Article
Pediatrics
Joanna E. Bulkley, Alexandra M. Varga, John F. Dickerson, Phil Crawford, Lisa A. Croen, Yihe G. Daida, Eric Fombonne, Brigit Hatch, April Lee, Maria Massolo, Katherine Vaughn, Frances L. Lynch
Summary: This study identified children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), asthma or neither from electronic health records, and investigated the economic burdens faced by these families. The findings showed that families with ASD or asthma experienced greater financial and time costs, higher unemployment rates, and lower household incomes. These results are important for designing policies that can support families.
Article
Urban Studies
Esther Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Ruben Cordera, Dominic Stead, Soledad Nogues
Summary: Despite the future introduction of autonomous vehicles, studies on the needs and challenges of urban planning are scarce. This paper conducts participatory visioning using backcasting and Q-methodology to envision a future driverless city. The study analyzes the views of 20 citizens and 10 practitioners on 41 statements related to urban design, society, environment, transport, and mobility needs. The results reveal a consensus on the importance of environmentally friendly urban development and safe design.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhang Wenzhong, Cao Jing, He Ju, Chen Li
Summary: There have been qualitative changes in the national urban planning, construction, and management levels in China since 2000, but problems caused by rapid urbanization are becoming increasingly prominent. The concept of the city health examination aims to address these issues, and research shows that residents are generally satisfied with landscape features, ecological livability, and security resilience but dissatisfied with traffic issues. Residents with different characteristics exhibit varying satisfaction levels towards different indicators.
CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Liviu n Danut Vitan, Adriann-Daniel Martin, Lucian Tutelea, Ion Boldea, Ileana Torac, Nicolae Muntean
Summary: This article presents the structure, analysis, simulation results, and experimental findings of a minibus electric drive using a supercapacitor as a storage element. The traction is provided by a single interior permanent magnet synchronous motor with vector control strategy, while the power interface is implemented by a hybrid bidirectional DC/DC converter. The case study verifies the theoretical considerations and proposed technical solutions through urban driving cycle profile simulation for a 7-ton minibus.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Joseph N. Fahmy, Meghan N. Cichocki, Kevin C. Chung
Summary: This article discusses policy research in the field of plastic surgery, including various research designs and case examples that are relevant to health policy.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Wen-Qiang Che, Yuan-Jie Li, Chi-Kwan Tsang, Yu-Jiao Wang, Zheng Chen, Xiang-Yu Wang, An-Ding Xu, Jun Lyu
Summary: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program in the US is the sole comprehensive source of population-based information on cancer stage and patient survival. Although it covers about half of all cancer patients in the country, the large volume and complexity of data in the SEER database have hindered its application. In this review, the commonly used methodologies and study designs for retrospective epidemiological research are systematically overviewed to illustrate the application of the SEER database, with the aim of assisting researchers in selecting appropriate methods and study designs to enhance the robustness and reliability of clinical studies.
MILITARY MEDICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Kai Lin, Zhengwei He, Zhujun Zhao, Jiaxin Chang, Keran Tang, Rui Qu, Li He
Summary: The study in Zigong City utilized the Delphi method to assess the impact of ecological factors, and proposed a more optimal development plan based on sensitivity analysis and site suitability. The research identified areas with low ecological sensitivity for development, contributing to better urban development in hilly areas.
EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Nicholas R. R. Ray, Temitope Ayodele, Melissa Jean-Francois, Penelope Baez, Victoria Fernandez, Joseph Bradley, Paul K. K. Crane, Clifton L. L. Dalgard, Amanda Kuzma, Heather Nicaretta, Rebecca Sims, Julie Williams, Michael L. L. Cuccaro, Margaret A. A. Pericak-Vance, Richard Mayeux, Li-San Wang, Gerard D. D. Schellenberg, Carlos Cruchaga, Gary W. W. Beecham, Christiane Reitz
Summary: The Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Whole-genome Sequencing Project aims to generate a large-scale genomics resource for early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD). Through whole-genome sequencing and harmonization of clinical data, the project will identify novel risk loci, assess local-ancestry effects, create prediction models, and assess genetic overlap with other traits. The resulting data will be available for further analysis.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yongfu Li, Jian Zhao, Yan Liu, Guoxing Wang
Summary: This review paper provides a comprehensive study of the level shifter (LS) circuit, including circuit topologies and various design methodologies. It also evaluates the state-of-the-art LS circuits and presents their performance metrics.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I-REGULAR PAPERS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ulrik Dalgas, Morten Riemenschneider, Stefan M. Gold, Alon Kalron, Heleen Beckerman, Vincent de Groot, Rachel Dennett, Thomas Edwards, Lara A. Pilutti, Jenny Freeman
Summary: This paper outlines the work of the 'Study design and methodology' group of the MoXFo initiative, aiming to improve the quality of exercise studies in MS patients. By proposing the MS exercise PICOTS framework, it addresses the challenges and considerations in exercise-specific MS research.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Acoustics
