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The role of physical activity in the clinical outcomes of people diagnosed with Covid-19: A systematic review

open access: yesJSAMS Plus, 2022
Objective: This review aimed to compile the evidence on PA and clinical outcomes of people receiving a positive diagnosis of covid-19. Design: Systematic review.
Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Next‐generation proteomics improves lung cancer risk prediction

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This is one of very few studies that used prediagnostic blood samples from participants of two large population‐based cohorts. We identified, evaluated, and validated an innovative protein marker model that outperformed an established risk prediction model and criteria employed by low‐dose computed tomography in lung cancer screening trials.
Megha Bhardwaj   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malnourished and surviving in South Asia, better nourished and dying young in Africa: What can explain this puzzle? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This paper examines the factors explaining the very different relationship between anthropometric shortfall and child mortality in South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa.
Klasen, S.
core   +1 more source

◾ Anthropometry

open access: yes, 2012
There are a large number of anthropometric measures that can be taken from the human body. This chapter concentrates on the more widely used measures and considers what the physical they are really trying to measure and how they do it. The chapter includes a detailed discussion of measurements of body and body fat distribution, as well as discussing ...
James Annis, John McConville
  +5 more sources

Relating Anthropometric Profile to Countermovement Jump Performance and External Match Load in Mexican National Team Soccer Players: An Exploratory Study

open access: yesSports
Background/Objectives: The role of body composition in sports performance has been widely studied, particularly in soccer. Understanding how anthropometric characteristics impact movement efficiency and neuromuscular performance is crucial for optimizing
Israel Rios-Limas   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The McCance Brain Care Score and Mortality: Evidence From a Large‐Scale Population‐Based Cohort

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to examine the relationship between the McCance Brain Care Score (BCS) and mortality in the general population. Methods We conducted a prospective, population‐based cohort study using data from the UK Biobank. Participants with complete data enabling calculation of BCS and full mortality information were included ...
Zhiqiang Xu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Nan Li
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of reliability in isokinetic testing among adolescent basketball players [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background. The reproducibility of day-to-day testing of isokinetic concentric and eccentric muscular actions among adolescent basketball players aged 14 to 16 years and relationships of mean within-subject variation in two isokinetic testing sessions ...
Carvalho, Humberto M   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Agricultural and Finance Intervention Increased Dietary Intake and Weight of Children Living in HIV-Affected Households in Western Kenya. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
We tested whether a multisectoral household agricultural and finance intervention increased the dietary intake and improved the nutritional status of HIV-affected children. Two hospitals in rural Kenya were randomly assigned to be either the intervention
Bhandari, Shiva   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Effects of Biological Sex and Age on Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers—A Retrospective Observational Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a key diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. To date, only a few studies have investigated in larger cohorts the effect of age and biological sex on diagnostic markers extracted from CSF. Methods For this retrospective observational study, 4163 CSF findings (2012–2020) were evaluated.
Isabel‐Sophie Hafer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rise and fall of Achille de Giovanni\u2019s clinical anthropometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Achille de Giovanni (1838-1916), Italian clinician and pathologist, developed a constitutional method for clinical investigations based on the morphology of the human body.
Zampieri, Fabio
core  

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