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Environmental Studies
Batul K. Sadliwala
Summary: Research on the relationship between famine and migration is lacking, with academic attention to the issue being insufficient. The existing literature presents dominant hypotheses and findings on the connection, but gaps and unanswered questions remain. Specific aspects of famine are examined while others are overlooked, indicating the influence of disciplinary silos on the study of this topic.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oscar Vedder, Maria Moiron, Coraline Bichet, Christina Bauch, Simon Verhulst, Peter H. Becker, Sandra Bouwhuis
Summary: The study found that telomere length in wild seabirds is highly heritable and strongly positively genetically correlated with lifespan, indicating that the heritable differences between individuals set at conception may present an important component of somatic state variation.
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Psychiatry
Yun-Shu Zhang, Wen-Wang Rao, Li-Li Zhang, Hong-Xue Jia, Hao Bi, Hai-Long Wang, Lloyd Balbuena, Ke-Qing Li, Yu-Tao Xiang
Summary: This study examined the risk of developing schizophrenia in individuals exposed to the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. The results showed that individuals exposed as fetuses had a 25% higher risk of developing schizophrenia compared to those who were unexposed to the earthquake.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
D. Liu, J. Yang, S. Wang
Summary: The study found that early-life exposure to famine decreased the risk of overweight and abdominal obesity in adulthood, while exposure to famine during any childhood period reduced the risk of abdominal obesity. Exposure to famine in mid-childhood also decreased the risk of general obesity in both males and females.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Cun Wang, Xiaoyan Luo, Boni Tao, Wei Du, Liying Hou, Shuohua Chen, Peng Yang, Shouling Wu, Yun Li
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of fetal experience of famine on the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in adults. The results showed that fetal famine exposure may increase the risk of developing T2DM in adults, especially among women and those with hypertension.
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Getachew Arage, Tefera Belachew, Kemal Hajmahmud, Mubarek Abera, Fedilu Abdulhay, Misra Abdulahi, Kalkidan Hassen Abate
Summary: Early exposure to famine results in decreased adult height and increased waist-to-height ratio, particularly with prenatal and postnatal exposure. These findings emphasize the importance of preventing undernutrition in early life to achieve optimal adult height and reduce the risk of abdominal obesity markers in later life.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yuan Gao, Magnus overlie Arntzen, Morten Kjos, Lars R. Bakken, Asa Frostegard
Summary: Rhizobia living as microsymbionts inside nodules have stable access to carbon substrates, while surviving as free-living bacteria in soil. Many rhizobia can denitrify and switch to anaerobic respiration under low oxygen tension. The cellular machinery regulating this transition is relatively well known, but more information is needed about the regulation in starved organisms. Rating: 8 out of 10.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Oncology
Jiahui Shen, Yanhui Jiang, Fengzhi Wu, Hui Chen, Qiujing Wu, Xiaoxiao Zang, Le Chen, Yong Chen, Qiwen Yuan
Summary: This study found that MTHFR C677T polymorphism was associated with UF occurrence for the first time, implying that it may increase the risk of forming UF in women of gestational age. Factors such as BMI, gravidity, and parity were not associated with UF size and number, as well as the MTHFR C677T polymorphism, while older maternal age was associated with UF incidence, especially multiple UF.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2021)
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Dermatology
C-K Wong, Y-L Chen, R. C. Hsiao, S. C-S Hu, C-F Yen
Summary: This study confirmed the heritability of alopecia areata (AA) and found that the transmission of AA from parents to offspring may occur in opposite directions depending on sex. Further studies with a larger sample size are warranted to examine the sex-specific heritability of AA.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ananth Balashankar, Lakshminarayanan Subramanian, Samuel P. Fraiberger
Summary: Anticipating food crisis outbreaks is crucial to efficiently allocate emergency relief and reduce human suffering. However, existing predictive models often rely on delayed, outdated, or incomplete risk measures. In this study, we utilize deep learning techniques to analyze 11.2 million news articles focused on food-insecure countries and extract high-frequency precursors to food crises. The results show that incorporating news indicators significantly improves district-level predictions of food insecurity up to 12 months in advance, providing new insights for decision-making in data-scarce environments.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Sarah Gao, Julia K. Rohr, Immaculata de Vivo, Michele Ramsay, Nancy Krieger, Chodziwadziwa W. Kabudula, Meagan T. Farrell, Darina T. Bassil, Nigel W. Harriman, Diana Corona-Perez, Katarina Pesic, Lisa F. Berkman
Summary: Telomere length is correlated with age, sex, cardiometabolic disease, and mortality in older adults in rural South Africa, confirming similar relationships observed in high-income countries.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kalkidan Hassen Abate, Misra Abdullahi, Fedlu Abdulhay, Getachew Arage, Mohammed Mecha, Mohammed Yenuss, Habtamu Hassen, Tefera Belachew
Summary: This study found that early life famine exposure had an impact on economic achievement in later adulthood, but this association became non-significant when considering biologic and demographic variables. Educational status appeared to have a significant influence on wealth, with uneducated exposed individuals more likely to fall into the lower wealth index category.
