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Adipose Tissue Regulates Pulmonary Pathology during TB Infection

open access: yesmBio, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. One-third of the world population is infected with M.
Janeesh Plakkal Ayyappan   +6 more
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Anabolic deficits and divergent unfolded protein response underlie skeletal and cardiac muscle growth impairments in the Yoshida hepatoma tumor model of cancer cachexia

open access: yesPhysiological Reports
Cancer cachexia manifests as whole body wasting, however, the precise mechanisms governing the alterations in skeletal muscle and cardiac anabolism have yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, we explored changes in anabolic processes in both skeletal
Daniel J. Belcher   +6 more
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Sociodemographic correlates of nutritional status of under-five children

open access: yesMuller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research, 2016
Background: Malnutrition is one of the most important health problems throughout the world, particularly in developing countries, and has undesirable effects on the mental and physical health of children.
Hammer Singh   +5 more
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Waste and Anti-Waste [PDF]

open access: yesBlackfriars, 1922
For the satisfaction of the needs of the body, and the nourishment of the physical life, four things are required : food, clothing, fuel, and shelter. By labour, and by labour alone, can these necessary things be obtained, and that labour must be applied to the earth, created by God and placed in subjection to the dominion of man.
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Waste and Waste Management

open access: yesAnnual Review of Anthropology, 2015
Discard studies have demonstrated that waste is more than just a symptom of an all-too-human demand for meaning or a merely technical problem for sanitary engineers and public health officials. The afterlife of waste materials and processes of waste management reveal the centrality of transient and discarded things for questions of materiality and ...
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Contribution of Inflammation to Vascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

open access: yesSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2008
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by an exceptionally high mortality rate, much of which results from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Chronic low-grade inflammation, as evidenced by increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and C-reactive ...
Suliman Mohamed, Stenvinkel Peter
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Determinants of stunting, wasting, and underweight in five high-burden pockets of four Indian states

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community Medicine, 2018
Objectives: Prevalence of under-nutrition is very high in India. Under-nutrition is a result of interplay between different immediate, underlying, and basic causes. The study was conducted with the objective to identify significant predictors of stunting,
Rajesh Kumar Sinha   +4 more
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To waste or not to waste – food? [PDF]

open access: yesWaste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2012
Gentil, Emmanuel, Poulsen, Tjalfe
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Nutritional status of indigenous children younger than five years of age in Mexico: results of a national probabilistic survey Estado nutricio de los niños indígenas menores de cinco años de edad en México: resultados de una encuesta nacional probabilística

open access: yesSalud Pública de México, 2003
OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of undernutrition and anemia in indigenous and non-indigenous children
Juan A Rivera   +5 more
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Congenital multiple exostoses with congenital heart disease

open access: yesMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2017
Multiple exostoses are a rare disorder. It is estimated to occur in 1; 50,000 pregnancies. It presents within the first decade of life and it has an autosomal mode of inheritance; though it has been associated with a spontaneous mutation in 10% of cases.
Ibrahim Aliyu, Teslim O Lawal
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