Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: The Effect of Sociodemographic Characteristics by Paraskevi Theofilou

“…Patient-reported assessments included General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) of Goldberg, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I & II) of Spielberger. …”
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Comorbidity Networks From Population-Wide Health Data: Aggregated Data of 8.9M Hospital Patients (1997–2014) by Elma Dervić, Katharina Ledebur, Stefan Thurner, Peter Klimek

“…This data platform is intended to lead to deeper insights into a wide range of epidemiological, public health, and biomedical research questions.…”
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Increasing Whole Grain Intake as Part of Prevention and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Alastair B. Ross, Jean-Philippe Godin, Kaori Minehira, John P. Kirwan

“…The limited current literature suggests that there may be opportunities to provide more tailored dietary advice for people diagnosed with or at risk of NAFLD. Epidemiological studies consistently find associations between whole grain intake and a reduced risk of obesity and related diseases, yet no work has been done on the potential of whole grains to prevent and/or be a part of the treatment for fatty liver diseases. …”
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Migrants' rights: problems remain by N. A. Voronina

“…The paper estimates the impact of the global epidemiological crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the socio-economic situation of migrants, the provision of medical and social assistance to the population of countries. …”
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Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Melanoma by Joanne M. Jeter, Joseph D. Bonner, Timothy M. Johnson, Stephen B. Gruber

“…Because nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit tumor growth in vitro, we investigated the association between NSAIDs and melanoma to determine if there was epidemiologic evidence of a chemopreventive effect from these medications. …”
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Exploring the association between air pollution and the incidence of liver cancers by Xin Wu, Xin Zhang, Xiaopeng Yu, Hongyuan Liang, Shaoshan Tang, Yao Wang

“…Mechanistically, air pollutants may cause liver damage by inducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and genetic mutations, contributing to cancer development. Epidemiological evidence from cohort and geographic studies highlights a positive correlation between long-term exposure to air pollutants and elevated incidence and mortality of liver cancer. …”
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Erratum to “Comparison of Oral Microbe Quantities from Tongue Samples and Subgingival Pockets” by André Göhler, Stefanie Samietz, Carsten Oliver Schmidt, Thomas Kocher, Ivo Steinmetz, Birte Holtfreter

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An example from the world of tsetse flies by John Hargrove

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Assessment of flavivirus RNA stability and infectivity in various water environments by Yuka Sano, Hawraa Al-Alawi, Misao Himeno, Ryuichi Majima, Kazumi Haga, Myo Thura Kyaw, Satoshi Taniguchi, Meng Ling Moi

“…Conclusions Our results indicate that flaviviruses retains limited infectivity in general water environments and highlight the feasibility of detection and surveillance in various epidemiologic and environmental settings.…”
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Transcultural Diabetes Nutrition Algorithm: A Malaysian Application by Zanariah Hussein, Osama Hamdy, Yook Chin Chia, Shueh Lin Lim, Santha Kumari Natkunam, Husni Hussain, Ming Yeong Tan, Ridzoni Sulaiman, Barakatun Nisak, Winnie Siew Swee Chee, Albert Marchetti, Refaat A. Hegazi, Jeffrey I. Mechanick

“…This paper reports the Malaysian adaptation of the tDNA, which takes into account the epidemiologic, physiologic, cultural, and lifestyle factors unique to Malaysia, as well as the local guidelines recommendations.…”
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Global Distribution, Public Health and Clinical Impact of the Protozoan Pathogen Cryptosporidium by Lorenza Putignani, Donato Menichella

“…The present paper aims to provide, by a critical analysis of existing literature, a link between observational epidemiological records and new insights on public health, and diagnostic and clinical impact of cryptosporidiosis.…”
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Chemistry and Biological Activities of Flavonoids: An Overview by Shashank Kumar, Abhay K. Pandey

