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Clinical Neurology
Masahito Katsuki, Muneto Tatsumoto, Kazuhito Kimoto, Takashige Iiyama, Masato Tajima, Tsuyoshi Munakata, Taihei Miyamoto, Tomokazu Shimazu
Summary: Using big data, this study investigated the relationship between weather and headache occurrence. The findings showed that low barometric pressure, significant barometric pressure changes, higher humidity, and increased rainfall were associated with a higher number of headache occurrences.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Bianca Raffaelli, Jasper Mecklenburg, Lucas Hendrik Overeem, Simon Scholler, Markus A. Dahlem, Tobias Kurth, Ana Sofia Oliveira Goncalves, Uwe Reuter, Lars Neeb
Summary: Among regular users of an electronic headache diary, headache and migraine frequency, in addition to other headache characteristics, improved over time. The use of an electronic headache diary may support standard headache care.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
James S. McGinley, Carrie R. Houts, R. J. Wirth, Richard B. Lipton
Summary: This study developed a composite measure of headache day severity by combining daily diary information to assess symptoms of migraine. Results showed that headache day severity scores were significantly associated with physician visits, emergency department visits, missed school/work, missed household work, and missed other activities.
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Nina Zaproudina, Teemu J. Niiranen, Verneri Anttila, Mikko Kallela
Summary: The study found associations between migraine and cardiovascular risk factors, including gender, age, lipid levels, blood pressure, and left ventricular hypertrophy. Left ventricular hypertrophy may play a role in the relationship between migraine and cardiovascular events, calling for further research.
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Bianca Raffaelli, Jasper Mecklenburg, Simon Scholler, Lucas Hendrik Overeem, Ana Sofia Oliveira Goncalves, Uwe Reuter, Lars Neeb
Summary: Lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany did not significantly impact primary headache frequency and intensity over a 3-month period, although lifestyle factors such as stress levels, sleep duration, and activity levels showed some changes.
JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Daphne S. van Casteren, Iris E. Verhagen, Britt W. H. van der Arend, Erik W. van Zwet, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink, Gisela M. Terwindt
Summary: The study compared characteristics of perimenstrual and nonperimenstrual migraine attacks in women, finding that perimenstrual attacks were associated with longer duration, higher recurrence risk, increased triptan use, higher headache intensity, decreased pain coping, more pronounced photophobia and phonophobia. Additionally, women with menstrually related migraine are at risk of medication overuse in the long term treatment process.
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Tong Li, Tong Xia, Huandong Wang, Zhen Tu, Sasu Tarkoma, Zhu Han, Pan Hui
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review of recent research on smartphone app usage analysis. It covers data collection methods, as well as studies in the app domain, user domain, and smartphone domain. The research reveals the connections between users, apps, and smartphones through the collection and analysis of app usage traces, and highlights challenges and future directions in this field.
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kamran Khan, Mudassar Iqbal Arain, Muhammad Arif Asghar, Ahad Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Ali Ghoto, Abdullah Dayo, Muhammad Suleman Imtiaz, Mohsin Hamied Rana, Muhammad Asif Asghar
Summary: This study evaluated the treatment cost and persistence among migraineurs in Pakistan, revealing poor persistence to migraine treatments, with female patients exhibiting more significant persistence and the median age of continuers being 31 years. Various factors affecting treatment discontinuation were identified, providing insights for improving treatment persistence in this population.
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Clinical Neurology
Daphne S. van Casteren, Iris E. Verhagen, Gerrit L. J. Onderwater, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink, Gisela M. Terwindt
Summary: The study showed that females report migraine trigger factors more frequently than males, with menstruation, stress, and bright light being the top triggers for women. Women tend to report more triggers and have a lower migraine threshold compared to men, potentially due to hormonal changes.
Article
Forestry
Andre Sandim, Mariana Amaro, Maria Emilia Silva, Jorge Cunha, Susana Morais, Alexandra Marques, Andre Ferreira, Jose Luis Lousada, Teresa Fonseca
Summary: This study evaluates the effectiveness of smartphone applications, Katam, Arboreal, and Trestima, compared to traditional methods in forest inventory. The study finds that these applications perform better in areas with flat terrain and older, regular forests with low under-cover density, but worse in younger, irregular forests with sloping terrain, high tree density, and dense understory vegetation.
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Clinical Neurology
Peter J. Goadsby, Luminita Constantin, Caty Ebel-Bitoun, Iva Igracki Turudic, Simon Hitier, Caroline Amand-Bourdon, Andrew Stewart
Summary: This study collected self-reported data from a mobile app to describe the burden of self-diagnosed headache and its impact on daily life for those who do not seek medical advice regularly. The study found that headaches and migraines can impair concentration, slow down actions, and lead to missing work or social activities. Variations were observed across countries, but episode characteristics were similar for self-diagnosed headache and migraine within countries.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yan Tereshko, Simone Dal Bello, Sara Pez, Enrico Belgrado, Christian Lettieri, Bruno Hector Ercole, Giulia Cellante, Caterina Del Regno, Giuseppe Sportelli, Giovanni Ermanis, Salvatore Versace, Giovanni Merlino, Gian Luigi Gigli, Mariarosaria Valente
Summary: In this study, the clinical effectiveness of the three anti-CGRP mAbs was compared. No significant differences were found in terms of migraine frequency, intensity, and medication intake during the first year of therapy, suspension period, and reprisal. However, different response rates were observed among chronic and high-frequency episodic migraineurs.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Andree Hartanto, Kristine Y. X. Lee, Yi Jing Chua, Frosch Y. X. Quek, Nadyanna M. Majeed
Summary: While smartphones have benefits, their use may have negative effects on everyday cognition. The current study found that frequent smartphone checking is associated with daily cognitive failures, while some types of smartphone use may temporarily benefit cognitive functioning.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Ergonomics
Dimitrios I. Tselentis, Eleni I. Vlahogianni, George Yannis
Summary: This paper explores the temporal evolution of driving safety efficiency by analyzing data collected from a sophisticated platform that records driving behavior of 200 drivers over a 7-month period. The analysis reveals three main driving groups: moderate drivers, unstable drivers, and cautious drivers, based on critical components of microscopic driving behavior evolution.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Victor J. Gallardo, Alicia Alpuente, Patricia Pozo-Rosich
Summary: This study analyzed cyclic fluctuations of migraine attacks using time series analysis and found that patients with a cyclic phenotype have a significant impact on clinical evolution. Particularly, patients with episodic migraine and cyclic phenotype tend to increase their headache frequency over time.