The relationship between maternal age, obesity and child mortality: a cross-sectional study using 2013–2014 Demographic and Health Survey in Democratic Republic of the Congo at nat... by Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Raphaël Muanza Nzuzi, Severin Mabanza Matondo

“…Child mortality was captured with five binary variables measuring the risk of dying in specific age intervals (neonatal, post-neonatal, infant, childhood and under-five mortality). Setting: The most recent Demographic and Health Surveys from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …”
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சிந்தனைத் தளத்தில் சுகுமாரனின் வண்டு குண்டு / Thoughts in Sukumaran's Vandu Kundu by முனைவர் ந. இரஞ்சன் / Dr. N. Ranjan

“…Furthermore, the study identifies key areas for future research in Tamil children's literature by emphasizing the need for a broader representation of childhood experiences in literary discourse. Through this critical examination, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of children’s literature as an evolving literary tradition.…”
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Methodological Approaches to Comparative Trend Analyses: The Case of Adolescent Toothbrushing by Torbjørn Torsheim, Frank J. Elgar, Alina Cosma, Alina Cosma, Caroline Residori, Oddrun Samdal, Christina Schnohr, Christina Schnohr

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Designing inclusive tech playful educative solutions for visually impaired learners in STEM education by Jennifer A. Cardenas Castaneda, Pei-Chun Lin, Patrick C. K. Hung, Hua-Xu Zhong, Hao-An Tseng, Yung-Fa Huang, Rafiq Ahmad

“…The most critical years for instilling knowledge are during childhood, and a strategic way to accomplish this is through playful materials. …”
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Identification of Two Novel Mutations of ABCD1 Gene in Pedigrees with X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy and Review of the Literature by Bingzi Dong, Wenshan Lv, Lili Xu, Yuhang Zhao, Xiaofang Sun, Zhongchao Wang, Bingfei Cheng, Zhengju Fu, Yangang Wang

“…X-ALD is characterized as the childhood, adolescent, adult cerebral ALD, adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), adrenal insufficiency, and asymptomatic phenotypes, exhibiting a high variety of clinical neurological manifestations with or without adrenocortical insufficiency. …”
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No Contribution of GAD-65 and IA-2 Autoantibodies around Time of Diagnosis to the Increasing Incidence of Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes: A 9-Year Nationwide Danish Study by Steffen U. Thorsen, Christian B. Pipper, Henrik B. Mortensen, Flemming Pociot, Jesper Johannesen, Jannet Svensson

“…Methods. From the Danish Childhood Diabetes Register, we randomly selected 500 patients and 500 siblings for GADA and IA-2A analysis (1997 through 2005). …”
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The association of social media use and other social factors with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Egyptian university students by Mustafa Mohammed Hassan, Hisham Ahmed Orebi, Basem Salama, Ibrahim Ali Kabbash

“…Abstract Background Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. Many studies reported that excessive social media use is more likely to develop symptoms of ADHD. …”
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Sickle Cell Nephropathy and Associated Factors among Asymptomatic Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia by Uchenna Modestus Nnaji, Christian Chukwukere Ogoke, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Kingsley I. Achigbu

“…Sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) is a serious complication of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) with asymptomatic onset in childhood and possible progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Associated Factors among Primary School Children in Ethiopia by Anguach Shitie, Rahel Addis, Abebe Tilahun, Wassie Negash

“…Dental caries is one of the preventable oral health problems and the most common chronic diseases in childhood. Poor dental and oral health affect the quality of children’s life. …”
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Bovine milk consumption affects the transcriptome of porcine adipose stem cells: Do exosomes play any role? by Katherine Swanson, Jimmy Bell, David Hendrix, Duo Jiang, Michelle Kutzler, Brandon Batty, Melanie Hanlon, Massimo Bionaz

“…The potential association of milk with childhood obesity has been widely debated and researched. …”
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Association of nutrients intake during pregnancy with the risk of allergic disease in offspring: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies by Hua Feng, Yan Chen, Xiujuan Xiong, Qunying Xu, Zhongwei Zhang, Qinghua Xi, Yongning Wu, Yuanan Lu

