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Picture Perfect: The Direct Effect of Manipulated Instagram Photos on Body Image in Adolescent Girls

, 2018
This study investigates the effect of manipulated Instagram photos on adolescent girls’ body image, and whether social comparison tendency moderates this relation.
M. Kleemans, S. Daalmans, Ilana Carbaat, D. Anschütz   +3 more
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Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools: surveys in government schools in three states in India, 2015

Journal of Global Health, 2018
Background Lack of menstrual knowledge, poor access to sanitary products and a non-facilitating school environment can make it difficult for girls to attend school.
M. Sivakami, Anna Maria van Eijk, H. Thakur, N. Kakade, Chetan Patil, S. Shinde, N. Surani, Ashley Bauman, Garazi Zulaika, Y. Kabir, Arun Dobhal, Prathiba Singh, Bharathy Tahiliani, L. Mason, Kelly T. Alexander, M. B. Thakkar, K. Laserson, P. Phillips-Howard   +17 more
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Effect of silver nanoparticles on tropane alkaloid production of transgenic hairy root cultures of Hyoscyamus muticus L. and their antimicrobial activity

Scientific Reports, 2023
The utilization of nanotechnology and biotechnology for enhancing the synthesis of plant bioactive chemicals is becoming increasingly common. The hairy root culture technique can be used to increase secondary metabolites such as tropane alkaloids ...
Aisha M. Abdelkawy, Shifaa O. Alshammari, Hebat-Allah A. Hussein, Inas M. M. Abou El-Enain, Eman S. Abdelkhalek, Asmaa M. Radwan, Sahar K. M. Kenawy, Doaa A. M. Maaty, Nermine N. Abed, Shadia Sabry, Abeer Mohsen   +10 more
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Growth Patterns in the First Three Years of Life in Children with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Diagnosed by Newborn Screening and Treated with Low Doses of Hydrocortisone [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Linear growth is the best clinical parameter for monitoring metabolic control in classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Objective: To analyze growth patterns in children with CAH diagnosed by newborn screening and treated with ...
Bonfig, W., Schmidt, H., Schwarz, H. P.
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Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open, 2016
Objectives To assess the status of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among adolescent girls in India to determine unmet needs. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.
A. N. Eijk, M. Sivakami, M. B. Thakkar, Ashley Bauman, K. Laserson, Susanne Coates, P. Phillips-Howard   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Synthetic and application of a novel resin from waste foam packing for adsorption of Acid Orange 67 from aqueous solution

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2019
Background The type of dyes used in textile industries are synthetic dyes which are toxic and cause harm to the aquatic ecosystem; in this paper, adsorptive removal of dye Color Index Acid Orange 67 pollutant from aqueous solutions using a novel resin ...
Nora Mohamed Hilal, Nagwa Abdelfattah Badawy, Omaima Ibrahim Mostafa, Heba Mohamed Elrefay   +3 more
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Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of new series of thiazoles, pyridines and pyrazoles based on coumarin moiety

Scientific Reports, 2023
Microbial infections are currently a widespread disease in hospitals and community health centres and are a major cause of death worldwide. In pursuit of searching new antimicrobial agents, coumarin linked to thiazoles, pyridines and pyrazoles have been ...
Mariam T. Sayed, Salwa A. Elsharabasy, Anhar Abdel-Aziem   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why Are Girls Less Physically Active than Boys? Findings from the LOOK Longitudinal Study

PLoS ONE, 2016
Background A gender-based disparity in physical activity (PA) among youth, whereby girls are less active than boys is a persistent finding in the literature.
R. Telford, R. Telford, L. Olive, T. Cochrane, R. Davey   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diaphragmatic dysfunction in hemodialysis patients: risk factors and effect of incentive spirometry training

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2023
Background Diaphragmatic dysfunction (DD) in hemodialysis patients is a scarcely studied issue. Incentive spirometry (IS) is a commonly prescribed maneuver used to prevent or manage pulmonary complications.
Laila Abdel Naby Ahmed, Heba H. Eltrawy, Amira Mohamed Elsadek, Wagenat E. Ali, Hanaa Elsayed Abozeid, Sanaa Fathy Qutb, Fatma Gamal Elsayed, Alshimaa A. Ezzat M. Enayet, Ahmed A. Elshehawy   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls: A Call to Action for Educational Equity [PDF]

, 2014
This report seeks to expand conversations around educational opportunity by taking a comprehensive look at the barriers African American girls face and the educational and economic outcomes that result.
Janel George, Lara S. Kaufmann, Lauren Frohlich, Leticia Smith-Evans   +3 more
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