Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lawrence Middleton, Andrew R. Harper, Abhishek Nag, Quanli Wang, Anna Reznichenko, Dimitrios Vitsios, Slave Petrovski
Summary: Large-scale phenome-wide association studies using densely-phenotyped cohorts like the UK Biobank have identified many statistically robust gene-phenotype relationships for clinical and continuous traits. Gene-SCOUT is a tool that identifies genes with similar continuous trait fingerprints to a gene of interest, using cosine similarity measure to evaluate similarities between genes. Gene-SCOUT provides stronger enrichments for clinical traits compared to existing methods and offers an interactive web-resource for further exploration.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alessandra Zaccardelli, Jeffrey A. Sparks
Summary: Early interventions in rheumatoid arthritis are crucial in slowing disease progression, and behavioral interventions in at-risk populations may help reduce disease risk. However, there are challenges in implementing preventive measures that need to be addressed.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Fabio do Prado Puglia, Michel Jose Anzanello, Jacob Scharcanski, Juliana de Abreu Fontes, Joao Batista Goncalves de Brito, Rafael Scorsatto Ortiz, Kristiane Mariotti
Summary: This paper introduces a novel image-based approach to detect counterfeit medicines with 100% correct classification rates, and uses support vectors and heat maps to identify the most relevant regions.
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Janneke Noordman, Monique Heijmans, Rune Poortvliet, Oliver Groene, Marta Ballester, Lyudmil Ninov, Ena NIno de Guzman, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Carola Orrego, Rosa Sunol, Cordula Wagner
Summary: This study aims to reach consensus on the most important contextual factors (CFs) that may influence the successful implementation of self-management interventions (SMIs) for type 2 diabetes, obesity, COPD, and heart failure. Through literature review and a Delphi survey, it is confirmed that the healthcare professionals' ability to adapt the advice, communication, or interventions to patients' situation and level of knowledge is the most important CF.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2023)
Article
Ergonomics
Zhengwu Wang, Shuai Huang, Jie Wang, Denisa Sulaj, Wei Hao, Aiwu Kuang
Summary: The study examines the underlying risk factors of severe injury for different groups of e-bike riders using a combined method of classification tree and logistic regression model. The results show that non-occupational riders aged over 55 in urban regions have the highest likelihood of severe injury. Practical recommendations include enhanced education and enforcement for risky behaviors, and regulations on high-speed roads to alleviate crash injuries among e-bike riders.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Francisco Diego Rabelo-da-Ponte, Juliana Nichterwitz Scherer, Vinicius Roglio, Eduardo Nunes Borges, Fabiana Galland, Tanara Sousa, Ives Cavalcante Passos, Lisia von Diemen, Felix Kessler, Flavio Pechansky
Summary: Identifying risky behaviors among drivers and the specific subgroups they belong to is important for proposing effective interventions. This study used cluster analysis to identify distinct clusters of car drivers with different driving risk behaviors and found differences in demographic and clinical variables among these clusters. Targeted interventions tailored to each subgroup may be necessary to promote safe driving behaviors.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jernej Poteko, David Eder, Patrick Ole Noack
Summary: This study focuses on developing algorithms for automatically detecting the operation mode of agricultural vehicles based on GNSS data, resulting in a classification model with high accuracy in differentiating road and field mode. The approach solely relies on parameters like speed, COG, and derived values to improve flexibility and applicability of the algorithm.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Eduardo S. B. de Oliveira, Xiaojing Wang, Jorge L. L. Bazan
Summary: In the current literature, efforts have been made to develop cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs) for assessments, but there is lack of a Bayesian approach for continuous responses. This study proposes the first Bayesian framework for the continuous deterministic inputs, noisy, and gate (DINA) model, which also offers new interpretations for item parameters and demonstrates good performance through simulations and real data application.
BIOMETRICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Stephen Kasenda, Amelia Crampin, Justine Davies, Jullita Kenala Malava, Stella Manganizithe, Annie Kumambala, Becky Sandford
Summary: This study focuses on the burden of and associations with lower extremity disease (LED) among individuals with known cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) in Malawi, a low-income country. The results showed that a quarter of the participants had at least one symptom or sign of LED, highlighting the importance of further research to prevent LED and limb loss.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xiaorong Peng, Chaojin Chen, Jingjing Chen, Yanlin Wang, Duo Yang, Chuzhou Ma, Zifeng Liu, Shaoli Zhou, Ziqing Hei
Summary: This study used an effective method to explore risk factors for postoperative sepsis in elderly patients by adjusting for potential confounders. The results identified several major factors, such as emergency surgery and type of surgery, that significantly increase the risk of postoperative sepsis. The findings provide important information for intervention design.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Radwan Qasrawi, Diala Abu Al-Halawa
Summary: Nutritional inadequacy is a global health issue that can lead to anemia. This study used cluster analysis to classify nutritional anemia and found that vitamin B12, iron, and folate intake were associated with anemia.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Munyaradzi Mapingure, Zindoga Mukandavire, Innocent Chingombe, Diego Cuadros, Farirai Mutenherwa, Owen Mugurungi, Godfrey Musuka
Summary: The study compared the understanding of HIV risk factors and utilization of HIV services among religious groups in Zimbabwe. Results indicated that the apostolic sector had lower understanding of HIV and associated risk factors compared to other religious groups. Targeting HIV prevention programmes by religious groups could be an efficient approach for controlling HIV in Zimbabwe.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
McEwen Khundi, James R. Carpenter, Marriott Nliwasa, Ted Cohen, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Peter MacPherson
Summary: This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of spatially targeted community public health interventions for HIV, tuberculosis, leprosy, and malaria. The results showed that studies investigating spatially targeted interventions were limited in number and often had methodological limitations, impacting the interpretation of intervention impacts. Applying advanced epidemiological methodologies supporting robust hotspot identification and larger or more intensive interventions would strengthen the evidence base for this important approach.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jashanjot Kaur, A. K. Prusty, N. Ravisankar, A. S. Panwar, M. Shamim, S. S. Walia, S. Chatterjee, M. L. Pasha, Subhash Babu, M. L. Jat, Santiago Lopez-Ridaura, Jeroen C. J. Groot, Roos Adelhart Toorop, Luis Barba-Escoto, Kohima Noopur, Poonam Kashyap
Summary: This study assessed the diversity of smallholder farms by conducting principal component analysis and cluster analysis for 252 farm households, identifying 4 different types of farming households. Low-cost interventions were planned for each farm type based on the constraints identified for different components of farming systems, resulting in a significant increase in the income of the farm households under study.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qiyu Zhu, Chunnong JiKe, Chengdong Xu, Shu Liang, Gang Yu, Ju Wang, Lin Xiao, Ping Liu, Meibin Chen, Peng Guan, Zhongfu Liu, Cong Jin
Summary: This study compared the geographic distribution of recent and long-term HIV infection cases using data from a whole-population physical examination in four key counties in China. The results showed that some areas had more recently infected HIV cases. Quantitative analysis revealed twenty-three townships with an increase in the number of recent infections, which can be used to accurately identify hot-spot areas for targeted interventions.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
E. W. Kimani-Murage, S. A. Norris, M. K. Mutua, F. Wekesah, M. Wanjohi, N. Muhia, P. Muriuki, T. Egondi, C. Kyobutungi, A. C. Ezeh, R. N. Musoke, S. T. McGarvey, N. J. Madise, P. L. Griffiths
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE
(2016)
Review
Anthropology
Sophie Goudet, Paula Griffiths, Barry Bogin, Nyovani Madise
ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2017)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Ibrahim Abubakar, Delan Devakumar, Nyovani Madise, Peter Sammonds, Nora Groce, Cathy Zimmerman, Robert W. Aldridge, Jocalyn Clark, Richard Horton
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sophie M. Goudet, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Frederick Wekesah, Milka Wanjohi, Paula L. Griffiths, Barry Boginand, Nyovani J. Madise
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2017)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Milka Wanjohi, Paula Griffiths, Frederick Wekesah, Peter Muriuki, Nelson Muhia, Rachel N. Musoke, Hillary N. Fouts, Nyovani J. Madise, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage
INTERNATIONAL BREASTFEEDING JOURNAL
(2017)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ngianga I. I. Kandala, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Andrew Amos Channon, Gavin Knight, Nyovani Janet Madise
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Betty Mogesi Samburu, Sera Lewise Young, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Milkah Njeri Wanjohi, Judith Kimiywe, Peter Muriuki, Paula L. Griffiths, Stephen T. McGarvey, Nyovani Janet Madise, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage
INTERNATIONAL BREASTFEEDING JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Judith Kimiywe, Antonina N. Mutoro, Calistus Wilunda, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Peter Muriuki, Bonaventure M. Mwangi, Betty Mogesi Samburu, Nyovani Janet Madise, Stephen T. McGarvey, Paula L. Griffiths
Summary: The baby-friendly community initiative (BFCI) was tested in rural Kenya to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), leading to a higher likelihood of EBF for 6 months and a longer duration of EBF in the intervention group compared to the control group. This intervention implemented within the existing health system has the potential to improve EBF rates in similar settings.
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Paul Kawale, Levi Kalitsilo, Jessie Mphande, Bayode Romeo Adegbite, Martin P. Grobusch, Shevin T. Jacob, Jamie Rylance, Nyovani J. Madise
Summary: Sepsis is not prioritized in Malawi's health system due to a lack of local evidence and policies. However, there are strong linkages between sepsis and maternal health, antimicrobial resistance, and COVID-19, which present opportunities for sepsis researchers as policy entrepreneurs.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nurudeen Alhassan, Nyovani Janet Madise
Summary: This study highlights significant intra-urban disparities in demand for family planning satisfied with modern contraceptives in Malawi. Policymakers and reproductive health practitioners need to recognize these disparities and prioritize the underserved groups identified in this study.
FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL WOMENS HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Maurice Mutisya, Oonagh Markey, Emily K. Rousham, Jesman M. N. Chintsanya, Rebecca Pradeilles, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage, Nyovani J. Madise, Alister C. Munthali, Alexander Kalimbira, Michelle Holdsworth, Paula L. Griffiths, Emma Haycraft
Summary: The study conducted a rapid systematic review on interventions for improving the nutritional status of infants and young children living in urban poor areas in low- and middle-income countries. Stakeholders across sub-Saharan Africa were engaged to identify priority areas for future intervention, emphasizing the need for situational analysis to better understand IYCF in urban poor areas and the importance of involving local communities in defining future work. These findings highlight the need for more evidence on IYCF in urban poor areas across LMIC settings, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Neal, Andrew Amos Channon, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Nyovani Madise
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2020)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sophie M. Goudet, Barry A. Bogin, Nyovani J. Madise, Paula L. Griffiths
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2019)
Proceedings Paper
Fisheries
Alison Simmance, Fiona Simmance, Jeppe Kolding, Nyovani J. Madise, Guy M. Poppy
FRESHWATER, FISH AND THE FUTURE: PROCEEDINGS OF THE GLOBAL CROSS-SECTORAL CONFERENCE
(2016)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mamusu Kamanda, Nyovani Madise, Sylke Schnepf
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(2016)