Seasonal Variation in Patch Test Results with European Baseline Series by Aïcha Brahem, Haifa Aroui, Asma Gaddour, Asma Chouchene, Asma Aloui, Imen Kacem, Maher Maoua, Houda Kalboussi, Olfa ElMaalel, Souhail Chatti, Faten Dabbabi, Nejib Mrizek

“…We conducted a retrospective epidemiological study which concerned all the patients of the Tunisian center, who consulted in the Dermato-Allergology Unit of Occupational Medicine Department of Farhat Hached University Hospital-Sousse (Tunisia) over a period of 07 years. …”
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Assortativity and the Probability of Epidemic Extinction: A Case Study of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1-2009) by Hiroshi Nishiura, Alex R. Cook, Benjamin J. Cowling

“…Despite the presence of various other epidemiological factors that undoubtedly influenced the delay between first importations and the subsequent epidemic, these results suggest that the dominance of adults among imported cases represents one of the possible factors explaining the delays in geographic spread observed during the recent pandemic.…”
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Nutritional Status and Immune Functions in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Hayriye Sayarlioglu, Reha Erkoc, Cengiz Demir, Ekrem Dogan, Mehmet Sayarlioglu, Ahmet Faik Oner, Imdat Dilek

“…Epidemiological studies suggest various kinds of immune dysregulation in hemodialysis (HD) patients. …”
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The Roles of Thyroid and Thyroid Hormone in Pancreas: Physiology and Pathology by Chaoran Chen, Zhenxing Xie, Yingbin Shen, Shu Fang Xia

“…Earlier research on this subject focused on TH regulation of pancreas function (such as insulin secretion) or on insulin function through TH-mediated increase of energy metabolism. Afterwards, epidemiological investigations and animal test research found a link between autoimmune diseases, thyroid dysfunction, and pancreas pathology; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. …”
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Coagulase gene polymorphism of Staphylococcus aureus isolates: A study on dairy food products and other foods in Tehran, Iran by Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal, Mohammad Reza Khoramizadeh, Solmaz Agha Amiri, Ali Akbar Saboor Yaraghi, Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard

“…The 3′-end coding region of the coagulase (coa) gene contains a series of 81-bp tandem repeats, which differ in the number and location of enzymatic restriction sites among different isolates. coa PCR-RFLP has been used widely to type S. aureus isolates in epidemiological studies. The current study was conducted to investigate the coagulase gene polymorphisms in S. aureus isolated from various food samples using an in house PCR-RFLP method. …”
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A cost-based comparison of quarantine strategies for new emerging diseases by Anuj Mubayi, Christopher Kribs Zaleta, Maia Martcheva, Carlos Castillo-Chávez

“…A classical epidemiological framework is used to provide a preliminary cost analysis of the effects of quarantine and isolation on the dynamics of infectious diseases for which no treatment or immediate diagnosis tools are available.Within this framework we consider the cost incurred from the implementation of three types of dynamic control strategies. …”
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Esophageal adenocarcinoma: risk factors and modern screening strategy by I. V. Mayev, D. N. Andreyev, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, M. P. Scheglanova

“…To present the modern concepts on epidemiological pattern and risk factors of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and analyze the modern screening approach. …”
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Applying the Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care Checklist to Improve Reporting Quality in Primary Care Research in China by YANG Hui, WANG Yang, CHEN Qingqi, LIU Chenxi, GU Jie, ZHAO Yang, QIN Jiangmei, CAO Xinyang, Sturgiss Elizabeth, Phillips William R., XU Yanli

“…Additionally, the review provides specific recommendations for applying the CRISP Checklist in various subfields, such as discipline development research, clinical research, health services research, health policy research, medical education research, and community epidemiological research.…”
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Progress in the Relationship between Vitamin D Deficiency and the Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children by Lian-Ping He, Yu-Xin Song, Ting Zhu, Wei Gu, Chang-Wei Liu

