Relationships of sensory processing sensitivity with creativity and empathy in an adult sample by Britta A. P. Laros-van Gorkom, Britta A. P. Laros-van Gorkom, Christienne G. Damatac, Christienne G. Damatac, Inez Stevelmans, Corina U. Greven, Corina U. Greven, Corina U. Greven

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A deep learning approach for classifying and predicting children's nutritional status in Ethiopia using LSTM-FC neural networks by Getnet Bogale Begashaw, Temesgen Zewotir, Haile Mekonnen Fenta

“…We analyzed the prevalence of children’s nutritional status during their transition from late adolescence to early adulthood. The results show a notable decline in normal nutritional status among males, decreasing from 58.3% at age 5 to 33.5% by age 25. …”
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Progress in the Management of Retinal Detachment Associated With Morning Glory Syndrome by Wu S, Wang W, Liu L, Wang W, Jiang K, Peng C, Sun H, Zhang J

“…Suping Wu,1 Wenting Wang,2 Lei Liu,3 Wei Wang,2 Keke Jiang,2 Chuanzhi Peng,4 Huixin Sun,1 Jie Zhang2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Weifang Eye Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ophthalmology, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shangdong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jie Zhang, Department of Ophthalmology, Weifang Eye Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, People’s Republic of China, Email 15963688601@126.comAbstract: Morning glory syndrome (MGS) is a rare congenital optic disc malformation characterized by a distinctive funnel-shaped optic disc resembling a blooming morning glory flower, typically diagnosed in childhood or adolescence and primarily presenting unilaterally, although bilateral cases have been reported. …”
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Socioeconomic and behavioural factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases by Naftal Sakaria, Nelago Indongo

“…NCDs share key modifiable behavioral risk factors like unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity that are typically established during adolescence or young adulthood and will set the stage for NCDs development later in life. …”
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Pubertal Pathways in Girls Enrolled in a Contemporary British Cohort by Krista Yorita Christensen, Mildred Maisonet, Carol Rubin, Adrianne Holmes, W. Dana Flanders, Jon Heron, Jean Golding, Michael A. McGeehin, Michele Marcus

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New Insights on Childhood Lupus Nephritis by Marchi-Silva R, De Aquino BM, Londe AC, Mazzola TN, Julio PR, Wampler Muskardin T, Appenzeller S

“…Rodrigo Marchi-Silva,1,2 Bruna Martins De Aquino,1,2 Ana Carolina Londe,1,2 Ta&iacgr;s Nitsch Mazzola,3 Paulo Rogério Julio,4 Theresa Wampler Muskardin,5,6 Simone Appenzeller2,7 1Medical Pathophysiology Graduate Program, School of Medical Science, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; 2Autoimmunity Lab, School of Medical Science, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; 3Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; 4Child and Adolescent Graduate Program, School of Medical Science, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil; 5Hospital of Special Surgery, Department of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 6Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY, USA; 7Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Traumatology, School of Medical Science, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, BrazilCorrespondence: Simone Appenzeller, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM)/Hospital de Clínicas (HC) – UNICAMP, Vital Brasil Street, 251, Campinas, SP, 13083-888, Brazil, Tel +55 11 98887-8693, Email appenzel@unicamp.brAbstract: Approximately one in five patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has disease-onset during childhood (cSLE). …”
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Effect of maternal height on the risk of caesarean section in singleton births: evidence from a large-scale survey in India by Himanshu Chaurasia, Strong P Marbaniang, Hemkhothang Lhungdim

“…Our findings could be used to argue for policies that target stunting in infant girls and avoid unnecessary CS, as there is potential effect on growth during adolescence and early adulthood, with the goal to increase their adult heights, thereby lowering their risk of CS and adverse delivery outcomes.…”
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Temporal changes in prevalence and severity of pulmonary hypertension, and relationship to outcomes in coarctation of aorta by Ahmed Younis, Yogesh N.V. Reddy, William R. Miranda, Ahmed T. Abdelhalim, Barry A. Borlaug, Heidi M. Connolly, Alexander C. Egbe

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Venereal Diseases Treatment for Merauke’s Marind (Marind-Anim) Tribe in the Dutch Colonial Period by Rosmaida Sinaga, Hafnita Sari Dewi Lubis, Yushar Tanjung, Lister Eva Simangunsong

