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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 2388: The Relationship Exploration between Public Migration Attention and Population Migration from a Perspective of Search Query
Duan Rapid population migration has been viewed as a critical factor impacting urban network construction and regional sustainable development. The supervision and analysis of population migration are necessary for guiding the optimal allocation of urban resources and for attaining the high efficiency development of region. Currently, the explorations of population migration are often restricted by the limitation of data. In the information era, search engines widely collect public attention, implying potential individual actions, and freely provide open, timelier, and large-scope search query data for helping explore...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 31, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Chun Li Jianhua He Xingwu Duan Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 2771: Interest in Sexually Transmitted Infections: Analysis of Web Search Data Terms in Eleven Large German Cities from 2015 to 2019
ann Zink Incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis has increased in recent years in the US and in European countries. In order to implement effective educational programs, the interests of target populations have to be identified. Since the internet is an important source of information-gathering on health issues, this study investigates web search data in large German cities related to STIs. Google Ads Keyword Planner was used to identify STI-related terms and their search volume in eleven German cities from June 2015 to May 2019. The data obtained were analyzed ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 9, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Pilz Tizek R üth Seiringer Biedermann Zink Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 5614: Divisive Faultlines and Knowledge Search in Technological Innovation Network: An Empirical Study of Global Biopharmaceutical Firms
Yang Yang Divisive faultlines caused by the uneven distribution of relationship strength play an essential role in knowledge search in the technological innovation network, which serves as an important requirement for the technological innovation network’s macro level to expand to the meso-subgroup level and promote its healthy development. Given that the biopharmaceutical industry, as a high-tech industry, plays a vital role in promoting healthy development, this paper uses the joint patent applications of global biopharmaceutical firms from 2003 to 2018 as a sample to construct a technological innovation network, t...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 24, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Long Cheng Meng Wang Xuming Lou Zifeng Chen Yang Yang Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3201: The Validity of Google Trends Search Volumes for Behavioral Forecasting of National Suicide Rates in Ireland
ann Jim Duggan Annual suicide figures are critical in identifying trends and guiding research, yet challenges arising from significant lags in reporting can delay and complicate real-time interventions. In this paper, we utilized Google Trends search volumes for behavioral forecasting of national suicide rates in Ireland between 2004 and 2015. Official suicide rates are recorded by the Central Statistics Office in Ireland. While similar investigations using Google trends data have been carried out in other jurisdictions (e.g., United Kingdom, United Stated of America), such research had not yet been completed in Irel...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - September 1, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Joana M. Barros Ruth Melia Kady Francis John Bogue Mary O ’Sullivan Karen Young Rebecca A. Bernert Dietrich Rebholz-Schuhmann Jim Duggan Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 4560: Associations between Google Search Trends for Symptoms and COVID-19 Confirmed and Death Cases in the United States
anzalawy We utilize functional data analysis techniques to investigate patterns of COVID-19 positivity and mortality in the US and their associations with Google search trends for COVID-19-related symptoms. Specifically, we represent state-level time series data for COVID-19 and Google search trends for symptoms as smoothed functional curves. Given these functional data, we explore the modes of variation in the data using functional principal component analysis (FPCA). We also apply functional clustering analysis to identify patterns of COVID-19 confirmed case and death trajectories across the US. Moreover, we quantify...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 25, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Abbas Morland Hall EL-Manzalawy Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 3395: Trends in Online Search Activity and the Correlation with Daily New Cases of Monkeypox among 102 Countries or Territories
Min Liu Jue Liu Research assessing the trend in online search activity on monkeypox (mpox) and the correlation with the mpox epidemic at the global and national level is scarce. The trend of online search activity and the time-lag correlations between it and daily new mpox cases were estimated by using segmented interrupted time-series analysis and Spearman correlation coefficient (rs), respectively. We found that after the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the proportion of countries or territories with increasing changes in online search activity was lowest in Africa (8.16%,...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Min Du Chenyuan Qin Wenxin Yan Qiao Liu Yaping Wang Lin Zhu Wannian Liang Min Liu Jue Liu Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 4264: Using Internet Search Queries to Assess Public Awareness of the Healthy Cities Approach: A Case Study in Shenzhen, China
In this study, we used internet search queries to evaluate the public awareness of the Healthy Cities approach applied in Shenzhen, China. The overall situation at the city level and the intercity variations were both analyzed. Additionally, we explored the factors that might affect the internet search queries of the Healthy Cities approach. Our results showed that the public awareness of the approach in Shenzhen was low. There was a high intercity heterogeneity in terms of interest in the various components of the Healthy Cities approach. However, we did not find a significant effect of the selected demographic, environme...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 17, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jun Yang Yutong Zhang Yixiong Xiao Shaoqing Shen Mo Su Yuqi Bai Jingbo Zhou Peng Gong Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 4525: How Do Older Adults Process Icons in Visual Search Tasks? The Combined Effects of Icon Type and Cognitive Aging
