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Cardiorespiratory fitness levels and associations with physical activity and body composition in young South African adults from Soweto
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This observational study aims to describe fitness, and objectively measured physical activity levels and patterns in 409 young black South African adults (aged...
Development and feasibility of a wearable infant wrist band for the objective measurement of physical activity using accelerometery.
Alessandra Prioreschi, Thomas Nappey, Kate Westgate, Patrick Olivier, Soren Brage, Lisa Kim Micklesfield
May 16, 2018
BACKGROUND: It is important to be able to reliably and feasibly measure infant and toddler physical activity in order to determine adherence to current physical activity guidelines and effects on early life development, growth...
The associations between adult body composition and abdominal adiposity outcomes, and relative weight gain and linear growth from birth to age 22 in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort, South Africa.
Alessandra Prioreschi, Richard J Munthali, Juliana Kagura, Rihlat Said-Mohamed, Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe, Lisa K Micklesfield, Shane A Norris
Mar 14, 2018
BACKGROUND: The growing prevalence of overweight and obesity in low- or middle-income countries precipitates the need to examine early life predictors of adiposity. OBJECTIVES: To examine growth trajectories from birth, and...
Describing objectively measured physical activity levels, patterns, and correlates in a cross sectional sample of infants and toddlers from South Africa.
Alessandra Prioreschi, Soren Brage, Kylie D Hesketh, Jill Hnatiuk, Kate Westgate, Lisa K Micklesfield
Mar 22, 2018
BACKGROUND: Physical activity is considered to have health benefits across the lifespan but levels, patterns, and correlates have not been well described in infants and toddlers under the age of two years. METHODS: This study...
High-flow nasal oxygen vs. standard oxygen therapy for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement with conscious sedation
S Scheuermann, A Tan, P Govender, M Mckie, J Pack, G Martinez, F Falter, S George, A A. Klein
Apr 14, 2023
Describing the diurnal relationships between objectively measured mother and infant physical activity.
BACKGROUND: Evidence for the importance of accumulating sufficient physical activity in the early years is mounting. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal and infant objectively measured physical...
Examining the relationships between body image, eating attitudes, BMI, and physical activity in rural and urban South African young adult females using structural equation modeling.
Alessandra Prioreschi, Stephanie V Wrottesley, Emmanuel Cohen, Ankita Reddy, Rihlat Said-Mohamed, Rhian Twine, Stephen M Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, David B Dunger, Shane A Norris
Jul 11, 2018
The persistence of food insecurity, malnutrition, increasing adiposity, and decreasing physical activity, heightens the need to understand relationships between body image satisfaction, eating attitudes, BMI and physical...
Achieving robustness to aleatoric uncertainty with heteroscedastic Bayesian optimisation
Ryan-Rhys Griffiths, Alexander A Aldrick, Miguel Garcia-Ortegon, Vidhi Lalchand, Alpha A Lee
Nov 23, 2021
Abstract: Bayesian optimisation is a sample-efficient search methodology that holds great promise for accelerating drug and materials discovery programs. A frequently-overlooked modelling consideration in Bayesian optimisation...
Understanding the Relationship between Socio-Economic Status, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour, and Adiposity in Young Adult South African Women Using Structural Equation Modelling.
Lisa K Micklesfield, Richard J Munthali, Alessandra Prioreschi, Rihlat Said-Mohamed, Alastair van Heerden, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, David Dunger, Shane A Norris
Mar 02, 2018
Socio-economic status (SES) is an important predictor of obesity, but how it is associated with differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviour is less clear. This cross-sectional study examined the association between...
South Africa Body Mass Index physical activity rural Sedentary socio-economic status urban Waist Circumference Adiposity Adolescent Adult Black People Body Mass Index Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise Female Humans Models Theoretical Overweight prevalence Rural Population Sedentary Behavior Social Class South Africa Urban Population Waist Circumference Young Adult
Stunting in infancy, pubertal trajectories and adult body composition
Glory Chidumwa, Rihlat Said-Mohamed, Lukhanyo H. Nyati, Feziwe Mpondo, Tinashe Chikowore, Alessandra Prioreschi, Juliana Kagura, Lisa J. Ware, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Shane A. Norris
Jan 20, 2021
Abstract: Background/objectives: Childhood rapid growth and earlier puberty onset have been associated with adult obesity. However, the association between childhood stunting, pubertal timing and adult obesity is unclear. We...
