The Minimum Dietary Diversity For Women Indicator Can Be Extended To Children And Adolescents aged 4-15 Years As A Proxy Population Indicator For Good Micronutrient Adequacy Of Diets In Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Background: The response to the global call for more data on children's and adolescents' diets and nutrition is limited by the lack of straightforward practical indicators to track their diet quality. On the basis of a food group score compiled from 10 food groups (FGS-10), the minimum dietary diversity for women, calculated as FGS-10 ≥ 5, is a validated proxy population indicator for better micronutrient intake adequacy for adult women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Objectives: This study aims to validate FGS-10 and its related cutoffs against micronutrient intake adequacy in 4-15-y-old children/adolescents in LMICs.

Residual Ferromagnetic Regions Affecting the First-Order Phase Transition in Off-Stoichiometric Fe-Rh.

Among the magnetocaloric materials featuring first-order phase transitions (FOPT), FeRh is considered as a reference system to study the FOPT because it is a "simple" binary system with a CsCl structure exhibiting a large adiabatic temperature change. Recently, ab initio theory predicted that changes in the Fe/Rh stoichiometry in the vicinity of equiatomic composition strongly influence the FOPT characteristics. However, this theoretical prediction was not clearly verified experimentally.

Crystal structure of new quaternary intermetallic compounds RMoSiC (R = Y, Gd).

The discovery of novel quaternary intermetallic compounds RMoSiC (R = Y, Gd) in the R-Mo-Si-C system is reported. Their crystal structure was investigated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It is shown that the YMoSiC and GdMoSiC compounds crystallize in the tetragonal space group P4/mbm (Pearson symbol tP12) with unit-cell parameters a = 6.

Corrigendum to 'Defining a Dichotomous Indicator for Population-Level Assessment of Dietary Diversity Among Pregnant Adolescent Girls and Women:…' [Curr. Dev. Nutr. 8 (2024) 102053].

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Crystal structure of di-benzyl-ammonium hydrogen (4-amino-phen-yl)arsonate monohydrate.

The title salt, CHN·CHAsNO ·HO or [(CHCH)NH][HNCHAs(OH)O]·HO, (), was synthesized by mixing an aqueous solution of (4-amino-phenyl)-arsonic acid with an ethano-lic solution of di-benzyl-amine at room temperature. Compound crystallizes in the monoclinic 2/c space group. The three components forming are linked N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O inter-molecular hydrogen bonds, resulting in the propagation of an infinite zigzag chain.

Structure of the new iron(II) oxalate potassium salt KFe[(CO)(HO)]·0.18HO.

The discovery of a new Fe oxalate framework of composition KFe[(CO)(HO)]·0.18HO is reported. Its crystal structure was solved by means of single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction.

Effects of an integrated poultry value chain, nutrition, gender and WASH intervention (SELEVER) on hygiene and child morbidity and anthropometry in Burkina Faso: A secondary outcome analysis of a cluster randomised trial.

Nutrition-sensitive agriculture programmes have the potential to improve child nutrition outcomes, but livestock intensification may pose risks related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions. We assessed the impact of SELEVER, a nutrition- and gender-sensitive poultry intervention, with and without added WASH focus, on hygiene practices, morbidity and anthropometric indices of nutrition in children aged 2-4 years in Burkina Faso. A 3-year cluster randomised controlled trial was implemented in 120 villages in 60 communes (districts) supported by the SELEVER project.

Synthesis and topology analysis of chlorido-triphen-yl(triphenyl phosphate-κ)tin(IV).

The title Sn complex, [Sn(CH)Cl(CHOP)], is a formal adduct between triphenyl phosphate (PhO)P=O and the stannane derivative chlorido-tri-phenyl-tin, SnPhCl. The structure refinement reveals that this mol-ecule displays the largest Sn-O bond length for compounds including the =O→SnPhCl fragment ( = P, S, C, or V), 2.6644 (17) Å.

