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Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, EarlyView.In this article, a new electrospinning experimental configuration is shown to improve the encapsulation of ferritin‐like nanoparticles within polymeric nanofibers. This configuration works with both positive and negative input voltages and requires significantly lower energy input than conventional approaches.
Lewis R. Anderson +5 more
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The Role of Iron Fortification and Supplementation in Addressing Iron Deficiency [PDF]
, 2019 Affecting an estimated 2 billion people, iron deficiency continues to be a leading risk factor causing disability and death worldwide. Iron deficiency is caused when the body fails to produce hemoglobin due to the lack of iron uptake.
Loya, Kevin
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Bloodwork: Circulatory Disorders, Immunity, and the Scarring of Systems
Anthropology of Work Review, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 106-116, Winter 2022., 2022 Abstract In June 2021, laboratory analysis of my blood indicated dangerously low levels of iron. This article chronicles my subsequent diagnosis of uterine fibroids, the hysterectomy that followed, and the scarring that came afterward. In doing so, the article tells the story of how blood circulates—or not—through biosocial systems.
Emily Yates‐Doerr
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Dietary Adaptation of Non‐Heme Iron Absorption in Vegans: A Controlled Trial
Molecular Nutrition &Food Research, EarlyView.This study investigated how non‐heme iron from plant foods is absorbed in vegans compared to omnivores. After consuming pistachios, vegans showed a greater increase in blood iron levels. This may reflect physiological adaptations in iron metabolism, including lower hepcidin levels that promote iron absorption.
Miguel López‐Moreno +6 more
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Annals of Medicine and Medical SciencesBackground: The prevalence of iron deficiency with or without anemia is still remains the common clinical problem worldwide. Iron deficiency with and without anemia may be more prevalent among migrants due to disadvantaged life conditions.
Dekra El-Aghbary +3 more
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Acta Medica Iranica, 1965 The object of this paper is to draw attention to iron deficiency anemia which is the most common nutritional disturbance in infants and children. Iron deficiency anemia constitutes the most prevalent form of anemia in this age group. The records of infants and children admitted to the Pediatric Department of Tehran University Puhlavi Hospital for ...
Hassan Ahari, Nayer Farzbod
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Stroke
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2007 The prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in young children at the time of stroke and in age-matched healthy controls was compared in a case-control study conducted at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, EarlyView.Abstract Reducing socioeconomic health inequalities is a key goal of most health systems. A challenge in this regard is that healthcare providers may have incentives to avoid or undertreat patients who are relatively costly to treat. Due to the socioeconomic gradient in health, individuals with low socioeconomic status (SES) are especially likely to be
Anders Anell +4 more
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مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2017 Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a public health problem and the most common cause of anemia worldwide. The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia is 17-75 percent in preschool children in the Middle East. Early diagnosis and proper treatment of
Morteza Sadinejad +4 more
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The importance of wild meat and freshwater fish for children's nutritional intake in the Congo Basin
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Wild meat and freshwater fish are widely consumed in the Congo Basin, but in some areas, they are at risk of disappearing due to unsustainable hunting and fishing and changes in their habitat. Wild meat is also at risk of being eliminated from local diets due to potential policy changes such as wild meat bans.
Amy Ickowitz +6 more
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