Bande frontalière du Brésil : transformations territoriales et densification du maillage municipal de 1872 à 2010 by Eloisa Maieski Antunes, Denise Pumain

“…The results indicate that the border strip gained new territories derived from border litigation processes with neighboring countries, there was change in the width of the border strip that were initially 66 km, then became 100 km and later 150 km and the formation of municipalities was derived from a few "mother-territories". The process of densification of the municipal grid in the border area was exponential and rapid. …”
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Pukka English and the Language of the Other in E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India by Catherine Lanone

“…A Passage to India differs from Kipling’s luscious use of Indian words or Conrad’s creativity; while Kipling’s Kim returns to the vernacular as a mother-tongue and Conrad uses linguistic distortion as a site of ethical ambiguity, Forster strays from the systematic inclusion of alien signifiers with his text. …”
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Chaos in Physiological Control Systems: Health or Disease? by Olfa Boubaker

“…During the nineties, the Rössler’s have reported in their famous book “Chaos in Physiology,” that “physiology is the mother of Chaos.” Moreover, several researchers have proved that Chaos is a generic characteristic of systems in physiology. …”
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Acute Chest Syndrome Progressing to ARDS in a Patient of 25-Week Gestation by Jefferson Chambers, Nichole Smith, Matthew Sehring, Subramanyam Chittivelu

“…Pregnancy represents an increased risk for complications of sickle cell disease in both the mother and fetus. We present a case of a 20-year-old patient with known sickle cell disease who was at 25-week gestation and developed acute chest syndrome refractory to conventional therapies and requiring emergency cesarean section. …”
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Management of asthma in pregnancy by CE Jones, Y. Jamil

“…Good asthma control with prompt and adequate management of exacerbations is key to reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes for both mother and fetus. The majority of asthma treatment can be continued as normal in pregnancy and there is emerging evidence of the safety of biologic medications also.This article aims to summarise the current evidence about asthma in pregnancy and guide the appropriate management of this population.…”
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The linguistic, conceptual, and pragmatic challenges of communicating Galatians 3:1-14 in Chewa by Ernst Wendland

“…Further attention is devoted to some of the conceptual challenges that this text, as an example of the Galatian epistle as a whole, poses for mother-tongue speakers due to their lack of an adequate biblical and hermeneutical frame of reference. …”
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The link between prenatal stress and indicators of fatness in children – literature review by Ewa Bryl, Tomasz Hanć

“…Methods: The review includes 20 articles published before March 2020 in Scopus and Medline databases with the use of following keyword combinations: /maternal or mother/, /prenatal or pregnant/, /stress or distress/ and /BMI, body mass index or overweight or obesity or body composition/. …”
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Mères seules et belles-mères. Normes conjugales et maternelles en tension. by Manon Réguer-Petit

“…Based on an ethnographic field made in two associations (one of single-mothers and the other of stepmothers), and on 56 interviews carried out with members and non-members of those associations, this article seeks to interrogate how single-motherhood and step-motherhood affect maternity norms of women. …”
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Ming：More serious challenge in North China by Rui Feng

“…After the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Beijing, it faced even tougher challenges: being closer to the border, farther away from the Mother River, and falling into the earthquake zone. …”
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Cameron’s Tories : Talking Conservative, Acting Radical by Harry Cheesman

“…It is the purpose of this paper to show that, whilst in a wide range of policy areas Mr Cameron’s Conservatives have clearly taken inspiration from “mother”, and have in fact demonstrated a reformist zeal which throws their heroine’s caution into surprising relief, that they have reversed one of her key teachings ; instead of following the doctrine of “talk radical, act conservative”, Cameron’s Tories are more likely to “talk conservative, act radical”.…”
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Congenital Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis: A Prenatal Sonographic Diagnosis of a Case with Hydrothorax and Ascites by A. Yisau Abdulkadir, O. A. M. Adesiyun, A. Adisa Fawole, A. Peter Aboyeji

