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Personality and intelligence: persistence, not self-directedness, cooperativeness or self-transcendence, is related to twins’ cognitive abilities [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
Background. A person-centered approach focusing on the interaction of an individual’s temperament-character-life events is essential in the path of individuals’ well-being. In this context, three character traits, Self-directedness (e.g., self-acceptance,
Fariba Mousavi, Sandor Rozsa, Thomas Nilsson, Trevor Archer, Henrik Anckarsäter, Danilo Garcia   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

The public health impact of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Social distancing measures have been effective in mitigating the spread of COVID-19; however, they have imposed a significant burden on population mental health and well-being.
James Allen, Oliver Darlington, Karen Hughes, Mark A. Bellis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Webs of Well-Being: the Interdependence of Personal, Relational, Organizational and Communal Well-Being

, 2007
Contrary to prevalent notions that well-being is a personal issue, in this chapter we argue that it is also relational, organizational and communal. If we were to define well-being strictly in terms of subjective reports, as most of the literature on the
Prilleltensky, Ora, Prilleltensky, Isaac, Isaac Prilleltensky, Ora Prilleltensky   +3 more
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2017 Well Being Trust Annual Report

, 2018
Tyler Norris, writing in the 2017 Well Being Trust Annual Report: This is a promising moment for our nation, as the importance of mental health and well-being become obvious to growing numbers of Americans and awareness of mental health disorders ...
Well Being Trust
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Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding Amongst Mothers Living With HIV in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

Health Science Reports
Background and Aim Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) reduces infant mortality and HIV vertical transmission (VT). The 2016 World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines recommend 6 months of EBF for mothers living with HIV (MLWH) on antiretroviral therapy, yet ...
Lydia Ives, Xinyi Ji, Mojisola Deborah Kupolati, Angel Macia Khoza, Phumudzo Tshiambara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in Nigerian adults: implication as indicators of health status

Journal of Public Health Research, 2013
Background. Anthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity.
Shalom Nwodo Chinedu, Olubanke O. Ogunlana, Dominic E. Azuh, Emeka E.J. Iweala, Israel S. Afolabi, Chidi C. Uhuegbu, Mercy E. Idachaba, Victor C. Osamor   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding fixed effects in human well-being [PDF]

, 2009
In studies of subjective well-being, economists and other researchers typically use a fixed or random effect estimation to control for unobservable heterogeneity across individuals.
Boyce, Christopher J., Boyce, Christopher J, Christopher J. Boyce   +2 more
core   +1 more source