Background The infant gut is rapidly colonized by microorganisms soon after birth, and the
composition of the microbiota is dynamic in the first year of life. Although a stable microbiome …

Objective: Irritability is common in pediatric autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients. This can
have major implications in child development, receptivity to behavioral therapy, as well as …

Objective Birth weight is an indicator of newborn health and a strong predictor of health
outcomes in later life. Significant variation in diet during pregnancy between ethnic groups in high…

Bird migration is typically associated with a latitudinal movement from north to south and
vice versa. However, many bird species migrate seasonally with an upslope or downslope …

Background: The reasons for the increased risk of gestational diabetes among South Asian
women are not well understood. We sought to identify the determinants of gestational …

Background: Canada is an ethnically diverse nation, which introduces challenges for health
care providers tasked with providing evidence-based dietary advice. Objectives: We aimed …

To avoid energy allocation conflicts, birds generally separate breeding, migration and moult
during the annual cycle. North American passerines typically moult on the breeding grounds …

Diagnostic or screening tests are widely used in medical fields to classify patients according
to their disease status. Several statistical models for meta‐analysis of diagnostic test …

Interestingness measures provide information about association rules. The value of an
interestingness measure is often interpreted relative to the overall range of the interestingness …

Background The global prevalence of childhood eczema has increased over the last few
decades, with a marked increase in high-income countries. Differences in prevalence of …