scholarly journals Online socializing among men who have sex with men and transgender people in Nairobi and Johannesburg and implications for public health‐related research and health promotion: an analysis of qualitative and respondent‐driven sampling survey data

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (S6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Fearon ◽  
Adam Bourne ◽  
Siyanda Tenza ◽  
Thesla Palanee‐Phillips ◽  
Rhoda Kabuti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Respondent Driven Sampling ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Sampling Survey

scholarly journals Comprehensive scoping review of health research using social media data

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e022931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Taylor ◽  
Claudia Pagliari
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Social Media Data ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Google Search ◽  
Media Data

IntroductionThe rising popularity of social media, since their inception around 20 years ago, has been echoed in the growth of health-related research using data derived from them. This has created a demand for literature reviews to synthesise this emerging evidence base and inform future activities. Existing reviews tend to be narrow in scope, with limited consideration of the different types of data, analytical methods and ethical issues involved. There has also been a tendency for research to be siloed within different academic communities (eg, computer science, public health), hindering knowledge translation. To address these limitations, we will undertake a comprehensive scoping review, to systematically capture the broad corpus of published, health-related research based on social media data. Here, we present the review protocol and the pilot analyses used to inform it.MethodsA version of Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage scoping review framework will be followed: (1) identifying the research question; (2) identifying the relevant literature; (3) selecting the studies; (4) charting the data and (5) collating, summarising and reporting the results. To inform the search strategy, we developed an inclusive list of keyword combinations related to social media, health and relevant methodologies. The frequency and variability of terms were charted over time and cross referenced with significant events, such as the advent of Twitter. Five leading health, informatics, business and cross-disciplinary databases will be searched: PubMed, Scopus, Association of Computer Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, alongside the Google search engine. There will be no restriction by date.Ethics and disseminationThe review focuses on published research in the public domain therefore no ethics approval is required. The completed review will be submitted for publication to a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary open access journal, and conferences on public health and digital research.

The Norwegian Twin Registry

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 775-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas S. Nilsen ◽  
Ingunn Brandt ◽  
Per Magnus ◽  
Jennifer R. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Twin Data ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Twin Registry ◽  
Broad Array ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related

Norway has a long-standing tradition in twin research, but the data collected in several population-based twin studies were not coordinated centrally or easily accessible to the scientific community. In 2009, the Norwegian Twin Registry was established at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) in Oslo with the purpose of creating a single research resource for Norwegian twin data. As of today, the Norwegian Twin Registry contains 47,989 twins covering birth years 1895–1960 and 1967–1979; 31,440 of these twins consented to participate in health-related research. In addition, DNA from approximately 4,800 of the twins is banked at the NIPH biobank and new studies are continually adding new data to the registry. The value of the Norwegian twin data is greatly enhanced by the linkage opportunities offered by Norway's many nationwide registries, spanning a broad array of medical, demographic, and socioeconomic information.

Identifying Perspectives of Health in Adults With Intellectual Disability Through Engagement in Participatory Research

Inclusion ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Cardell
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present the contributions adults with intellectual disability can make to health-related research in an effort to encourage the inclusion of this population in research. Photovoice was used to develop collaboration between the researcher and a group of adults with intellectual disability. In addition to individual interviews and observations, the participants completed a photograph assignment aimed at identifying things that are good or bad for health. Four themes emerged from this study: defining health, feeling connected, having something to do, and being part of the community. Additionally, insight was gleaned on promoting health in this population. Health promotion curricula need to include skill development and support building along with this population's strengths, interests, and context.

scholarly journals High prevalence of HIV among men who have sex with men in Zhejiang, China: a respondent-driven sampling survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. e008466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohong Pan ◽  
Minni Wu ◽  
Qiaoqin Ma ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Wenzhe Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respondent Driven Sampling ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Sampling Survey

scholarly journals Internalization of Phospholipid-Coated Gold Nanoparticles

Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 544
Author(s):  
Lindsay J. Shearer ◽  
Nils O. Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
A549 Cells ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Endocytic Pathway ◽  
Cell Entry ◽  
Potential Drug ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Health Related Research ◽  
Health Related

Gold nanoparticles are used in health-related research; however, their effectiveness appears to depend on how well they are internalized and where they are destined to travel. Internalization in cells is efficient if the gold nanoparticles are biocompatible, where one possible pathway of cell entry and processing is clathrin-mediated endocytosis. In this work we studied the co-localization of phospholipid-coated gold nanoparticles (PCAuNPs) with markers of the endocytic pathway (Rab and LAMP-1 proteins) in C2C12 and A549 cells and found that the internalization was consistent with clathrin-mediated endocytosis and was cell type dependent. We further found that the time evolution of uptake and disposal of these PCAuNPs was similar for both cell types, but aggregation was more significant in A549 cells. Our results support the use of these PCAuNPs as models for potential drug delivery platforms.

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