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An index to assess and monitor the progression of wasting disease in eelgrass Zostera marina [PDF]
, 1993 An index based on rapid visual determination of the relative amount of necrotic tissue on eelgrass shoots infected with wasting disease is described.
Burdick, David M. +2 more
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Accuracy of MUAC in the detection of severe wasting with the new WHO growth standards. [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to estimate the accuracy of using mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) measurements to diagnose severe wasting by comparing the new standards from the World Health Organization (WHO) with those from the US ...
Delchevalerie, P +2 more
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Children, 2022 Objectives: This research measures the occurrence of malnutrition amongst under-five children in the Rahimyar Khan district of Southern Punjab in Pakistan.
Muhammad Shahid +5 more
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Water Environment Research, 2015 The management and disposal of agricultural waste are drawn more and more attention because of the increasing yields and negative effects on the environment. However, proper treatments such as converting abundant biomass wastes into biogas through anaerobic digestion technology, can not only avoid the negative impacts, but also convert waste into ...
Huajie, Shu +4 more
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Biomarkers of systemic inflammation and growth in early infancy are associated with stunting in young Tanzanian children [PDF]
, 2018 Stunting can afflict up to one-third of children in resource-constrained countries. We hypothesized that low-grade systemic inflammation (defined as elevations in serum C-reactive protein or alpha-1-acid glycoprotein) in infancy suppresses the growth ...
Aboud, Said +9 more
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AIDS-defining illnesses at initial diagnosis of HIV in a large Guatemalan cohort [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAnecdotal evidence suggests that a high proportion of patients diagnosed with HIV in Guatemala present with AIDS. There remain limited data on the epidemiology of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADIs) in Central America.MethodsWe conducted a ...
Cordon, Andrea Alonzo +6 more
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Myostatin/Smad2/Smad3 pathway define a differential clinical phenotype in COPD-associated sarcopenia
ERJ Open ResearchBackground Sarcopenia, defined as the loss of muscle mass and function, represents one of the most relevant comorbidities in patients with COPD even at early stages.
Adriana Núñez-Robainas +4 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 INTRODUCTION: Anaemia and malnutrition are common health problems in developing countries with children being the most vulnerable. They have negative impacts on human performance, growth and development, in children, both as cause and consequences of ...
Egbe Sarah Balle Tabi +5 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition is an underlying cause of mortality in about half of the cases that occur among children less than five years in developing countries.
Morris Ndemwa +4 more
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Vitamin D Status and its Association with Morbidity including Wasting and Opportunistic Illnesses in HIV-Infected Women in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2011 Vitamin D has a potential role in preventing HIV-related complications, based on its extensive involvement in immune and metabolic function, including preventing osteoporosis and premature cardiovascular disease.
Adeyemi OM +19 more
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