“Don’t Touch Your Face!” The Contribution of Habit Reversal in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Simone Varrasi, Sabrina Castellano, Giuseppe Alessio Platania, Claudia Savia Guerrera, Pasquale Caponnetto, Concetta Pirrone

“…After an overview of how HRT works and of the current epidemiological situation, studies supporting Habit Reversal Training for the reduction of risky hand-to-face habits are presented. …”
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The Janus Face of Lipids in Human Breast Cancer: How Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Affect Tumor Cell Hallmarks by Benoît Chénais, Vincent Blanckaert

“…For several years, lipids and especially 𝑛−3 and 𝑛−6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) receive much attention in human health. Epidemiological studies tend to correlate a PUFA-rich diet with a reduced incidence of cancer, including breast cancer. …”
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Retina and Omega-3 by Giuseppe Querques, Raimondo Forte, Eric H. Souied

“…Over the last decade, several epidemiological studies based on food frequency questionnaires suggest that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids could have a protective role in reducing the onset and progression of retinal diseases. …”
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Cancer Cachexia: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications by Claire L. Donohoe, Aoife M. Ryan, John V. Reynolds

“…Inconsistencies in the definition of cachexia have limited the epidemiological characterisation of the condition and there has been slow progress in identifying therapeutic agents and trialling them in the clinical setting. …”
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Asymptotic stability analysis of a fractional epidemic model for Ebola virus disease in Caputo sense by Samson Olaniyi, Furaha M. Chuma, Sulaimon F. Abimbade

“…It is proved that the steady state is locally and globally asymptotically stable at the value of the key epidemiological threshold quantity lower than unity. The result is numerically validated for different values of fractional order to show the asymptotic behavior of the disease dynamics. …”
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Oral hygiene and smoking habit as risk factors of periodontal disease. by Maricela Seijo Machado, Marta M. Bosch Pons, Esther M. Castillo Betancourt, Sahily Espino Otero, Alicia Quiñones Betancourt

“…<strong>Method:</strong> Descriptive, cross-sectional, epidemiological study including 95 smokers from Palmira municipality; January-November, 2007. …”
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Impact of digital device utilization on public health surveillance to enhance city resilience during the public health emergency response: A case study of SARS-CoV-2 response in T... by Watcharaporn Chutarong, Roongaroon Thammalikhit, Rungwasun Kraiklang, Anurak Sawangwong, Orachorn Saechang, Yuqian Guo, Weiwen Zhang

“…This, in turn, can improve medical and vaccine, individual, health care, epidemiological, and disease surveillance, and also enhance cities’ socioeconomic, institutional, and living resilience.…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Ruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: A Multicenter Study in Northern China by Xiuhu An, Jingliang Su, Bingxin Duan, Long Zhao, Bangyue Wang, Yan Zhao, Tianxing Li, Shuai Zhou, Xinyu Yang, Zhenbo Liu

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and long-term outcomes of ruptured MCAAs in northern China. …”
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Prevalence and Etiological Factors of Dental Trauma among 12- and 15-Year-Old Schoolchildren of Lebanon: A National Study by Chirine Abdel Malak, Carole Chakar, Alain Romanos, Samar Rachidi

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Increasing Role of Roof Gutters as Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Breeding Sites in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and Consequences on Dengue Transmission and Vector Control by Joël Gustave, Florence Fouque, Sylvie Cassadou, Lucie Leon, Gabriel Anicet, Cédric Ramdini, Fabrice Sonor

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Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and mod... by Soeun Kim, Hayeon Lee, Selin Woo, Hyeri Lee, Jaeyu Park, Tae Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Christa J. Nehs, Jinseok Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jiseung Kang, Dong Keon Yon

“…From 1990 to 2021, the increase in the number of DUD deaths globally can be attributed to two prominent factors: epidemiological change and population growth. In HICs, the impacts of epidemiological changes for increasing DUD mortality rates were particularly prominent compared to other factors. …”
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The Problem of Confounding in Studies of the Effect of Maternal Drug Use on Pregnancy Outcome by Bengt Källén

“…In most epidemilogical studies, the problem of confounding adds to the uncertainty in conclusions drawn. …”
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Micro and macropolitical determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte by Marina Stuart Marques, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Ana Paula Vieira Faria, Nágela Cristine Pinheiro Santos, Janaína Fonseca Almeida Souza, Marla Ariana Silva, Patrícia Feliciano Pereira, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: An epidemiological study with a cross-sectional design was conducted using data from the project titled “Childbirth and Breastfeeding in Children of Mothers Infected by SARS-CoV-2,” developed during the pandemic in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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Reorganization of Extracellular Matrix in Placentas from Women with Asymptomatic Chagas Disease: Mechanism of Parasite Invasion or Local Placental Defense? by Juan Duaso, Erika Yanez, Christian Castillo, Norbel Galanti, Gonzalo Cabrera, Gabriela Corral, Juan Diego Maya, Inés Zulantay, Werner Apt, Ulrike Kemmerling

“…In spite the fact that in the past few years T. cruzi congenital transmission has become of epidemiological importance, studies about this mechanism of infection are scarce. …”
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Aging Adults and Seasonal Influenza: Does the Vitamin D Status (H)Arm the Body? by Pierre Olivier Lang, Dimitrios Samaras

“…Evidence that VitD affects clearance of selected pathogens is supported by epidemiological and clinical data, while its coadministration with influenza vaccine in mice enhanced both mucosal and systemic antibody responses. …”
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Occupations in the European Labour Market During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Sara Flisi, Giulia Santangelo

“…Second, different occupations require varying degrees of physical proximity and social interaction to be carried out; this implies that they can be considered more or less teleworkable, and affected by different levels of epidemiological risk of contagion. This paper shows the labour market impact of the pandemic on different categories of workers in the EU. …”
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The Role of T Helper (TH)17 Cells as a Double-Edged Sword in the Interplay of Infection and Autoimmunity with a Focus on Xenobiotic-Induced Immunomodulation by Nasr Y. A. Hemdan, Ahmed M. Abu El-Saad, Ulrich Sack

“…This perception is learned from experimental models of infection and epidemiologic studies and clearly underscores the interplay of exposure to such immunomodulatory elements with pre- or postexposure infectious events. …”
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Attenuation of Carcinogenesis and the Mechanism Underlying by the Influence of Indole-3-carbinol and Its Metabolite 3,3′-Diindolylmethane: A Therapeutic Marvel by V. L. Maruthanila, J. Poornima, S. Mirunalini

“…Rising evidence provides credible support towards the potential role of bioactive products derived from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts, turnips, kohlrabi, bok choy, and radishes. Many epidemiological studies point out that Brassica vegetable protects humans against cancer since they are rich sources of glucosinolates in addition to possessing a high content of flavonoids, vitamins, and mineral nutrients. …”
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Crohn’s Disease – The Pathogenesis of a Granulomatous Vasculitis: A Hypothesis by Andrew J Wakefield

“…The virus was detected in foci of granulomatous and lymphocytic inflammation. Recent epidemiological data from Sweden support the idea that early exposure to measles virus is a risk factor for the later development of Crohn’s disease. …”
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To Use or Not to Use Metformin in Cerebral Ischemia: A Review of the Application of Metformin in Stroke Rodents by Isaac Arbeláez-Quintero, Mauricio Palacios

“…Searching for potential therapeutic strategies to prevent and treat stroke is necessary, given the increase in overall life expectancy. Epidemiological reports indicate that metformin is an oral antidiabetic medication that can reduce the incidence of ischemic events in patients with diabetes mellitus. …”
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