Formulation and In Vitro Evaluation of Oral Capsules from Liquid Herbal Antimalarials Marketed in Ghana by Christina Osei-Asare, Fredrick William Akuffo Owusu, Philomena Entsie, Ama Kwansima Annan, Rita Akosua Gyamaa, Edem Makafui Amenuke

“…All formulated capsules had ƒ2 values >50 and ƒ1 values <15, indicating the similarity of their drug release profiles with their respective liquid herbal antimalarials. …”
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Identification of urothelial cancer-associated 1 (UCA1) as a diagnostic biomarker of pre-eclampsia via regulating microRNA-16 and its downstream signaling pathway by Ye-Hong Xv, Wei Gao, Liao-Jv Wang

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Young people’s participation in the recruitment and selection process for secure care staff by Kirsten McManus

“…By involving children and young people in recruitment, a very clear message can be transmitted about their value and their centrality to the process. …”

Apolipoprotein A-V Is a Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Predictor in Pediatric Patients with Sepsis: A Prospective Pilot Study in PICU by Chunxia Wang, Yun Cui, Huijie Miao, Xi Xiong, Jiaying Dou, Lujing Shao, Xiaomeng Tang, Yucai Zhang

“…Moreover, the findings of the present study suggest a prognostic value of ApoA5 in children with sepsis, and lower serum ApoA5 than 822 ng/mL predicts worse outcome in pediatric sepsis.…”
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Dental Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Maxillofacial Orthopedics by Gema Nataly Barreiro Mendoza, Thainah Bruna Santos Zambrano, Alexandra Ludwika Wied

“…Confidence interval analyses were performed for qualitative variables, while mean values with standard deviations were calculated for quantitative variables. …”
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Auf der Suche nach Hatespeech in parlamentarischen Debatten: Analyse der Reden von Krzysztof Kasprzak und Jens Maier by Michał Smułczyński

“…By using negation, Maier aims to emphasize Islam’s lack of positive values, while Kasprzak aims to imply its assertiveness. …”
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SEX PREFERENCE IN MATERNAL HEALTH IN LOKOJA KOGI STATE by Silas Joshua, Nancy Yusuf

“… Sex preferences in maternal health still persist despite the strong campaign for gender equality and the desire to have children of both sexes. The study aimed at examining sex preference in maternal health care in Lokoja, Kogi State Nigeria.Secondary data was collected from the hospital, particularly Federal Medical Centre. …”
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Pedagogical Documentation as a “Bridge” Between Parents and the Early Childhood Curriculum by Domna (Mika) Kakana, Alexandra Gkloumpou

“…Also, the documentation derived from the children, educators and parents constructed a community of relations, participation, shared values and learning among them.…”
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Human health risk assessment of aluminium in water treated with aluminium-based coagulants in a rural area by Fernando García-Ávila, Tatiana Encalada-Alvear, Luis M. Alvarez-Altamirano, Alex Avilés-Añazco, Lorgio Valdiviezo-Gonzalez, Emigdio Alfaro-Paredes

“…The calculated HI for children and adults showed no health risks with values below 1, although it was higher in children than in adults during both seasons. …”
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The Risk Assessment of Pesticide Ingestion with Fruit and Vegetables for Consumer’s Health by Gordana Jurak, Jasna Bošnir, Domagoj Đikić, Ana Mojsović Ćuić, Iva Pavlinić Prokurica, Aleksandar Racz, Tomislav Jukić, David Stubljar, Andrej Starc

“…Risk assessment was performed on the obtained results, and it was carried out separately for adults and for children under 6 years of age. Imazalil showed the highest ARfD percentage for adults (max% ARfD 251%), and these values were especially high on risk assessment for children, where they amounted up to max% ARfD 1087%. …”
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Seasonal Variations and Health Risk Evaluation of Trace Elements in Atmospheric PM_2.5 in Liaocheng, the North China Plain by Yanhui Wang, Zhanfang Hou, Jiangkai Ma, Xiaoting Zhang, Xuan Liu, Qizong Wang, Chen Chen, Kaiyue Yang, Jingjing Meng

“…The carcinogenic risk from the selected elements was notably stronger for adult males than for adult females and children, while the non-carcinogenic risk was stronger for children than for adults. …”
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Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease by Maria A. Pabon, Amrit Misra, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Madeline E. Duncan, Ava Conklin, Katherine E. Economy, Fred M. Wu, Thomas Tadros, Anne Marie Valente, For the STORCC Investigators

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Circulating Cytokines and Growth Factors in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension by Mark Duncan, Brandie D. Wagner, Keri Murray, Jenna Allen, Kelley Colvin, Frank J. Accurso, D. Dunbar Ivy

“…We have assessed a panel of circulating proteins in children with PH to investigate their value as predictive and/or prognostic biomarkers. …”
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The age and residence impact on IgE serum level in patients with allergic asthma by Raghdah Maytham Hameed, Huda Hadi Al-Hasnawy, Haidar Abdul Amir Najim Abood

“…Materials and Methods: Eighty-seven asthmatic children, including 57 males and 30 females with asthma aged between 1 and 16 years old, 32.2% living in rural and 67.8% living in urban, were collected at Kerbala Teaching Hospital for Children. …”
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The Role and Impact of Salivary Zn Levels on Dental Caries by Milaim Sejdini, Agim Begzati, Sami Salihu, Sokol Krasniqi, Nora Berisha, Nora Aliu

“…The maximum concentration after stimulation is 6.72 mmol/l, while the maximum value is 64.38 mmol/l. Conclusion. The Zn concentration in the stimulated saliva showed a significant increase in the group of caries-free children and could be described as a positive value for the reduction of caries.…”
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Case Report - Severe hypospadias in 46, XY karyotype patients: is third level genetic testing always mandatory? by Giorgia Romano, Giovanni Rollo, Lorna Spagnol, Mafalda Mucciolo, Ottavio Adorisio, Massimiliano Silveri

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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

“…For all water samples, the non-carcinogenic hazard quotient (HQ) associated with oral exposure to fluoride in drinking water was 0.31 for the adult population, and 2.18% (163) of the samples had HQ values greater than 1. For children and adolescents, the non-carcinogenic HQ increases and then decreases with age, with the highest HQ (0.45) for children aged 1 – < 2 years and some samples with HQ greater than 1 for children and adolescents of different ages. …”
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Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Fentaw Wassie Feleke, Seteamlak Adane Masresha

“…Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify predictor variables, and the level of significance was determined at P value <0.05. Result. This study revealed that children who met the required minimum dietary diversity score were 35.1% (95% CI, (30%–40%)). …”
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Sources of Dietary Fiber and the Association of Fiber Intake with Childhood Obesity Risk (in 2–18 Year Olds) and Diabetes Risk of Adolescents 12–18 Year Olds: NHANES 2003–2006... by Mary Brauchla, WenYen Juan, Jon Story, Sibylle Kranz

“…In 2–18 year old plausible reporters, the risk for overweight/obesity decreased by 17% from children in the medium tertile of fiber density intake compared to the lowest tertile (OR=0.83, P value = 0.043) and by 21% between the highest compared to the lowest tertile (OR=0.79, P value = 0.031). …”
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Potential alternative and novel biomarkers for paediatric MAFLD: exploratory evidence from a Chinese cohort by Fan Yang, Mengyuan Hu, Lulian Xu, Xiaowei Zheng, Lihong Zhu, Le Zhang, Haoyang Zhang

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