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Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3463
Daniel LemogoumCorresponding author
Background Evidence suggests that low birth weight (LBW) is associated with increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk in adulthood, including increased arterial stiffness, a marker of early vascular aging (EVA) assessable by pulse wave velocity (PWV), obesity and glucose homeostasis abnormalities.…
Apr 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-20-3189
Mamadou Sekongo YassonguiCorresponding author
Department of Training and Research, National Blood Transfusion Center; Abidjan; Côte D’Ivoire
This article has been retracted on 29 January 2021. VIEW THE RETRACTION NOTICE (https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-25-5854) In Côte d'Ivoire, sickle cell disease affects 14% of the population. It is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Transfusion is a significant element i…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-19-2994
Snehasis JanaCorresponding author
Telomerase and SIRT1 (member of the sirtuin protein family) along with the lifestyle and diet are the major determinants of aging and its associated diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disorders. The study objective was to investigate the effect of Consciousness Energy Healing based novel tes…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2643-6655.jcap-18-2541
S.O OyamakinCorresponding author
Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Many researchers have devoted considerable attention to the impact of individual-level factors on child mortality, but little is known about how family and community characteristics affect health of children. Trend in child mortality as well as its determinants, has long been the subject of academic…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-18-2556
Ricardo J. FernandesCorresponding author
Swimming is a human activity that relies heavily on individual physiological capabilities. In fact, the swimming general performance equation, proposed several years ago by di Prampero 1, highlighted the energy expenditure, the propulsive efficiency and the hydrodynamic drag as its main determinants…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-18-2464
Carina KällestalCorresponding author
Background Nicaragua has the highest prevalence of teenage pregnancies in Latin America. Knowledge regarding sexual and reproductive health plays an integral part in sexual behavior. The objective was to assess school going adolescents' knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and possible fac…
Mar 2018
William Cordeiro de SouzaCorresponding author
This article examines vitamin D insufficiency among adolescents in southern Brazil. It summarizes prevalence, potential determinants such as sun exposure and diet, and implications for bone health, calling for targeted prevention and screening strategies.
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-16-1060
Nigatu RegassaCorresponding author
The low level of women autonomy and the key pre disposing factors affecting household decision makings among many population groups in Ethiopia is not well understood among scholars, and is less investigated. This study examined the status and the micro level factors associated with women autonomy i…