Timo Haselhoff, Bryce Lawrence, Jonas Hornberg, Salman Ahmed, Robynne Sutcliffe, Dietwald Gruehn, Susanne Moebus
Summary: Sound pressure levels are commonly used to describe the urban acoustic environment, but further concepts are needed to analyze its effects on human health. The soundscape ecology approach has gained traction, but high-quality sound recordings are essential for applying it to cities. The SALVE project aims to establish a high-resolution dataset of the urban AE and connect it to human health and the built environment.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tyler Pitre, Samantha Cheng, Ellen Cusano, Nadia Khan, David Mikhail, Gareth Leung, Robin W. M. Vernooij, Christopher J. Yarnell, Ewan Goligher, Srinivas Murthy, Anna Heath, Jasmine Mah, Bram Rochwerg, Dena Zeraatkar
Summary: The objective of this review is to summarize published platform trials, examine specific methodological design features among these studies, and hopefully aid readers in the evaluation and interpretation of platform trial results. A systematic review was performed, and 98 unique randomized platform trials were identified. The results showed that Bayesian methods were used in 28.6% of platform trials, while frequentist methods were used in 66.3% of trials. Out of the 25 trials with published results, 7 trials used Bayesian methods. In conclusion, this review provides the most updated and rigorous summary of platform trials.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Urban Studies
Soledad Nogues, Esther Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Dominic Stead, Ruben Cordera
Summary: This research analyzes different viewpoints on the key policies to support a transition to driverless urban futures by examining the opinions of citizens and experts. The results highlight the support for increasing pedestrian mobility and promoting a more compact city, while showing relatively low support for regulation-oriented policies to limit private car usage.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alexandra Grippo, Kexin Zhu, Edwina H. Yeung, Erin M. Bell, Matthew R. Bonner, Lili Tian, Pauline Mendola, Lina Mu
Summary: This study examined the impact of indoor air pollution on early childhood neurodevelopment in the US population and found that unclean cooking fuel use and passive smoke exposure were associated with developmental delays in children.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Chih-Feng Cheng, Chiuhsiang Joe Lin
Summary: Affective computing is a promising approach for studying user experience, using biometrics to recognize emotional states. However, medical-grade biofeedback systems are expensive, prompting the use of consumer-grade devices. Yet, these devices require proprietary software, complicating data processing. To address these challenges, a low-cost biofeedback platform was developed using inexpensive hardware and open-source libraries.
Article
Geography
Kamyar Hasanzadeh, Erika Ikeda, Suzanne Mavoa, Melody Smith
Summary: In this study, the authors used participatory mapping and accelerometer data to explore the associations between children's travel behavior, physical activity, and environmental attributes. The results revealed complex relationships between different layers, with cycling route density consistently associated with higher levels of physical activity and active travel prevalence. However, population density, greenspace, and land-use mix had varying associations with different activity behaviors.
CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES
(2023)
Article
Geography
Melody Smith, Niamh Donnellan, Jinfeng Zhao, Victoria Egli, Catherine Ma, Terryann Clark
Summary: Neighbourhood design has a significant impact on children's physical and psychological well-being, and COVID-19 lockdowns have brought unprecedented changes to children's neighbourhoods. The study found that car-less neighbourhoods, community activities, natural environments, and spending time with family were all beneficial for children's well-being during the lockdown. Social connections were also important, but often required technology.
CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES
(2023)
Article
Geography
Claire Freeman, Anita Latai Niusulu, Michelle Schaaf, Tuiloma Susana Taua'a, Helen Tanielu, Christina Ergler, MaryJane Kivalu
Summary: This paper explores the intersection between place, culture and identity through photographic narratives of Pacific Island children in Samoa and New Zealand. The study reveals that children have dynamic and multi-layered connections to place, identity and belonging.
CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Amanda Brien, Stephanie Wu, Shreya Maharaj, Selda Meneses, Lina Yousif, Hari Nasimham, Melody Smith, Victoria Egli
Summary: A study conducted in the Auckland region of New Zealand found that convenience stores near schools predominantly display advertisements targeting children, with a significant proportion promoting unhealthy food and beverages. The number of these advertisements is twice as high in areas surrounding low-income schools compared to medium and high-income schools.
KOTUITUI-NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ONLINE
(2023)
Review
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Tessa Pocock, Alistair Woodward, Janine Wiles, Deborah Raphael, Melody Smith
Summary: In order to have a realistic and meaningful conceptualization of positive ageing, it is important to consider a diverse range of perspectives. This scoping review proposes a conceptual model of positive ageing that consolidates various literature and approaches, taking into account both etic and emic approaches. The model illustrates the multidimensional and holistic factors that contribute to the health and well-being of older adults.
KOTUITUI-NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ONLINE
(2023)
Article
Geography
En-Yi Lin, Karen Witten, Penelope Carroll, Jose S. Romeo, Niamh Donnellan, Melody Smith
Summary: This study examines the relationship between children's third-place play, parents' perceptions of their neighbourhood environment, and children's time spent in physical activity and sedentary behaviour. The findings suggest that playing in green places near home is associated with more light physical activity and less sedentary behaviour. Children who play in street places near home engage in more moderate to vigorous physical activity.
CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Karen Villanueva, Hannah Badland, Amanda Alderton, Carl Higgs, Gavin Turrell, Sharon Goldfeld
Summary: This study examined the relationship between neighborhood built environment features and early childhood development (ECD), and found that education and care services, preschool services, and access to healthier food outlets within neighborhoods were associated with reduced developmental vulnerability in children. The study suggests that the built environment can play a role in supporting positive child outcomes.
ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Geography
Nicholas Jon Crane, Christina Ergler, Paul Griffin, Mark Holton, Kevon Rhiney, Caitlin Robinson, Gregory Simon
Summary: In the context of discipline-wide efforts to produce more inclusive, just, and equitable norms of geographical knowledge production, section editors for Geography Compass identify five concrete practices by which to address systemic inequities, injustices, and exclusions through their editorial work.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Luis Cereijo, Pedro Gullon, Isabel del Cura, David Valades, Usama Bilal, Manuel Franco, Hannah Badland
Summary: The study found that living in areas with lower availability of exercise facilities is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and its complications. The association is modified by socioeconomic status and sex, with the strongest effect observed in low-income areas. Increasing exercise opportunities, especially in disadvantaged areas, could help reduce the social disparity in diabetes and its complications.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sandra Mandic, Enrique Garcia Bengoechea, Debbie Hopkins, Kirsten Coppell, Melody Smith, Antoni Moore, Michael Keall, Christina Ergler, Susan Sandretto, Gordon Wilson, Gavin Kidd, Charlotte Flaherty, Jennifer S. Mindell, Janet Stephenson, Kimberley King, John C. Spence
Summary: This study examined the patterns of transport to school in diverse settlement types and in relation to home-to-school distance in the Otago region of New Zealand. The results indicated that transport patterns were associated with individual characteristics and family factors. The findings suggest that initiatives to promote active transport and reduce car reliance should consider settlement types, distance to school, and characteristics of different transport modes.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jamie Hosking, Hamish Mackie, Alex Macmillan, Bert van der Werf, Melody Smith, Karen Witten, Alistair Woodward
Summary: The Future Streets project in Ma over bar ngere, New Zealand, successfully reduced traffic speed and volume on local and collector streets, making them safer and more attractive for walking and cycling. Mean speed reductions of 8 km/h and 5-6 km/h were observed on local and collector streets respectively, with traffic volumes decreasing by 17-24% on local streets. This intervention has the potential to reduce road traffic injury inequities within cities and promote active travel.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Geography
Hannah Badland, Karen Villanueva, Amanda Alderton, Melanie Davern, Sharon Goldfeld
Summary: Children's development can be enhanced by positive and stimulating environments, including their spatial neighbourhoods. The Neighbourhood Early Childhood Development Framework, a spatial indicators' framework, is proposed to assess and monitor urban neighbourhoods' support for early childhood development. The framework consists of eight domains and 44 indicators, which can be calculated at the smallest geographic scale. The framework aims to improve measurement, monitoring, and research capabilities, and inform evidence-based interventions to reduce childhood developmental inequities.
CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Claire Freeman, Anita Latai Niusulu, Christina Ergler, Michelle Schaaf, Tuiloma Susana Taua'a, Helen Tanielu
Summary: Children's voices have been overlooked in Pacific research, despite their right to be heard according to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. While technologically assisted participative research has grown, the value of hand drawn maps should not be underestimated. The study presents data from 267 neighborhood maps drawn by children in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, and New Zealand, revealing the social and spatial connections in their lives.
ASIA PACIFIC VIEWPOINT
(2023)
Article
Communication
Catherine Ma, Carol Green, Jinfeng Zhao, Victoria Egli, Terryann Clark, Niamh Donnellan, Melody Smith
Summary: Disseminating research findings to target stakeholders is crucial for successful research projects. However, barriers such as publication time, academic jargon, language barriers, paywalled articles, and consumption time might impede access and hinder the uptake of research. Creative and visual dissemination approaches offer advantages and can improve real-world uptake. This practitioner piece presents methods for developing a graphic novel using research findings, sharing reflections to support future creative and visual dissemination of research.
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
(2023)
Article
Geography
S. Hadfield-Hill, M. Finn, J. Dudman, C. Ergler, C. Freeman, T. A. Hayes, P. Jarman, L. Leon, M. C. Lazaro, A. Latai-Niusulu, E. Oza, E. Robson, R. Rosen, M. Schaaf, S. Tauaa, H. Tanielu, L. Walker
CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES
(2023)
