Results 121 to 130 of about 476,784 (360)

Severity of effect considerations regarding the use of mutation as a toxicological endpoint for risk assessment: A report from the 8th International Workshop on Genotoxicity Testing (IWGT)

open access: yesEnvironmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, EarlyView.
Abstract Exposure levels without appreciable human health risk may be determined by dividing a point of departure on a dose–response curve (e.g., benchmark dose) by a composite adjustment factor (AF). An “effect severity” AF (ESAF) is employed in some regulatory contexts.
Barbara L. Parsons   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lymphocytes Contribute to the Pathophysiology of Neonatal Brain Injury

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2018
BackgroundPeriventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is the most common form of preterm brain injury affecting the cerebral white matter. This type of injury involves a multiphase process and is induced by many factors, including hypoxia–ischemia (HI) and ...
Arshed Nazmi   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

The forgotten mothers of extremely preterm babies : A qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing Published by John Wiley & Sons LtdAims and objectives: To explore the experiences of mothers of extremely prematurebabies during their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit stay and transition home.
Elliott, Doug   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

The Role of Social Media Usage in the Impact of Body Image on Disordered Eating Attitudes During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Social media use can negatively impact both physical and mental well‐being by influencing aspects like body image and potentially leading to eating disorders. This issue is particularly significant during pregnancy, a time when maternal and foetal health are heavily influenced by nutrition. This study aims to examine how social media
Ebru Dığrak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Critical Overview of Common Foodborne Toxicants and Methods for Their Reliable Detection

open access: yesFood Frontiers, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food is an essential commodity for human health. However, toxicants such as mycotoxins, heavy metals, acrylamide, and pesticides can be present in food either naturally or through processing, packaging, or some anthropogenic activities. A thorough review of carefully selected studies revealed that climate change and pandemics have led to an ...
Betty Bowe Acquah   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Helping small babies survive: an evaluation of facility-based Kangaroo Mother Care implementation progress in Uganda

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Prematurity is the leading cause of newborn death in Uganda, accounting for 38% of the nation's 39,000 annual newborn deaths. Kangaroo mother care is a high-impact; cost-effective intervention that has been prioritized in policy in Uganda ...
Patrick Aliganyira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Log-Contrast Regression with Functional Compositional Predictors: Linking Preterm Infant's Gut Microbiome Trajectories to Neurobehavioral Outcome [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2018
The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience is known to be one of the most crucial factors that drive preterm infant's neurodevelopmental and health outcomes. It is hypothesized that stressful early life experience of very preterm neonate is imprinting gut microbiome by the regulation of the so-called brain-gut axis, and consequently, certain ...
arxiv  

Computational Challenges in Non-parametric Prediction of Bradycardia in Preterm Infants [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2020
Infants born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered to be preterm. Typically, preterm infants have to be strictly monitored since they are highly susceptible to health problems like hypoxemia (low blood oxygen level), apnea, respiratory issues, cardiac problems, neurological problems as well as an increased chance of long-term health issues such ...
arxiv  

Prematuridade e interação mãe-criança: revisão sistemática da literatura Prematuridad e interacción madre-niño: revisión sistemática de la literatura Prematurity and mother-child interaction: a systematic bibliographycal review

open access: yesPsicologia em Estudo, 2006
O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a produção científica do período de 1998 a 2004, relacionada à interação entre mães e crianças nascidas pré-termo e seu desenvolvimento nas fases pré-escolar e escolar.
Vivian Caroline Klein   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enabling precision medicine in neonatology, an integrated repository for preterm birth research. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Preterm birth, or the delivery of an infant prior to 37 weeks of gestation, is a significant cause of infant morbidity and mortality. In the last decade, the advent and continued development of molecular profiling technologies has enabled researchers to ...
Anderson, Rebecca   +21 more
core   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy