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Human Biology and Public Health (2026)
ISSN 2748-9957 · Universitätsverlag Potsdam · 96 artikel di indeks
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Association between alcohol consumption, smoking and bone tissue quality in Slovak young adults assessed by radial quantitative ultrasound
Background Despite well-characterised effects of smoking and alcohol on bone health in older adults, evidence remains limited regarding their impact on bone quality during peak bone mass acquisition in young adults (18–30 years). Objectives Analysing the relationship between bone quality, alcohol…
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Sex differences in the association between parity and risk of preterm birth
Background Preterm births not only increase the immediate morbidity and mortality of newborns but also have long-term consequences. An analysis of the risk factors is therefore of great interest from a public health perspective. Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze sex-specific…
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The rise of the couch potato
Background A decrease of external skeletal robustness in children and adolescents over the last decades has been documented. This has mainly been attributed to a lack of movement during childhood and adolescence. Objectives This paper aims to determine whether this decrease of external skeletal…
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The archetypal BMI distribution is symmetrical
Background Currently used global standards and references for BMI are skewed to the right. We question that this feature reflects an archetypal human norm. Sample and Methods We reanalysed 501 BMI distributions of 21 historic and contemporary populations from Westernized, Educated, Industrialized…
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Body fat percentage, not early life experiences, predicts blood pressure in children in Utila, Honduras
Background: Elevated blood pressure distributes metabolic resources through the body, but can also cause pathology. Life history theory predicts that natural selection has acted on energy allocation, leading to strategic adjustments to psychosocial and energetic challenges posed by one’s…
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The association between adolescent height and feelings is sex-specific
Background Previous studies have shown associations between human growth and socioeconomic conditions. As these conditions are often associated with feelings of well-being and mental health, these feelings may in turn be associated with body height. The present study was conducted to determine the…
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Growth and Politics - Proceedings of the 33rd Aschauer Soirée held in Horoměřice near Prague, November 22nd, 2025
Twenty-nine scientists met for the annual Auxological conference, held in Horoměřice near Prague, Czech Republic, and discussed aspects of environment and politics related to human growth using data from various European countries, India, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Exposures to Social, Economic…
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Preparedness needs of German municipal public health authorities
Background Recent crises have shown how complex threats to population health have become. Disease outbreaks, climate-related disasters, geopolitical tensions and disruptions to critical infrastructure do not occur in isolation: they overlap and reinforce one another, straining existing preparedness…
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Allergy is associated with bone quality and quantity
Background Research increasingly suggests that vitamin D plays a significant role in the development and severity of allergic diseases. However, less is known about how vitamin D status and allergic sensitization may jointly influence bone health. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate…
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Health Security in Germany: Assessing and Enhancing Crisis and Disaster Resilience in the Healthcare System
Health security is a vital pillar of German national security. While the COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test, high expenditure failing to yield superior health outcomes reveals structural inefficiency in the German healthcare system. The current "fair-weather system" is hampered by fragmented…
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The imperative of integrated resilience: A strategic framework for National Health Security in an era of renewed confrontation
This imperative for integrated health resilience within Germany’s shifting strategic landscape is examined. Amidst escalating hybrid threats and potential conventional conflict, the national healthcare system is redefined as a critical pillar of "Comprehensive Defence". Utilizing a four-phase…
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The paradigm of networked crisis management: A strategic re-alignment of the public health service for civil security scenarios
Crisis management in the Public Health Service (PHS) require a paradigm shift, transitioning from a reactive medical provider to a central strategic pillar of national security. Addressing 21st-century hybrid threats — such as cyber-attacks, disinformation and sabotage – the "Frankfurt Model"…
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Preparing United Kingdom Defence Public Health for Security Crises
The fast-changing European security environment requires a corresponding transformation in military medicine and public health. The implications for Defence Public Health include a requirement to support the management of mass casualties along prolonged evacuation pathways under persistent threat…
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Resilience in an era of systemic risk: An integrated analysis of critical local and national infrastructure, emergency medicine, and civil defence
The stability and functionality of modern, highly technological societies are profoundly dependent on the uninterrupted availability of critical infrastructure services. The health sector plays a unique role in protecting the highest-priority goal of preserving and saving human lives and health…
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Mental health of university students in Ukraine in the context of global crises and cognitive warfare
Ukrainian university students facing profound mental health challenges during the ongoing war, a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by cognitive warfare - efforts to destabilise consciousness, erode trust and manipulate emotions. Drawing on a systematic review of 65 studies and a longitudinal survey…
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Global disasters, health needs and the medical response: From historical lessons to evidence-based practice
Modern disaster medicine faces a critical tension between humanitarian impulse and evidence-based necessity. And while disaster risk is the product of Hazard and Vulnerability, socio-economic factors are the primary predictors of crisis outcomes. Therefore, a paradigm shift from reflex-driven…
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Systemic resilience in disaster medicine: Personnel vulnerability and digital transformation in German civil protection
German civil protection faces a resilience crisis driven by a fragile volunteer base and escalating disaster complexity. Empirical data indicates that only one third of volunteer responders are available during emergencies, often due to the "critical infrastructure paradox" — where responders are…
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Human growth and development across time and space
Sixteen scientists met for the annual Auxological conference held at Krobielowice, Poland, to discuss plasticity of child and adolescent growth in historical and contemporary populations. Secular trends in body height and trends in the distribution of body weight and body mass index were discussed…
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Short sleep duration is linked with short stature and delayed age of menarche in Indonesian boarding school girls
Background Several factors directly and indirectly influence child growth. Menarche is the initial menstrual period that is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Both growth and menarche are affected by biological, genetic, epigenetic, nutritional, and psychosocial factors. Boarding…
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No correlation between HSPG2 genetic variants and anthropometric characteristics within an ACL rupture risk modelling study
Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are common musculoskeletal injuries, influenced by extrinsic and intrinsic factors such as genetic variations and anthropometric traits. While these factors contribute to ACL rupture susceptibility, their interactions are underexplored…