Taking a multidisciplinary perspective (including public health, sociology, criminology, and
political science amongst others) and using examples from across the globe, this book …

Tourism plays an important economic role for many economies and after the COVID-19
pandemic, accurate tourism forecasting become critical for policymakers in tourism …

Researchers who apply for an API key to the Google Extended Trends for Health API gain
access to higher quality Google Trends data than from the Google Trends website but must …

Background Despite the popularity of JUUL e-cigarettes, other brands (eg, Elf Bar) may be
gaining digital attention. Objective This study compared Google searches for Elf Bar and …

Background A national referendum to legalise recreational cannabis use and supply in New
Zealand via the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill (CLCB) was recently narrowly …

Google Trends is a free analytic tool for measuring and monitoring web search data. Since
its introduction in 2006, it has been widely used in research in a variety of academic fields. In …

The use of stigmatizing language (eg “addict”,“junkie”,“alcoholic”,“stoner”) by researchers
and health professionals to describe individuals with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) is …

Abstract Background Google Trends is a widely used tool for infodemiological surveys.
However, irregularities in the random sampling and aggregation algorithms compromise the …

New Zealand's 2020 cannabis legalisation referendum was narrowly defeated. Some post-
referendum commentary claimed that the anti-reform campaign dominated the information …

Google trends (GT), a service aggregating search queries on Google, has been used to
predict various outcomes such as as the spread of influenza, automobile sales …