Bacterial Isolates and Antibiotic Sensitivity among Gambian Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition by Uduak A. Okomo, Danlami Garba, Augustin E. Fombah, Ousman Secka, Usman N. A. Ikumapayi, Jacob. J. Udo, Martin O. C. Ota

“…Establishing the pattern of infection and antimicrobial sensitivities in the local environment is critical to rational use of antibiotics and the development of management algorithms. …”
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Bruxism and familiar functioning in school-age children between 5 and 11 years by Ana Lury Morales, Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Ivelise Álvarez Rosa, Moraima Orbea González, Jeny Fernández Martínez, Jorge A. Rodriguez López

“…<strong>Objective:</strong> To characterize the familiar environment of children between 5 and 11 years suffering from bruxism. …”
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The Development of LinguaBytes: An Interactive Tangible Play and Learning System to Stimulate the Language Development of Toddlers with Multiple Disabilities by Bart Hengeveld, Riny Voort, Caroline Hummels, Jan de Moor, Hans van Balkom, Kees Overbeeke, Aadjan van der Helm

“…Young children with multiple disabilities (e.g., both cognitive and motor disabilities) are confronted with severe limitations in language development from birth and later on. …”
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Multi-omics approaches for understanding gene-environment interactions in noncommunicable diseases: techniques, translation, and equity issues by Robel Alemu, Nigussie T. Sharew, Yodit Y. Arsano, Muktar Ahmed, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Tesfaye B. Mersha, Azmeraw T. Amare

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Utilizing Low-cost Mobile Monitoring to Estimate the PM2.5 Inhaled Dose in Urban Environment by Muhammad Miftahul Munir, Martin Adrian, Casmika Saputra, Puji Lestari

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Why India is struggling to feed their young children? A qualitative analysis for tribal communities by Sanjay Sharma, Monica Lakhanpaul, Logan Manikam, Priti Parikh, Lorna Benton, Shereen Allaham, Rajesh Khanna, Susrita Roy, Marie Lall, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Neha Santwani, Hanimi Reddy, Hemant Chaturvedi, Satya Prakash Pattanaik, Tol Singh, Pramod Pandya, Priyanka Dang

“…The ultimate goal of the Participatory Approach for Nutrition in Children: Strengthening Health Education Engineering and Environment Linkages project is to identify challenges and opportunities for improvement to subsequently develop socioculturally appropriate, tailored, innovative interventions for the successful implementation of appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices locally.Design Qualitative research method, involving five phases: (1) identification of local feeding practices; (2) identification of the local needs and opportunities for children aged 6–24 months; and (3–5) analysis of the gathered qualitative data, intervention design, review and distribution.Setting Nine villages in two community development blocks, that is, Ghatol and Kushalgarh, located in the Banswara district in Rajasthan, India.Participants 68 participants completed semistructured interviews or focus group discussions including: mothers, grandmothers, auxiliary nurse midwife, Anganwadi worker, ASHA Sahyogini, school teachers and local elected representative.Phenomenon of interest IYCF practices and the factors associated with it.Analysis Thematic analysis.Results Our results could be broadly categorised into two domains: (1) the current practices of IYCF and (2) the key drivers and challenges of IYCF. …”
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Job satisfaction amongst special education teachers by Z. S. Alkayed, S. M. Al Ali, M. M. Al Masa’deh

“…This knowledge can guide the development of strategies to improve the preparation of future educators and enhance the quality of special education services for children with disabilities. …”
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Encouraging, empowering, and educating: Informal educators, caregivers, and children as partners in computational thinking activities by Kathleen Campana, J. Elizabeth Mills, Jeeyeon Chun, Jessica Ickes

“…Abstract Informal learning environments, such as libraries and museums, are key areas for supporting computational thinking (CT) with young children and their families. …”
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Perinatal Cat and Dog Exposure and the Risk of Asthma and Allergy in the Urban Environment: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies by Caroline J. Lodge, Katrina J. Allen, Adrian J. Lowe, David J. Hill, Cliff S. Hosking, Michael J. Abramson, Shyamali C. Dharmage

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Use of the FM Systems for the Auditory and Speech Perception Improvements in Children with ASD. Pilot Study by U.A. Mamokhina, K.A. Fadeev, D.E. Goyaeva, A.A. Ilyunceva, T.M. Ovsyannikova, T.S. Obukhova, K.R. Salimova, A.M. Rytikova, D.V. Davydov

“… <p><strong>Objectives</strong>. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often face difficulties in speech perception, particularly in noisy environments. …”
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The influence of school location and their children's nutritional model on the risk of obesity in Poland- pilot study by Łukasz Długoński, Anna Platta, Magdalena Skotnicka

“…The results of the current study indicate that residence and school attendance can determine the risk of developing overweight and obesity. Our findings show that children from rural areas have a high rate of obesity, highlighting the necessity to propose new solutions and tools to support proper nutrition, with particular emphasis on children from rural environments.…”
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Contributions of a Child's Built, Natural, and Social Environments to Their General Cognitive Ability: A Systematic Scoping Review. by Jazmin Del Carmen Ruiz, James J Quackenboss, Nicolle S Tulve

“…The aim of this systematic scoping review was to collate evidence associated with children's cognitive health, including inherent factors as well as chemical and non-chemical stressors from the built, natural, and social environments. …”
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Influence of Bilinguism on Socio-Cognitive Personality Development by I. V. Sokolova

“…Moreover, based on the comparative analysis, the present research shows the advantages of children and adults grown up in the bilingual environment. …”
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Regional experience in organizing the protection of minors from a destructive information environment (by the example of non-central regions) by S. E. Titor

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A Study of Occupational Therapy Strategies and Psychological Regulation of Students’ Internet Addiction in the Mobile Social Media Environment by Xueqin Zhang

“…This paper provides an in-depth research analysis of occupational therapy strategies and psychological regulation of students’ Internet addiction in the existing mobile social media environment. Based on the definition of Internet use peer pressure, a preliminary scale with 2 dimensions of specific behavioral pressure and psychological cognitive pressure was developed. …”
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Sports participation &amp; childhood neurocognitive development by Fu-Miao Tan, Junhong Yu, Alicia M. Goodwill

“…We investigated the impact of different organised sports on neurocognitive development in children (N = 11,878; aged 9–11) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. …”
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Features of the development of coordination abilities in young schoolchildren by Dmytro Morozov, Iryna Kryventsova, Katarzyna Prusik

“…Such a program contributes to the physical development of children, improves their emotional state, stimulates activity, and develops a sense of responsibility.…”
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Supporting parents in facilitating computational thinking for young children through loose parts construction play by Cynthia Ai Ming Lim, G Kaveri, Jiayao Li, Mian Yee Choy

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Environmental exposures related to gut microbiota among children with asthma: a pioneer study in Taiwan by Aji Kusumaning Asri, Tsunglin Liu, Hui-Ju Tsai, Jiu-Yao Wang, Chih-Da Wu

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Analisis Faktor Eksploratori dan Konfirmatori untuk Validasi Skala Lingkungan Makan Terstruktur pada Ibu Bekerja by Rohmah Rifani, Suryanto Suryanto, Dewi Retno Suminar

“…This study aims to develop and validate the construct of structured meals environment scale. …”
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