Publications by authors named "CL Collins"

Bacilladnaviruses are single-stranded DNA viruses that infect diatoms that, so far, have been primarily identified in marine organisms and environments. Using a viral metagenomics approach, we discovered 13 novel bacilladnaviruses originating from samples of mud-flat snail (; =3 genomes) and benthic sediments (=10 genomes) collected from the Avon-Heathcote Estuary in New Zealand. Comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis of the new bacilladnavirus sequences in the context of the previously classified members of the family helped refine and further expand the taxonomy.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: We aimed to examine the epidemiology of concussions within high school (HS) boys' and girls' sports, and to assess the incidence of concussion within HS sports during the timespan inclusive of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We analyzed data captured within High School Reporting Information Online (HS RIO) during 2018/19-2022/23. Injury counts, rates (enumerated per 10,000 athlete-exposures (AEs)), and proportions were used to describe injury characteristics by sport, event type, injury mechanism, and injury history.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • Regular investigations into low back injuries (LBIs) in NCAA sports are essential for understanding their causes and improving prevention and rehabilitation efforts.
  • The study analyzed data from the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program over a 10-year period, identifying higher injury rates in women's gymnastics and men's tennis, with significant differences in injury rates between competition and practice events.
  • Findings revealed that chronic and recurrent LBIs were more common in women's sports, while overall LBI rates were comparable between men's and women's sports; injuries were generally linked to noncontact and overuse incidents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Sport-related concussions (SRCs) are prevalent in high school (HS) sports, though the determinants of, and relationships between concussion symptoms in this population remain relatively unknown. We analysed SRC data captured within the HS RIO injury surveillance system during 2014/15-2018/19. We used Generalized Estimating Equations to simultaneously assess covariate predictors of symptom presentations and identify pairwise symptom associations and employed multivariable ordinal logistic regressions to determine symptom resolution time (SRT) predictors.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of body checking injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Ice Hockey.

Design: Secondary data analysis of historical cohort data.

Setting: A convenience sample of injuries in NCAA Men's Ice Hockey during the 2009/10 to 2019/20 academic years.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of hamstring tears in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports.

Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Athletic trainers from NCAA schools reported injuries to the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Helmets and shoulder pads are required equipment intended to protect American football athletes by attenuating collision forces during participation. Surprisingly, research differentiating kinematics from head impacts initiated by helmets from those initiated by shoulder pads among adolescent athletes has not been completed. The current study's purpose was to determine the effects of equipment on head impact kinematics.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Context: Participation in high school sports has physical, physiological, and social development benefits, while also increasing the risk of acute and overuse injuries. Risk of sport-related overuse injury differs between boys and girls.

Objective: To investigate differences in overuse injuries among US high school athletes participating in the gender-comparable sports of soccer, basketball, and baseball/softball.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of ACL tears in NCAA men's and women's sports.

Methods: Injury and exposure data collected within the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program from 2014/2015 to 2018/2019 were analyzed. ACL tear frequencies, injury rates (IR), and injury proportions were used to describe injury incidence by sport, event type, injury mechanism, and injury history.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • The study examines the rates and causes of lateral ankle sprains in NCAA sports from the 2014-15 to 2018-19 seasons to assess the injury's impact and guide prevention strategies.
  • A total of 3,910 sprains were reported, with the highest incidence in men's basketball, and competition events posing a significantly higher risk than practices.
  • Nearly half of the sprains resulted in time loss, and the majority were caused by player contact, indicating potential areas for targeted prevention efforts.*
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The relation between perceptual and conceptual knowledge is a longstanding research question in developmental psychology. Here we tested children's dependence on figurative information with a reaction time/accuracy task. A sample of 151 children from 5 to 10 years were assessed from two multicultural and multiracial schools in the London (UK) boroughs City of London and Harrow.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background/aim: Participation in sports activities is a source of dental injury. Despite recommendations for the use of mouthguards, athletes underutilize them. The aim of this study was to provide estimates of dental injuries, the mechanism of injuries and the utilization of mouthguards in high school sports.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

