Family factors associated with dental caries among 5-year-old preschool children by Giovanna Torqueto Castilho, Marília Narducci Pessoa, Caroline Correa de Oliveira, Letícia Santos Alves de Melo, Elaine Pereira Silva Tagliaferro, Vanessa Pardi

“…Factors such as income, caregiver assistance with toothbrushing, caregiver perception of child and parent oral health, and prioritization of dental visits within the family were associated with caries presence.ConclusionsOverall, dental caries prevalence was low in this population, with family factors demonstrating significant associations with dental caries. …”
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Policy analysis of the Global Financing Facility in Uganda by Phillip Wanduru, Doris Kwesiga, Mary Kinney, Asha George, Peter Waiswa

“…Background In 2015, Uganda joined the Global Financing Facility (GFF), a Global Health Initiative for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH). Similar initiatives have been found to be powerful entities influencing national policy and priorities in Uganda, but few independent studies have assessed the GFF. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Symptoms of Helicobacter pylori Infection among Schoolchildren in Kassala State, East of Sudan by Mohammed Abbas, Faiza A. Sharif, Shamselfalah M. Osman, Abdallah M. Osman, Sulieman M. El Sanousi, Mamoun Magzoub, Mutasim E. Ibrahim

“…Sociodemographic characteristics and gastrointestinal symptoms were recorded from each child. A rapid immunochromatographic test was performed for the detection of H. pylori IgG antibodies. …”
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An unstable variant of GAP43 leads to neurodevelopmental deficiency by Mariko Noda, Ayumi Matsumoto, Hidenori Ito, Masayo Kagami, Toshihiro Tajima, Takayoshi Matsumura, Takanori Yamagata, Koh-ichi Nagata

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Dynamics of hospitalizations and staffing of Ukraine’s mental health services during the Russian invasion by Irina Pinchuk, Ryunosuke Goto, Oleksiy Kolodezhny, Nataliia Pimenova, Norbert Skokauskas

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Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Diseases (MSMD) in a 13-Year-Old Ethiopian Girl with Autosomal Dominant Interferon Gamma Receptor 1(IFN-γ R1) Defect: A Clinical Diagnosti... by Netsanet Azene Gebeyehu, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa, Freeman Alexandra, Messay Tesfaye Demissie, W Mihretu Gebre, Aklilu Melaku Gebremariam, Dagmawit Mitiku Engliz, Tizita Yosef Kidane, Lidya Million Bekele, Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik

“…Although it has been immensely challenging, our multidisciplinary team has learned a lot from the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of this child.…”
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Prevalence and determinants of Acute Respiratory Infections in children under five in rural mysuru: insights from a cross-sectional study by Nayanabhai Shabad, Anchu R Nath, Manirsha P V

“…Data on sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics and family background, breastfeeding practices and ARI symptoms and episodes were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire by interviewing the mother of the child. Descriptive statistics like frequency and percentages were used and inferential statistics like the Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact test were used to find the factors associated with ARIs. …”
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Homologous In-Radiolabeled Platelet Survival and Sequestration Exploration for Refractory Immunologic Thrombocytopenic purpura in Children: A Strategy to Avoid Unnecessary Splenect... by Julien Dubois PharmD, Florentin Kucharczak PhD, Léa De Neef PharmD, Virginie Kouyoumdjian PharmD, Gilles Palenzuela MD, Virginie Tunez MD, Denis Mariano-Goulart MD, PhD, Aurélie Bourdon MD, Tom Paunet MD

“…This allowed us to reject splenectomy in this child. Homologous IPS could help clinicians to choose splenectomy as a treatment option for ITP in children with a very low platelet count, and its use should be promoted after failed thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA) treatment. …”
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Sense of Coherence and Physical Health. Testing Antonovsky's Theory by Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

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Relationship between Physical Activity Level and Physical Literacy in Iranian Ethnic Children: A Cross-Cultural Study by Majid Mohammadi, Sheikh Mahmoud, Davood Hoomanian, Hasan Gharayagh Zandi, Mehrzad Hamidi

“…Data was collected using the Canadian Physical Literacy Test-2 and the International Child and Adolescent Physical Activity Questionnaire. …”
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Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio associated with disease activity in patients with Takayasu’s arteritis: a case-control study by Juan Du, Lili Pan, Taotao Li, Hua Liao

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Effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses by Sarah E Lamb, Shona Kirtley, Beth Fordham, Thavapriya Sugavanam, Sally Hopewell, Karla Hemming, Jeremy Howick, Roshan das Nair, Julia Hamer-Hunt

“…The aim of this overview is to map, synthesise and assess the reliability of evidence generated from these systematic reviews of the effectiveness of CBT across all health conditions, patient groups and settings.Methods and analysis We will run our search strategy, to identify systematic reviews of CBT, within the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, the Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Child Development and Adolescent Studies, and OpenGrey between January 1992 and 25 April 2018. …”
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Inflammatory Markers as Prognostic Factors of Survival in Patients Affected by Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization by A. Rebonato, L. Graziosi, D. Maiettini, E. Marino, V. De Angelis, L. Brunese, S. Mosca, G. Metro, M. Rossi, G. Orgera, M. Scialpi, A. Donini

“…The following pretreatment variables were significantly associated with the OS in univariate analyses: age, Child-Pugh score, BCLC stage, INR, and NLR. Pretreated high NLR was an independently unfavorable factor for OS. …”
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Changes and determinants of pneumococcal vaccine uptake in Ethiopia. by Biniyam Tedla Mamo, Ferehiwot Gebrehiwot Geram, Kebron Yihenew Getnet, Zelalem Tazu Bonger

“…Second or higher-order births were associated with greater uptake doses of PCV (AOR = 2.519, 95% CI: 1.143-5.548). Child born in health facilities were 2.35 times more likely to receive full vaccination than those born at home (AOR = 2.350, 95% CI: 1.132-4.882). …”
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A scoping review on heat indices used to measure the effects of heat on maternal and perinatal health by Anayda Portela, Debra Jackson, Nathalie Roos, Chuansi Gao, Francesca Conway, Ijeoma Solarin, Chloe Brimicombe, Darshnika Lakhoo

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Crusted Demodicosis in an Immunocompetent Pediatric Patient by Guillermo Antonio Guerrero-González, Maira Elizabeth Herz-Ruelas, Minerva Gómez-Flores, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani

“…To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of facial crusted demodicosis in an immunocompetent child. The development of symptoms in this patient could be secondary to local immunosuppression caused by the chronic use of topical steroids.…”
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Low IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α and High IL-13 Cytokine Levels Are Associated with Severe Hepatic Fibrosis in Schistosoma mansoni Chronically Exposed Individuals by Mable M. Mutengo, Takafira Mduluza, Paul Kelly, James C. L. Mwansa, Geoffrey Kwenda, Patrick Musonda, James Chipeta

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SUGGESTOPEDIA AS THE METHOD OF THE MUSIC EXPERIENCE FORMATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN by Natalya T. Таgiltseva, Filip D. Shavov

“…Musical experience of the child is considered as the process of the development of musical memory. …”
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Obstetric Correlates of Maternal Falls in Southern Nigeria by Jacob Olumuyiwa Awoleke, Babatunde Ajayi Olofinbiyi, Adeola Olabisi Awoleke, Adefunke Christianah Omoyajowo

“…More than half of the reported falls occurred while engaging in household chores and carrying child/object with compromised visibility of the feet and floor. …”
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Investigating the Stroke- and Aging-Related Changes in Intermuscular Coupling by Refined Composed Multiscale Fuzzy Entropy by Hairong Yu, Yuanyu Wu, Rong Song

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