Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index (ECDI) in a Colombian Sample.

Electronic cigarettes had become a public health concern, generating the need of having standardized instruments to evaluate the consequences of their use. Objective: The goal of this study was to adapt and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index (ECDI) to a Colombian sample. Method: In this instrumental quantitative research, the instrument was adapted to the Spanish language, evaluated by expert judges and contested by 128 adult regular electronic cigarettes users. Results: The results suggest a single factor structure with reliable goodness of fit measures and values of internal consistency between acceptable and adequate. Conclusion: These results suggest the ECDI as a valid and reliable index to be used in Colombian samples.

El consumo de cigarrillo electrónico se ha convertido en un problema de salud publica, lo que ha generado la necesidad de contar con instrumentos estandarizados que evalúen las consecuencias de su uso. Objetivo: El objetivo del presente estudio fue adaptar y evaluar las condiciones de validez y confiabilidad del Índice de Dependencia del Cigarrillo Electrónico (IDCE) en una muestra de adultos colombianos. Método: Se realizó una investigación de tipo cuantitativa instrumental, en la cual el instrumento fue adaptado al español, evaluado por jueces y aplicado a 128 consumidores de cigarrillo electrónico. Resultados: El análisis factorial confirmatorio muestra una estructura unifactorial, con adecuados índices de bondad de ajuste, que concuerda con la propuesta teórica, y se hallan valores de consistencia interna entre aceptables y adecuados. Conclusión: Los resultados permiten indicar que el índice de dependencia del cigarrillo electrónico es una escala válida y confiable para ser utilizada en adultos colombianos.

De la sed de autoridad a la inconsistencia del otro: efectos sobre la política / From the thirst for authority to the inconsistency of the Other: Effects on politics

En este artículo se piensa la relación de lo inconsciente y la política a partir de dos textos de Freud: "Psicología de las masas y análisis del yo" y "El malestar en la cultura" pues se considera que la cultura y la política tienen una estrecha relación. Con Freud se pretende desarrollar una noción de política que no es sin el Otro y mostrar cómo, a partir de un cambio en la amarradura de la angustia, que se evidencia con mayor claridad a partir del discurso del capitalismo, es necesario pensar con Lacan, una política que no es sin la inconsistencia del Otro

This article considers the relationship between the unconscious and politics based on two texts by Freud "Mass Psychology and Analysis of the Self" and "Civilization and Its Discontents" as culture and politics are considered to have a close relationship. The aim is to follow Freud´s works to develop a notion of politics that is not without the Other and to show how, from a change in the binding of anguish, which is more evident within the discourse of capitalism, it is necessary to think with Lacan, a politics that is not without the inconsistency of the Other.

Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor expression in alternatively activated monocytes/macrophages during irreversible pulpitis.

The purpose of this study was to quantify the percentage and the mean fluorescence intensity of viable alternatively activated monocytes/macrophages (AAMø) CD163+ positive for calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor (CGRPr) within the total AAMø population in human dental pulp. Pulp tissue samples were collected from teeth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis (n = 13), pulps with induced inflammation (n = 13), and normal pulps (n = 13). All samples were labeled to identify positive cells for CGRPr and CD163 using a flow cytometry assay. Results demonstrated that a high percentage of total viable AAMø CD163+ expressed CGRPr on their membranes (72.12% in healthy pulp, 62.20% in irreversible pulpitis, and 58.01% in induced pulpitis). Significant differences were found between mean AAMø CD163+ fluorescence for CGRPr according to pulp condition, being greater in irreversible pulpitis. It can be concluded that AAMø CD163+ are expressed during normal and inflammatory processes, supporting the hypothesis that they could exercise an anti-inflammatory action that could be controlled by CGRP signaling after its binding.