States Of Origin Research Articles

Investigation of the seroprevalence to equine coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2 in healthy adult horses recently imported to the United States

Adult horses are susceptible to equine coronavirus (ECoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), although, only ECoV has been linked to clinical disease. Little information is available regarding the seroprevalence against ECoV and SARS-CoV-2 in adult healthy horses. The goal of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence against two coronaviruses known to infect horses using convenience samples collected from horses recently imported from Europe to the United States from 2019 to 2023. A total of 385 banked serum samples were tested against ECoV and SARS-CoV-2 using previously validated ELISA assays. Prevalence factors including date of arrival in the United States, signalment and country of origin were available for the majority of the horses. A total of 9/385 (2.3%) and 4/385 (1.0%) horses tested seropositive for ECoV and SARS-CoV-2, respectively. The ECoV seropositive horses were all mares, ages 4 to 26 years (median 9 years) and originated from Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium and Italy. These mares were predominantly imported during the summer and fall months. All SARS-CoV-2 seropositive horses were mares ages 5 to 10 years (median 7.5 years) imported from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The majority of the SARS-CoV-2 seropositive horses were imported during the colder month of the year. The study results support the presence of ECoV in Europe and report on the first SARS-CoV-2 seropositive healthy adult horses outside the United States. Commingling for movements by air and close contact to humans may predispose transmission with ECoV and SARS-CoV-2, respectively.

50 years of the FAED pedagogy course: trajectories and history, contributions to teaching and confessional teaching in Brazil

The theme of this article is within the scope of research on the history of teacher training in Brazil, especially in the context of confessional institutions. It stands out as an object of research the contributions of the Pedagogy Course of the Adventist College of Education - FAED. This college was the first institution linked to this religious denomination and to promote teacher training at a higher level in Brazil. Founded in 1973, its presupposition was the realization of the evangelizing philosophical-educational ideal of its founders. The central objective of the investigation was to understand the contributions to teacher education. Among other considerations, it was possible to state that, due to its organization as a boarding school, the Faculty received students from different regions of Brazil, and many of these graduates, mainly those from Pedagogy, upon graduation, returned to their cities or states of origin, thus propagating the training model and pedagogical culture based on the religious principles of its sponsor. The assumptions of analysis are based on the new cultural history and oral history.

Theory of nonlinear corner states in photonic fractal lattices

AbstractWe study linear and nonlinear higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) based on waveguide arrays arranged into Sierpiński gasket and Sierpiński carpet structures, both of which have non-integer effective Hausdorff dimensionality. Such fractal structures possess different discrete rotational symmetries, but both lack transverse periodicity. Their characteristic feature is the existence of multiple internal edges and corners in their optical potential landscape, and the formal absence of an insulating bulk. Nevertheless, we show that a systematic geometric shift of the waveguides in the first generation of such fractal arrays, which affects the coupling strengths between sites of this building block as well as in subsequent structure generations, enables the formation of corner states of topological origin at the outer corners of the array. We find that, in contrast to HOTIs based on periodic arrays, Sierpiński gasket arrays always support topological corner states, irrespective of the direction of the shift of the waveguides, while in Sierpiński carpet structures, corner states emerge only for one direction of the waveguide shift. We also find families of corner solitons bifurcating from linear corner states of fractal structures that remain stable practically in the entire gap in which they form. These corner states can be efficiently excited by injecting Gaussian beams into the outer corner sites of the fractal arrays. Our results pave the way toward the investigation of nonlinear effects in topological insulators with non-integer dimensionality and enrich the variety of higher-order topological states.

Contacting individual graphene nanoribbons using carbon nanotube electrodes.

Graphene nanoribbons synthesized using bottom-up approaches can be structured with atomic precision, allowing their physical properties to be precisely controlled. For applications in quantum technology, the manipulation of single charges, spins or photons is required. However, achieving this at the level of single graphene nanoribbons is experimentally challenging due to the difficulty of contacting individual nanoribbons, particularly on-surface synthesized ones. Here we report the contacting and electrical characterization of on-surface synthesized graphene nanoribbons in a multigate device architecture using single-walled carbon nanotubes as the electrodes. The approach relies on the self-aligned nature of both nanotubes, which have diameters as small as 1 nm, and the nanoribbon growth on their respective growth substrates. The resulting nanoribbon-nanotube devices exhibit quantum transport phenomena-including Coulomb blockade, excited states of vibrational origin and Franck-Condon blockade-that indicate the contacting of individual graphene nanoribbons.

