Splicing accuracy varies across human introns, tissues, age and disease by S. García-Ruiz, D. Zhang, E. K. Gustavsson, G. Rocamora-Perez, M. Grant-Peters, A. Fairbrother-Browne, R. H. Reynolds, J. W. Brenton, A. L. Gil-Martínez, Z. Chen, D. C. Rio, J. A. Botia, S. Guelfi, L. Collado-Torres, M. Ryten

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Stress, sleep, and cardiovascular risk in police officers: A scoping review by Nicola MAGNAVITA, Francesco CHIRICO, Sergio GARBARINO, Fabrizio CIPRANI

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The link between prenatal stress and indicators of fatness in children – literature review by Ewa Bryl, Tomasz Hanć

“…Aim of the study: The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the studies that examined the effects of stress experienced by a pregnant woman on the child’s adiposity rates in postnatal life. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation of facility-based essential maternal and child health services from March to August 2020 compared with pre-pandemic March–August 2019... by Grace J Chan, Delayehu Bekele, Bezawit Mesfin Hunegnaw, Kimiko Van Wickle, Chalachew Bekele, Fanos Ashenafi Gebremeskel, Michelle Korte, Christine Tedijanto, Lisanu Taddesse

“…Introduction Health systems are often weakened by public health emergencies that make it harder to access health services. We aimed to assess maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) service utilisation during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with prior to the pandemic.Methods We conducted a mixed study design in eight health facilities that are part of the Birhan field site in Amhara, Ethiopia and compared the trend of service utilisation in the first 6 months of COVID-19 with the corresponding time and data points of the preceding year.Result New family planning visits (43.2 to 28.5/month, p=0.014) and sick under 5 child visits (225.0 to 139.8/month, p=0.007) declined over the first 6 months of the pandemic compared with the same period in the preceding year. …”
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Validation of a Questionnaire Assessing Pregnant Women’s Perspectives on Addressing the Psychological Challenges of Childbirth by Mihaela Corina Radu, Mihai Sebastian Armean, Razvan Daniel Chivu, Justin Aurelian, Melania Elena Pop-Tudose, Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu

“…These include emphasizing the psychological benefits of vaginal birth, addressing medical risks, and focusing on the impact of interventions on child development. …”
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Learning losses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Understanding and addressing increased learning disparities by Anna Alejo, Robert Jenkins, Haogen Yao

“…Implementation of RAPID actions must be strengthened and supported by enabling systems to address the widening disparities in learning.…”
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Research supporting service transformation: Family Drug and Alcohol Courts and understanding the factors that contribute to their success by Martin Doug

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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 3; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…Parental responsiveness and educator-child interactions will also be evaluated. Discussion This robust study evaluates a public health approach to the delivery of speech language and communication intervention in the ‘real world’ in the community, which focuses on prevention and equity of access. …”
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Assessment of Pain and Stress Intensity among Women with Ovarian Endometriomas versus Teratomas by Karolina Chmaj-Wierzchowska, Małgorzata Kampioni, Maciej Wilczak, Stefan Sajdak, Tomasz Opala

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Factors Associated with Successful Mentoring of Parents Addressing Childhood Obesity: A Mixed Methods Approach by Gabriela Abigail Villanueva, Byron Alexander Foster

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Financial crisis and its association with parental stress and children’s mental health in Lebanon by Ramona Nasr, Samantha Abi Saab, Nada Nasr, Chadia Haddad, Eman Swaidan, Sara Abou Ibrahim, Joanne Karam

“…Mediation analysis indicated that parental stress fully mediated the relationship between IFDFW and PSC scores, underscoring the impact of financial well-being on a child’s psychological symptoms via parental stress. …”
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Caffeine Use: Association with Nicotine Use, Aggression, and Other Psychopathology in Psychiatric and Pediatric Outpatient Adolescents by Catherine A. Martin, Circe Cook, John H. Woodring, Gretchen Burkhardt, Greg Guenthner, Hatim A. Omar, Thomas H. Kelly

“…High caffeine consumption was associated with daily cigarette use; aggressive behavior; conduct, attention deficit/hyperactivity, and social problems; and increased somatic complaints in adolescents.…”
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Blended digital health intervention for adolescents at high risk with digital media use disorders: protocol for a randomised controlled trial within the Res@t-Consortium by Oliver Labrenz, Oliver Labrenz, Lucie Waedel, Lucie Waedel, Michael Kölch, Michael Kölch, Susanne Lezius, Christina Wacker, Antonia Fröhlich, Antonia Fröhlich, Kerstin Paschke, Rainer Thomasius, Olaf Reis, Olaf Reis

“…BackgroundDigital media use disorder (DMUD) is a prevalent problem among young people, which can result in adverse consequences and functional impairments across multiple domains of life due to a persistent inability to regulate one’s use, which can lead to the development of psychological problems. …”
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Parental and individual determinants of dental trust in children: a path analysis of a conceptual model by Betul Taskaya, Burak Buldur

“…These findings underscore the importance of addressing these factors in clinical strategies to enhance dental trust and improve pediatric dental outcomes.…”
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Early life microbial succession in the gut follows common patterns in humans across the globe by Guilherme Fahur Bottino, Kevin S. Bonham, Fadheela Patel, Shelley McCann, Michal Zieff, Nathalia Naspolini, Daniel Ho, Theo Portlock, Raphaela Joos, Firas S. Midani, Paulo Schüroff, Anubhav Das, Inoli Shennon, Brooke C. Wilson, Justin M. O’Sullivan, Robert A. Britton, Deirdre M. Murray, Mairead E. Kiely, Carla R. Taddei, Patrícia C. B. Beltrão-Braga, Alline C. Campos, Guilherme V. Polanczyk, Curtis Huttenhower, Kirsten A. Donald, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj

“…Abstract Characterizing the dynamics of microbial community succession in the infant gut microbiome is crucial for understanding child health and development, but no normative model currently exists. …”
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Salivary Cortisol as a Biomarker to Explore the Role of Maternal Stress in Early Childhood Caries by Sharat Chandra Pani, Deena Abuthuraya, Hadia M. AlShammery, Dalal AlShammery, Hind AlShehri

“…A significant correlation existed between the salivary cortisol level of the mother and that of the child (). Conclusion. While salivary cortisol levels of the child seem to have a direct impact on the incidence of ECC, maternal stress seems to have an indirect effect.…”
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Comparison of Parenting Stress and Locus of Control in Parents of Children with and without Specific Learning Disorder by Seyed Omid Sotoudeh Navroodi, Mojgan Sotuodeh Navroodi

“…Objective: Families frequently experience a variety of wonderful occurrences and, at times, face difficult circumstances, such as the birth of a child with special needs. These conditions can profoundly affect the dynamics of a family. …”
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Improving the evaluation of non-accidental trauma across multiple specialties at a single institution by Courtney Port, Lani Kroese, William Hauda

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Antecedents to aggression and the use of coercive measures in inpatient mental health settings: a scoping review protocol by Johan Siqveland, Mette Senneseth, Njål Herman E Sterri, Øyvind Lockertsen, Tonje Lossius Husum, Veronica Lockertsen

“…Included studies must address antecedents to aggression or the use of coercive measures. …”
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Modulation of virulence and metabolic profiles in Klebsiella pneumoniae under indole-mediated stress response by Xueyao Fang, Yanhui Chen, Longhua Hu, Shumin Gu, Junqi Zhu, Yaping Hang, Xingwei Cao, Yanping Xiao, Hong Luo, Chuwen Zhao, Lianhua Xiao, Qiaoshi Zhong

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