Effect of invasive tests during pregnancy on perinatal transmission of hepatitis B infection: a scoping review by Ka Wang Cheung, Tiffany Sin-Tung Au, Ying Rong Li, Zhenyan Han, Zhu Zhang, Mimi Tin Yan Seto

“…Summary: Prenatal and intrapartum invasive tests are possible mechanisms of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV). …”
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Age- and sex-related differences in social competence and emotion labeling in pre-adolescence by Elizabeth E.L. Buimer, Pascal Pas, Carlijn van den Boomen, Mathijs Raemaekers, Rachel M. Brouwer, Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol

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Serum chemerin level in patients with liver cirrhosis and primary and multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma with consideration of insulin level by Monika Pazgan-Simon, Anna Szymanek-Pasternal, Joanna Górka-Dynysiewicz, Anna Nowicka, Krzysztof Simon, Ewa Grzebyk, Michał Kukla

“…Results The degree of liver failure in the whole cohort was assessed using the Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) score (class A – 34, class B – 28, class C – 4) and using the MELD score (≤ 12 points – 45 and > 12 points – 21 people). …”
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OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT by Erum Afzal, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Khalid Iqbal, Kausar Aftab, Rubeena Muein

“…Study Design: Experimental research design (within group)  Settings: The children hospital and the institute of child health Multan.  Methodology: 156 patients of 2 to 10 years of age, both gender from January 2020 to December 2020, diagnosed as CP were enrolled for this study. …”
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Examining tolerability, safety, and blinding in 1032 transcranial electrical stimulation sessions for children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorder... by Andrea Battisti, Giulia Lazzaro, Luciana Ursumando, Barbara D’Aiello, Valeria Zanna, Floriana Costanzo, Stefano Vicari, Deny Menghini

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Estimating the met need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services in three payams of Torit County, South Sudan: a facility-based, retrospective cross-sectional study by Pontius Bayo, Imose Itua, Suzie Paul Francis, Kofi Boateng, Elijo Omoro Tahir, Abdulmumini Usman

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The Impact of DNA Methylation on IL6 mRNA Levels in Hematinic Deficiency and Atopy-Associated Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Patients by Nanan Nur’aeny, Dida Akhmad Gurnida, Oki Suwarsa, Irna Sufiawati

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Accidental and Deliberate Self-Poisoning with Medications and Medication Errors among Children in Rural Sri Lanka by Kavinda Dayasiri, S. F. Jayamanne, C. Y. Jayasinghe

“…Potentially, interventions such as community educational initiatives, written safety warnings, increased use of child resistant containers, and enforcement of laws to bring down accidental medication poisonings need to be implemented, and their effectiveness should be evaluated.…”
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Evaluating the Contribution of Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pulmonary Infections among HIV and Non-HIV Patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Richard Dadzie Ephraim, Anthony Enimil, Venus Frimpong, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Esther Love Darkoh

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Analysis of Gas Pipeline Failure Factors Based on the Novel Bayesian Network by Machine Learning Optimization by Shuangqing Chen, Shun Zhou, Zhe Xu, Yongbin Liu, Bing Guan, Xiaoyu Jiang, Wencheng Li

“…Aiming at the problem that the true probability of a Bayesian network child node cannot be obtained, the Noisy-OR gate model is introduced to determine the CPT of the node. …”
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Comparison of the CHU-9D and the EQ-5D-Y instruments in children and young people with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study by Jennifer M Ryan, Nana Anokye, Grace Lavelle, Ellen McKay, Marika Noorkoiv, Nicola Theis

“…Objective To compare the performance of the EuroQol 5D youth (EQ-5D-Y) and child health utility 9D (CHU-9D) for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and young people (CYP) with cerebral palsy (CP).Design Cross-sectional study.Setting England.Participants Sixty-four CYP with CP aged 10–19 years in Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I–III.Main outcome measures Missing data were examined to assess feasibility. …”
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Electrical brain activations in preadolescents during a probabilistic reward-learning task reflect cognitive processes and behavior strategies by Yu Sun Chung, Yu Sun Chung, Berry van den Berg, Kenneth C. Roberts, Armen Bagdasarov, Marty G. Woldorff, Marty G. Woldorff, Michael S. Gaffrey, Michael S. Gaffrey, Michael S. Gaffrey

“…This study validated a child version of the Probabilistic Reward Learning task in preadolescents (8–12 years) while recording event-related-potential (ERPs), focusing on: (1) reward-feedback sensitivity (frontal Reward-related Positivity, RewP), (2) late attention-related responses to feedback (parietal P300), and (3) attentional shifting toward favored stimuli (N2pc). …”
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Patients with symptoms of delayed gastric emptying have a high prevalence of oesophageal dysmotility, irrespective of scintigraphic evidence of gastroparesis by George Triadafilopoulos, John O Clarke, Linda Nguyen

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Transcreating BMT4me: A protocol for adapting an mobile health medication adherence app for Spanish-speaking caregivers in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant by Ashley Benhayoun, Mark Wang, Melissa Beauchemin, Emre Sezgin, Micah A. Skeens

“…Phase 2 tests the feasibility and usability of the Spanish BMT4me app with child–caregiver dyads ( n  = 30; 15 at site 1, n  = 15 at site 2) whose primary language is Spanish. …”
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A Rare Case of Paediatric Traumatic Intraperitoneal Urinary Bladder Rupture by LS Prabhanjan, Mangesh Hivre, Dilip Gupta, Aarhata Pramod Singh

“…The present case report is significant as it addresses the bladder rupture of a young child who was a victim of a road accident. It is evident that double-layer repair of the bladder rupture with absorbable sutures yields significant outcomes even in children.…”
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Biomarker Profiling for Pyridoxine Dependent Epilepsy in Dried Blood Spots by HILIC-ESI-MS by Elizabeth Mary Mathew, Sudheer Moorkoth, Leslie Lewis, Pragna Rao

“…Pyridoxine dependent epilepsy is a condition where the affected infant or child has prolonged seizures (status epilepticus), which are nonresponsive to anticonvulsant therapy but can be treated with pharmacological doses of pyridoxine. …”
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: A New Marker of Renal Function in C-Related End Stage Liver Disease by Omkolsoum Mohamed Alhaddad, Ayman Alsebaey, Mohamed Omar Amer, Hala Hany El-Said, Tary Abdel Hamid Salman

“…Both groups were matched with age, sex, and Child Pugh score. There was statistically significant difference between both groups regarding serum creatinine (1.98 ± 1.04 versus 1.38 ± 0.88 mg/dL; p=0.003) and pNGAL level (5.79 ± 2.06 versus 7.25 ± 3.30 ng/dL; p=0.019). …”
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Abordagem diagnóstica e terapêutica da válvula de uretra posterior by Marcelo José da Silva de Magalhães, Mariane Cardoso Parrela, Mariane Lutterbach Pereira de Almeida

“…Foram utilizados os descritores em português e inglês: child, urethral obstruction e congenital abnormalities. …”
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Intravenous Contrast Agent in Abdominal CT: Is It Really Needed to Identify the Cause of Bowel Obstruction? Proof of Concept by Federica Vernuccio, Dario Picone, Gregorio Scerrino, Massimo Midiri, Giuseppe Lo Re, Roberto Lagalla, Giuseppe Salvaggio

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Deníky Marie Jany hraběnky Harbuval von Chamaré (1722-1792) by Pavla Janáčková

“…Finally, she summarizes that Maria Johanna was an inte- resting personality and the example of a noble woman who was married but did not give birth to any child. Her diaries show us what a life could such a woman live. …”
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