Rhodnius pallescens Barber 1932 is a silvatic species of Triatominae living in palm trees in Colombia and part of Central America. In Colombia, the species did not adapt to domestic structures and is not considered as an important vector for humans. In Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua it is a recognized vector adapting to peridomestic and domestic structures. The main condition required for a T...

BACKGROUND Child feeding practices are multidimensional, and they change rapidly within short age intervals. Suboptimal complementary feeding practices contribute to a rapid increase in the prevalence of undernutrition in children in the age of 6-23 months. Information on child feeding practices among urban resident is limited in Ethiopia. The aim was to measure minimum meal frequency and dieta...

In this paper, a Ka/K-band antenna-feeding network in dual-circular polarization is reported. The design of the system was carried out view its monolithic manufacturing through selective laser melting AlSi10Mg alloy. As proof-of-concept for satellite telecommunication multi-beam applications, feeding operates K band (19.25, 20.75) GHz and Ka (27.0, 29.0) GHz. provides four rectangular-waveguide...

The protective effect of family meals on unhealthy weight gain and diet has been shown across multiple age groups; however, it is unknown whether a similar effect is present among diverse immigrant populations. In addition, little research has focused on factors associated with the frequency of evening family meals, such as feeding styles (how parents interact with their child around feeding). ...

Background Previous RCTs to prevent early rapid weight gain were conducted in predominantly White, well-educated, middle-income mother-infants at low risk for obesity. To inform the design of an RCT in a higher-risk sample, we conducted a short-term, longitudinal study to compare maternal feeding beliefs and behaviors, infant sleep, intake, and growth of African American formula feeding (AAFF) ...

BACKGROUND Nutrition training of health workers can help to reduce child undernutrition. Specifically, trained health workers might contribute to this end through frequent nutrition counseling of caregivers. This may improve child-feeding practices and thus reduce the risk of undernutrition among children of counseled caregivers. Although studies have shown varied impacts of health workers' nut...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, characteristics, and factors related to feeding problems among normal children, and the differences in feeding practices between those with and without feeding problems. Caregivers of 402 healthy children aged between one and four years of age were interviewed by pediatricians involved in the research. Data included the child's medical hist...

The oppossum sphincter of Oddi (SO) exhibits peristaltic spike bursts with accompanying contraction waves that originate proximally in the sphincter of Oddi and propagate toward the duodenum. In this study we recorded myoelectrical activity of the opossum SO and upper gastrointestinal tract in six conscious animals using chronically implanted electrodes. Biopolar electrodes were implanted in th...