Addiction in the time of COVID-19: Longitudinal course of substance use, psychological distress, and loneliness among a transnational Tyrolean sample with substance use disorders by Kilian Lommer, Timo Schurr, Beatrice Frajo-Apor, Barbara Plattner, Anna Chernova, Andreas Conca, Martin Fronthaler, Christian Haring, Bernhard Holzner, Christian Macina, Josef Marksteiner, Carl Miller, Silvia Pardeller, Verena Perwanger, Roger Pycha, Martin Schmidt, Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, Franziska Tutzer, Alex Hofer

“…This study aimed at expanding the existing literature on this topic with a focus on the impact of loneliness and perceived social support.MethodsSixty-eight people diagnosed with SUD according to ICD-10 from the Austrian state of Tyrol and from the Italian Province of South Tyrol who had been treated in a psychiatric hospital in 2019 and one hundred and thirty-six matched reference subjects of the same regional background participated in an online survey. …”
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Quantum based effects of therapeutic nuclear magnetic resonance persistently reduce glycolysis by Viktoria Thöni, David Mauracher, Anil Ramalingam, Birgit Fiechtner, Adolf Michael Sandbichler, Margit Egg

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How Mental Health and Suicidality Changed during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study in the General and Psychiatric Population Illustrating Risk and Protective Factors by Mara Stockner, Barbara Plattner, Marco Innamorati, Alex Hofer, Iuliia Burian, Martin Fronthaler, Giancarlo Giupponi, Markus Huber, Christian Macina, Verena Perwanger, Roger Pycha, Gerd Schaller, Andreas Conca

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Mental health in individuals with severe mental disorders during the covid-19 pandemic: a longitudinal investigation by Alex Hofer, Timo Kachel, Barbara Plattner, Anna Chernova, Andreas Conca, Martin Fronthaler, Christian Haring, Bernhard Holzner, Markus Huber, Josef Marksteiner, Carl Miller, Silvia Pardeller, Verena Perwanger, Roger Pycha, Martin Schmidt, Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, Franziska Tutzer, Beatrice Frajo-Apor

“…This study therefore aimed at investigating psychological distress among residents of Tyrol (Austria) and South Tyrol (Italy) at the early stages of the pandemic and 5 months thereafter and examined how sociodemographic, protective, and risk factors relate to change over time. …”
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Long-term impact of resilience and extraversion on psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal investigation among individuals with and without mental healt... by Anna Schmit, Timo Schurr, Beatrice Frajo-Apor, Silvia Pardeller, Barbara Plattner, Franziska Tutzer, Andreas Conca, Martin Fronthaler, Christian Haring, Bernhard Holzner, Markus Huber, Josef Marksteiner, Carl Miller, Verena Perwanger, Roger Pycha, Martin Schmidt, Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, Alex Hofer

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KLF4, Slug and EMT in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Julia Ingruber, Dragana Savic, Teresa Bernadette Steinbichler, Susanne Sprung, Felix Fleischer, Rudolf Glueckert, Gabriele Schweigl, Ira-Ida Skvortsova, Herbert Riechelmann, József Dudás

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Effects of Pooling Samples on the Performance of Classification Algorithms: A Comparative Study by Kanthida Kusonmano, Michael Netzer, Christian Baumgartner, Matthias Dehmer, Klaus R. Liedl, Armin Graber

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Overcoming times of crisis: unveiling coping strategies and mental health in a transnational general population sample during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Timo Schurr, Beatrice Frajo-Apor, Silvia Pardeller, Barbara Plattner, Franziska Tutzer, Anna Schmit, Andreas Conca, Martin Fronthaler, Christian Haring, Bernhard Holzner, Markus Huber, Josef Marksteiner, Carl Miller, Verena Perwanger, Roger Pycha, Martin Schmidt, Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, Alex Hofer

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Physical Activity Behavior During and After COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders—A Longitudinal Study in the Austrian, German, and Italian Alps by Stefanie E. Schöttl, Martin Schnitzer, Laura Savoia, Martin Kopp

