Mass rabies exposure of veterinary health care workers in Germany: Management, immune response, and tolerability of post exposure-prophylaxis by Lennart Lemmermann, Jonathan Remppis, Sabine Bélard, Florian Steiner

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Effects of Out-of-School Exposure to English Language Learning by Vi Thanh Son, Joost van de Weijer

“…In this study, we compared how English is used or encountered in out-of-school contexts in different contexts for Vietnamese and Swedish groups, and investigated whether out-of-school exposure to English as a foreign language had an impact on the learning outcomes in a group of Vietnamese children and another group of Swedish children. …”
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Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Zearalenone in the Zhejiang Province, China by Zijie Lu, Ronghua Zhang, Pinggu Wu, Dong Zhao, Jiang Chen, Xiaodong Pan, Jikai Wang, Hexiang Zhang, Xiaojuan Qi, Qin Weng, Shufeng Ye, Biao Zhou

“…This study aims to examine the hazards of zearalenone (ZEN) to humans and assess the risk of dietary exposure to ZEN, particularly in relation to precocious puberty in children from the Zhejiang Province. …”
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Brain Health Indicators in Cuban Preschoolers by Yaser Ramírez Benítez, Miriela Díaz Bringas, Rodneys Mauricio Jiménez-Morales, Ijang Bih Ngyah-Etchutambe, Linda S. Pagani

“…First, we determined the relationship between household smoke exposure and risks to brain health in Cuban children. …”
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Drug Testing for Newborn Exposure to Illicit Substances in Pregnancy: Pitfalls and Pearls by Karen J. Farst, Jimmie L. Valentine, R. Whit Hall

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Association Between Adolescent Violence Exposure and the Risk of Suicide: A 15-Year Study in Taiwan by Chieh Sung, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chien-An Sun, Chang-Huei Tsao, Daphne Yih Ng, Tsu-Hsuan Weng, Li-Yun Fann, Fu-Huang Lin, Wu-Chien Chien

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Children who survive torture: A systematic review of screening, documentation and treatment of torture injuries in children by Catarina Nahlén Bose, Ronak Tamdjidi

“…Background: Children all over the world are subjected to torture, but few are identified as victims of these actions. …”
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Children’s Characteristics as the Predictors of Stunting among Children Under 2 Years in East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia by Tumaji, Agung D. Laksono, Hastin D. Kusumawardani

“…Methods: The cross-sectional study examined 3,134 children under 2 years. Besides nutritional status (stature), the study analyzed five children’s characteristics as exposure variables (birth weight, birth length, early initiation of breastfeeding, gender, and age) and six control variables (residence, maternal age, marital, maternal education, employment, wealth). …”
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Antibiotic exposure is associated with minimal gut microbiome perturbations in healthy term infants by Alain J. Benitez, Ceylan Tanes, Elliot S. Friedman, Joseph P. Zackular, Eileen Ford, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Patricia A. DeRusso, Andrea Kelly, Hongzhe Li, Michal A. Elovitz, Gary D. Wu, Babette Zemel, Kyle Bittinger

“…Here, we use a prospective longitudinal birth cohort of n = 323 healthy term African American children to determine the association between antibiotic exposure and the gut microbiome through shotgun metagenomics sequencing as well as bile acid profiles through liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. …”
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Gestational Medication Use, Birth Conditions, and Early Postnatal Exposures for Childhood Asthma by Yang-Ching Chen, Ching-Hui Tsai, Yungling Lee

“…Our aim is to explore (1) whether gestational medication use, mode of delivery, and early postnatal exposure correlate with childhood asthma, (2) the dose responsiveness of such exposure, and (3) their links to early- and late-onset asthma. …”
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Screen exposure, sleep quality, and language development in 6-month-old infants by Dayanara Sanchez-Bravo, Aislinn Sandre, Melina Amarante, Cynthia A. Wiltshire, Kimberly G. Noble

“…However, most studies examining associations among screen time, language development, and sleep quality have focused on older children and/or have relied on subjective assessments of screen time exposure (i.e., parent report). …”
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Risk assessment of fine particulate matter exposure attributed to the presence of the cement industry by A. Mallongi, S. Stang, R.D.P. Astuti, A.U. Rauf, M.F. Natsir

“…The result of sensitivity analysis showed that duration of exposure (27.0%) and concentration of fine particulate matter (25.7%) were the most contributing factors to health risks in adults and children, respectively. …”
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Prenatal Acetaminophen Exposure and its Associated Risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Noah J. Spillers, Norris C. Talbot, Patrick M. Luther, Gianni H. Ly, Caylin J. Roberts, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Sahar Shekoohi, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye

“…However, the number of children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders, namely ADHD, have been on the rise. …”
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Growth Retardation in Children with Kidney Disease by Paulina Salas, Viola Pinto, Josefina Rodriguez, Maria Jose Zambrano, Veronica Mericq

“…Growth failure in the setting of kidney disease is multifactorial and is related to poor nutritional status as well as comorbidities, such as anemia, bone and mineral disorders, and alterations in hormonal responses, as well as to aspects of treatment such as steroid exposure. This review covers updated management of growth failure in these children including adequate nutrition, treatment of metabolic alterations, and early administration of recombinant human growth hormone (GH).…”
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Maternal–Foetal Effects of Exposure to Bisphenol A: Outcomes and Long-Term Consequences by Henrique Eloi Costa, Ines Medeiros, Melissa Mariana, Elisa Cairrao

“…Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), one of the most widely produced plasticisers, can have a major effect on the growing embryo and the mother during pregnancy; as this is the most vulnerable period, the cutoff established in the legislation does not take this factor into account. …”
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Mycobacterium spp. exposure, childhood vaccinations, and early childhood brain and CNS cancers by Samer Singh, Rakesh K. Singh

“…Natural exposure to common microbes/pathogens and childhood vaccinations help train the developing immune system of children to respond appropriately to future infections and maintain a healthy immune system. …”
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Investigating the psychometric properties of the social exposure to nonsuicidal self-injury scale in students by Ali Sheykholreslami, Nastaran Seyedesmaili Ghomi, Ali Salmani, Aysan Sharei

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Maternal neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs glucose metabolism by deteriorating brown fat thermogenesis by Wenwen Zhu, Jiali Fang, Chenbo Ji, Hong Zhong, Tianying Zhong, Xianwei Cui

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Nonylphenol exposure increases the risk of Hirschsprung’s disease by inducing macrophage M1 polarization by Xuefeng Yang, Chengyan Tang, Daiwei Zhu, Xingrong Xia, Qing Du, Lu Huang, Jianguo Liu, Yuanmei Liu

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Light exposure profiles differ between myopes and non-myopes outside school hours by John G Lawrenson, Rakhee Shah, Rohit Dhakal, Byki Huntjens, Pavan Kumar Verkicharla

“…Purpose Considering the putative role of light in myopia, and variations in socioeconomic, lifestyle, educational and environmental factors across ethnicities, we objectively investigated light exposure patterns in Indian school children.Methods The light exposure profile of 143 school children (9–15 years, 50 myopes) recorded using a validated wearable light tracker for six continuous days was analysed. …”
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