We report the coding-complete sequences of rhinovirus types C48, A46, A39, and C56, determined from nasopharyngeal swabs from three individuals with influenza-like symptoms in the United States. One sample showed a coinfection of rhinovirus types A46 and C48.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The genome sequences of three anelloviruses (genus ), a genomovirus (genus ), and an unclassified papillomavirus were identified in four human nasopharyngeal swabs, and one was positive for influenza A and one for influenza B virus. The influenza B virus-positive sample had a coinfection with an anellovirus and a papillomavirus.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a complex injury, and SRCs are notably prevalent among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes. We analysed SRCs and associated exposure data collected within the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program during 2014-2019. A total of 1,709 SRCs were reported with complete symptom profiles during the study period (Women's sports n = 499; Men's sports n = 1,210).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most common serious injuries to athletes in the United States. Among high school sports, the highest rates of ACL injury occur in soccer and football.

Purpose: To compare ACL injuries on artificial turf and natural grass using a nationally representative sample of high school athletes participating in football and boys' and girls' soccer.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Postnatal maturation of the immune system is poorly understood, as is its impact on illnesses afflicting term or preterm infants, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and BPD-associated pulmonary hypertension. These are both cardiopulmonary inflammatory diseases that cause substantial mortality and morbidity with high treatment costs. Here, we characterized blood samples collected from 51 preterm infants longitudinally at five time points, 20 healthy term infants at birth and age 3 to 16 weeks, and 5 healthy adults.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

While remote data collection is not a new concept, the quality and psychometric properties of data collected remotely often remain unclear. Most remote data collection is done via online survey tools or web-conferencing applications (i.e.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates the effects of neonatal BCG and hepatitis B (HBV) vaccinations when given together or separately at birth on immune responses in neonates.
  • Researchers randomized 185 neonates to receive different vaccination combinations and assessed their immune responses seven days later, focusing on specific cytokines.
  • Results showed that BCG vaccination led to reduced immune responses to unrelated pathogens, while HBV did not significantly affect these responses overall, but influenced BCG effects differently based on the sex of the neonates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Updated epidemiology studies examining sports-related concussions (SRCs) are critical in evaluating recent efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of SRCs in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports.

Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of SRCs in 23 NCAA sports during the 2014/15-2018/19 academic years.

Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • Most adolescents and young adults (15-24 years old) with cancer primarily receive treatment from adult oncologists rather than pediatric ones, with 87.3% of patients seeing adult providers overall.
  • The study analyzed data from nearly 10,000 cancer patients, revealing that certain cancer types like acute leukemia and CNS malignancies are more frequently treated by pediatric oncologists, while adult providers oversee germ cell tumors and carcinomas.
  • Overall survival rates were similar regardless of provider type, but some specific cancers showed better survival with pediatric providers (CNS malignancies and rhabdomyosarcoma) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma with adult providers, emphasizing the need for collaboration between adult and pediatric oncology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Acute and overuse injuries affect millions of high school athletes annually and a better understanding of differences between these injuries is needed to help guide prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation strategies. This study compares acute and overuse injuries using a nationally representative sample of high school athletes.

Methods: Injuries among United States high school athletes participating in 5 boys' sports (football, soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball) and 4 girls' sports (soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball) reported in the High School RIO™ surveillance system during the 2006-07 through 2018-19 school years were classified as acute or overuse.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Context: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has sponsored women's tennis programs since 1966. Women's tennis has risen in global prominence and popularity within the NCAA.

Background: Continued surveillance of athletic injuries in the NCAA is critical for identifying emerging injury trends and assessing injury prevention strategies.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Context: Women's softball athletes account for approximately 9% of all female athletes competing within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Background: Routine surveillance of NCAA women's softball injuries is important for identifying the emerging injury patterns in this sport.

Methods: Exposure and injury data collected during competitive seasons in the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program during 2014-2015 through 2018-2019 (5 years) academic years were analyzed.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Context: Basketball has remained a popular sport for players and spectators in the United States since before the first National Collegiate Athletic Association men's championship tournament in 1939.

Background: Routine examinations of men's basketball injuries are important for identifying emerging temporal patterns.

Methods: Exposure and injury data collected in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program during 2014-2015 through 2018-2019 athletic seasons were analyzed.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF