Chemical, Spectral, Biological, and Toxicological Studies of Some Benzene Derivatives Used in Pharmaceuticals: In Silico Approach by Emranul Kabir, M R O Khan Noyon, Md Rabiul Alam, Mr. Nasiruddin, Sajia Islam, Mahima Akter, Monir Uzzaman

“…Chemicals that have a gender-bending impact on boys, were synthesized, their use spread, and as a consequence, they entered the ecology, the food chain, and eventually ended up in blood or human breast milk. …”
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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

“…Impact of domestic roles like fetching water, collecting firewood. helping with the cooking and caring for the young interferes with schooling and depresses girls· +, performance. girls suffer from overwork in the home, which makes them exhausted and many lose their interest in doing school works, In a family where there is both a female and male pupils, the girls will always be busy from the time they wake up to the time they go to bed while boys will spend most of their time loitering, playing and studying. …”
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Causes of Pupils' Failures At Primary Leaving Examinations in Butanda Sub-County Kabale District. by Keinika, Titus

“…The study established that pupils' scores were low but there was high performance in social studies compared to other subjects and boys performed better than girls. The study established that making sure teachers are always prepared adequately and have schemes of work, lesson plans, and records of work, ensuring there are regular continuous assessment tests to monitor pupils' progress, visiting teachers in class to supervise teaching, involving teachers to decide on best strategies to improve teaching and learning. …”
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Gender Inequality and Education Attainment by Male and Female in Higher Institutions: A Case Study of Kabale University. by Twinomujuni, Promise

“…The study recommends that at the very least, there is a need now to review policies on educational equality between the sexes by taking note of the fact that it is not now women who are necessarily at a disadvantage, and also by paying attention to the achievement of boys. Advocate for policies that promote gender equality in education at all levels. …”
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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

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Association of sleep duration with overweight and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in Pakistan—An empirical cross-sectional study by Moazzam Tanveer, Alexios Batrakoulis, Ejaz Asghar, Andreas Hohmann, Serge Brand, Matheus S. de Sousa Fernandes, Luca P. Ardigò, Georgian Badicu

“…Significant differences were observed in sleep patterns across different school levels and sexes. Boys were more likely to be short or long sleepers compared to girls, with weekday short sleep significantly associated with lower rates of overweight (9.0% vs 14.6%, P < 0.001) and obesity (3.8% vs 2.6%, P < 0.001). …”
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Relationships among COVID-19 causal factors perceived by children, basic psychological needs and social anxiety by Higinio González-García, Leandro Álvarez-Kurogi, Joel Prieto Andreu, Javier Tierno Cordón, Rosario Castro López, Jesús Salas Sánchez

“…Methods A sample of 58 schoolchildren (Mage = 10.18; SD = 0.77; 36 boys, 22 girls) participated in the study and completed a series of self-report measures. …”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals Compound Heterozygosity for Ethnically Distinct PEX7 Mutations Responsible for Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Type 1 by Jessie C. Jacobsen, Emma Glamuzina, Juliet Taylor, Brendan Swan, Shona Handisides, Callum Wilson, Michael Fietz, Tessa van Dijk, Bart Appelhof, Rosamund Hill, Rosemary Marks, Donald R. Love, Stephen P. Robertson, Russell G. Snell, Klaus Lehnert

“…One mutation, p.Arg232∗, has only been documented once before in a Japanese family, which is of interest given these two boys are of European descent. The other mutation, p.Leu292∗, is found in approximately 50% of RCDP1 patients. …”
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Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing by Xu X, Chen X, He J, Su L, Tong X, Sun Y, Huang S, Bai G, Chen Z

“…It also investigated seasonal variations in the incidence of bronchiolitis and pathogen distribution across different years.Results: This study included a total of 697 children with bronchiolitis, with a median age of 7.5 (4.2– 12.0) months. Of these, 68.9% were boys and 31.1% were girls. Compared to 2022, the number of bronchiolitis cases in 2023 (388 versus 309) and their proportion of lower respiratory tract infections (39.1% versus 28.2%) have significantly increased (p < 0.001). …”
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Long-Term Effects of Metformin and Lifestyle Modification on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Obese Adolescents by Lian Tock, Ana R. Dâmaso, Aline de Piano, June Carnier, Priscila L. Sanches, Henrique Manoel Lederman, Regina M. Y. Ernandes, Marco Túlio de Mello, Sérgio Tufik

“…Thirty-five postpubertal obese boys were randomized into two groups: one receiving metformin in combination with a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention versus a placebo group, which also received the same intervention. …”
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Potential alternative and novel biomarkers for paediatric MAFLD: exploratory evidence from a Chinese cohort by Fan Yang, Mengyuan Hu, Lulian Xu, Xiaowei Zheng, Lihong Zhu, Le Zhang, Haoyang Zhang

“…Results Out of 1,108 participants who completed all examinations (N biomarker = 91), 113 participants were diagnosed with MAFLD (prevalence: 14.99% in boys and 5.18% in girls). 27 biomarkers that were strongly correlated with diagnostic biomarkers were identified as alternative biomarkers. …”
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Factors Associated With Adolescents' Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intention: A Cross‐Sectional Survey by Angela Chia‐Chen Chen, ChengChing Hiya Liu, Kimberly Arcoleo, Jiying Ling, Lorraine B. Robbins

“…Adolescents who had higher perceived risk of contracting HPV (AOR = 1.89, CI 95% [1.23–2.91]; p = 0.004) and perceived more facilitators (AOR = 1.61, CI 95% [1.22–2.12]; p < 0.001) reported higher HPV vaccination intention. Compared to boys, girls (AOR = 0.28, CI 95% [0.08–0.97]; p = 0.045) had lower HPV vaccination intention. …”
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“I lock myself in my room and cry in frustration”: an analysis of adolescent behaviors of child-to-parent violence by Shirley Arias-Rivera, Barbara Lorence, Barbara Lorence, Jesus Maya

“…Among them, 410 adolescents (41.91% boys and 57.84% girls) reported engaging in some form of CPV behavior in the past year, and 47 adolescents met the criteria for severe and repeated CPV. …”
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Esophageal Impedance-pH Monitoring and Pharyngeal pH Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Extraesophageal Reflux in Children by Anna Plocek, Beata Gębora-Kowalska, Jakub Białek, Wojciech Fendler, Ewa Toporowska-Kowalska

“…The study enrolled 23 consecutive children (15 boys and 8 girls; median age 8.25 [range 3-16.5] years) with suspected EERD. …”
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Development of volleyball skills in physical education lessons using visual imagery in 10-11-year-old schoolchildren by Iryna Krivyca, Olena Nesen, Yevheniia Strelnykova, Krzysztof Wnorowski

“…Among the participants, there were 22 girls and 40 boys, all aged between 10 and 11 years. The study employed a pedagogical experiment that spanned over a duration of 5 weeks, comprising 14 classes. …”
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RETRACTED: Mycosynthesis of Hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) Nanoparticles Using <em>Aspergillus niger</em> and Their Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activities by Ebrahim Saied, Salem S. Salem, Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Fathy M. Elkady, Amr A. Arishi, Amr H. Hashem

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Indicators of Glucose Metabolism in Children and Adolescents Characterized as Having “Metabolically Healthy” and “Metabolically Unhealthy” Obesity by Maria Baltogianni, Niki Dermitzaki, Vasileios Giapros, Foteini Balomenou, Chrysoula Kosmeri, Fani Ladomenou, Evanthia Kantza, Anastasios Serbis

“…Methods: This study recruited prospectively 104 children and adolescents (aged 6–16 years, 47 boys) with obesity. All participants underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and a comparative analysis was performed on HOMA-IR, QUICKI, insulin sensitivity index (ISI), insulinogenic index (IGI), disposition index (DI), and oral disposition index (oDI). …”
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health needs in Southeast Nigeria: a qualitative study by Obinna Onwujekwe, Chinyere Cecilia Okeke, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Uchenna Ezenwaka, Ifeyinwa Arize, Chibuike Agu, Chinonso Obayi

“…The study participants comprised of adult stakeholders including community leaders, adolescent boys and girls aged 13–18 years. Adolescents were purposively selected from schools, skill acquisition centres and workplaces. …”
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Assessing the Health and Economic Outcomes of a 9-Valent HPV Vaccination Program in the United Kingdom by Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Cody Palmer, Olga Ovcinnikova, Giampiero Favato, Vincent Daniels

“…**Objective:** To estimate and compare the health and economic outcomes of 2 HPV vaccination programs in the UK targeting girls and boys aged 12-13 years from the perspective of the UK National Health Service. …”
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Ability of Different Measures of Adiposity to Identify High Metabolic Risk in Adolescents by Carla Moreira, Rute Santos, Susana Vale, Paula C. Santos, Sandra Abreu, Ana I. Marques, Luísa Soares-Miranda, Jorge Mota

“…Linear regression analyses showed that, after adjusting for age and pubertal stage, all different measures of adiposity are positively and significantly associated with MRS in both sexes, with exception of WHtR for boys. BMI, WC, and WHtR performed well in detecting high MRS, indicated by areas under the curve (AUC), with slightly greater AUC for BMI than for WC and WHtR in both sexes. …”
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