Late-preterm (340/7–366/7 weeks) and early-term (370/7–386/7 weeks) newborns were, up until recently, erroneously categorized as low-risk and were conflated with full-term (390/7–406/7 weeks) deliveries. However, emerging evidence r...
Early-term neonates (with a gestational age (GA) of 37 and 0/7 weeks to 38 and 6/7 weeks) face higher morbidities, including respiratory and neurodevelopmental issues, than full-term (39 and 0/7 weeks to 40 and 6/7 weeks) infants. This study explores...
Background: Conceptualizing gestation as a developmental continuum highlights that even among term infants, distinct subgroups—such as early-term and full-term infants—may exhibit meaningful differences in morbidity and clinical outcomes....
Although the risk of neonatal mortality is generally low for late preterm and early term infants, they are still significantly predisposed to severe neonatal morbidity (SNM) despite being born at relatively advanced gestations. In this study, we inve...
Background and Objectives: Late long-term outcomes of perinatal asphyxia (PA) in school-age are often unclear. To assess long-term outcomes at an early school age in children who had experienced perinatal hypoxia or asphyxia, where therapeutic hypoth...
Adverse experiences during childhood are among the most prominent risk factors for developing mood and anxiety disorders later in life. Early-life stress interventions have been established as suitable models to study the neurobiological basis of chi...
Respiratory distress in late-preterm and early term infants generally may warrant admission to a special care nursery or an intensive care unit. In particular, respiratory distress syndrome and transient tachypnea of the newborn are the two most comm...
Early life gut microbiota have been increasingly recognized as major contributors to short and/or long-term human health and diseases. Numerous studies have demonstrated that human gut microbial colonization begins at birth, but continues to develop...
Early-term birth (37+0 to 38+6 gestational weeks) may have a negative impact on infants’ neurodevelopment compared to delivery at 39 weeks or beyond. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gross motor development of early-term infants us...
Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent malignancy in women worldwide. Despite most cases being diagnosed in the early stages, patients typically require a multimodal treatment approach. This typically involves a combination of surgery, radiotherapy...
Introduction: Sleep disturbance (SD) in the second half of the night due to inflammatory pain was included in the 2009 ASAS classification criteria of Spondyloarthritis (SpA), even though its definition is uncertain. Aim: We aimed to investigate SD i...
Background and Objectives: Early orthodontic intervention during the mixed dentition phase is commonly used to intercept developing malocclusions and potentially reduce the need for more complex treatment later. However, there is limited and conflict...
Background and Objectives: Early identification and referral for intervention of former premature infants at risk of neurodevelopmental impairment is considered a standard of care. The main purpose of this review was to assess the optimal timing of t...
Most research on the impact of maternal depressive symptoms on child development is conducted during the first year postpartum. Findings on long-term effects of maternal depression are still contradictory and underexplored. The present study investig...
Studies have shown negative short-term effects of early weaning (EW) in finfish larvae but information on long-term effects of EW on growth and subsequent economic loss is lacking. We evaluated the short- and long-term effects of EW and late weaning...
Placed in a sulfate-rich environment, concrete reacts with sulfate ions, influencing the long-term durability of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. This external sulfate attack (ESA) degrades the cement paste through complex and coupled physicochem...
Background: There is varied practice with Disease-Modifying Treatment (DMT) for Multiple Sclerosis worldwide. We evaluated early DMT initiation within a real-world population for long-term outcomes. Method: The Scottish Multiple Sclerosis Register (S...
Breastfeeding involves signaling between mother and offspring through biological (breast milk) and behavioral pathways. This study tested this by examining the effects of a relaxation intervention in an understudied infant population. Breastfeeding m...
Appropriate modeling methods and feature selection algorithms must be selected to improve the accuracy of early and mid-term remote sensing detection of wheat stripe rust. In the current study, we explored the effectiveness of the random forest (RF)...
Patients with viral hepatitis-related chronic liver disease (CLD) under surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are often diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (PC) at an early stage. However, the long-term outcomes of these patients are unclear....
Background: The use of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORis) in kidney transplantation increases the risk of donor-specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibody formation and rejection. Here, we investigated the long-term consequences o...
Background: Changes in lung ventilation are well documented in term neonates while in late preterm neonates these patterns are poorly understood despite their increased risk of respiratory morbidity. Objectives: The study aimed to compare and clarify...
29 May 2021
Preterm birth (PTB) and early term birth (ETB) are associated with high risks of perinatal mortality and morbidity. While extreme to very PTBs have been extensively studied, studies on infants born at later stages of pregnancy, particularly late PTBs...
This study aimed to investigate the association between sexual activity during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes among Black women, and to explore whether vaginal cytokine inflammation mediates this association. Data from 397 Black pregnant women...
