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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 4

February-2 2022 - 580 articles

Cover Story: What information is hidden in road connections when predicting COVID-19 transmission? How soon would the first case of COVID-19 appear for a particular suburb, and how severe could this suburb be? A novel road-network-based approach is employed to answer these questions. In a road network, nodes represent suburbs, and edges represent the roads between suburbs. Four centrality measures are considered, and degree centrality stands out, which is proved to be statistically significant in predicting COVID-19 vulnerability and severity. Closeness centrality is also substantial in assessing vulnerability, and so is eigenvector centrality in determining severity. This study closely looks at the Delta variant of COVID-19 and hopefully could also aid in highly infectious diseases in the future. View this paper.
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Articles (580)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,631 Views
13 Pages

Fair Play in a Context of Physical Education and Sports Behaviours

  • Mateusz Ludwiczak and
  • Małgorzata Bronikowska

The study examined prosocial behaviour and the perception of fair play in the context of physical education and sport (PES) in adolescents participating in sports, and those not undertaking sports at all. The aim of this study was to explore and indi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,627 Views
12 Pages

The objective of this three-year prospective cohort study was to investigate the association between a new definition of an increase in dental caries and risk factors in Japanese young adults. Data of Okayama University students who volunteered to un...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,466 Views
9 Pages

Pain Evaluation in the Paediatric Emergency Department: Differences in Ratings by Patients, Parents and Nurses

  • Beata Rybojad,
  • Daniel Sieniawski,
  • Paweł Rybojad,
  • Marzena Samardakiewicz and
  • Anna Aftyka

The pain experienced by paediatric patients is rarely evaluated in emergency departments. The aim of the present study was to compare the degree of conformity in patients’ pain severity when assessed by themselves (if possible), their parents a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,775 Views
16 Pages

Quantification and Analysis of Micro-Level Activities Data from Children Aged 1–12 Years Old for Use in the Assessments of Exposure to Recycled Tire on Turf and Playgrounds

  • Nicolas Lopez-Galvez,
  • Jocelyn Claude,
  • Patty Wong,
  • Asa Bradman,
  • Carly Hyland,
  • Rosemary Castorina,
  • Robert A. Canales,
  • Dean Billheimer,
  • Elmira Torabzadeh and
  • James O. Leckie
  • + 1 author

Background: There are growing health concerns about exposure to toxicants released from recycled tire rubber, which is commonly used in synthetic turf and playground mats. To better estimate children’s exposure and risk from recycled tire rubbe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,222 Views
18 Pages

Correlation between Positive Orientation and Control of Anger, Anxiety and Depression in Nursing Students in Poland, Spain and Slovakia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Ewa Kupcewicz,
  • Marzena Mikla,
  • Helena Kadučáková,
  • Elżbieta Grochans,
  • Maria Dolores Roldán Valcarcel and
  • Anna Maria Cybulska

(1) This study analysed the relationship between positive orientation and subjective control of anger, anxiety and depression in nursing students in Poland, Spain and Slovakia during the pandemic. (2) The survey was carried out by the diagnostic surv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,083 Views
10 Pages

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has aggravated anxiety and depression worldwide, particularly in patients with chronic illnesses and mental disorders. Using validated questionnaires, in this paper, we examine the psychological effects of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,747 Views
12 Pages

Health-related proactivity in older adults may significantly increase medication handling, adherence and patient safety. Deficiencies in training in critical characteristics and diversity of older patients may lead to medical errors in diagnosis and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,012 Views
16 Pages

After a long struggle against poverty, the problem of absolute poverty among Chinese rural residents has been solved, but the problem of relative poverty still exists. With digitalization, the ecological environment of rural inclusive finance has bee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,162 Views
11 Pages

Epidemiology of Fungal Colonization in Children Treated at the Department of Oncology and Hematology: Single-Center Experience

  • Joanna Klepacka,
  • Zuzanna Zakrzewska,
  • Małgorzata Czogała,
  • Magdalena Wojtaszek-Główka,
  • Emil Krzysztofik,
  • Wojciech Czogała and
  • Szymon Skoczeń

Oncological patients are especially predisposed to fungal infections due to multiple risk factors and immunocompromising treatment. Epidemiological research regarding pediatric oncologic patients is still insufficient, and existing data are difficult...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,211 Views
17 Pages

Detecting Airborne Pollen Using an Automatic, Real-Time Monitoring System: Evidence from Two Sites

  • Maria Pilar Plaza,
  • Franziska Kolek,
  • Vivien Leier-Wirtz,
  • Jens Otto Brunner,
  • Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann and
  • Athanasios Damialis

Airborne pollen monitoring has been an arduous task, making ecological applications and allergy management virtually disconnected from everyday practice. Over the last decade, intensive research has been conducted worldwide to automate this task and...

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