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Anti-Black racism in the early years: the experiences of Black families and early childhood educators in Nova Scotia

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2023
IntroductionAnti-Black racism is a social determinant of health that has significantly impacted Black children and families. Limited research has examined anti-Black racism during the early years—a critical period of development.
Emma Stirling-Cameron, Nicholas Hickens, Crystal Watson, Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Milena Pimentel, Jessie-Lee D. McIsaac   +5 more
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Canadian Resources for Siblings of Youth With Chronic Health Conditions to Inform and Support With Healthcare Management: A Qualitative Document Analysis

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2021
Background: As children and adolescents with a chronic health condition (CHC) age and transition to adulthood, many will increasingly assume responsibilities for the management of their healthcare.
Linda Nguyen, Linda Nguyen, Linda Nguyen, Hanae Davis, Samantha Bellefeuille, Jessica Havens, Susan M. Jack, Susan M. Jack, Susan M. Jack, Briano Di Rezze, Briano Di Rezze, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Jan Willem Gorter, Jan Willem Gorter, Jan Willem Gorter   +15 more
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Timing of puberty and reserve capacity in adolescence as pathways to educational level in adulthood—a longitudinal study

Annals of Human Biology, 2019
Background: Family socioeconomic status (SES) is related to a child’s educational success. Intermediate pathways for this relationship, such as through pubertal timing and reserve capacity, occur in adolescence. Aim: To study whether family SES affects a
Paulyn Jean Acacio-Claro, Leena Kristiina Koivusilta, David Teye Doku, Arja Hannele Rimpelä   +3 more
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Responsible Reading: Children’s Literature and Social Justice

Education Sciences, 2022
In high accountability cultures, primary phase literacy education tends to focus on improving children’s test scores. Driven by each country’s performance in international league tables, this results in narrow, predominantly skills-based programmes ...
Alyson Simpson, Teresa Mary Cremin
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Economic Pressure and Self-Efficacy as Independent Predictors of Academic Grades and Career Indecision for Southern European Middle School Students: A Confirming Study

Frontiers in Education, 2020
Using data from the same sample of previous Citarella's (2018) study, this paper aims to confirm the independent role playing by economic pressure due to Great Recession and self-efficacy in determining educational outcomes for middle school students in ...
Antonio Citarella, Juan José Maldonado Briegas, Ana Isabel Sánchez Iglesias, Florencio Vicente Castro   +3 more
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Maternal Exercise during Pregnancy Impacts Motor Performance in 9-Year-Old Children: A Pilot Study

Children, 2023
The benefits of maternal physical activity during pregnancy are well documented, but long-term effects on the child have been less studied. Therefore, we conducted a pilot follow-up study of a lifestyle intervention during pregnancy that aimed to ...
Nina Ferrari, Nikola Schmidt, Inga Bae-Gartz, Christina Vohlen, Miguel A Alejandre Alcazar, Konrad Brockmeier, Jörg Dötsch, Esther Mahabir, Christine Joisten   +8 more
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Recognition and Justice? Conceptualizing Support for Women Whose Children Are in Care or Adopted

Societies, 2020
This paper examines the views of mothers who have experienced (or are judged to be at risk of) recurrent removal of children into care or adoption. Drawing on their accounts of working with an intensive 18 month support program called Pause, we argue for
Janet Boddy, Bella Wheeler
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Effect of Lifestyle Interventions during Pregnancy on Maternal Leptin, Resistin and Offspring Weight at Birth and One Year of Life

Biomedicines, 2023
Lifestyle during pregnancy impacts the health of the mother and child. However, the extent to which physical activity affects maternal biomarkers and factors that might influence birth weight remains unclear.
Nina Ferrari, Nikola Schmidt, Lisa Schmidt, Waltraut M. Merz, Konrad Brockmeier, Jörg Dötsch, Inga Bae-Gartz, Esther Mahabir, Christine Joisten   +8 more
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Des réussites bien particulières dans un dispositif de coprésence du champ de la protection de l’enfance : entre énigmes et paris

Recherches en Éducation, 2022
This article focuses on moments of copresence between a parent, a child, and a professional in the course of ordinary activities (chatting, eating, playing, etc.) within a placement apparatus in the field of child protection in Switzerland.
Kim Stroumza, Marc Pittet, Anne-Françoise Pont, Laetitia Krummenacher, Flavio Fersini   +4 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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