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Effects of paternal obesity on offspring

, 2011
Childhood obesity is closely linked to obesity in parents; both genetic and environmental factors have been shown to contribute. A direct link between maternal well being including her diet on offspring obesity and metabolic risk is established. Whether obese fathers and his diet also have a role have not been systematically explored.
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Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the effects of paternal obesity on sperm chromatin at histone H3 lysine 4 tri-methylation in relation to the placental transcriptome and cellular composition

eLife
Paternal obesity has been implicated in adult-onset metabolic disease in offspring. However, the molecular mechanisms driving these paternal effects and the developmental processes involved remain poorly understood.
Anne-Sophie Pepin, Patrycja A Jazwiec, Vanessa Dumeaux, Deborah M Sloboda, Sarah Kimmins   +4 more
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Predictors of authorised, unauthorised and persistent absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using linked administrative data, the analysis focuses on secondary school stages S1–S6 in three academic years.
Silvia Behrens, Morag Treanor, Patricio Troncoso, Bethany Lee‐Shield, Emma Russell, Lee Williamson, Cecilia Macintyre   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimated number of children affected by paternal cancer diagnosis and death in Finland during 1970–2022: a population-based registry study

Acta Oncologica
Background and purpose: Parental cancer effects millions of children worldwide. We estimated the number of children influenced by paternal cancer and paternal orphans, and examined changes in their numbers and annual rates over time, with a focus on ...
Anniina Kyrönlahti, Eetu Mäkinen, Karri Seppä, Tea Lallukka, Janne Pitkäniemi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Different Implications of Paternal and Maternal Atopy for Perinatal IgE Production and Asthma Development

Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2012
Asthma is a hereditary disease associated with IgE-mediated reaction. Whether maternal atopy and paternal atopy have different impacts on perinatal IgE production and asthma development remains unclear.
Chih-Chiang Wu, Rong-Fu Chen, Ho-Chang Kuo   +2 more
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

The costs of extra‐pair behaviours in birds

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extra‐pair behaviours – reproductive behaviours, including those related to copulation and paternity of offspring, amongst animals outside of a social pair bond – have long intrigued behavioural ecologists, particularly from the female animal's perspective.
Jørgen S. Søraker, Jamie Dunning
wiley   +1 more source

Paternal parenting styles, smartphone addiction and the mediating role of self-efficacy in adolescents

BMJ Paediatrics Open
Background Although the global risks of adolescent smartphone addiction (SA) and the effects of parenting styles are widely recognised, research has predominantly focused on maternal or both parents’ roles.
Xiuhong Li, Yijin Wu, Kaize Yang, Ranran Gong, Xinyun Lin, Daosen Wang   +5 more
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Trade‐offs in avian parental care: a review of theory and meta‐analysis of brood size manipulations

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The selective forces shaping parental care have been studied for over 50 years. While theoretical and experimental work has yielded qualitative progress, the large body of empirical work testing predictions about parental investment based on life‐history trade‐offs has yet to be synthesized.
Rebekah A. McKinnon, Malgorzata Lagisz, Sheeraja Sridharan, David F. Westneat, Kimberley J. Mathot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source