A Poultry Value Chain Intervention Promoting Diversified Diets Has Limited Impact on Maternal and Child Diet Adequacy during the Lean Season in a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Soutenir l'Exploitation Familiale pour Lancer l'Élevage des Volailles et Valoriser l'Économie Rurale (SELEVER) is a nutrition- and gender-sensitive poultry value chain project designed and implemented by international nongovernmental organization Tanager, which consists of poultry market facilitation and behavior change activities aiming at increasing poultry production and improving diets without free inputs transfer.

Objectives: The study aimed at assessing the impact of SELEVER on diets of women and children during the lean season.

Methods: Within a cluster randomized controlled trial, 45 communes were assigned to 1 of 3 arms, including 1) SELEVER interventions, 2) SELEVER with an intensive hygiene and sanitation component (SELEVER + WASH), and 3) a control group without intervention.

Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplements Increase Nutrient Adequacy without Displacing Food Intake in Pregnant Women in Rural Burkina Faso.

Background: In many low- and middle-income countries, the prevalence of energy and nutrient deficiencies is high among pregnant women. Balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplements are a promising strategy to cover nutritional requirements during pregnancy and improve birth outcomes. However, the displacement of nutrient-dense foods by BEP might attenuate the efficacy of supplementation.

Standard Minimum Dietary Diversity Indicators for Women or Infants and Young Children Are Good Predictors of Adequate Micronutrient Intakes in 24-59-Month-Old Children and Their Nonpregnant Nonbreastfeeding Mothers in Rural Burkina Faso.

Background: Simple proxy indicators are needed to assess and monitor micronutrient intake adequacy of vulnerable populations. Standard dichotomous indicators exist for nonpregnant women of reproductive age and 6-23-mo-old children in low-income countries, but not for 24-59-mo-old children or pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the performance of 2 standard food group scores (FGSs) and related dichotomous indicators to predict micronutrient adequacy of the diet of rural Burkinabe 24-59-mo-old children and women of reproductive age by physiological status.

Correlations between stacked structures and weak itinerant magnetic properties of LaYNicompounds.

Hexagonal LaNiand rhombohedral YNiare weak itinerant antiferromagnet (wAFM) and ferromagnet (wFM), respectively. To follow the evolution between these two compounds, the crystal structure and magnetic properties ofintermetallic compounds (= La, Y,= Ni) have been investigated combining x-ray powder diffraction and magnetic measurements. The LaYNiintermetallic compounds with 0 ⩽⩽ 1 crystallize in the hexagonal CeNi-type structure with Y preferentially located in the [] units.

[Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: Topography of breaks and agreement with lincoff's rules].

Purpose: To study the topography of retinal breaks and their agreement with Lincoff's rules.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective descriptive study of patients with recent rhegmatogenous retinal detachments followed on the ophthalmology service of Abass Ndao Hospital from January 2006 through December 2016. Patients with no prior retinal treatment were included.

Correction to: Using decision fusion methods to improve outbreak detection in disease surveillance.

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that one of the authors' names is spelled incorrectly.

Using decision fusion methods to improve outbreak detection in disease surveillance.

Background: When outbreak detection algorithms (ODAs) are considered individually, the task of outbreak detection can be seen as a classification problem and the ODA as a sensor providing a binary decision (outbreak yes or no) for each day of surveillance. When they are considered jointly (in cases where several ODAs analyze the same surveillance signal), the outbreak detection problem should be treated as a decision fusion (DF) problem of multiple sensors.

Methods: This study evaluated the benefit for a decisions support system of using DF methods (fusing multiple ODA decisions) compared to using a single method of outbreak detection.

Monoclinic polymorph of chlorido-(dimethyl sulfoxide-κ)tri-phenyl-tin(IV).

The crystal structure of the title tin complex, [Sn(CH)Cl(CHOS)], (I), has been reported with one mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit in an ortho-rhom-bic cell [Kumar (2009 ▸). E, m1602-m1603]. While using SnPhCl as a starting material for a reaction for which the products were recrystallized over a very long time (six months) from dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a new polymorph was obtained for (I), with two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit of a monoclinic cell.