“…The fetus had anasarca, bilateral massive pleural effusion, and ascites, in addition to cardiac arrhythmia and congenital gastric outlet obstruction. Mother's clinical history and laboratory workup excluded immune hydrops. …”
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Curriculum Interpretation and Learners’ Attainment of Reading Skills in Uganda a Case of Selected Districts in Acholi Sub-Region by Sammy, Godfrey Poro, Eton, Marus, Andrew Peter Yiga, Julius, Caesar Enon, Fabian, Mwosi

“…The study recommended a more coordinated approach to language policy implementation so that all learners can have the opportunity to learn to read first in their mother tongue and for reading to be beneficial and meaningful for them. …”
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Systematic review: e-cigarettes vs. conventional cigarettes by Mateusz Janik, Barbara Ufnalska, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Justyna Lisiecka, Artur Fabijański, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Michał Nowak, Wojciech Firlej, Adrianna Dukacz

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The impact of implementing and sustaining the international guidelines for skin-to-skin contact in the first hour after birth in Uganda by Kajsa Brimdyr, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Anna Blair, Kristin Svensson, Mike Kagawa, Melissa Reyes, Louise Racine Bastarache, Livingstone Kamoga, Edwin Kigozi, Karin Cadwell

“…Abstract Skin-to-skin contact between the mother and baby during the first hour after birth has significant benefits for mother, newborn and breastfeeding. …”
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Infection-Related Stillbirths: A Detailed Examination of a Nine-Year Multidisciplinary Study by Liliana Gabrielli, Matteo Pavoni, Francesca Monari, Federico Baiesi Pillastrini, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Chiara Locatelli, Maria Bisulli, Alessandra Vancini, Ilaria Cataneo, Margherita Ortalli, Giulia Piccirilli, Alessia Cantiani, Simone Ambretti, Fabio Facchinetti, Tiziana Lazzarotto

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Fetal Growth Trajectories and Their Association with Maternal, Cord Blood, and 5-year Child Adipokines by H. C. Bartels, A. A. Geraghty, E. C. O’Brien, A. Kranidi, J. Mehegan, C. Yelverton, C. M. McDonnell, F. M. McAuliffe

“…Methods. 781 mother-infant pairs from the ROLO and ROLO Kids study were included. …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Ibu dengan Pemberian Imunisasi Dasar Lengkap pada Bayi di Kelurahan Parupuk Tabing Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Lubuk Buaya Kota Padang Tahun 2013 by Atika Putri Dewi, Eryati Darwin, Edison .

“…The population of this study is all of mothers with babies aged 1-2 years in the Village of Parupuk Tabing. …”
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Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers by Daniel José Blanco-Victorio, Nieves Asteria López-Luján, Walter Bernaola-Silva, Luis Antonio Vicuña-Huaqui, Rocio Cacñahuaray-Palomino, Julissa Sarai Diaz-Campos, Yeni Araceli Anicama-Barrios, Zenaida Rojas-Apaza, Sara Castañeda-Sarmiento, Evelyn Alvarez Vidigal, Roxana Patricia López-Ramos

“…Oral examinations were conducted by two trained paediatric dentists, while haemoglobin levels were measured by two nurses. Mothers or caregivers completed questionnaires to provide relevant sociodemographic and behavioural data. …”
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The Undocumented Experience by Izah Tahir

“…My teacher (falsely) concluded I couldn’t speak English, and she told my mother I was going to fail. Years later, I was a model student. …”
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Impact of Early-Life Microbiota on Immune System Development and Allergic Disorders by Norbert Dera, Katarzyna Kosińska-Kaczyńska, Natalia Żeber-Lubecka, Robert Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha, Diana Massalska, Iwona Szymusik, Kacper Dera, Michał Ciebiera

“…<b>Background</b>: The main aim of the review was to demonstrate the influence of the microbiota of the mother, fetus and newborn on the functioning of the immune system in the context of allergies and asthma. …”
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