• Higher maternal BMI and obesity are associated with changes in the levels of Bifidobacterium and Staphylococcus species and overall lower bacterial diversity. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study investigated inflammatory changes in patients with obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes, in collaboration with Dr Andy Hogan (Maynooth University), Profs. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more in adults, is linked to impaired immune functions . (cdc.gov)
  • 6 Tanaka S, Isoda F, Ishihara Y, Kimura M, Yamakawa T. T lymphopaenia in relation to body mass index and TNF-alpha in human obesity: adequate weight reduction can be corrective . (cdc.gov)
  • The body mass index (BMI), body weight (kg) to squared height (m) ratio, is a well known index that is receiving increasing attention to evaluate the effects of overall obesity on ventilatory function. (ersjournals.com)
  • Among the many variants linked to a high BMI, variants in the Fat Mass and Obesity Associated gene (FTO for short) stand out due to their well-studied link with body fat regulation. (helix.com)
  • Study of the association between polymorphism of persistent obesity, human leptin gene/leptin receptor gene and molecular subtypes of breast cancer]. (cdc.gov)
  • As rates of overweight and obesity have risen sharply in the United States over the past 30 years, perceptions of a "normal" or healthy weight are subject to change. (scirp.org)
  • Specifically, overweight is defined as a body-mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25, while obesity is a BMI greater than or equal to 30. (scirp.org)
  • Cardiovascular disease has been elevated to this position by a combination of factors that include urbanization and its attendant effects, such as obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, changes in dietary habits, and smoking. (revespcardiol.org)
  • To build a percentile table for body mass index (BMI) for adolescents aged 10 to 14 years in the city of Curitiba, state of Paraná, Brazil, and compare the values found for overweight (85th percentile) and obesity (95th percentile) with Brazilian and international BMI reference values. (bvsalud.org)
  • Obesity is defined as a condition that occurs when there is an excessive amount of fat stored in the body which increases the risk factors of other health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes(type 2), sleep apnea and osteoarthritis. (hypertextbook.com)
  • As the part of the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey (NNYFS) specific data collection effort, the body measures data are used to study the associations between body weight and measures of physical activity and fitness, and to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in U.S. children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Previous large studies in humans have hinted that genes that are most strongly associated with obesity are expressed in the developing brain. (technologynetworks.com)
  • The biggest surprise came when the investigators compared their epigenetic data in mice to human data from large genome-wide association studies that screen for genetic variants associated with obesity. (technologynetworks.com)
  • The genomic regions targeted for epigenetic maturation in the mouse arcuate nucleus overlapped strongly with human genomic regions associated with body mass index, an index of obesity. (technologynetworks.com)
  • These associations suggest that obesity risk in humans is determined in part by epigenetic development in the arcuate nucleus," MacKay said. (technologynetworks.com)
  • Obesity is having too much body fat. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A wide range of polices relating to body weight are justified as a means of fixing market failures such as imperfect information, negative externalities including higher medical cost, irrational behavior, and unanticipated variation in social norms regarding body shape (Philipson, 2001 ). (springer.com)
  • In 2001 the Centers for Disease control (CDC), using a report of body mass index determined that 21 percent of the population was obese that's almost twice as much as the mere 12 percent in 1991. (hypertextbook.com)
  • 30 kg/m²) these changes in checkpoint expression in the visceral fat was predictive of the person's weight. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Excess weight can affect how your body functions. (cdc.gov)
  • The primary indicator was change in adiposity with a goal of 3% loss in weight across the intervention. (cdc.gov)
  • eleven of 20 employees lost .3% of body weight. (cdc.gov)
  • Over an 8-yr follow-up, the detrimental effect of gaining weight might be reversible for many adults as most of those who reduced their body mass index values also increased their lung function. (ersjournals.com)
  • Furthermore, BMI or body weight gains have been shown to be related to longitudinal decline of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ) and forced vital capacity (FVC) in adults, both in occupational cohorts 3 , 4 and in general population samples 5 - 7 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Body weight, but not BMI, change was included among predictors of longitudinal change of D L,CO in adults from the Tucson Epidemiological Study of Obstructive Lung Disease, although its effect was not specifically addressed 8 . (ersjournals.com)
