... 41% for moderate and 25% for severe under-nutrition4 with a prevalence of wasting of 11%.5 Stunting was reported in 44% of Ghanaian childrenand adolescents and almost all those with SS were underweight, ... maturation followed the pattern of height and weight, and time of menarche correlated well with weight and age Height and weight impairment at all ages and in both sexes compared with published growth ... identification ofchildrenwith SCD at birth and early interventions using essential health packages Growth monitoring with appropriate nutritional support as part of the comprehensive care ofchildren with...
... foods are often used by parents of young children because of their accessibility and ease -of- use Use of processed foods is more complicated for parents ofchildrenwith food allergy because of concerns ... allergy and the atopic march The term atopic march refers to the natural history ofallergic disease which begins withatopic dermatitis (AD), and progresses to food allergy, allergic rhinitis, and ... anaphylaxis Living with food allergy 27 might seriously affect the quality of life of both patients andchildrenwith food allergy Food allergic individuals are often afraid ofallergic reactions...
... stress the importance of caregivers as change agents of the child, in turn, children are reciprocally change agents of the caregiver andof family life in general Caregivers ofchildren in the Ritalin ... dose of drug delivered depends on the surface area of the patch and the length of time that the patch is worn, which allows for tailoring the duration of medication effect with reductions of first-pass ... measure the health ofchildrenwith ADHD more comprehensively [29-37] Subsequently, a number of reports have been published regarding the improvement of HRQL for childrenwith ADHD receiving...
... meanings is the information of the featuresof geographical and natural conditions in the living of native people and the history, economy, art and the psychology of the people In this thesis, ... criterion is about the function of idioms and proverbs in communication (in speech) The content of an idiom is that of concept and the content of a proverb is that of judgment An idiom expresses ... the history of the study of idioms and the distinction between idioms and free-word groups and proverbs We have also 14 investigated the occurrence of the word "Head" in English and Vietnamese...
... Brothers and Sisters ofChildrenwith Disabilities of related interest The Views and Experiences of Disabled Childrenand their Siblings A Positive Outlook Clare Connors and Kirsten Stalker ... stage of the study, with 177 children between them – nearly three children per family The ages ofchildrenwith disabilities ranged from to 18 years with a mean of years; and sibling’s ages varied ... non-disabled children help you with the care of their disabled brother or 38 / BROTHERS AND SISTERS OFCHILDRENWITH DISABILITIES sister?’ and was followed by a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ category, with further...
... understanding of this distinct population ofchildren through a review of empirical research on the topic We begin by illustrating the scope of the problem, quantifying the number ofchildrenwith ... found that one in four children living with a grandmother live in poverty, and a third not have health insurance (Bryson and Casper 1999) Two-thirds of caregivers ofchildrenwith incarcerated mothers ... their grandchildren unofficially and without formal rights out of fear of disrupting the family, losing custody of the children, or implying poor parenting on the part of the incarcerated parent...
... diagnosis of cancer (EGC) was 67% and 71% (cut-off value of 5.5 ng/ml), and 71% and 67% (cut-off value of ng/ml) The sensitivity and specificity of serum CEA levels for the diagnosis of high-risk ... 66% and 72% (cut-off value of 4.5 ng/ml), and 70% and 64% (cut-off value of ng/ml) There was no difference in sensitivity and specificity of serum CEA and HMGB1 levels among the cancer groups with ... lesions was 39% and 76% (cut-off value of 2.5 ng/ml), and 49% and 62% (cut-off value of ng/ml) In contrast to CEA, the sensitivity and specificity of serum HMGB1 levels for the diagnosis of high-risk...
... WEll-being and Satisfaction of CAREgivers ofChildrenwith Diabetes Questionnaire WECARE measures the psychosocial well-being and treatment satisfaction of parents who have a child with type diabetes ... Well-being with Acceptance of Insulin Administration Ease of Insulin Use with Treatment Satisfaction Ease of Insulin Use with Acceptance of Insulin Administration Treatment Satisfaction with Acceptance ... the three health groups (item 1.1 of the CHQ-PF50) for all scales and Total Score of WE-CARE WE-CARE, WEll-being and Satisfaction of CAREgivers ofChildrenwith Diabetes Questionnaire; CI, confidence...
... WEll-being and Satisfaction of CAREgivers ofChildrenwith Diabetes Questionnaire WECARE measures the psychosocial well-being and treatment satisfaction of parents who have a child with type diabetes ... Well-being with Acceptance of Insulin Administration Ease of Insulin Use with Treatment Satisfaction Ease of Insulin Use with Acceptance of Insulin Administration Treatment Satisfaction with Acceptance ... the three health groups (item 1.1 of the CHQ-PF50) for all scales and Total Score of WE-CARE WE-CARE, WEll-being and Satisfaction of CAREgivers ofChildrenwith Diabetes Questionnaire; CI, confidence...
