Population Health

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Palumbo, Jillian R., Shao Lin*, Ziqiang Lin, Iulia A. Neamtiu, Wangjian Zhang, Eva Csobod, and Eugen S. Gurzau

Abstract

School environment may have an impact on children’s health, but few studies have focused on indoor comfort factors such as temperature, humidity, and noise in relation with potential effects on children’s […]

Fertility and Sterility

Louis, Germaine M. Buck, Erin Bell*, Yunlong Xie, Rajeshwari Sundaram, and Edwina Yeung.

Abstract

Objective
To assess parental health status inclusive of infertility and infant outcomes.

Design
Birth cohort with cross-sectional analysis of parental health status and infant outcomes.

Setting
Not applicable.

Patient(s)
Parents (n = 4,886) and infants (n = 5,845) participating in the Upstate KIDS birth cohort.

Intervention(s)
None.

Main […]

Chest

James, W. Ennis, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Biplab Saha, Alireza Nathani, Leahruth Saavedra, Recai M. Yucel*, and Marc A. Judson.

Abstract
Background
Compared to pulmonary sarcoidosis, sarcoidosis without lung involvement may involve other immunopathologic mechanisms and be associated with other demographic and clinical features.

Methods
This was a retrospective analysis of clinical data collected in real time on 1,686 […]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Bowatte, Gayan, Rachel Tham, Jennifer L. Perret, Michael S. Bloom*, Guanghui Dong, Nilakshi Waidyatillake, Dinh Bui, Geoffrey G. Morgan, Bin Jalaludin, Caroline J. Lodge, and Shyamali C. Dharmage

Abstract

Young children are particularly vulnerable to otitis media (OM) which globally affects over 80% of children below the […]

Health Communication

Zhou, Xin, and Archana Krishnan*

Abstract

Habitual exercising is an important precursor to both physical and psychological well-being. There is, thus, a strong interest in identifying key factors that can best motivate individuals to sustain regular exercise regimen. In addition to the importance of psychographic factors, social media use may act as external motivator […]

Annual Review of Public Health

Tracy, Melissa*, Magdalena Cerdá, and Katherine M. Keyes

Abstract

Agent-based modeling is a computational approach in which agents with a specified set of characteristics interact with each other and with their environment according to predefined rules. We review key areas in public health where agent-based modeling has been adopted, including both […]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Fernández, Daniel, Radim J. Sram, Miroslav Dostal, Anna Pastorkova, Hans Gmuender, and Hyunok Choi*

Abstract

Current studies of gene × air pollution interaction typically seek to identify unknown heritability of common complex illnesses arising from variability in the host’s susceptibility to environmental pollutants of interest. Accordingly, a single component […]

Research on Aging

Shaw, Benjamin A.*, Stefan Fors, Johan Fritzell, Carin Lennartsoon, and Neda Agahi

Abstract

This study identifies specific social and functional disadvantages associated with living alone during old age in Sweden and assesses whether these associations have changed during recent decades. Data came from repeated cross-sectional surveys of Swedish adults aged 77+ during 1992–2014. Findings indicate […]

Appetite

Heiss, Sydney, and Julia M. Hormes*

Abstract

Plant-based and vegetarian diets have been shown to have diverse health and environmental benefits and also serve to reduce farmed animal exploitation. It is therefore worthwhile to gain a better understanding of the factors that play a role in the decision to refrain from animal products. Past studies have […]