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Kill dates from re-exposed black mosses constrain past glacier advances in the northern Antarctic Peninsula Open
Glaciers are receding in the northern Antarctic Peninsula and exposing previously entombed soils and plants. We used 39 black (dead) mosses collected from rapidly retreating ice margins at four sites along the Antarctic Peninsula to determ…
View article: Brazilian cave heritage under siege
Brazilian cave heritage under siege Open
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View article: Increasing Pleistocene permafrost persistence and carbon cycle conundrums inferred from Canadian speleothems
Increasing Pleistocene permafrost persistence and carbon cycle conundrums inferred from Canadian speleothems Open
Permafrost thaw decreased over the Pleistocene yet had little apparent effect on interglacial greenhouse gas concentrations.
Professor Jean NICOD Open
It is an honour to be invited to contribute to an appreciation of Jean NICOD, the renowned karstologist, respected colleague and long-standing friend. We two first met him when we joined the world of international karst studies and its man…
<i>Vital Signs:</i> Estimated Proportion of Adult Health Problems Attributable to Adverse Childhood Experiences and Implications for Prevention — 25 States, 2015–2017 Open
Efforts that prevent adverse childhood experiences could also potentially prevent adult chronic conditions, depression, health risk behaviors, and negative socioeconomic outcomes. States can use comprehensive public health approaches deriv…
Associations between adverse childhood experiences and acquired brain injury, including traumatic brain injuries, among adults: 2014 BRFSS North Carolina Open
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can negatively affect lifelong health and opportunity. Acquired brain injury (ABI), which includes traumatic brain injury (TBI) as well as other causes of brain injury, is a health condition that affect…
View article: Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences From the 2011-2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 23 States
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences From the 2011-2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 23 States Open
This report demonstrates the burden of ACEs among the US adult population using the largest and most diverse sample to date. These findings highlight that childhood adversity is common across sociodemographic characteristics, but some indi…
Factors associated with psychological distress among members of HIV discordant couples in western Kenya: the role of adverse childhood experiences Open
# Background The relationship between measures of psychological distress and factors such as adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and HIV infection have not been well studied among members of HIV discordant couples living in Kenya. # Method…
Factors associated with psychological distress among members of HIV discordant couples in western Kenya: the role of adverse childhood experiences Open
# Background The relationship between measures of psychological distress and factors such as adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and HIV infection have not been well studied among members of HIV discordant couples living in Kenya. # Method…
Spanking and adult mental health impairment: The case for the designation of spanking as an adverse childhood experience Open
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) such as child abuse are related to poor health outcomes. Spanking has indicated a similar association with health outcomes, but to date has not been considered an ACE. Physical and emotional abuse have …
Adverse childhood experiences and life opportunities: Shifting the narrative Open
Substantial research shows that early adversity, including child abuse and neglect, is associated with diminished health across the life course and across generations. Less well understood is the relationship between early adversity and ad…
The morphology and development of Kalahroud Cave, Iran Open
Kalahroud Cave is located in central Iran, ~50 km north of Isfahan. The landscape is a typical mountain desert morphology of cuestas dissected by ravines and gorges created during rare surface run-off events; crest lines are ~2800 m asl an…
View article: A Methodological Approach to Small Area Estimation for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
A Methodological Approach to Small Area Estimation for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Open
Public health researchers have used a class of statistical methods to calculate prevalence estimates for small geographic areas with few direct observations. Many researchers have used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) dat…