Analyzing Fatal Police Shootings: The Roles of Social Vulnerability, Race, and Place in the U.S.

Introduction: Social vulnerability, race, and place are three important predictors of fatal police shootings. This research offers the first assessment of these factors at the zip code level.

Methods: The 2015-2022 Mapping Police Violence and Washington Post Fatal Force Data (2015-2022) were used and combined with the American Community Survey (2015-2022).

Political violence, racial violence, and new gun ownership: results from the 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy.

Background: U.S. firearm sales surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many purchases by first-time firearm owners.

Reasons for Gun Ownership Among Demographically Diverse New and Prior Gun Owners.

Introduction: Pandemic-era social and political tensions may have accelerated pre-existing trends in gun owner diversification and shifts toward protection from people as a primary reason for gun ownership. Specific ownership motivations may shape storage behaviors, use patterns, policy support, and perceptions of safety. This study's objective was to assess the importance of specific reasons for owning guns, including protection from whom and in what circumstances, among demographic subgroups of new and prior gun owners.

Analysis of social media compliance with cannabis advertising regulations: evidence from recreational dispensaries in Illinois 1-year post-legalization.

Background: In the USA, an increasing number of states have legalized commercial recreational cannabis markets, allowing a private industry to sell cannabis to those 21 and older at retail locations known as dispensaries. Research on tobacco and alcohol suggests this new industry will use aggressive marketing tactics to attract new users and promote greater intensity of use. Of concern is that cannabis company advertising campaigns may be appealing to youth, promote false or misleading health claims, and disproportionately target low-income and minority communities.

Magnetic resonance angiography reveals increased arterial blood supply and tumorigenesis following high fat feeding in a mouse model of triple-negative breast cancer.

Breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed malignancy among women globally. Past MRI studies have linked a high animal fat diet (HAFD) to increased mammary cancer risk in the SV40Tag mouse model of triple-negative breast cancer. Here, serial MRI examines tumor progression and measures the arterial blood volume feeding mammary glands in low fat diet (LFD) or HAFD fed mice.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Characterization of a Hormone-Mediated Murine Model of Prostate Enlargement and Bladder Outlet Obstruction.

Urinary complications resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia and bladder outlet obstruction continue to be a serious health problem. Novel animal model systems and imaging approaches are needed to understand the mechanisms of disease initiation, and to develop novel therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Long-term administration of both estradiol and testosterone in mice can result in prostatic enlargement and recapitulate several clinical components of lower urinary tract symptoms.

Psychological factors associated with weight loss maintenance: theory-driven practice for nurse practitioners.

The authors discuss the psychological factors associated with weight loss maintenance and the use of Pender's health promotion model as a guide for the construction of clinical interventions to address these factors. The psychological factors include internal drive for weight maintenance, ongoing self-monitoring, long-term flexibility, positive mood and emotions, appropriate goals, and management of external stimuli. Nurse practitioners can help combat obesity trends through caring for patients in a holistic manner.