Strengthening Families: Social Connections by Larry F. Forthun, Samantha Carannante, David C. Diehl

“…Whether it is family members, neighbors, friends, or coworkers, it is vital that parents have people in their lives that can provide social support. This 3-page fact sheet suggests several ways to create new social connections and improve existing ones. …”
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How Family Environment Influences Teens by Donna Davis

“… “After years of hearing how much I should dread the teen years, what a wonderful surprise it was when I found that living with teenagers could actually be not just a pleasant experience, but a fulfilling and wonderful adventure…” This transcript of a two-minute Family Album Radio broadcast was published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, March 2012. …”
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Reducing Your Risk for Diabetes: A Resource Guide by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Bobroff, lists some of the many resources that are available to help people of all backgrounds lead healthier lives and reduce their risk for diabetes. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, May 2007. …”
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Strengthening Families: Social Connections by Larry F. Forthun, Samantha Carannante, David C. Diehl

“…Whether it is family members, neighbors, friends, or coworkers, it is vital that parents have people in their lives that can provide social support. This 3-page fact sheet suggests several ways to create new social connections and improve existing ones. …”
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Medical and Psychological Risk Factors for Incident Hypertension in Type 1 Diabetic African-Americans by Monique S. Roy, Malvin N. Janal, Alec Roy

“…To determine risk factors for the development of hypertension among African-Americans living with type 1 diabetes. Methods. African-Americans with type 1 diabetes (n = 483) participated in a 6-year followup. …”
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Humanin Rescues Cultured Rat Cortical Neurons from NMDA-Induced Toxicity Not by NMDA Receptor by Ai-Ling Cui, Jian-Zhong Li, Zhi-Bo Feng, Guo-Lin Ma, Liang Gong, Chun-Ling Li, Ce Zhang, Kefeng Li

“…The living cells’ density of humanin treated group was similar to that of control. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life after Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Qualitative Analysis of the Perspectives of Health Care Providers by Mar Miserachs, David B. Nicholas, Anthony R. Otley, Vicky Lee Ng

“…Data analysis via a thematic analysis approach revealed 4 major themes: “LT as a facilitator of better HRQoL,” “coping and adapting to LT,” “living with a transplanted liver,” and “the family context.” …”
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Challenges of Diabetes Self-Management in Adults Affected by Food Insecurity in a Large Urban Centre of Ontario, Canada by Justine Chan, Margaret DeMelo, Jacqui Gingras, Enza Gucciardi

“…To explore how food insecurity affects individuals’ ability to manage their diabetes, as narrated by participants living in a large, culturally diverse urban centre. …”
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Case report: Single infusion of combined anti-CD20 and anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies in pediatric refractory lupus nephritis by Decimo Silvio Chiarenza, Raul Mancini, Carolina Bigatti, Carolina Bigatti, Gianluca Caridi, Alessandro Consolaro, Alessandro Consolaro, Valentina Natoli, Valentina Natoli, Gabriele Mortari, Xhuliana Kajana, Francesca Lugani, Marco Gattorno, Marco Gattorno, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Edoardo La Porta, Gabriele Gaggero, Enrico E. Verrina, Andrea Angeletti

“…Recent findings suggested the efficacy of targeting CD38-long-lived plasma cells in LN and SLE refractory to standard treatment. …”
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Microdifferential Pressure Measurement Device for Cellular Microenvironments by Mami Akaike, Jun Hatakeyama, Yoichi Saito, Yoshitaka Nakanishi, Kenji Shimamura, Yuta Nakashima

“…To comprehend the impact of these forces on living organisms, their quantification is essential. …”
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Design and Experiment of a Hand Movement Device Driven by Shape Memory Alloy Wires by Yangwei Wang, Shufang Zheng, Jingquan Pang, Sanping Li, Jian Li

“…However, cases of hand function loss due to diseases and accidents abound, which brings a lot of inconvenience to patients’ lives. This paper introduced a flexible hand movement device (HMD) driven by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires, which is compact, lightweight, and easy to use during activities of daily living (ADL). …”
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Epidemiological panorama of type 2 diabetes in Mexico: differences by state and social determinants by Guadalupe Soto-Estrada, Laura Moreno-Altamirano, Naghielli Álvarez-Chombo, Juan J. García-García

“…A correlation analysis was performed between the rate of variation of mortality and the prevalence of T2DM with the percentage of the population living in extreme poverty. Results: Both indicators have increased in all entities at different rates. …”
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Addressing the Triple Trauma of Factors Leading to Perinatal Health and Mental Health Consequences in Two Upstate New York Communities by Robert H. Keefe, Robert A. Rubinstein, Kiara Van Brackle, Sanid Music, Zikora Nnam, Sandra D. Lane

“…Individuals and families living in high-risk neighborhoods (e.g., where residents experience frequent gun shots, racially disproportionate incarceration, and poverty) had more negative health outcomes including posttraumatic stress disorder, intrauterine growth restriction, and depression. …”
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Gender Differences in the Influence of Social Support on One-Year Changes in Functional Status in Older Patients with Heart Failure by Danielle M. Berard, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof, Margaret Harrison, Joan E. Tranmer

“…Our findings suggest that gender-directed strategies to promote optimization of function for both men and women living with HF in their community are warranted.…”
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Octodon degus laboratory colony management principles and methods for behavioral analysis for Alzheimer’s disease neuroscience research by B. Maximiliano Garduño, Todd C. Holmes, Todd C. Holmes, Robert M. J. Deacon, Xiangmin Xu, Xiangmin Xu, Xiangmin Xu, Patricia Cogram, Patricia Cogram

“…The Chilean degu (Octodon degus) is a medium sized, long-lived rodent with traits that make them a natural model for neuroscience research. …”
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Initial Presentation of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis with Ocular Lesions by Edward J. Quinlan, Veenu Gill

“…This highlights the need for physicians to have a heightened suspicion for testing for valley fever in patients living in endemic regions who present with ocular inflammation so that rapid and timely initiation of antifungal therapy may prevent loss of vision.…”
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ALEXEY LOSEV: LIFE AND DESTINY OF A PHILOSOPHER by Lyudmila B. Logunova, Yuriy Yu. Petrunin

“…In this aspect, the fate of the philosopher appears as a personification of a contemporary historical era that allows us to understand history not as an objective impersonal process, but as a drama of lives and ideas. Research method is the interpretation of philosophical and literary texts (prose and poetry), diaries, and memoirs of people who knew A.F. …”
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Vida Saludable: Examinando su Glucosa en la Sangre by Jennifer Hillan

“…FCS8811-SPAN, a 2-page fact sheet by Jennifer Hillan, is the Spanish version of "Healthy Living for Elders: Checking Blood Glucose" (FCS8811/FY868). …”
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Elderly by Michael P. Philpot, Sube Banerjee

“…Three of the four had brief episodes of OCD earlier in their lives. Neuropsychological assessment demonstrated impairments in verbal fluency and visuo-spatial tasks. …”
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Contribution Financing Possible in the “Demographically Stressed” Pension System by Ernst Niemeier

“…Abstract Despite the aging demographic in Germany, retirement pensions are enough to finance pensioners’ living expenses. The increase of the real income will exceed the burden of the increasing number of older people so that people of working age can bear the higher pension payments. …”
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