Birth cohort studies using symptom diaries for assessing respiratory diseases-a scoping review. by Susan Langer, Bianca Klee, Cornelia Gottschick, Rafael Mikolajczyk

“…<h4>Background</h4>Respiratory infections are the most frequent health problem in childhood leading to morbidity and socioeconomic burden. …”
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Novel Heterogenous CHS1 Mutations Identified in Five Japanese Patients with Chediak-Higashi Syndrome by Fuminori Tanabe, Hirotake Kasai, Michiko Morimoto, Shigeharu Oh, Hidetoshi Takada, Toshiro Hara, Masahiko Ito

“…The patient suffered from infections in childhood and had visual disturbance and albinism of the skin and hair. …”
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Predicting child mortality determinants in Uttar Pradesh using Machine Learning: Insights from the National Family and Health Survey (2019–21) by Pinky Pandey, Sacheendra Shukla, Niraj Kumar Singh, Mukesh Kumar

“…Policy measures targeting critical factors, such as promoting breastfeeding, optimizing birth intervals, and improving maternal health and antenatal care, can significantly enhance childhood survival rates in Uttar Pradesh.…”
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Perinatal Cat and Dog Exposure and the Risk of Asthma and Allergy in the Urban Environment: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies by Caroline J. Lodge, Katrina J. Allen, Adrian J. Lowe, David J. Hill, Cliff S. Hosking, Michael J. Abramson, Shyamali C. Dharmage

“…Using longitudinal studies, we aimed to systematically review the impact of pet ownership in the critical perinatal period as a risk factor for allergies in childhood. Methods. Medline database was searched for urban cohort studies with perinatal exposure to cats and/or dogs and subsequent asthma or allergic disease. …”
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Caregiver’s experiences with a mobile-based educational program and its impact on dietary treatment compliance of children with methylmalonic acidemia: an online survey by Qing Luo, Chunqin Liu, Lizhou Lin, Xuehua Liu, Huifang Chen

“…Abstract Background Compliance to highly restrictive diets is critical for children with Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA), and their caregivers play a prominent role in children’s dietary treatment from early childhood through to adulthood. Despite lots of efforts by the multidisciplinary medical team to ensure the smooth implementation of dietary treatment, restricting dietary protein remains particularly challenging for children with MMA. …”
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Beverage Intake and Its Effect on Body Weight Status among WIC Preschool-Age Children by Andrea Charvet, Fatma G. Huffman

“…Given the prevalence and consequences of childhood obesity, efforts are being made to identify risk factors and design evidence-based interventions to reduce its impact. …”
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A comparison of force adaptation in toddlers and adults during a drawer opening task by Laura Faßbender, Johannes Falck, Francisco M. López, Yee Lee Shing, Jochen Triesch, Gudrun Schwarzer

“…However, how internal models are adapted in early childhood remains largely unexplored. This study investigated a naturalistic force adaptation task in 1.5-, 3-year-olds, and young adults. …”
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Pattern and risk factors of congenital anomalies among children attending Specialized Hospitals in Sohag Governorate by Ayman S. Abd El-Hady, Abdel-Nasser S. Mohammed, Mohammed A. Aladawy, Gamal E. Soliman

“…They are important causes of childhood deaths, chronic illness, and disability. …”
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Frequency of Toxocariasis among Patients Clinically Suspected to Have Visceral Toxocariasis: A Retrospective Descriptive Study in Sri Lanka by Devika Iddawela, Kiruthiha Ehambaram, Dhilma Atapattu, Kalyani Pethiyagoda, Lakmalee Bandara

“…This study confirms toxocariasis as an important cause of childhood ill health identifying common clinical symptoms recommending preventive measures to limit transmission.…”
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Treatment Challenges in a Tourette Syndrome Patient with Self-Injurious Behaviour: Case Report and Literature Review by G. Asadauskaitė, G. Jasionytė, M. Karnickas

