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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2021

Inhalt (117 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

The CEBPE rs2239633 genetic polymorphism on susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: an updated meta-analysis

Jin Liu, Gu Weiling, Li Xueqin, Xie Liang, Wang Linhong, Chen Zhongwen

Open Access Research article

Early childhood screen time as a predictor of emotional and behavioral problems in children at 4 years: a birth cohort study in China

Wenwen Liu, Xiaoyan Wu, Kun Huang, Shuangqin Yan, Liya Ma, Hui Cao, Hong Gan, Fangbiao Tao

Open Access Research article

Regional-level risk factors for severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease: an ecological study from mainland China

Qing Pan, Fengfeng Liu, Juying Zhang, Xing Zhao, Yifan Hu, Chaonan Fan, Fan Yang, Zhaorui Chang, Xiong Xiao

Open Access Review article

National, regional, and global prevalence of cigarette smoking among women/females in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Alireza Jafari, Abdolhalim Rajabi, Mahdi Gholian-Aval, Nooshin Peyman, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Hadi Tehrani

Open Access Research article

Effects of short-term exposure to ambient airborne pollutants on COPD-related mortality among the elderly residents of Chengdu city in Southwest China

Jianyu Chen, Chunli Shi, Yang Li, Hongzhen Ni, Jie Zeng, Rong Lu, Li Zhang

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Examining geographical disparities in the incubation period of the COVID-19 infected cases in Shenzhen and Hefei, China

Zuopeng Xiao, Wenbo Guo, Zhiqiang Luo, Jianxiang Liao, Feiqiu Wen, Yaoyu Lin

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of an incompetent lip seal during growth periods throughout Japan: a large-scale, survey-based, cross-sectional study

Yukiko Nogami, Issei Saitoh, Emi Inada, Daisuke Murakami, Yoko Iwase, Naoko Kubota, Yuki Nakamura, Masami Kimi, Haruaki Hayasaki, Youichi Yamasaki, Yasutaka Kaihara

Open Access Research article

Determinants of alcohol consumption and marijuana use among young adults in the Republic of Palau

Mizuki Sata, Renzhe Cui, Chifa Chiang, Singeru Travis Singeo Jr, Berry Moon Watson, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Kaori Honjo, Takashi Mita, Everlynn Joy Temengil, Sherilynn Madraisau, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Atsuko Aoyama, Hiroyasu Iso

Open Access Research article

Anemia as a risk factor for tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yemataw Gelaw, Zegeye Getaneh, Mulugeta Melku

Open Access Research article

Effects of exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation on changing platelets: a prospective cohort study

Ning Liu, Yang Peng, Xinguang Zhong, Zheng Ma, Suiping He, Ying Li, Wencui Zhang, Zijun Gong, Zhenjiang Yao

Open Access Research article

Possible mechanisms underlying the association between human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and hypertension in elderly Japanese population

Yuji Shimizu, Kazuhiko Arima, Yuko Noguchi, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Mami Tamai, Yasuhiro Nagata, Takahiro Maeda

Open Access Research article

Increasing hepatitis virus screening uptake at worksites in Japan using nudge theory and full subsidies

Jun Fukuyoshi, Masaaki Korenaga, Yui Yoshii, Lek Hong, Soichiro Kashihara, Byron Sigel, Toru Takebayashi

Open Access Review article

Influence of height on endothelial maintenance activity: a narrative review

Yuji Shimizu, Takahiro Maeda

Open Access Research article

Outdoor air pollution and diminished ovarian reserve among infertile Korean women

Hannah Kim, Seung-Ah Choe, Ok-Jin Kim, Sun-Young Kim, Seulgi Kim, Changmin Im, You Shin Kim, Tae Ki Yoon

Open Access Research article

Dental caries and associated factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Tesfu Zewdu, Duresa Abu, Mulatu Agajie, Tamiru Sahilu

Open Access COVID-19 Letter to the Editor

Rapid respiratory panel test for non-COVID-19 pathogen examinations among frontline medical personnel in Taiwan

Yu-Chih Chen, Huei-Wen Lai, I-Lun Hou, Pei-You Hsieh, Po-Yu Wang, Ting-Yuan Ni, Chu-Chung Chou, Yan-Ren Lin

