Testing the psychometric properties of the risk-rescue rating scale: a lethality measure for suicide attempts by Tormod Stangeland, Ketil Hanssen-Bauer, Johan Siqveland

“…We adapted the RRRS for contemporary use in a Norwegian acute adolescent mental health service clinic. We developed a training program for clinicians, a user manual, and a series of five video-based role-played interview cases for reliability testing. …”
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Scoping review of qualitative studies investigating reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among men and women across Rwanda. by Julie M Buser, Ella August, Gurpreet K Rana, Rachel Gray, Olive Tengera, Faelan E Jacobson-Davies, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Diomede Ntasumbumuyange, Gerard Kaberuka, Marie Laetitia Ishimwe Bazakare, Tamrat Endale, Yolanda R Smith

“…At the individual level, studies explored knowledge about SRHR problems while at the interpersonal level, the support and attitudes of men and community members for adolescent SRHR were investigated. In terms of healthcare organization, maternal health practices, increased access to family planning programs, and the need for sexually transmitted infection programs was explored. …”
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Transient Ischemic Attack and Ischemic Stroke in Danon Disease with Formation of Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus despite Normal Systolic Function by Takeshi Tsuda, Amanda J. Shillingford, Jane Vetter, Vinay Kandula, Badal Jain, Joel Temple

“…Here, we present a 17-year-old female adolescent with Danon disease and severe concentric hypertrophy with normal left ventricular (LV) systolic function, who has been complaining of intermittent headache and weakness for about 3 years, initially diagnosed with hemiplegic migraine. …”
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Analysis of Children’s Traffic Behaviour at Signalized Crosswalks as a Precondition for Safe Children Routes Design: A Case Study from Croatia by Aleksandra Deluka-Tibljaš, Sanja Šurdonja, Irena Ištoka Otković

“…Design should ensure and enhance their traffic safety because for decades, traffic accidents have been among the first few causes of children and adolescent mortality. Pedestrian speed is one of the important inputs when pedestrian infrastructure, especially crosswalks, is designed. …”
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Human Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of ARDS in Rat by Zurab Kakabadze, Nicholas Kipshidze, Teona Paresishvili, Nodar Kipshidze, Zurab Vadachkoria, David Chakhunashvili

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Multifunctional Templates for Minimized Osteotomy, Implantation, and Palatal Distraction with a Mini-Screw-Assisted Expander in Schizodontism and Maxillary Deficit by Manfred Nilius, Katrin Hess, Dominik Haim, Bernhard Weiland, Guenter Lauer

“…Multifunctional templates allow for early planning, preoperative fabrication, and intraoral fixation of orthodontic appliances. In the case of an adolescent patient, a sustainable, interdisciplinary treatment concept could be demonstrated that shows age-appropriate gnathological development and stable growth conditions over a follow-up period of 10 years. …”
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Dysmenorrhea: Predisposing Factors, Effects on Activities and Health-seeking Behavior among University Students in Ibadan, Nigeria by Ayodeji Adeyemo, Oluwasomidoyin O. Bello

“… Background: Dysmenorrhea, a common gynecologic complaint among adolescent and young women is of public health importance because of its impact on their regular activities. …”
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Bilateral Tuberculum Sextum of Maxillary Permanent First Molar by Mrunali Prashant Deshkar, Yash Naik, Ramakrishna Yeluri, Nilima Thosar, Monika Khubchandani, Meenal Pande

“…This case offers a unique instance of a bilateral tuberculum sextum in the maxillary permanent first molars, characterized by an additional cusp on the lingual surface. The patient, an adolescent, exhibited no associated symptoms. Early detection of such dental anomalies is essential for treatment planning, particularly in maintaining occlusal balance and preventing future complications. …”
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A Service User Perspective Informing the Role of Occupational Therapy in School Transition Practice for High School Learners with TBI: An African Perspective by Lee-Ann Jacobs-Nzuzi Khuabi, Estelle Swart, Mogammad Shaheed Soeker

“…In the South African context, there are no specific guidelines regarding how to prepare and support adolescents for the transition from a health care to a high school setting post TBI. …”
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On Zero-Inflated Hierarchical Poisson Models with Application to Maternal Mortality Data by Kassim Tawiah, Samuel Iddi, Anani Lotsi

