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Mothers and their children’s health (MATCH): a study protocol for a population‐based longitudinal cohort

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background The quality of prenatal care is critical for the prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), only 64 % of women worldwide have access to over four sessions of prenatal care throughout ...
Reihaneh Pirjani, Ashraf Moini, Javad Heshmati, Azar Mardi-Mamaghani, Mahnaz Esmaeili, Mehrnoosh Shafaatdoost, Arezoo Maleki-Hajiagha, Elham Karimi, Mojgan Hossein-boroujerdi, Fatemeh Shokri, Zahra Mosanezhad, Niloofar Bajool, Matina Noori, Ladan Hosseini, Emma Persad, Mahdi Sepidarkish   +15 more
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Nitrate-rich beet juice intake on cardiovascular performance in response to exercise in postmenopausal women with arterial hypertension: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2023
Background There is no evidence of the use of beetroot juice with a previously recommended dose of nitrate (NO3) (> 300 mg) on the cardiovascular performance during and recovery following exercise in postmenopausal women with systemic arterial ...
Cicero Jonas R. Benjamim, Yaritza Brito Alves Sousa, Andrey Alves Porto, Yasmim Mota de Moraes Pontes, Simone Sakagute Tavares, Guilherme da Silva Rodrigues, Leonardo Santos Lopes da Silva, Leonardo da Silva Goncalves, Carolina Scoqui Guimaraes, Macário Arosti Rebelo, Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho, Jose E. Tanus-Santos, Vitor Engracia Valenti, Bruno Gualano, Carlos Roberto Bueno Júnior   +14 more
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Breastfeeding in infants seen in private pediatric practices and its relation with type of delivery and history of prematurity

Jornal de Pediatria, 2022
Objective: To describe the type of milk used to feed infants seen in private pediatric practices in Brazil. To evaluate the relationship between breastfeeding, type of delivery, and history of prematurity.
Mauro Batista de Morais, Mauro Sérgio Toporovski, Marise Helena Cardoso Tofoli, Karina Vieira de Barros, Cristina Helena Targa Ferreira, Luciana Rodrigues Silva   +5 more
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Accurate physiological monitoring using lab-on-a-chip platform for aquatic micro-organisms growth and optimized culture [PDF]

, 2020
International audienceThe present work was dedicated to the development of a lab-on-chip microsystem for the monitoring of microalgal photosynthetic activity.
Blatché, Marie-Charline, Assié-Souleille, Sandrine, Launay, Jérôme, Sekli-Belaidi, Fadhila, Bedel-Pereira, Eléna, Séguy, Isabelle, Temple-Boyer, Pierre, Salvagnac, Ludovic   +7 more
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A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators to implementing recommended infant nutrition practices in Mumbai, India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2020
Background Childhood malnutrition has been a longstanding crisis in Mumbai, India. Despite national IYCF (Infant Young Child Feeding) guidelines to promote best practices for infant/toddler feeding, nearly one-third of children under age five are stunted
Priyanka Athavale, Kristin Hoeft, Rupal M. Dalal, Ameya P. Bondre, Piyasree Mukherjee, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez   +5 more
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The effects of dominance on leadership and energetic gain: a dynamic game between pairs of social foragers [PDF]

, 2011
Although social behaviour can bring many benefits to an individual, there are also costs that may be incurred whenever the members of a social group interact.
Sean A. Rands, Rands Sean A., Rands, Sean A, Rands, SA, Sean A Rands   +4 more
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The Healthy Baby Flipbook: piloting home-based counseling for refugee mothers to improve infant feeding and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices

Global Health Action, 2019
Problems in growth and undernutrition manifest in early infancy, with suboptimal breastfeeding and inadequate complementary feeding remaining strong risk factors for chronic undernutrition in infants.
Ahmar Hashmi, Verena I. Carrara, Paw Bay Nyein, Mu Chae Darakamon, Prakaykaew Charunwatthana, Rose McGready   +5 more
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Safety of maternal creatine supplementation: evidence from a guinea pig model of full-term pregnancy

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Background Maternal creatine supplementation, whereby a mother consumes creatine throughout pregnancy to increase fetal creatine levels, has been proposed as a prophylactic therapy for improving developmental outcomes in cases of fetal growth restriction,
Alice K. Freeman, Rebecca M. Dyson, Mary J. Berry, Stacey J. Ellery   +3 more
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Building a brain under nutritional restriction: insights on sparing and plasticity from Drosophila studies

Frontiers in Physiology, 2014
While the growth of the developing brain is known to be well protected compared to other organs in the face of nutrient restriction, careful analysis has revealed a range of structural alterations and long-term neurological defects.
Cédric eMaurange, Elodie eLanet
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The quality of pasta versus rice is determining to control hunger and appetite: A comparative study of pasta and rice

Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, 2020
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate if the pasta quality is decisive in controlling hunger and satiety compared with rice. Material and methods: n=16 (8 men, 8 women).
Javier Marhuenda Hernández, Raúl Arcusa Saura, Ana Serna Oñate, Desiree Victoria Montesinos, Maravillas Sánchez Macarro, María Salud Abellán Ruiz, Francisco Javier Quinde, Alejandra Mariana Rizo-Patrón, Francisco Javier López Román   +8 more
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