Application of predator-prey optimization for task scheduling in cloud computing by Zahra Jalali Khalil Abadi, Behnam Mohammad Hasani zade, Najme Mansouri, Mohammad Masoud Javidi

“…In PPO, predators and preys are modeled and their energy gains are determined by their body mass and interactions. Faster convergence rates enhance PPO's ability to find optimal solutions. …”
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Factors Associated with Acute Malnutrition among Children Admitted to a Diarrhoea Treatment Facility in Bangladesh by Connor Fuchs, Tania Sultana, Tahmeed Ahmed, M. Iqbal Hossain

“…Logistic regression analysis revealed that children with acute malnutrition were more likely than controls to be older (age > 1 year) (adjusted OR (AOR): 3.1, P=0.004); have an undernourished mother (body mass index < 18.5), (AOR: 2.8, P=0.017); have a father with no or a low-paying job (AOR: 5.8, P<0.001); come from a family having a monthly income of <10,000 taka, (1 US$ = 80 taka) (AOR: 2.9, P=0.008); and often have stopped predominant breastfeeding before 4 months of age (AOR: 2.7, P=0.013). …”
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Western diet promotes the progression of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease in association with ferroptosis in male mice by Nicole Maddie, Nefia Chacko, David Matatov, Maria Alicia Carrillo‐Sepulveda

“…Western diet‐induced obesity was confirmed by increased body mass index (BMI). Histopathological analysis demonstrated the progression of MASLD to MASH in the obese group, which was accompanied by significant hepatic iron deposition, oxidative damage, and lipid peroxidation. …”
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Impact of Vanadium Complexes Treatment on the Oxidative Stress Factors in Wistar Rats Plasma by R. Francik, M. Krosniak, M. Barlik, A. Kudla, R. Grybos, T. Librowski

“…All three vanadium complexes statistically decrease the body mass growth in comparison to the control and fatty diet. …”
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The Serum Level of Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 and Calcium-Phosphate Homeostasis in Obese Perimenopausal Women by M. Holecki, J. Chudek, A. Więcek, M. Titz-Bober, J. Duława

“…However, serum phosphorus level in obese subjects was significantly lower. iFGF-23 concentration correlated significantly with body mass index (R=0.292) and fat content (R=0.259) in all study subjects. …”
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Differences in Limb Muscle Strength Affecting Vertical Jump Heights in Soccer Players after Chronic Ankle Injury by Anggara Dwi Samudra, Bambang Purwanto, Dwikora Novembri Utomo

“…The participants were determined based on their normal body mass index (BMI), age (17-40 years), male gender, and PERSEBAYA players. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome during Labor by Brandon M. Togioka, Sarah S. McConville, Rachael M Penchoen-Lind, Katie J. Schenning

“…Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a disorder in which patients with a body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 develop awake hypercapnia with a partial pressure of carbon dioxide ≥45 mm Hg, in the absence of other diseases that may produce alveolar hypoventilation. …”
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Healthcare Use for Pain in Women Waiting for Gynaecological Surgery by Sarah Walker, Wilma M. Hopman, Meg E. Carley, Elizabeth G. Mann, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof

“…After controlling for covariates, women with moderate to severe (>3/10) pain intensity/interference reported higher odds of overall HCU (≥3 pain-related visits to family doctor or specialist in the past year or ≥1 to emergency/walk-in clinic) compared to women with no or mild pain. Lower body mass index (BMI < 30 versus ≥30) and anxiety and/or depression were associated with emergency department or walk-in visits but not visits to family doctors or specialists. …”
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To Determine Mean Change In Weight Of Patients Undergoing Maxillomandibular Fixation by Osama Mushtaq, Eruj Shuja, Momina Ahmed, Amna Hassan, Muhammad Adil Asim, Maimona Siddiq