“…Increasing evidence has shown that vitamin D has immunoregulation and anti-inflammatory effects, and it may play a role in T cell regulatory responses due to downregulation in the expression of cathepsin G and inhibition of CD4+ T cell activation and protection of β cells from immune attack and is beneficial in decreasing oxidative stress in T1DM patients. Epidemiologic evidence demonstrates involvement of vitamin D deficiency in T1DM pathogenesis, with the immune system improperly targeting and destroying its own islet β cells. …”
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Effects of School Closure on Transmission of COVID-19. A Rapid Systematic Review by Zana Faris Muhammed

“…The studies that contained the desired outcomes were three epidemiological studies, and five modeling studies using actual data that making assumptions about changes in transmission dynamics after school closure is applied. …”
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Assessment of Heavy and Toxic Metals in the Blood and Hair of Saudi Arabia Smokers Using Modern Analytical Techniques by Majed Alrobaian, Hassan Arida

“…Epidemiological studies on the heavy and toxic metal content in the human blood and hair of some smokers from Saudi Arabia were carried out by modern analytical techniques. …”
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Do NSAIDs Prevent Colorectal Cancer? by Nadir Arber

“…Because of the consistency of epidemiological, clinical and experimental data, there is no need for further placebo trials. …”
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C-Reactive Protein and Breast Cancer: New Insights from Old Molecule by Shilpa Balaji Asegaonkar, Balaji Narayanrao Asegaonkar, Unmesh Vidyadhar Takalkar, Suresh Advani, Anand Pandurang Thorat

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) an acute-phase reactant inflammatory protein is synthesized in hepatocytes in response to cytokines that are released from leucocytes within the tumor microenvironment. Several epidemiological studies appraised an association of CRP with breast cancer risk with inconsistent findings. …”
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Increased Risk of Cancer in relation to Gout: A Review of Three Prospective Cohort Studies with 50,358 Subjects by Weijie Wang, Donghua Xu, Bin Wang, Shushan Yan, Xiaochen Wang, Yin Yin, Xuehao Wang, Beicheng Sun, Xiaoyang Sun

“…Gout is a common inflammatory disease characterized by acute arthritis and hyperuricemia. A number of epidemiological studies have suggested the critical role of gout in carcinogenesis. …”
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The association of codon 392 polymorphism in ESR2 gene with breast cancer in Iran by Sakineh Abbasi, Samira Kalbasi

“…Epidemiological studies revealed that the pattern of age onset of breast cancer in the Middle East region differ from those in Caucasians. …”
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Spatial Analysis and Socio-Environmental Determinants of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Urban Area in Northeastern Brazil by Natan Diego Alves de Freitas, Lucas José Macedo Freire, Suely Ruth Silva, Nilton Guedes do Nascimento, Pedro Cordeiro-Estrela

“…The urbanization process has led to significant changes in the landscape, shifting the epidemiological profile of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil. …”
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Current Evidence for Developmental, Structural, and Functional Brain Defects following Prenatal Radiation Exposure by Tine Verreet, Mieke Verslegers, Roel Quintens, Sarah Baatout, Mohammed A. Benotmane

“…One of the major goals in the radioprotection field is to better understand the potential health risk posed to the unborn child after radiation exposure to the pregnant mother, of which the first convincing evidence came from epidemiological studies on in utero exposed atomic bomb survivors. …”
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Artificial neural networks for stability analysis and simulation of delayed rabies spread models by Ramsha Shafqat, Ateq Alsaadi

“…This approach aimed to expand our understanding of rabies transmission, illustrating the potential of advanced mathematical tools and machine learning in epidemiological modeling.…”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hispanics: The University of Puerto Rico IBD Registry by Esther A. Torres, Abdiel Cruz, Mariola Monagas, Marina Bernal, Yadira Correa, Rafael Cordero, Víctor L. Carlo

“…Our findings contribute to the limited epidemiologic and clinical data on Hispanics with IBD.…”
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Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Tomonori Takazawa, Yuki Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Amano, Tetsuhito Hara, Eiki Kanemaru, Takao Kato, Takashi Kawano, Tsukasa Kochiyama, Tatsuya Tsuji, Shigeru Saito

“…To test this hypothesis, we conducted a retrospective survey at 34 facilities in Japan as a part of the Japanese Epidemiologic Study for Perioperative Anaphylaxis. The results showed that the number of GA cases had significantly decreased, particularly in May 2020, under the government’s declaration of a state of emergency. …”
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