Open Access Research article

Lower albumin levels are associated with frailty measures, trace elements, and an inflammation marker in a cross-sectional study in Tanushimaru

Maki Yamamoto, Hisashi Adachi, Mika Enomoto, Ako Fukami, Sachiko Nakamura, Yume Nohara, Akiko Sakaue, Nagisa Morikawa, Hitoshi Hamamura, Kenta Toyomasu, Yoshihiro Fukumoto

Open Access Review article

Effectiveness of community and school-based sanitation interventions in improving latrine coverage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled interventions

Satoshi Igaki, Nguyen Tran Minh Duc, Nguyen Hai Nam, Tran Thi Tuyet Nga, Parshal Bhandari, Amr Elhamamsy, Caroline Ibrahim Lotify, Mostafa Elsayed Hewalla, Gehad Mohamed Tawfik, Peterson Gitonga Mathenge, Masahiro Hashizume, Nguyen Tien Huy

Open Access Research article

The prevalence of psychological distress during pregnancy in Miyagi Prefecture for 3 years after the Great Eas t Japan Earthquake

Kaou Tanoue, Zen Watanabe, Hidekazu Nishigori, Noriyuki Iwama, Michihiro Satoh, Takahisa Murakami, Kousuke Tanaka, Satomi Sasaki, Kasumi Sakurai, Mami Ishikuro, Taku Obara, Masatoshi Saito, Junichi Sugawara, Nozomi Tatsuta, Shinichi Kuriyama, Takahiro Arima, Kunihiko Nakai, Nobuo Yaegashi, Hirohito Metoki

Open Access Research article

Reproducibility and validity of food group intake in a short food frequency questionnaire for the middle-aged Japanese population

Nahomi Imaeda, Chiho Goto, Tae Sasakabe, Haruo Mikami, Isao Oze, Akihiro Hosono, Mariko Naito, Naoko Miyagawa, Etsuko Ozaki, Hiroaki Ikezaki, Hinako Nanri, Noriko T. Nakahata, Sakurako K. Kamano, Kiyonori Kuriki, Yuri T. Yaguchi, Takamasa Kayama, Ayako Kurihara, Sei Harada, Kenji Wakai

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Cross-sectional survey of depressive symptoms and suicide-related ideation at a Japanese national university during the COVID-19 stay-home order

Kyoko Nomura, Sachiko Minamizono, Eri Maeda, Roseline Kim, Toyoto Iwata, Junko Hirayama, Kyoichi Ono, Masahito Fushimi, Takeshi Goto, Kazuo Mishima, Fumio Yamamoto

Open Access Research article

Chronic exposure of bisphenol S (BPS) affect hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular activities in adult male rats: possible in estrogenic mode of action

Hizb Ullah, Faizan Ullah, Owais Rehman, Sarwat Jahan, Tayyaba Afsar, Dara Al-Disi, Ali Almajwal, Suhail Razak

Open Access COVID-19 Commentary

COVID-19 pandemic-induced physical inactivity: the necessity of updating the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030

H. Amini, S. Habibi, A. H. Islamoglu, E. Isanejad, C. Uz, H. Daniyari

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Students’ attitude and sleep pattern during school closure following COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: a web-based survey in south of Iran

Keivan Ranjbar, Hamidreza Hosseinpour, Reza Shahriarirad, Haleh Ghaem, Khoubyar Jafari, Tayebeh Rahimi, Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Parisa Hosseinpour

Open Access Research article

Effects of maternal exposure to arsenic on social behavior and related gene expression in F2 male mice

Soe-Minn Htway, Takehiro Suzuki, Sanda Kyaw, Keiko Nohara, Tin-Tin Win-Shwe

Open Access Research article

Associations between trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio and cardiometabolic risk factors in elderly Japanese men: baseline data from the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study

Katsuyasu Kouda, Yuki Fujita, Kumiko Ohara, Takahiro Tachiki, Junko Tamaki, Akiko Yura, Jong-Seong Moon, Etsuko Kajita, Kazuhiro Uenishi, Masayuki Iki