“…The imbalanced power relations between men and their wives and between men and adolescence men causing venereal diseases and sexual perversions in the Marind Tribe. …”
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Evaluation of anxiety in children diagnosed with chronic urticaria by Ugur Altas, Halil Alkaya, Seda Cevik, Mehmetcan Sezer, Firat Oz, Zeynep Meva Altas, Mehmet Yasar Ozkars

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Interleukin-15 (IL-15) and Anti-C1q Antibodies as Serum Biomarkers for Ectopic Pregnancy and Missed Abortion by Alexandros Daponte, Efthimios Deligeoroglou, Spyros Pournaras, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Antonios Garas, Foteini Anastasiadou, Ioannis E. Messinis

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Patients’ experiences in early satiety after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a phenomenological study by Salvatore Vaccaro, Matías Eduardo Díaz Crescitelli, Stefano Mastrangelo, Nadia Fornaciari, Elisabetta Reverberi, Silvia Di Leo, Luca Ghirotto

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Exercise interventions to improve bone mineral density in athletes participating in low-impact sports: a scoping review by Anders Gulbrandsen Florvåg, Øyvind Angelshaug Berg, Ola Drange Røksund, Gøril Tvedten Jorem, Bård Erik Bogen

“…Five populations were explored; one cohort of adolescent swimmers (both sexes), one cohort of female Olympic artistic swimmers, one cohort of elite road cyclists (both sexes), one cohort of male competitive amateur cyclists, and one cohort of trained to well-trained cyclists (both sexes). …”
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Factors Associated with Psychological Well-Being Among Children Under 18 Years Old with Cancer: A Scoping Review by Alya FP, Hendrawati S, Mediani HS

“…Inclusion criteria were included by keywords Psychological well-being OR Psychological AND Children OR Child OR Pediatric OR Childhood AND Adolescent OR Teenagers OR Youth AND Cancer OR Neoplasms OR Tumors OR Malignancy OR Cancer Survivors AND predictor OR factors OR determinant. …”
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Age-related aspects of glioma: current understanding. Literature review by Serhii P. Luhovskyi, Tetiana Y. Kvitnytska-Ryzhova

“…., NF-1, TSC) associated with glioma development are linked to specific LGG subtypes occurring in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Moreover, pLGG differs from aLGG in its potential for malignant transformation and spontaneous regression, as well as in mutations affecting the MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) pathway. …”
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Association of food security with cardiometabolic health during young adulthood: cross-sectional comparison of American Indian adults with other racial/ethnic groups by Cassandra J Nikolaus, Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Luciana E Hebert, Ka'imi Sinclair

“…Objectives Our aim was to assess the cross-sectional associations between food insecurity and cardiometabolic health indicators in American Indian young adults compared with non-Hispanic white, black, Asian or Pacific Islander and Hispanic young adults.Design Data from the fourth wave of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) were used. Variables included a self-assessed measure of risk of food insecurity, indicators of cardiometabolic health (body mass index, haemoglobin A1c, blood pressure) and sociodemographic characteristics. …”
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Ethnic disparities in rapid tranquillisation use and justifications in adult mental health inpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Alessio Bricca, John Baker, Trine Munk-Olsen, Martin Locht Pedersen, Ole Schjerning, Frederik Alkier Gildberg

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Primary amenorrhoea - cytogenetic study in 40 Indian women by Byapti Banerjee, Atreyee Dutta, Sanchita Roy, Ajanta Halder

“…Background Primary amenorrhoea (PA) refers to an ailment when adolescent girls do not attain menarche naturally. It is one of the most common gynaecological disorders specified. …”
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Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Peripheral Neuropathies among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in the Kilimanjaro Region: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study... by Ahlam A. Amour, Nyasatu Chamba, Johnstone Kayandabila, Isaack A. Lyaruu, Dekker Marieke, Elichilia R. Shao, William Howlett

“…The study was a cross-sectional hospital-based study and was carried out from October 2017 to March 2018 among adolescent and adult patients attending Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) diabetes clinic. …”
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Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus with the Rare Association of Nonsuppurative Sialadenitis and Genetic Defects in 6q24 by Manal Mustafa, Nitin Ramdas, Mahmoud Elhalik, Arif Faquih

“…TNDM occurs soon after birth and undergoes spontaneous remission during infancy; however, it may relapse to a permanent form of diabetes mellitus in childhood or adolescence. We report a case of TNDM due to hypomethylation on chromosome 6q24, associated with a rare clinical finding of nonsuppurative submandibular sialadenitis managed by subcutaneous insulin, and who underwent remission by three months of age. …”
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