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J Youth Adolesc 2021 Mar 6. Epub 2021 Mar 6.

School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, People's Republic of China.

Different types of specific anxiety symptoms commonly co-occur but also display distinct developmental trajectories over time in children and adolescents. Nevertheless, little is known about the co-developmental trajectories of specific anxiety symptoms among youth during the transition into adolescence and how identified trajectories are associated with important psychological and academic outcomes. This study thus aimed to determine the (a) heterogeneous co-developmental trajectories of five specific anxiety symptoms (generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social anxiety, school anxiety, and panic disorder) from middle childhood to early adolescence, and (b) associations between the identified, distinct trajectories and youth's psychological well-being and academic achievement. Read More

Healthcare (Basel) 2021 Feb 12;9(2). Epub 2021 Feb 12.

Department of Social Welfare, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju City 54896, Korea.

In the COVID-19 pandemic, marginalized groups like migrants are disproportionately affected. As panic, fear of neglect, and mistrusting institutions in these groups are presumed to be apparent, their detachment to health services still needs to be investigated. This study comparatively analyzed the level of panic and trust between South Koreans and immigrants who are living within highly affected areas of South Korea. Read More

Sensors (Basel) 2021 Feb 14;21(4). Epub 2021 Feb 14.

School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC 3217, Australia.

Predicting evacuation patterns is useful in emergency management situations such as an earthquake. To find out how pre-trained individuals interact with one another to achieve their own goal to reach the exit as fast as possible firstly, we investigated urban people's evacuation behavior under earthquake disaster coditions, established crowd response rules in emergencies, and described the drill strategy and exit familiarity quantitatively through a cellular automata model. By setting different exit familiarity ratios, simulation experiments under different strategies were conducted to predict people's reactions before an emergency. Read More

Vaccines (Basel) 2021 Feb 19;9(2). Epub 2021 Feb 19.

Communication Science Unit, The Media School, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.

In June 2015, proposed Ebola vaccine trials were suspended by the Ministry of Health of Ghana amid protests from members of parliament and the general public. Scholarship has often focused on the design, development, and administration of vaccines. Of equal importance are the social issues surrounding challenges with vaccine trials and their implementation. Read More

Foods 2021 Feb 25;10(3). Epub 2021 Feb 25.

Research & Innovation Department, Galanakis Laboratories, 73131 Chania, Greece.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a new era in the efficacy of the food supply chain, while the consequences of this new era on humanity, the economy, and the food sector are still under examination. For example, food security is one vital aspect of food systems which is directly affected. This review summarizes food security during epidemics and pandemics before moving on to panic buying, food shortages, and price spikes observed during the current crisis. Read More