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ABSTRACT Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is a key index of parasympathetic function and environmental adaptability. Lower resting RSA has been linked to preterm (PT) birth in infancy and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in childhood, yet RSA across the first 2 years in young infants born PT or later diagnosed with ASD remains unknown.
Jessica Bradshaw+3 more
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Abstract The home literacy environment (HLE) has a considerable influence on children's language development. How parents perceive their own parenting abilities (e.g., how well they encourage their children's language development) is particularly important when it comes to guiding their children appropriately through different stages of development ...
Luisa Prokupek+4 more
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Observations related to chronologic and gynecologic age in pregnant adolescents. [PDF]
A low chronologic age (less than or equal to 15 years) and low gynecologic age (less than or equal to 2 years) have been considered factors that increase medical complications among adolescent pregnant women. Gynecologic age (GA) is defined in this study
Felice, ME+3 more
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Causes of Infant Mortality in Kalaleh City During 2004-2012
Background and objectives: Almost 130 million infants are born each year, more than 8 million of whomdie before their first year of life. In the developing countries, two thirds of these deaths occur in the first monthof their life.
Abed Nouri+3 more
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A head start: The relationship of placental factors to craniofacial and brain development
Abstract In recent years, the importance of placental function for fetal neurodevelopment has become increasingly studied. This field, known as neuroplacentology, has greatly expanded possible etiologies of neurodevelopmental disorders by exploring the influence of placental function on brain development.
Annemarie Jenna Carver+2 more
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2014 Wisconsin Health Trends: Making Wisconsin the Healthiest State [PDF]
The Wisconsin State Health Plan for 2020 established a goal for everyone to live longer and better. Progress toward this goal can be measured by monitoring health outcomes, and the factors that contribute to those outcomes, for the state's population ...
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Systemic aging fuels heart failure: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic avenues
Abstract Systemic aging influences various physiological processes and contributes to structural and functional decline in cardiac tissue. These alterations include an increased incidence of left ventricular hypertrophy, a decline in left ventricular diastolic function, left atrial dilation, atrial fibrillation, myocardial fibrosis and cardiac ...
Zhuyubing Fang+7 more
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Association of intestinal alkaline phosphatase with necrotizing enterocolitis among premature infants [PDF]
Importance: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants is an often-fatal gastrointestinal tract emergency. A robust NEC biomarker that is not confounded by sepsis could improve bedside management, lead to lower morbidity and mortality, and permit
Barkemeyer, Brian+10 more
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Abstract Exposure levels without appreciable human health risk may be determined by dividing a point of departure on a dose–response curve (e.g., benchmark dose) by a composite adjustment factor (AF). An “effect severity” AF (ESAF) is employed in some regulatory contexts.
Barbara L. Parsons+17 more
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The Effects of Early Intervention on Parent-Premature Infant Interaction [PDF]
Early intervention focusing on the interaction between premature infants and their parents as an attempt to increase their developmental outcomes has been evaluated in a number of studies.
Kipp, Ashley S
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