  • By applying a statistical model analogous to that applied in the above mentioned paper, the present authors have previously found that weight at baseline and change in weight were significant predictors of D L,CO longitudinal increases over an 8-yr period, both in adult males and females from the Po river delta prospective epidemiological study in Italy 9 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Interestingly, I. obliquus intake decreased body weight in middle-aged mice and increased body temperature in response to light-dark switching in mature adult mice. (researchgate.net)
  • The principal message from nutritional studies in humans has been an endorsement of the benefits of a diet consisting mainly of vegetables, fruits, fiber, and fish, combined with restricted caloric intake and/or exercise to maintain or achieve a healthy weight. (medscape.com)
  • This real-world study compares weight/body mass index (BMI) change between insured US patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) initiating a protease inhibitor (PI) or INSTI. (analysisgroup.com)
  • The proportion of patients with ≥5% weight/BMI increases and mean weight/BMI change from pre- to post-index were compared using odds ratios (ORs) and mean differences (MDs). (analysisgroup.com)
  • Pre- and post-index weight and BMI measurements were available in 429 and 430 PI patients, and 397 and 383 INSTI patients, respectively (mean time between index and post-index measurements: ∼7 months). (analysisgroup.com)
  • Relative to INSTI, patients initiating a new PI were less likely to experience ≥5% weight/BMI gain post-index. (analysisgroup.com)
  • The following measurements were made on all subjects before and after 12 wk of training: weight, percent body fat, peak oxygen consumption (VO(2peak)), isokinetic peak torque and average power produced during single-leg flexion and extension at 60 and 180 degrees.s, one-repetition maximum (1RM) leg press, 1RM bench press, vertical jump height, and calculated jump power. (nih.gov)
  • It's been known for over a century that a person's body weight is influenced to some extent by heredity. (helix.com)
  • Originally, variants in the FTO gene were thought to affect body weight by somehow altering the activity of the FTO gene. (helix.com)
  • White fat stores and releases excess fat, and is associated with higher body weight. (helix.com)
  • Brown fat stores and continually breaks down excess fat, and is associated with lower body weight. (helix.com)
  • Beige fat stores and breaks down excess fat when prompted by the body, and is associated with lower body weight. (helix.com)
  • One important variant in the FTO gene has been shown to influence body weight by affecting two genes (known as IRX3 and IRX5) that are very close by. (helix.com)
  • They looked specifically at how body mass index (BMI), a combination of height and weight, changed over time as the men either became fathers or did not, and for those who did, whether they were what the researchers called resident fathers who lived with their children, or non-residents who lived separately. (time.com)
  • It was found that exclusive breast feeding was moderately inversely associated with weight gain but not length or body mass index. (medela.us)
  • Several researchers are studying neonatal growth and particularly gain of lean body mass which reflects appropriate growth and not just an increase in weight. (medela.us)
  • One study found that infants who had larger fat mass compared to lean body mass had considerably weaker bones as well (Fat Mass in Extremely Preterm Infants: Relationship With Neonatal Weight Gain, Tremblay G. et al 2903.442). (medela.us)
  • The Body Mass Index (BMI) is commonly used to determine weight status. (scirp.org)
  • Participants that perceived BMI to be invalid most commonly cited incongruence with one's perception of their own body weight, no accounting for unique body shapes, and no accounting for additional muscle mass. (scirp.org)
  • The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a computed metric derived from the mass (weight) and height of an individual. (scirp.org)
  • Body weight is also known to affect individuals' self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, including romantic ones. (springer.com)
  • Policies that affect individuals' body weight alter individual well-being, which is likely to weigh heavily in many cost-benefit or cost-utility analyses, leaving studies that exclude or miscalculate benefits of health interventions severely biased. (springer.com)
  • Examples of these diverse changes include broader participation in recreational sports on the one hand and the growing share of people with excess body weight on the other. (inimareng.ee)
  • They were interested in the relationship between weight and human health, and soon they began to calculate body mass index in order to prevent unnecessary expenses on their part. (brightside.me)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared, and then rounded to one decimal place. (cdc.gov)
  • Body weight regulation is very sensitive to such 'developmental programming,' but exactly how this works remains unknown. (technologynetworks.com)
  • This period is also exquisitely sensitive to developmental programming of body weight regulation, suggesting that these effects could be a consequence of dysregulated epigenetic maturation. (technologynetworks.com)
