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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra, Jonathan C. K. Wells   +1 more
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Ms. Adventure Girls : a Critical Feminist Pedagogical Empowerment Program for Pre-Adolescent Girls and Mentors [PDF]

, 2012
Color poster with text and graphs.The Ms. Adventure Girls program is a pre-adolescent youth development after-school organization. The Ms. Adventure Girls program focuses on four themes: teaming, wellness, self-esteem, and leadership, in hopes to reduce ...
Kraus, Elsa, Scheel, Shantee
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Sexual and reproductive health of Sudanese refugee girls in Chad: mixed methods study with perspectives from 12–19 year old girls, parents, and health workers

BMC Public Health
Background In humanitarian settings, refugee girls’ vulnerability to negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes and the barriers they face to access to SRH services increase.
Sara E. Casey, Alexis Ngarmbatedjimal, Theodora Varelis, Aminata Diarra, Thérèse Kodjimadje, Mahamat Abdelaziz, Valentin Djerambete, Yodé Miangotar, Salomon Tamira, Alladoum Ndingayande, Katchebe Vourbane, Robert Madjigoto, Samy Luketa, Vincent de Paul Allambademel   +13 more
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Computed Tomography‐Based Morphometric Analysis Reveals Intercondylar Notch Stenosis and Osteophytes Are Associated With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To quantitatively assess intercondylar notch morphometrics using 3‐dimensional computed tomography reconstruction, evaluate their association with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Asian populations, and investigate the prevalence of osteophytes in patients with ACL injury.
Xiaozhong Ma, WenMing Jiang, Chao Lu, Tongyue Ji, Su Yan, Heng Zhu, Xue He, Hao Shu, Lei Wang, Luning Sun   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arthroscopic Bioabsorbable Fixation Achieves Favorable Outcomes for Unstable Knee Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions Compared With Open Fixation and Metal Implants: A Systematic Review

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To systematically review studies evaluating the outcomes, complication rates, and revision rates among open, arthroscopic, and combined internal fixation techniques for unstable osteochondritis dissecans lesions of the knee, with specific attention to implant type and skeletal maturity.
Harrison S. Fellheimer, Gaston Davis, Christian McCormick, Mark Samuel, William L. Justice, Kevin B. Freedman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Media and peer influence on fad diets tried by adolescent females [PDF]

, 1999
Plan BThe purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of the influence of the media and peers to the number of fad diets attempted by female adolescents ages 13-17 as measured by The Ruth Gilfry Female Adolescents Informative Survey.
Berry, Lisa La Chapelle
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Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Postoperative Outcomes Following Pediatric Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To compare postoperative complications, rehabilitation outcomes, and health care utilization in children undergoing primary medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for patellofemoral instability with and without a pre‐existing mental illness. Methods The TriNetX U.S.
Haad A. Arif, Pearce Lane, Shamar T. Elliott, Amit Momaya, Kevin A. Williams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-demographic risk factors for unintended pregnancy among unmarried adolescent Nigerian girls

South African Family Practice, 2015
Background: Globally, unintended births among unmarried adolescent girls are a major contributor to maternal and childhood mortality, the vicious cycle of ill-health, poverty, and truncated educational opportunities.
Chibuogwu Izugbara
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Lower Extremity Injuries and Revision Surgery Rates are Increased in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Compared With Controls

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To compare lower extremity soft tissue injury and revision surgery rates for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) compared with matched controls. Methods This retrospective cohort study used a deidentified claims database.
Jackson G. Woodrow, David G. Deckey, Eugenia Lin, Jack M. Haglin, Joshua S. Bingham, Karan A. Patel, Callie M. Davies, Steven K. Poon   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacokinetics, Effectiveness and Safety of Certolizumab Pegol in Children and Adolescents With Active Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: 9+‐Year Results From a Multicenter, Open‐Label Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the pharmacokinetics, effectiveness, safety, and immunogenicity of certolizumab pegol (CZP) in polyarticular‐course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA). Methods Pediatric Arthritis Study of Certolizumab Pegol (NCT01550003), a multicenter, open‐label study, enrolled patients aged 2 to 17 years with ...
Hermine I. Brunner, Lyudmila Grebenkina, Irina Nikishina, Ekaterina Alexeeva, Vyacheslav Chasnyk, Carlos Abud‐Mendoza, Nadina Rubio‐Pérez, Heinrike Schmeling, María del Rocio Maldonado‐Velázquez, Diane Brown, Andrew Zeft, Esi Morgan, C. Egla Rabinovich, Daniel Kingsbury, Hulya Bukulmez, Beth Gottlieb, Thomas Griffin, Lisa Imundo, Stacey Tarvin, Earl Silverman, Laura Shaughnessy, Saori Shimizu, Paulette Williams, Rocío Lledó‐García, Gauri Utturkar, Baran Ufuktepe, Alberto Martini, Daniel J. Lovell, Nicolino Ruperto, the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO); the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG), Hermine I. Brunner, Lyudmila Grebenkina, Irina Nikishina, Ekaterina Alexeeva, Vyacheslav Chasnyk, Carlos Abud‐Mendoza, Nadina Rubio‐Pérez, Heinrike Schmeling, María del Rocio Maldonado‐Velázquez, Diane Brown, Andrew Zeft, Esi Morgan, C. Egla Rabinovich, Daniel Kingsbury, Hulya Bukulmez, Beth Gottlieb, Thomas Griffin, Lisa Imundo, Stacey Tarvin, Earl Silverman, Alberto Martini, Daniel L. Lovell, Nicolino Ruperto   +52 more
wiley   +1 more source