Article
Urban Studies
Margarita Garfias Royo, Priti Parikh, Julian Walker, Jyoti Belur
Summary: This study explores women's perceptions of vulnerability to Violence Against Women (VAW) in urban public spaces and their response to this violence in Querétaro, Mexico. First-hand data on different types of VAW was collected through 7 focus group discussions. The Socio-Ecological Framework (SEF) and the Social Construction of Space lens were used to analyze VAW at different levels, and a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design approach was used to develop targeted recommendations. The results suggest that improving infrastructure, such as lighting, access routes, sidewalks, and prioritizing pedestrian mobility, could help prevent VAW in public spaces.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cara Ebert, Janina Steinert
Summary: The study found a higher prevalence of domestic violence against women and children during the pandemic in Germany, with factors such as home quarantine, financial worries, poor mental health, and young children linked to increased risk. Awareness and utilization of support services were found to be low.
BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(2021)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Mika S. Ohtsuka, Kate Shannon, Alyssa Zucchet, Andrea Kruesi, Brittany Bingham, Desire King, Tara Axl-Rose, Melissa Braschel, Kathleen N. Deering
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of violence among women living with HIV in Canada. The results showed a high proportion of violence experienced, with factors such as youth, unstable housing, food insecurity, incarceration, substance use, and HIV status disclosure without consent being associated with recent physical/sexual violence. Therefore, trauma- and violence-informed policies should be integrated into existing programs and support for women living with HIV who have experienced violence.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Maxine A. Hoeft, Wendy A. Burgers, Catherine Riou
Summary: This review examines the intersection of the HIV and SARS-CoV-2 pandemics. While COVID-19 in those with well-controlled HIV infection poses no greater risk, people with advanced HIV disease are more vulnerable to poor COVID-19 outcomes. COVID-19 vaccines are effective in the majority of PWH, but reduced efficacy, breakthrough infections, and faster waning of effectiveness have been observed. People with advanced HIV may also experience prolonged infection that may give rise to new variants.
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Zhenkun Xu, Hongzhi Zhang, Meijie Guo, Dan Fang, Jun Mei, Jing Xie
Summary: Nitrite exposure negatively affects the stress response of large yellow croaker, leading to oxidative stress, immune response, and changes in gill morphology.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Omer Alkan, Ceyhun Sercemeli, Kenan Ozmen
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing verbal and psychological violence against women in Turkey. The findings revealed that women whose husbands or partners cheated and used alcohol were more likely to experience verbal and psychological violence. Women who had been exposed to physical, economic, and sexual violence were also more likely to be subjected to verbal and psychological violence. Exposure to violence by first-degree relatives increased the likelihood of experiencing verbal and psychological violence.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dongqi Kan, Yu Zhang, Jiancheng Zeng, Hairong Lian, Lei Feng, Yifan Feng, Xiaojie Liu, Cui Han, Jiaxin Yang
Summary: In this study, the effects of UV-B radiation on the monogonont rotifer Brachionus asplanchnoidis were investigated. UV-B radiation caused adverse effects on growth and reproduction, with oxidative damage and DNA repair-related genes up-regulation. These findings highlight the importance of considering both ecological and molecular responses in assessing the impact of UV-B radiation on aquatic organisms.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Andrea Piccinini, Paolo Bailo, Giussy Barbara, Monica Miozzo, Silvia Tabano, Patrizia Colapietro, Claudia Fare, Silvia Maria Sirchia, Elena Battaglioli, Paola Bertuccio, Giulia Manenti, Laila Micci, Carlo La Vecchia, Alessandra Kustermann, Simona Gaudi
Summary: Violence against women has negative consequences on their health. The EpiWE project aims to investigate the epigenetic signatures associated with intimate partner and sexual violence-induced stress-related disorders. The study found abnormal methylation levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, dopamine receptor D2, and insulin-like growth factor 2 genes in victims, indicating potential molecular pathways for addressing the long-term effects of violence and implementing precision medicine protocols.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Khandis R. Blake, Siobhan M. O'Dean, James Lian, Thomas F. Denson
Summary: The study found a correlation between the frequency of misogynistic tweets on Twitter and incidents of domestic violence reported to the FBI. Misogynistic tweets in a certain area were related to domestic violence incidents in that area, but the long-term relationship between the two was small.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Business
Md Amzad Hossain, Kanika Mahajan, Sheetal Sekhri
Summary: This paper examines whether in-home access to toilets reduces the risk of violent crimes against women. Using data from a toilet construction program in India, it finds that the construction of toilets reduces sexual assaults on women, but does not have consistent effects on rapes.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rebecca C. Thurston, Yuefang Chang, Karen A. Matthews, Sioban Harlow, Samar R. El Khoudary, Imke Janssen, Carol Derby
Summary: This study examined the relationship between interpersonal violence (including childhood abuse, adult abuse, and intimate partner violence) and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in women. The results showed that childhood abuse, particularly sexual abuse, was associated with an increased risk of CVD in women. Intimate partner violence was also associated with CVD risk, with higher systolic blood pressure among IPV-exposed women being important in these associations.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Michelle E. Wakeley, Brandon E. Armstead, Chyna C. Gray, Elizabeth W. Tindal, Daithi S. Heffernan, Chun-Shiang Chung, Alfred Ayala
Summary: The study found that HVEM expression increased on leukocytes after severe injury in mice and patients, but this increase was not directly associated with the severity of injury. In the low severity model, co-expression of HVEM and BTLA increased at later time points, suggesting a temporal evolution of this mechanism. Increased co-expression on non-proliferating CD3(+) lymphocytes and associated TNF-alpha level increases suggest that post-critical illness co-expression is associated with developing immune suppression.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catherine Maternowska, Rita L. Shackel, Catherine Carlson, Ruti G. Levtov
Summary: This paper explores the historical segregation of violence prevention work targeting women and children, analyzes the differences and tensions between the two fields, and proposes potential opportunities for future synergies between the two fields through a focus on adolescent girls.
GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dennis E. Reidy, Elizabeth R. Baumler, Jeff R. Temple
Summary: Recent research has found that gender parity in STEM disciplines is associated with sexual violence victimization for women. Sexual minority women in gender-balanced STEM are most frequently victims of sexual violence.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Angela M. Parcesepe, Evette Cordoba, John A. Gallis, Jennifer Headley, Berenger Tchatchou, John Hembling, Claudian Soffo, Joy Noel Baumgartner
Summary: Pregnant women living with HIV in Cameroon have a high prevalence of probable common mental disorders and intimate partner violence. The study found that all forms of IPV assessed were significantly associated with greater odds of probable CMD.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Charvonne N. Holliday, Heather L. McCauley, Jay G. Silverman, Edmund Ricci, Michele R. Decker, Daniel J. Tancredi, Jessica G. Burke, Patricia Documet, Sonya Borrero, Elizabeth Miller
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2017)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michele R. Decker, Sarah Flessa, Ruchita V. Pillai, Rebecca N. Dick, Jamie Quam, Diana Cheng, Raegan McDonald-Mosley, Kamila A. Alexander, Charvonne N. Holliday, Elizabeth Miller
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2017)
Article
Substance Abuse
Michael Killian, Andrea N. Cimino, Natasha S. Mendoza, Randy Shively, Kami Kunz
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
(2018)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Charvonne N. Holliday, Sophie M. Morse, Nathan A. Irvin, Angelique Green-Manning, Lisa M. Nitsch, Jessica G. Burke, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Michele R. Decker
JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michele R. Decker, Holly C. Wilcox, Charvonne N. Holliday, Daniel W. Webster
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS
(2018)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michele R. Decker, Charvonne N. Holliday, Zaynab Hameeduddin, Roma Shah, Janice Miller, Joyce Dantzler, Leigh Goodmark
JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Charvonne N. Holliday, Kristin Bevilacqua, Karen Trister Grace, Langan Denhard, Arshdeep Kaur, Janice Miller, Michele R. Decker
Summary: The research finds that survivors of intimate partner violence tend to choose census tracts with higher levels of deprivation and racial segregation for re-housing. Factors such as economic dependence, sense of security, and social connections influence their re-housing choices. The study highlights the challenges faced by survivors in re-housing due to issues like structural racism.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Charvonne N. Holliday, Geoffrey Kahn, Roland J. Thorpe, Roma Shah, Zaynab Hameeduddin, Michele R. Decker
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2020)
Article
Family Studies
Shon M. Reed, M. Alexis Kennedy, Michele R. Decker, Andrea N. Cimino
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Substance Abuse
K. Tsuyuki, N. A. Al-Alusi, J. C. Campbell, A. N. Cimino, K. K. Gundersen, J. K. Stockman
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Charvonne N. Holliday, Elizabeth Miller, Michele R. Decker, Jessica G. Burke, Patricia I. Documet, Sonya B. Borrero, Jay G. Silverman, Daniel J. Tancredi, Edmund Ricci, Heather L. McCauley
WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES
(2018)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Andrea N. Cimino, Natasha S. Mendoza, Thomas H. Nochajski, Mark G. Farrell
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Andrea N. Cimino, Elissa E. Madden, Kris Hohn, Courtney M. Cronley, Jaya B. Davis, Karen Magruder, M. Alexis Kennedy
JOURNAL OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
(2017)