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Neurocognitive, School‐Based, and Quality of Life Outcomes for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Scoping Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling, Hakim Tokhi, Alexander A. Boucher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pacific Concerns Resource Center bulletin

, 1985
"A publication of the Pacific Concerns Resource Center, in support of the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Movement.
Pacific Concerns Resource Center
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Foot pain and functional limitation in healthy adults with hallux valgus: a cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2012
Background Hallux valgus (HV) is a very common deformity of the first metatarsophalangeal joint that often requires surgical correction. However, the association between structural HV deformity and related foot pain and disability is unclear. Furthermore,
Nix Sheree E, Vicenzino Bill T, Smith Michelle D   +2 more
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Distortion in time perception as a result of concern about appearing biased

PLOS ONE, 2017
Two experiments illustrate that the perception of a given time duration slows when white participants observe faces of black men, but only if participants are concerned with appearing biased. In Experiment 1 the concern with the appearance of bias is measured as a chronic state using the external motivation to respond without prejudice scale (Plant ...
Gordon B Moskowitz, Irmak Olcaysoy Okten, Cynthia M Gooch   +2 more
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Looking age-appropriate while growing old gracefully: A qualitative study of ageing and body image among older adults [PDF]

, 2014
Body dissatisfaction can be significantly detrimental to wellbeing. Little is known about older adults’ body image, despite the fact that ageing causes unique bodily changes and that sociocultural pressures to resist these changes abound.
Williamson, Heidi, Christopher, Gary, Harcourt, D, Diedrichs, Phillippa C., Jankowski, Glen S., Williamson, H, Jankowski, G, Harcourt, Diana, Christopher, G, Diedrichs, PC, Gary Christopher   +10 more
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the cross-cultural relevance of social media appearance concerns: A culturally adapted validation of the SMAPS

Ψυχολογία: το Περιοδικό της Ελληνικής Ψυχολογικής Εταιρείας
This study validated the Italian version of the Social Media Appearance Preoccupation Scale (SMAPS) across two independent online samples. The study also aimed to examine the SMAPS in a cultural context different from the one in which the scale was ...
Rosa Angela Fabio , Rosa Tripodi , Giulia Picciotto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort study

, 2018
Objective. Appearance concerns are common in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and have been linked to younger age and more severe disease. No study has examined their association with sex or race/ethnicity. Methods. SSc patients were sampled from the Scleroderma
Johnson, Sindhu R., Assassi, Shervin, Thombs, Brett D., Mayes, Maureen D., Harcourt, Diana, Molnar, Jacqueline C., Rice, Danielle B., Mills, Sarah D., Jewett, Lisa R., Körner, Annett, Carrier, Marie Eve, Furst, Daniel E., Williamson, Heidi, Gholizadeh, Shadi, Steen, Virginia, Malcarne, Vanessa L., Gottesman, Karen, Fox, Rina S., Maia, Ângela, Kwakkenbos, Linda, Leite, Catarina, Bartlett, Susan J.   +21 more
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source