This paper compares the Portuguese and Bulgarian consumer price indices (CPI) and attempts to identify some areas in which the CPI compilation methodology could be improved in the two countries. This work is organised into six sections. The first section briefly describes the organisational structure on which the production of the CPI is based in the two countries. The second section focuses on...

BACKGROUND To determine if a novel dual camera imaging system employing both polarized white light (PWL) and quantitative light induced fluorescence imaging (QLF) is appropriate for measuring enamel fluorosis in an epidemiological setting. The use of remote and objective scoring systems is of importance in fluorosis assessments due to the potential risk of examiner bias using clinical methods. ...

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity were associated with high rates of morbidity mortality. The aim this study was to investigate relationship between markers inflammation, disease severity, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, outcomes in patients without obesity. Materials Methods: Epidemiological, clinical, laboratory data collected from University Ho...

Partial recording of indices of periodontitis have long been used in clinical and epidemiological studies to predict full-mouth situation. The two most widely used partial recording indices for periodontal surveys are the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) and the Ramfjord teeth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Ramfjord teeth in predicting the full-mo...

Schistosomiasis control in China is facing a new challenge due to the rebound of epidemics in many areas and the unsustainable effects of the chemotherapy-based control strategy. Identifying high-risk regions for schistosomiasis is an important first step for an effective and sustainable strategy. Direct surveillance of snail habitats to detect high-risk regions is costly and no longer a desira...

Twenty years after the latest publications performed on the parasitological indices of malaria transmission in northwest of the second city of Burkina Faso, it was important to update the epidemiological profile of malaria in children under the age of 15 years. The objective of this study was to determine and compare the parasitological parameters of malaria transmission by season, area, and ag...

This study presents a survey conducted among 132 Tuberculosis patients submitted to Supervised Treatment between 01/1998 and 12/ 1999, with a view to describing epidemiological aspects, according to the gender, (final) treatment result and HIV immunology result variables. The number of patients covered by Supervised Treatment rose from 19% to 30%. For each of these years, 64% and 71% of the pat...

Much attention is being paid in the current literature to the necessity of raising awareness of the problem of tooth wear. The aim of this paper is to discuss advantages, disadvantages and modifications of currently used tooth wear indices with particular attention drawn to the advantages of their use both in everyday practice and epidemiological research, as well as an attempt to make the choi...