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East Mediterr Health J
December 2024
Institut National de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban, Beirut, Lebanon.
Background: Lebanon's economic and financial crises have affected the quality-of-life, including food safety and food security.
Aim: To assess food safety knowledge and practices among a sample Lebanese population and the association with the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of participants.
Methods: This cross-sectional study collected data online from 412 Lebanese adults aged ≥ 18 years [mostly female (77.
Eur J Orthod
December 2024
Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthodontics, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario 'Gaspare Rodolico-San Marco', Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy.
Background/objectives: Evidence suggests nasal airflow resistance reduces after rapid maxillary expansion (RME). However, the medium-term effects of RME on upper airway (UA) airflow characteristics when normal craniofacial development is considered are still unclear. This retrospective cohort study used computer fluid dynamics (CFD) to evaluate the medium-term changes in the UA airflow (pressure and velocity) after RME in two distinct age-based cohorts.
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January 2025
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Objective: The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) designation is known to increase breastfeeding rates in the U.S. However, less is known about barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding support practices in BFHI hospitals, and how they differ from non-BFHI hospitals.
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January 2025
Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Objective: To investigate the relationship between maternal age and nutritional status, and test associations between maternal nutritional status and child mortality with a focus on maternal obesity.
Design: Secondary analysis of data from nationally representative cross-sectional sample of women of reproductive ages (15-49 years) and their children under five years. The outcome variable for maternal nutritional status was Body Mass Index (BMI), classified into underweight (BMI < 18.
Postgrad Med J
January 2025
Proof of Concept Center, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Third Affiliated Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Naval Medical University, No. 255, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Objectives: The objective was to investigate the role of double extraction in reducing data errors in evidence synthesis for pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions.
Design: Crossover randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Setting: University and hospital with teaching programs in evidence-based medicine.
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