A5063716572- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Sports Performance and Training
- Sports injuries and prevention
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Dietary Effects on Health
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Sleep and related disorders
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Sport Psychology and Performance
University of Parma
2020-2025
York University
2019-2025
University of Genoa
2016-2025
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
2014-2025
Saarland University
2024-2025
NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit
2021-2024
University of Leeds
2021-2024
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)
2022-2024
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2018-2024
Unité de Nutrition Humaine
2024
Background: Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation home confinement. While these are imperative to abate spreading of COVID-19, impact behaviours lifestyles at is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched April 2020, seven languages, elucidate behavioural lifestyle consequences restrictions. This report presents results from first...
Since the emergence of first cases in Wuhan, China, novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has been quickly spreading out to other provinces and neighboring countries. Estimation basic reproduction number by means mathematical modeling can be helpful for determining potential severity an outbreak providing critical information identifying type disease interventions intensity. A deterministic compartmental model was devised based on clinical progression disease, epidemiological status...
The basic reproduction number of an infectious agent is the average infections one case can generate over course period, in a naïve, uninfected population. It well-known that estimation this may vary due to several methodological issues, including different assumptions and choice parameters, utilized models, used datasets period. With spreading novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection, has been found vary, reflecting dynamics transmission outbreak as well reporting rate. Due significant...
Obesity represents an urgent problem that needs to be properly addressed, especially among children. Public and global health policy- decision-makers need timely, reliable quantitative information develop effective interventions aimed at counteracting the burden generated by high body mass index (BMI). Few studies have assessed high-BMI-related on a scale.Following methodology framework analytical strategies used in Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2017, deaths disability-adjusted life...
Abstract: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is considered to be the gold standard manual for assessing psychiatric diseases currently in its fourth version (DSM-IV), while a fifth (DSM-V) has just been released May 2013. DSM-V Anxiety Work Group put forward recommendations modify criteria diagnosing specific phobias. In this manuscript, we propose consider inclusion nomophobia DSM-V, make comprehensive overview existing literature, discussing clinical relevance...
Abstract Aims To provide the first systematic analysis of burden and underlying causes heart failure (HF) in 195 countries territories from 1990 to 2017. Methods results We collected detailed information on prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), HF Global Burden Disease study Numbers age-standardized rates prevalence YLDs were compared by age, sex, socio-demographic index (SDI), location. The proportions due 23 also presented. Globally, YLD 2017 831.0 128.2 per 100 000 people, a...
Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation, home confinement. While these are imperative to mitigate spreading of COVID-19, impact psychosocial is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched in April 2020 elucidate behavioral lifestyle consequences COVID-19 restrictions. This report presents preliminary results...
Abstract Background Anemia is a common disease which affects around 40% of children and 30% reproductive age women can have major health consequences. The present study reports the global, regional national burden anemia its underlying causes between 1990 2019, by age, sex socio-demographic index (SDI). Methods Publicly available data on point prevalence years lived with disability (YLDs) were retrieved from global (GBD) 2019 for 204 countries territories 2019. prevalence, YLD counts rates...
Infectious diseases and vaccines can occasionally cause new-onset or flare of immune-mediated (IMDs). The adjuvanticity the available SARS-CoV-2 is based on either TLR-7/8 TLR-9 agonism, which distinct from previous a common pathogenic mechanism in IMDs.We evaluated IMD flares new disease onset within 28-days vaccination at five large tertiary centres countries with early adoption, three Israel, one UK, USA. We assessed pattern expression terms autoimmune, autoinflammatory, mixed phenotype...
AMA Ammar A, Trabelsi K, Brach M, et al. Effects of home confinement on mental health and lifestyle behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: Insight from ECLB-COVID19 multicenter study. Biology Sport. 2021;38(1):9-21. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2020.96857. APA Ammar, A., Trabelsi, K., Brach, M., Chtourou, H., Boukhris, O., & Masmoudi, L. (2021). Sport, 38(1), 9-21. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2020.96857 Chicago Achraf, Khaled Michael Hamdi Omar Liwa Bassem Bouaziz 2021. "Effects study"....
Public health recommendations and government measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have enforced restrictions on daily-living. While these are imperative to abate spreading of COVID-19, impact mental emotional wellbeing is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey (ECLB-COVID19) was launched April 6, 2020 in seven languages elucidate wellbeing.
The aim of this study was to estimate the burden and risk factors for ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in 195 countries territories from 1990 2017.Data Global Burden Disease Study 2017 were used. Prevalence, incidence, deaths, years lived with disability (YLDs), life lost (YLLs) metrics used measure IHD burden. Population attributable fraction proportion deaths potentially modifiable factors. Globally, 2017, 126.5 million [95% uncertainty interval (UI) 118.6 134.7] people 10.6 (95% UI 9.6 11.8)...
In Europe in 1918, influenza spread through Spain, France, Great Britain and Italy, causing havoc with military operations during the First World War. The pandemic of 1918 killed more than 50 million people worldwide. addition, its socioeconomic consequences were huge. "Spanish flu", as infection was dubbed, hit different age-groups, displaying a so-called "W-trend", typically two spikes children elderly. However, healthy young adults also affected. order to avoid alarming public, several...