“…BackgroundIn Alpine regions, which are very similar due to their topographical location and their wide-ranging sports offerings, the restrictions on sports activities during the COVID-19 pandemic differed in type and level: while in some regions (Tyrol, South Tyrol, Trentino), all sports activities were forbidden except for walking near the home, in other regions (Upper Bavaria, Vorarlberg), people were allowed to go hiking and running during the first lockdown.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the change in physical activity (PA) behavior in different Alpine regions (Upper Bavaria, Vorarlberg, Tyrol, South Tyrol, Trentino) over four periods in 2020, to examine the effects of COVID-19 measures of varying severity on PA behavior and to identify factors associated with a change in PA over time.MethodsA retrospective online survey was conducted (N = 2975) from December 2020, to January 2021. …”
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Sex-specific analysis of hiking accidents in the Austrian Alps: a follow-up from 2015 to 2021 by Linda Rausch, Mirjam Limmer, Elena Pocecco, Gerhard Ruedl, Markus Posch, Martin Faulhaber

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Die Geschichte Tirols im Spiegel der landesfürstlichen Residenz Schloss Tirol. Die Residenzen der Tiroler Landesfürst_innen bis um 1500 by Katharina Blasinger

“…Tyrol Castle can be referred to as a ‘Dynastenburg’, as it was the ancestral seat of power for the Counts of Tyrol. …”
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Genetic and nongenetic variation of multiple births in Austrian dual-purpose cows by M. Caccin, B. Fuerst-Waltl, C. Fuerst, A. Costa, M. Penasa

“…The average MB rate from 2000 to 2022 was 5.80% for Pinzgauer and 3.89% for Tyrol Grey. The lowest MB rate was observed in primiparous cows in both breeds, and the highest in fourth-parity Pinzgauer and seventh-parity Tyrol Grey cows. …”
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Suitability of Biodegradable Materials in Comparison with Conventional Packaging Materials for the Storage of Fresh Pork Products over Extended Shelf-Life Periods by Luzia M. Hawthorne, Anel Beganović, Matthias Schwarz, Aeneas W. Noordanus, Markus Prem, Lothar Zapf, Stefan Scheibel, Gerhard Margreiter, Christian W. Huck, Katrin Bach

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Measles Elimination: Identifying Susceptible Sub-Populations to Tailor Immunization Strategies by Peter Kreidl, David Ammerer, Reinhard Würzner, Anita Luckner Hornischer, Dorothee von Laer, Wegene Borena

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Conceptualization and Implementation of a Reconfigurable Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Emulated Agricultural Tasks by Raza A. Saeed, Giacomo Tomasi, Giovanni Carabin, Renato Vidoni, Karl D. von Ellenrieder

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Persistence of a Yeast-Based (<i>Hanseniaspora uvarum</i>) Attract-and-Kill Formulation against <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> on Grape Leaves by Flavia Bianchi, Urban Spitaler, Irene Castellan, Carlo S. Cossu, Timothy Brigadoi, Claire Duménil, Sergio Angeli, Peter Robatscher, Rudi F. Vogel, Silvia Schmidt, Daniela Eisenstecken

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Experimental study and characterisation of a novel two stage bubbling fluidised bed gasification process utilising municipal waste wood by M. Kresta, D. Gurtner, L. Nohel, A. Hofmann, C. Pfeifer

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Steuern oder fördern? Die Sicherung der Nahversorgung in den ländlichen Räumen Deutschlands und Südtirols im Vergleich by Patrick Küpper, Christian Scheibe

“…This paper compares Germany with South Tyrol using statistical data, expert interviews, literature review as well as documentary analysis. …”
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Rispetta la montagna – Risparmia l’acqua e riduci i rifiuti quando visiti le Dolomiti WHS by Elisabeth Berger, Virna Bussadori, Marcella Morandini

“…The project is a cooperation between the Department of Nature, Landscape and Spatial Development of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol - Coordination Office Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage, IDM South Tyrol and the Agency for Environment and Climate Protection of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol. …”
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Is screening for motor skill deficits in Tyrolean preschool children warranted and feasible? A protocol for a two-stage cross-sectional study by Peter Federolf, Barbara Scheiber, Claudia Spiegl, Jasmin Plattner, Sabine Monsberger

“…The study described aims to form a representative sample of kindergarten children, aged 4–6, in Tyrol. To target approximately 20–40 children with DCD for follow-up, the goal is to include 650 children, assuming an incidence of 3%–6%. …”
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