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Intergenerational change and familial aggregation of body mass index [PDF]

, 2011
The relationship between parental BMI and that of their adult offspring, when increased adiposity can become a clinical issue, is unknown. We investigated the intergenerational change in body mass index (BMI) distribution, and examined the sex-specific ...
AG Barnett, AJ Stunkard, AM Herskind, BW Silverman, C Hart, C Power, CL Ogden, EM Perez-Pastor, F Bauer, J Wardle, JE Cecil, KM Flegal, L Macdonald, MN Upton, NJ Shelton, NM Abu-Rmeileh, S Leary, SG Davey, T Clemons, VM Hawthorne, Y Wang   +20 more
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Review of innovations in the South African collection industry

South African Journal of Science, 2018
The objective of this review was to provide an overview of new developments and innovations within the collections industry that could possible enhance the performance of collection agencies, specifically in South Africa. A literature study was conducted
Vinzent Blaschczok, Tanja Verster, Alan Broderick   +2 more
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A Novel Patient-Tailored, Cumulative Neurotechnology-Based Therapy for Upper-Limb Rehabilitation in Severely Impaired Chronic Stroke Patients: The AVANCER Study Protocol

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
Effective, patient-tailored rehabilitation to restore upper-limb motor function in severely impaired stroke patients is still missing. If suitably combined and administered in a personalized fashion, neurotechnologies offer a large potential to assist ...
Claudia Bigoni, Claudia Bigoni, Sarah B. Zandvliet, Sarah B. Zandvliet, Sarah B. Zandvliet, Elena Beanato, Elena Beanato, Andrea Crema, Andrea Crema, Martina Coscia, Martina Coscia, Arnau Espinosa, Tina Henneken, Tina Henneken, Julie Hervé, Julie Hervé, Meltem Oflar, Meltem Oflar, Giorgia G. Evangelista, Giorgia G. Evangelista, Takuya Morishita, Takuya Morishita, Maximilian J. Wessel, Maximilian J. Wessel, Christoph Bonvin, Jean-Luc Turlan, Niels Birbaumer, Friedhelm C. Hummel, Friedhelm C. Hummel, Friedhelm C. Hummel   +29 more
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Eating behaviours and food cravings; influence of age, sex, BMI and FTO genotype [PDF]

, 2019
Previous studies indicate that eating behaviours and food cravings are associated with increased BMI and obesity. However, the interaction between these behaviours and other variables such as age, sex, BMI and genetics is complex.
Caroline Dalton, David Broom, Dawn Hadden, Hallam, Hameida El Farssi, Hanan Abdella   +5 more
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An optimised credit scorecard to enhance cut-off score determination

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2018
Background: Credit scoring is a statistical tool allowing banks to distinguish between good and bad clients. However, literature in the world of credit scoring is limited. In this article parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques that are used
Nico Kritzinger, Gary W. van Vuuren
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A Systematic Review on Monitoring and Advanced Control Strategies in Smart Agriculture

IEEE Access, 2021
Automation in agriculture nowadays is the main focus and area of development for various countries. The population rate of the world is increasing rapidly and will be double in upcoming decades and the need of food is also increasing accordingly. To meet
Syeda Iqra Hassan, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Usman Illahi, Mohammed A. Al Ghamdi, Sultan H. Almotiri, Mazliham Mohd Su'ud   +5 more
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Emerging Self‐Assembled Nanoparticles Constructed from Natural Polyphenols for Intestinal Diseases

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2023
Intestinal diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer originate from inflammation and disruption of mucosal barriers. Polyphenols can mitigate intestinal inflammation through antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and microbiome ...
Qinling Liu, Yunxiang He, Yan Fang, Yue Wu, Guidong Gong, Xiao Du, Junling Guo   +6 more
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Developmental associations between victimization and body mass index from 3 to 10 years in a population sample [PDF]

, 2015
In the current prospective study, we investigated (1) whether high and low BMI in early childhood puts a child at risk of victimization by their peers, and (2) whether being victimised increases BMI over the short- and long-term, independent of the ...
Abbott, Janice, Boivin, Michel, Gardner, Kathryn J., Japel, Christa, Murphy, Suzanne M., Qualter, Pamela, Tremblay, Richard E., Vitaro, Frank   +7 more
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Protocol for fabrication of the absorption-based regenerable microporous membrane for ultrafast and energy-efficient removal of antibiotics

STAR Protocols, 2023
Summary: Traditional techniques for pollutant removal (e.g., static absorption and membrane nanofiltration) are either time consuming or energy intensive with limited permeances.
Yu Wang, Taoyang Wang, Mengyue Wang, Xiaoling Wang, Junling Guo   +4 more
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Feature integration within discrete time windows

Nature Communications, 2019
In order to perceive moving or changing objects, sensory information must be integrated over time. Here, using a visual sequential metacontrast paradigm, the authors show that integration occurs only when subsequent stimuli are presented within a ...
Leila Drissi-Daoudi, Adrien Doerig, Michael H. Herzog   +2 more
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