Early detection of battery degradation is essential for ensuring the safety and reliability of electric vehicle (EV) systems under real-world operating variability. This paper proposes a physics-guided multi-sensor learning framework, termed SensorFu...
Among all diseases affecting rice production, rice blast disease has the greatest impact. Thus, monitoring and precise prediction of the occurrence of this disease are important; early prediction of the disease would be especially helpful for prevent...
This article presents a unified framework for the early prediction of short-term voltage stability (STVS) using synchronized measurements of voltage, phase angle, and frequency from seven buses in a modified IEEE 14-bus system. A dataset comprising 5...
9 July 2021
The impact of the still ongoing “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19) pandemic has been and is still vast, affecting not only global human health and stretching healthcare facilities, but also profoundly disrupting societal and economic systems world...
In the process of butadiene rubber production, internal leakage occurs in heat exchangers due to excessive pressure difference. It leads to the considerable flow of organic matters into the circulating water system. Since these organic matters are vo...
Landslides, a major natural geohazard, obstruct municipal constructions and may destroy villages and towns, at worst causing significant casualties and economic losses. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technique offers distinct advant...
Rice is one of the most extensively cultivated food crops in Northeast China. Estimating pre-harvest rice yield is important for accurately formulating field management strategies and swiftly assessing overall rice production. This can be achieved us...
Gas identification/classification through pattern recognition techniques based on gas sensor arrays often requires the equilibrium responses or the full traces of time-series data of the sensor array. Leveraging upon the diverse gas sensing kinetics...
Infectious diseases in early postnatal ontogenesis often result in cognitive impairments, particularly learning and memory. The essential foundation of learning and memory is long-term synaptic plasticity, which depends on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)...
The cognitive and affective impacts of video games are subjects of ongoing debate, with recent research recognizing their potential benefits. This study employs the Gaming Skill Questionnaire (GSQ) to evaluate participants’ gaming skills across...
Background and aim: The early identification of the former premature neonates at risk of neurologic sequelae could lead to early intervention and a better prognosis. This pilot study aimed to investigate whether the General Movement patterns observed...
The Special Issue entitled ‘The Role of Feeding Practice and Early Nutrition in Infant Growth, Metabolism and Body Composition’ examines the long-term outcomes of early nutrition in both preterm and term infants [...]
Objectives: The growing adoption of cochlear implants (CIs) necessitates understanding the factors influencing long-term performance and improved outcomes. This work investigated the long-term effect of early activation of CIs on electrode impedance...
In recent years, with the further advancement of China’s urbanization process and the continued expansion of its migrants, increasing attention has been directed toward migrants’ intentions to settle and their integration into host cities...
Objectives: To investigate the early- and long-term outcomes of femoral endarterectomy (FEA) in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) compared with patients who were not. Methods: This single-center retrospective study evaluated 199 limbs of 163 pati...
Early life is characterized by developmental milestones such as holding up the head, turning over, sitting up and walking that are typically achieved sequentially in specific time windows. Similarly, the early gut microbiome maturation can be charact...
Despite the known impacts of weaning on animal health, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear, particularly how psychological and nutritional stress differentially affect gut health and immune function over time. This study hypothesized t...
Background and Objectives: The surgical choice treatment of the breast cancer mostly depends on the stage of the disease. In the last years, breast cancer surgery has moved from being destructive to being more respectful of the anatomical and physiol...
Hemimegalencephaly (HME) is a rare brain congenital malformation, consisting in altered neuronal migration and proliferation within one hemisphere, which is responsible for early onset drug-resistant epilepsy. Hemispherotomy is an effective treatment...
Background and Objectives: Early mother–newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth is widely recommended to support neonatal physiological stabilization, including thermoregulation. Under routine clinical practice, however, SSC may be brief...
The intensive use of anesthetic and sedative agents in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has raised controversial concerns about the potential neurodevelopmental risks. This study focused on midazolam (MDZ), a common benzodiazepine regularly us...
Numerous neurological, psychological, and transfer studies confirmed the role of learning music in cognitive development and education. However, exploring the long-term impacts of early musical abilities on academic achievement has gained relatively...
It has become increasingly clear that maternal nutrition can strongly influence the susceptibility of adult offspring to cardiometabolic disease. For decades, it has been thought that excessive intake of fructose, such as sugar-sweetened beverages an...
Background/Objectives: Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) provides an accurate and reproducible non-invasive assessment of liver stiffness and fibrosis severity in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Although longitud...
Early life socialization of piglets has been shown to reduce piglet aggression at weaning, but information on sow health and long-term benefits is lacking. We aimed to assess how socialization impacts sow udder quality and long-term pig behaviour and...
The Commando procedure is challenging, and aims to replace the mitral valve, the aortic valve and the aortic mitral curtain, when the latter is severely affected by pathological processes (such as infective endocarditis or massive calcification). Giv...
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