Brunswick (United States)

ABSTRACT Objective This article explores the potential benefits of peer-led spaces for young mental health family carer lived experience (FCLE) workers, in fostering connection, advocacy, and knowledge production. Method Using a co-operative inquiry collaboration process, ten young FCLE workers, lived experience researchers, and allies reflected on their engagement in peer-led workshops. Results Four key ways in which young FCLE workers experienced benefit from participating in peer-led spaces were identified, including fostering connection and agency, articulating under-recognised experiences, clarifying often ambiguous roles and career pathways, and building capacity in knowledge production. Discussion Peer-led spaces are shown to provide essential professional community-building and support mechanisms for young FCLE workers. The inquiry draws together the broader implications of these findings for supporting young FCLE workers in a context where young carers face significant barriers to entering the workforce, roles can be isolated or systemically misunderstood, and young FCLE workers are under-represented in research. Links to existing frameworks with potential for implementing such peer-led spaces and processes are explored, namely role modelling, communities of practice and co-operative inquiry.

Several major academic publishers, like Taylor & Francis, have reverted to the publication of special issues as a way to diversify their publication portfolios while maximizing the use of guest editors to attract more authors to their journals. This strategy is often achieved through calls for papers (CFPs). In parallel, academic publishing is witnessing an increase in artificial intelligence (AI)-related and AI-assisted literature. In this study, our objective was to assess CFPs across the Taylor & Francis journal portfolio to understand the volume of CFPs related to special issues on AI. From 982 CFPs related to special issues, 242 (24.6%) included one or more AI-related terms in the title or body text and were identified as AI-related, with the highest prevalence in the fields of Computer Science (80.0%) and Information Science (62.5%). A text-mining analysis of 90 CFPs explicitly focused on AI revealed field-specific thematic orientations. For example, in the field of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Taylor & Francis special issues focused on automation, intelligent systems, and logistics. There is little research dedicated exclusively to CFPs, which offer a unique insight into the publishing business model that focuses on special issues.

Sports and games have a huge impact on how people, especially young people, develop socially, mentally, and physically. Sports in India, where a sizable section of the populace is young, provide a potent platform for individual development, social cohesion, and national advancement. With an emphasis on youth development, social integration, and national identity, this essay examines the many facets of sports and games' significance in Indian society. Youth who participate in sports develop their self-confidence, discipline, resilience, and physical fitness. In addition, playing organized games develops leadership, cooperation, and decision-making abilities—all of which are critical for success in the future. At the societal level, sports foster inclusivity, gender equality, and the bridging of social and cultural divides. More young people are pursuing sports both professionally and recreationally as a result of India's growing visibility on international sporting stages, which has boosted national pride and recognition. Sports promotion is becoming more and more important in schools, universities, and communities, as seen by government initiatives like Khelo India, Fit India Movement, and Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). However, issues including poor finance, lack of awareness, and inadequate infrastructure continue to limit access to sports in underprivileged and rural communities. The abstract emphasizes how urgently India's sports ecosystem needs to be strengthened through investments in coaching, infrastructure, and grassroots development. India can promote social cohesiveness, international sporting prowess, and the health and capacities of its youth by cultivating a robust sports culture. This essay emphasizes how games and sports may create a more vibrant, cohesive, and healthy community India.

This research is about moving away from old and outdated desktop applications by using microservice clean architecture.In a practical case study, we display the adoption of new architecture, better performance, and increased scalability.The paper explains that domain-driven design, modular refactoring, and integrating DevOps make it possible for enterprises to migrate successfully and be agile in the future.

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a common type of epilepsy, with seizures primarily originating in the deep temporal lobe. This condition results in changes in connectivity across gray matter (GM), and white matter (WM) regions. This altered connectivity categorizes TLE as a network disorder, highlighting the need to investigate functional network connectivity (FNC) in WM areas. Dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) measures time-varying correlations between two or multiple regions of interest and derives clusters highlighting functional networks (FNs) where connectivity among regions behaves in a similar fashion. In this study, we included a total of 103 subjects from the Epilepsy Connectome Project, comprising 51 healthy controls (HC), and 52 subjects with TLE. We obtained static FNs (sFNs) and dynamic FNs (dFNs) using K-means clustering on ROI-based static functional connectivity (sFC) and dFC, respectively. Both static and dynamic FNCs were then separately investigated in HC and TLE subjects, with the latter demonstrating significant differences in WM networks. The static FNC was significantly decreased between the Forceps minor-Anterior corona radiata (ACR) - genu and left inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) in TLE. Dynamic FNC significantly decreased between the corpus callosum (CC) (body) - superior corona radiata - right superior longitudinal fasciculus network and the Forceps minor - ACR - medial frontal gyrus network in subjects with TLE. This result implies that this WM connection changes with lower variability in TLE. On the other hand, the dynamic connections between the left temporal sub gyral - left thalamus - left pallidus - left hippocampus and right thalamus - right putamen - right temporal sub gyral - right pallidus network and the connections between the cingulum network and right thalamus - right putamen - right temporal sub gyral - right pallidus network significantly increased. These results indicate that these two GM subcortical connections change with higher variability in TLE. The study also demonstrates that the static functional connectivity strength (FCS) of the left ILF decreased significantly in subjects with TLE. However, the dynamic FCS of the splenium and brain stem were altered significantly in TLE, implying that the total dynamic connections of this network with all other networks experienced greater changes. Furthermore, the FNC suggests that the WM regions - ILF, superior and ACR, and CC exhibit connectivity changes related to the clinical features.

Hispanic and Non-Hispanic (NH) Black adults, particularly men, disproportionately experience significant smoking-related health disparities, including cancer. Thus, identifying factors that explicate sex, racial, and ethnic differences in cigarette use is critical for developing tailored interventions to prevent smoking-related diseases among these groups. While sociodemographic characteristics and other social determinants of health (SDOH) are identified as key correlates of cigarette use, little is known about how these factors intersect with sex, race, and ethnicity to influence cigarette use. This study examined data from 15,695 Hispanic and Non-Hispanic (NH) Black participants of the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program to examine the role of sociodemographic characteristics and SDOH on cigarette use at the intersection of sex, race, and ethnicity. Using Horn's parallel analysis, we created a composite variable corresponding to cigarette use intensity and duration (CSID). Then, linear regressions and relative importance analyses identified the differential and relative associations among sociodemographic factors and SDOH on CSID across Hispanic men, Hispanic women, NH Black men, and NH Black women. Older age and lower educational level were the factors that were most strongly associated with higher CSID across the four groups. While housing insecurity was the third highest negative correlate for Hispanic men and women, religious service attendance, and being married ranked as third most important for NH Black women and men, respectively. These findings highlight specific factors to incorporate in smoking cessation and prevention programs uniquely designed for these populations.