Children are exposed to environmental contaminants by placing contaminated hands or objects in their mouths. We quantified hand- and object-mouthing frequencies of Bangladeshi children and determined if they differ from those of U.S. children to evaluate the appropriateness of applying U.S. exposure models in other socio-cultural contexts. We conducted a five-hour structured observation of the ...

The prevalence of HHV-6 infection was surveyed by determining the presence of anti-human herpesvirus-6 IgG (Anti-HHV-6 IgG) using an ELISA method. Two hundred and ten sera collected from healthy Thai children aged between 0 to 12 years (mean +/- standard deviation = 3.35+/-3.33) indicated the prevalence of HHV-6 infection was 88.10% (185/210). Samples were classified into 7 groups, 30 samples e...

Introduction: Measles is a contagious disease which is passed on easily from a person to the other. Today, although, the number of measles cases have been decreased dramatically, but it is still a common disease. The aim of this research is to study the patients with measles in Khorramabad city. Materials and Methods: This cross – sectional study was carried out on 124 patients who were adm...

Planting high-quality seedlings with desirable growth attributes are associated successful survival and performance following outplanting. Considering that most tree species from the Dipterocarpaceae family on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, proper conservation such is necessary. Very little known no clear consensus regarding whether increasing seedling production period enhances outplanti...

Severe acute malnutrition remains to be a burden in developing countries, including Indonesia. Recent studies and researches started highlight the importance of recognizing severe infants under 6 months old. This is cross-sectional study aims know prevalence biochemical risk factors old our single tertiary referral hospital, Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar, Bali, From January 2017 December 2...