Phases of systemic inflammation in septic and haemorrhagic shocks

Shocks of different origin (both septic and aseptic) be be considered clinical equivalents of systemic inflammation (SI) with following main manifestations : pronounced hypercytokinemia, other markers of systemic inflammatory response (SIR), coagulopathy, multiple organ failure (MOF), hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) distress, systemic tissue alteration. In general, these phenomena are directly and inversely related to systemic microcirculatory disturbances which determine the pathogenesis of distinct shock states. The aim of our study was to identify the features of SI phases in the development of two variants of septic shock, i.e., acute course (first week of the process) and prolonged/subacute sepsis (2 to 6 weeks from the onset of manifestations), as well as haemorrhagic shock studied 4-12 hours from the onset of massive blood loss. To verify the SI phases, we used the previously proposed SI scale, including the value of six SIR levels (RL-0-5), as well as additional criteria of SI, i.e., evaluation of clinical MOF grade (SOFA scale), plasma D-dimers ( 500 ng/mL), cortisol ( 1380 nmol/mL), tissue alteration markers, e.g., myoglobin ( 800 ng/mL) and/or troponin I ( 0.2 ng/mL). To calculate RL in SIR, plasma CRP and four cytokines (IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF) were determined. The presence of SI was established if the SI scale exceeded 5 points (numerical RL values + presence of additional criteria, each equal to 1 point). The time and severity of the developing critical state, as well as the RL scores, were taken into account when reviewing the phases.
 There were three main SI phases: (1) evolving condition, (2) cytokine storm/phlogogenic hit (SD-4-5), and depressive (exhausting) phase. The latter was characterized by relatively low SIR values (RL-2-3). The lethality rate for shock in the presence of acute sepsis (n = 13) was 71.4%, reaching 94.1% in prolonged sepsis (n = 17). For haemorrhagic shock after massive blood loss, if not resolved within 24 hoursm the mortality rates was 53.8% (n = 13). Development of shock in acute sepsis, and haemorrhagic shock (within 4 to 12 hours after the onset of massive blood loss) is accompanied by the severity of critical-phase cytokine storm/PPS with a predominance of RL-5 in cases of lethal outcomes, and by a depression phase (RL-2-3) in prolonged sepsis. Overall mortality (for all groups) was 66.7% in the PS phase, 89.5% in the depressive phase and 15.4% in the evolvingl phase of haemorrhagic shock (with possible transition from this phase to the more critical SI phases until lethal outcome).
 Shock states of both septic and aseptic origin are based on a typical pathological process of SI, which should be distinguished from the signs of SIR characteristic of high-intensity canonical inflammation. It is characterized by higher cytokinemia (cytokine storm phase) or by the presence of additional SI phenomena with relatively moderate SIR levels (depressive SI phase). Thus, the depressive phase of SI is more fatal for disease outcome compared to the cytokine storm phase with higher intensity of SIR.

Migrant networks, regional development and internal migration flows in Brazil

PurposeThis study analyzes the role of migrant networks in the migration flows in relation to the educational level of the migrants and economic growth of the states of origin and destination in Brazil.Design/methodology/approachFixed effects estimator applied to microdata.FindingsThe results show migrant networks have a significant and positive impact on migration flows of the different educational levels. The economic growth in the destination state accentuates this effect, while the economic growth in the origin state has distinct impacts according to the educational level of the new migrant.Originality/valueThe authors investigate the importance of migrant networks in the internal immigration within a developing country with large internal movement of people. In Brazil, the socio-economic condition of the population varies considerably in relation to its geography, which explains the country’s large internal migration flows.