Open Access Research article

Engagement in different sport disciplines during university years and risk of locomotive syndrome in older age: J-Fit+ Study

Shaoshuai Shen, Koya Suzuki, Yoshimitsu Kohmura, Noriyuki Fuku, Yuki Someya, Hisashi Naito

Open Access Research article

Phytochemicals of Periploca aphylla Dcne. ameliorated streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rat

Umbreen Rashid, Muhammad Rashid Khan

Open Access Research article

Establishment and associated factors of health records among young Chinese migrants

Hong Shi, Xiumin Zhang, Xiangrong Li, Zheng Ren, Hanfang Zhao, Minfu He, Xinwen Fan, Xia Guo, Shuang Zha, Shuyin Qiao, Yuyu Li, Yajiao Pu, Hongjian Liu

Open Access Research article

Maternal metal concentration during gestation and pediatric morbidity in children: an exploratory analysis

Isabella Karakis, Daniella Landau, Roni Gat, Nofar Shemesh, Ofir Tirosh, Maayan Yitshak-Sade, Batia Sarov, Lena Novack

Open Access Research article

Development of a program to prevent sexual violence among teens in Japan: education using DVD video teaching materials and web-based learning

Miyuki Nagamatsu, Narumi Ooshige, Nozomi Sonoda, Mika Niina, Ken-ichi Hara

Open Access Research article

Sex differences in the link between blood cobalt concentrations and insulin resistance in adults without diabetes

Yong Chen, Haobin Huang, Xiaowei He, Weiwei Duan, Xuming Mo

Open Access Review article

Epidemiology and risk factors of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Iran: a systematic reviews and meta-analysis

Soheil Hassanipour, Mojtaba Sepandi, Reza Tavakkol, Mousa Jabbari, Hadiseh Rabiei, Mahdi Malakoutikhah, Mohammad Fathalipour, Gholamhossein Pourtaghi

Open Access Research article

The association between overweight and prevalence of food allergy in Japanese children: a cross-sectional study

Koichiro Hayashi, Hiromasa Tsujiguchi, Daisuke Hori, Yohei Yamada, Yukari Shimizu, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Yuri Hibino, Yasuhiro Kambayashi, Akinori Hara, Hiroyuki Nakamura

Open Access Research article

Prediction of 11-year incidence of psychophysically dependent status or death among community-dwelling younger elderlies: from an age-specified community-based cohort study (the NISSIN project)

Satoe Okabayashi, Takashi Kawamura, Hisashi Noma, Kenji Wakai, Masahiko Ando, Kazuyo Tsushita, Hideki Ohira, Shigekazu Ukawa, Akiko Tamakoshi

Open Access Research article

Association between the type of physical activity and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older adult residents of a semi-mountainous area in Japan

Noriko Kudo, Ritsuko Nishide, Mayumi Mizutani, Shota Ogawa, Susumu Tanimura

Open Access Research article

Urinary N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide as a biomarker for cardiovascular events in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama Study

Keisuke Yamasaki, Jun Hata, Tomomi Ide, Takuya Nagata, Satoko Sakata, Daigo Yoshida, Takanori Honda, Yoichiro Hirakawa, Toshiaki Nakano, Takanari Kitazono, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Toshiharu Ninomiya

Open Access Research article

Effect of IL-15 addition on asbestos-induced suppression of human cytotoxic T lymphocyte induction

Naoko Kumagai-Takei, Yasumitsu Nishimura, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Suni Lee, Kei Yoshitome, Tatsuo Ito, Takemi Otsuki

Open Access Study Protocol

Determinants of bone health in elderly Japanese men: study design and key findings of the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) cohort study

Yuki Fujita, Junko Tamaki, Katsuyasu Kouda, Akiko Yura, Yuho Sato, Takahiro Tachiki, Masami Hamada, Etsuko Kajita, Kuniyasu Kamiya, Kazuki Kaji, Koji Tsuda, Kumiko Ohara, Jong-Seong Moon, Jun Kitagawa, Masayuki Iki

Open Access Research article

Survival of HIV/AIDS patients treated under ART follow-up at the University hospital, northwest Ethiopia

