Health risk behaviours among people with severe mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of linked cohort data. by Emily Peckham, Victoria Allgar, Suzanne Crosland, Paul Heron, Gordon Johnston, Elizabeth Newbronner, Panagiotis Spanakis, Ruth Wadman, Lauren Walker, Simon Gilbody

“…<h4>Background</h4>People with severe mental ill health (SMI) experience a mortality gap of 15-20 years. COVID-19 has amplified population health inequalities, and there is concern that people with SMI will be disproportionately affected. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles: A Review of Their Therapeutic Potentials, Sources, Biodistribution, and Administration Routes by Su X, Wang H, Li Q, Chen Z

“…Therefore, this review aims to discuss the main factors influencing the biodistribution of unmodified EVs, highlighting their distribution patterns, advantages, limitations, and applications under different routes of administration. …”
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Mental Health in Croatian Competing Adolescent Athletes: Insights from the SMHAT-1 Questionnaire by Katarina Sore, Frane Franic, Luka Androja, Ivana Batarelo Kokic, Darko Marcinko, Stipe Drmic, Valentin Zdravko Markser, Tomislav Franic

“…Understanding gender-specific patterns is crucial for targeted interventions. A cross-sectional study involved 674 Croatian athletes (418 men, 256 women) aged 16–24 years from 43 sports. …”
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Threat to fish food safety in Nigeria: Role of antimicrobial usage and resistance in aquaculture by Lukman Adegoke Agbabiaka, Favour Ogechi Onwuzuruigbo, Olatunji Abubakar Jimoh

“…Implementing surveillance programs to monitor antimicrobial usage and resistance patterns in aquaculture settings is essential.…”
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Non-stationary analysis of future floods using physical covariates and implications for dams across Canada by Dona Maria, Agus Sasmito, Laxmi Sushama, Muhammad Naveed Khaliq

“…Non-stationary flood frequency analysis (FFA) has gained much momentum in recent years. However, most of the applications have considered time as the sole covariate, which may not be fully adept given the varied evolution of flood predictors. …”
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Prenatal exposure to genocide accelerates epigenetic aging in third- and fourth-generation clocks among young adults in Rwanda by Glorieuse Uwizeye, Luisa M. Rivera, Hannah G. Stolrow, Brock C. Christensen, Julienne N. Rutherford, Zaneta M. Thayer

“…Whether the prenatal exposure to genocide and rape also impacts various aspects of biological regulation, including patterns of DNA methylation, remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether prenatal exposure to genocide-related trauma, including conception through rape, is associated with accelerated epigenetic aging, a molecular indicator of biological aging. …”
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The connection of polymorphism and diurnal changes of the biological clock gene expression with the risk of progression of primary open-angle glaucoma by A. S. Vlasova, S. A. Petrov, T. N. Malishevskaya, D. G. Gubin, S. N. Kolomeychuk

“…Complex manifestations of circadian desynchronization accompanying the progressive course of glaucoma are the late phase of rhythms and a decrease in sleep duration, body temperature, salivary melatonin and IOP, internal desynchronization between IOP and body temperature, IOP and sleep, evening dyslipidemia. The revealed patterns open up prospects for future studies of the relationship between polymorphism and daily changes of the expression of key genes in the biological clock with the risk of progression of primary open angle glaucoma.…”
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Between hope and future planning: the dementia journey for care partners through the lens of relational autonomy by Alixe Ménard, Adebusola Adekoya, Elizabeth Birchall, Kishore Seetharaman, Lucy Kervin, Koushambhi Khan, Jennifer Baumbusch

“…Fifteen care partners from British Columbia, Canada, participated in semi-structured interviews and maintained reflective diaries over a period of up to two years (August 2020–October 2023). Data were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify patterns and themes related to future planning. …”
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Differences in Physical Fitness, Quality of Life and Level of Physical Activity Among Adolescents Based on BMI: An Observational Study by Stefan Stojanovic, Tamara Ilić, Tijana Purenović-Ivanović, Doroteja Rančić, Ismail Ibak, Ana Lilic, Stefan Mijalković, Goran Prebeg

“…Adolescence is an important transitional phase in life, central in the development of capabilities related to health and well-being, and where future patterns of adult health are established. Overweight and obese adolescents are at a higher risk of developing many chronic non-communicable diseases. …”
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Neuroimaging Correlates of Post-COVID-19 Symptoms: A Functional MRI Approach by Marine M. Tanashyan, Polina I. Kuznetsova, Sofya N. Morozova, Vladislav A. Annushkin, Anton A. Raskurazhev