  • The team conducted genome-wide analyses of both DNA methylation - an important epigenetic tag - and gene expression, both before and after closure of the postnatal critical window for developmental programming of body weight. (technologynetworks.com)
  • Your healthy body weight depends on your sex and height. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A sudden, unexpected change in weight can be a sign of a medical problem. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Once you gain weight, your body resists losing weight. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Adult patients with HIV-1 who initiated a new PI or INSTI on or after 7/17/2018 (index date) and had ≥12 months of continuous pre-index clinical activity were included. (analysisgroup.com)
  • Of the 14,000 genes analysed, 3,302 were identified as varying significantly in their expression among human volunteers. (nutraingredients.com)
  • Research leader Ruan Elliott said his team studied "gene expression", the process by which genes are activated to make proteins that in turn carry out a range of functions in the body. (nutraingredients.com)
  • While many genes with many different functions contribute to this body fat, the first variants unequivocally and reproducibly linked to body mass are in the FTO gene2,3. (helix.com)
  • Sometimes, two genes are in very close proximity, which means that changes to one gene can affect the other. (helix.com)
  • In the study, 44 adults ranging in age from 40 to 85 (mean age: 62.6) with mild memory changes but no dementia underwent an experimental type of PET scan to measure the level of plaque and tangles in the brain. (naturalproductsinsider.com)
  • Can Tai Chi training impact fractal stride time dynamics, an index of gait health, in older adults? (crossref.org)
  • Background Previous research has suggested that body mass index (BMI) and body height are associated with intelligence quotient (IQ) in older children and adults. (human-biology-and-public-health.org)
  • Over the past 30 years, the lifestyles of adults in Estonia have changed significantly. (inimareng.ee)
  • Conversely, longitudinal changes of BMI caused a slight and nonsignificant increase in D L,CO values in both sexes. (ersjournals.com)
  • Dr Schwartz commented: "In our study, we analysed the function of immune checkpoints on specific cells and it is fascinating to see that a small change on one of many cell populations in the fat has such an impact on the outcome of the disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In fact, there's evidence that suggests some human populations evolved the ability to retain higher amounts of brown fat, which allowed them to survive in cold climates like Greenland6. (helix.com)
  • Similarly, some populations of humans developed the ability to insulate their body by retaining high amounts of white fat-an ability that may have been gained due to changes in the DNA coding for the FTO gene4. (helix.com)
  • The conclusion from this portion of the study was that protein content in the milk up and down regulates over the course of lactation which is already known but that these changes are different in different geographic regions (Comparative Analysis of the Human Milk Whey Proteome Across Populations and Lactation Stages: GEHM Study Insights. (medela.us)
  • These 1D, 2D, and 3D measurements of body condition can then be standardized by total length to produce a relative measure of an individual's body condition to compare among individuals and populations. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Several factors may influence the composition of human milk probiotics, such as maternal body mass index (BMI), infant sex, birth modality, and mode of breastfeeding. (wikipedia.org)
  • Maternal health status is associated with changes in the bacterial composition of milk. (wikipedia.org)
  • In instances where perceptions are not favorable toward BMI, it is largely attributable to opinions of incongruence with BMI and body shape, type, or composition. (scirp.org)
  • Criticisms of such use include inattention to variations in body type and body composition. (scirp.org)
  • Our bodies have evolved to produce body fat as a method to hold onto highly energetic molecules (like sugars and fats ) when they're consumed in excess. (helix.com)
  • Researchers at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior also collected information on participants' body mass index, levels of physical activity, diet and other lifestyle factors. (naturalproductsinsider.com)
  • Data were analyzed using directed content analysis across five domains: 1) perceived ease of use, 2) how the matrix was used, 3) changes in behavior or standard operating procedures after introduction, 4) perceived value of the matrix, and 5) program sustainability. (cdc.gov)
  • We sought to determine whether infectious disease prevalence in infancy predicted body mass index (BMI) in adulthood. (cdc.gov)
  • The long-term prevalence trends of stress and multiple health behaviour indicators 2 (vt Figure 2.3.1 ) reveal several interesting changes. (inimareng.ee)
  • To determine the prevalence of dyslipidaemia and HT in paediatric diabetic patients seen at Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) and establish whether either is associated with body mass index (BMI), glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) or duration of diabetes. (who.int)