Zinabu Teka, Kasim Mohammed, Gashu Workneh, Zemichael Gizaw

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Prediction of 11-year incidence of psychophysically dependent status or death among community-dwelling younger elderlies: from an age-specified community-based cohort study (the NISSIN project)

Satoe Okabayashi, Takashi Kawamura, Hisashi Noma, Kenji Wakai, Masahiko Ando, Kazuyo Tsushita, Hideki Ohira, Shigekazu Ukawa, Akiko Tamakoshi

Open Access Research article

Food safety knowledge, attitude, and hygiene practices of street-cooked food handlers in North Dayi District, Ghana

Lawrence Sena Tuglo, Percival Delali Agordoh, David Tekpor, Zhongqin Pan, Gabriel Agbanyo, Minjie Chu

Open Access Research article

Association between socioeconomic status and prolonged television viewing time in a general Japanese population: NIPPON DATA2010

Yuka Sumimoto, Masahiko Yanagita, Naomi Miyamatsu, Nagako Okuda, Nobuo Nishi, Yosikazu Nakamura, Koshi Nakamura, Naoko Miyagawa, Motohiko Miyachi, Aya Kadota, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Tomonori Okamura, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Akira Okayama, Katsuyuki Miura

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

The willingness for dietary and behavioral changes in frontline epidemic prevention workers after experiencing the outbreak of COVID-19 in China: a cross-sectional study

Weijun Yu, Ying Xu, Jianhua Zhang, Qing Yuan, Yanfang Guo, Zhixue Li, Xiangyang He, Yan Ma, Fengmin Cai, Zheng Liu, Rencheng Zhao, Dewang Wang, Jialong Chen, Quanwei Guo

Open Access Review article

Hokkaido birth cohort study on environment and children’s health: cohort profile 2021

Reiko Kishi, Atsuko Ikeda-Araki, Chihiro Miyashita, Sachiko Itoh, Sumitaka Kobayashi, Yu Ait Bamai, Keiko Yamazaki, Naomi Tamura, Machiko Minatoya, Rahel Mesfin Ketema, Kritika Poudel, Ryu Miura, Hideyuki Masuda, Mariko Itoh, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Hisanori Fukunaga, Kumiko Ito, Houman Goudarzi, S. Sasaki, T. Ikeno, E. Okada, S. Nishihara, T. Kita, I. Kashino, T. Baba, T. S. Braimoh, S. Minakami, K. Cho, N. Shinohara, K. Moriya, T. Mitsui, Y. Nishimura, T. Saito, S. Suyama, T. Nomura, S. Konno, H. Matsuura, M. Ishizuka, T. Endo, F. Sata, K. Sengoku, Y. Saijo, E. Yoshioka, T. Miyamoto, M. Yuasa, J. Kajiwara, T. Hori, Y. Chisaki, T. Matsumura, F. Mizutani, J. Yamamoto, Y. Onoda, N. Sato, T. Kawai, T. Tsuboi, T. Nakajima, K. Miyake, T. Kubota

Open Access Research article

Hepatitis B and C virus infection among healthcare workers in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Daniel Atlaw, Biniyam Sahiledengle, Zerihun Tariku

Open Access Research article

Associations between handgrip strength and hypertension in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels among Japanese older men: a cross-sectional study

Yuji Shimizu, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Kenichi Nobusue, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Yasuhiro Nagata, Takahiro Maeda

Open Access Research article

Dietary supplement use in elementary school children: a Japanese web-based survey

Kazue Ishitsuka, Satoshi Sasaki, Hidetoshi Mezawa, Mizuho Konishi, Maki Igarashi, Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Shoji F. Nakayama, Yukihiro Ohya

Open Access Research article

Associations of novel 24-h accelerometer-derived metrics with adiposity in children and adolescents

Jan Dygrýn, María Medrano, Pablo Molina-Garcia, Lukáš Rubín, Lukáš Jakubec, David Janda, Aleš Gába

Open Access Research article

Symptoms of mental health problems among Italian adolescents in 2017–2018 school year: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Francesco Donato, Maria Triassi, Ilaria Loperto, Alessia Maccaro, Sara Mentasti, Federica Crivillaro, Antonella Elvetico, Elia Croce, Elena Raffetti

