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Sport Sciences
Benjamin Clarsen, Babette M. Pluim, Victor Moreno-Perez, Xavier Bigard, Cheri Blauwet, Juan Del Coso, Javier Courel-Ibanez, Katharina Grimm, Nigel Jones, Nikki Kolman, Manuel Mateo-March, Luca Pollastri, Cesareo Lopez-Rodriguez, Raquel Ortolano Rios, Michael Roshon, Jesus Hoyos Echevarria, Gwenaelle Madouas, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Jon Patricios, Evert Verhagen
Summary: In 2020, the IOC released a consensus statement on the recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport, with a specific extension for cycling disciplines drafted by a panel of experts. This extension provides recommendations on health problem definitions, injury mechanisms, diagnosis classifications, and data collection methods, aiming to improve the consistency and accuracy of epidemiological studies on cycling injuries and illnesses in the future.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kristine J. Rosenberger, Haitao Chu, Lifeng Lin
Summary: This study compared the performance of bivariate linear mixed model (LMM) and bivariate generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) in meta-analyses of diagnostic studies. The results showed that bivariate GLMM generally produced narrower confidence intervals compared to bivariate LMM, and could produce different results in specific situations.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yifan Xu, Melanie Le Sayec, Caroline Roberts, Sabine Hein, Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Rachel Gibson
Summary: This study reviewed the methods and data sources used to assess dietary (poly)phenol intake in observational studies, providing recommendations for future research. Food-frequency questionnaires were found to be the most commonly used tool, and it was suggested for researchers to choose validated dietary assessment tools and utilize comprehensive databases for (poly)phenol content.
ADVANCES IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anne-Louise Ponsonby
Summary: This commentary discusses the importance of non-causal confounding in considering causal questions within a moderate-sized high-dimensional study, emphasizing the systematic evaluation of alternative explanations for exposure-disease associations to achieve the highest level of causal inference possible.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Eanda Agastra, Margherita Saettone, Simone Parrini, Giovanni Cugliari, Andrea Deregibus, Tommaso Castroflorio
Summary: This study evaluated the epidemiology of impacted and transmigrated mandibular canines in a large orthodontic population referred to the University of Turin. The prevalence of impacted mandibular canines was 1.7%, and the prevalence of transmigrated mandibular canines was 0.3% in the period from 1995 to 2017. The incidence of impacted mandibular canines was 2% in the period from 2017 to 2022.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hazuki Tamada, Yuki Ito, Takeshi Ebara, Sayaka Kato, Kayo Kaneko, Taro Matsuki, Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara, Shinji Saitoh, Michihiro Kamijima
Summary: The composition of human gut microbiota has a long-term impact on human health and disease. This study validated two methods for stool specimen collection and storage, and found them to be useful in large-scale epidemiological studies. However, these methods may alter the relative abundances of certain bacteria.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Silke Klemm, Lucrezia Ravera
Summary: In this paper, we discuss homogeneous and heterogeneous SIR-type epidemiological models. Surprisingly, we discover a correspondence between the epidemic trajectory in a homogeneous SIR-type model and radial null geodesics in the Schwarzschild spacetime. We also explore population heterogeneity effects by examining the initial susceptibility distribution and deriving the herd immunity threshold, and propose a method to incorporate mitigation measures through model fitting.
PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Linling Yu, Wei Liu, Xing Wang, Zi Ye, Qiyou Tan, Weihong Qiu, Xiuquan Nie, Minjing Li, Bin Wang, Weihong Chen
Summary: Environmental risk factors have adverse effects on health. Previous studies mainly focused on the impact of single pollutant exposure, but in reality, humans are exposed to complex mixtures of pollutants. Environmental epidemiologists have been trying to assess the health effects of exposure to multi-pollutant mixtures, but statistical analysis faces challenges. There is currently no consensus on appropriate statistical methods.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Giovanni Gabutti, Tiziana Grassi, Francesco Bagordo, Marta Savio, Maria Cristina Rota, Paolo Castiglia, Tatjana Baldovin, Francesco Napolitano, Alessandra Panico, Matilde Ogliastro, Claudia Maria Trombetta, Savina Ditommaso, Fabio Tramuto
Summary: The aim of this study was to analyze the seroprevalence of varicella in Italy and evaluate the impact of varicella vaccination. The overall seroprevalence was 91.6% with higher rates in females and increasing prevalence in younger age groups. The comparison with previous surveys showed significantly higher prevalence in children and adolescents, indicating the positive impact of varicella vaccination in Italy.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jun Chen, Lingchun Lyu, Jiayi Shen, Yuesong Pan, Jing Jing, Yong-Jun Wang, Tiemin Wei
Summary: Due to the ageing global population, calcified aortic valve disease is currently the most common cardiac valve disorder. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for calcified aortic valve stenosis (CAVS) and develop a prediction model for CAVS risk. The results revealed that age, pulse pressure, HbA1c, lower-level HDL-C, lipoprotein(a), and uric acid were independent risk factors for CAVS.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wonjin Sim, Suyeon Park, Jihye Ha, Donghyun Kim, Jeong-Eun Oh
Summary: This study assessed the impact of different population estimation methods on the calculation of drug biomarker consumption using wastewater analysis. Population estimates based on mobile phone data, census data, and wastewater quality parameters were compared in six different wastewater treatment plant catchment areas in Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea. The results showed that using mobile phone data for population estimation was influenced by the movement patterns of non-resident populations. The study also found notable differences in population-normalized daily loads of methamphetamine when comparing population estimates based on mobile phone data to those based on wastewater quality parameters.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Stephanie Kim, Hillary Hollinger, Elizabeth G. Radke
Summary: This study created a systematic evidence map of environmental epidemiological studies examining environmental contaminant exposures with 'omics to characterize the extent of available studies for future research needs. The study identified over 10,000 studies from scientific databases and 84 studies considered PECO-relevant after full-text review. Various contaminants were investigated in epidemiological studies that used epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jianheng Zheng, Feng Wu, Feijie Wang, Junrui Cheng, Hong Zou, Yuan Li, Jun Du, Juntao Kan
Summary: Nutritional biomarkers are crucial indicators of nutritional status and are important for preventing and optimizing the prognosis of metabolism-related diseases. Using biomarker assessments to measure dietary intake provides quantitative nutritional information and improves the prediction of health outcomes. The increased availability and development of assessment tools have greatly improved the specificity and sensitivity of nutritional biomarkers, enabling efficient disease surveillance in nutrition research.
