Parkinson’s family dynamics and caregiver sense of coherence: A family‐systems approach to coping in Mexico and the United States

The emergence of COVID-19 in the United States has overwhelmed local hospitals, produced shortages in critical protective supplies for medical staff, and created backlogs in burials and cremations. Because systemic disruptions occur most acutely at a local scale, facilitating resource coordination across a broad region can assist local responses to COVID-19 surges. This article describes a structured systems approach for coordinating COVID-19 resource distribution across the six New England states of the United States. The framework combines modeling tools to anticipate resource shortages in medical supplies, personnel needs, and fatality management for individual states. The approach allows decision makers to understand the magnitude of local outbreaks and equitably allocate resources within a region based on the present and future needs. This model contributed to determining material distribution in New England as the 2020 COVID-19 surges unfolded in the spring and fall seasons. Using a systems analysis, the model demonstrates the translation of anticipated COVID-19 cases into resource demands to enable regional coordination of scarce resources.

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¿Quiénes están retornando de Estados Unidos a México?

Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos ◽

10.1525/mex.2016.32.2.328 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 328-356 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rebeca Sandoval ◽

Víctor Zúñiga

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Labor Markets ◽

Return Migration ◽

Family Dynamics ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

The United States ◽

Adult Men ◽

Academic Production ◽

Impacto Económico

El artículo presenta una evaluación crítica de la producción académica que aborda la migración de retorno de Estados Unidos a México de 2008 a 2015. Los hallazgos muestran que la investigación se limita a estudiar el retorno de hombres adultos y su inserción en mercados laborales, así como el impacto económico y demográfico regional. Son casi inexistentes los trabajos sobre trayectorias, integración y experiencia migratoria de niños, jóvenes y mujeres, así como aquellos que toman en consideración las dinámicas familiares asociadas al retorno. Prevalecen las investigaciones deductivas de corte cuantitativo, a diferencia de las que abordan dimensiones cualitativas del fenómeno. The article presents a critical evaluation of the academic production on return migration from the United States to Mexico from 2008 to 2015. Our findings reveal that current research has been limited to studying the return of adult men and their insertion into labor markets, as well as the economic and demographic impacts of return. Analyses of migratory trajectories, integration, and experience of children, women and youth, and other studies with a focus on family dynamics are rare or virtually inexistent. Deductive and quantitative investigations still prevail, compared to those that prioritize the qualitative dimensions of the phenomenon.

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Intersectional Family Systems Approach: LGBTQ + Latino/a Youth, Family Dynamics, and Stressors

Family Relations ◽

10.1111/fare.12448 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 832-848

Author(s):

Rachel M. Schmitz ◽

Brandon Andrew Robinson ◽

Julissa Sanchez

Keyword(s):

Family Systems ◽

Family Dynamics ◽

Systems Approach

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The demand for food in the United States and The Netherlands: a systems approach with the CBS model

Journal of Applied Econometrics ◽

10.1002/(sici)1099-1255(199709/10)12:5<509::aid-jae451>3.0.co;2-p ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 509-532 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Hans Van Driel ◽

Venuta Nadall ◽

Kees Zeelenberg

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Systems Approach ◽

The United States

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Disaster training for emergency physicians in the United States: A systems approach

Annals of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1016/s0196-0644(85)80733-2 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 36-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Bruce D Feldstein ◽

Michael E Gallery ◽

Patricia H Sanner ◽

Jack R Page

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Systems Approach ◽

The United States ◽

Emergency Physicians ◽

Disaster Training

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Emergency Medical Services Systems in the United States and China: A Developmental Comparison

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x00041480 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 244-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Frederick M. Burkle ◽

Xiaoping Zhang ◽

Walter Patrick ◽

Edward Kalinowski ◽

Zonghao Li

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Emergency Medical Services ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The United States ◽

Medical Services ◽

Cultural Issues ◽

Evolving Systems ◽

Emergency Medical ◽

Systems Framework

AbstractInternational emergency medical services (EMS) consultation requires many sensitivities to cross-cultural issues. Contemporary EMS models in developed countries have, by necessity, a systems framework. This study compares evolving EMS systems in the United States and China. It is concluded, that, no matter what the potential and cultural differences might be, a systems framework inherently will emerge in EMS development. As such, the EMS components recognized often will expose an evolving systems approach with more similarities than differences and can reveal strategies for improvement. Providing a developmental comparison process is a necessary first phase in analysis of a country's systems development or restructuring.

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DACAmented Homecomings: A Brief Return to Mexico and the Reshaping of Bounded Solidarity Among Mixed-Status Latinx Families

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.1177/0739986319843112 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 145-165

Author(s):

Alissa Ruth ◽

Emir Estrada

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Family Dynamics ◽

Legal Status ◽

The United States ◽

Immigrant Community ◽

Country Of Birth ◽

Deferred Action ◽

Mixed Status ◽

Depth Interviews

This study builds on the intergenerational family dynamics literature among mixed legal status families. Through in-depth interviews with beneficiaries of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) who traveled to Mexico and their undocumented parents who stayed in the United States, we uncover how their journey back to their country of birth influenced their roles within their families and the immigrant community. DACA recipients experienced feelings of guilt when traveling back to Mexico and leaving their parents behind, but they adopted a new role of family ambassador and transnational mediator. Through this experience, they developed a greater empathy toward their parents’ sacrifices and reshaped their bounded solidarity with their parents and the immigrant community. As a result, they justify a movement away from personally identifying with the traditional Dreamer narrative.

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Effectiveness of Hot-Water Immersion Against Brevipalpus yothersi (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) as a Postharvest Treatment for Lemons

Journal of Economic Entomology ◽

10.1093/jee/toz258 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandra M Revynthi ◽

Jorge E Peña ◽

Jessica M Moreno ◽

Andrea L Beam ◽

Catharine Mannion ◽

...

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Fruit Quality ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Virulent Strain ◽

Water Immersion ◽

The United States ◽

Hot Water ◽

Postharvest Treatment ◽

Citrus Leprosis ◽

Hot Water Immersion

AbstractCitrus leprosis is a destructive disease of citrus caused by several viruses (CiLVs) that are quarantine pests in the United States. Brevipalpus yothersi Baker (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) vectors the most virulent strain of CiLV. This mite is present in the United States and could facilitate the spread of the disease if CiLV reaches the country. Postharvest treatments could mitigate B. yothersi on imported commodities from areas where CiLV exists. The current study explores the effectiveness of hot-water immersion as a postharvest treatment against B. yothersi. Lemons were immersed in water at 21, 48, 53, or 63°C for 5, 10, and 15 min. Immersions at 53 and 63°C for all time schedules dislodged over 99% of adult mites. Lemon fruit quality and B. yothersi egg viability after hot-water immersion were also evaluated. Fruit quality significantly decreased in lemons treated at 63°C resulting in decay (grade 3, rejection), while at 53°C there was a quality reduction (grade 2, minimum acceptable market level) compared to lemons immersed at 21°C or nontreated controls (grade 1). None of the eggs hatched when the lemons were immersed in water at 63°C and an average of 1.5% hatched at 53°C for all time schedules. Immersion in water at 53°C for 5 min dislodged 99.71% and 57.14% of adult and immature mites, respectively, and resulted in 98.11% unhatched eggs without significant fruit quality reduction. Hot-water immersion could be a key component in a systems approach to control B. yothersi on imported citrus fruits from countries where citrus leprosis is present.

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