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Supplementary feeding with fortified spread among moderately underweight 6-18-month-old rural Malawian children.

open access: yes, 2009
We aimed to analyse growth and recovery from undernutrition among moderately underweight ambulatory children receiving micronutrient-fortified maize-soy flour (Likuni Phala, LP) or ready-to-use fortified spread (FS) supplementary diet.
Ashorn, Per   +6 more
core   +1 more source

AIDS-defining illnesses at initial diagnosis of HIV in a large Guatemalan cohort [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

The Concept of Waste and Waste Management

open access: yesJournal of Management and Sustainability, 2016
<p>Several studies and researches have been conducted on the sources and characteristics of wastes as well as the possible adverse effect of inappropriate handling and best international practices. One thing that is still not clear however is what exactly constitutes a waste? How much do we know about what should be classed as waste? What are the
Amasuomo, Ebikapade, Baird, Jim
openaire   +2 more sources

Waste not, want not – ambiguities around waste and waste prevention

open access: yesResources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021
ISSN:1879 ...
Wiprächtiger, Maja   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN BRONCHIECTASIS PATIENTS WITH SARCOPENIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR MUSCLE FUNCTION AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION STRATEGIES

open access: yesOpen Respiratory Archives
Introduction: Sarcopenia is common in chronic respiratory diseases. Several biological processes are involved in its onset. In the muscles of patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been described.
Cinta Cumplí Gargallo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A cross-sectional survey on the prevalence of anaemia and malnutrition in primary school children in the Tiko Health District, Cameroon

open access: yesThe 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
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal helminth infections and dietary diversity score predict nutritional status of urban schoolchildren from southern Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is a major public health problem in developing countries like Ethiopia where schoolchildren are among the vulnerable groups. However, limited attention has been given for the nutritional status of schoolchildren including the ...
Argaw, Alemayehu, Getachew, Tagel
core   +2 more sources

Nutritional status and association of demographic characteristics with malnutrition among children less than 24 months in Kwale County, Kenya

open access: yesThe 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
doaj   +1 more source

Postnatal origins of undernutrition. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Obesity and nutrition-related chronic disorders are fast rising in developing countries. But undernutrition--stunting, underweight, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies--still affect millions of preschool children in both rural and urban settings ...
Prost, Marc-André
core   +1 more source

Systemic inflammation and oxidative stress in bronchiectasis-associated sarcopenia

open access: yesERJ Open Research
Introduction Sarcopenia has recently been associated with bronchiectasis. We hypothesised that inflammation and oxidative stress are elevated in both systemic and muscle compartments in patients with bronchiectasis-associated sarcopenia, even in the ...
Adriana Núñez-Robainas   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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