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Marfan Syndrome Associated With Intellectual Disability and Behavioral Anomalies: Further Evidence for the Effect of Compound Heterozygous Variants in FBN1 on Phenotypic Severity

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by involvement of the cardiovascular, ocular, and musculoskeletal systems. Pathogenic variants in FBN1 cause most of the MFS cases; however, intellectual disability (ID) is rarely observed. A non‐consanguineous Pakistani family with four affected individuals was recruited.
Azmatullah Khan, Naseebullah Kakar, Ainullah Kakar, Malte Spielmann, Sajid Malik   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Diarrhea and Its Associated Factors in Under-Five Children among Open Defecation and Open Defecation-Free Rural Settings of Dangla District, Northwest Ethiopia

Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2018
Background Open defecation (OD) is a widespread problem in the developing world. This practice facilitates the transmission of diarrheal diseases. In Ethiopia, still the national open defecation rate in 2014 was 34.1% (37.9% in rural and 8.7% in urban ...
Abireham Misganaw Ayalew, W. Mekonnen, S. Abaya, Z. Mekonnen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Don't Worry About Her; Intersectionality, and the Role of Systems and Structures in the Embodied Experiences of Young Women's Use of Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak, Tamara Blakemore, Elsie Randall, Meaghan Katrak Harris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring “The Remote” and “The Rural”: Open Defecation and Latrine Use in Uttarakhand, India

, 2017
Open defecation is a major global health problem. The number of open defecators in India dwarfs that of other states, and most live in rural places. Open defecation is often approached as a problem scaled at the site of the individual, who makes a choice
K. O’reilly, Richa Dhanju, Abhineety Goel   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Home-based versus office-based biofeedback therapy for constipation with dyssynergic defecation: a randomised controlled trial.

The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018
BACKGROUND Office-based biofeedback therapy is effective for constipation with dyssynergic defecation, but must be performed by skilled staff, is only available in selected centres, and requires multiple visits.
S. Rao, J. Valestin, X. Xiang, S. Hamdy, C. Bradley, M. Zimmerman   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

High-resolution Anorectal Manometry in the Diagnosis of Functional Defecation Disorder in Patients With Functional Constipation: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2019
Background/Aims High-resolution anorectal manometry (HRAM) has been considered a first-line diagnostic tool for functional defecation disorder. However, clinical studies on HRAM used in constipation patients are very limited and few studies have reported
Yan Zhao, Xiaoyang Ren, W. Qiao, Lei Dong, Shuixiang He, Yan Yin   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

Sex of Walker Influences Scent-marking Behavior of Shelter Dogs

Animals, 2020
Interactions with humans influence the behavior and physiology of other animals, and the response can vary with sex and familiarity. Dogs in animal shelters face challenging conditions and although contact with humans typically reduces stress and ...
Betty McGuire, Kentner Fry, Destiny Orantes, Logan Underkofler, Stephen Parry   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring open defecation in India using survey questions: evidence from a randomised survey experiment

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives To investigate differences in reported open defecation between a question about latrine use or open defecation for every household member and a household-level question. Setting Rural India is home to most of the world’s open defecation. India’
Sangita Vyas, Nikhil Srivastav, D. Mary, N. Goel, S. Srinivasan, Ajay Tannirkulam, Radu Ban, Dean Spears, D. Coffey   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source