“…There has been increasing interest in the research on flavonoids from plant sources because of their versatile health benefits reported in various epidemiological studies. Since flavonoids are directly associated with human dietary ingredients and health, there is need to evaluate structure and function relationship. …”
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Current Challenges in Prostate Cancer Management and the Rationale behind Targeted Focal Therapy by Al B. Barqawi, Kevin J. Krughoff, Khadijah Eid

“…In this effort, a review of major epidemiological and screening studies, cancer statistics from the advent of prostate-specific antigen screening to the present, and reports on patient concerns and treatment outcomes was conducted to present the dominant factors that underlie current challenges in prostate cancer treatment and illuminate potential solutions.…”
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Susceptibility Genes in Thyroid Autoimmunity by Yoshiyuki Ban, Yaron Tomer

“…Genetic susceptibility in combination with external factors (e.g. dietary iodine) is believed to initiate the autoimmune response to thyroid antigens. Abundant epidemiological data, including family and twin studies, point to a strong genetic influence on the development of AITD. …”
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Exploring the Ancient Persian/Unani Theory of Connection between Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Tracts: Current Evidence and Future Directions by Shahin Saeidinejat, Syed Mohd Abbas Zaidi, Alireza Ranjbar, Alireza Derakhshan

“…In this regard numerous scattered studies have shown a relationship between upper and lower respiratory disorders and gastrointestinal symptoms.  Numerous epidemiologic, pathophysiologic and clinical evidence confirm the interrelationship and integrated functioning of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. …”
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Dynamics of Feline Coronavirus and FIP: A Compartmental Modeling Approach by Ayse Peker Dobie, Alper Bayrakal, Mehmet Erman Or, Ayse Humeyra Bilge

“…In this work, we examine the endemic equilibrium of feline coronavirus and feline infectious peritonitis by using a modified susceptible-infected-susceptible epidemiological model. We incorporate the concept of mutations from FCoV to FIP to enrich our analysis. …”
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Historical Spatial Distribution of Zoonotic Diseases in Domestic, Synanthropic, and Wild Animals in the Mexican Territory of the Yucatan Peninsula by Paulina Haro, Enrique Trasviña-Muñoz, Irving May-Concha, Gilberto López-Valencia, Francisco Monge-Navarro, Carloman Herrera-Ramírez, Julio A. Mercado-Rodríguez, Hernán Villanueva-Alonzo, Etienne Waleckx

“…To determine the distribution of recorded zoonotic diseases in the Yucatan Peninsula, scientific publications referring to these diseases in animals and containing geographic coordinates of disease occurrence, were studied. The epidemiological bulletins of the national government were also consulted to obtain information on zoonotic diseases reported in humans in the territory. …”
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Modern Approaches to <i>H. pylori</i> Eradication Therapy in Adults (Literature Review and Resolution of Experts Council) by V. Т. Ivashkin, A. I. Ulyanin, I. V. Mayev, R. S. Kozlov, M. A. Livzan, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alekseyeva, S. A. Alekseyenko, D. S. Bordin, N. N. Dekhnich, N. V. Korochyanskaya, T. L. Lapina, E. A. Poluektova, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, A. A. Sheptulin

“…The approaches to selecting an eradication regimen should be optimized to take into account epidemiological trends and achieve better treatment outcomes. …”
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Phenotypic Description of the Spanish Multicentre Genetic Glaucoma Group Cohort by Elena Milla, Maria José Gamundi, Susana Duch, Jose Rios, Miguel Carballo, EMEIGG Study Group

“…The clinical charts of 152 patients with hereditary glaucoma from18 Spanish eye centres were reviewed in order to make an epidemiologic description of the type of glaucoma and associated factors. …”
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Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9: From the Discovery to the Development of New Therapies for Cardiovascular Diseases by Nicola Ferri

“…It also describes the epidemiological and experimental evidences of the regulatory effect of PCSK9 on LDL cholesterol levels and cardiovascular diseases and summarizes the different pharmacological approaches under development for inhibiting PCSK9 expression, processing, and the interaction with LDLR.…”
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