Public Health

Predicting the Activity Level of the Great Gerbil () via Machine Learning.

The great gerbil () is a pest rodent that is widely distributed in Eurasia, and assessing its outbreak risk and instituting timely population control are very important for protecting vegetation and human health. Because traditional assessment methods are difficult to monitor and cannot effectively predict the population growth trend of , an activity prediction model was constructed using the par...

Epidemiology and survival of patients with primary lymphoma of bone: a large retrospective cohort study.

Primary lymphoma of bone (PLB) is a rare extranodal lymphoma, and its epidemiology and prognosis remain controversial. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 1,222 patients with PLB in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to investigate its epidemiology and prognostic factors. The incidence of PLB peaked in 1992 with an average annual percent change of 1.72 after a sig...

Cardiovascular, Kidney, Liver, and Metabolic Interactions in Heart Failure: Breaking Down Silos.

Over the past few decades, the rising burden of metabolic disease, including type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, obesity, and metabolic dysfunction-associat...

Remote sensing-based detection of brown spot needle blight: a comprehensive review, and future directions.

Pine forests are increasingly threatened by needle diseases, including Brown Spot Needle Blight (BSNB), caused by . BSNB leads to needle loss, reduced...

Advances in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Pandemic Surveillance: Methodological Frameworks and Future Perspectives.

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a transformative approach for community-level health monitoring, particularly during the COVID-19 p...

Advances of oncolytic vaccinia viruses armed with interleukin in tumor therapy.

Oncolytic vaccinia viruses armed with interleukins represent a promising frontier in tumor therapy. Oncolytic vaccinia viruses express IL-2, IL-10, IL...

Climate crossroads: How global warming drives coronavirus emergence, the long COVID crisis of tomorrow, and AI's role in navigating our future.

This narrative review examines the critical nexus between climate change, coronavirus emergence, and Long COVID-a triad that may shape public health o...

The Impact of Biometric Surveillance on Reducing Violent Crime: Strategies for Apprehending Criminals While Protecting the Innocent.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of biometric technologies, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics offers promising opport...

Celluloepidemiology-A paradigm for quantifying infectious disease dynamics on a population level.

To complement serology as a tool in public health interventions, we introduced the "celluloepidemiology" paradigm where we leveraged pathogen-specific...

AI-Enabled Diagnostic Prediction within Electronic Health Records to Enhance Biosurveillance and Early Outbreak Detection.

Detecting infectious disease outbreaks promptly is crucial for effective public health responses, minimizing transmission, and enabling critical inter...

Multi-criteria decision making and its application to in silico discovery of vaccine candidates for Toxoplasma gondii.

Vaccine discovery against eukaryotic parasites is not trivial and few exist. Reverse vaccinology is an in silico vaccine discovery approach, designed ...

Polyanhydride-Based Microparticles for Programmable Pulsatile Release of Diphtheria Toxoid (DT) for Single-Injection Self-Boosting Vaccines.

Vaccination remains a critical tool in preventing infectious diseases, yet its effectiveness is undermined by under-immunization, particularly for vac...

SARS-CoV-2: lessons in virus mutation prediction and pandemic preparedness.

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented global response. In particular, extraordinary efforts have been dedicated toward monitoring and pr...

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater treatment plants in Türkiye, Istanbul: a long-term study and statistical analysis.

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a powerful method that allows community surveillance to identify diseases/pandemic dynamics in a city, especial...

Assessment of the transmission of live-attenuated chikungunya virus vaccine VLA1553 by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.

BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted, arthritogenic alphavirus that causes sporadic outbreaks of often debilitating rheumat...

Anti-HBs persistence and anamnestic response among medical interns vaccinated in infancy.

Medical interns are at high risk of acquiring Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection during their training. HBV vaccination is the most effective measure t...

Communication about COVID-19 with urban American Indian and Alaska Native peoples: the role of health literacy, trust, and information source.

BACKGROUND: Developing optimal health communication strategies about COVID-19 and vaccines requires an understanding of the health literacy level of p...

A Review of Cross-Species Transmission Mechanisms of Influenza Viruses.

The cross-species transmission of influenza viruses represents a critical link in the pandemic of zoonotic diseases. This mechanism involves multi-lev...

Leafing a mark on immunity: Quercetin-3-O-D-glucopyranoside and quercetin-3-O-(2″,6″-digalloyl)-β-D-galactopyranoside-rich Melia azedarach L. extract's immunoinflammatory effects on an sRBC-immunized BALB/c model.

Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) (MA) leaves are traditionally used for inflammatory disorders, yet their immunomodulatory effects on lymphocytes remain...

Development and Clinical Evaluation of a Mpox Antigen-detecting Rapid Diagnostic Test.

To address the global emergence of mpox after the 2022 epidemic, a rapid and accurate diagnostic tool is needed at the point of care to identify indiv...