Open Access Review article

When physical activity meets the physical environment: precision health insights from the intersection

Luisa V. Giles, Michael S. Koehle, Brian E. Saelens, Hind Sbihi, Chris Carlsten

Open Access Research article

Seasonality of mortality under a changing climate: a time-series analysis of mortality in Japan between 1972 and 2015

Lina Madaniyazi, Yeonseung Chung, Yoonhee Kim, Aurelio Tobias, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, Xerxes Seposo, Yuming Guo, Yasushi Honda, Antonio Gasparrini, Ben Armstrong, Masahiro Hashizume

Open Access Research article

Associations of education and income with hazardous drinking among postpartum women in Japan: results from the TMM BirThree Cohort Study

Keiko Murakami, Mami Ishikuro, Fumihiko Ueno, Aoi Noda, Tomomi Onuma, Fumiko Matsuzaki, Hirohito Metoki, Taku Obara, Shinichi Kuriyama

Open Access Research article

Morphology and epidemiological study of idiopathic scoliosis among primary school students in Chaozhou, China

Zemin Cai, Ruibin Wu, Shukai Zheng, Zhaolong Qiu, Kusheng Wu

Open Access Review article

Air pollution and children’s health—a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter

Natalie M. Johnson, Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann, Jonathan C. Behlen, Carmen Lau, Drew Pendleton, Navada Harvey, Ross Shore, Yixin Li, Jingshu Chen, Yanan Tian, Renyi Zhang

Open Access Research article

Classes of childhood adversities and their associations to the mental health of college undergraduates: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Peigang Wang, Mohammedhamid Osman Kelifa, Bin Yu, Yinmei Yang

Open Access Research article

Association between household solid fuel use and tuberculosis: cross-sectional data from the Mongolian National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey

Munkhjargal Dorjravdan, Katsuyasu Kouda, Tsolmon Boldoo, Naranzul Dambaa, Tugsdelger Sovd, Chikako Nakama, Toshimasa Nishiyama

Open Access Research article

The effect of health literacy on health status among residents in Qingdao, China: a path analysis

Yiqing Huang, Fei Qi, Rui Wang, Xiaorong Jia, Yani Wang, Peng Lin, Meiyun Geng, Shanpeng Li

Open Access Research article

Interaction of smoking and being bullied on suicidal behaviors: a school-based cross-sectional survey in China

Jie Hu, Xianbing Song, Danlin Li, Shuai Zhao, Yuhui Wan, Jun Fang, Shichen Zhang

Open Access Review article

Paradoxical effects of arsenic in the lungs

Caixia Ren, Yang Zhou, Wenwen Liu, Qi Wang

Open Access Research article

Correlation between estimated plasma remnant-like particle cholesterol and vegetable fat intake in Uku town, Japan

Hisashi Adachi, Tatsuyuki Kakuma, Mika Enomoto, Ako Fukami, Sachiko Nakamura, Yume Nohara, Nagisa Morikawa, Akiko Sakaue, Maki Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Fukumoto

Open Access Research article

Association between height-related polymorphism rs17081935 and reduced handgrip strength in relation to status of atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional study

Yuji Shimizu, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Kazuhiko Arima, Yuko Noguchi, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Kenichi Nobusue, Fumiaki Nonaka, Seiko Nakamichi, Yasuhiro Nagata, Takahiro Maeda

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices among meat handlers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Md. Hasan Al Banna, Tasnim Rahman Disu, Satyajit Kundu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Keith Brazendale, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Joshua Okyere, Nahidur Rahman, Shuvajit Mondal, Bidyut Matubber, Md Shafiqul Islam Khan

Open Access Research article

Associations of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Zheng Ren, Xiumin Zhang, Yue Shen, Xiangrong Li, Minfu He, Hong Shi, Hanfang Zhao, Shuang Zha, Shuyin Qiao, Yuyu Li, Yajiao Pu, Xinwen Fan, Xia Guo, Hongjian Liu

Open Access Research article

Associations of exposure to secondhand smoke with hypertension risk and blood pressure values in adults