Human Trafficking as a Human Rights Violation in a Pluralistic and Interdependent World: Obligations and Accountability of States

Human trafficking is a common occurrence in the modern world. It has been estimated that thousands of people are trafficked every year, the most of whom are women and children. Almost all States are impacted by trafficking, and it is estimated that traffickers earn billions of dollars a year from their illegal activities. Slavery and the slave trade, which date back thousands of years, are the roots of trafficking. However, since the start of the 20th century, the term "human trafficking" has taken on a new meaning. This paper explores some state-imposed requirements related to human rights. While there are many different obligations, this paper focuses on the four most important ones that are imposed on all States, regardless of whether they are States of Origin, Transit, or Destination: the obligation to forbid trafficking, to look into and prosecute traffickers, to protect victims, and to address the causes and effects of the phenomenon. It will be shown that these are firmly established under international human rights law. Additionally, the Trafficking Protocol's potential to advance a human rights framework will be considered, along with the ramifications of the interplay between several international legal disciplines like international human rights law, international criminal law, and transnational criminal law. This paper ends with a comment on the value of global government in combating transnational organized crime, especially human trafficking. The fundamental conclusion is that States can be held directly responsible since some human rights standards and principles drawn from international human rights law are applicable to human trafficking.

Ibero-American Transnational Families: a review of the international judicial jurisdiction rules that accompany migrant women

This paper provides some keys to better respond to cases of parental responsibility that arise in transnational families. In particular, we look at women of Ibero-American origin who have arrived in Spain in an economic migration leaving their children in the care of relatives or close people in their States of origin. To do this, firstly, an analysis of the differences between transnational and cross-border families is made, emphasizing the family relocation that exists in transnational families and the need, therefore, as a singular reality, to also provide specific answers. Next, the rules of international judicial jurisdiction are analyzed, in particular, the Hague Convention of 1996 and it is analyzed, through various sentences, how the Spanish courts have applied it. In this application, it is detected that there is an absolute lack of gender perspective and the need for flexibility in the responses, taking into account the special situation in which mothers, residing in Spain, find themselves with their children in their States of origin.

Time-of-Flight measurement on a rail by laser-ultrasound

Stress states of thermal origin on the Continuously Welded Rail (CWR) are a source of possible inconvenience due to winter breakage or dangerous summer buckling. To date, alongside procedures based on the measurement of rail displacements or rail cutting, several methods for measuring the stress state in the rail have been proposed, based on X-ray diffraction, Barkhausen noise, and the acoustoelastic effect; all these approaches have some critical issues for extensive use in the field. The acoustoelastic method is based on the dependence of the ultrasonic wave speed on the stress state of the material and involves the measurement of the Time of Flight (ToF). Because of the modest acoustoelastic effect, the speed variations caused by the stress states are very limited, which is reflected in the need for ToF measurements with an accuracy of the order of a few nanoseconds.In the past, the research group successfully used the acoustoelastic method to monitor a 3 km portion of a rail between Florence and Pontassieve, with fixed measurement stations, where the ultrasonic probes were permanently positioned on the neutral axis of the rail. Today, the need is to have a mobile measuring system, which can measure in several points or even continuously as the system moves along the rail. This appears to be possible through the use of, for example, non-contact systems such as those based on laser and air-coupled probes or lasers alone. In the first case, however, the acoustic wave partly propagates in the air before reaching the piezoelectric probe, and this path is subjected to variations in temperature and thus ToF. In the second case, the ultrasonic waves are generated and detected by optical methods with lasers. For the generation of acoustic waves, the use of pulsed lasers has become a widespread, reliable practice, which allows researchers to obtain signals of high amplitude and wide bandwidth. For the reception of the acoustic signal, the precision required in the measurement involves careful analysis and experimentation to identify the most appropriate laser technique, depending on the quality of the surface on which the measurement is performed, the sensitivity of the method, and the possibility of taking measurements while moving.In the present work, a technique for laser detection of ultrasonic waves, Optical Beam Deflection (OBD), is analysed. The technique is based on the deflection of an optical beam: the beam irradiates the surface of the rail and is reflected at angles that depend on the orientation of the surface at the point of measurement, which is perturbed by the passage of the acoustic wave. The technique, developed in the 1990s, has limited applications in non-destructive testing, where interferometer-based techniques are more widespread; still, they require more sophisticated and expensive equipment. Different experimental arrangements and initial experimental results are analysed and presented, to optimise their sensitivity and verify their suitability for the purpose.

