[HTML][HTML] Zinc and immune function: the biological basis of altered resistance to infection
AH Shankar, AS Prasad - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 1998 - Elsevier
Zinc is known to play a central role in the immune system, and zinc-deficient persons
experience increased susceptibility to a variety of pathogens. The immunologic mechanisms …
experience increased susceptibility to a variety of pathogens. The immunologic mechanisms …
Anaemia in low-income and middle-income countries
Anaemia affects a quarter of the global population, including 293 million (47%) children
younger than 5 years and 468 million (30%) non-pregnant women. In addition to anaemia's …
younger than 5 years and 468 million (30%) non-pregnant women. In addition to anaemia's …
Universal health coverage in Indonesia: concept, progress, and challenges
Indonesia is a rapidly growing middle-income country with 262 million inhabitants from
more than 300 ethnic and 730 language groups spread over 17 744 islands, and presents …
more than 300 ethnic and 730 language groups spread over 17 744 islands, and presents …
The pattern of the maxillofacial fractures–A multicentre retrospective study
AN Shankar, VN Shankar, N Hegde, R Prasad - Journal of cranio …, 2012 - Elsevier
Aim of the present study was to report on the survey of fractures, frequency of presentation,
sex and age distributions, aetiology, site distributions, associated injuries & modalities of …
sex and age distributions, aetiology, site distributions, associated injuries & modalities of …
Social isolation, loneliness, and all-cause mortality in older men and women
Both social isolation and loneliness are associated with increased mortality, but it is uncertain
whether their effects are independent or whether loneliness represents the emotional …
whether their effects are independent or whether loneliness represents the emotional …
WLAN location determination via clustering and probability distributions
…, A Agrawala, AU Shankar - Proceedings of the First …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a WLAN location determination technique, the Joint Clustering technique, that
uses: (1) signal strength probability distributions to address the noisy wireless channel, and (2…
uses: (1) signal strength probability distributions to address the noisy wireless channel, and (2…
Loneliness, social isolation, and behavioral and biological health indicators in older adults.
Objective: A number of mechanisms have been proposed through which social isolation
and loneliness may affect health, including health-related behavioral and biological factors. …
and loneliness may affect health, including health-related behavioral and biological factors. …
[HTML][HTML] Prevention of diarrhea and pneumonia by zinc supplementation in children in developing countries: pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials
Objectives: This study assessed the effects of zinc supplementation in the prevention of
diarrhea and pneumonia with the use of a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials in …
diarrhea and pneumonia with the use of a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials in …
Decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate and subsequent risk of end-stage renal disease and mortality
…, CP Kovesdy, A Marks, T Ohkubo, V Shalev, A Shankar… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The established chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression end point of end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) or a doubling of serum creatinine concentration (corresponding to …
renal disease (ESRD) or a doubling of serum creatinine concentration (corresponding to …
Comparison of risk prediction using the CKD-EPI equation and the MDRD study equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate
Context The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation more
accurately estimates glomerular filtration rate (GFR) than the Modification of Diet in Renal …
accurately estimates glomerular filtration rate (GFR) than the Modification of Diet in Renal …