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Estimates of the duration of untreated acute malnutrition in children from Niger. [PDF]

, 2010
Expected incidence of acute malnutrition is the most appropriate measure for projecting the needs of a nutritional treatment program over time in terms of staffing, food, and other treatments, but direct estimation of incidence is rarely feasible at the ...
Francesco Checchi, A. Briend, Grais, R, Briend, André, Briend, A, Grais, Rebecca F, R. F. Grais, Sheila Isanaka, Checchi, F, Checchi, Francesco, Rebecca F. Grais, Andre ́ Briend, S. Isanaka, F. Checchi, Isanaka, Sheila, Isanaka, S   +15 more
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Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques, Mariana dos Santos Murra, Welinton Hirai, Ana Laura Balduino do Nascimento, Karla Emilia de Sá Rodrigues, Wilson Elias de Oliveira Junior   +5 more
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Preliminary evaluation of the Moyo chart-a novel, low-cost, weight-for-height slide chart for the improved assessment of nutritional status in children.

, 2010
The Moyo chart is a novel weight-for-height slide chart. We explore the hypothesis that it improves accuracy, speed and ease of nutritional assessment compared with traditional lookup tables.
Kerac, Marko, Andrew Seal, Sikorski, Catherine, Fikremariam, Martha, Seal, Andrew, Marko Kerac, Catherine Sikorski, Martha Fikremariam   +7 more
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Highly Flexible and Conformable ZnO/FeGa Magnetoelectric Heterostructures for Skin wound Healing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The magnetic field‐induced electric field generated by a highly flexile ZnO(piezoelectric)/FeGa(magnetostrictive) magnetoelectric heterostructure embedded in the low Young's modulus elastomer PDMS has been used to stimulate the wound healing processes.
Filippos Perdikos, Laia Bagur, Cristina Vaca, Aritz Lafuente, Joaquin Llacer‐Wintle, Bojan Ambrožič, Christina Stefani, Minsoo Kim, Goran Dražić, Darja Lisjak, Jordi Sort, Xiang‐Zhong Chen, Maria Jose Esplandiu, Salvador Pané, Carme Nogués, Josep Nogués, Andreu Blanquer, Borja Sepúlveda   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malnutrition among children of brick kiln workers in Mulshi taluka of Pune district

Discover Social Science and Health
Background Migrant contractual labourers working in brick kilns of India are vulnerable to poor health status. There is a dearth of studies on children of these workers, especially those in the toddler and preschool age.
Samir Barve, Reshma Patil, Rahul Maniyar, Revati Pathak   +3 more
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Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents a multi‐scale framework for flavonoid‐mediated drought tolerance in staple food crops, integrating ROS redox regulation, antioxidant defense, rhizosphere microbial interactions, and sustainable agronomic practices. This interdisciplinary model provides core insights to develop climate‐resilient cropping systems and enhance global ...
Xiaoyi Duan, Litao Wang, Tuuli‐Marjaana Koski, Lizhe An, Thomas Efferth, Yujie Fu   +5 more
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The role of probiotics and probiotic fortified products supplementation in improving nutritional outcomes in children under 5 with acute malnutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials protocol

Systematic Reviews
Background Acute malnutrition, including severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), affects over 45 million children under five globally and remains a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality.
Abiy Hailu Tikuneh, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Getalem Ayechew Beyene, Amare Deribew   +3 more
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Agronomic and Nutritional Perspectives on Vegetable Crops in Africa

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Vegetable production plays a key role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa. Moreover, African indigenous vegetables emerge as underutilized yet highly valuable crops, rich in macro‐ and micronutrients, as well as bioactive compounds with an array of health benefits.
Đorđe Vojnović, Pamela Owusu Osei, Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Issiake Konate, Jelena Popović‐Đorđević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time to recovery from malnutrition and its predictors among human immunodeficiency virus positive children treated with ready‐to‐use therapeutic food in low resource setting area: A retrospective follow‐up study

Health Science Reports, 2023
Background and Aim Malnutrition is a serious public health issue and a frequent impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which raises the risk of morbidity and mortality in affected people.
Martha kassahun Zegeye, Aysheshim kassahun Belew, Addisalem Damtie Aserese, Derese Bekele Daba   +3 more
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The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract While in humans, the flexed position of the fetus and its rotating course down the birth canal are well documented, in other primates the mechanism of labor is unknown. Despite the lack of comparative data, it is commonly assumed that the human obstetric mechanism is unique, and anthropologists have disputed when and why the transition to the ...
Melissa K. Stoller
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