A three-factor theory of child abuse has been developed which includes: (1) a high level of parental aggression; (2) a low level of parental inhibition of overt aggression; and (3) the focusing of parental aggression on the child. In the theory each factor is the outcome of a subfactor "path." A high level of parental aggression is the outcome of seven subfactors. A low level of parental inhibi...

* Corresponding author This study was partly carried out in the framework of the project “Using satellite images for automatic mapping of forest clear cuts and new plantations” (Project number 130), funded by Programa AGRO, Medida 8 – Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e Demonstração, Acção 8.1 – Desenvolvimento Experimental e Demonstração (DE&D) Abstract – The launch, in recent years, of several very...

A. Fabrocini, F. Arias de Saavedra, G. Co’, and P. Folgarait Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy Departamento de Fisica Moderna, Universidad de Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Lecce, I-73100 Lecce, Italy Centro Ricerche e Sviluppo, Gruppo Lucchini, I-57...

Growth failure is a common presentation of patients with pancreatic insufficient cystic fibrosis. However, full blown kwashiorkor is extremely rare. Cystic fibrosis is also considered to be rare in the South Asian population. This report describes a Sri Lankan infant with cystic fibrosis who presented with clinical features of severe kwashiorkor.

Background Celiac disease (CD), considered as a common chronic and genetic diseases that caused by hypersensitivity to gluten. Failure to thrive (FTT), is one of three major clinical features of CD during childhood. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of celiac disease in children with unexplained FTT in South West of Iran. Materials and Methods  This cross‑sectional study was ...

Background: Failure to thrive (FTT) is a common underlying condition in patients with Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The aim of current study was to evaluate nutritional status and growth pattern in CDH patients. Methods: In current study, we investigated a total of 146 CDH patients who had undergone surgery in Dr. Sheikh Hospital, Mashhad, Iran between April 2006 to November 2013. Due ...

AIMS To ascertain the long term outcomes in children diagnosed as having failure to thrive (FTT). METHODS Systematic review of cohort studies. Medline, Psychinfo, Embase, Cinahl, Web of Science, Cochrane, and DARE databases were searched for potentially relevant studies. INCLUSION CRITERIA cohort studies or randomised controlled trials in children <2 years old with failure to thrive defined...

Background & Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the yield of screening for celiac disease in children with failure to thrive and with or without chronic diarrhea. Methods: In this prospective study, 144 children aged 1-14 years and weighed below the fifth percentile with or without chronic diarrhea were studied during six months in 2010. Sample collection was done in the private offic...