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Growth patterns in children with spinal muscular atrophy
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021 Background Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by muscle atrophy and weakness. SMA type 1 (SMA1) is the most severe form: affected infants are unable to sit unaided; SMA type 2 (SMA2) children can sit, but are not able
Ramona De Amicis +16 more
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Decoupling social status and status certainty effects on health in macaques: a network approach. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundAlthough a wealth of literature points to the importance of social factors on health, a detailed understanding of the complex interplay between social and biological systems is lacking. Social status is one aspect of social life that is made up
Atwill, Edward R +7 more
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Improved KNN algorithms of spherical regions based on clustering and region division
Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2022 The KNN classification algorithm is one of the most commonly used algorithm in the AI field. This paper proposes two improved algorithms, namely KNNTS, and KNNTS-PK+.
Haiyan Wang, Peidi Xu, Jinghua Zhao
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Risk prediction models are frequently used to identify individuals at risk of developing hypertension. This study evaluates different machine learning algorithms and compares their predictive performance with the conventional Cox proportional hazards (PH)
Mohammad Ziaul Islam Chowdhury +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Identifying high-risk individuals for targeted intervention may prevent or delay hypertension onset. We developed a hypertension risk prediction model and subsequent risk sore among the Canadian population using measures readily available in a primary ...
Mohammad Ziaul Islam Chowdhury +5 more
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Nutritional and health status of woolly monkeys [PDF]
, 2008 Woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha and L. flavicauda) are threatened species in the wild and in captivity. Numerous zoological institutions have historically kept Lagothrix lagotricha spp., but only a few of them have succeeded in breeding populations.
Ange-van Heugten, K.D. +3 more
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Employment status and income as potential mediators of educational inequalities in population mental health [PDF]
, 2016 We assessed whether educational inequalities in mental health may be mediated by employment status and household income. Poor mental health was assessed using General Health Questionnaire ‘caseness’ in working age adult participants (N = 48 654) of the ...
Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal +2 more
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Aging, Nutritional Status and Health [PDF]
Healthcare, 2015 The older population is increasing worldwide and in many countries older people will outnumber younger people in the near future. This projected growth in the older population has the potential to place significant burdens on healthcare and support services.
Leslie, Wilma, Hankey, Catherine
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Vitamin A supplementation and nutritional status among children 6–36 months in Northern Ghana
Academia Nutrition and DieteticsBackground: Vitamin A deficiency impairs immune function, growth, and child survival. We investigated the association between Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) intake and nutritional status among children aged 6–36 months and identified ...
Esmond W. Nonterah +7 more
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Childhood Health Status and Adulthood Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity in Rural China: Are They Related? [PDF]
, 2016 Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the top health problems of the Chinese population. Although mounting evidence suggests that early childhood health status has an enduring effect on late life chronic morbidity, no study so far has analyzed the ...
Shen, Jay, Wang, Qing
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