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J Interpers Violence 2021 Apr 9:8862605211005136. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States.

While the negative impact of extensive exposure to community violence and armed conflict is known, less emphasis has been focused on outcomes supportive of resilience. It is critical to begin exploring these constructs to both promote healing from decades-long conflict and to inform targeted interventions that focus on positive youth development in contexts of adversity. This study thus utilized a person-centered approach to estimate violence exposure profiles among 3,443 Colombian youth to explore what demographic covariates and positive youth development outcomes, such as school engagement, hope, goals, social competence, future expectations, and barriers to education were associated with each violence exposure profile. Read More

Cent Eur J Public Health 2021 Mar;29(1):38-44

Department of Epidemiology, School of Health Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.

Epidemiological data consistently show sustained upward trend in the incidence of cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) estimated that in 2018 more than 18 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and in about 9.6 million cases cancer could be the cause of death. Read More

One Health Outlook 2020 8;2:11. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Morogoro, Tanzania.

Background: Health surveillance is an important element of disease prevention, control, and management. During the past two decades, there have been several initiatives to integrate health surveillance systems using various mechanisms ranging from the integration of data sources to changing organizational structures and responses. The need for integration is caused by an increasing demand for joint data collection, use and preparedness for emerging infectious diseases. Read More

Surg Endosc 2021 Apr 6. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

Beverly Hills Hernia Center, 450 N Roxbury Dr. #224, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, USA.

Background: The flank approach to lumbar spine surgery is considered a new minimally invasive alternative to the anterior abdominal approach. Flank incisional hernia is one complication, but it has been poorly studied.

Methods: Retrospective review of patients referred for evaluation of abdominal bulging after Lateral Interbody Fusion (LIF), 2013-2020. Read More