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Background: Mental health issues remain a significant concern in our society, ranging from mild to severe conditions. This study aims to document anxiety and somatic symptoms as two disorders that manifest to varying degrees in individuals, with the primary objective of exploring the relationship between these symptoms. Objective: This study aims to explore the relationship between anxiety symptoms and somatic disorders in young people aged 15-21. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study design was employed. The sample consisted of 150 respondents divided into two educational levels: high school and university students. Stratified random sampling was used to ensure proportional representation of the target population. Participants were recruited via email invitations. Data were collected through standardized instruments measuring anxiety and somatic symptoms. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS Statistics version 27.0. Results: The sample included 73 girls (48.7%) and 77 boys (51.3%), with an average age of 17.13 years (SD = 2.18). Educational distribution comprised 42 participants (28.0%) in 10th grade, 43 (28.7%) in 11th grade, 1 (0.7%) in 12th grade, 53 (35.3%) in first-year undergraduate studies, 1 (0.7%) in second year, and 10 (6.7%) in third year. Of the 147 participants reporting residence, 49 (33.1%) lived in urban areas, while 98 (66.2%) resided in rural areas. The average anxiety score was 0.76 (SD = 0.6) and the average somatic symptom score was 0.57 (SD = 0.35). A significant positive correlation was found between anxiety and somatic symptoms (r = 0.725, p = 0.000).

Questo articolo analizza i fenomeni di rumore e vibrazione all’interno della cabina di un trattore agricolo in diverse condizioni operative. Il set-up sperimentale, comprensivo delle specifiche del trattore e della configurazione di misura, è descritto in dettaglio. Viene condotta un’analisi preliminare per caratterizzare i livelli di rumore e vibrazione in posizioni selezionate della cabina e per identificare le correlazioni tra sorgenti, percorsi di propagazione e discomfort acustico percepito. Ulteriori indagini sperimentali quantificano il contributo delle singole sorgenti al livello son oro complessivo. Sulla base di tali risultati, vengono implementate le strategie di riduzione del rumore più efficaci e ne viene valutato l’impatto

This article analyzes Proyecto Utopia which has been set against Colombia’s protracted conflict and rural marginalization, as a territorially embedded social innnovation that couples tuition-free agricultural engineering, housing, psychosocial support, and “learning-by-doing” with a philanthropy-based funding model. Drawing on mixed methods (survey of 251 graduates; 30 interviews; 20 focus groups; ethnography), it shows enhanced employment (78% formal jobs), entrepreneurship (47%), associativity (74%), leadership, and agroecological practices among alumni who return to transform their territories. Conceptually, it traces empowerment across micro-meso-macro levels, arguing that durable rural peace requires hybrid alliances beyond state action.

Background: the digitalization of healthcare accelerated by COVID-19 has intensified inequalities among older adults with low digital and health literacy. Methods: following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search of PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science (2020-2024) identified 64 studies meeting PICO-based criteria. Results: limited digital skills, inadequate infrastructure and low health literacy hindered access to telemedicine and reliable information, especially in rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged settings. Interventions such as digital literacy training and intergenerational support showed benefits but limited scalability. Conclusion: the digital divide acts as a structural determinant of health inequality. Integrated strategies combining digital education, infrastructure development and inclusive policies are needed to support equitable digital health access for older adults.

In a context of demographic ageing, Internet use represents an important resource to enhance the wellbeing of older adults and, in particular, of a potentially more vulnerable subgroup – informal carers. This study examines the association between Internet use and life satisfaction among older people providing informal care in Europe. Using data from Wave 9 of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the analysis documents a positive and significant association between Internet use and life satisfaction, which remains after controlling for a range of individual and contextual factors. Moreover, Internet use appears more beneficial for those providing care outside the household, while it assumes a compensatory function among co-resident caregivers. The interpretation of results draws on the theoretical frameworks of the Capability Approach, Recognition Theory, and Cumulative (Dis)advantage Theory, highlighting the relational and stratified nature of wellbeing in later life.

Well-being in later life remains a contested and complex challenge for neurodiverse older adults (NDOA), whose experiences are often rendered invisible in public policy and systems of health and social care. Despite mounting evidence regarding intersectional disadvantage, aging with neurodiversity remains under-explored in both research and practice. This study draws on research conducted in Quebec (Canada) to examine how NDOA experience social exclusion and what is needed to support their meaningful inclusion, agency, rights, and well-being. The findings highlight persistent structural and relational barriers, including stigma, mistreatment, and system fragmentation. At the same time, participants reveal strengths, strategies of resistance, and reciprocity enacted across the lifecourse. This paper challenges the dominant discourse of well-being as a functional, individual state-of-being prominent within policy and practice and instead positions well-being as a structured and negotiated resource tied to power relations and institutional forces. In so doing, we open up avenues for the development of new models of well-being promotion in Quebec and beyond that are premised on coordinated policy action and the development of meaningfully inclusive, tailored interventions that confront social exclusion and foreground advocacy, voice, and solidarity. The paper concludes with concrete implications for policy reform, service design, and frontline practice aimed at ensuring neurodiverse individuals can age with dignity, support, and connection.