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The effect of a breastfeeding support programme on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity: a quasi-experiment [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Breastfeeding has important positive long-term health consequences for infants and mothers. The World Health Organization recommends that all infants should be exclusively breastfed for six months or longer, and advises continuation of ...
S. A. van Dellen, B. Wisse, M. P. Mobach, A. Dijkstra   +3 more
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Association Between Alexithymia, Social Support, and Duration of Methamphetamine Use Among Male Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction: China has 1.18 million methamphetamine abusers. Among the illegal drugs in China, methamphetamine has the highest abuse rate. Although previous studies have indicated a positive relationship between alexithymia and declining social support,
Shu Cui, Shu Cui, Fangshuo Cheng, Qiuyu Yuan, Qiuyu Yuan, Ling Zhang, Ling Zhang, Lei Wang, Lei Wang, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Xiaoqin Zhou, Xiaoqin Zhou   +12 more
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Associations of mood, stress, and social support with sleep duration and daytime sleepiness among adolescents in semi-rural Georgia

Sleep Epidemiology
Objective: Adolescents are at greater risk for poor sleep compared to childhood; however, there is limited data regarding psychosocial determinants of adverse sleep health among semi-rural adolescents.
John T. Mitchener, Lauren E. Barber, Julie A. Gazmararian, Gina Marie Mathew, Lauren Hale, Dayna A. Johnson   +5 more
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Duration of noninvasive respiratory support and risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death [PDF]

Journal of Perinatology, 2022
Objective To determine whether the duration of noninvasive respiratory support exposure is associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or death in preterm infants. Methods Multicenter, retrospective study of infants born at <29 weeks’ gestation.
Lal, Charitharth V., Ambalavanan, Namasivayam, Laughon, Matthew M., Carlo, Waldemar A., Carper, Benjamin, Jensen, Erik A., Travers, Colm P., Williams, Austin, Gentle, Samuel J.   +8 more
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Applicability of Relationship Intentions among the Civil and Building Engineering Contractors in the South African Construction Sector: A Case of B2B Industry

African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies
It is commonly believed that it is more expensive to attract new business than to invest in existing customers. This study investigates the applicability of relationship intention among civil and building engineering contractors (CBEC) and their ...
Xitshembhiso Difference Chauke, Lehlohonolo Amos Masitenyane, Bakae Aubrey Mokoena   +2 more
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Effects of the duration of breastfeeding and partner support for breastfeeding mothers on the nutritional status of infants aged 0–6 months

Journal of Public Health Research, 2021
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is influenced by several things, including the mother's motivation and supporting factors such as husband’ support.
Dwi Kartika Yunita, Tri Budiati
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The impact of perceived social support on sleep quality in a sample of patients undergoing hemodialysis in Somalia

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
ObjectiveThe main objective of the present study is to examine the relationship between perceived social support and the quality of sleep and to determine the predictors of sleep quality in a sample of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) in Somalia ...
Nur Adam Mohamed, Yusuf Abdirisak Mohamed, Asir Eraslan, Samet Kose   +3 more
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Techno-economic analysis of long-duration energy storage and flexible power generation technologies to support high-variable renewable energy grids

Joule, 2020
Variable renewable energy penetration is rapidly increasing around the world. As penetration increases beyond 80%, clean power systems will require long-duration energy storage or flexible, low-emission generation.
C. Hunter, M. Penev, E. Reznicek, J. Eichman, Neha Rustagi, S. Baldwin   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Stoichiometric model of a fully closed bioregenerative life support system for autonomous long-duration space missions

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023
Bioregenerative life support systems (BLSS) are vital for long-duration and remote space missions to increase mission sustainability. These systems break down human waste materials into nutrients and CO2 for plants and other edible organisms, which in ...
Angelo C. J. Vermeulen, Angelo C. J. Vermeulen, Alvaro Papic, Igor Nikolic, Frances Brazier   +4 more
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Agreement between the GAITRite® System and the Wearable Sensor BTS G-Walk® for measurement of gait parameters in healthy adults and Parkinson’s disease patients [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Nowadays, the most widely used types of wearable sensors in gait analysis are inertial sensors. The aim of the study was to assess the agreement between two different systems for measuring gait parameters (inertial sensor vs.
Slávka Vítečková, Hana Horáková, Kamila Poláková, Radim Krupička, Evžen Růžička, Hana Brožová   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources