Abstract This paper explores the effect of birth weight on a series anthropometric outcomes among children. We use panel individual-level data from 39 developing countries covering years 1999-2018 and attempt to solve Endogeneity using mother fixed twin fixed-effect strategies. The results suggest that improvements in result statistically economically significant children’s outcomes. An additio...

Abstract We analyze the impact of in utero temperature exposure on birth weight and an indicator for low using administrative data singleton live births conceived between 2000 2016 Hungary. find that to high temperatures during pregnancy decreases weight, but its probability is weaker. Exposure one additional hot day (mean > 25 °C) gestation period reduces by 0.46 g, relative a 15–20 °C day....

In abiotic degradation the action of light radiation is one of the most important parameters, because polymers undergo degradation due to the action of light (natural or artificial). The aim of this study was to investigate the degradation rate for samples of polypropylene (PP) modified with an organic pro-degradant submitted to ageing in a natural environment and to accelerated ageing test. Th...

AIM This study aimed to (i) assess the level of patient satisfaction and its association with different sociodemographic and healthcare characteristics in an emergency care centre (ECC) in Saudi Arabia and (ii) to identify the predictors of patients' satisfaction. METHODS A prospective cohort study of 390 adult patients with Canadian triage category III and IV who visited ECC at King Abdulazi...

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is referred to a group of complex neuro-developmental disorders, which can be characterized by impairments in social and communication skills as well as repetitive body movements and behaviors. The objective of this study was to examine adequacy of nutrient intake and to determine the scientific nutritional data of ASD individual. Methods: In this cros...

The scope and purpose of this work is 2-fold: to synthesize the available evidence and to translate it into recommendations. This document provides recommendations only when there is evidence to support them. As such, they do not constitute a complete protocol for clinical use. Our intention is that these recommendations be used by others to develop treatment protocols, which necessarily need t...