Automatic approach-avoidance tendency toward physical activity, sedentary, and neutral stimuli as a function of age, explicit affective attitude, and intention to be active by Farajzadeh, Ata, Goubran, Miriam, Beehler, Alexa, Cherkaoui, Noura, Morrison, Paula, de Chanaleilles, Margaux, Maltagliati, Silvio, Cheval, Boris, Miller, Matthew W., Sheehy, Lisa, Bilodeau, Martin, Orsholits, Dan, Boisgontier, Matthieu P.

“…Using computerized reaction-time tasks assessing automatic attitudes, studies have shown that healthy young adults have faster reaction times when approaching physical activity stimuli than when avoiding them. …”
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Misconceptions on COVID-19 Risk Among Ugandan Men: Results From a Rapid Exploratory Survey, April 2020 by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, MacLeod, Ewan, Ssempijja, Fred, Mahero, Michael W., Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Bardosh, Kevin, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Wakoko-Studstil, Florence, Echoru, Isaac, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Mujinya, Regan, Nambuya, Grace, Onohuean, Hope, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ekou, Justine, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Of female respondents, 76.4% considered mortality from COVID-19 to be different between the young and the elderly (RR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.01–2.92) and 92.7% believed young adults would show fewer signs than the elderly, and 71.4% agreed that elderly COVID-19 patients would show more severe signs than the young (OR = 2.2, 95%CI: 1.4, 4.8). …”
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Types of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) used by people of different age and smoking status groups: results from a US nationally representative survey by Lucy Popova, Robert T Fairman, David L Ashley, Zachary B Massey, Bai Cham, Ruiyan Luo, Mohammed Alqahtani, Scott Weaver

“…Similarly, 18–29 years old current (vs never) smokers had higher odds of reporting current regular use of refillable tanks (OR=1.80), refillable pods (OR=2.63), closed pods (OR=2.20) and drippers (OR=4.89; p<0.05).Conclusions Both age and smoking status were associated with current regular use of ENDS, especially for youth and young adults. These findings inform regulatory agencies as they monitor and enforce policy on ENDS allowed on the US market.…”
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Discussion Paper for the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations - The housing crisis as a problem of intergenerational justice: The case of Germany by Elena Lutz

“…Measures to facilitate first-time homeownership for young Germans. Supporting young adults in becoming first-time homeowners is another important area in which public policy can help mitigate the negative effects of the housing crisis for young Germans. …”
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Editorial by Daniel Halliday

“…This is in part due to the stagnation of earnings from labour, increased life expectancy and cost of aged care, and the increased cost of homeownership for young adults. These facts also remind us that while the study of inherited wealth owes much of its motivation to a concern to work out the degree to which it is compatible with justice, much can be learned from an interdisciplinary approach in which the tools of political philosophy are combined with those of the social sciences. …”
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Dynamic Challenges of Active Tuberculosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Co-Infection in Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah... by Mokhtar JA, Attallah DM, Jiman-Fatani AA, Al-Rabia MW, Alqarni MA, Saleh BH, Amboon MM, Altorki TA, Alkuwaity KK, Abujamel T, Kaki R, Albarakati TN, Daghistani H, Ismail MA, Alharbi O, Abu ITM, Alfadil A, Ibrahem K, Mufrrih M, Sait AM

“…Patients undergoing hemodialysis, and those with respiratory comorbidities, cancer, diabetes, and smoking were found to have a higher mortality hazard, indicating these as significant risk factors for TB.Conclusion: This study highlights TB’s prevalence and drug resistance at KAUH, emphasizing high-risk groups, including males and young adults. Effective strategies, targeted interventions, and future research are vital for reducing mortality.This study examines the stability of tuberculosis (TB) disease presentation using dynamic models among patients treated at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Key findings include:This is the first study to analyze TB disease stability across different demographic groups.Males, elderly individuals, cancer patients, and those with pulmonary disease or other comorbidities were found to have a higher risk of death from TB.The results emphasize the need for healthcare practices to adopt the “equilibrium state” method for hazard assessment. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…The final contribution in this issue offers insights from an online survey conducted among young adults in Germany suggesting that these respondents were indeed politically interested and felt willing to assume responsibility through participation. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…In response to this, Kershaw in the third stage of his research considers how the standard of living for contemporary seniors compares with that of elderly Canadians four decades earlier; and how the standard of living four decades earlier – when contemporary seniors were young adults – compares with that of young people today. …”
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Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Stepney, Samantha Martin, Magdalena Mikulak, Sara Ryan, Jay Stewart, Richard Ma, Adam Barnett

“…In total, 91 interviews were conducted between 2019 and 2021 with 50 with young people (42 aged 13–24 years and 10 young adults aged 25–35 years), 19 family members of gender-diverse young people (parents/carers) and 20 health professionals working with trans patients. …”
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