16 articles for “baby”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractASSOCIATION OF APGAR SCORE WITH DELIVERY MODE IN THE NON DISTRESS NEWBORNSKaramatollah Rahmanian, Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Vajihe Rahmanian et al.The Apgar score is the most commonly used measure of newborn infant well-being. Infants of women with caesarean section were at increased risk of low Apgar score and/or perinatal death. The aim of study was to determine the impact of the cesarean section on Apgare score. This is a case-control study, which compared 100 Elective Cesarean Section (ECS) cases, with … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 28 Dec 2013 · 7,780 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMultilevel Ordinal Response Modeling of Trend of Breastfeeding InitiationWaheed Babatunde Yahya, Samson Babatunde AdebayoThe amount of health benefits derived from breastfeeding is influenced by age of the child at initiation of the first breast milk, the duration and intensity of breastfeeding and age at which the child is introduced to supplementary foods and other liquids. In this study, the general trend of timing of breastfeeding initiation among nursing mothers in Nigeria between 1990 … …Current Research in Biostatistics, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 4 Sep 2013 · 8,157 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractZero Geometry, Zero Space Time, The Seeds of The Final TheoryKambiz-AfrasiabiProblem statement: Lack of understanding And scientific formulation of zero geometry and zero space-time and the truth about initiation conditions would continue to keep us all in dark and we would continue to create more theories defining our observations about the known universe which could Indeed be part of our illusionary perception of reality And as long as they continue … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 10 Oct 2011 · 7,846 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOrdinal Logistic Regression Model: An Application to Pregnancy OutcomesK. A. Adeleke, A. A. AdepojuProblem statement: This research aimed at modeling a categorical response i.e., pregnancy outcome in terms of some predictors, determines the goodness of fit as well as validity of the assumptions and selecting an appropriate and more parsimonious model thereby proffered useful suggestions and recommendations. Approach: An ordinal logistic regression model was used as a tool to model the three major … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 14,546 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRisk and Health Effect of Boric AcidAng Swi See, Abu Bakar Salleh, Fatimah Abu Bakar et al.Problem statement: Boric acid is a pesticide usually used to kill mites, fungi, plants and insect including fleas, termites, cockroaches and wood decay fungi. Besides, it was also used in many fields such as food preservative, in newborn baby’s nurseries and antiseptic. Many reports indicated that boric acid poisoning occurred due to the misuse of household product and illegal use … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 31 May 2010 · 11,268 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPresence of Arsenic in Commercial BeveragesJason Roberge, Andrew T. Abalos, Julia M. Skinner et al.Problem statement: This study’s goal was to assess the arsenic concentration of various beverages and broths purchased from a local chain supermarket. A source of chronic arsenic exposure occurs via food and beverage consumption. Groundwater levels of total arsenic are regulated (<10 μg L-1) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but few studies have examined arsenic concentrations in common beverages. … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 6 · 31 Dec 2009 · 8,348 accessesView PDF Cite