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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Zealand regions, 1986-2001: Population geography [PDF]

, 2005
This paper is primarily concerned with the spatial aspects of population, namely with: (i) patterns of settlement (urban, rural) and attendant population size variations by region, (ii) changes over time between rural and urban areas at a Regional ...
Lindop, J., Pool, Ian, Baxendine, Sandra, Cochrane, William   +3 more
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Migration as a means of population control [PDF]

, 1970
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/That it makes a difference to ultimate population whether out-migrants are of fertile ages or not is well known.
Keyfitz, Nathan, East-West Population Institute   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Differential Evolution With Self-Adaptive Mutation and Population Improvement Strategy for Optimization Problems

IEEE Access
Differential Evolution (DE) algorithms are widely recognized as effective metaheuristic techniques used to solve continuous optimization problems. However, DE algorithms encounter limitations in exploration and exploitation due to their sensitivity to ...
Irfan Farda, Arit Thammano, John Morris
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring populations to improve vaccination coverage [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2016
AbstractIn low-income settings, vaccination campaigns supplement routine immunization but often fail to achieve coverage goals due to uncertainty about target population size and distribution. Accurate, updated estimates of target populations are rare but critical; short-term fluctuations can greatly impact population size and susceptibility.
Bharti, Nita, Djibo, Ali, Tatem, Andrew J., Grenfell, Bryan T., Ferrari, Matthew J.   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Zealand regions, 1986-2001: Population dynamics [PDF]

, 2005
New Zealand regions have markedly different population dynamics. Population change in a region is driven by three different factors: fertility, mortality and migration.
Lindop, J., Pool, Ian, Baxendine, Sandra, Cochrane, William   +3 more
core  

Population growth and our caring capacity [Arabic] [PDF]

, 1994
This pamphlet was prepared by the Population Council for the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in ...
Population Council
core   +1 more source

Optimising Health Literacy and Access of Service Provision to Community Dwelling Older People with Diabetes Receiving Home Nursing Support

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016
Background. Health literacy is the ability to access, understand, and use information and services for good health. Among people with chronic conditions, health literacy requirements for effective self-management are high.
Dianne Goeman, Sue Conway, Ralph Norman, Jo Morley, Rona Weerasuriya, Richard H. Osborne, Alison Beauchamp   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source