Academic Articles & Research Papers

Introduction to Epidemiology

This chapter introduces the foundational concepts of epidemiology as the scientific study of health and disease patterns in populations. It outlines the distinction between descriptive and analytical approaches, establishing the importance ...

Gout epidemiology and comorbidities

OBJECTIVE: To review the epidemiology of gout and associated comorbidities. METHODS: We review the key published studies of the epidemiology of gout and associated comorbidities. RESULTS: The prevalence of gout ranged 1-4% worldwide and inc...

Epidemiology of peripheral neuropathy.

Peripheral neuropathy occurs as a component of several common and many rare diseases.It is heterogenous in aetiology, diverse in pathology, and varied in severity.The term peripheral neuropathy includes symmetric polyneuropathy, single and ...

Osteoarthritis: Epidemiology

Epidemiology for the Uninitiated

Epidemiology is the study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why. Epidemiological information is used to plan and evaluate strategies to prevent illness and as a guide to the management of patients in whom disease...

The epidemiology of Parkinson's disease

Primer of epidemiology

PRIMER OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Preface Preface to the First Edition Chapter 1. Introduction to Epidemiology Chapter 2. Basic Measurements in Epidemiology Chapter 3. Observations Used in Epidemiology Chapter 4. Basic Methods of Study Chapter 5. Desc...

Influenza-associated mortality in 2009 in four sentinel sites in Bangladesh

OBJECTIVE: To estimate influenza-associated mortality in Bangladesh in 2009. METHODS: In four hospitals in Bangladesh, respiratory samples were collected twice a month throughout 2009 from inpatients aged ...

Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus in Bangladeshi General Population

Background: Hepatitis C virus is encountered sporadically in Bangladesh. It results in a wide range liver diseases, with asymptomatic acute hepatitis rarely at one end to HCC at the other end of the spectrum. Methods: 1018 individuals of ...

The Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society Consensus Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the United Arab Emirates: A National Delphi Study

Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune-mediated esophageal disease characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and eosinophil-predominant inflammation. Increasing recognition of EoE and advances in its diagn...

Impact of early life exposure to heat and cold on linguistic development in two-year-old children: findings from the ELFE cohort study

Abstract Background A number of negative developmental outcomes in response to extreme temperature have been documented. Yet, to our knowledge, environmental research has left the question of the effect of temperature on human neurodevelopm...

Gender Differences in the Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Among Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Hua Yang,1,* Jian Gao,2,* Shuyu Li,1 Huiling Xia,1 Zhangyan Chen,1 Shanzhu Zhu,1 Zhigang Pan1 1Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nutrit...

Psychiatric disorders and traumatic brain injury

Marcelo Schwarzbold1, Alexandre Diaz1, Evandro Tostes Martins2, Armanda Rufino1, Lúcia Nazareth Amante1,3, Maria Emília Thais1, João Quevedo4, Alexandre Hohl1, Marcelo Neves Linhares1,5,6, Roger Walz1,61N&am...

Fascioliasis, revisión clínico-epidemiológica y diagnóstico

La fascioliasis es una infección parasitaria causada por trematodos del género Fasciola, y la especie más frecuente es Fasciola hepatica, la cual se encuentra distribuida en todos los continentes e infecta a gran cantidad de mamíferos, incl...

Cost effective reproduction number based strategies for reducing deaths from COVID-19

Abstract In epidemiology, the effective reproduction number R e $R_{e}$ is used to characterize the growth rate of an epidemic outbreak. If R e > 1 $R_{e} >1$ , the epidemic worsens, and if R e < 1 $R_{e}< 1$ , then it subsides and eventual...

Life Stage-Specific Burdens and Impacts of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Beef Cattle in the United States: A Review of Diagnostics, Impacts on Productivity, and Immune Response

Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) remain a significant challenge to productivity and sustainability in beef cattle systems in the United States, contributing to subclinical reductions in growth, reproductive performance, and overall herd he...

Perché non possiamo pensare qualsiasi cosa (ma possiamo pensarne tante). La religione come studio di caso

The present essays tries to point out limits and constraints on our thought faculty. To this purpose it tackles, on the one hand, evolutionary psychology, and on the other massive modularity, construed as both consistent with evolutionary p...

Research Progress of Citrus Melanose

Citrus melanose consists of a series of plant diseases caused by the fungal species of the genus Diaporthe. It has been reported with over 30 Diaporthe species on citrus, including several important fungal pathogens, endophytes, saprophytes...

Epidemiology and burden of osteoarthritis

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease involving the cartilage and many of its surrounding tissues. Disease progression is usually slow but can ultimately lead to joint failure with pain and disability. OA of the hi...

Epidemiology of Peripheral Artery Disease

New data on the epidemiology of peripheral artery disease (PAD) are available, and they should be integrated with previous data. We provide an updated, integrated overview of the epidemiology of PAD, a focused literature review was conducte...