A Model of Cloud Forensic Application With Assurance of Cloud Log
The key concepts of digital forensic investigation in cloud computing are examination and investigation. Cybercriminals target cloud-based web applications due to presence of vulnerabilities. Forensic investigation is a complex...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Depression amongst interns working in a tertiary care teaching Hospital in Maharashtra
Background: Internship is a crucial stage of medical school regarding student stress which can affect thepatient care negatively. Retrieving knowledge about presence of depression is therefore important in itself and iffound...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Depression amongst interns working in a tertiary care teaching Hospital in Maharashtra
Background: Internship is a crucial stage of medical school regarding student stress which can affect the patient care negatively. Retrieving knowledge about presence of depression is therefore important in itself and if found...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Stunting in infancy, pubertal trajectories and adult body composition
Glory Chidumwa, Rihlat Said-Mohamed, Lukhanyo H Nyati, Feziwe Mpondo, Tinashe Chikowore, Alessandra Prioreschi, Juliana Kagura, Lisa J Ware, Lisa K Micklesfield, Shane A Norris
Aug 14, 2021
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Childhood rapid growth and earlier puberty onset have been associated with adult obesity. However, the association between childhood stunting, pubertal timing and adult obesity is unclear. We examined...
Knowledge and Attitude among High School Students towards HIV / AIDS in Rural areas of Belagavi–A Cross Sectional Study
Asha A. Bellad and Rajesh R Kulkarni
Mar 25, 2015
Introduction Since its emergence in 1981, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which poses a serious challenge to mankind, without doubt, has become one of the most serious infectious diseases. Many adolescents around the world are sexually...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Sentiment Analysis on Movie Reviews Dataset Using Support Vector Machines and Ensemble Learning
The internet makes it easier for people to connect to each other and has become a platform to express ideas and share information with the world. The growth of the internet has indirectly led to the development of social...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Right sided eventration of diaphragm with clinodactyly
A. Sareen and K. Mahajan
Apr 21, 2015
Diaphragmatic hernia can be of two types-absence or deficiency of the diaphragm, or eventration resulting in elevation of a portion of the diaphragm as a result of incomplete muscularization. Complete eventration almost...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Knowledge and Attitude among High School Students towards HIV / AIDS in Rural areas of Belagavi–A Cross Sectional Study
Asha A. Bellad and Rajesh R Kulkarni
Mar 25, 2015
Introduction Since its emergence in 1981, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which poses a serious challenge to mankind, without doubt, has become one of the most serious infectious diseases. Many adolescents around the world are sexually...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Associations between abdominal adiposity, body size and objectively measured physical activity in infants from Soweto, South Africa.
Alessandra Prioreschi, Ken K Ong, Emanuella de Lucia Rolfe, Kate Westgate, Lisa K Micklesfield, Soren Brage
Jul 28, 2022
Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices in Ghana
The study assessed the sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices of 303 manufacturing firms in Ghana with an annual turnover of not less than $1,000,000, which were purposively selected for the study. A questionnaire...
Published by: Indonesia Strategic Sustainability
Right sided eventration of diaphragm with clinodactyly
A. Sareen and K. Mahajan
Apr 21, 2015
Diaphragmatic hernia can be of two types-absence or deficiency of the diaphragm, or eventration resulting in elevation of a portion of the diaphragm as a result of incomplete muscularization. Complete eventration almost...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Physical Exercise (Riyazat) a Boon for Expecting Mothers
Creation has endowed the female of the species with the gift of pro-creation. Therefore this unique gift is the greatest happiness for a woman, who is aware that she and her kind are the ones who have brought mankind in this...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
Students' Performance Prediction in Higher Education Using Multi-Agent Framework-Based Distributed Data Mining Approach
An effective educational program warrants the inclusion of an innovative construction that enhances the higher education efficacy in such a way that accelerates the achievement of desired results and reduces the risk of...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Hospital Workers in a Tertiary Care Referral Centre
According to the World Health Organization, more than 2 billion people in the world are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.The goal of testing for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is to identify persons...
Published by: IJHS Medical Association
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