“…This factor should be considered during the perioperative period to prevent postoperative complications, postoperative weight loss, and malnutrition of patients undergoing maxillomandibular surgery and reflect the need for guidance on diet postoperatively, mainly directed to frequency of feeding and high protein liquid diet and nutritional supplements. Keywords: Body mass index, Facial trauma, Maxillomandibular Fixation, Mandibular fracture, Open reduction internal fixation, Orthognathic surgery, Weight loss. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Risk Factors among Individuals Aged 15 Years and Above in Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2016: A Cross Sectional Study by Shiferaw Birhanu Aynalem, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke

“…The waist circumference (WC), body mass index, smoking habit, hypertension, and total cholesterol level were significantly associated with diabetes mellitus. …”
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Association between Different Types of Edible Oils and Anthropometric Indices Mood, and Appetite among Women by Nahid Kangani, Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Mobina Zeinolabedin, Nick Bellissimo, Leila Azadbakht

“…SPSS was used to compute body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). …”
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Food Neophobia and Two Facets of Orthorexia Among Women: Cross-Sectional Study by Tuba Yalçın, Seda Çiftçi, Elif Esra Ozturk

“…There was no correlation between food neophobia scores and either age or body mass index. However, food neophobia was positively correlated with healthy orthorexia and orthorexia nervosa (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Impact of Severe Obesity and Weight Loss on Systolic Left Ventricular Function and Morphology: Assessment by 2-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography by Sevda Karimian, Jürgen Stein, Boris Bauer, Claudius Teupe

“…Transthoracic two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography was performed to obtain systolic left ventricular strain before and after weight loss. Body mass index decreased significantly from 38.6±6.2 to 31.5±5.3 kg/m2, and the total percentage fat loss was 19%. …”
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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Is Associated with Carotid Atherosclerosis in People with Type 2 Diabetes by J. S. Nam, C. W. Ahn, S. Kang, K. R. Kim, J. S. Park

“…Multiple regression analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that RDW was associated with C-IMT in people with type 2 diabetes, and it remained significant after control for various cardiovascular risk factors including body mass index, blood pressure, insulin resistance, and smoking status in multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals Rare Variants in Genes Associated with Metabolic Disorders in Women with PCOS by Priyal Sharma, Ashutosh Halder, Manish Jain, Manish Tripathi

“…PCOS patients with identified variants exhibited significantly higher average body mass index and fasting insulin levels of PCOS subjects with identified variants compared to those without variants (P < 0.05). …”
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High Fasting Plasma Glucose during Early Pregnancy: A Review about Early Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by E. Cosson, L. Carbillon, P. Valensi

“…An alternative threshold should be determined but may vary according to ethnicity, gestational age, and body mass index. Finally, observational data suggest that early management of intermediate hyperglycemia may improve prognosis, through reduced gestational weight gain and potential early introduction of hypoglycemic agents. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic index and hypertension among US adults from NHANES 1999–2020 by Tuo Guo, Yang Zhou, Guifang Yang, Lijuan Sheng, Xiangping Chai

“…Abstract Hypertension, a major global health issue and leading cause of death, is often under-assessed by traditional metrics like Body Mass Index which fail to capture comprehensive cardiovascular risks associated with obesity. …”
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Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and growth hormone deficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tingting Kong, Yunpeng Gu, Lei Sun, Run Zhou, Jie Li, Junping Shi

“…The risk of NAFLD in GHD patients was significantly higher than that in controls (age-, sex- or body mass index-matched, without GHD) (pooled OR = 4.27, 95% CI: 1.33–13.68%, p = 0.015). …”
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Pure additive contribution of genetic variants to a risk prediction model using propensity score matching: application to type 2 diabetes by Chanwoo Park, Nan Jiang, Taesung Park

“…Since prediction models include some heritable traits, such as body mass index, the contribution of SNPs using unmatched case-control samples may be underestimated. …”
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Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Anemia in Peruvian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ruth B. Quiliche Castañeda, Josué Turpo-Chaparro, Jesús Hanco Torres, Jacksaint Saintila, Percy G. Ruiz Mamani

“…The objective of this study was to determine the body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (% BF), waist circumference (WC), and anemia in university students. …”
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