Qi Zhang, Guowei Zeng, Xiaowei Wang, Kai-Hong Wu

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Association between household solid fuel use and tuberculosis: cross-sectional data from the Mongolian National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey

Munkhjargal Dorjravdan, Katsuyasu Kouda, Tsolmon Boldoo, Naranzul Dambaa, Tugsdelger Sovd, Chikako Nakama, Toshimasa Nishiyama

Open Access Research article

Education and household income and carotid intima-media thickness in Japan: baseline data from the Aidai Cohort Study in Yawatahama, Uchiko, Seiyo, and Ainan

Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Hidenori Senba, Yasuko Hasebe, Toyohisa Miyata, Takashi Higaki, Eizen Kimura, Bunzo Matsuura, Ryuichi Kawamoto

Open Access Research article

Analysis of furans and pyridines from new generation heated tobacco product in Japan

Kanae Bekki, Shigehisa Uchiyama, Yohei Inaba, Akira Ushiyama

Open Access Research article

Biological and socioeconomic factors as moderator in relationship between leisure-time physical activity and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents from southern Brazil

Ana Paula Sehn, Debora Tornquist, Luciana Tornquist, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Cézane Priscila Reuter

Open Access Research article

The association between urinary bisphenol A levels and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Korean adults: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015-2017

Sang Joon An, Eun-Jung Yang, Subin Oh, Kyong Jin Park, Taehyen Kim, Yeon-pyo Hong, Yun-Jung Yang

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Effect of COVID-19-restrictive measures on ambient particulate matter pollution in Yangon, Myanmar

Win-Yu Aung, Paw-Min-Thein-Oo, Zaw-Lin Thein, Sadao Matsuzawa, Takehiro Suzuki, Yo Ishigaki, Akihiro Fushimi, Ohn Mar, Daisuke Nakajima, Tin-Tin Win-Shwe

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Tuberculosis and anemia—cause or effect?

Frank Cobelens, Andrew D. Kerkhoff

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Industry and workplace characteristics associated with the downloading of a COVID-19 contact tracing app in Japan: a nation-wide cross-sectional study

Tomohiro Ishimaru, Koki Ibayashi, Masako Nagata, Ayako Hino, Seiichiro Tateishi, Mayumi Tsuji, Akira Ogami, Shinya Matsuda, Yoshihisa Fujino, Yoshihisa Fujino, Hajime Ando, Hisashi Eguchi, Kazunori Ikegami, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Arisa Harada, Ayako Hino, Kyoko Kitagawa, Kosuke Mafune, Shinya Matsuda, Ryutaro Matsugaki, Koji Mori, Keiji Muramatsu, Masako Nagata, Tomohisa Nagata, Ning Liu, Akira Ogami, Rie Tanaka, Seiishiro Tateishi, Kei Tokutsu, Mayumi Tsuji

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Factors influencing protective behavior in the post-COVID-19 period in China: a cross-sectional study

Guiqian Shi, Xiaoni Zhong, Wei He, Hui Liu, Xiaoyan Liu, Mingzhu Ma

Open Access Research article

Differences of body composition and physical strength among Japanese and Thai older adults living in Chiang Mai, Thailand: an inter-ethnic cross-sectional study

Takeshi Yoda, Bumnet Saengrut, Kensaku Miyamoto, Rujee Rattanasathien, Tatsuya Saito, Yasuko Ishimoto, Kanlaya Chunjai, Rujirat Pudwan, Kawin Sirimuengmoon, Hironobu Katsuyama

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Acute effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency transportation due to acute alcoholic intoxication: a retrospective observational study

Marina Minami, Kazumoto Kidokoro, Masamitsu Eitoku, Atsufumi Kawauchi, Masato Miyauchi, Narufumi Suganuma, Kingo Nishiyama

Open Access COVID-19 Letter to the Editor

Covid-19 vaccine management (Comirnaty and mrna-1273 Moderna) in a teaching hospital in Italy: a short report on the vaccination campaign

Francesca Papini, Niccolò Grassi, Giovanni Guglielmi, Vittorio Gattini, Lucia Rago, Costanza Bisordi, Monica Scateni, Michele Totaro, Alberto Tulipani, Andrea Porretta, Lara Tavoschi, Jacopo Guercini, Grazia Luchini, Silvia Briani, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Angelo Baggiani

