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Contagious obesity: from adenovirus 36 to RB dysfunction [PDF]
arXiv, 2008 Significant overweight represents a major health problem in industrialized countries. Besides its known metabolic origins, this condition may also have an infectious cause, as recently postulated. Here, it is surmised that the potentially causative adenovirus 36 contributes to such disorder by inactivating the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein ...
arxiv
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Araliaceae comprise a moderately diverse, predominantly tropical angiosperm family with a limited fossil record. Gondwanan history of Araliaceae is hypothesized in the literature, but no fossils have previously been reported from the former supercontinent.
Peter Wilf
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Life Insurance and Overweight [PDF]
Obesity Research, 1995 AbstractTwo items were selected for this month's Classics in Obesity. The first is an extract from the Report of the Joint Committee on the Medico Actuarial Mortality Investigation published in 1913 (1). The second is an extract from DeLamar Lectures by Louis Dublin from 1927 (3).
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Maternal employment and early childhood overweight: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2008 Background: In most developed countries, maternal employment has increased rapidly. Changing patterns of family life have been suggested to be contributing to the rising prevalence of childhood obesity.
Cole, T.J. +3 more
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Weighted Random Sampling over Data Streams [PDF]
arXiv, 2010 In this work, we present a comprehensive treatment of weighted random sampling (WRS) over data streams. More precisely, we examine two natural interpretations of the item weights, describe an existing algorithm for each case ([2, 4]), discuss sampling with and without replacement and show adaptations of the algorithms for several WRS problems and ...
arxiv
Estimated global overweight and obesity burden in pregnant women based on panel data model
PLoS ONE, 2018 Objective To estimate the global and country-level burden of overweight and obesity among pregnant women from 2005 to 2014. Methods Publicly accessible country-level data were collected from the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the Food and ...
Cheng Chen, Xianglong Xu, Yan Yan
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Benzene is an established Group 1 carcinogen due to its leukemogenic properties. Recent studies suggest that occupational benzene exposure may be associated with solid cancers. However, little is known about its association with male genital cancers.
Alessandro Godono +5 more
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Regional differences in childhood BMI data : the Malta childhood national body mass index study [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: Obesity is a problem of major public health concern all over the world and Malta has high obesity prevalence rates. With over a third of Maltese children being overweight or obese, the Malta Childhood National Body Mass Index study was ...
Aquilina, Samuel +6 more
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Jurnal Gizi Indonesia: The Indonesian Journal of Nutrition, 2016 Background : The percentage of overweight children in Bengkulu (16.4%) is higher than the national (11.9%). Factors causing overweight is a high energy intake and low physical activity.
Miratul Haya +2 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Whole exome sequencing (WES) has been widely used in the pediatric setting to increase diagnostic yield, provide treatment options, and to estimate reoccurrence risks. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the utility of this technology in adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Ruhi Shah +6 more
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