Obesity is associated with increased pediatric dengue virus infection and disease: A 9-year cohort study in Managua, Nicaragua.

Background: Obesity is on the rise globally in adults and children, including in tropical areas where diseases such as dengue have a substantial burden, particularly in children. Obesity impacts the risk of severe dengue disease; however, the impact on dengue virus (DENV) infection and dengue cases remains an open question.

Methods: We used 9 years of data from 5,940 children in the Pediatric Dengue Cohort Study in Nicaragua to examine whether pediatric obesity is associated with increased susceptibility to DENV infection and symptomatic presentation.

The influence of the weight-bearing state on three-dimensional (3D) planning in lower extremity realignment - analysis of novel vs. state-of-the-art planning approaches.

Background: The use of 3D planning to guide corrective osteotomies of the lower extremity is increasing in clinical practice. The use of computer-tomography (CT) data acquired in supine position neglects the weight-bearing (WB) state and the gold standard in 3D planning involves the manual adaption of the surgical plan after considering the WB state in long-leg radiographs (LLR). However, this process is subjective and dependent on the surgeons experience.

An Estimate of the Effects from Precision Livestock Farming on a Productivity Index at Farm Level. Some Evidences from a Dairy Farms' Sample of Lombardy.

This paper aimed at verifying if and to what extent the use of information technologies for dairy farming positively affects productivity of farmed herd. To do this we estimated the effects of precision farming on a productivity index at herd level, utilizing individual farms data of about 500 livestock farms. Farms are specialized in bovine milk production and are localized in Lombardy, that is one of the most important areas of Italian dairy farming.

Teaching in the Suburbs: Participatory Action Research Against Educational Wastage.

If teaching is a stressful job, it can be even more so in schools in disadvantaged areas, such as the metropolitan suburbs, where the rates of educational wastage are high. Here, teachers often feel ineffective: as a result, there is a reduced sense of well-being at work, which triggers a negative cycle that damages their educational performance. From the literature, it is known that teachers need social support, which has a positive effect on well-being and resilience.