The Effect of a Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum)-Fortified Biscuit on the Hemoglobin Level and Cognitive Performance of Adolescent Females in the Ahafo Region of Ghana: A Pilot Study by Abigail Owusuaa Appiah, Marina Aferiba Tandoh, Pepertual Suglo Puotege, Anthony Kwaku Edusei

“…The hemoglobin levels and cognitive test scores were obtained before and after the intervention. The number of anemic cases and low cognitive performance among the female adolescents in the intervention group reduced by 23.8% and 8.7%, respectively. …”
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Inclusion of preschool children into organized activity in leisure time by Milenko Janković, Karolina Berenji, Zoran Milić, Sandra Vujkov

“…In both cases, a statistically significant difference was found between boys and girls. Within the family circle and within the educational institution, where children spend most of the time, it is necessary to provide conditions for undisturbed growth and development. …”
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Analysis of poisoning with OTC drugs for suicidal purposes among children and adolescents in Poland in the period 2012 - 2023 by Maria Kubicka, Paulina Polańska, Marta Gruszka, Martyna Zakrocka

“…Paracetamol poisoning remains the leading cause of intentional overdoses, with severe cases potentially resulting in acute liver failure or death if untreated. Girls account for a disproportionate number of cases, and many adolescents who attempt suicide lack prior psychiatric diagnoses. …”
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Assessment of Nutritional Status among the School-going Adolescents in a Rural Community of Bankura District, West Bengal: A Cross-sectional Study by Eashin Gazi, Amit Kumar Samanta, Arup Jyoti Rout, Tushar Kanti Saha

“…Stunting (31.0%) was higher amongst the late adolescents, and also that the percentage of stunting was higher in adolescent girls (35.8%) than boys (15.0%). Stunting was also significantly related with caste, SE class, family type according to number of family members and birth order of study subjects. …”
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Machine learning reveals sex differences in distinguishing between conduct-disordered and neurotypical youth based on emotion processing dysfunction by Gregor Kohls, Erik M. Elster, Peter Tino, Graeme Fairchild, Christina Stadler, Arne Popma, Christine M. Freitag, Stephane A. De Brito, Kerstin Konrad, Ruth Pauli

“…With CD being more prevalent in boys than girls, various theories aim to explain this sex difference. …”
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Strength Abilities and Serve Reception Efficiency of Youth Female Volleyball Players by Damian Pawlik, Wioletta Dziubek, Łukasz Rogowski, Artur Struzik, Andrzej Rokita

“…Success in volleyball largely depends on motor abilities, particularly on maximum strength, power, jumping, and speed performance. However, a small number of studies assess the relationship between motor abilities and the effectiveness of volleyball technical skills. …”
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Does the healthy plate model workshop improve nutrition knowledge, behaviors, and habits in school-age children? The impact of workshop on dietary habits by Hatice Şimşek Şahin, Volkan Özkaya

“…Methods The study was conducted from March to June 2023 in the Uskudar district of Istanbul, involving 102 children (50% girls) with a mean age of 10.2 ± 0.45 years. A pretest-intervention-posttest design was used for the research. …”
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Congenital laryngeal anomalies in childhood by Yulia E. Stepanova

“…Eighty three (100%) children with laryngeal malformations aged 6 to 18 years (10.1±0.6) were examined, who applied to the phoniatric department of the Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech from 2002 to 2023. The number of boys is 39 (47%) people, girls – 44 (53%) people. …”
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The Relationship Between the Functional and Physical Condition with Pain and Trauma of Basketball Players in Terms of Gender by Ernestas Barkus, Ligita Šilinė

“…Lower extremity injuries account for more than half of the trauma experienced by basketball players. With a high number of trauma, it is important to include trauma prevention programs and monitor the physical and functional condition of the players. …”
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Addictive behaviour of students: Early detection experience and socio-psychological characteristics by A. V. Smirnov, L. A. Maksimova, I. A. Simonova

“…For mathematical and statistical data processing, the Statistics SPSS 19.0 package was applied: the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Dmax criterion (for boys and girls separately and jointly), the Mann-Whitney U test, regression analysis, analysis of averages, confidence and percentile intervals. …”
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Adolescents: Contraceptive Knowledge and Use, a Brazilian Study by Divanise S. Correia, Ana C. P. Pontes, Jairo C. Cavalcante, E. Sócrates T. Egito, Eulália M.C. Maia

“…Abortion and aborting drugs were inaccurately described as contraceptives, and 37.9% of the sexually active girls did not make use of any method. The barrier methods were the most used (35.85%). …”
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Influence of the metabolic control in patients with type 1 diabetes on their oral health status and the need for orthodontic treatment in a group of Spanish children (aged 6–12 yea... by Adrián Curto, Cristina Gómez-Polo, Daniel Curto, Marta Muñoz-Bruguier, Mari Cruz Lorenzo-Luengo, Javier Montero

