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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Different Body Mass Index Classification Tools to Identify Underweight and Overweight among Young Girls in Rural Haryana

Indian Journal of Public Health
Malnutrition is prevalent and impactful among young Indian girls aged under 18 years. Systematic errors have been observed in body mass index (BMI) classification among these girls.
K Srinath, Ravneet Kaur, Mani Kalaivani, Shashi Kant, Puneet Misra, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta   +5 more
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Organ‐specific redox imbalances in spinal muscular atrophy mice are partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotides

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We identified a systemic, progressive loss of protein S‐glutathionylation—detected by nonreducing western blotting—alongside dysregulation of glutathione‐cycle enzymes in both neuronal and peripheral tissues of Taiwanese SMA mice. These alterations were partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotide therapy, revealing persistent redox imbalance as ...
Sofia Vrettou, Brunhilde Wirth
wiley   +1 more source

Body fatness or anthropometry for assessment of unhealthy weight status? Comparison between methods in South African children and adolescents [PDF]

, 2013
A variety of methods are available for defining undernutrition (thinness/underweight/under-fat) and overnutrition (overweight/obesity/over-fat). The extent to which these definitions agree is unclear.
Armstrong, Baya Botti, Cole, Deurenberg, Eva Craig, John Reilly, Ruth Bland   +6 more
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profile Of Nutrition Among 24-59 Months Children in A Rural Area of Bengal, India

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2014
Introduction: Globally, 162 million under-five children were suffering from stunting; 99 million from underweight and 51 million from wasting in 2012.
Mausumi Basu, Kumaresh Chandra Sarkar, Biman Roy, Palash Das, Jayanta Kumar Barua, Sukanta Biswas   +5 more
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Mortality risk in infants receiving therapeutic care for malnutrition: A secondary analysis

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Small and nutritionally at‐risk infants aged under 6 months (
Imteaz Mahmud, Benjamin Guesdon, Marko Kerac, Carlos S. Grijalva‐Eternod   +3 more
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Heterogeneity in BMI Percentile and Weight Status Among Asian American Youth

AJPM Focus
Introduction: There are important and understudied health differences among subgroups of Asian Americans. The authors examined differences in BMI percentile and body weight status among Asian American youth. Methods: The authors conducted a retrospective
Darcy M. Van Deventer, BS, Margo A. Sidell, SCD, Catherine Lee, PhD, Deborah R. Young, PhD, Monique M. Hedderson, PhD, Deborah A. Cohen, MD, MPH, Emily F. Liu, MPH, Lee J. Barton, MS, Galina Inzhakova, MPH, Bing Han, PhD   +9 more
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Assessment of nutritional status by composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF): a study among preschool children of Sagar Block, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India

Anthropological Review, 2018
Being a developing nation, rural India is still facing a serious health problem in form of undernutrition particularly among young children. To optimize this problem, the Central Government has been operating a nationwide nutritional intervention ...
Biswas Sadaruddin, Giri Som Prasad, Bose Kaushik   +2 more
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Instilling Diet and Exercise Confidence: Influence of Nurse Body Size [PDF]

, 2014
This paper reports a research study focused on perspective of nurse body size and how it affects confidence in a nurses’ ability to provide education on diet and exercise.
Spaulding, Erin Murdock
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