Coexistence of Non-Lower Body Mass Index and Exercise Habits Reduce Readmission in Older Patients With Heart Failure [PDF]
Objective To investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) and exercise habits on readmission rates among older patients with heart failure. Methods Ninety-seven older patients admitted for heart failure (median age: 81 years; 57.7% male) were included
Tetsuya Ozawa +7 more
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Estimating Body Weight and Body Composition of Chickens by Using Noninvasive Measurements
The major objective of this research was to develop equations to estimate BW and body composition using measurements taken with inexpensive instruments. We used five groups of chickens that were created with different genetic stocks and feeding programs.
J D, Latshaw, B L, Bishop
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Reduction of juvenile obesity by programmed physical exercise and controlled diet [PDF]
Background/Aim. Obesity is the most common disease of nutrition and is the consequence of reduced movement. Unfortunately, this problem is increasingly present in juvenile age, so that the pediatric outpatient offices are dominated by obese young ...
Sente Jelena +6 more
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Deep Learning for Automated Measurement of Patellofemoral Anatomic Landmarks
Background: Patellofemoral anatomy has not been well characterized. Applying deep learning to automatically measure knee anatomy can provide a better understanding of anatomy, which can be a key factor in improving outcomes.
Zelong Liu +9 more
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Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas
Abstract Background The nutritional status in alpacas is often masked by their dense fibre coat. Its assessment is commonly approached by different body condition scores (BCS) that rely on manual palpation of defined anatomical regions.
Johannes Buchallik-Schregel +9 more
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Understanding panel conditioning: an examination of social desirability bias in self-reported height and weight in panel surveys using experimental data [PDF]
Typically reliant on self-reports from panel data, a growing body of literature suggests that relative body weight can have negative effects on labour market outcomes.
Uhrig, S C Noah
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Objective: To analyze the prevalence of excess weight and low height, and identify associated factors among children younger than five years. Methods: Cross‐census study.
Clariana V. Ramos +2 more
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The estimation of body weight from body measurements of Travnik Pramenka sheep in the area of Bilogora, Croatia [PDF]
The aim of present research was to establish the relationship between live body weight and some body measurements in Travnik sheep as a step towards establishing prediction equations to estimate live body weight of sheep under field conditions without ...
Josip Novoselec +6 more
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Association between adiposity and systemic atherosclerosis: a protocol of a cross-sectional autopsy study. [PDF]
IntroductionAdiposity has been associated with atherosclerosis in clinical studies. However, few autopsy studies have investigated this association, and they had only examined the coronary artery disease. Moreover, most studies had small sample sizes and
Campos, Fernanda Marinho +11 more
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BACKGROUND: Nutritional status and growth curves can affect cognitive development, increase the risk of infection, and contribute to the development of chronic diseases. Its etiology is related to food, socioeconomic, and maternal conditions. However, to
Rafael Ribeiro Alves +6 more
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