Active transportation is associated with lower obesity risk: generalized structural equations model applied to physical activity by Fabian Leonardo Muñoz, Sonia Alejandra Pou, Humberto Llinas Solano, María del Pilar Diaz

“…Moreover, social inequalities may be contributing to the obesity epidemic and physical activity behaviors in Colombia, requiring equitable and multisectoral responses.…”
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RISK OF INTRODUCING HIGHLY DANGEROUS ANIMAL VESICULAR DISEASES INTO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by V. P. Semakina, T. P. Akimova, I. Yu. Solomatina, A. K. Karaulov

“…Violations of foreign trade regulations pose a direct threat to the epidemic situation and economic security of Russia. …”
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Development of a Semi-Automated Decision-Making Method for the Resilience of Urban Healthcare Systems in Crisis Situations by Oksana Mulesa, Vladimir Ondrejicka, Oleksii Yehorchenkov, Nataliia Yehorchenkova, Lubomir Jamecny, Marianna Marusynets

“…There are often cases of the overloading of medical staff within institutions or the entire healthcare system in the city itself during new situations for which there are no clearly developed response protocols, such as the COVID-19 epidemic or man-made disasters. These situations can lead to the uneven access of resources for the population. …”
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Research on the Cross-Regional Traveling Welcome Short Messaging Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey from Mobile Users’ Perspective by Zhiyuan Yu, Chi Zhang

“…Through this study, we provide insights into epidemic prevention and control experiences during public health emergencies in cities.…”
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The impact of economic, social and health crises on victims of domestic violence by Andrea Domokos

“…Most of the processed materials analyse research born after COVID. The COVID–19 epidemic also provided many lessons regarding the management and prevention of the economic effects of future natural disasters and the associated increased domestic violence. …”
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Issues of Improving the Provisions of the Current Law of Ukraine Regarding the Prevention of the Origin and Spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The author of the article has also identified gaps in the current legislation of Ukraine on administrative offenses, which regulates the procedure for holding accountable for violation of sanitary and anti-epidemic rules. These shortcomings primarily relate to the content of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, which contains the names of non-existent state agencies or their officials, the provisions of repealed laws or other by-laws. …”
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Osmanlı Devleti’nde Frengi İle Mücadeleye Adanmış Kısa Bir Ömür: Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Seyyar Frengi Tabibi Nuri Ömer Efendi by Mehmet GÜNEŞ

“…Syphilis which started to be seen as an epidemic especially in Kastamonu province and in Central Black Sea Region, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia and the Balkans beginning from the second half of the 19th century became an important problem for the Ottoman State from the end of the century and maintained its influence also in the 20th century despite the precautions taken. …”
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Marital adjustment and quality of life among HIV discordant couples by Subhasis Bhadra, Nupur Tayal

“…HIV is still a glo­bal epidemic with number of treatment module, yet there is no vaccine to prevent. …”
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Transformations of Medical and Vaccine Diplomacies in the COVID-19 Era by I. I. Arsentyeva

“…It is concluded that government capacity to protect public health and control epidemic spread is among the significant criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of State policy, and its own vaccine industry begins to be regarded as an important element of national security. …”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Infants Affected by Primary Immunodeficiency by Marcello Lanari, Silvia Vandini, Maria Grazia Capretti, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Giacomo Faldella

“…Environmental prophylaxis is essential in order to reduce the infection during the epidemic season in hospitalized immunocompromised infants. …”
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Changes in the organisation management system by V. G. Antonov, E. V. Kuptsova, E. S. Kuptsova

“…Against this backdrop, the crisis of the management system, its inability to effectively deal with business issues, has clearly manifested itself. The COVID-19 epidemic has significantly complicated the situation in the management. …”
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Assessing the Role of Vaccination in the Control of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Transmission by Zuhur Alqahtani, Mahmoud H. DarAssi, Yousef AbuHour, Areej Almuneef

“…This work computes the basic reproduction number (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>R</mi><mn>0</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>) to represent the endemic and epidemic scenarios. Additionally, sensitivity analysis was performed to identify the most critical parameters responsible for the disease dissemination. …”
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Clinical Manifestations and Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pakistan by Abaseen Khan Afghan, Masoom Kassi, Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Adil Ayub, Niamatullah Kakar, Shah Muhammad Marri

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a rising epidemic in Pakistan. It is a major public health problem in the country especially alongside regions bordering the neighboring Afghanistan and cities that have had the maximum influx of refugees. …”
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Obesity-Related Chronic Kidney Disease: From Diagnosis to Treatment by Elena Avgoustou, Ilektra Tzivaki, Garyfalia Diamantopoulou, Tatiana Zachariadou, Despoina Avramidou, Vasileios Dalopoulos, Alexandros Skourtis

“…Obesity has emerged as a global epidemic with far-reaching health complications, including its role as an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Vilnius bastion fortifications in 17th - 18th century by Linas Girlevičius

“…The burial sites of victims of war and epidemic in the surroundings of fortifications could influence the establishment of town graveyards at the end of the 18th century until the beginning of the 20th century. …”
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The effects of electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) on tourists’ decisions to visit the Magetan Refugia Garden (indigenous tree flora) in the COVID-19 pandemic era by Vania Dwike Hapsari, Erlyna Wida Riptanti, Isti Khomah

“…It is assumed that other factors therefore influence shifts in behavior due to the COVID-19 epidemic, such as uncertain public health and finances which have a negative impact on the number of tourists visiting the Magetan Refugia Garden.…”
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“Suicide’s very abstract”: A qualitative analysis of risk assessment training recommendations from family physicians by Mark A. Dixon, Kathleen A. McNamara, David A. Moss

“… Suicide risk has consistently increased over the past 2.5 decades, despite growing awareness and tailored programs aimed at combating this epidemic. Suicide prevention initiatives include ensuring 24/7 access to crisis hotlines, encouraging individuals to seek mental health care, and reducing access to lethal means among high-risk populations. …”
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Global dynamics of a vaccination model for infectious diseases with asymptomatic carriers by Martin Luther Mann Manyombe, Joseph Mbang, Jean Lubuma, Berge Tsanou

“…In this paper, an epidemic model is investigated for infectious diseases that can be transmitted through both the infectious individuals and the asymptomatic carriers (i.e., infected individuals who are contagious but do not show any disease symptoms). …”
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Effect of Intervention of Vaccination and Treatment on the Transmission Dynamics of HBV Disease: A Mathematical Model Analysis by Firaol Asfaw Wodajo, Temesgen Tibebu Mekonnen

“…The model is studied qualitatively using the stability theory of differential equations and the effective reproductive number which represents the epidemic indicator is obtained from the largest eigenvalue of the next-generation matrix. …”
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Du lexique aux talismans : occurrences de la peste dans la Corne de l’Afrique du XIIIe au XVe siècle by Marie-Laure Derat

“…The last section focuses on social responses to epidemics in Ethiopia in an attempt to identify and singularize them, according to the attitudes adopted. …”
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