Lipid metabolism profiles as predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus risk: A retrospective study
Journal of Diabetes Investigation, Volume 17, Issue 9, Page 1604-1616, September 2026.ABSTRACT Objective Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common metabolic disorders in pregnancy and is associated with significant maternal and fetal risks. The study aims to investigate lipid metabolism profiles associated with GDM to identify independent risk factors.
Xiaoyan Xiu +3 more
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Parental state dynamically reshapes auditory processing of offspring vocalizations in zebra finches
Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Volume 38, Issue 9, September 2026.Abstract Parental care is critical for offspring survival. For many species, including humans, auditory cues unique to dependent offspring, such as baby cries, elicit the necessary behavior from parents to care for young. Despite this, we know little about how the brain encodes auditory cues specific to offspring.
Kristina O. Smiley +2 more
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Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 3, September 2026.Abstract This article investigates how Kenyan citizens access healthcare within the framework of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) reforms. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, it reconceptualizes waiting as a politically structured phenomenon rather than a simple delay. The analysis shows that UHC reforms do not eliminate waiting but instead redistribute it,
Edwin Ambani Ameso
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What are the successful strategies for reducing malnutrition among young children in East Africa? [PDF]
We analyzed the role that health programs played in improving the nutritional status of children aged five years and younger in East Africa during a period when health policies aiming to reduce malnutrition were implemented.
Ibrahim Kasirye
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Nursing in Critical Care, Volume 31, Issue 5, September 2026.ABSTRACT Background Intensive care units (ICUs) are high‐technology environments where patient safety is monitored through various devices. However, the high frequency of alarms can lead to alarm fatigue, especially in neonatal and paediatric ICUs due to rapid physiological fluctuations.
Buket Likos, Fatma Tanrıkulu
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Spaceborne and spaceborn: Physiological aspects of pregnancy and birth during interplanetary flight
Experimental Physiology, Volume 111, Issue 9, Page 4015-4040, 1 September 2026.Abstract Crewed interplanetary return missions that are on the planning horizon will take years, more than enough time for initiation and completion of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is viewed as a sequence of processes – fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation, gastrulation, placentation, organogenesis, gross morphogenesis, birth and neonatal ...
Arun V. Holden
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Wild at heart? : differential maternal investment in wild and domesticated zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) [PDF]
, 2010 Over the past twenty years there has been an exponential increase in the investigation of maternal effects. Understanding the adaptive function of maternal allocation strategies is integral to interpreting the evolutionary outcomes of sexual selection ...
Pariser, Emma C
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Determinants of Food Acceptance and Micro-Nutrient Deficiency in Preschoolers: A Case Study of Households from Karachi, Pakistan [PDF]
This study attempts to find out the determinants of food acceptance and micro-nutrient deficiency in preschool children from Karachi, Pakistan. Primary data was collected through survey from 400 households by interviewing and filling up the questionnaire.
Hasnain, Abid +2 more
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Integration of maternal nutrition and pasture management: implications for the performance and parasite resistance of Texel lambs. [PDF]
Trop Anim Health Prodde Souza Arco TFF +8 more
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Fermented Foods, Functional Nutrition, and Maternal Gut Microbiota During Pregnancy: Molecular Mechanisms and the Maternal-Infant Microbiome Axis. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciKüçükkasap T, Yavuz A, Kuran Ö.
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