Unlikely Expropriators: Why Right-Wing Parties Implemented Agrarian Reform in Democratic Brazil

AbstractWhat motivated right-wing and conservative parties to endorse a policy of land expropriation and redistribution in Brazil? I argue that urban-dominated right-wing parties endorsed agrarian reform in order to: (i) reduce crime in wealthier metropolises by reversing rural–urban migration; and (ii) gain competitive advantage against left-wing challengers. To test this argument I conduct process tracing, analysing over 500 elite statements about agrarian reform, drawn from archival, interview and survey data. In addition, I model land expropriations at the municipal level and show how right-wing administrations disproportionately expropriated land in the states of origin of migrants and, within those, in localities where the Left was more competitive. My results portray how two externalities of inequality – crime and competition with the Left – motivated conservative support for agrarian reform in Brazil.

Models of interaction between the state of origin and the diaspora

The impact of the diaspora on the development of the state of origin is a topic that appeared relatively recently in the areas of interest and on the public agendas of the states. Currently, throughout the world, the diaspora represents an active force, involved in almost all areas of activity of a society, which tends to develop and maintain multilateral ties with political, social and cultural institutions in the country of origin or destination. Since the 1990s, more and more states have launched various initiatives at the governmental level in order to attract the development potential of the diaspora. However, often factors such as the availability of institutional means, available time, the needs, desires and capacities of diaspora members to engage in such activities, reduce the panoply of viable options regarding the state's implementation of diaspora-related development objectives. The given article aims to summarize the ways of interaction of the states of origin with the diasporas, to identify the opportunities and challenges of the various policies implemented in the field of the diaspora and to structure examples of good practices applied at the international and national level.

Comparative study of the effect of vortioxetine on sexual function in outpatient patients with non-psychotic depression

BACKGROUND: The negative effect of sexual dysfunction on the quality of life is often underestimated, although it is one of the determinants of antidepressant tolerance. According to the results of international studies, the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in patients with depression treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors is 2765% in women and 2657% in men. Treatment with fewer adverse sexual effects should be considered a potential first-line option in patients with psychiatric condition interested in maintaining a sexual life.
 AIM: To study the effects of vortioxetine and citalopram on the sexual function of outpatients with non-psychotic depression.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted based on the Center for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy. We examined 134 patients (mean age, 35.87.6 years) who underwent outpatient treatment by a psychiatrist. Among them, 71 patients received vortioxetine, 45 patients had depressive states of endogenous origin (15 patients with affective disorders and 30 patients with schizotypal disorder), and 26 patients had adjustment disorder. Citalopram was administered in 63 patients: 39 with depressive conditions within endogenous diseases (18 with affective disorders and 21 with schizotypal disorder) and 24 patients with adjustment disorder. The study lasted for 6 weeks, after which sexual function was assessed.
 RESULTS: In the groups taking vortioxetine and citalopram, significant differences were found in the incidence of sexual dysfunction: the use of vortioxetine compared with citalopram allowed patients to maintain libido and orgasmic function and, in some cases, helped restore the sexual sphere.
 CONCLUSION: The data obtained showed that vortioxetine was statistically significantly more favorable in relation to sexual function.

The diagnostic value of calcium binding protein S100A8/A9 and S100A12 in acute pancreatitis

Background: S100A8/A9 and S100A12 which are the major calcium-binding proinflammatory proteins secreted by granulocytes, has been proposed to be related to distinct disease states of inflammatory origin. This study aims to explore the circulating levels of S100A8/A9 and S100A12 in acute pancreatitis (AP) and reveal their relationship with conventional inflammatory markers. Material and Method: Serum S100A8/A9 and S100A12 were determined in AP patients (male/female: 17/13) by using a specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method at both onset and remission and in 30 healthy controls (male/female: 17/13). Results: Significantly higher S100A8/A9 and S100A12 levels were found in AP patients compared to healthy controls (p