  • Dyslipidaemia was not associated with HT or BMI percentile and its prevalence did not change between the two specified periods. (who.int)
  • Changes in Body Mass Index with Longer-term Integrase Inhibitor Use: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data from the Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (REPRIEVE). (harvard.edu)
  • 3. Known immunodeficiency including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. (who.int)
  • The study found that each one of several lifestyle factors-a healthy body mass index, physical activity and a Mediterranean diet-were linked to lower levels of plaques and tangles on the brain scans. (naturalproductsinsider.com)
  • Avoiding a second wave of medical errors: the importance of human factors in the context of a pandemic. (ahrq.gov)
  • There are many factors that affect the idea of the perfect body shape and one of them is the feeling of hunger. (brightside.me)
  • This was true after adjusting for sociodemographic factors such as age, sex, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, early-life trauma, socioeconomic status, and physical health ― evidence a core biological mechanism is at work. (medscape.com)
  • Climate factors, in addition to multiple reported number of dengue cases in the world (91 321 human, biological and ecological determinants, influence cases in 2012). (who.int)
  • Cuilin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., is a clinical epidemiologist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development researching the genetic and environmental factors that cause gestational diabetes. (medlineplus.gov)
  • I began my research on gestational diabetes with a particular focus on factors women can change that could prevent the disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • 2022). Understanding how humpback whales increase their energy reserves over the course of the foraging season can help researchers establish a baseline to monitor future impacts from climate change and human activities. (oregonstate.edu)
  • As ocean climate conditions continue to change, monitoring the body condition of baleen whales is important to provide insight on how their population and ecosystem is responding. (oregonstate.edu)
  • 9 On a regional scale, a review of the impacts north to south with the Mekong Delta region (MDR) of climate change on human health provided more experiencing the highest incidence recorded during the evidence of the burden of climate change-attributable years 2000 to 2016. (who.int)
  • diseases and emphasized the uncertainty in attributing diseases to climate change, owing to a lack of long-term, Several recent studies have aimed to better un- high-quality data. (who.int)
  • 10 Climate change is likely to affect the derstand the dynamics of dengue and the influences seasonal and geographical distribution of dengue fever in a Vietnam National Space Center, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. (who.int)
  • Next we calculated three nutritional quality (nutrient balance score, disqualifying nutrient score, percent population with adequate nutrition), five environmental (greenhouse gas, water, land, nitrogen and phosphorus use), one economic (daily food expenditure) and one human health indicator (DALYs) for current and alternative diets. (mdpi.com)
  • A woman with an hourglass body shape is an indicator of fertility. (brightside.me)
  • These biomarkers range from genetic variants which are fixed for each person throughout their life, through gene products such as proteins which are produced dynamically and vary with time and across different cells in the body, to large molecule metabolites which more closely reflect the processes involved in both normal functioning and disease development. (ukri.org)
  • Biomarkers are characteristics of the body that one can measure. (factmr.com)
  • Biomarkers that tell how the body is doing, and they are measurable. (factmr.com)
  • Identify targets for chemoprevention and biomarkers of CRC risk in humans. (ukri.org)
  • We have also researched potential biomarkers [which can help predict disease] you can change for early prediction of gestational diabetes and to better inform prevention and intervention. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The human milk microbiome likely varies by population and between individual women, however, a study based on a group of U.S. women observed the same nine bacterial taxa in all samples from all of their participants, suggesting a common "core" of the milk microbiome, at least in that population. (wikipedia.org)
  • A study done by Soto et al also revealed that Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria are more commonly found in the human milk of women who did not receive any antibiotics during pregnancy and lactation. (wikipedia.org)
  • One Los Angeles-based study found that distance traveled to the nearest supermarket was positively associated with higher body mass index (BMI) (23). (cdc.gov)
  • Individuals who adhere to a Mediterranean diet and have regular physical activity and a normal body mass index can reduce the incidence of protein build-ups associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. (naturalproductsinsider.com)
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of body mass index (BMI) changes over an 8-yr follow-up, on longitudinal changes of vital capacity (VC), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ), and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung ( D L,CO ) indices in a general population sample of North Italy. (ersjournals.com)