“…Furthermore, a well-structured awareness campaign is needed with importance given to avoiding adolescent pregnancy and improving antenatal care attendance to, at least, four, the gold standard, before delivery. …”
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HIV Drug Resistance-Associated Mutations in Antiretroviral Naïve HIV-1-Infected Latin American Children by Luis E. Soto-Ramirez, Roberto Rodriguez-Diaz, D. Robert Harris, Rohan Hazra

“…Our goal was to describe the presence of HIV drug resistance among HIV-1-infected, antiretroviral (ARV) naïve children and adolescents in Latin America and to examine resistance in these children in relation to drug exposure in the mother. …”
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Skok pokwitaniowy i budowa ciała dziewcząt z Meridy (Jukatan, Meksyk) jako sposób przystosowania do warunków życia by Anna Zielińska

“…Maya girls have relatively longer upper extremities to lower ones, greater biacromial breadth, and chest circumference to stature than Creoles, which shows their more stocky body build. The adolescent (pubertal) spurt in height starts earlier in Creoles (9-10 years) and its rate is greater (max. = 7.48 cm/ year) than in Maya and Mestizos girls (10-11 years; max. = 6.25 cm/year). …”
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Effect of Vitamins C and E on Endothelial Function in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Rachel-Marie Cazeau, Hong Huang, John A. Bauer, Robert P. Hoffman

“…Endothelial dysfunction due to hyperglycemia-induced oxidative damage is an important predictor of future cardiovascular risk in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and is present in adolescent T1DM. We hypothesized that combined treatment with the antioxidant vitamins C and E might improve endothelial function (EF) and other biochemical risk factors in adolescents with T1DM. …”
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The impact of artistic sports on academic self-efficacy by Yanyan Tian, Yanyan Tian, Haiqing Wang

“…Moreover, mindfulness, social anxiety, and academic procrastination play a chain mediating role between Artistic sports and academic self-efficacy.DiscussionThese findings highlight the potential value of Artistic sports in enhancing academic self-efficacy and provide practical guidance for education policymakers, school administrators, teachers, parents, and students to promote adolescent academic and psychological health development. …”
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GRAMMAR-Lambda Delivers Efficient Understanding of the Genetic Basis for Head Size in Catfish by Yunfeng Zhao, Jin Gao, Hong Feng, Li Jiang

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Diplopia, Convergent Strabismus, and Eye Abduction Palsy in a 12-Year-Old Boy with Autoimmune Thyroiditis by Pedro Marques, Sandra Jacinto, Maria do Carmo Pinto, Catarina Limbert, Lurdes Lopes

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Sports participation & childhood neurocognitive development by Fu-Miao Tan, Junhong Yu, Alicia M. Goodwill

“…We investigated the impact of different organised sports on neurocognitive development in children (N = 11,878; aged 9–11) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. …”
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Exploring neurodevelopmental concerns: insights from a public neuropediatric learning disabilities multiprofessional outpatient facility in Brazil by Janaína Aparecida de Oliveira Augusto, Thalita Francielli Lopes Ferreira, Rodrigo Genaro Arduini, Talita Meneses de Almeida Bastos, Nádia Santana Pereira Campanha, Rita de Cássia Coutinho Vieira Fornasari, Patrícia Regina Flaviano Stella, Adriana Nobre de Paula Simão, Joyce Nelly Leal de Moraes, Sylvia Maria Ciasca

“…IntroductionSpecialized public services for attending children and adolescents with complaints of scholar difficulties are scarce in Brazil. …”
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Effectiveness of Group Health Education on “Perceived Stress” among High-School Children of Kolar: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Anandu Suresh, Mahendra M. Reddy, Prasanna B. T. Kamath

“…Background: Adolescents are exposed to various psycho-physiological stressors due to rapid changes in their bodies along with increased academic pressure, peer pressure, and pressures from other sources of society. …”
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Do Not Miss the Tumor: A Novel Presentation of Osteosarcoma by Michael DePalma, Sachin Gupta, Jie Nguyen, Divya Talwar, Alexandre Arkader, Lawrence Wells

“…Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone in pediatric and adolescent patients. The incidence rate of osteosarcoma has been reported as high as 5 to 7 per million among patients 19 years old or younger with males slightly more affected than females and African-Americans more than other racial groups. …”
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