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Protocol for the PLAY Study: a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to improve infant development by encouraging maternal self-efficacy using behavioural feedback

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction The early infant caregiving environment is crucial in the formation of parent–child relationships, neurobehavioural development and thus child outcomes.
Shane A Norris, Rebecca Pearson, Linda Richter, Deborah Lawlor, Alessandra Prioreschi, Fiona Bennin, Helene Theunissen, Sarah J Cantrell, Dumsile Maduna   +8 more
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Total Lipopolysaccharide from the Human Gut Microbiome Silences Toll-Like Receptor Signaling

mSystems, 2017
Cohabitation of microbial communities with the host enables the formation of a symbiotic relationship that maintains homeostasis in the gut and beyond. One prevailing model suggests that this relationship relies on the capacity of host cells and tissues ...
Eva d’Hennezel, Sahar Abubucker, Leon O. Murphy, Thomas W. Cullen   +3 more
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Education during the COVID-19: crisis Opportunities and constraints of using EdTech in low-income countries

RED. Revista de Educación a Distancia, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in a period of educational disruption on an unprecedented scale. During this time of crisis, education will not be business as usual, and EdTech alone cannot close the learning gap.
Katy Jordan, Raluca David, Toby Phillips, Arnaldo Pellini   +3 more
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Converting acute inpatient take to outpatient take with fast-track assessment in internal medicine wards – a before-after study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background With an extensive rise in the number of acute patients and increases in both admissions and readmissions, hospitals are at times overcrowded and under immense pressure and this may challenge patient safety.
Cathrine Bell, Ulrich Fredberg, Anders Damgaard Moeller Schlünsen, Peter Vedsted   +3 more
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Navigating relationship dynamics, pregnancy and fatherhood in the Bukhali trial: a qualitative study with men in Soweto, South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background South Africa has a complex range of historical, social, political, and economic factors that have shaped fatherhood. In the context of the Bukhali randomised controlled trial with young women in Soweto, South Africa, a qualitative study was ...
Catherine E. Draper, Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi, Jackson Mabasa, Tshepang Headman, Sonja Klingberg, Michelle Pentecost, Stephen J. Lye, Shane A. Norris, Lukhanyo H. Nyati   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeted proteomics of appendicular skeletal muscle mass and handgrip strength in black South Africans: a cross-sectional study

Scientific Reports, 2022
Although appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and handgrip strength (HGS) are key components of sarcopenia, their underlying biological mechanisms remain poorly understood.
Siphiwe N. Dlamini, Shane A. Norris, Amy E. Mendham, Asanda Mtintsilana, Kate A. Ward, Tommy Olsson, Julia H. Goedecke, Lisa K. Micklesfield   +7 more
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Development and Pilot Study of a Pediatric Screening for Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Infants and Children: The Pediatric Screening–Priority Evaluation Dysphagia (PS–PED)

Children, 2023
Feeding and swallowing disorders (FSD) are common during childhood, with a prevalence of 85% in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. A comprehensive screening is essential to identify FSD and improve health outcomes in a clinical setting.
Antonella Cerchiari, Marco Tofani, Carolina Giordani, Silvia Franceschetti, Eleonora Capuano, Francesca Pizza, Gessica Della Bella, Massimiliano Raponi, Giorgia Biondo   +8 more
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Multimorbidity and determinants for initiating outpatient trajectories: A population-based study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Introduction Individuals with multimorbidity often receive high numbers of hospital outpatient services in concurrent trajectories. Nevertheless, little is known about factors associated with initiating new hospital outpatient trajectories; identified as
Cathrine Bell, Anders Prior, Charlotte Weiling Appel, Anne Frølich, Asger Roer Pedersen, Peter Vedsted   +5 more
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Effects of Cancer Treatment on Somatosensory and Nociceptive Processing in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy remains a major complication in pediatric cancer, with disrupted somatosensory and nociceptive processing being a key aspect. This review synthesizes empirical studies on alterations in somatosensory and nociceptive processing in children and adolescents with cancer.
Julia Schweiger, Laura Walz, Michael C. Frühwald, Stefan Lautenbacher, Miriam Kunz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

One size does not fit all: universal cuff overestimates oscillometric blood pressure in persons with large arm circumference

Blood Pressure
Objective Some brachial cuffs for oscillometric blood pressure (BP) measurement are claimed to cover a wide range of upper-arm circumferences; however, their validation is rarely conducted.
Katrine Bovien Gørlitz, Esben Laugesen, Christian Trolle, Louise Jung Nørgård, Siv Lajlev, Michele Colombo, Mette Bohl, Klavs Würgler Hansen   +7 more
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