Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity and its risk factors: A systematic review

TY Nour, KH Altintaş - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by
the severe acute new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Devastating social, economic, and …

Road traffic air and noise pollution exposure assessment–A review of tools and techniques

J Khan, M Ketzel, K Kakosimos, M Sørensen… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Road traffic induces air and noise pollution in urban environments having negative impacts
on human health. Thus, estimating exposure to road traffic air and noise pollution (hereafter …

Efficacy of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

HL Soh, RC Ho, CS Ho, WW Tam - Sleep medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Although cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been
recommended the initial therapy for insomnia, its clinical usage remains limited due to the …

Does leisure time physical activity protect against low back pain? Systematic review and meta-analysis of 36 prospective cohort studies

R Shiri, K Falah-Hassani - British journal of sports medicine, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background There are plausible mechanisms whereby leisure time physical activity may
protect against low back pain (LBP) but there have been no quality systematic reviews and …

Willingness to self-isolate when facing a pandemic risk: Model, empirical test, and policy recommendations

X Zhang, F Wang, C Zhu, Z Wang - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Infected people are isolated to minimize the spread of pandemic diseases. Therefore, the
factors related to self-isolation (SI) should not be neglected, and it is important to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Animal board invited review: Risks of zoonotic disease emergence at the interface of wildlife and livestock systems

F Meurens, C Dunoyer, C Fourichon, V Gerdts… - Animal, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing coronavirus disease 19s pandemic has yet again demonstrated the importance
of the human-animal interface in the emergence of zoonotic diseases, and in particular the …

Health and well-being of Nepalese migrant workers abroad

P Adhikary, ZA Sheppard, S Keen… - International Journal of …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose Although South Asia is a growing supplier of migrant labour, there is a paucity of
research on the health and well-being of male Nepalese migrant workers. The purpose of …

Health needs and access to health care: the case of Syrian refugees in Turkey

R Assi, S Özger-İlhan, MN İlhan - Public Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Turkey is a principal destination and transit country for refugees from diverse
countries. Turkey currently hosts Syrian refugees and provides free access to shelter …

Prevalence of dental caries and its associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia

A Shitie, R Addis, A Tilahun… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Dental caries (decay or cavities) is a breakdown of teeth as a result of bacteria.
Dental caries is one of the preventable oral health problems and the most common chronic …

Monte Carlo simulation approaches for quantitative bias analysis: a tutorial

HR Banack, E Hayes-Larson… - Epidemiologic …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Quantitative bias analysis can be used to empirically assess how far study estimates are
from the truth (ie, an estimate that is free of bias). These methods can be used to explore the …