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Malnutrition, anemia, micronutrient deficiency and parasitic infections among schoolchildren in rural Tanzania by Mrimi, Emmanuel C, Palmeirim, Marta S, Minja, Elihaika G, Long, Kurt Z, Keiser, Jennifer

“…Malnutrition, anemia, micronutrient deficiency and parasitic infections continue to impact the nutritional status and health of children in lower-income…”
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Correlation of Cytokines with Parasitic Infections, Undernutrition and Micronutrient Deficiency among Schoolchildren in Rural Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mrimi, Emmanuel C, Palmeirim, Marta S, Minja, Elihaika G, Long, Kurt Z, Keiser, Jennifer

“…Malnutrition and parasitic infections are often interconnected in a vicious cycle. Malnutrition can lead to changes in immune response, which may affect…”
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Impact of a school-based health intervention program on body composition among South African primary schoolchildren: results from the KaziAfya cluster-randomized controlled trial by Long, Kurt Z, Beckmann, Johanna, Lang, Christin, Seelig, Harald, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Müller, Ivan, Pühse, Uwe, Steinmann, Peter, du Randt, Rosa, Walter, Cheryl, Utzinger, Jürg, Gerber, Markus

“…The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among African children potentially predisposing them to greater obesity and non-communicable diseases…”
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Identification of Enteric Pathogen Reservoirs and Transmission Pathways Associated with Short Childhood Stature in the Kolkata Indian Site of the Global Enteric Multicenter Study by Long, Kurt Z, Gunanti, Inong R, Stride, Chris, Sanchez, Johanna, Sur, Dipika, Manna, Byomkesh, Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan, Kanungo, Suman, Nataro, James P, Powell, Helen, Roose, Anna, Nasrin, Dilruba, Sommerfelt, Halvor, Levine, Myron, Kotloff, Karen

“…Age-stratified path analyses modeled associations between enteric pathogen reservoirs, transmission pathways and height-for-age z-scores (HAZ) to identify…”
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Associations between soil-transmitted helminth infections and physical activity, physical fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk in primary schoolchildren from Gqeberha, South Africa by Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Walter, Cheryl, du Randt, Rosa, Adams, Larissa, Beckmann, Johanna, Coulibaly, Jean T, Dolley, Danielle, Joubert, Nandi, Long, Kurt Z, Müller, Ivan, Nienaber, Madeleine, Pühse, Uwe, Seelig, Harald, Steinmann, Peter, Utzinger, Jürg, Gerber, Markus, Lang, Christin

“…Background/Aim School-aged children in low- and middle-income countries carry the highest burden of intestinal helminth infections, such as soil-transmitted…”
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Evaluation of a Physical Activity and Multi-Micronutrient Intervention on Cognitive and Academic Performance in South African Primary Schoolchildren by Beckmann, Johanna, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Ludyga, Sebastian, du Randt, Rosa, Gresse, Annelie, Long, Kurt Z., Nienaber, Madeleine, Seelig, Harald, Pühse, Uwe, Steinmann, Peter, Utzinger, Jürg, Walter, Cheryl, Gerber, Markus, Lang, Christin

“…Executive functions (EFs) are essential for optimal academic development. Appropriate nutrition and physical activity (PA) have been shown to facilitate…”
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Is grip strength linked to body composition and cardiovascular risk markers in primary schoolchildren? Cross-sectional data from three African countries by Gerber, Markus, Ayekoé, Serge, Bonfoh, Bassirou, Coulibaly, Jean T, Daouda, Dao, Gba, Bomey Clément, Kouassi, Benal, Traoré, Sylvain G, du Randt, Rosa, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Walter, Cheryl, Finda, Marceline F, Minja, Elihaika G, Mollel, Getrud J, Masanja, Honorati, Okumu, Fredros O, Beckmann, Johanna, Gall, Stefanie, Lang, Christin, Z Long, Kurt, Müller, Ivan, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Pühse, Uwe, Steinmann, Peter, Utzinger, Juerg

“…ObjectivesMuscular strength represents a specific component of health-related fitness. Hand grip strength (HGS) is used as an indicator for musculoskeletal…”
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Campylobacter infection and household factors are associated with childhood growth in urban Bangladesh: An analysis of the MAL-ED study by Sanchez, J Johanna, Alam, Md. Ashraful, Stride, Christopher B, Haque, Md. Ahshanul, Das, Subhasish, Mahfuz, Mustafa, Roth, Daniel E, Sly, Peter D, Long, Kurt Z, Ahmed, Tahmeed

“…The dual burden of enteric infection and childhood malnutrition continues to be a global health concern and a leading cause of morbidity and death among…”
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How are academic achievement and inhibitory control associated with physical fitness, soil-transmitted helminth infections, food insecurity and stunting among South African primary schoolchildren? by Gerber, Markus, Lang, Christin, Beckmann, Johanna, du Randt, Rosa, Gall, Stefanie, Seelig, Harald, Long, Kurt Z, Ludyga, Sebastian, Müller, Ivan, Nienaber, Madeleine, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Pühse, Uwe, Steinmann, Peter, Utzinger, Jürg, Walter, Cheryl

“…Cardiovascular fitness has been associated with both executive function and academic achievement in multiple cohort studies including children and adolescents…”
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Association of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Pathotypes with Infection and Diarrhea among Mexican Children and Association of Atypical Enteropathogenic E. coli with Acute Diarrhea by Estrada-Garcia, Teresa, Lopez-Saucedo, Catalina, Thompson-Bonilla, Rocio, Abonce, Maricela, Lopez-Hernandez, Daniel, Santos, Jose Ignacio, Rosado, Jorge L., DuPont, Herbert L., Long, Kurt Z.

