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Reducing Child Malnutrition in Tanzania\ud Combined Effects of Income Growth and Program Interventions [PDF]
, 2005 \ud Malnutrition is associated with an inadequate diet, poor health and sanitation services and insufficient care for young children. A combination of income growth and nutrition interventions are therefore suggested to adequately tackle this issue ...
Alderman, Harold +2 more
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Valid Post-Selection Inference in High-Dimensional Approximately Sparse Quantile Regression Models [PDF]
arXiv, 2013 This work proposes new inference methods for a regression coefficient of interest in a (heterogeneous) quantile regression model. We consider a high-dimensional model where the number of regressors potentially exceeds the sample size but a subset of them suffice to construct a reasonable approximation to the conditional quantile function.
arxiv
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Many newcomer children spend a ‘silent year’ in elementary school classrooms while they adjust to a new culture and language. This often delays inclusion in learning and forming friendships with peers. For refugee children with disabilities (RCDs) this phase may last for 3 years or more, impacting their mental health and sense of belonging ...
Susan Barber
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DIET FACTOR (Journal of Nutritional & Food Sciences), 2020 A diet is considered balanced when it contains adequate amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water. A well balanced diet fulfills an individual’s daily metabolic requirements. In order to live a healthy life one must eat a balanced diet at all times, and to eat a balanced diet one should incorporate a variety of foods
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Overcoming child malnutrition in developing countries: past achievements and future choices [PDF]
"About 167 million children under five years of age —almost one-third of the developing world's children —are malnourished. If they survive childhood, many of these children will suffer from poorer cognitive development and lower productivity. As adults,
Haddad, Lawrence James, Smith, Lisa C.
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High prevalence of malnutrition in an internal medicine department: results from the AMIDO study
Italian Journal of MedicineThe prevalence of malnutrition in patients is very high in Europe (>70%). An Italian FADOI-SINPE survey revealed that malnutrition is an underestimated problem by internists.
Paola Gnerre +10 more
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A unit-level small area model with misclassified covariates [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 Small area models are mixed effects regression models that link the small areas and borrow strength from similar domains. When the auxiliary variables used in the models are measured with error, small area estimators that ignore the measurement error may be worse than direct estimators. Alternative small area estimators accounting for measurement error
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Prevalence and overlap of sarcopenia, frailty, cachexia and malnutrition in older medical inpatients
BMC Geriatrics, 2019 BackgroundSarcopenia, frailty, cachexia and malnutrition are widespread syndromes in older people, characterized by loss of body tissue and related to poor outcome.
A. Gingrich +6 more
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Antibacterial hydrogel: The sniper of chronic wounds
BMEMat, EarlyView.The treatment of chronic wounds has always been an important challenge in the medical field. We focus on hydrogels not only because they provide a moist healing environment but also because compared with traditional dressings, they can effectively prevent and treat infections, reduce wound pain and scar formation.
Shengtai Bian +6 more
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