Diasporas and States of origin: the positive experience of interaction

In today’s world a considerable number of people for one reason or another live outside their (or their ancestors’) States of origin. In most cases they retain a sense of belonging to their Homeland and an interest in maintaining ties with it. In turn, States also seek to develop relations with compatriots living abroad. This direction of State activity in many countries is enshrined at the constitutional level; special laws determining the legal status of compatriots, directions and forms of interaction with them have been adopted; special State programs to support diasporas are being developed and implemented. In general, the policy of States toward compatriots living abroad aims to preserve their national (linguistic, cultural, and religious) identity and to involve them in their social, cultural, economic, and political life. For these purposes, States help compatriots living abroad to study their native language, introduce them to national culture and traditions, support diaspora organizations, develop their cooperation with public authorities, scientific and educational institutions, business communities, and non-profit organizations, encourage investment activity, and, if necessary, provide compatriots with social assistance. Foreign countries have accumulated a lot of positive experience in this regard, and its analysis and generalization is the subject of this article.

Repatriating Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Their Family Members: What International Law Requires, and What National Courts Will Do

Abstract The evolution of ISIL and the foreign terrorist fighter phenomenon has raised many legal and practical challenges. Some of the most pressing and debated relate to the thousands of men, women and children, previously affiliated (to varying degrees) to ISIL and now held in camps in northern Syria. The call for repatriation of these persons has met mixed responses. Much of the debate has focused on policy considerations rather than examining, in depth, what international law prescribes here: that is, to what extent does international law oblige the States of origin to repatriate their nationals? This article will answer this question, looking at relevant rules of human rights law (including the emerging ‘functional approach’ to extra-territorial jurisdiction) as well as international humanitarian law. It will also examine an important principle of domestic law which is likely to play a major role in how these issues are adjudicated: namely, judicial deference to the executive in matters of foreign policy. The article argues that the international legal rules invoked in favour of an obligation to repatriate are far less prescriptive than generally asserted, while the principle of judicial deference to the executive in matters of foreign policy—particularly in cases involving national security considerations—means that national courts are likely to give States yet further latitude in this regard. For both legal and practical reasons, actions aimed at convincing national courts that a State is obliged to repatriate its nationals will not suffice to resolve these complex challenges.

Should refugees in the European Union have voting rights?

ABSTRACT Most refugees residing in the European Union (EU) do not retain their voting rights in states of origin or lack the means to exercise them effectively. Most member states of the EU do not extend voting rights to refugees. This leaves a large population of refugees residing within the borders of the EU in a unique state of disenfranchisement. In this article, I consider this problem from a democratic perspective. Should refugees in the EU have voting rights? My answer turns on three aspects characterizing the circumstances of refugees: First, refugees reside in member states for an indeterminate, and typically protracted, amount of time without any exit options. Second, the political governance of the EU and its member states significantly shapes the lives of refugees. And third, refugees lack effective voting rights, and consequently, a meaningful political membership, in any political community across the world. In turn, based on an all-subjected principle of democratic inclusion, I argue that refugees should be secured state-level voting rights in member states, albeit with a condition of the period of residency. Moreover, they should have immediate voting rights at the supranational institutions of the EU such as the European Parliament.

Diasporas and states of origin: legal mechanisms of interaction (All-Russian scientific Conference with international participation)

On 19 April 2022 the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted the All-Russian scientific Conference with international participation “Diasporas and states of origin: legal mechanisms of interaction”, organized jointly with the RUDN University Law Institute. The participants of the event considered a wide range of theoretical and applied issues related to the implementation of state policy toward compatriots living abroad. The conference was attended by scholars and practitioners, and representatives of foreign diasporas operating in Russia.

On the Trichoptera of Western Europe, with surveys of Platyphylax, Simaphylax genera, Drusus chapmani, Chaetopteryx gessneri, and C. gonospina species complexes

