An assessment of the potential miscalibration of cardiovascular disease risk predictions caused by a secular trend in cardiovascular disease in England [PDF]
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020 Background A downwards secular trend in the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England was identified through previous work and the literature.
Alexander Pate +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Secular trend in height and associated factors among adolescents in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, between 2007 and 2017/2018 [PDF]
Revista Paulista de PediatriaObjective To assess the secular trend in height among adolescents in Florianópolis between 2007 and 2017/2018, and identify factors associated with height by sex.
Clair Costa Miranda +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Secular trend in age at menarche among Indian women [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAge at menarche is not only a parameter that signifies biological characteristics for women but is also considered as an indicator to measure the quality of life of a population.
Trupti Meher, Harihar Sahoo
doaj +2 more sources
Secular trend of Kawasaki disease and its correlation with viral activity in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most important acquired heart disease in children. This study investigated annual incidence, seasonality, secular trend and the correlation of KD incidence with viral activity in Taiwan.
Wei-Liang Shih +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Micro Pilgrimages: A New Post-Secular Trend?
Religions, 2022 The word “micro” or “mini” is increasingly appearing in relation to pilgrimage. A Guardian article in December 2021 described a guided pilgrimage walk in Sussex as a “micro pilgrimage”; in the spring of 2022, six “micro pilgrimages” took place in ...
Anne E. Bailey
doaj +1 more source
The Meaning of ‘Secular’ as a Scientific Concept
Secularism and Nonreligion, 2020 The meaning of ‘secular’ in the scientific use of ‘secular trend’, ‘secular variation’, and similar terms is a topic that merits historical investigation.
John Shook
doaj +1 more source
Age at Menarche, Growth Velocity, and Adiposity Indices in Italian Girls Aged 10 to 14
Children, 2022 Age at menarche (AAM) is an effective marker of puberty timing but its onset could be influenced by several intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This study aimed to assess the AAM in a sample of Italian adolescents and to investigate its association with ...
Emanuela Gualdi-Russo +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Secular trend of global drought since 1950
Environmental Research Letters, 2020 Drought is a recurring extreme climate event over most parts of the world featured by long duration and low predictability. The secular trend of drought is of particular interest for investigators in agriculture, climate change and sustainability domains.
Xiaodong Song, Yu Song, Yuanyuan Chen
doaj +1 more source
Annals of Human Biology, 2020 Background Previous studies of secular change in cranial size among black South Africans have produced conflicting results. Aim We re-examined cranial size change in this population during the 19th and 20th century by evaluating its relationship with ...
Frederick E. Grine +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Current evidence for the roles of early-life endocrine disruptors on pubertal timing in girls [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2019 Over the last decades, the onset of puberty in girls has occurred earlier, but the tempo of pubertal progression has been relatively slower, resulting in a younger age at puberty onset without a change in age at menarche.
Jeong Eun Lee +3 more
doaj +1 more source