Disseminated Tuberculosis Presenting as Chronic Orchiepididymitis in a Military Trainee: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Michael U. Williams, Ashley Burris, Amy Zingalis, David A. Lindholm, Brian K. White

“…Early consideration of a diagnosis of TB for chronic or recurrent orchiepididymitis in a patient with epidemiologic risk factors is of utmost importance because delayed diagnosis could lead to organ loss.…”
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Biochemical Aspects and Risk Factors Associated with Cervical Cancer by Janet Villafuerte Reinante, Yoel Hernández Guerra, Zuria Elisa Ayala Reina, Laura Naranjo Hernández, José Ángel González Alonso, Mirialys Brito Méndez

“…It has been demonstrated, through epidemiological studies, that its main risk factor is infection by human papillomavirus. …”
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Sleep in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Gaps and Challenges by Rachel Jen, Yanru Li, Robert L. Owens, Atul Malhotra

“…It is increasingly appreciated that subjective and objective sleep disturbances are common in COPD, although strong epidemiological data are lacking. People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) plus COPD (the so-called overlap syndrome) have a high risk of cardiovascular death, although again mechanisms are unknown and untested. …”
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Global analysis of a simple parasite-host model withhomoclinic orbits by Jianquan Li, Yanni Xiao, Yali Yang

“…In this paper, a simple parasite-host model proposed by Ebert etal.(2000) is reconsidered. The basic epidemiological reproductionnumber of parasite infection ($R_0$) and the basic demographicreproduction number of infected hosts ($R_1$) are given. …”
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Démarche multidisciplinaire appliquée à l’analyse d’une activité dans un environnement dynamique : la conduite de véhicules légers à La Poste pour la distribution du courrier et de... by Florence Hella, Anca Radauceanu, Jean-Jacques Atain-Kouadio, Raphaël Payet, Régis Colin

“…These findings contributed to the construction of an epidemiological study aimed to analyze risk factors related to driving light vehicles for postal delivery activities.…”
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TLRs, Alcohol, HCV, and Tumorigenesis by Keigo Machida

“…Chronic liver damage caused by viral infection, alcohol, or obesity can result in increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ample epidemiological evidence suggests that there is a strong synergism between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and alcoholic liver diseases (ALD). …”
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Suppression of Tumor Angiogenesis by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A New Function for Old Drugs by Curzio Raegg, Olivier Dormond

“…There is solid epidemiological evidence demonstrating that the regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduces the risk of developing colorectal cancer, and to a lesser extent gastric and esophageal cancers[1]. …”
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Uveal Melanoma by Vasilios P. Papastefanou, Victoria M. L. Cohen

“…Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy and the leading primary intraocular disease which can be fatal in adults. In this paper epidemiologic, pathogenetic, and clinical aspects of uveal melanoma are discussed. …”
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The Impact of Physical Activity on Disability Incidence among Older Adults in Mexico and the United States by Kerstin Gerst, Alejandra Michaels-Obregon, Rebeca Wong

“…However, little is known about the potential benefit of physical activity in preventing disability among elders in countries at different stages of epidemiological transition. We explore the impact of physical activity on the disablement process among elders in Mexico compared to the USA. …”
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Analysis of SI models with multiple interacting populations using subpopulations by Evelyn K. Thomas, Katharine F. Gurski, Kathleen A. Hoffman

“…Computing endemic equilibria and basic reproductive numbers for systems of differential equations describing epidemiological systems with multiple connections between subpopulations is often algebraically intractable. …”
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The clinical method in the practice of family medicine by Roberto Álvarez Sintes

“…The role of clinical, epidemiological and social approach is highlighted. The contributions of this method, the analysis of the health situation and the segmentation method in the clinical practice of family medicine have been analyzed. …”
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150 Years of Blowing: Since John Hutchinson by Joseph Milic-Emili, Luigi Marazzini, Edgardo D’Angelo

“…Accordingly, the latter should be standardized in clinical and epidemiological studies. Although the nature of this phenomenon is not fully understood, stress relaxation of lung tissues probably plays the primary role. …”
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[IN1438] Dengue and Dengue Virus in Florida by Yasmin V. Ortiz, Daniel W. Pérez-Ramos, Eric P. Caragata, Panpim Thongsripong

“… This publication provides an overview of dengue fever, focusing on its epidemiological landscape in Florida. Dengue, caused by dengue virus and transmitted through the bites of infected Aedes mosquitoes, is a major global health concern. …”
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Visualising “the vulnerable”: Understanding vulnerability to COVID-19 in relation to the South African COVID-19 Vulnerability Index (SA CVI) by Marnell Kirsten, Marina Joubert

“…The discussion finds that while the pandemic is widely perceived as a “health crisis”, South African vulnerability to this pandemic is mostly constituted by factors that fall outside of normative “health” concerns – beyond “straightforward” medical, biological and epidemiological factors. Instead, South African vulnerability to COVID-19, and the “health” of its citizens in this context, are largely to be understood as systemic, socio-economic, and necropolitical conditions. …”
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Multidisciplnary approach applied to activity analysis within a dynamic setting: driving light vehicles for postal delivery of mail and parcels by Florence Hella, Anca Radauceanu, Jean-Jacques Atain-Kouadio, Raphaël Payet, Régis Colin

“…These findings contributed to the construction of an epidemiological study aimed to analyze risk factors related to driving light vehicles for postal delivery activities.…”
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MICRO RNA: A PROSPECTIVE DIAGNOSTICBIOMARKER IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE by Syeda Uroosa Hashmi, Ameer Haider Ali

“… Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by cognitive decline that impairs individuals' ability to perform normal activities independently. Epidemiological data indicates that over 50 million people globally are affected by AD, and no existing drugs have successfully reversed its progression. …”
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Deteksi dan Analisis Faktor Risiko Hipertensi pada Karyawan di Lingkungan Universitas Sriwijaya by Feranita Utama, Desri Maulina Sari, Windi Indah Fajar Ningsih

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Incompatible Aedes aegypti male releases as an intervention to reduce mosquito population-A field trial in Puerto Rico. by Liliana Sánchez-González, Jacob E Crawford, Laura E Adams, Grayson Brown, Kyle R Ryff, Mark Delorey, Jose Ruiz-Valcarcel, Nicole Nazario, Nexilianne Borrero, Julieanne Miranda, Sara N Mitchell, Paul I Howell, Johanna R Ohm, Charlie Behling, Brian Wasson, Craig Eldershaw, Bradley J White, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Roberto Barrera, Gabriela Paz-Bailey

“…A field trial was conducted in collaboration with the Communities Organized to Prevent Arboviruses project in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to measure entomological and epidemiological effects of reducing Aedes aegypti populations using Wolbachia incompatible insect technique. …”
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Risk of bias and confounding of observational studies of Zika virus infection: A scoping review of research protocols. by Ludovic Reveiz, Michelle M Haby, Ruth Martínez-Vega, Carlos E Pinzón-Flores, Vanessa Elias, Emma Smith, Mariona Pinart, Nathalie Broutet, Francisco Becerra-Posada, Sylvain Aldighieri, Maria D Van Kerkhove

“…Biases need to be considered by researchers implementing the standardized protocols as well as by users of observational epidemiological studies of ZIKV.…”
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Spatio-temporal clustering analysis of influenza in Jiaxing City by WANG Yuanhang, FU Xiaofei, QI Yunpeng, LIU Yang, ZHOU Wanling, GUO Feifei

“…Objective: To investigate the epidemiological and spatio-temporal characteristics of influenza in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide insights into perfecting the prevention and control strategies of influenza. …”
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