“…The total sample (n = 260) consisted of 53.8% boys and 46.2% girls. In the group of patients with poor metabolic control, a significant increase was observed in the number of decayed teeth (1.83 ± 1.36), filled teeth (1.05 ± 0.84), and DMF-T score (3.14 ± 1.87) compared to patients with good metabolic control (1.38 ± 1.20 decayed teeth; 0.88 ± 0.86 filled teeth; DMF-T score 2.46 ± 1.87). …”
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The relationship of thinking styles and academic performance of students by O. A. Khalifaeva, N. Yu. Kolenkova, I. Yu. Tyurina, A. G. Fadina

“…All this leads to an increase in the number of studies to identify thinking styles in the student age.The aim of the current publication is to present the results of an empirical study focusing on identification of the relationship of thinking styles and academic performance among the students of Astrakhan State University.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Sleep duration in adolescence buffers the impact of childhood trauma on anxiety and depressive symptoms by Toni Coote, Emma Barrett, Lucinda Grummitt

“…Results The majority of participants (82%) reported exposure to at least one traumatic event. The mean number of traumatic events was 1.8. Trauma was independently associated with higher depressive and anxiety symptoms and lower mental wellbeing scores. …”
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Impact of HPV Catch-Up Vaccination on High-Grade Cervical Lesions (CIN2+) Among Women Aged 26–30 in Northern Norway by Amanda Sørensen Jørgensen, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Sveinung Wergeland Sørbye

“…In Norway, HPV vaccination was introduced in 2009 for seventh-grade girls and extended through a catch-up program from 2016 to 2019 for women born between 1991 and 1996. …”
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Cohort profile: Health and Attainment of Pupils in a Primary Education National Cohort (HAPPEN) – a hybrid total population cohort in Wales, UK by Amrita Bandyopadhyay, Michaela James, Gareth Stratton, Sinead Brophy, Emily Marchant, Hope Jones, Amy Locke, Jonathan L Kennedy, David W E Burdett

“…We present the descriptive data available in HAPPEN, and the future expansion plans.Participants The HAPPEN cohort includes 37 902 primary-aged school children from 2016 to July 2023. Of this number, 28 019 can be linked in SAIL with their anonymised linkage field. …”
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Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing by Xu X, Chen X, He J, Su L, Tong X, Sun Y, Huang S, Bai G, Chen Z

“…Of these, 68.9% were boys and 31.1% were girls. Compared to 2022, the number of bronchiolitis cases in 2023 (388 versus 309) and their proportion of lower respiratory tract infections (39.1% versus 28.2%) have significantly increased (p < 0.001). …”
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“I lock myself in my room and cry in frustration”: an analysis of adolescent behaviors of child-to-parent violence by Shirley Arias-Rivera, Barbara Lorence, Barbara Lorence, Jesus Maya

“…Over the past decade, the number of CPV cases has increased significantly. While previous research has largely focused on classifying CPV behaviors and examining their causes, there is limited investigation into what happens immediately after CPV episodes. …”
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ASSESSING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS IN MAIZE CULTIVATION WITHIN THE DERIVED SAVANNA AGRO-ECOLOGY IN NIGERIA by Olagbemi Peter AFON, Oluwakemi Olajumoke AJAYI, Adesike Oladoyin OLAYINKA, Emmanuel Ajibola OLAGUNJU, Gabriel Olulakin ADESINA

“…Parameters on maize yield include number of seeds per cob, grain weight of seeds per cob, cob length, weight of 100 seeds per plot, grain weight per plot and grain weight per hectare. …”
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Is grip strength linked to body composition and cardiovascular risk markers in primary schoolchildren? Cross-sectional data from three African countries by Juerg Utzinger, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Honorati Masanja, Uwe Pühse, Bassirou Bonfoh, Ivan Müller, Cheryl Walter, Rosa Du Randt, Stefanie Gall, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Peter Steinmann, Markus Gerber, Fredros O Okumu, Serge Ayekoé, Jean T Coulibaly, Dao Daouda, Bomey Clément Gba, Benal Kouassi, Sylvain G Traoré, Marceline F Finda, Elihaika G Minja, Getrud J Mollel, Johanna Beckmann, Christin Lang, Kurt Z Long

“…Therefore, this study examines whether HGS is associated with body composition and markers of cardiovascular risk in children from three sub-Saharan African countries.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Public primary schools (grade 1–4) in Taabo (Côte d’Ivoire), Gqeberha (South Africa) and Ifakara (Tanzania).Participants Data from 467 children from Côte d’Ivoire (210 boys, 257 girls), 864 children from South Africa (429 boys, 435 girls) and 695 children from Tanzania (334 boys, 361 girls) were analysed.Primary and secondary outcome measures Body composition (assessed via bioelectrical impedance analysis) was the primary outcome. …”
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