Academic Articles & Research Papers

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Risk: Retrospective Matched-Cohort Analysis Based on the RECORD Study of the Italian Society for Rheumatology

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk. This issue maybe not only explained by a genetic component, as well as by the traditional CV risk factors, but also by an underestimation and ...

The New Public Health

Health is a crossroad. It is where biological and social factors, the individual and the community, and social and economic policy all converge. addition to its intrinsic value, health is a means for personal and collective advance­ ment. I...

Artificial intelligence in public health: promises, challenges, and an agenda for policy makers and public health institutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) can rapidly analyse large and complex datasets, extract tailored recommendations, support decision making, and improve the efficiency of many tasks that involve the processing of data, text, or images. As such, ...

Oxford Textbook of Public Health

SECTION 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE OF PUBLIC HEALTH 1.1 The scope and concerns of public health 1.2 The history and development of public health in high-income countries 1.3 The history and development of public health in low- and...

Impact of micro-mobility-induced step reduction in healthy adults on vascular and glycemic health: A real-world investigation.

A novel mechanism for morphological change during bacterial sporulation based on programmed peptidoglycan degradation.

Adaptation of the scale of effects of social media on eating behavior in Hungarian university students

Background. People live in a technological world, where social media is used very commonly. Social media has effects on eating behaviors, as in other aspects. For this reason, it is important to measure social media effect. Objective. This...

Telehealth for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Evidence Map of Effectiveness, Patient and Provider Experiences and Preferences, and Patient Engagement Strategies

Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically map evidence to inform best practices for sexual and reproductive healthcare delivered via telehealth (TeleSRH) in United States-based Title X-funded clinics. Methods: We searched three...

Experiences of Caring for Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV): A Qualitative Interview with Caregivers

Meble Kasande, Andrew Natwijuka, Eve Katushabe Snr, Anne Tweheyo Otwine Snr Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara, UgandaCorrespondence: Meble Kasande, Bishop Stuart University, Faculty of Nursing and Hea...

The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century

The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century By the Committee on Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century, National Academies Press, 2002, 536 pp., $39.00 (doth), $29.95 (paper). Also available at http://books.nap.edu/...

Violence a global public health problem

This article is a version of the Introduction to the World Report on Violence and Health, published by the World Health Organization (WHO). It presents a general description about this phenomenon and points some basic questions: concepts an...

Framing the Public Health of Caregiving

Caregiving has only recently been acknowledged by the nation as an important topic for millions of Americans. A psychological or sociological approach to care-giving services has been most often applied, with little attention to the populat...

Identification of wild-caught phlebotomine sand flies from Crete and Cyprus using DNA barcoding

Abstract Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites responsible for a group of neglected diseases called leishmaniases. Two sand fly genera, Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia, co...

A History of Public Health

Since publication in 1958, George Rosen's classic book has been regarded as the essential international history of public health. Describing the development of public health in classical Greece, imperial Rome, England, Europe, the United St...

Public Health Ethics: Mapping the Terrain

Public health ethics, like the field of public health it addresses, traditionally has focused more on practice and particular cases than on theory, with the result that some concepts, methods, and boundaries remain largely undefined. This p...

Public health significance of neuroticism.

The personality trait of neuroticism refers to relatively stable tendencies to respond with negative emotions to threat, frustration, or loss. Individuals in the population vary markedly on this trait, ranging from frequent and intense emot...

Protective effects of ceria nanoclusters against delayed paraplegia after spinal cord ischemia

Abstract Spinal cord ischemia reperfusion injury (SCIRI) induced delayed paraplegia is a complex complication of thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a critical role in the pathogenesis of delayed paraplegia, ...

Laser Welding of Dissimilar Metal Joint of 6061 Al Alloy and Al Matrix Composite

In this paper, dissimilar metal joints of 6061 aluminum alloy and aluminum matrix composite material are investigated by laser welding. TiB2 particles were added into the lap joint. The welding process, microstructure, and the corrosion pro...

From Two-Phase to Three-Phase: The New Electrochemical Interface by Oxide Electrocatalysts

Abstract Electrochemical reactions typically occur at the interface between a solid electrode and a liquid electrolyte. The charge exchange behaviour between these two phases determines the kinetics of electrochemical reactions. In the past...

Recent advances in surface functionalization of cardiovascular stents

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading global threat to human health. The clinical application of vascular stents improved the survival rates and quality of life for patients with cardiovascular diseases. However, despite the benefit...