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of changes of BMI, over an 8-yr follow-up, on longitudinal changes of slow vital capacity (VC), FVC, FEV 1 , and D L,CO in a general population sample of North Italy. (ersjournals.com)
  • The study definedthe normal level of variability of gene expression in healthy people so minor changes can be detected. (nutraingredients.com)
  • The team embarked on the study based on observations that people with a high body-mass index and conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes are more sensitive to the disease. (sflorg.com)
  • Therefore, on the basis of previous experiments, this study conducted biodiversity sequencing through 16SrRNA to observe the structural changes of intestinal flora of the nude mice with uterine fibroids model under the action of donkey-hide gelatin, turtle shell glue, and other traditional Chinese medicines, providing strong evidence for traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the intestinal microecology of nude mice with uterine fibroids. (hindawi.com)
  • Another quite interesting study called the Global Exploration of Human Milk, funded by Mead Johnson, is a study in which 365 mother/infant breast feeding cohorts were studied in China, the U.S. and Mexico. (medela.us)
  • Interestingly, animal studies and a human study have demonstrated that a gluten-free (GF) diet during pregnancy reduces the risk of T1D. (mdpi.com)
  • How each movement changes the next: an experimental and theoretical study of fast adaptive priors in reaching. (cmu.edu)
  • The purpose of this study is to observe the changes of cortical morphological characteristics and their potential contribu. (cn1699.cn)
  • Our study aimed to investigate the grey matter (GM) changes using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) in Parkinson's disea. (cn1699.cn)
  • 2. Treatment with non-biologic asthma controller therapy for =3 months prior to screening and no changes in controller dosing regimens within 4 weeks prior to screening or during the screening period, or anticipated need for changes throughout the study. (who.int)
  • These finding support the hypothesis that infections early in life play a role in body habitus in adulthood. (cdc.gov)
  • By focusing on the indicators of health and risk behaviour and manifestations of their unequal distribution, this article aims to provide a brief insight into the relationships between lifestyle and mental health in adulthood and how their patterns in Estonia have changed over time. (inimareng.ee)
  • Since changes in the health behaviour of the population form the starting point for changes in physical and mental health, the current situation in population's health behaviour and mental health should be viewed in the context of the developments in the past. (inimareng.ee)
  • In this blog, I will discuss the different methods used for measuring body condition of baleen whales from drone-based imagery and how uncertainty differs between these metrics. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Simple baseline survey-assessment defined employees who reported room to change their dietary and physical activity patterns as well as an accurate realization of their level of excessive adiposity. (cdc.gov)
  • Median linear regression models were applied to estimate the medians of change (computed as follow-up minus baseline values) of VC, FVC, FEV 1 and D L,CO indices, as functions of changes of BMI over the follow-up period, separately by sex, after considering several potential confounders and effect modifiers. (ersjournals.com)
  • Percent body fat was significantly decreased in the ET and CT groups. (nih.gov)
  • Jump power improved significantly only in the RT group, and no group showed a significant change in vertical jump height. (nih.gov)
  • Demand side interventions, such as dietary change, can significantly contribute towards the achievement of 2030 national sustainable development goals. (mdpi.com)
  • Since the dawn of time human beings have been trying to improve the quality of the existence and extend their lifespan. (iospress.com)
  • they are required, as the tests have to assess the effectiveness of medicines on human beings during clinical investigations. (factmr.com)
  • Elucidate the specific molecular mechanism by which SHROOM2 impacts on CRC risk and on gene expression in human large bowel epithelium and the retina. (ukri.org)
  • The fact that day-to-day variationwithin individuals was so low suggests that detecting even small changes through adjustments to diet or nutrition should be feasible, the team stated. (nutraingredients.com)
  • So, how do we provide adequate nutrition leading to appropriate growth and development rather than additional body fat? (medela.us)
  • Decades of research in humans and animal models have shown that environmental influences during critical periods of development have a major long-term impact on health and disease," said corresponding author Dr. Robert Waterland , professor of pediatrics -nutrition and a member of the USDA Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor. (technologynetworks.com)
  • For example, lean athletes often have a high muscle-to-fat ratio and therefore a BMI that is misleadingly high relative to actual percentage of body fat [7]. (scirp.org)