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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History
Miguel Angel del Arco Blanco
Summary: The article highlights how the economic policies of the Franco dictatorship led to famine in postwar Spain. The country experienced an extreme socio-economic crisis in the 1940s, with true famine only occurring in late 1939 and 1942, as well as 1946.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Qing Yue, Peng Yang, Xiaoxu Ma, Zhe Shu, Ling Yang, Yuntao Wu, Yongmei Tang, Xiaoyan Luo, Shouling Wu, Yun Li
Summary: This study investigated the association between fetal exposure to famine and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood, and explored the mediating role of systemic inflammation. The results showed that the fetal-exposed group had an increased risk of CVD and stroke compared to the unexposed group, but not myocardial infarction (MI). Systemic inflammation mediated a percentage of the association between fetal exposure and CVD risk.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hongchen Zheng, Ying Ye, Hui Huang, Chunlan Huang, Wenjing Gao, Mengying Wang, Wenyong Li, Ren Zhou, Jin Jiang, Siyue Wang, Canqing Yu, Jun Lv, Xiaoling Wu, Xiaoming Huang, Weihua Cao, Yansheng Yan, Kuicheng Zheng, Tao Wu, Liming Li
Summary: The Fujian Tulou Pedigree-based Cohort (FTPC) is a study that integrates extended pedigrees and a prospective cohort to investigate the genetic and environmental risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases. Through questionnaire interviews, physical examinations, and blood collection, the pedigrees were reconstructed to estimate the heritability of cardiometabolic traits. Follow-up visits will be conducted every 5 years in the future.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Rivi Friedenberg, Leonid Kalichman, David Ezra, Oren Wacht, Deborah Alperovitch-Najenson
Summary: This article reviews the current knowledge on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) and non-fatal injuries in emergency medical technicians and paramedics (EMTs-Ps). The study found that back pain and injuries were common, with risk factors including lifting, working in awkward postures, loading patients, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures. Lack of job satisfaction and social support were associated with these issues.
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ifat Klein, Leonid Kalichman, Noy Chen, Sergio Susmallian
Summary: Physical activity after breast cancer surgery can improve function and range of motion, increase self-efficacy, and help return to previous job status. The higher the intensity and frequency of physical activity, the better the results. Vigorous activity may cause axillary web syndrome but decreases the incidence of chronic pain.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Deborah Alperovitch-Najenson, Chava Weiner, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: The study assessed the reliability and validity of the Hebrew version of BADIX, finding high internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity with RMQ and MODQ.
JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES
(2021)
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Oncology
Ifat Klein, Leonid Kalichman, Noy Chen, Sergio Susmallian
Summary: The study identified that upper arm morbidity following breast cancer surgery may affect up to 70% of patients, leading to issues such as chronic pain, reduced function, and decreased range of motion. Early postoperative physical therapy can reduce the risk of prolonged pain, while regular physical activity may help reduce the occurrence of long-term functional disabilities.
