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Truly Multivariate Structured Additive Distributional Regression [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Generalized additive models for location, scale and shape (GAMLSS) are a popular extension to mean regression models where each parameter of an arbitrary distribution is modelled through covariates. While such models have been developed for univariate and bivariate responses, the truly multivariate case remains extremely challenging for both ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, and Malnutrition-Sarcopenia Syndrome in Older Adults with COPD

open access: yesNutrients, 2021
Purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the world population. In addition to airflow obstruction, COPD is associated with multiple systemic manifestations, including impaired nutritional status or ...
Aleksandra Kaluźniak-Szymanowska   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contributing Factors to Under-Five Child Malnutrition in Rural Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background and objectives: Bangladesh has the highest malnutrition rates in the world. The main objective of this study is to identify and determine the main factors for child malnutrition among children under the age 5 years in rural Bangladesh.
Ahmed, N. A. M. Faisal   +2 more
core  

Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen

open access: yesBMC Nutrition, 2022
Background The analysis of acute malnutrition in 2018 for the Integrated Phase Classification of Food Security in Yemen shows that high malnutrition rates are present in Abyan governorate (23%) and Lahj governorate (21%).
Ali Ahmed Al-Waleedi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detecting impending malnutrition of elderly people in domestic smart home environments [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2020
Proper nutrition is very important for the well-being and independence of elderly people. A significant loss of body weight or a decrease of the Body Mass Index respectively is an indicator for malnutrition. A continuous monitoring of the BMI enables doctors and nutritionists to intervene on impending malnutrition. However, continuous monitoring of the
arxiv  

Acute Malnutrition in Children: Pathophysiology, Clinical Effects and Treatment

open access: yesNutrients, 2020
Acute malnutrition is a nutritional deficiency resulting from either inadequate energy or protein intake. Children with primary acute malnutrition are common in developing countries as a result of inadequate food supply caused by social, economic, and ...
V. Dipasquale, U. Cucinotta, C. Romano
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Targeted metabolomics reveals novel diagnostic biomarkers for colorectal cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study employed targeted metabolomic profiling to identify 302 distinct metabolites present in platelet‐rich plasma (PRP), revealing aberrant metabolic profiles amongst individuals diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC). Compared to carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and cancer antigen 19‐9 (CA199), our metabolite panel showed improved sensitivity ...
Zuojian Hu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geoadditive Latent Variable Modelling of Child Morbidity and Malnutrition in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Investigating the impact of important risk factors and geographical location on child morbidity and malnutrition is of high relevance for developing countries. Previous research has usually carried out separate regression analyses for certain diseases or
Fahrmeir, Ludwig, Khatab, Khaled
core   +1 more source

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in People with Eating Disorders and the Acute Effect of Different Interventions – A Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
Background: Studies suggest that there is an association between eating disorders and pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), although the contribution of PFD toward symptomatology and interventions to improve these symptoms in the eating disorder population is ...
Monica Williams   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of malnutrition in patients with liver cirrhosis using protein calorie malnutrition (PCM) score verses bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA)

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with liver cirrhosis and tools for nutritional assessment are under debate. We conducted this study to assess prevalence of malnutrition in cirrhotic patients using PCM score and BIA. Additionally we
Om Parkash   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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