Article
Immunology
Tiziana Grassi, Francesco Bagordo, Marta Savio, Maria Cristina Rota, Francesco Vitale, Antonella Arghittu, Laura Sticchi, Giovanni Gabutti, Sero-Epidemiol Study Grp
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of pertussis IgG antibodies in the Italian population. The results showed a significantly higher mean antibody concentration in males compared to females, highlighting the possible role of adolescents and adults in the transmission of B. pertussis.
Article
Biology
Yuan Liu, Ziwen Tong, Jingru Shi, Yuqian Jia, Tian Deng, Zhiqiang Wang
Summary: Benzydamine acts as an antibiotic adjuvant, enhancing the bactericidal activity of tetracyclines against multidrug-resistant bacteria by dissipating membrane potential and promoting tetracycline uptake.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
M. Amine Amiche, Linda E. Levesque, Tara Gomes, Jonathan D. Adachi, Suzanne M. Cadarette
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Marina Simeonova, Frank de Vries, Sander Pouwels, Johanna H. M. Driessen, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Andrea M. Burden
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Brian Chun-Fai Chan, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Walter P. Wodchis, Murray D. Krahn, Nicole Mittmann
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Joann K. Ban, Mina Tadrous, Amy X. Lu, Erin A. Cicinelli, Suzanne M. Cadarette
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
M. Amine Amiche, Shahab Abtahi, Johanna H. M. Driessen, Peter Vestergaard, Frank de Vries, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Andrea M. Burden
ARCHIVES OF OSTEOPOROSIS
(2018)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yina Xu, Tara Gomes, Muhammad M. Mamdani, David N. Juurlink, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Mina Tadrous
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DIABETES
(2019)
Article
Substance Abuse
Qi Guan, Beth A. Sproule, Simone N. Vigod, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Simon Greaves, Diana Martins, Tara Gomes
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
R. Sujic, D. E. Beaton, M. Mamdani, S. M. Cadarette, J. Luo, S. Jaglal, J. E. M. Sale, R. Jain, E. Bogoch
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
K. N. Hayes, J. K. Ban, G. Athanasiadis, A. M. Burden, S. M. Cadarette
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
J. K. Ban, B. B. Hao, L. McCarthy, S. J. T. Guilcher, S. M. Cadarette
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Giovanni Adami, Ayesha Jaleel, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Elizabeth Delzell, Rui Chen, Huifeng Yun, Shanette Daigle, Tarun Arora, Maria I. Danila, Nicole C. Wright, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Amy Mudano, Jeffrey Foster, Kenneth G. Saag
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Catherine Beauregard-Paultre, Claire Nour Abou Chakra, Allison McGeer, Annie-Claude Labbe, Andrew E. Simor, Wayne Gold, Matthew P. Muller, Jeff Powis, Kevin Katz, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Jacques Pepin, Louis Valiquette
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mitchell H. Gail, Douglas G. Altman, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Gary Collins, Stephen J. W. Evans, Peggy Sekula, Elizabeth Williamson, Mark Woodward
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Kaleen N. Hayes, Elizabeth M. Winter, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Andrea M. Burden
Summary: Bisphosphonates are the primary treatment for osteoporosis, and a drug holiday of two to three years is recommended for most patients after long-term use to reduce the risk of adverse events. Duration of bisphosphonate effects during the drug holiday and individual patient factors should be considered when determining the appropriate time to stop therapy.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Natalia Konstantelos, Andrea M. Burden, Angela M. Cheung, Sandra Kim, Paul Grootendorst, Suzanne M. Cadarette
Summary: This study aimed to compare fracture rates estimated using different definitions and found that coding decisions have a significant impact on fracture outcome definitions. The study highlights the importance and impact of coding decisions on fracture outcome identification and emphasizes the need for further research to inform best practice in fracture outcome identification.