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Ethical approval processes for research during public health emergencies in Africa: Experiences from a multicountry mpox study

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Timely initiation of outbreak research is essential for timely public health action. Yet conventional ethics review timelines, often measured in weeks, can delay study start-up and blunt the impact of interventions.
Mosoka P. Fallah, Olayinka S. Ilesanmi, Nebiyu Dereje, Oluwatoyosi Olawande, Elvis TemFack, Tamrat Shaweno, Abigael A. Mesfin, Cathy A. Tabaro, Shahd O.S. Osman, Yap Boum, Raji Tajudeen, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya   +12 more
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Prevalence of Obesity and Its Association with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adolescent Girls from a College in Central Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008
Although obesity is associated with important hemodynamic disturbances, little data exists on population-wide cardiovascular risk factors in obese adolescent girls in Taiwan.
John Jenn-Yenn Lu, Donald Dah-Shyong Jiang, Shieu-Ming Chou, Chang-Bor Hor, Jong-Ding Lay, Hsiang-Ling Wang   +5 more
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Literacy Level and Executive Control in Healthy Older Peruvian Adults

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Introduction: Early-life educational experiences are associated with cognitive performance in aging. Early literacy seems to improve executive control mechanisms, however, it is not clear whether early education would still be an advantage in countries ...
Marcio Soto-Añari, Norman López, Claudia Rivera-Fernández, Verónica Belón-Hercilla, Sara Fernández-Guinea   +4 more
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Exploring associations between adolescent sexual and reproductive health stigma and HIV testing awareness and uptake among urban refugee and displaced youth in Kampala, Uganda

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2019
Uganda, hosting over 1.3 million refugees, is a salient context for exploring HIV testing with urban refugee and displaced youth. We examined associations between stigma (HIV-related and adolescent sexual and reproductive health [SRH]-related) and HIV ...
Carmen H. Logie, Moses Okumu, Simon P. Mwima, Peter Kyambadde, Robert Hakiza, Irungu Peter Kibathi, Emmanuel Kironde, Joshua Musinguzi, Claire Uwase Kipenda   +8 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Associations between Gross and Fine Motor Skills, Physical Activity, Executive Function, and Academic Achievement: Longitudinal Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Brain Sciences
Accumulating evidence from behavioral studies and neuroscience suggests that motor and cognitive development are intrinsically intertwined. To explore the underlying mechanisms of this motor–cognition link, our study examined the longitudinal ...
Yuxi Zhou, Andrew Tolmie
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Top-Down Control of Visual Attention by the Prefrontal Cortex. Functional Specialization and Long-Range Interactions

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2017
The ability to select information that is relevant to current behavioral goals is the hallmark of voluntary attention and an essential part of our cognition. Attention tasks are a prime example to study at the neuronal level, how task related information
Sofia Paneri, Sofia Paneri, Georgia G. Gregoriou, Georgia G. Gregoriou   +3 more
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Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
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Tempering Proactive Cognitive Control by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Right (but Not the Left) Lateral Prefrontal Cortex

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2017
Behavioral and neuroimaging data support the distinction of two different modes of cognitive control: proactive, which involves the active and sustained maintenance of task-relevant information to bias behavior in accordance with internal goals; and ...
Carlos J. Gómez-Ariza, María C. Martín, Julia Morales   +2 more
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An Evaluation of Executive Control Function and Its Relationship with Driving Performance

Sensors, 2021
The driver’s attentional state is a significant human factor in traffic safety. The executive control process is a crucial sub-function of attention. To explore the relationship between the driver’s driving performance and executive control function, a ...
Lirong Yan, Tiantian Wen, Jiawen Zhang, Le Chang, Yi Wang, Mutian Liu, Changhao Ding, Fuwu Yan   +7 more
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