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During COVID-19, many people experienced life changes. Stay-at-home orders during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic increased intimate partner violence (IPV; Agüero,2021). Past research has shown that IPV impacts victims’ physical and mental health (e.g., Plichta, 2004). The purpose of this research study is to investigate the experience of intimate partner violence survivors who experienced intimate partner violence during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. We were interested in studying how their experience affected their physical health, mental health and recovery.

Obesity, especially central obesity, is a strong risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the mechanism underlying the progression from central obesity to T2D remains unknown. Therefore, we analyzed the gut microbial profiles of central obese individuals with or without T2D from a Chinese population. Here we reported both the microbial compositional and gene functional alterations during the progression from central obesity to T2D. Several opportunistic pathogens were enriched in obese T2D patients. We also characterized thousands of genes involved in sugar and amino acid metabolism whose abundance were significantly depleted in obese T2D group. Moreover, the abundance of those genes was negatively associated with plasma glycemia level and percentage of individuals with impaired plasma glucose status. Therefore, our study indicates that the abundance of those depleted genes can be used as a potential biomarker to identify central obese individuals with high risks of developing T2D.

The generation of a uniform solid–electrolyte interphase film on the surface of the Li4Ti5O12 anode at potentials above 1.0 V in an ethers electrolyte with lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide as the lithium salt is reported. A significant enhancement in the cycling life can be obtained in the ethers electrolyte compared to in the conventional carbonates electrolyte. At a rate of 2 C, the discharge capacity can be retained at a stable 155.4 mA h g−1 after 300 cycles with a high capacity retention of 97.5%, which is the best result reported for a Li4Ti5O12 anode with a particle size above 300 nm.