Scientists reveal half-billion-year-old ‘last supper’
About 465 million years ago, an armored critter resembling a sea roach died near what is now Prague. The final meal of this animal—a trilobite—still sat in its guts as sediment buried its body in the sea floor of an ancient Paleozoic sea. There, it remained entombed for ages. Now, scientific sleuths have deduced the contents of this meal, providing the first direct evidence of the diet and lifestyle of this primal and iconic group of arthropods.
A private collector first discovered the trilobite fossil more than a century ago—or at least the small sphere of ancient sediment that contained it. Such balls, called...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 27, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Gender differences in the association between body mass index and recent suicide attempts in Chinese patients with first-episode drug-na ïve major depressive disorder - Liu J, Li Z, Jia F, Yuan H, Zhou Y, Xia X, Yang R, Wu Y, Zhang X, Ye G, Du X, Zhang X.
Controversial evidence exists on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and suicide attempts (SA) in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the association between BMI and SA in first-episode drug... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Health problems occurring in national-level female soccer players are different between leagues and throughout the season: a 6-month prospective cohort study - Dettwiler A, Wieloch N, Fr öhlich S, Imhoff F, Scherr J, Spörri J.
This study investigated the prevalence and severity of health problems in national-level female soccer players with respect to league and seasonality. METHODS: In a prospective cohort study, 46 female soccer players aged 22.8 ±3.9 years ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Relationships of walking activity with depressed mood and suicidal ideation among the middle-aged Korean population: a nationwide cross-sectional study - Ko Y, Cho YH, Kim GW, Hong CH, Son SJ, Roh HW, Moon J, Han S.
INTRODUCTION: The suicide rate of middle-aged adults has increased rapidly, which is a significant public health concern. A depressed mood and suicidal ideation are significant risk factors for suicide, and non-pharmacological interventions such as exercis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
WOA-AGA algorithm design for robot path planning - Jin ZX, Luo GM, Wen R, Huang JL.
Currently, mobile robot has great application value in industrial production. It can play a unique advantage in improving industrial production efficiency and saving industrial production costs. Path planning plays an important role in the performance of m... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Time-loss injuries among female and male Spanish rink hockey players - de Pablo Marquez B, Subirana I, Quintana M, Rodas G, Casals M.
The present study describes the time-loss injuries among female and male athletes of the Spanish rink hockey league during the 2021/22 season.We performed a retrospective cohort study on time-loss injuries, whereby the athlete is prevented from participati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
The pleasurable effect of aggressive behavior - Bingtao Z, Yuping LIU, Hui Z, Bo Y.
Aggressive behavior can make individuals produce positive emotions, indicating it has a pleasurable effect. It is supported by evidence from at least three aspects. First, the direct emotional experience of aggressive behavior is pleasurable, which exists ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Sex- and suicide-specific alterations in the kynurenine pathway in the anterior cingulate cortex in major depression - Brown SJ, Christofides K, Weissleder C, Huang XF, Shannon Weickert C, Lim CK, Newell KA.
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious psychiatric disorder that in extreme cases can lead to suicide. Evidence suggests that alterations in the kynurenine pathway (KP) contribute to the pathology of MDD. Activation of the KP leads to the formation o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Retinal changes associated with football-related concussions and head impacts - Atlas JB, Young M, Bertolace L, Juskiewicz I, Abrham Y, Merchant-Borna K, Dermady S, Keane B, Ramchandran RS, Bazarian J, Silverstein S.
This pilot study explored the sensitivity of retinal markers to CNS sequelae of concussive and subconcussive head hits. Three groups of college athletes were assessed at pre-season, post-season and 4-months later: Football players with a concussion history... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Potential risk of hypoglycaemia in gastric bypass patients with their profession in public transportation system - Felsenreich DM, Prager G, Chiappetta S, Stier C.
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Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Poly-victimization of autistic adults: an investigation of individual-level correlates - Gibbs V, Hudson JL, Pellicano E.
Autistic people experience high rates of violence and victimization which is largely due to structural injustices, including stigma and social attitudes. Identifying and addressing systemic and structural factors is vitally important, however effecting cha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Orthopaedic injury patterns related to ice skating, inline skating, and roller skating: a 20-year epidemiologic analysis - Dhodapkar MM, Halperin SJ, Gardner EC, Grauer JN.
BACKGROUND: Ice skating, inline skating, and roller skating are popular sports in the United States (US). Although they are similar, injuries incurred may be distinct and may have evolved over time. PURPOSE: To characterize injuries related to ice ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
KINECAL: a dataset for falls-risk assessment and balance impairment analysis - Maudsley-Barton S, Yap MH.
The field of human action recognition has made great strides in recent years, much helped by the availability of a wide variety of datasets that use Kinect to record human movement. Conversely, progress towards the use of Kinect in clinical practice has be... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Neuro-cardiovascular responses to sympathetic stimulation in fighter pilots - Dos Santos Rangel MV, de S á GB, Farinatti P, Borges JP.
INTRODUCTION: The chronic effects of regular exposure to high acceleration levels (G-force) on the neuro-cardiovascular system are unclear. We compared the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac autonomic modulation between nonpilots (NP) vs. military fi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence and multiple sclerosis - Freedman DE, Krysko KM, Feinstein A.
People with MS may be at heightened risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to the general population; however, little is known about the prevalence of IPV among people with MS or its effects on MS-specific clinical outcomes. Additionally, while M... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
