The threat of climate change is causing collective fear and worry among individuals and communities worldwide. Children may be among those who are most affected. As global temperatures continue to rise and subsequent natural disasters occur with more intensity, children are taking notice and, as a result, experiencing what experts are calling “eco-anxiety.” Eco-anxiety, a…
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Associations of intimate partner violence and maternal comorbidities: a cross-sectional analysis of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System by Micah Hartwell
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings show that pregnant individuals reporting having experienced IPV were more likely to report having certain comorbidities compared to those who did not report experiencing IPV. Given the low rates of screening, knowing clinically relevant associations may increase screening sensitivity among clinicians and, in turn, increase the likelihood that individuals experiencing IPV receive…
Pain and insomnia as risk factors for first lifetime onsets of anxiety, depression, and suicidality in adolescence by Sabine Soltani
Chronic pain and mental health problems have both been identified as public health emergencies and co-occur at high rates. This prospective, longitudinal investigation examined whether chronic pain status, pain-related symptoms (intensity, interference), pain catastrophizing, and insomnia severity predicted first lifetime onset of depressive and/or anxiety disorders as well as suicidality in a cohort of youth…
A Scoping Review of Ayurveda Studies in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Vibhuti Samarth Rao
Introduction: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex disorder with diverse clinical presentations. Women with PCOS use traditional, complementary, and integrative medicines, including Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine) to manage their symptoms. Therefore, it is important to understand the current evidence base and the potential areas that require further research. Objective: This novel study aimed at…
Boredom Susceptibility and Quit Smoking: The Role of Anxiety Symptoms by Daniel Suárez-Castro
Boredom is one of the main reported motives for smoking. However, scarce research has examined the relationship between boredom susceptibility and abstinence achievement in treatment-seeking smokers. The aim of this study is to examine the mediating effect of anxiety symptoms in the relationship between boredom susceptibility and abstinence at the end of a smoking cessation…
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Providing Recommendations During Goals-of-Care Conversations: A Multisite Survey by Nathan Mesfin
Background: Goals-of-care conversations (GoCCs) are essential for individualized end-of-life care. Shared decision-making (SDM) that elicits patients’ goals and values to collaboratively make life sustaining treatment (LST) decisions is best practice. However, it is unknown how the COVID-19 pandemic onset and associated changes to care delivery, stress on providers, and clinical uncertainty affected SDM and recommendation-making…
Effects of Acute Stress on Rigid Learning, Flexible Learning, and Value-Based Decision-Making in Spatial Navigation by Qiliang He
The current study investigated how stress affects value-based decision-making during spatial navigation and different types of learning underlying decisions. Eighty-two adult participants (42 females) first learned to find object locations in a virtual environment from a fixed starting location (rigid learning) and then to find the same objects from unpredictable starting locations (flexible learning). Participants…
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Double Banana Cages: Clinical Evaluations and Finite Element Model Analysis by Kazunari Fushimi
CONCLUSION: This study showed that TLIF with double banana-shaped cages led to good clinical outcomes with less cage subsidence, probably because of decreased mechanical stress on the vertebral endplate.
Ultrastretchable, Multihealable, and Highly Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on a Double Cross-Linked MXene Hydrogel by Jie Yang
The ability of a flexible strain sensor to directly adapt the complicated human biological motion or combined gestures and remotely control the artificial intelligence robotics could benefit the wearable electronics such as intelligent robotics and patient healthcare. However, it is a challenge for the flexible strain sensor to simultaneously achieve high sensing performances and stretchability…
Improving Environmental and Operational Stability of Polymer Field-Effect Transistors by Doping with Tetranitrofluorenone by Pegah Ghamari
Operational instability of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) is one of the key limitations for applications of printed electronics. Environmental species, especially oxygen and water, unintentionally introduced in the OFET channel, can act as either dopants or traps for charge carriers, affecting the electrical characteristics and stability of devices. Here, we report that intentional doping of…
Early life anti-Müllerian hormone trajectories in infant girls by Helen B Chin
CONCLUSIONS: The AMH clusters identified suggest variation in the timing and the magnitude of the minipuberty response in infant girls. The Decreasing and Low clusters have not been described previously and should be further evaluated to determine if they represent an opportunity for the early identification of later reproductive conditions.
Strategies to Address COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy Myths by Heather E Berkowitz
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses risks to pregnant women and their infants. The spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination is a barrier to optimizing vaccination rates among women of childbearing age. We conducted an environmental scan to identify misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination, pregnancy, and fertility, and a review to identify evidence to…