Background: There is strong evidence concerning the impact of heat stress on mortality, particularly from high temperatures. However, few studies to our knowledge emphasize importance hot nights, which may prevent necessary nocturnal rest. Objectives: In this study, we use hot-night duration and excess predict daily cause-specific mortality in summer, using multiple cities across Southern Europ...

The article analyzes the latest migration trends in Southern Europe. Given proximity to Africa and Middle East, which are main sources of migrant flows, discussed topic is especially acute for region countries chosen analysis, namely Portugal, Spain, Italy, San Marino Malta. Using a comparative approach, focuses on European general strategy reception migrants versus its actual results. Despite ...

The risk for reintroduction of some exotic vector-borne diseases in Europe has become a hot topic, while the reality of others is neglected at the public health policy level. Leishmaniasis is endemic in all southern countries of Europe, with approximately 700 autochthonous human cases reported each year (3,950 if Turkey is included). Asymptomatic cases have been estimated at 30-100/1 symptomati...

BACKGROUND Obesity has been recognised as an important contributing factor in the development of various diseases, but comparative data on this condition are limited. We therefore aimed to identify and discuss current epidemiological data on the prevalence of obesity in European countries. METHODS We identified relevant published studies by means of a MEDLINE search (1990-2008) supplemented b...

We have analyzed the colorimetric and spectral characteristics of 2600 daylight spectra (global spectral irradiances on a horizontal surface) measured for all sky states during a 2-year period at Granada, Spain. We describe in detail the chromaticity coordinates, correlated color temperatures (CCT), luminous efficacies, and relative UV and IR contents of Granada daylight. The chromaticity coord...

The Late Quaternary glacial-interglacial transitions represent the highest amplitude climate changes over the last million years. Unraveling the sequence of events and feedbacks at Termination III (T-III), including potential abrupt climate reversals similar to those of the last Termination, has been particularly challenging due to the scarcity of well-dated records worldwide. Here, we present ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the frequency and correlates of skin examination behaviors in an international sample of individuals at varying risk of developing melanoma. DESIGN A cross-sectional, web-based survey. SETTING Data were collected from the general population over a 20-month period on behalf of the Melanoma Genetics Consortium (GenoMEL). PARTICIPANTS A total of 8178 adults from Northern...