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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Christina A. Mehranbod, Ariana N. Gobaud, Sara F. Jacoby, Mudia Uzzi, Brady R. Bushover, Christopher N. Morrison
Summary: Firearm violence is a significant cause of morbidity, mortality, and racial health disparities in America. Previous studies have shown a connection between historical redlining practices and firearm violence, but their scope has been limited to individual cities. This study aims to estimate the association between redlining and violent and firearm deaths nationwide and determine if the impact is consistent across the United States.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Immunology
Crystal M. Herrera, Jessicia S. Schmitt, Erum Chowdhry, Mark S. Riddle
Summary: This study reviewed the development history of shigella vaccine and summarized important findings and development methods. The development of shigella vaccine has gone through different stages, including pathogen discovery, improvement of experimental methods, and application of modern technology. This provides valuable insights and references for future global health vaccine development.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maret L. Maliniak, Leah Moubadder, Rebecca Nash, Timothy L. Lash, Michael R. Kramer, Lauren E. McCullough
Summary: Misclassification of historical redlining exposure is inevitable when using contemporary census geographies rather than complete address data. This study provides a framework for assessing spatial misalignment and selecting an approach for classification.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Clemens Noelke, Michael Outrich, Mikyung Baek, Jason Reece, Theresa L. Osypuk, Nancy McArdle, Robert W. Ressler, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia
Summary: This study reviews previous research that classified modern neighborhoods based on historical classifications, compares the predictive validity of different classifications empirically, and derives an optimal present-day neighborhood redlining classification for neighborhood and health research.
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Engineering, Environmental
Haley M. Lane, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Julian D. Marshall, Joshua S. Apte
Summary: Communities of color in the United States are disproportionately exposed to higher levels of air pollution, and this study shows a connection between this disparity and the historical redlining policy. The research finds that air pollution levels have a consistent association with redlining grade, and the disparities in NO2 and PM2.5 pollution levels based on redlining grade are larger than those based on race and ethnicity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Patrice M. Hicks, Maria A. Woodward, Leslie M. Niziol, Ming-Chen Lu, Linda Kang, Brian C. Stagg, Otana Jakpor, Angela R. Elam, Paula Anne Newman-Casey
Summary: Redlining was a discriminatory housing policy in the US that led to decreased home ownership and wealth accumulation among Black individuals and neighborhoods. This study found that neighborhoods historically graded for redlining had higher rates of visual impairment and blindness.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nuria Catalan, Maria Anton-Pardo, Anna Freixa, Pablo Rodriguez-Lozano, Mireia Bartrons, Susana Bernal, Ana Genua-Olmedo, Clara Mendoza-Lera, Gabriela Onandia, Xavier Benito, Maria Mar Sanchez-Montoya, Miguel Canedo-Arguelles Iglesias, Ada Pastor, Anna Lupon
Summary: The article reviews the role and contributions of women in limnology and calls for more recognition and attention to their work. It also analyzes the current issues and future prospects for women in the field of limnology.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Zorays Moazzam, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Yutaka Endo, Laura Alaimo, Henrique A. Lima, Jordan Cloyd, Mary Dillhoff, Aslam Ejaz, Timothy M. Pawlik
Summary: This study found that historical redlining has a negative impact on cancer screening targets for breast, colon, and cervical cancers. After adjusting for social vulnerability and access to care metrics, redlined areas were less likely to meet screening targets compared to non-redlined areas. Factors such as poverty, lack of education, and limited English proficiency mediated the adverse effect of redlining on cancer screening.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
(2023)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Karen B. Register, Margaret Parker, Kelly A. Patyk, Steven J. Sweeney, William D. Boatwright, Lee C. Jones, Murray Woodbury, David L. Hunter, John Treanor, Marshall Kohr, Robert G. Hamilton, Todd K. Shury, Pauline Nol
Summary: The evidence shows that North American bison were exposed to Mycoplasma bovis many years prior to the emergence of related diseases. The patterns of exposure differ between the United States and Canada, with the possibility that M. bovis can colonize healthy bison triggering antibody responses without causing overt disease.
BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marianna Meschiari, Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri, Roberto Tonelli, Erica Bacca, Marianna Menozzi, Erica Franceschini, Gianluca Cuomo, Andrea Bedini, Sara Volpi, Jovana Milic, Lucio Brugioni, Elisa Romagnoli, Antonello Pietrangelo, Elena Corradini, Irene Coloretti, Emanuela Biagioni, Stefano Busani, Massimo Girardis, Andrea Cossarizza, Enrico Clini, Giovanni Guaraldi, Cristina Mussini
Summary: This study compared the 28-day mortality rate among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the first and second waves. The results showed a 36% reduction in 28-day mortality during the second wave, indicating improved survival for patients.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Pawel Wrona, Zenon Rozanski, Grzegorz Pach, Adam P. Niewiadomski, Joao Pedro Veiga
Summary: The article presents the history of iron ore mining and production in modern-day Poland, discussing the impact on surrounding areas and its connection to significant events in the country's history. Iron production played a crucial role in the development and growth of the surrounding areas throughout different periods of Poland's history.
Article
Virology
Monika Redlberger-Fritz, David N. Springer, Stephan W. Aberle, Jeremy V. Camp, Judith H. Aberle
Summary: In 2022, Austria experienced a severe RSV epidemic that started earlier than usual and affected more pediatric patients in emergency departments. Genomic surveillance and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the surge in the 2022/2023 season was driven by RSV-B, while the previous season was driven by RSV-A. The predominant genotype in the 2022/2023 season, RSV-B strain GB5.0.6a, emerged in late 2019. These findings provide valuable insights into RSV evolution and epidemiology for future monitoring and the development of vaccines and therapeutics.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Sanjoy Basu, R. Prem Kumar, P. K. Santra, G. S. Mahapatra, A. A. Elsadany
Summary: This study presents an optimal control strategy through a mathematical model to analyze the effect of lock-down and treatment controls on the Covid-19 outbreak. The results predict the fate of India's second wave situation and evaluate the effectiveness of the controls in terms of the exposed phase, infective phase, and recovery phase. This model provides insights on the total number of infected and active cases, deaths, and recoveries, as well as the effects of vaccines and treatment controls.
ALEXANDRIA ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ishtiaque Ahammad, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Anisur Rahman, Zeshan Mahmud Chowdhury, Arittra Bhattacharjee, Keshob Chandra Das, Chaman Ara Keya, Md Salimullah
Summary: This study analyzed over 1500 SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences from Bangladesh and found that the second wave of the pandemic had a significantly higher mutation rate and more deletion and transversion events compared to the first wave. Different virus lineages were predominant in different waves in Bangladesh, with the B.1.617 variant showing potential for increased transmissibility. Additionally, the study noted the absence of indigenous variants so far in the country, suggesting that preventing the import of foreign variants could help control the outbreak.
Article
Communication
Nikki Usher, Matt Carlson
Summary: As part of the contemporary racial reckoning, institutions are acknowledging their historical legacies of racism and discrimination. Media institutions have been called to account for perpetuating the white-dominant status quo, as they play a role in constructing social reality. This article develops a framework for recognizing and interpreting efforts at historical repair work in journalism, known as second draft of history journalism (SDOH), and explores its defining characteristics and the contested boundaries in relation to journalistic norms.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION
(2022)