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The Impact of Physical Activity on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Life, 2023
The prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is increasing, partly due to a lack of physical activity. In a cross-sectional study with 18,216 pupils (5th, 6th, and 8th grades) from four Croatian counties using the forward bend test (FBT ...
Josipa Glavaš, Mirjana Rumboldt, Željka Karin, Roberta Matković, Vesna Bilić-Kirin, Vesna Buljan, Tanja Obelić-Babok, Jure Aljinović   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applicability of an abbreviated version of the Child-OIDP inventory among primary schoolchildren in Tanzania [PDF]

, 2007
Background: There is a need for studies evaluating oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children in developing countries. Aim: to assess the psychometric properties, prevalence and perceived causes of the child version of oral impact on ...
Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug, Åstrøm Anne N, Mtaya, M., Åstrøm, A.N., Mtaya Matilda, Anne N Åstrøm, Tsakos, G, Mtaya, Matilda, Matilda Mtaya, Georgios Tsakos, Tsakos, Georgios, Mtaya, M, Tsakos Georgios, Tsakos, G., Astrom, AN   +14 more
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Animal empathy reconsidered: a multidimensional profile account

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Empathy is the glue that holds societies together and yet several fundamental questions about empathy persist. What is empathy (the definitional question)? Is it uniquely human and, if not, which nonhuman animals possess empathy (the distribution question)? Which type or quality of empathy is realized in different species (the quality question)
Albert Newen, Maja Griem, Ludwig Huber, Thomas Bugnyar, Aaron Blaisdell, Simone Pika   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology and immunogenetic background of islet cell antibody - positive nondiabetic schoolchildren : Ulm-Frankfurt population study [PDF]

, 1991
Islet cell antibodies (ICAs) were determined in a large cohort of white nondiabetic schoolchildren (n = 4287) from a homogenous population in southern Germany.
Glück, Michael, Schöffling, Karl, Trucco, Massimo, Seißler, Jochen, Böhm, Bernhard Otto, Holzberger, G., Scherbaum, Werner A., Seidl, S., Manfras, Burkhard J., Kühnl, Peter   +9 more
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Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa

South African Journal of Science, 2017
Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis are among the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases and may lead to severe consequences. We assessed the extent of co-infection between Schistosoma haematobium and the soil-transmitted helminths ...
Mari Molvik, Elin Helland, Siphosenkosi G. Zulu, Elisabeth Kleppa, Kristine Lillebo, Svein G. Gundersen, Jane D. Kvalsvig, Myra Taylor, Eyrun F. Kjetland, Birgitte J. Vennervald   +9 more
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Effects of Socioeconomic Environment on Physical Activity Levels and Sleep Quality in Basque Schoolchildren

Children, 2023
The socioeconomic and built environment of an area are interrelated with health data and have a direct influence on children’s development. There are facilitators and barriers for schools to promote physical activity depending on the socioeconomic status
Arkaitz Larrinaga-Undabarrena, Xabier Río, Iker Sáez, Aitor Martinez Aguirre-Betolaza, Neritzel Albisua, Gorka Martínez de Lahidalga Aguirre, José Ramón Sánchez Isla, Mikel Urbano, Myriam Guerra-Balic, Juan Ramón Fernández, Aitor Coca   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financing Climate Action Through Fair Taxation: How SDG Engagement Reduces Corporate Tax Avoidance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a low‐carbon economy, central to achieving Paris Agreement targets and Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action), requires unprecedented public and private investment. A significant climate financing gap persists, however, exacerbated by corporate practices that erode the public revenue base.
Ahmed Aboud, Niccolò Nirino, Panagiota Papadimitri, Michael Christofi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment, mapping and prediction of the spatial distribution of parasitic infections in western Côte d'Ivoire and implications for integrated control [PDF]

, 2004
Almost half of the world’s population are at risk of malaria infection, and the disease kills more than one million people each year, mainly children under the age of five years living in sub-Saharan Africa.
Raso, Giovanna
core   +1 more source

Family's socioeconomic and demographic factors on elements of children's dental and oral health: A scoping review

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Family plays a significant role in children's dental and oral health (DOH) elements, such as children's DOH knowledge and practice, the development of children's dental fear and anxiety (DFA), children's dental visits, and children's DOH status.
Wisnu Fadila, Mugia B. Rahardja, Puguh Prasetyoputra, Anne A. Suwargiani, Yanu E. Prasetyo, Eriska Riyanti   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlations between appraisals, management strategies, and psychological stress among schoolchildren with ADHD—A pilot study

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Children with Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) encounter a range of difficulties in daily life. Guided by previous studies and theories, this pilot study examined whether distinct subgroups of children with ADHD could be identified based on their appraisals of the causes of their symptoms and the strategies they use ...
Noam Ringer, Adva Eichengreen
wiley   +1 more source