Is the rise in childhood obesity rates leading to an increase in hospitalizations due to dengue?

Background: Obesity and diabetes are known risk factors for severe dengue. Therefore, we sought to investigate the association of obesity with increased risk of hospitalization, as there is limited information.

Methods And Findings: Children aged 10 to 18 years (n = 4782), were recruited from 9 districts in Sri Lanka using a stratified multi-stage cluster sampling method.

Modal analysis of the thermal conductivity of nanowires: examining unique thermal transport features.

In this study, unique thermal transport features of nanowires over bulk materials are investigated using a combined analysis based on lattice dynamics and equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD). The evaluation of the thermal conductivity (TC) of Lenard-Jones nanowires becomes feasible due to the multi-step normal mode decomposition (NMD) procedure implemented in the study. A convergence issue of the TC of nanowires is addressed by the NMD implementation for two case studies, which employ pristine nanowires (PNW) and superlattice nanowires.

Intimate partner violence and the experience of early motherhood: A cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with a poor experience of motherhood.

Objective: to examine the relationship between intimate partner violence and other factors associated with the experience of early motherhood.

Design: cross sectional secondary data analysis (n=1534) from MOVE: a cluster randomised controlled trial that evaluated a model of enhanced nurse screening and supportive care for abused women.

Setting: Victoria, Australia.

Is fresh frozen plasma effective for thrombocytopenia in adults with dengue fever? A prospective randomised double blind controlled study.

Rationale: Thrombocytopenia is a common problem which causes concern and complications in dengue fever. If proven effective, intravenous fresh frozen plasma is a simple and widely available therapeutic option to manage thrombocytopenia.

Objective: To test the efficacy of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) on thrombocytopenia in patients with dengue fever.

Psychological impact of trauma on developing children and youth.

All too often, children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events that lead to physical injury in many cases, psychological perturbation in most cases, and enduring psychological reactions, notably posttraumatic stress disorder, in a minority of individuals. This sequence of events can affect later development, learning, emotions, and behavior. In the process of caring for the physical injury, it is important for the primary care practitioner (PCP) to correctly interpret these presentations and anticipate the need for specific assessments, immediate intervention, referral, and follow-up.