Open Access Commentary

The role of Environmental Health in preventing antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries

David Musoke, Carol Namata, Grace Biyinzika Lubega, Filimin Niyongabo, Joviah Gonza, Kondwani Chidziwisano, Sarah Nalinya, Rebecca Nuwematsiko, Tracy Morse

Open Access Research article

Associations between urinary heavy metal concentrations and blood pressure in residents of Asian countries

Yuki Mizuno, Hana Shimizu-Furusawa, Shoko Konishi, Tsukasa Inaoka, Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Makiko Sekiyama, Oekan S. Abdoellah, Budhi Gunawan, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli, Yukio Ikemoto, Tran Dinh Lam, Chiho Watanabe, Masahiro Umezaki

Open Access Research article

Circadian effects of ionizing radiation on reproductive function and clock genes expression in male mouse

Fenju Qin, Ningang Liu, Jing Nie, Tao Shen, Yingjie Xu, Shuxian Pan, Hailong Pei, Guangming Zhou

Open Access Research article

Electrocardiogram abnormalities in residents in cold homes: a cross-sectional analysis of the nationwide Smart Wellness Housing survey in Japan

Wataru Umishio, Toshiharu Ikaga, Kazuomi Kario, Yoshihisa Fujino, Masaru Suzuki, Shintaro Ando, Tanji Hoshi, Takesumi Yoshimura, Hiroshi Yoshino, Shuzo Murakami

Open Access Research article

Long-term participation in community-based group resistance exercises delays the transition from robustness to frailty in older adults: a retrospective cohort study

Chisato Hayashi, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Soshiro Ogata, Tadashi Okano, Sonoe Mashino

Open Access Research article

Relationship between maternal employment status and children’s food intake in Japan

Sachie Mori, Keiko Asakura, Satoshi Sasaki, Yuji Nishiwaki

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Associations between screen time, physical activity, and depressive symptoms during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak among Chinese college students

Yi Zhang, Xiaoyan Wu, Shuman Tao, Shiyue Li, Le Ma, Yizhen Yu, Guilong Sun, Tingting Li, Fangbiao Tao

Open Access Short communication

Early life blood lead levels and asthma diagnosis at age 4–6 years

Marina Oktapodas Feiler, Carly J. Pavia, Sean M. Frey, Patrick J. Parsons, Kelly Thevenet-Morrison, Richard L. Canfield, Todd A. Jusko

Open Access Research article

The role of absolute humidity in respiratory mortality in Guangzhou, a hot and wet city of South China

Shutian Chen, Chao Liu, Guozhen Lin, Otto Hänninen, Hang Dong, Kairong Xiong

Open Access Research article

Substance use and associated factors among preparatory school students in Kolfe-Keranyo sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Leila Seid, Binyam Gintamo, Zelalem Negash Mekuria, Hussien Seid Hassen, Zemichael Gizaw

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Effects of COVID-19 pandemics on urinary metabolites in kidney stone patients: our kidney stone prevention clinic experience

Sanaz Tavasoli, Nasrin Borumandnia, Abbas Basiri, Maryam Taheri

Open Access Research article

What competencies do environmental health graduates need to manage social determinants of health?

Athar Omid, Fateme Sepyani, Nikoo Yamani, Hamidreza Pourzamani, Pejman Aghdak

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Factors associated with prolonged duration of viral clearance in non-severe SARS-CoV-2 patients in Osaka, Japan

Emma Nakagawa Hoffman, Haruna Kawachi, Atsushi Hirayama, Jingwen Zhang, Ayumi Murayama, Jun Masui, Satomi Fujita, Yasushi Mori, Takanori Hirayama, Toshitake Ohara, Rumiko Asada, Hiroyasu Iso

Open Access Research article

Awareness and knowledge of congenital cytomegalovirus infection among pregnant women and the general public: a web-based survey in Japan

Masayuki Kobayashi, Aya Okahashi, Kotoba Okuyama, Naomi Hiraishi, Ichiro Morioka