In the present paper on the Western European Trichoptera we revise or overview the Platyphylax and Simaphylax limnephiline genera, as well as establish and/or overview the Drusus chapmani, Chaetopteryx gessneri and C. gonospina species complexes based on the principles and procedures of our fine phenomics. Having collected a new Drusus chrysotus (Rambur, 1842) specimen we have reconfirmed its delineation from its eastern sibling species Drusus lapos Oláh, 2017. By the paraproct, the Drusus spelaeus siblings in the Drusus mixtus species group are related to the Drusus siveci species complex in the Drusus discolor species group. Our discovery of a population of Drusus spelaeus with paramere structure similar to that of the Drusus discolor species group indicates further the importance of chimeric processes in species integrative organisation. Due to contradictory drawings published we have re-examined and redescribed the female of Drusus spelaeus. After surveying the recent taxonomic history of the Allogamus auricollis species subgroup we have raised the subspecies status to species rank of Allogamus auricollis bauerii (Kolenati, 1859); A. brauerii stat. nov. Chaetopteryx gessneri tomaszewski Moretti, 1991 was elevated to species rank: Ch. tomaszewski stat. nov. and Chaetopteryx kimera Oláh & Vinçon, 2021, a rather unique chimeric species having several character states of different origin was transferred to Consorophylax genus: C. kimera (Oláh & Vinçon, 2021) comb. nov. Furthermore, 17 new species were described: Wormaldia ariega, W. ligurica, W. maritima, Drusus alethes, D. italiano, Chaetopteryx tompula, C. cantabrica, C. decampsi, C. pyrenaica, Consorophylax cairos, C. lagoverde, C. livek, C. seolan, Platyphylax vinconi, Simaphylax coppai, S. andorricus and S. ariegeus spp. nov. Among them, ten were collected in France, five in Italy, one in Slovenia and one in Spain. Moreover, we report for the first time Potamophylax spinulifer Moretti, 1994 and Beraeamyia gudrunae Malicky, 2002 from France and Simaphylax altuspyrenaicus from Spain.

THE CONTENT AND BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

This article addresses the theoretical aspects regarding the concepts, theories, factors, types of migration. As well as the historical and current directions of migrants; the structure of migration policies, the documents that regulate migration in the EU, as well as the directives related to immigration. The demographic situation of the EU is a deplorable one, characterized by the continuous aging of the population, the decrease in the birth rate, here, according to the opinion of several specialists, the migrant population comes to solve the existing problems. Migrants belong to the 27-38 age group, who move with their families for an indefinite period of time and whose fertility is high. Migration plays an important role on the economic development of the EU states, but also on the economies of the states of origin of the migrants. Foreigners represent cheap labor, who are ready to work for any wage and who will fill those positions that the local population ignores. Among the recommended strategies regarding the efficiency, regulation, integration of migrants can be listed: a. Developing a common approach to migration and development at sub-regional and regional level through: building trust between states and increasing understanding of issues related to migration; eliminating barriers, creating networks and facilitating the harmonization of positions within the region; developing capacities and making changes in certain laws, policies and concrete practices related to the way of integration of migration at the European level. b. Promoting in-depth collaboration and cooperation with neighboring EU states in the field of migration; c. Data on migration should be available in several languages, in some places it was only in English; d. Application of all directives in practice; e. Avoiding the isolation of migrants in "ghettos" and "banlieus"; f. Uniform distribution on the territory of the country, so that the population is not concentrated only in metropolises; g. Organization of linguistic, cultural and professional courses to facilitate their integration into society; h. Providing residential spaces with sufficient living conditions; i. Organization of information companies regarding non-discrimination and solidarity; j. Regulation of human trafficking, illegal work, crime; k. Children's schooling, as well as the development of democratic capacities; l. Ensuring national and regional security; m. The creation of preferential medical and social services for women and children.

Physical Intimate Partner Violence, Childhood Physical Abuse and Mental Health of U.S. Caribbean Women: The Interrelationship of Social, Contextual, and Migratory Influences.

The literature has shown an increased risk for mental health conditions among victims of domestic violence. Few studies have examined the relationship between mental health disorders and domestic violence among Caribbean women, and how the association might be influenced by migratory and contextual factors. This study addresses the mental well-being of U.S. Caribbean Black women victims of domestic violence, and the relationships between acculturation, discrimination, and demographic influences. An analysis of data from the 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life (NSAL) re-interview, the first and most complete study on U.S. Caribbean Blacks, was conducted. Bivariate analysis revealed an association between acts of physical domestic violence and mental health conditions, with generally higher risk among women who reported both severe physical intimate partner violence and childhood physical abuse. Multivariate logistic regression indicates an association between specific mental disorders and acts of domestic violence. Acculturation, length of residence in the United States, age, education, poverty, and country of origin were also associated with mental health. The study highlights future directions for exploration including additional investigation of the influence of acculturation on the physical health of victims of domestic violence.