UV-C Radiation as a Factor Reducing Microbiological Contamination of Fish Meal by Krzysztof Skowron, Justyna Bauza-Kaszewska, Zbigniew Dobrzański, Zbigniew Paluszak, Karolina Jadwiga Skowron

“…Therefore, effective methods for their sanitizing, such as UV-C radiation, are needed to minimize the epidemiological risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of UV-C radiation on the sanitary state of fish meals. …”
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Development of a Luciferase Immunosorbent Assay for Detecting Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus IgG Antibodies Based on Nucleoprotein by Qi Chen, Yuting Fang, Ning Zhang, Chengsong Wan

“…The proposed CCHFV-LISA has the potential to facilitate serological diagnosis and epidemiological investigation of CCHFV in natural foci, providing valuable technical support for surveillance and early warning of this disease.…”
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Hand hygiene adherence in intensive care units: comparison before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a municipality of São Paulo state by Vanessa Aparecida Vilas-Boas, Pedro Antonio Teodoro de Moraes, Marcela Grispino Vieira Torres de Lolo, Edinêis de Brito Guirardello, Maria Isabel Pedreira de Freitas

“…Methods: Analytical retrospective study using indirect documentation, with data obtained from a notification spreadsheet for epidemiological indicators of healthcare-associated infection in the state. …”
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Subacute Thyroiditis: Clinical Presentation and Long Term Outcome by Assim A. Alfadda, Reem M. Sallam, Ghadi E. Elawad, Hisham AlDhukair, Mossaed M. Alyahya

“…Compared to the western region, corticosteroid is not commonly prescribed, and permanent hypothyroidism is not uncommon. A nation-wide epidemiological study to explain these interprovincial differences is warranted.…”
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A Systematic Review of Parental Occupational Pesticide Exposure and Geographical Proximity to Agricultural Fields in Association with Neural Tube Defects by Karoline Felisbino, Shayane da Silva Milhorini, Nathalia Kirsten, Mariane Yoshie Sato, Davi Paula da Silva, Juliana Danna Kulik, Izonete Cristina Guiloski

“…The inclusion criteria were epidemiological studies involving pesticides exposure during embryonic development, written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish, and performed in 12 databases. …”
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The Dual Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder—How Do They Interact With Each Other? by Savitha Soman, Rajesh Nair

“…The prevalence rates in clinical studies are low as compared to epidemiological studies as the comorbidity is often missed during clinical evaluation due to a variety of reasons. …”
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Novel Approaches to Diagnose COVID-19 by Solaf Jawhar Ali

“…Diagnosis of the disease is based on clinical symptoms, epidemiological history and laboratory examinations. Severe acute respiratory diseases with fever and ,cough and dyspnea, are used as the case definition to select people for testing. …”
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Diverse Effects of Lead Nitrate on the Proliferation, Differentiation, and Gene Expression of Stem Cells Isolated from a Dental Origin by Mariam Abdullah, Fazliny Abd. Rahman, Nareshwaran Gnanasegaran, Vijayendran Govindasamy, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim, Sabri Musa

“…Therefore, it is vital to have a continuous epidemiological dataset for a better understanding of Pb2+ toxicity. …”
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NutriLive: An Integrated Nutritional Approach as a Sustainable Tool to Prevent Malnutrition in Older People and Promote Active and Healthy Ageing—The EIP-AHA Nutrition Action Group... by Maddalena Illario, Angela Serena Maione, Maria Rosaria Rusciano, Edwig Goossens, Amelia Rauter, Nidia Braz, Harriet Jager-Wittenaar, Carolina Di Somma, Catherine Crola, Maria Soprano, Laura Vuolo, Pietro Campiglia, Guido Iaccarino, Helen Griffiths, Tobias Hartman, Donatella Tramontano, Annamaria Colao, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger

“…“NutriLive” tries to close gaps in epidemiological data within an aging population, creating a unified language to deal with the topic of nutrition and malnutrition in Europe. …”
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Body composition is associated with changes in health-related quality of life in patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis by Jérémie Sellam, Francis Guillemin, Bernard Mazières, Anne-Christine Rat, Patrice Fardellone, Willy Ngueyon Sime