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Oncology
Ifat Klein, Leonid Kalichman, Noy Chen, Sergio Susmallian
Summary: Early physical therapy and patient education can reduce postoperative pain levels and potentially improve functional disabilities in breast cancer patients, without causing complications. Larger studies are needed for definitive results.
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Anatomy & Morphology
Vladimir Stoychev, Azaria Simonovich, Deborah Alperovitch-Najenson, Michal Tzelnik, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: The study focused on developing a grading scale for assessing degenerative changes in uncovertebral joints on CT scans and evaluating the reliability of this scale. The results showed that the developed grading scale had good intra- and inter-rater reliability, with 77.6% of evaluated UVJs exhibiting degenerative changes.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Anat Kaplun, Deborah Alperovitch-Najenson, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: The review suggests that guided imagery (GI) is a safe, non-invasive technique that can help manage pain, depression, stress, fatigue, anxiety, reduce medication use, improve general well-being, wellness, and quality of life in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Further investigations of GI mechanisms are recommended.
CURRENT PAIN AND HEADACHE REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Erika Kague, David Karasik
Summary: The advancement of human genomics has revolutionized our understanding of genetic architecture in skeletal diseases. Interpreting results from association studies remains a challenge due to non-coding index variants. Animal models, such as zebrafish, offer a systematic functional investigation to bridge this gap and help identify causal mechanisms.
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Rehabilitation
Deborah Alperovitch-Najenson, Shani Milyoner, Dafna Horesh-Sztulman, Omer Weissberger, David Ezra, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: This study determines the importance of bed height adjustment for maintaining a neutral lumbar position according to anthropometric dimensions. Specific anatomical landmarks are recommended for bed height adjustment. Further studies are required to validate the results.
JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Kobi Weiss, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: The study found that deep fascial tissues are richly innervated and produce long-lasting pain responses to various stimuli, potentially serving as a source of pain in different pathologies and pain syndromes.
JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Chen Lavi, Michal Elboim-Gabyzon, Yuval Naveh, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: The study investigated the effect of long-duration neuromuscular electric stimulation (NMES) on shoulder subluxation and upper-extremity function during the acute post-stroke stage. The results showed that shoulder subluxation was significantly reduced, while upper-extremity function was significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the control group. These findings suggest that supplementing NMES to standard rehabilitation and external shoulder support is beneficial in reducing shoulder subluxation and improving upper-extremity function.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nehama Milson, Iuly Treger, Michal Vered, Asaf Acker, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of hospital-based rehabilitation for flail chest patients who had undergone open reduction and internal fixation surgery. Significant reduction in pain and improvement in functional independence and balance were observed. All patients were able to independently perform activities of daily living upon discharge.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Lihi Grinberg, Fadwa Dabbah Assadi, Gideon Baum, Romy Zemel, Ran Tur-Kaspa, Chen Shochat, David Karasik, Marcela V. V. Karpuj
Summary: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, resulting from excessive liver fat accumulation. Vitamin D (VitD) plays multiple important roles in diverse physiological processes. This study explores the role of VitD in NAFLD pathogenesis and its potential therapeutic role in NAFLD treatment through the induction of NAFLD in zebrafish and the monitoring of VitD supplementation effects.
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Nursing
Anat Kaplun, Svetlana Trosman, Tatiana Reitblat, Alan Friedman, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of guided imagery (GI) on chronic back pain symptoms. The results showed that brief guided imagery intervention can help alleviate chronic back pain, reduce anxiety, and improve daily activity in patients.
PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSING
(2023)
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Anatomy & Morphology
Azaria Simonovich, Yulia Naveh, Leonid Kalichman
Summary: The study found that osteophytes in the thoracic spine are common in older adults, with the number and size increasing with age in both sexes. Osteophytes are significantly larger on the right side than the left, possibly due to proximity to the aorta.