“…This study provides the summary evidences regarding the role of nutrients intake during pregnancy and subsequent risk of rhinitis, asthma, eczema, wheeze, and food allergy, and further effective intervention strategies should be employed to improve childhood allergic diseases.…”
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Short-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Term Neonates Treated with Phenobarbital versus Levetiracetam: A Single-Center Experience by Raffaele Falsaperla, Laura Mauceri, Piero Pavone, Massimo Barbagallo, Giovanna Vitaliti, Martino Ruggieri, Francesco Pisani, Giovanni Corsello

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Therapeutic Evidence of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Baocheng Xie, Minyi Chen, Runkai Hu, Weichao Han, Shaobo Ding

“…Cerebral palsy (CP) is a kind of movement and posture disorder syndrome in early childhood. In recent years, human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) transplantation has become a promising therapeutic strategy for CP. …”
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Stakeholders’ Roles in Evolutionizing Education: An Evolutionary-Based Toolkit Surrounding Elementary Education by Kathryne Gruskin, Mariah Griffin, Sonaskshi Bansal, Stephanie Dickinson-Frevola, Ashlee Dykeman, Desiree Groce-Volinski, Keydy Henriquez, Maya Kardas, Aileen McCarthy, Aman Shetty, Brandon Staccio, Glenn Geher, Ethan Eisenberg

“…Many researchers argue that, by making small changes to schools that help to better align instructional methods and childhood as a whole with our species’ evolved learning mechanisms, we can lessen the negative impacts from evolutionary mismatch and create better outcomes for modern students. …”
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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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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19, clinical characteristics: A multi-center observational study from Jordan by Marwan Shalabi, Salam Ghanem, Iyad Al-Ammouri, Amirah Daher, Enas Al-zayadneh, Alaa Alsmadi, Mais Ayyoub, Samah Abughanam, Mariam Jabr, Montaha Al-Iede

“…Objective: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome of childhood (MIS-C) is a newly recognized entity associated with COVID-19 in children. …”
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Iatrogenic Anetoderma of Prematurity: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Laura Maffeis, Lorenza Pugni, Carlo Pietrasanta, Andrea Ronchi, Monica Fumagalli, Carlo Gelmetti, Fabio Mosca

“…The knowledge of the disease can encourage a more careful management of the skin of extremely premature babies and aid the physicians to diagnose the disease when anetoderma patches are first encountered later in childhood.…”
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Prenatal inflammation and trauma symptoms in Latina mothers: The role of discrimination and growing up in an ethnic minoritized context by Rebeca Alvarado-Harris, Krista Perreira, Cheryl L. Woods-Giscombe, William Roger Mills‐Koonce, Hudson P. Santos, Jr.

“…Results: Latina mothers who grew up in the US reported more discrimination, more traumatic avoidance symptoms, and had a more elevated cytokine profile than those who immigrated after childhood. Based on a two-mediator sequential model, discrimination and traumatic avoidance symptoms sequentially provided mechanistic support for the higher levels of cytokines observed in mothers who grew up in the US. …”
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Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth by Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Deena Abawi, Fatima Mohammad Shoaib, Fatema Bucheery, Ahmed Ali Salman, Majeed Jasim Kadhem, Fatema AlSulaiti, Muneera Alsobaiei, Leena AlSalihi

“…Results In total, 211 mothers and 149 fathers were included, of whom 46.7% had experienced dental trauma during their own childhood. Sixty-one percent of mothers believed that they knew everything necessary about tooth avulsion and its management. …”
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Utilizing physical educators to monitor muscular strength and neuromuscular control among children with varied recess time by G. Kate Webb, Yan Zhang, Deborah J. Rhea

“…Developing appropriate MusS during childhood decreases the chances of physical injuries and many chronic diseases such as type II diabetes and cancer, which leads to healthier, active future adults. …”
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