... pattern of normality: proliferative sheets and layers of epithelium; islands of epithelium in the connective tissue with squamous metaplasia; islands of epithelium with squamous metaplasia and an ... consisted of 56 patients, of whom 17 (30%) were males and 39 (70%) were females, with a total of 105 follicles of unerupted third molars with incomplete rhizogenesis Ages ranged from 13 to 24 years, with ... morphologic featuresof pericoronal follicles of unerupted third molars with incomplete rhizogenesis, with the aim of acquiring insights that might aid a surgeon faced with such teeth MATERIAL AND METHODS...
... 107–122, 277–292 and 365–382; columns and 8, Ro60 peptides 21– 41 and 304–324 ity of sera with the whole proteins Ro52, Ro60 and La was high in subgroups of SLE and SS mothers and did not help ... 30 weeks of gestation, the period of risk, there was clearly an elevated level of antibodies reacting with Ro52 peptides 1– 13, 277–292 and 365–382 One of our patients with high levels of IgG antibodies ... I and group II, respectively The major featuresof this study were that the overall level of antibodies was higher in the mothers of group I as compared with group II, and that between 16 and...
... of motor function is essential when assessing childrenwith OBPP [3] The assessment of motor function in young children is more difficult when compared with adolescents and adults [4] Young children ... grades with objectively-quantified range of elbow flexion and extension and shoulder abduction and flexion in childrenwith OBPP These movements were chosen as they primarily assess the C5, C6 and ... range of elbow flexion and extension, shoulder flexion and abduction Lack of elbow and shoulder range of movement may compromise the ability to perform daily tasks [20] Since range of shoulder and...
... between 1998 and 2003 The children underwent MR imaging, the younger children while being sedated Their position was standardized with both hands on the belly The shoulders were visualized with a three-dimensional ... subscapularis muscle and 2) measurements of volume of a standardized segment of the subscapularis, infraspinatus and deltoid muscle Measurements were made on transversal MR images of the shoulder ... of atrophy, and the relation between muscle atrophy and both passive and active shoulder function Pattern of atrophy No consistent pattern of atrophy was found: the extent of atrophy of the various...
... characteristics of the patients 46.7%, 42.4%, 10.9% ofchildren were diagnosed with the combined, inattentive and hyperactive types of ADHD respectively The frequency of oppositional defiant Page of disorder ... the design of the study VB worked on interpretation of statistical analysis and drafting of the manuscript RJ conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped ... evaluation of the therapeutic response and side effects is often reported by the parents of the child with ADHD This may also lead to some correlation between therapeutic and side effects The aim of...
... [27] and chronic lung disease of infancy [25] Ranganathan et al demonstrated tracking between parameters of airway function and growth in infants and young children [25] Childrenwith CF and better ... pulmonary hyperinflation and development of trapped gas represent major functional featuresof disease progression in childrenwith CF Childrenwith severe pulmonary hyperinflation and gas trapping at ... by the Departmental Ethics Committee of the University Children' s Hospital and by the Government Ethics Committee of the State of Berne, Switzerland Parts of the lung function data from this cohort...
... of 287 children between the ages ofand 18 years with sepsis and purpura, we found that younger children had more severe disease and an increased risk of case fatality The CFR of sepsis and purpura ... Paediatric Risk of Mortality Statistical analyses Retrospectively, severity and survival ofchildrenwith sepsis and purpura with respect to age, gender, causative organism, and ethnicity were ... care unit (PICU) of Erasmus MC-Sophia Children' s Hospital in Rotterdam, The Netherlands The aim of this study was to analyze the variation in severity and survival ofchildrenwith respect to...
... asthmatic children Methods Study Population and Sample Size The study population consisted of both male and female Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic children to 18 years old with mild, moderate, and ... asthma This was observed in 22% of the childrenwith Alternaria-sensitive moderate-severe asthma compared to 8% ofchildrenwith mild asthma In addition, Page of Wenzel et al (1) reported that ... affects 1-2% of asthmatic and 7-9% of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients Acute flares of ABPA are characterized by wheezing, pulmonary infiltrates, eosinophilia, increased levels of total IgE, and increased...
... rates of congenital malformation in their children [9-11] For example, Doyle et al [9] reported rates of congenital malformations in a group of 13,191 offspring of male and 360 offspring of female ... of interest to examine the variation in concentration of Page of 15 these elements between the mothers and fathers Table gives details of some comparisons of mothers and fathers of the same children ... and MF for mixed Alaani et al Conflict and Health 2011, 5:15 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/5/1/15 Page of 15 Table Comparisons of pairs of mothers (M) and fathers (F) of the same children...
... metaphorical and metonymical expression of anger in English, Lakoff and his colleagues (Lakoff 1987, Lakoff and Kovecses 1987, ect.) identify the following conceptual metaphors and metonymies: ... describes and compares the structural and semantic featuresof English idioms denoting angers with references to the Vietnamese 24 equivalents and then withdraws some implications for teaching and ... collection and analysis, description and comparison of structural and semantic features have been mentioned with 26 intentional purposes Such practical and useful methods under the instruction and consultancy...