“…We aimed to identify possible patterns of brain activation underlying post-COVID fatigue. …”
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The Single-Leg Wall Squat Test: An Assessment of Functional Lower Extremity Endurance in University Students by BJ Lehecka, Jordan Black, Jacob Jindra, Carlisle McCloud, Christopher Pummell

“…While previous research has explored its muscular activation patterns, its relationship with isolated muscle strength and potential sex-specific responses remains under-investigated…”
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The impacts of altering biodiversity to the Water–Energy–Food nexus: case study North Euboea, Greece by G.-Fivos Sargentis, Romanos Ioannidis

“…We explored land use patterns, energy needs, and water requirements for inhabitants, agriculture and livestock for food production, under several assumptions. …”
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Comparison of longitudinal PSQI and actigraphy-assessed sleep from pregnancy to postpartum. by Ryan L Brown, Chloe M Beverly Hery, Aric A Prather, Lisa M Christian

“…We aimed to: 1) describe how sleep patterns change across pregnancy and postpartum using self-report PSQI and actigraphy measures and 2) determine the level of correspondence between these two measurement modalities. …”
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Phenotyping Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease: Comparative Analysis of Clinical and Imaging Features in a TB-Endemic Setting by Feng Y, Guo J, Luo S, Zhang Z

“…Yinping Feng, Jing Guo, Shuirong Luo, Zunjing Zhang Department of Tuberculosis, Lishui Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lishui Tuberculosis Clinical Medical Research Center, Lishui, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zunjing Zhang, Email zjzhang1979@126.comObjective: To systematically analyze clinical features and imaging characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) patients in a tuberculosis specialty setting, establishing diagnostic and management references.Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 204 NTM-PD cases admitted to our tuberculosis department from January 2018 to December 2023, evaluating clinical manifestations, mycobacterial speciation, and radiological patterns.Results: The cohort comprised 118 males and 86 females (mean age 65.34 ± 13.23 years), predominantly rural residents (63.24%). …”
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Time since immigration and ethnicity as predictors of physical activity among Canadian youth: a cross-sectional study. by Atif Kukaswadia, William Pickett, Ian Janssen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Little is known about patterns of physical activity engaged in by youth after they immigrate to a new country. …”
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Pandemia, seguridad humana y migración: gestión de la movilidad humana desde México by Rafael-Alonso Hernández-López, Diego Noel Ramos

“…Abstract Human mobility has become an extremely complex phenomenon in Mexico, especially the undocumented transit of people from Central American countries to the United States, due to changes in patterns, dynamics of flows and the response of the State. …”
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Epidemiology of Celiac Disease in Cantabria, Spain by Alejandra Blanco-García, Marcos López-Hoyos, Juan Irure-Ventura, Pedro Muñoz-Cacho

“…The data collected in this database consist of immunological tests, HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 antigenic patterns, focused on diagnosing celiac disease in the community of Cantabria, which have been positive during this period of time. …”
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Mapping of cholera hotspots in Kenya using epidemiologic and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators as part of Kenya's new 2022-2030 cholera elimination plan. by Catherine Kiama, Emmanuel Okunga, Annastacia Muange, Doris Marwanga, Daniel Langat, Francis Kuria, Patrick Amoth, Ian Were, John Gachohi, Nolluscus Ganda, Marion Martinez Valiente, M Kariuki Njenga, Eric Osoro, Joan Brunkard

“…It was first reported in Kenya in 1971, with the country experiencing outbreaks through the years, most recently in 2021. Factors associated with the outbreaks in Kenya include open defecation, population growth with inadequate expansion of safe drinking water and sanitation infrastructure, population movement from neighboring countries, crowded settings such as refugee camps coupled with massive displacement of persons, mass gathering events, and changes in rainfall patterns. …”
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MODELING THE BEHAVIOR OF ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT CONSUMERS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES by Olga Zyma

“…Based on recent studies from Gradus Research, the Digital Global Overview Report, and other sources, the shift in media consumption patterns among the youth audience towards entertainment and visual content is demonstrated. …”
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HarvestGRID: high-resolution harvested crop areas of the United States from 1981 to 2019 by Gambhir Lamsal, Landon T Marston

“…We assessed the accuracy of HarvestGRID by comparing it with other large-scale gridded cropland databases, identifying both consistencies and discrepancies across different years, regions, and crops. This dataset is pivotal for analyzing long-term cropland use patterns and supports the advancement of more sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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