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Brazilian Portuguese version of financial risk-taking and tolerance scales: validity evidence within and between measures

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2020
Objectives To construct and validate a psychological measure called the Financial Risk-Taking Scale (FRTakS) and to translate, adapt, and validate a psychological measure called the Financial Risk Tolerance Scale (FRTolS) with a Brazilian sample ...
Anna Beatriz Howat-Rodrigues, José Henrique Benedetti Piccoli Ferreira, Jerson Laks   +2 more
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Anthropometric Measures and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Is there an Opportunity for Non-Traditional Anthropometric Assessment? A Review

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Background: Several anthropometric measurements are used to assess cardiovascular risk and progress during clinical treatment. Most commonly used anthropometric measurements include total body weight and body mass index (BMI), with several other simple ...
Aurora Carrión-Martínez, Benjamin J R Buckley, Esteban Orenes-Piñero, Francisco Marín, Gregory Y. H Lip, José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca   +5 more
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Placental measurements and their association with birth weight in a Brazilian cohort [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2020
: Introduction: Epidemiological studies have shown associations between placental measurements and perinatal and later life outcomes. Objectives: To report placental measurements and evaluate their association with birth weight in a Brazilian birth ...
Lígia Moschen de Paula Nascente, Carlos Grandi, Davi Casale Aragon, Viviane Cunha Cardoso   +3 more
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Confusion in Weights and Measures [PDF]

Science, 1893
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The Relation between Blood Pressure and Anthropometric Indices among Iranian Adults

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019
Background: One of the most important factors in hypertension is overweight and obesity, which there are several methods in order to measure them. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relation between hypertension and anthropometric indexes among ...
Mehrbod Vakhshoori, Maryam Eghbali-Babadi, Shamim Shafieyoon, Awat Feizi, Maryam Heidarpour, Davood Shafie, Alireza Khosravi, Nizal Sarrafzadegan   +7 more
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Getting to know the types of JPEG and RAW photo files used in research [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Indirect anthropometric measurements are important in research but may also be significant in the legal area as a quantitative instrument for pre- and post-operative evaluation.
Paulo Rogério Quieregatto do Espirito Santo, Miguel Sabino Neto, Fabiane Furtado, Thales Waltenior Trigo Junior, Andrea do Amaral Quieregatto do Espirito Santo, Fábio Luis Nonato, Rafael Alves Tumeh, Lydia Masako Ferreira   +7 more
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Laser-Based 3D Body Scanning Reveals a Higher Prevalence of Abdominal Obesity than Tape Measurements: Results from a Population-Based Sample

Diagnostics, 2023
Background: The global obesity epidemic is a major public health concern, and accurate diagnosis is essential for identifying at-risk individuals. Three-dimensional (3D) body scanning technology offers several advantages over the standard practice of ...
Robert P. Kosilek, Till Ittermann, Dörte Radke, Sabine Schipf, Matthias Nauck, Nele Friedrich, Henry Völzke   +6 more
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Coexistence of Non-Lower Body Mass Index and Exercise Habits Reduce Readmission in Older Patients With Heart Failure [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Objective To investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) and exercise habits on readmission rates among older patients with heart failure. Methods Ninety-seven older patients admitted for heart failure (median age: 81 years; 57.7% male) were included
Tetsuya Ozawa, Tatsuro Inoue, Takashi Naruke, Kosei Sato, Yuki Izuoka, Ryuichi Sato, Naoshi Shimoda, Masaru Yuge   +7 more
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Comment on the Newly Developed Consciousness Assessment Scale; AVPU Plus [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2015
I read with interest a recent paper in your journal, in which three consciousness assessment scales were compared in poisoned patients and finally a new scale "AVPU plus" was proposed (1). The study was very interesting with a worthy objective.
Babak Mostafazadeh
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Birth weight, childhood body mass index and height and risks of endometriosis and adenomyosis

Annals of Human Biology, 2020
Background: Body size in adult life is likely associated with risks of endometriosis and adenomyosis, yet little is known about associations with body size earlier in life.
Julie Aarestrup, Britt W. Jensen, Lian G. Ulrich, Dorthe Hartwell, Britton Trabert, Jennifer L. Baker   +5 more
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