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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobile Device Accuracy for Step Counting Across Age Groups

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2017
Background Only one in five American meets the physical activity recommendations of the Department of Health and Human Services. The proliferation of wearable devices and smartphones for physical activity tracking has led to an increasing number of ...
François Modave, Yi Guo, J. Bian, M. Gurka, A. Parish, Megan D Smith, Alexandra M Lee, T. Buford   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The nature of written language deficits in children with SLI [PDF]

, 2004
Children with Speech and Language Impairment (SLI) have associated difficulties in reading decoding and reading comprehension. To date few research studies have examined the children's written language.
Dockrell, Julie, Mackie, Clare
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Age group, location or pedagogue: factors affecting parental choice of kindergartens in Hungary [PDF]

, 2015
Hungary has experienced significant political, economic, demographic and social changes since the end of Soviet domination in the 1990s. The gradual move towards liberal-democracy has been accompanied by growing emphasis on individualism, choice and ...
Adelman C., Anderson R. H., Bakonyi A., British Education Research Association, Da Silva L., Dahlberg G., de Lemos M., Denise Hevey, Eleonora Teszenyi, Elfer P., Elfer P., Fenech M., Gray P., Harris N., Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Education, Isaacs B., Katz L., KovácsnéBakosi É., Ministry of Human Resources, Ministry of Human Resources, Moss P., Nagy Varga A., Nicol J., Nyitrai Á., Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paszkosz A., Qvortrup J., Robinson K., Sosinsky L. S., Villányi J., Woodhead M., Yin R. K., Zsolnai A.   +33 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Computational Thinking in Primary School: An Examination of Abstraction and Decom-position in Different Age Groups

Informatics Educ., 2018
Computational thinking describes the thought process of formulating problems and their solutions in a way that can be carried out by a computer. Despite a growing effort to implement computational thinking skills in primary schools, little research has ...
Wouter J. Rijke, L. Bollen, Tessa H. S. Eysink, J. Tolboom   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Female reproductive strategies and mother-calf relationships of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Zoology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2004
This study reviewed the habitat use, social organisation and behaviour of common dolphin groups categorised by their youngest member, as well as the behaviour of common dolphin calves of different age classes.
Schaffar-Delaney, Aline
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Radiotherapy Delivery in Deep Inspiration for Pediatric Patients—Final Results of the Phase II Feasibility Study TEDDI

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The TEDDI trial tested the feasibility and reproducibility of deep‐inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) in pediatric patients referred for radiotherapy. This report presents final results, including patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) and dosimetric comparison of DIBH and free‐breathing (FB).
Daniella Elisabet Østergaard, Anni Young Lundgaard, Laura Ann Rechner, Danijela Dejanovic, Hanne Krogh Rose, Jolanta Hansen, Leila Vaalavirta, Miia Mokka, Marianne Aznar, Peder Skov Wehner, Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Maja Vestmø Maraldo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

MicroRNA group disorganization in aging

Experimental Gerontology, 2010
Among non-coding RNAs, microRNAs may be one of the best known subgroups, due to their unique function of negatively controlling gene expression, by either degrading target messages or binding to their 3'-untranslated region to inhibit translation. Thus gene expression can be repressed through post-transcriptional regulation, implemented as a 'dimmer ...
Joel, Lanceta, Russell A, Prough, Ruqiang, Liang, Eugenia, Wang   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Active detection of age groups based on touch interaction

IET Biometrics, 2018
This article studies user classification into children and adults according to their interaction with touchscreen devices. The authors analyse the performance of two sets of features derived from the sigma-lognormal theory of rapid human movements and ...
A. Acien, A. Morales, Julian Fierrez, R. Vera-Rodríguez, J. Hernandez-Ortega   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source