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Associations of Growth Impairment and Body Composition among South African School-Aged Children Enrolled in the KaziAfya Project by Long, Kurt Z., Beckmann, Johanna, Lang, Christin, Seelig, Harald, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Müller, Ivan, Pühse, Uwe, Steinmann, Peter, du Randt, Rosa, Walter, Cheryl, Utzinger, Jürg, Gerber, Markus

“…(1) Background: Early childhood malnutrition may result in increased fat mass (FM) among school-aged children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We…”
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Dietary diversity in primary schoolchildren of south-central Côte d'Ivoire and risk factors for non-communicable diseases by Traoré, Sylvain G, Kouassi, Kouadio B, Coulibaly, Jean T, Beckmann, Johanna, Gba, Bomey C, Lang, Christin, Long, Kurt Z, Dao, Daouda, Gerber, Markus, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Pühse, Uwe, Utzinger, Jürg, Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…A balanced nutrition is important for children's physical and cognitive development; yet, remains a challenge in many parts of low- and middle-income countries…”
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Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition in schoolchildren in the Kilombero District, South-Eastern Tanzania by Minja, Elihaika G, Mrimi, Emmanuel C, Mponzi, Winfrida P, Mollel, Getrud J, Lang, Christin, Beckmann, Johanna, Gerber, Markus, Pühse, Uwe, Long, Kurt Z, Masanja, Honorati, Okumu, Fredros O, Finda, Marceline F, Utzinger, Jürg

“…Childhood undernutrition is a major issue in low- and middle-income countries, affecting the health, well-being, and educational outcomes of schoolchildren…”
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Dietary patterns, dietary biomarkers, and kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a repeated-measure study in Taiwan by Chung, Hsin-Fang, Hsu, Chih-Cheng, Mamun, Abdullah Al, Long, Kurt Z, Huang, Ya-Fang, Shin, Shyi-Jang, Hwang, Shang-Jyh, Huang, Meng-Chuan

“…Background and Objectives: Western dietary patterns have been linked with kidney disease. This study investigated the association between Chinese dietary…”
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Effects of school-based physical activity and multi-micronutrient supplementation intervention on growth, health and well-being of schoolchildren in three African countries: the KaziAfya cluster randomised controlled trial protocol with a 2 × 2 factorial design by Gerber, Markus, Ayekoé, Serge A, Beckmann, Johanna, Bonfoh, Bassirou, Coulibaly, Jean T, Daouda, Dao, du Randt, Rosa, Finda, Lina, Gall, Stefanie, Mollel, Getrud J, Lang, Christin, Long, Kurt Z, Ludyga, Sebastian, Masanja, Honorati, Müller, Ivan, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Okumu, Fredros, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Pühse, Uwe, Steinmann, Peter, Traoré, Sylvain G, Walter, Cheryl, Utzinger, Jürg

“…In low- and middle-income countries, infectious diseases remain a key public health issue. Additionally, non-communicable diseases are a rapidly growing public…”
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Associations between Mucosal Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses and Resolution of Diarrheal Pathogen Infections by Long, Kurt Z, Rosado, Jorge L, Santos, José Ignacio, Haas, Meredith, Al Mamun, Abdullah, DuPont, Herbert L, Nanthakumar, Nanda N, Estrada-Garcia, Teresa

“…The identification of immune response mechanisms that contribute to the control of diarrheal disease in developing countries remains an important priority. We…”
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Beliefs and motives related to eating and body size: a comparison of high-BMI and normal-weight young adult women from rural and urban areas in Mexico by Caamaño, María C, Ronquillo, Dolores, Kimoto, Riko, García, Olga P, Long, Kurt Z, Rosado, Jorge L

“…Effective treatment and prevention of obesity and its co-morbidities requires the recognition and understanding of cultural and social aspects of eating…”
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Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Is Associated With Cardiorespiratory Fitness Among Primary Schoolchildren Living in Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Tanzania by Gerber, Markus, Ayekoé, Serge A, Beckmann, Johanna, Bonfoh, Bassirou, Kouassi, Kouadio Benal, Gba, Bomey Clément, Traoré, Sylvain G, Coulibaly, Jean T, Daouda, Dao, du Randt, Rosa, Finda, Marceline F, Minja, Elihaika G, Gall, Stefanie, Mollel, Getrud J, Lang, Christin, Long, Kurt Z, Masanja, Honorati, Müller, Ivan, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Okumu, Fredros O, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Pühse, Uwe, Steinmann, Peter, Walter, Cheryl, Utzinger, Jürg

“…Physical inactivity and low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are independent cardiovascular risk factors among children, but have rarely been investigated…”
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Vitamin A supplementation modifies the association between mucosal innate and adaptive immune responses and resolution of enteric pathogen infections by Long, Kurt Z, Santos, José Ignacio, Rosado, Jorge L, Estrada-Garcia, Teresa, Haas, Meredith, Al Mamun, Abdullah, DuPont, Herbert L, Nanthakumar, Nanda N

“…Background: The efficacy of vitamin A supplementation on diarrheal disease morbidity may reflect the divergent effects that supplementation has on…”
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Asymptomatic Norovirus Infection in Mexican Children by García, Coralith, DuPont, Herbert L, Long, Kurt Z, Santos, Jose I, Ko, GwangPyo

“…Sixty-three children in periurban Mexico City were examined for the occurrence of asymptomatic norovirus (NoV) infection from June to August 1998. NoV was…”
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