Background In the era of information overload, are big data analytics the answer to access
and better manage available knowledge? Over the last decade, the use of Web-based data …

Background Large observational implementation studies are needed to triangulate the
findings from randomized control trials as they reflect “real‐world” everyday practice. In a …

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is impacted by allergens and air pollution but interactions between air
pollution, sleep and allergic diseases are insufficiently understood. POLLAR (Impact of air …

Abstract Background The use of Apps running on smartphones and tablets profoundly
affects medicine. The MASK‐rhinitis (MACVIA‐ARIA Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis) …

Allergic rhinitis often impairs social life and performance. The aim of this cross‐sectional
study was to use cell phone data to assess the impact on work productivity of uncontrolled …

Importance Internet-based search engine and social media data may provide a novel
complementary source for better understanding the epidemiologic factors of infectious eye …

Purpose Epidemic and seasonal infectious conjunctivitis outbreaks can impact education,
workforce, and economy adversely. Yet conjunctivitis typically is not a reportable disease …

Google Trends (GT) searches trends of specific queries in Google and reflects the real‐life
epidemiology of allergic rhinitis. We compared Google Trends terms related to allergy and …

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the seasonal patterns of several infectious diseases.
Understanding when and where an outbreak may occur is vital for public health planning …

In this paper, we develop a method that can detect and predict the emergence of new cases
of COVID-19 at an early stage. With this method, we try to lay the empirical basis for the …