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Comparative effectiveness of manual therapy, pharmacological treatment, exercise therapy, and education for neck pain (COMPETE study): protocol of a systematic review with network... by Ana Izabela Sobral de Oliveira-Souza, Jordana Barbosa-Silva, Douglas P. Gross, Bruno R. da Costa, Nikolaus Ballenberger, Tiago V. Pereira, Liz Dennett, Susan Armijo-Olivo

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Mathematical modelling and phylodynamics for the study of dog rabies dynamics and control: A scoping review. by Maylis Layan, Simon Dellicour, Guy Baele, Simon Cauchemez, Hervé Bourhy

“…We found that despite often relying on scarce rabies epidemiological data, mathematical models investigated multiple aspects of rabies dynamics and control. …”
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Prospective clinical performance of CoVarScan in identifying SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants by Kenneth Zhu, Manoj Sah, Lenin Mahimainathan, Yan Liu, Chao Xing, Karen Roush, Andrew Clark, Jeffrey SoRelle

“…The ability to identify variants with high fidelity and low turnaround time is important both epidemiologically and clinically for pandemic monitoring and therapeutic monoclonal antibody (mAb) selection. …”
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Diagnostic utility of rapid tests to detect IgG/IgM antibodies against COVID-19 by Pedro Sánchez Frenes, Dayamí García Torres, María de Jesús Sánchez Bouza, Gippsy Mendoza Cartaya, Mavis Portela Sánchez

“…Its clinical use is restricted to certain medical situations; however, they constitute a useful epidemiological tool.</p>…”
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Disease burden comparison and associated risk factors of early- and late-onset neonatal sepsis in China and the USA, 1990–2019 by Chengyue Zhang, Lianfang Yu, Xiaoming Pan, Yuwei Lu, Kaiyu Pan

“…Joinpoint regression models were used to analyse temporal trends in epidemiological indicators of neonatal sepsis. Results Between 1990 and 2019, the incidence and prevalence of neonatal sepsis demonstrated a significant upwards trend in China, whereas both were largely stable in the USA. …”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Microalbuminuria in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia: Experience in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu, Nigeria by Christopher Bismarck Eke, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Bede Chidozie Ibe

“…Associations and statistical relationship of prevalence rates and clinical/epidemiological data were ascertained using chi-squared and multivariate analysis . …”
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Simvastatin Does Not Affect Vitamin D Status, but Low Vitamin D Levels Are Associated with Dyslipidemia: Results from a Randomised, Controlled Trial by Lars Rejnmark, Peter Vestergaard, Lene Heickendorff, Leif Mosekilde

“…In recent studies, it has been suggested from epidemiological data that statins also may improve vitamin D status, as measured by increased plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels. …”
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Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in the Female Population by Yoenny Peña García, Maikel Maceo González, Diamela Ávila Céspedes, Licet Utria Velázquez, Yohandra Más López

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a case and control epidemiological study was carried out. A sample was taken by the simple random method, which was made up of 75 people (25 cases and 50 controls). …”
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Brucella abortus Strain RB51 Vaccine: Immune Response after Calfhood Vaccination and Field Investigation in Italian Cattle Population by Manuela Tittarelli, Barbara Bonfini, Fabrizio De Massis, Armando Giovannini, Mauro Di Ventura, Donatella Nannini, Vincenzo Caporale

“…The design of a more sophisticated diagnostic protocol including an epidemiological investigation, the use of RB51-CFT, and the use of the skin test with RB51 as antigen is deemed more appropriate for the identification of RB51 vaccinated animals.…”
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Higher intakes of lysine, threonine and valine are inversely associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk: A community-based case-control study in the Chinese elderly by Xueqi Li, Wenjun Ma, Ting Yang, Chong Wang, Wei Zhang, Hui Li, Ting Zhao, Xiaofei Guo

“…NAFLD was diagnosed by ultrasonography accompanied by epidemiological investigation. The dietary intakes of amino acids were investigated with 3-day, 24-h dietary records and calculated by Nutrition Calculator software. …”
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