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Differences in weight status and energy-balance related behaviors among schoolchildren in German-speaking Switzerland compared to seven countries in Europe [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Overweight in children and adolescents have increased significantly and are a major public health problem. To allow international comparisons, Switzerland joined the European study 'ENERGY' cross sectional survey consortium that investigated ...
Mader, U. +38 more
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Age‐Specific Normative Values for the Sitting‐Rising Test in Brazilian Children and Adolescents
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Functional assessment of children and adolescents is essential for monitoring motor development and for the prevention of deficits that may impact health and quality of life. In primary care contexts, the implementation of simple and cost‐effective tests has been a pragmatic strategy, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income ...
Cíntia de Oliveira Cunha +6 more
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Micronutrients, omega-3 fatty acids and cognitive performance in Indian schoolchildren [PDF]
, 2009 In developing countries, approximately 30-40% of school-age children suffer from iodine and iron deficiencies. Poverty and consumption of monotonous diets are underlying causes of inadequate intakes of micronutrients and omega-3 fatty acids and may have ...
Eilander, J.H.C.
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The relationship between air pollution and asthma in Malaysian schoolchildren [PDF]
, 2014 Rapid increases in traffic volumes in countries such as Malaysia may lead to exposure to poor air quality both outdoors and indoors. This study investigated asthma symptoms among Malaysian schoolchildren in relation to indoor and outdoor air pollution in
Ayres, Jon G. +7 more
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Remembering Independence, Debating the Nation: Ghana's National Days
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Ghana, Independence Day is the most important national day and has been annually observed since the attainment of independence in 1957. Additional national days that various military governments introduced to commemorate their ascension to power have been rather short‐lived. Other holidays like Republic Day or Founder's Day have been longer
Carola Lentz
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Second hand smoking among schoolchildren in the region of Sousse
, 2018 Background Secondhand smoke (SHS) contains an estimated 4000 toxic chemicals and is a serious health hazard to non-smokers. Exposure to tobacco smoke causes extremely serious damages, placing exposed persons at increased risk of a number of adverse ...
Sana Bhiri +5 more
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Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2013 The article discusses various ways and means of optimization of schoolchildren’s motor activity in the system of continuous physical education. A considerable experience of effective health-saving approaches implementation in physical education is shown ...
V. V. Kirichenko +5 more
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Who Benefits From the Assignment of Homework?
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine the relationship between the assignment of homework and student achievement among 8th grade students across 23 countries using the TIMSS 2019 dataset. Exploiting within‐student, between‐subject variation in homework assignment, we find a small but statistically significant positive relationship between homework and achievement. This
Darragh Flannery +2 more
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Iodine nutritional status and risk factors for goitre among schoolchildren in south Tajikistan [PDF]
, 2013 Iodine deficiency affects nearly 1.9 billion people worldwide, but it can be prevented by salt iodization. This cross-sectional survey assessed current iodine status, iodized salt coverage and risk factors for goitre among schoolchildren in South ...
Jean-Richard, Vreni +11 more
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