AHS publications digest: June 23 – July 5

Ross Anthony Arena raarena@uic.edu, Shuaijie Wang sjwang4@uic.edu

Pronk NP, Wang S, Bergenstal R, Carlson A, Woodard C, Arena R. Predicting the Complex, Multilevel Ecology of US County-Level Diabetes Prevalence: A Cross-Sectional, Artificial Intelligence Analysis. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2026-07-01; 42(5):e70184. PubMed PMID: 42226398 Citation in REDCap Scholar Profile

Diabetes Metab Res Rev - Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews

Ross Anthony Arena raarena@uic.edu

Arena R, Pronk NP. Apples and Oranges: Separating Lifestyle Behavior and Obesity Conversations. Am J Health Promot. 2026-06-29; :8901171261466870. PubMed PMID: 42374662 Citation in REDCap Scholar Profile

Am J Health Promot - American journal of health promotion : AJHP

Tanvi S Bhatt tbhatt6@uic.edu

Varas-Diaz G, Moenne-Loccoz C, Orellana-Abarca G, Cruz-Montecinos C, Mutis-Gandara L, Gutierrez-Urzua R, Camus-Sotomayor D, Faundez-Donoso V, Bhatt TS, Calvo F. Lower-Limb muscle power Determines reactive balance stability following Slip-Like perturbations in healthy young and older adults. J Biomech. 2026-06-23; 205:113434. PubMed PMID: 42361734 Citation in REDCap Scholar Profile

J Biomech - Journal of biomechanics

Robert W Motl robmotl@uic.edu

Yoo PY, Zarandi A, Stephens S, To T, Marrie RA, Finlayson M, Motl R, Yeh EA. Racial identity, marginalization, and depression in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2026-06-29; :13524585261453239. PubMed PMID: 42366796 Citation in REDCap Scholar Profile

Mult Scler - Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)

Robert W Motl robmotl@uic.edu

Jakob ER, Amireault S, Reed JB, Kao SC, Motl RW, Richards EA, Kerschner RC. Potential intervention targets to promote physical activity among people with multiple sclerosis: A scoping review protocol for evidence of moderation. PLoS One. 2026-06-23; 21(6):e0351882. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0351882. PubMed PMID: 42335106 Citation in REDCap PMC13289874. Scholar Profile

PLoS One - PloS one

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Elizabeth Papautsky elp@uic.edu

Ladell MM, Jacobson NL, Yale SC, Venkitachalam R, McCarthy C, Suenkens K, Catchpole KR, Nimmer M, Scanlon MC, Papautsky EL. Getting SSPOT to run: Development of a novel direct observational tool for usage in clinical settings. Appl Ergon. 2026-06-27; 138:104844. PubMed PMID: 42364607 Citation in REDCap Scholar Profile

Appl Ergon - Applied ergonomics