Cardiac Markers in Pediatric Laboratory Medicine: Critical Review by Renata Zrinski Topic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza

“…Future studies need to establish evidence-based cut-offs for specific indications to optimize utilization and standardize the interpretation of common cardiac biomarkers in neonates, children, and adolescents. The aim of this article was to summarize the current analytical and clinical limitations of cardiac troponins and natriuretic peptides in the pediatric population, as informed by the existing published literature.…”
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Concerns Over Vuse e-Cigarette Digital Marketing and Implications for Public Health Regulation: Content Analysis by Eileen Han, Lauren K Lempert, Francesca Vescia, Bonnie Halpern-Felsher

“… Abstract BackgroundElectronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are the most used form of tobacco products among adolescents and young adults, and Vuse is one of the most popular brands of e-cigarettes among US adolescents. …”
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The CNDP1 (CTG)5 Polymorphism Is Associated with Biopsy-Proven Diabetic Nephropathy, Time on Hemodialysis, and Diabetes Duration by Thomas Albrecht, Shiqi Zhang, Jana D. Braun, Li Xia, Angelica Rodriquez, Jiedong Qiu, Verena Peters, Claus P. Schmitt, Jacob van den Born, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Alexander Lammert, Hannes Köppel, Peter Schnuelle, Bernhard K. Krämer, Benito A. Yard, Sibylle J. Hauske

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Intranasal Testing and Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus With Intravenous Vancomycin and Intranasal Povidone-iodine Prior to Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study... by Jason Malone, DO, Alex Lee-Norris, DO, Austin Wynn, MD, Kaitlin Maher, PA-C, John Lovejoy, III, MD, Ryan Illgenfritz, MD, Margaret Baldwin, MD, Adriana Cadilla, MD, Kathryn Farrell, MSN, Emily Craver, MS

“…The infection rate was lowest for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, with a rate of 1.3% and highest for neuromuscular scoliosis, with a rate of 8.2%. …”
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Chemical profound dermabrasion with trichloroacetic acid at 40 per cent in patients with scars caused by acne. by Heriberto Chávez Sánchez, Zoraya Izaquirre, Liliana Espinosa Chang

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> acne is a common disease in adolescents in our milieu. It causes unsightly scares in the face and affects emotional balance. …”
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Hyperperformer le stéréotype : l’écriture d’une scène de sexe dans The Compleat Purge de Trisha Low by Anne-Lise Solanilla

“…Low cites these literary discourses in a way that emphasizes their stereotypical nature, including cliché dialogues and a sex scene written as an adolescent fantasy. This is exactly why Low’s strategy is situated. …”
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Sorvegliare, punire, assimilare. Il collegio autoctono di Sept-Îles a Maliotenam by Annalisa D’Orsi

“…The psychological, spiritual, physical and sexual violence inflicted on the children and adolescents who attended it are then considered. The second part of the article takes into consideration the medium and long-term impact of this boarding school, the positive aspects recollected by the former boarders but, above all, the establishment of a cycle of dysfunctional behaviors that are passed on from generation to generation and to which former boarders and their families are struggling to escape. …”
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“A Dangerous Black Box:” Idiopathic Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Adult Patients—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nada Agbariah, Javier Sanz, Alicia Rovó

“…The largest descriptions in the literature on HLH refer to pediatric cases. Adolescents and adults may also be affected, but there is scarce evidence regarding their diagnosis and management. …”
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Is Creaky Voice a Valley Girl Feature? Stancetaking &amp; Evolution of a Linguistic Stereotype by Pierre Habasque

“…The ‘Valley Girl’ stereotype came to be known in 1982 thanks to Frank & Moon Zappa’s eponymous hit song, which associated a wide variety of linguistic markers with the persona of a white, privileged, vapid, female adolescent. This ideological association has contributed to stancetaking in that using linguistic markers associated with Valspeak, the dialect supposedly spoken by Valley Girls, may alter the perception an outside observer has of the speaker. …”
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Functional Interhemispheric Asymmetry and Neurocognitive Development in Children and Teenagers by N.A. Khokhlov

“…This study aims to measure the contribution of manual and visual asymmetries to the overall level of neurocognitive development (ND) in children and adolescents. A total of 922 individuals were studied, including 594 boys and 328 girls aged 4&ndash;17 years, who underwent neuropsychological diagnostics. …”
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Topique et focus discursifs locaux chez les enfants et les adultes hongrois by Gabriella Fekete

“…For children up to 7-8 years old, the use of dissociated focus mainly includes actions, while adolescents and adults use this role both to introduce inanimate entities and to reintroduce primary characters.…”
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Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Cognition: A Review of Clinical, Neuropsychologic, and Neuroradiologic Features by Ozgul Ekmekci

“…This review also highlights the need for neuropsychological test batteries that assess different cognitive domains in children and adolescents with multiple sclerosis and for cognitive rehabilitation programs to improve the quality of their academic and social life.…”
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Violence on street children: Looking through Erikson’s psychosocial development theory by Elma Kaiser

“…To survive on the street, they must make decisions with significant implications for life, which is not usual for a child and or adolescents. Erikson, the developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst, explains development as a lifelong project, proceeding from birth to death through the eight psychological stages. …”

Safety Planning: A Vital Preliminary Step for Professionals Working With Intimate Partner Violence Victims by Melis Sedef Kahraman, Kathryn Bell

“…Domestic violence (DV) is defined as a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks, as well as economic coercion, that adults or adolescents use against their intimate partners (Ganley, 1995). …”
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CLOCK Genes and Circadian Rhythmicity in Alzheimer Disease by J. Thome, A. N. Coogan, A. G. Woods, C. C. Darie, F. Häßler

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A review of COVID-19 vaccination and the reported cardiac manifestations by Jamie Sin Ying Ho, Ching-Hui Sia, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Poay Huan Loh, Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, William Kok-Fai Kong, Kian-Keong Poh

“…Reported COVID-19 vaccine-associated cardiac adverse events were mainly myocarditis and pericarditis, most commonly seen in adolescent and young adult male individuals after mRNA vaccination. …”
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Unconscious processing of happy faces correlates with prosocial tendency but not extraversion by Qian Xu, Qian Xu

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Interim Evaluation of the Tier 1 Program (Secondary 1 Curriculum) of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: First Year of the Full Implementation Phase by Daniel T. L. Shek, Hing Keung Ma, Rachel C. F. Sun

“…To understand the implementation quality of the Tier 1 Program (Secondary 1 Curriculum) of the Project P.A.T.H.S. (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes) in the full implementation phase, 100 schools were randomly selected to participate in personal and/or telephone interviews regarding the quality of the implementation process of the Tier 1 Program. …”
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Manipulating the cGAS-STING Axis: advancing innovative strategies for osteosarcoma therapeutics by BingBing Li, Cheng Zhang, XiaoJuan Xu, QiQin Shen, ShuNan Luo, JunFeng Hu

“…Osteosarcoma is a common malignancy in adolescents. Most patients die from lung metastasis. …”
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Successful management of a Comatose Patient with Traumatic Brain Exposure with a fronto-Parieto-occipital flap by Charles Chidiebele Maduba, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie

“…Herein, we present a case involving the successful immediate reconstructive treatment of a severely head-injured adolescent with a composite scalp defect secondary to trauma. …”
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