  • Increased body mass index is associated with global decreases in white matter microstructural integrity. (cmu.edu)
  • Microstructural organizational patterns in the human corticostriatal system. (cmu.edu)
  • We used these images to measure the length and width of the whale to estimate body condition, which represents an animal's relative energy reserve and can reflect foraging success (see previous blog ). (oregonstate.edu)
  • These total length and width measurements are then used to estimate body condition in either 1-, 2-, or 3-dimensions: a single width (1D), a projected dorsal surface area (2D), or a body volume measure (3D). (oregonstate.edu)
  • My research centers on how we plan our actions, how this changes with experience and how the organization of the underlying neural pathways regulates these abilities. (cmu.edu)
  • With regard to clinical studies, large BMI values have been shown to be an independent determinant of increased diffusion indexes in groups of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 10 and obstructive sleep-apnoea 11 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Only through our basic research efforts using pre-clinical models, were we able to gain access to patients' samples and link our findings to human disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • With 994 participants from BioHEART-CT Discovery Cohort, we collected clinical data and performed high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry to determine concentrations of 683 plasma lipid species. (bvsalud.org)
  • Some assessments including anthropometric assessment, casual blood pressure measurement, and ankle-brachial index have an established clinical application while others including pulse wave velocity, heart rate variability, and carotid intima-media thickness have no established application and do not have reference values for healthy Brazilian population but may be important predictors of cardiovascular outcomes. (scielosp.org)
  • Some assessments including anthropometric assessment, casual blood pressure (BP) measure, and ankle-brachial index (ABI) have established clinical application. (scielosp.org)
  • Little is known about the effect of longitudinal changes of BMI on variations of the carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung ( D L,CO ) in large general population samples. (ersjournals.com)
  • All survey participants aged 3 to 15 years were eligible for the body measures component. (cdc.gov)
  • A final body measures component status code (BMDSTATS) provides analysts with a quick method of identifying survey participants with complete or partial body measurement data. (cdc.gov)
  • The team studied the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on more than 400 lipids in two different human cell lines. (sflorg.com)
  • They literally hold us together by keeping our cells intact, and they're a major source of energy storage for our bodies," said Jennifer Kyle, a biomedical scientist at PNNL who specializes in the measurement of lipids. (sflorg.com)
  • Recent publication shows how humpback whales increase their body condition over the foraging season. (oregonstate.edu)
  • The second chapter of my dissertation, which was recently published in Frontiers in Marine Science and includes Clara Bird and Leigh Torres as co-authors, compared the uncertainty associated with 1D, 2D, and 3D drone-based body condition measurements in three baleen whale species with different ranges in body sizes: blue, humpback, and Antarctic minke whales (Figure 2) (Bierlich et al. (oregonstate.edu)
  • 3 US Department of Health and Human Services. (cdc.gov)
  • Services USDoHaH, Department of Health and Human Services. (crossref.org)
  • Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333. (cdc.gov)
  • Our finding is important to help researchers decide which body condition measurement best suits their scientific question, particularly when using a drone platform that is susceptible to greater error - as discussed in my previous blog . (oregonstate.edu)
  • In the last 3 decades, infectious diseases among humans have been disappearing from society because of vaccines and improved vaccination practices ( 3 ), widespread antimicrobial drug use, expanded medical care access, and improved sanitation ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Let's consider, for example, how our own daily life has changed over the past few decades. (inimareng.ee)
  • One comment that was made in relation to protein content of human milk in general was that we are studying the protein content but perhaps it is important that we know which amino acids are or need to be present in the diet. (medela.us)
  • They either change the blood-brain barrier, or move across the blood-brain barrier, or transmit the signal ― the information ― across the blood-brain barrier and perpetuate the depressive systems by changing the function of brain areas responsible for interpretation of emotions," said Pariante, professor of biological psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London. (medscape.com)
  • In fact, in terms of these postnatal epigenetic changes, males and females are more different than they are similar. (technologynetworks.com)
  • All because the interest in the human personality and body was awakened, and pregnancy was also shown. (brightside.me)
  • Gestational diabetes is a disease that develops during pregnancy and affects how the body turns food into energy. (medlineplus.gov)