“…It is a chronic complex neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by the onset of symptoms in early childhood and the presence of multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics. …”
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Constructing a model of the factors related to the job wellbeing of preschool teachers in China: a grounded theory study by Li-Ying Nong, Chen Liao, Jian-Hong Ye, Jian-Hong Ye

“…These findings have practical implications for leadership practices in early childhood education settings.…”
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Population-Based Studies on the Epidemiology of Insulin Resistance in Children by M. P. van der Aa, S. Fazeli Farsani, C. A. J. Knibbe, A. de Boer, M. M. J. van der Vorst

“…Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to give an overview of all population-based studies reporting on the prevalence and incidence rates of IR in childhood. Methods. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library were searched in order to find all available population-based studies describing the epidemiology of IR in pediatric populations. …”
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Latino Family Childcare Providers’ Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Promotion of Healthy Behaviors among Preschool Children: A Qualitative Study by Ana C. Lindsay, Judith A. Salkeld, Mary L. Greaney, Faith D. Sands

“…Given that many low income Latino children attend family child care homes (FCCHs), there is a need to explore the role that FCCH providers may play in establishing and reinforcing children’s early healthful eating and physical activity behaviors and consequently in the prevention of childhood obesity. Design. Using purposive sampling, six focus groups were conducted in Spanish with licensed Latino FCCH providers n=44. …”
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Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter by Application of Machine Learning Clustering Algorithms by Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Pratim Biswas

“…Abstract A source apportionment (SA) study was conducted on two PM2.5 data sets, two carbon fractions and eight temperature-resolved carbon fractions collected during Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study (CCAAPS). …”
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Battle for Blood: Child Custody Conflicts in Divorce – Islamic vs. Customary Law by Destika Santi Putri Sarfitri, Ratih Damayanti, Rini Fidiyani, Winarsih Winarsih, Mutmainah Nur Qoiri, Jamaluddin Jamal Muhsen

“…Islamic law prioritizes the child’s welfare while emphasizing maternal custody during early childhood (hadanah) and paternal guardianship (wilayah) in later years. …”
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Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line (UCLi026-A) from a patient with ADCY5-related disease carrying the heterozygous variant c.1253G > A; (p. Arg418Gln) by Sharmin Alhaque, Dimitri Budinger, Barbara Garavaglia, Giovanna Zorzi, Serena Barral, Manju A. Kurian

“…Adenylyl cyclase 5 (ADCY5)-related diseases are a rare group of genetic disorders that commonly present in childhood. Heterozygous mutations in ADCY5 lead to ADCY5-related dyskinesia, comprising a wide array of disabling hyperkinetic movement disorders including chorea, myoclonus and/or dystonia. …”
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Comparing Family Functioning and Maternal Anxiety in Children with Attention and Hyperactivity Disorder and Controls by Gonca OZYURT, Aynur AKAY PEKCANLAR, Yusuf OZTURK

“…Aim: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood neurodevelopmental disorder. Factors related with parents affect family functioning and make changes in ADHD symptoms . …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ROLE OF PARENTS WITH THE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN'S PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MUSLIMAT NU KINDERGARTEN THORIQOTUL HIDAYAH CENTINI LAREN LAMONGAN by Yani Erniyawati, Sumarsono

“…Intoduction: Development experiences a rapid increase in the first five years of life, namely childhood which is referred to as the golden age or Golden Age. …”
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Exploring the rise and diversity of health and societal issues that use a public health approach: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Alison Hurst, Nick Shaw, Daniele Carrieri, Ken Stein, Katrina Wyatt

“…We purposively selected four of these categories; adverse childhood experiences; end of life care; gambling addiction and violence reduction/ knife crime for further analysis of the approach including how it was conceptualised and operationalised; less than 13% of the studies described the implementation of a public health approach and there was considerable heterogeneity across and within categories as to how this was done. …”
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Risk Factors and Consequences of Food Neophobia and Pickiness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Carmen del Campo, Cristina Bouzas, Josep A. Tur

“…Food neophobia and pickiness developed in childhood are conditioned by risk factors related to biological, social, and environmental characteristics, as well as family education and skills. …”
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