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The work of Fred Brauer (1932–2021) broke new ground in several areas of mathematical population biology, especially mathematical epidemiology and population management. This special issue reflects his legacy: the lines of inquiry he opened, the impact of his research and his books, and his mentoring of generations of young researchers. This dedication highlights milestones in his career and connects his work to the contributions in this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "A History of Epidemiologic Methods and Concepts," edited by Alfredo Morabia.

The article reviews the book "Ethics in Epidemiology and Clinical Research. Annotated Readings," edited by Steven S. Coughlin.

Reviews the book "Neuroepidemiology: From Principles to Practice," edited by Lorene M. Nelson, Caroline M. Tanner, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, and Valerie M. McGuire.

The article reviews the book "A History of Epidemiologic Methods and Concepts," edited by Alfredo Morabia.

Descriptions of several courses including "Substance Abuse: Current Concepts," "Psychopharmacology" and "Etiology and Epidemiology of Substance Abuse," all being offered at Governors State University in University Park, Illinois, are provided.

The article reviews the book "Parasites in Ecological Communities: From Interactions to Ecosystems," by Melanie J. Hatcher and Alison M. Dunn.

The article reviews the book "Third Symposium on Epidemiology and Cancer Registries in the Pacific Basin."

Reviews the book "Epidemiology of Mycotoxin Producing Fungi," edited by X. Xu, J.A. Bailey and B.M. Cooke.

Reviews the book "Epidemiology and Community Medicine," by S.L. Kark.

Reviews the book 'Environmental Epidemiology,' edited by Frederick C. Kopfler and Gunther F. Craun.

The article reviews the book "Medical and Psychiatric Comorbidity Over the Course of Life," edited by William W. Eaton.

The article reviews the book "Epidemics and Crowd-Diseases: An Introduction to the Study of Epidemiology," by Major Greenwood.

The article reviews the book "The VD Epidemic," by Louis Lasagna.

The article reviews the book "Plagues and Epidemics: Infected Spaces Past and Present," edited by D. Ann Herring and Alan C. Swedlund.

The article reviews the book "Eras in Epidemiology: The Evolution of Ideas," by Mervyn Susser and Zena Stein.

The article reviews the book "Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine," by Tom Koch.

This article reviews the book "Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis (2nd ed.)," by Mark Woodward.

Reviews the book "The Epidemiology of Schizoprenia," edited by Robin M. Murray, Peter B. Jones, Ezra Susser, Jim van Os and Mary Cannon.

After a quick refresher that the odds ratio is the measure of interest, the chapter is devoted to fitting regression models for case-control studies, matched case-control studies, and case-cohort studies. In Chapter 8, the analysis of time to event data is emphasized with how to fit nonparametric and semiparametric (Cox) regression methods of survival analysis. Chapters 5 and 6 are fully devoted to Poisson model for rates with data cleaning techniques for follow-up data. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book "Differential Mortality in the United States: A Study in Socioeconomic Epidemiology," by Evelyn M. Kitagawa and Philip M. Hauser.

Reviews the book "Epidemiology and Health," by Walter W. Holland and Susie Gilderdale.

Reviews the book "Disease Ecology," by Andrew Learmonth.

Reviews the book "A Study Guide to Epidemiology and Biostatistics," by Richard F. Morton and J. Richard Hebel.

The article reviews the book "A history of epidemiologic methods and concepts," edited by A. Morcibia.

The article reviews the book "Public Health Ethics," by Stephen Holland.

Reviews the electronic book "ActivEpi," by D. Kleinbaum.

Reviews the book "Epidemiology for the Uninitiated," 5th ed., by D. Coggon, Geoffery Rose and D.J.P. Barker.

Reviews the book 'Epidemiological Studies: A Practical Guide,' 2nd ed., by Alan J. Silman and Gary J. Macfarlane.

The article reviews the book "Epidemiology and Culture," by James A. Trostle.

Reviews the book "HIV and AIDS in Africa: Beyond Epidemiology," edited by Ezekiel Kalipeni, Susan Craddock, Joseph R. Oppong and Jayati Ghosh.

Reviews the book "Contagious Divides: Epidemics and Race in San Francisco's Chinatown," by Nayan Shah.

The article reviews the book "Epidemiology & the Community Control of Disease in Warm Climate Countries," 2nd ed., edited by D. Robinson.

Reviews the book 'Studies in Epidemiology: Selected Papers of Morris Greenberg, M.D.,' edited by Fred B. Rogers.

The article reviews the book "A Dictionary of Epidemiology," Fifth Edition, edited by Miquel Porta.

The article reviews the book "Hyping Health Risks: Environmental Hazards in Daily Life and the Science of Epidemiology," by G. C. Kabat.

The article reviews the book "Epidemiology: An Introduction," by Kenneth J. Rothman.

A review of the book "Epidemic Invasions: Yellow Fever & the Limits of Cuban Independence 1878-1930," by Mariola Espinosa is presented.

The article reviews the book "Concepts of Epidemiology: Integrating the Ideas, Theories, Principles and Methods of Epidemiology," by Raj Bhopal.

The article reviews the book "Bayesian Disease Mapping: Hierarchical Modeling in Spatial Epidemiology," by Andrew B. Lawson.

The article reviews the book "A Pocket Guide to Epidemiology," by David G. Kleinbaum, Kevin M. Sullivan and Nancy D. Barker.

The article reviews the book "Handbook of epidemiology," edited by W. Ahrens and I. Pigeot.