The Nigerian Bioinformatics and Genomics Network (NBGN): a collaborative platform to advance bioinformatics and genomics in Nigeria [0.03%]
尼日利亚生物信息与基因组学网络(NBGN):推动尼日利亚生物信息学和基因组学发展的协作平台
Segun Fatumo,ThankGod E Ebenezer,Chinwe Ekenna et al.
Segun Fatumo et al.
Africa plays a central importance role in the human origins, and disease susceptibility, agriculture and biodiversity conservation. Nigeria as the most populous and most diverse country in Africa, owing to its 250 ethnic groups and over 500...
Health impact of the Anthropocene: the complex relationship between gut microbiota, epigenetics, and human health, using obesity as an example [0.03%]
人类健康的人类世影响:以肠道微生物、表观遗传学和肥胖为例的复杂关系
Cecilie Torp Austvoll,Valentina Gallo,Doreen Montag
Cecilie Torp Austvoll
The growing prevalence of obesity worldwide poses a public health challenge in the current geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Global changes caused by urbanisation, loss of biodiversity, industrialisation, and land-use are happening alongs...
Tobacco smoking as a risk factor for tuberculous pleural effusion: a case-control study [0.03%]
吸烟与胸膜炎的相关性:一项病例对照研究
Pavit Tewatia,Rajeev Mohan Kaushik,Reshma Kaushik et al.
Pavit Tewatia et al.
This study assessed the tobacco smoking-associated risk for tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) in India. Ninety-two patients with TPE and 184 controls were randomly selected and assessed regarding their tobacco-smoking status and type, quan...
The role of epigenetics in respiratory health in urban populations in low and middle-income countries [0.03%]
低收入和中等收入国家城市人群中表观遗传学在呼吸健康中的作用
Nicole M Robertson,Alex Kayongo,Trishul Siddharthan et al.
Nicole M Robertson et al.
As urbanization increases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), urban populations will be increasingly exposed to a range of environmental risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Inadequate living conditions in urban settings may...
A model for point of care testing for non-communicable disease diagnosis in resource-limited countries [0.03%]
资源匮乏国家非传染性疾病诊断的POCT模型
Stuart Malcolm,Joane Cadet,Lindsay Crompton et al.
Stuart Malcolm et al.
Non-communicable disease diagnosis frequently relies on biochemical measurements but laboratory infrastructure in low-income settings is often insufficient and distances to clinics may be vast. We present a model for point of care (POC) epi...
You have to be twice as good and work twice as hard: a mixed-methods study of perceptions of sexual harassment, assault and women's leadership among female faculty at a research university in the USA [0.03%]
美国一所研究型大学中关于女性教职工对性骚扰、性侵犯以及女性领导力认知的混合研究:必须比男性好两倍,努力程度达到男性两倍才行?
Dabney P Evans,Jessica M Sales,Kathleen H Krause et al.
Dabney P Evans et al.
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of institutional policies and practices for the prevention of and response to gender inequities as experienced by female faculty working in the health...
'Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus genotypes in northern Greece in the last decade: descriptive analysis and clinical correlations' [0.03%]
“希腊北部地区过去十年的丙型肝炎病毒基因型分布:描述性分析及临床相关性”
G Gioula,E Sinakos,E Gigi et al.
G Gioula et al.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a major public health problem, while the identification of a HCV genotype is clinically very important for therapy prescription. The aim of the present study was to determine the HCV genotype distribution ...
The association between emotional eating and depressive symptoms: a population-based twin study in Sri Lanka [0.03%]
情绪性饮食和抑郁症状的相关性——斯里兰卡双胞胎队列的一项研究
Moritz P Herle,Carol Kan,Kaushalya Jayaweera et al.
Moritz P Herle et al.
This study investigated the genetic and environmental contributions to emotional overeating (EOE) and depressive symptoms, and their covariation, in a Sri-Lankan population, using genetic model-fitting analysis. In total, 3957 twins and sin...
Comparative Study
Global health, epidemiology and genomics. 2019 May 8:4:e4. DOI:10.1017/gheg.2019.3 2019
Imran M Paruk,Fraser J Pirie,Ayesha A Motala
Imran M Paruk
There is a dearth of data on the burden and spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in African populations. The limited available information suggests that the prevalence of NAFLD in the general population is lowest for the Af...
Characterisation and correlates of stunting among Malaysian children and adolescents aged 6-19 years [0.03%]
马来西亚6至19岁儿童和青少年生长迟缓的特征及影响因素
Uttara Partap,Elizabeth H Young,Pascale Allotey et al.
Uttara Partap et al.
Background: Despite emerging evidence regarding the reversibility of stunting at older ages, most stunting research continues to focus on children below 5 years of age. We aimed to assess stunting prevalence and examine t...
Comparative Study
Global health, epidemiology and genomics. 2019 Mar 4:4:e2. DOI:10.1017/gheg.2019.1 2019