone un estudio de las etimologías de las palabras marcadas como "De or. tagalo" o "Voz tagala" que aparecen en la edición actual del Diccionario de la lengua española (DLE). En un primer lugar, se ha investigado la coherencia de las adscripciones de esas palabras a la lengua tagala; después se han propuesto las formas correctas para esos étimos y glosas para esas formas. La intención primordial de este trabajo es proporcionar una guía que facilite su labor al lexicógrafo cuando elabore etimologías, tanto para el DLE como para los diccionarios históricos de la lengua castellana.