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471. [BIPS Project] Sitting and standing in school - A feasibility study on the use of standing desks in primary schools

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=757&cHash=627d83e76292172d6e5cd0227eeb84cf
Date: 01-08-17

The installation of height adjustable working desks (‘standing desks’) may facilitate reducing sitting time during school hours, which is still matter of investigation: Recent studies showed that…

472. [BIPS Project] Smoke-free environments in pregnancy and early life: A life-course approach to cancer prevention interventions for disadvantaged families

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=941&cHash=5e795df0200e2a8c3429b15d1b1b839d
Date: 01-02-23

In a life-course perspective, pregnancy and birth of a child are opportune moments for smoking cessation. While a considerable proportion of (expecting) parents alter their smoking behaviour during…

473. [BIPS Project] Spatial-temporal analysis of small-scale determinants of the COVID-19 pandemic

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=957&cHash=d4c6f2d9ba4e0d4d1705d2f84627966d
Date: 01-10-21

This research project aimed to provide detailed insights into area-specific key drivers of the COVID-19 pandemic and indicate to what extent educational level, household structure or average living…

474. [BIPS Project] Standards and tools for data monitoring in observational studies

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=991&cHash=b7d599d70fdcd19b5e3163055c677bfe
Date: 01-02-23

Our objective is to further the widespread conduct of harmonised data quality assessments in observational health research by extending the cross-disciplinary scope and the methods of our data…

475. [BIPS Project] Statistical modeling of covariate-varying networks

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=868&cHash=1ec2b7e2ea52a5e8f5c573eb1659d1d2
Date: 01-09-20

High-dimensional networks play a key role in understanding complex relationships. These relationships are often dynamic in nature and can change with multiple external factors such as time or disease…

476. [BIPS Project] Study to analyze regional differences in antibiotic prescriptions

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=786&cHash=335213228b755f79df385e1680c44239
Date: 01-04-19

Antibiotics are indispensable for the treatment of a large number of bacterial infections and are among the most frequently prescribed drugs in Germany. The vast majority of prescriptions occur in…

477. [BIPS Project] Studying drug safety during pregnancy based on routine data in Germany

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=683&cHash=2af1bece2b40690afca251ed5225e032
Date: 01-02-17

Examining the safety of drug use during pregnancy based on claims data in Germany Pregnant women need drug treatment if an untreated illness were to endanger the mother or unborn child. However,…

478. [BIPS Project] Superthyroidism: Health care overuse in thyroid diseases in Germany

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=818&cHash=2f0d54d981f9cfdd29a1b4285d1dd290
Date: 01-01-21

The diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases have increased sharply in recent years, although their prevalence in the population has remained relatively stable. This indicates an overuse of…

479. [BIPS Project] Survey of insured adults of digitization in healthcare

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=1015&cHash=11c67c4b2b5aa30a3604e10ef08085b4
Date: 01-07-22

The increasing digitization of the healthcare system makes the use of digital technologies for delivering medical services (e.g., apps, video technologies) without direct contact between physician…

480. [BIPS Project] The food metabolome as a novel concept to assess dietary exposures in children

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=752&cHash=e084c5ed16760c7432b886714af701fd
Date: 01-09-19

Development of obesity and risk of chronic diseases is largely influenced by the diet, but the association is hard to grasp because of the challenges of dietary assessment with traditional methods…