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Smartphones at School: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Educators’ and Students’ Perspectives on Mobile Phone Use at School

open access: yesEducation Sciences
As smartphone ownership and use by children and youth has increased over the past decade, so has the presence of phones within the classroom. This has created unique challenges for teachers, school leaders, and policymakers.
Megan E. Gath   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breastfeeding as a public health investment: a narrative review of evidence on economic value

open access: yesDiscover Public Health
Background Breastfeeding improves infant and maternal health, reducing mortality, disease, and healthcare costs. Despite global recommendations, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) remains suboptimal due to various factors including formula marketing and ...
Xinyi Ji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring customised virtual environments in patients with cognitive decline and responsive behaviours: protocol for a proof-of-concept and feasibility study in a long-term care facility (iEMBRACE)

open access: yesBMJ Open
Introduction The global rise in the population aged over 65 has led to a corresponding increase in cognitive impairment diagnoses, with dementia as a predominant condition characterised by diverse aetiopathogenetic profiles. Behavioural and psychological
Lorenzo Gios   +7 more
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Well-being of Nations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
markdownabstract__Abstract__ The well-being of any system can be judged from different perspectives. One perspective is to look at the chances for the system, while the opposing perspective is to look at the wellness of outcomes for the system. Still another set of opposing views is to take either an external perspective or focus on the inner ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Children of Immigrants: Economic Well-Being [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Explores the family incomes; economic well-being, including food security and housing; and use of public benefits among children of immigrants by parents' country of origin and years in the Unites States and compared with native ...
Ajay Chaudry, Karina Fortuny
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Online networks and subjective well-being [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
We argue that the use of online networks may threaten subjective well-being in several ways, due to the inherent attributes of Internet-mediated interaction and through its effects on social trust and sociability.
Sabatini, Fabio, Sarracino, Francesco
core   +3 more sources

Development of tight junction-strengthening compounds using a high-throughput screening system to evaluate cell surface-localized claudin-1 in keratinocytes

open access: yesScientific Reports
Tight junctions (TJs) are important factors constituting the physical barriers of the skin, and their suppression has been described in various conditions, such as aged skin and atopic dermatitis lesions.
Hiroki Sakamoto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fostering global well-being [PDF]

open access: yes
As the world prepares for the new millennium, all countries are trying quickly to adjust to changing needs within the increasingly mobile global marketplace.
Bathrick, David D.
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Study of body composition and motor competence in children from the 1st basic cycle and their relationship with school performance

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics
Childhood obesity is a public health problem that affects many parts of the world, and is one of the factors that has negatively influenced levels of motor competence at an early age. However, these relationships remain poorly investigated.
Miguel Rebelo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumerism and well-being in early adolescence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
It has been suggested that consumerism is negatively related to well-being in children and adolescents, as well as adults. Few studies have explored whether certain aspects of consumerism have stronger associations with well-being than others, or between-
Bhaskar, A., Hunt, K., Sweeting, H.
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