Suzan Weng Considering the differences in cognitive aging among older adults, this study examined how older adults process different types of graphic icons in visual search tasks. Fifty-four medical-related icons, including flat icons (FIs), FIs plus text (FIs + text), skeuomorphic icons (SIs), and SIs plus text (SIs + text), were created. The participants were divided into two groups—cognitively normal (CN) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)—to complete a visual search task. According to the eye-tracking data of the participants, the search performance of the CN group was significantly be...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 8, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jianfeng Wu Dongfang Jiao Chunfu Lu Chengmin Li Xiaofang Huang Suzan Weng Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 16880: Forecasting HFMD Cases Using Weather Variables and Google Search Queries in Sabah, Malaysia
This study aimed to develop a forecasting tool utilizing climatic predictors and internet search queries for informing preventive strategies in Sabah, Malaysia. HFMD case data from the Sabah State Health Department, climatic predictors from the Malaysia Meteorological Department, and Google search trends from the Google trends platform between the years 2010–2018 were utilized. Cross-correlations were estimated in building a seasonal auto-regressive moving average (SARIMA) model with external regressors, directed by measuring the model fit. The selected variables were then validated using test data utilizing ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - December 15, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Vivek Jason Jayaraj Victor Chee Wai Hoe Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 2349: Early Prediction of Sepsis Onset Using Neural Architecture Search Based on Genetic Algorithms
ehyun Kim Sepsis is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate. Early prediction and treatment are the most effective strategies for increasing survival rates. This paper proposes a neural architecture search (NAS) model to predict the onset of sepsis with a low computational cost and high search performance by applying a genetic algorithm (GA). The proposed model shares the weights of all possible connection nodes internally within the neural network. Externally, the search cost is reduced through the weight-sharing effect between the genotypes of the GA. A predictive analysis was performed using the Medi...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 18, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jae Kwan Kim Wonbin Ahn Sangin Park Soo-Hong Lee Laehyun Kim Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 15542: Overcrowding and Hazardous Dwelling Condition Characteristics: A Systematic Search and Scoping Review of Relevance for Health
ensson Crowding in dwellings is an important public health issue. We hypothesize that overcrowding may cause indirect health effects by adversely affecting the dwelling itself, for example, by increasing dampness leading to mold. We therefore performed a systematic search and a scoping review on overcrowding leading to dwelling condition characteristics of relevance for health. A literature search was performed using the PubMed and Scopus databases up to 5 March 2021. The search yielded 100 records with relevant information. We found that overcrowding is defined in numerous ways and often address “sociall...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - November 23, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Johnny C. Lorentzen Gunnar Johanson Folke Bj örk Sofia Stensson Tags: Review Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 3007: COVID-19 Related Early Google Search Behavior and Health Communication in the United States: Panel Data Analysis on Health Measures
The objective of this study is to investigate and understand the relationship between public health measures and the development of the pandemic through Google search behaviors in the United States. Our collected data includes Google search queries related to COVID-19 from 1 January to 4 April 2020. After using unit root tests (ADF test and PP test) to examine the stationary and a Hausman test to choose a random effect model, a panel data analysis is conducted to investigate the key query terms with the newly added cases. In addition, a full sample regression and two sub-sample regressions are proposed to explain: (1) The ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Binhui Wang Beiting Liang Qiuyi Chen Shu Wang Siyi Wang Zhongguo Huang Yi Long Qili Wu Shulin Xu Pranay Jinna Fan Yang Wai-Kit Ming Qian Liu Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6036: Unemployment and Job Search Behavior among People with Disabilities during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany
rer Not much is known about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the labor market experiences of people with disabilities. Since they constitute a generally disadvantaged group in the labor market, it is important to scrutinize whether their position has worsened during these difficult times and how they reacted with regard to their job search behavior. We therefore used data for the year 2020 from a large German panel (Panel Arbeitsmarkt und Soziale Sicherung, PASS), in order to scrutinize the prevalence of unemployment among people with disabilities (N = 739) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The factors ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 2, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Karsten Ingmar Paul Alfons Hollederer Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1392: Are Daycare Workers at a Higher Risk of Parvovirus B19 Infection? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusions: Our findings suggest a higher risk of parvovirus B19 infection for daycare workers compared to an unexposed comparison population, which necessitate preventative efforts. Considering the underestimation of the occupational seroconversion risk by prevalence-based estimators, parvovirus B19 infections among daycare workers might mostly be occupationally acquired.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 16, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Romero Starke Kofahl Freiberg Schubert Gro ß Schmauder Hegewald K ämpf Stranzinger Nienhaus Seidler Tags: Review Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4879: Historical Typhoon Search Engine Based on Track Similarity
I-Cheng Cho The potential effect of a typhoon track on the extent of damage makes the track a critical factor during the emergency response phase. Historical typhoon data may provide information for decision makers to anticipate the impact of an upcoming typhoon and develop prevention strategies to reduce the damage. In our preliminary work, we proposed a track similarity algorithm and implemented a real-time search engine for past typhoon events. However, the proposed algorithm was not discussed thoroughly in the preliminary work, and the great number of historical typhoon track records slowed down the similarity ca...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - December 3, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Meng-Han Tsai Hao-Yung Chan Chun-Mo Hsieh Cheng-Yu Ho Hung-Kai Kung Yun-Cheng Tsai I-Cheng Cho Tags: Article Source Type: research