Associations of PM2.5 and its components with term preterm rupture of membranes: a retrospective study by Jiangxia Qin, Weiling Liu, Haidong Zou, Chong Zeng, Cifeng Gao, Weiqi Liu

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Armed Conflict and Child Weight in DR Congo by Kien Le

“…This paper investigates the extent to which armed conflict influences the weight of young children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Exploiting the variation across districts in exposure to armed conflict and the within-district variation in the timing of whether the child was exposed to armed conflict due to birth timing within a difference-in-differences framework, we detect adverse impacts of conflict exposure to child weight. …”
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Microplastic and human health with focus on pediatric well-being: a comprehensive review and call for future studies by Rogers Wainkwa Chia, Ntegang Venant Atem, Jin-Yong Lee, Jihye Cha

“…Water and air are sources of MP exposure in children from infancy through adolescence. …”
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Determining the Language Measurements in a Turkish-Persian Bilingual Child Suspected of Language Impairment: A Case Report by Galavizh Karimi Javan, Mahsa Mehdizadeh Behtash, Nahid Jalilehvand, Amirsalar Tozihi

“…This result can be justified according to the linguistic richness and duration of the child’s exposure. Finally, it is suggested to pay attention to the child’s language performance in each of his languages as well as his linguistic environment in diagnosing the Turkish-Persian bilingual children’s language impairment.…”
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Long-term drought and risk of infant mortality in Africa: A cross-sectional study. by Pin Wang, Tormod Rogne, Joshua L Warren, Ernest O Asare, Robert A Akum, N'datchoh E Toure, Joseph S Ross, Kai Chen

“…<h4>Background</h4>As extreme events such as drought and flood are projected to increase in frequency and intensity under climate change, there is still large missing evidence on how drought exposure potentially impacts mortality among young children. …”
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Contributions of a Child's Built, Natural, and Social Environments to Their General Cognitive Ability: A Systematic Scoping Review. by Jazmin Del Carmen Ruiz, James J Quackenboss, Nicolle S Tulve

“…Three databases were used to identify recent epidemiological studies (2003-2013) that examined exposure factors associated with general cognitive ability in children. …”
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Association of Traffic Air Pollution with Respiratory Symptoms among Adolescents in Yazd, Iran: Based on Global Asthma Network 2020 Cross-sectional Study by Abdolhamid Jafarinodoshan, Azam Golzar, Hossein Gharechahi, Nasrin Behniafard, Zahra Nafeiy

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(1 →3)- β -D-Glucan and endotoxin modulate immune response to inhaled allergen by R. Rylander, P. G. Holt

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The impact of L1 literacy on the production of Spanish verbal passives by school-age Spanish heritage speakers by Andrew Armstrong, Silvina Montrul, Silvina Montrul

“…However, less is known about how written language exposure impacts first language (L1) morphosyntactic growth in Spanish-speaking children in the U.S., who are educated in their second language (L2) and have little opportunities to develop L1 literacy. …”
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Acute Cytotoxic Cerebellar Edema Subsequent to Fentanyl Patch Intoxication in an Infant by Lindsey N. Haut, Rupa Radhakrishnan, Riad Lutfi, Louise W. Kao, Laurie L. Ackerman

“…The opioid epidemic continues to have devastating consequences for children and families across the United States with rising prevalence of opioid use and abuse. …”
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Treatment of Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Injury with Lung Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Mice by Yabo Mei, Chong Chen, Hui Dong, Wanqiao Zhang, Yan Wang, Ming Chi, Zhichun Feng

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Partial Pulpotomy with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate in Permanent Incisors with Complicated Crown Fracture: 5-Year Follow-Up by Isabel Gomes

“…Traumatic dental injuries are highly prevalent among children. This article describes a case report of a patient who has experienced dental trauma at 8 years old, which has led to enamel-dentine fracture with pulp exposure in the left central incisor and crown-root fracture with pulp exposure in the right central incisor. …”
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Geography and age drive racial and ethnic disparities in hospital mortality for paediatric community-acquired pneumonia in the United States: a retrospective population based cohor... by Cody-Aaron L. Gathers, Nadir Yehya, Anireddy Reddy, Paula M. Magee, Vanessa C. Denny, Michelle R. Mayeda, Amanda O’Halloran, Sanjiv D. Mehta, Stephanie Wanamaker, Jessica C. Fowler, Garrett Keim

“…Interpretation: We found evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in mortality for children diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia. …”
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A Clinical Profile of Pediatric COVID-19 Testing in the Emergency Department, Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Fatima Farid Mir, Maysa Saleh

“…As time progressed, international reports of COVID-19 infection in children steadily grew; however, data on disease features in the United Arab Emirates’ pediatric population was noticeably lagging. …”
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Mechanisms of Fetal Programming in Hypertension by John Edward Jones, Julie A. Jurgens, Sarah A. Evans, Riley C. Ennis, Van Anthony M. Villar, Pedro A. Jose

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Symptomatic vigabatrin‐associated MRI toxicity is associated with simultaneous hormonal therapy among patients with infantile spasms by Rujuta Sathe, Gyaneshwar Shrestha, Aria Terango, David Tabibzadeh, Rajsekar R. Rajaraman, Hiroki Nariai, Shaun A. Hussain

“…Among 108 children with detailed vigabatrin exposure data, we identified VABAM in 17 children (11 symptomatic). …”
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Ludzkie zoo w percepcji dzieci by Tomasz Nowicki

“…The children’s statements show unequivocal resistance to the vision of exposure of the human body and strong species identification. …”
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The Role and Potential Pathogenic Mechanism of Particulate Matter in Childhood Asthma: A Review and Perspective by Xuchen Xu, Jianing Zhang, Xin Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Zhimin Chen

“…Asthma, the most common chronic respiratory disease in children, affects numerous people worldwide. Accumulating evidence suggests that exposure to high levels of particulate matter (PM), either acutely or chronically, is associated with the exacerbation and incidence of pediatric asthma. …”
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Fluoride in drinking water and associated non-carcinogenic health risk in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 2022: a monitoring data analysis by Wenqian ZHANG, Jiake ZHU, Wenyu ZHANG, Xinrui JIA, Xuanzhi YUE, Huan LI, Duoduo WU, Yuhan QIN, Yaochun FAN

“…The non-cancer health risk of oral fluoride exposure was similar for male and female adults (HQ = 0.31), and the non-cancer health risk was higher (HQ = 0.33 – 0.45) for children aged 9 months – < 3 years than for adults. …”
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Early Infant Feeding Practices as Possible Risk Factors for Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergies in Kuwait by Dalal Alkazemi, Munirah Albeajan, Stan Kubow

“…We aimed to evaluate the association between IgE-mediated FA in children and early exposures including the child’s nutritional status, breastfeeding and its duration, the age at which the solid food was first introduced, antibiotic exposure during the first year of life, and the child’s vitamin D status during infancy. …”
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