  • changes in land cover by human settlements, the incidence provinces (Vinh Long, Tra Vinh Can Tho, Hau presence of water bodies, and vegetation type also affect giang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang and Ca Mau), dengue transmission processes. (who.int)
  • The human brain undergoes continuous structural changes due to development and aging. (frontiersin.org)
  • the decrease in the relative abundance of Firmicutes and the increase in the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes were important structural changes of intestinal flora in nude mice at 4 weeks after administration. (hindawi.com)
  • Lifestyle or dietary changes that can potentially impact all-cause morbidity and mortality rather than just disease-specific morbidity and mortality again appear to provide the greatest benefit-to-risk ratio. (medscape.com)
  • For example, the surface area and volume of two geometrically similar bodies of different sizes are not related to their linear dimensions in the same ratio, but rather to the second and third power, respectively (i.e., x 2 vs. x 3 ). (oregonstate.edu)
  • BMI was calculated as the ratio of body mass (kg) divided by height (m) squared. (bvsalud.org)
  • But how does uncertainty scale and propagate when multiple measurements are combined, such as when measuring body condition of the whole animal? (oregonstate.edu)
  • As discussed in a previous blog , drones serve as a valuable tool for obtaining morphological measurements of baleen whales to estimate their body condition. (oregonstate.edu)
  • While several different studies have used each of these dimensions to assess whale body condition, it is unclear how these measurements compare amongst each other. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Similarly, uncertainty should not be expected to scale linearly across 1D, 2D, and 3D body condition measurements. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Arm and calf measurements were made on the right side of the body. (cdc.gov)
  • If a participant had a medical condition or medical appliance, such as a cast, that prevented measurements from being taken on the right side of the body, the health technician took measurements on the left side. (cdc.gov)
  • Analysts should examine the distributions of the body measurements carefully and consider whether or not it is appropriate to include or exclude extreme values in a given analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • We estimate the "utility-maximizing" Body Mass Index (BMI) and calculate the implied monetary value of changes in both individual and spousal BMI, using the compensating income variation method and data from the Swiss Household Panel. (springer.com)
  • One way to determine individuals' value of improvements in non-market goods like body mass index (BMI) is to calculate the willingness to pay (WTP) for such improvements or the willingness to accept (WTA) compensation for losses. (springer.com)
  • Fortunately, most of what is known concerning lifestyle and dietary change for CVD prevention appears to directly apply to cancer prevention. (medscape.com)
  • However, most previous studies analysing the consequences of dietary change focus on a single dimension of sustainability (e.g., environment) using a limited number of indicators and dietary scenarios. (mdpi.com)
  • Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), a primary component of human milk, are prebiotics which have been shown to promote growth of beneficial Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides species. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inflammation is an immune response to infection or other stresses on the body. (medscape.com)
  • All this results in a negative feedback loop in which inflammation makes the body believe it is under threat, produces a more robust immune response, and perpetuates or exacerbates depressive symptoms. (medscape.com)
  • there was no significant change in increased risk of death in PAH-Scl after controlling for left heart disease. (nih.gov)
  • Changes in Body Mass Index, Leptin, and Leptin Receptor Polymorphisms and Breast Cancer Risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Whilst the risk imparted by each of the common variants we have identified is individually modest (~10-20% increase in risk), common variants that impart modest effects on human phenotypes can have major therapeutic implications. (ukri.org)
  • An MRL is an estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • 2022). This work also helps provide insight to the GEMM Lab's GRANITE project (Gray whale Response to Ambient Noise Informed by Technology and Ecology), where we are interested in how Pacific Coast Feeding Group (PCFG) gray whales increase their energy reserves in response to environmental variability and increasing human activities. (oregonstate.edu)
  • We observed here that ADP-1 is stable in human serum and oligomerizes in aqueous environments. (phoenixpeptide.com)
  • La enfermedad cardiovascular es la primera causa de muerte en el mundo, y su impacto está siendo especialmente devastador en países de rentas medias-bajas. (revespcardiol.org)
  • La combinación de factores como la urbanización y sus efectos derivados, como la obesidad, el sedentarismo, los cambios en hábitos dietéticos y el tabaquismo, se han combinado para situar la enfermedad cardiovascular en esa posición. (revespcardiol.org)