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Abstract Background Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) remains a major public health concern, particularly in African populations where undernutrition is common. Many participants with RR-TB initiate treatment wit...

Objective Although associations between obesity and thyroid function have been widely reported, few studies have examined euthyroid (clinically normal) adults using both bioelectrical impedance-derived body composition m...

BackgroundSarcopenia is a progressive, age-associated condition marked by loss of muscle mass, strength, and physical performance, representing a key nutritional and functional problem in aging people. This study examine...

IntroductionInfertility treatment may be influenced by systemic metabolic and redox imbalances. This prospective observational (cross-sectional) study aimed to evaluate the impact of clinical risk factors on oxidative st...

Essays on discourse of female body and its representations in film. Is based particularly on analysis of late 20th-century films starring actress and politician Maria Rojo. Analyzes ways in which her characters subvert s...

Materias / palabras clave: Body image; Social aspects.; Rol sexual.; Imagen corporal; Aspectos sociales.; Imagen corporal en la mujer.; Imagen corporal en hombres.; Identidad (Psicología); Autopercepción.; Body image in women.; Body image in men...

Materias / palabras clave: Noir fiction, Argentine; History and criticism; Noir fiction, Chilean; Human body in literature; Spanish American fiction; Themes, motives; 21st century; 20th century; Human body in motion pictures; Film noir; Latin Amer...

Materias / palabras clave: Body image in adolescence.; Teenagers; Sexual behavior.; Costume; History.; Psicología del adolescente.; Sexo.

Materias / palabras clave: Anormalidades humanas; Historia; Siglo XIX.; México; Cuerpo humano; Aspectos sociales; Monstruos; Filosofía.; Abnormalities, Human; History; 19th century.; Mexico; Human body; Social aspects; Monsters; Philosophy.

Materias / palabras clave: Latin American literature; History and criticism.; 20th century; Human body in literature.; Art, Latin American; Human figure in art.; El cuerpo humano en la literatura.; Arte latinoamericano; Historia y crítica.; Siglo...

This text discusses artistic practices, changes in perspective and their implications on the representation and presentation of human body, in order to expand the comprehension of the history of art in Colombia. Likewise...

The body against the wall is a reading of the representations of the human body in the graffiti image with the lenses of the history of art, aesthetics, sociology and literature; Explored with the purpose of trying to un...

Background: Hospital environments pose a high risk of occupational accidents, with needle stick injuries (NSIs) being among the most prevalent, especially among nursing staff. At Bali Mandara Regional General Hospital, ...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association of body roundness index (BRI) with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome stages 0–3. Methods: ...

Abstract In order to assess the pain phenomenon, a pilot cross-sectional study was conducted. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between segmental body composition and cervical spine mobility in indiv...

Objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos do grupo genético e da condição corporal sobre os rendimentos de carcaça de cordeiros terminados em confinamento. Foram utilizados 24 cordeiros Santa Inês e 24 cordeiros ½ Dorper &#2...

Abstract Background Over 334,000 deaths in 2021 in the USA were attributed to non-optimal body mass index ([BMI] greater than 20 to 21 kg/m2), with elevated mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), Blac...

Abstract Acute, whole-body exposure to ionizing radiation has the potential to induce widespread injury, compromising multiple organ systems and predisposing the individual to a variety of pathologies. For medical counte...

A systematic approach to the synthesis of compliant mechanisms starting from the problem requirements is proposed. The method uses as topological solution space several atlases of compliant mechanisms specialized from ri...

IntroductionMalodors in the human body can diminish comfort in living and working environments, potentially increasing stress and dissatisfaction levels. Therefore, there is a growing need to objectively characterize the...

Relationship between Body Mass Index and Saliva Flow Rate (A Study in Faculty of Dentistry, Andalas University). Saliva flow rate is an affecting factor of caries formation. Adequate saliva flow rate can prevent caries...

To investigate the impact of a supervised blood-flow restriction (BFR) training program performed at different times of the morning on body composition and muscle performance in older, inactive adults.

Background and purpose: Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) achieves excellent local control in medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer. However, treating central and ultra-central tumours carries sign...

Free-breathing spine-based positioning/tracking in lung stereotactic body radiotherapy is required when direct tumor positioning is not possible. Respiratory baseline, motion and target position reproducibility interact ...