Browsing by Department "Epidemiology and Biostatistics"
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(2022-07-26)Introduction, the COVID-19 pandemic entering its third year highlights a need for further information on how SARS-CoV-2 impacts communities. This text establishes the burden of disease on different age groups and minorities, ...
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(2019-04-08)Adolescent pregnancy is a public health issue nationally as well as in Texas. In the United States, the birth rate was 27 births per 1000 adolescents ages 15-19 in 2016. In Texas, the adolescent birth rate was 52 births ...
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(2020-07-10)Background: Air pollution is a leading contributor to the burden of disease globally. Recent systematic reviews suggested that air pollution may cause diabetes mellitus among adults. However, the number of studies included ...
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(2023-03-21)Childhood cancer, usually defined as cancer in children aged 0–14 years, is the leading cause of disease-related death among children and adolescents in Texas, with very few established risk factors. Examining childhood ...
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(2018-04-17)Background: Due to the decentralized structure of the public health system in Texas, Local Health Departments (LHDs) in Texas provide public health services for the majority of Texans. In response to increasing caseloads ...
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(2016-05-10)This project explored three main dimensions: to assess if community members can accurately predict areas of poor environmental conditions, to better understand differences in perceived environmental health risks among ...
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(2020-07-21)Coal tar creosote played a major role in the advancement and expansion of the global transportation system, through the preservation of wood ties and crossties used in the structural development of the trans-continental ...
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(2018-11-29)Background: Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm on the Texas Gulf Coast on August 26, 2017. In this study, we assessed the feasibility of evacuating the Houston-Galveston region of the U.S. Gulf Coast. ...
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(2023-05-05)Dengue is a vector-borne viral disease affecting humans that is endemic in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. As a re-emerging disease, a growing body of literature is dedicated to the dynamic, clinico-epidemiology ...
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(2019-03-15)Sexually transmitted infections (STI) disproportionately affect adolescents, young adults, women and racial/ethnic minorities, leading to significant reproductive morbidities. Young minority women in the US are also at ...
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(2022-03-30)This dissertation involved an in-depth analysis of statewide crash data (2010-2018) from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) Highway Safety that focused on large logging truck crashes. The ...
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(2020-04-24)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-related public health burden disproportionately affects those ≥65 years of age and the growing burden of trauma-related mortality may be influenced by access to health insurance coverage and ...
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(2016-09-02)Immunization against influenza is effective in preventing its seasonal outbreaks. However, lack of access to vaccines, poor knowledge and misconception of vaccine safety are among the major deterrents to the use of seasonal ...
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(2019-03-07)Background: Typhus group rickettsia (TGR) can cause disease after exposure to Rickettsia typhi, or Rickettsia prowazekii, bacterium carried by fleas. Symptoms of TGR rickettsiosis are often non-specific, and there is ...
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(2014-12-04)West Nile virus (WNV), an arthropod-borne flavivirus, naturally circulates between passeriform birds and mosquitoes. Other vertebrates, such as humans, may become infected during the bloodmeal of infectious mosquitoes. WNV ...
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(2020-07-14)Background: Community gardens provide an opportunity to strengthen local food systems, promote sustainability in the food supply chain, and compensate for inequitable access to retail outlets of fresh produce. However, ...
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(2017-11-30)Activity-permissive learning environments, such as school-based behavioral interventions, are increasingly employed to combat the prevalence of childhood obesity. These interventions introduce stand-biased desks into ...
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(2019-05-14)This 3-credit study abroad course is designed for undergraduates to develop an understanding of the challenges of managing the transboundary consequences of disasters, whether natural or man-made. Students will gain a ...
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(2015-08-04)Murine typhus is a disease (brought on by infection with Rickettsia typhi) that has produced a surprising amount of morbidity when the relative dearth of literature on the subject is considered. Existing reviews of the ...
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(2020-07-21)Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and the leading cause of death globally. As compared to women, men have a higher cardiovascular risk. Recent studies suggest that testosterone as it is the most abundant ...