Acetonyltri-phenyl-phospho-nium 2,3,5-tri-phenyl-tetra-zolium tetra-chlorido-cuprate(II).

The title compound, (CHOP)(CHN)[CuCl], was obtained by reacting CuCl·2HO with a mixture of one equivalent of acetonyltri-phenyl-phospho-nium chloride and one equivalent of 2,3,5-tri-phenyl-tetra-zolium chloride in aceto-nitrile. In the structure, the Cu centre in the dianion is bonded to four chloride ligands and adopts a distorted tetra-hedral geometry. The phospho-nium cation likewise adopts the expected tetra-hedral geometry.

Crystal structure of μ-oxalato-κ:-bis-[(dimethyl sulfoxide-κ)tri-phenyl-tin(IV)].

In the previously reported [CO(SnPh)] complex [Diop (2003 ▸). , 881-882.], the Sn atoms are able to formally complete their coordination by addition of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) mol-ecules provided by the reaction medium, affording the title complex, [Sn(CH)(CO)(CHOS)].

Crystal structure of the monoclinic phase (phase IV) of bis-(tetra-methyl-ammonium) tetra-chlorido-cuprate(II).

The crystal structure of the low-temperature monoclinic phase of the title compound, [(CH)N][CuCl], was determined at 120 K. The structure of the room-temperature phase has been determined in the ortho-rhom-bic space group [Morosin & Lingafelter (1961 ▸). 50-51; Clay (1975 ▸).

Crystal structure of di-ethyl-ammonium aniline-4-sulfonate anilinium-4-sulfonate.

The title compound, CHN·CHNOS·CHNOS, consists of an ion pair and a zwitterionic neutral mol-ecule. The cation adopts an extended conformation [C-C-N-C torsion angles = 177.1 (3) and -178.

Oral probiotic treatment of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Lcr35 prevents visceral hypersensitivity to a colonic inflammation and an acute psychological stress.

Aims: This study evaluated the efficacy of a repeated oral treatment with two active pharmaceutical ingredients (Lcr Lenio and Lcr Restituo ) derivated from the probiotic bacterial strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus Lcr35 in two animal models mimicking different features of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is characterized by visceral pain associated with alteration of bowel transit. IBS patients present visceral hypersensitivity with peripheral and central origins.

Crystal structure of bis-(N,N,N',N'-tetra-methyl-guanidinium) tetra-chlorido-cuprate(II).

In the structure of the title salt, (C5H14N3)2[CuCl4], the Cu(II) atom in the anion lies on a twofold rotation axis. The tetra-chlorido-cuprate(II) anion adopts a flattened tetra-hedral coordination environment and inter-acts electrostatically with the tetra-methyl-guanidinium cation. The crystal packing is additionally consolidated through N-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, resulting in a three-dimensional network structure.

Crystal structure of 2-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium hydrogen oxalate dihydrate.

Single crystals of the title mol-ecular salt, C4H7N2 (+)·HC2O4 (-)·2H2O, were isolated from the reaction of 2-methyl-1H-imidazole and oxalic acid in a 1:1 molar ratio in water. In the crystal, the cations and anions are positioned alternately along an infinite [010] ribbon and linked together through bifurcated N-H⋯(O,O) hydrogen bonds. The water mol-ecules of crystallization link the chains into (10-1) bilayers, with the methyl groups of the cations organized in an isotactic manner.

Crystal structures of the two salts 2-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium nitrate-2-methyl-1H-imidazole (1/1) and 2-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium nitrate.

The title salts, C4H7N2 (+)·NO3 (-)·C4H6N2, (I), and C4H7N2 (+)·NO3 (-), (II), were obtained from solutions containing 2-methyl-imidazole and nitric acid in different concentrations. In the crystal structure of salt (I), one of the -NH H atoms of the imidazole ring shows half-occupancy, hence only every second mol-ecule is in its cationic form. The nitrate anion in this structure lies on a twofold rotation axis.