Feasibility and usability of remote transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for self-regulation in children with autism: protocol for a randomized controlled pilot study by Norna Abbo, Trina Mitchell, Seyed Hassan Tonekaboni, Evdokia Anagnostou, Brendan F. Andrade, Kevin Thorpe, Deryk S. Beal

“…Impaired response inhibition and self-regulation in ASD have been shown to be related to abnormal functional network connectivity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortices (DLPFC). …”
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General Principles of Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Children by Shorobura M.

“…Emergency medical care is needed for children who have symptoms of relapse of the MS disrupting functions or causing discomfort. The mild symptoms of MS that do not violate the patient’s function do not require medication. …”
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Short-term Outcome of Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants by Ting-An Yen, Ching-Chia Wang, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Hung-Chieh Chou, Chien-Yi Chen, Po-Nien Tsao

“…Conclusion: This data suggests that our current strategy is effective for treating severe pulmonary hemorrhage in VLBW infants. …”
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Evaluating a Web-Based Application to Facilitate Family-School-Health Care Collaboration for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Inclusive Settings: Protocol for a Nonran... by Eric Meyer, Hélène Sauzéon, Isabeau Saint-Supery, Cecile Mazon

“…The IEP process requires effective communication and strong partnership between families, school staff, and health care practitioners. …”
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Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Agave Germplasms in China by Xiaoli Hu, Yubo Li, Shibei Tan, Lisha Chen, Dietram Samson Mkapa, Chen Lin, Qingqing Liu, Gang Jin, Tao Chen, Xu Qin, Kexian Yi, Xing Huang

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A waitlist randomised control trial of the unified protocol for the treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions (The UP-CAM Study):... by Edith Botchway-Commey, Claire Burton DPsych, Carmen Pace, Jill Ehrenreich-May, Sarah Michelle Kennedy, James Williams, Zeffie Poulakis DPsychClin, Alice Morgan DPsychClin, Vicki Anderson, Louise Crowe

“…We anticipate that the UP-C/A will be effective at treating anxiety and depression symptoms in children with CMCs, and that short-term gains will be maintained at 3 months post-intervention and be associated with better functional outcomes (e.g., adaptive behaviour and self-regulation). …”
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Medical and Social Peculiarities of the Health Condition of Pupils of Lviv and Lviv Region by Nyankovskyy S., Iatsula M., Senkevich O., Pasichnuk I., Kulik I.

“…Comprehensive assessment of the health of children, the introduction of new health-improving technologies, the unification of efforts of health workers, pedagogues and parents will help to prevent the growth of functional disorders and organ lesions in schoolchildren, their chronization, reduce the symptoms of school maladaptation, and increase their health. …”
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LEGO^®-Based Therapy in School Settings for Social Behavior Stimulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comparing Peer-Mediated and Expert Intervention by Luciana Oliveira Angelis, Fernanda Tebexreni Orsati, Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz Teixeira

“…The measures were the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (parent and teacher versions), the Inventory of Difficulties in Executive Functions, Regulation, and Aversion to Delay—Child Version, the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, the Autism Behavior Checklist, and the Autistic Behavior Inventory. …”
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Construct Validity and Internal Consistency of the Italian Version of the PedsQL^TM 4.0 Generic Core Scale and PedsQL^TM 3.0 Cerebral Palsy Module by Ilaria Pedrinelli, Sofia Biagi, Domenico Marco Romeo, Elisa Musto, Valeria Fagiani, Martina Lanza, Erika Guastafierro, Alice Colombo, Andrea Giordano, Cristina Montomoli, Cristiana Rezzani, Tiziana Casalino, Eugenio Mercuri, Daria Riva, Matilde Leonardi, Giovanni Baranello, Emanuela Pagliano

“…Conclusions: The present study confirms the internal consistency and construct validity of the Italian version of both PedsQL^TM modules. In CwCP, greater functional disability resulted in lower HRQoL scores, and there was significant discrepancy between the parent and child ratings.…”
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Identification of a Missense Mutation in the FLNC Gene from a Chinese Family with Restrictive Cardiomyopathy by Dong J, Zhang W, Chen Q, Zha L

“…Echocardiography showed significant biatrial enlargement, normal left ventricular wall thickness and preserved systolic function of both ventricles. A missense mutation in FLNC (c.6451G>A, p.G2151S), encoded filamin-C was detected in proband by WES and Sanger sequencing, while it was not be found in his parents, we supposed that the FLNC mutation (c.6451G>A, p.G2151S) may be a de-novo mutation. …”
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Development of a Mobile-Based Personal Health Record for Pediatric Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Management: Protocol for a Study Based on Action Research Design by Dian Budi Santoso, Martina Sinta Kristanti, Dian Kesumapramudya Nurputra, Retno Sutomo

“…Stakeholders, including parents, pediatricians, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, and teachers, will participate actively. …”
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Vitamin D in the prevention of exacerbations of asthma in preschoolers (DIVA): protocol for a multicentre randomised placebo-controlled triple-blind trial by Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Megan E Jensen, Francine M Ducharme, Nathalie Alos, Geneviève Mailhot, Benoît Mâsse, John H White, Ali Khamessan, Sze Man Tse, Reza Alizadehfar, Dirk E Bock, Patrick Daigneault, Chantal Lemire, Connie Yang, Dhenuka Radhakrishnan

“…Secondary outcomes include number of laboratory-confirmed viral URTIs, exacerbation duration and severity, parent functional status, healthcare use, treatment deintensification, cost and safety.Ethics and dissemination This study has received ethical approval from all sites. …”
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Assessing the continuum of care in Sub-Saharan African hospitals performing surgery for breast cancer: a secondary analysis of the GlobalSurg 3 study by Freddy Houéhanou Rodrigue Gnangnon, Ismaïl Lawani, Stephen R. Knight, Alexis Parenté, Francis Moïse Dossou, Terrence Totah, Dismand Stephan Houinato, Véronique Blanquet, Pierre-Marie Preux, Ewen M. Harrison, on behalf of the GlobalSurg Collaborative and National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery

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Deep Search for a Scattered Light Dust Halo Around Vega with the Hubble Space Telescope by Schuyler G. Wolff, András Gáspár, George H. Rieke, Jarron M. Leisenring, Kate Su, David J. Wilner, Luca Matrà, Marie Ygouf, Nicholas P. Ballering

“…We detect a halo extending from the inner edge of our effective inner working angle at 10.″5 out to the photon noise floor at 30″ (80–230 au). …”
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Mucosal colonization of Mannheimia haemolytica capsular and adhesin mutants in cattle by Anna K. Goldkamp, Harish Menghwar, Carly Kanipe, Robert E. Briggs, Bradley O. Chriswell, Eduardo Casas, Michael L. Clawson, Fred M. Tatum, Rohana P. Dassanayake

“…These findings suggest a requirement of capsule in long-term colonization and an advantage for ∆adh123 in colonization over the parent strain.IMPORTANCEUnderstanding the colonization dynamics of Mannheimia haemolytica is crucial for developing effective prevention and treatment strategies for bovine respiratory disease (BRD), a significant cause of economic loss in the cattle industry. …”
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SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ICT USE FREQUENCY AND THE BARRIERS THEY WERE EXPOSED by Fatma TAŞKIN EKİCİ, Seçil DEMİRHAN, İzzet KARA, Erhan EKİCİ

“…But the majority of the teachers stated that don’t use internet and email in communication with their colleagues, administers, students and parents. When investigated the mean of frequency of ICT use, there are no effect of gender, age, location of the school they work, be public or private school on this mean. …”
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Soft Skills Development in Future Primary School Teacher’s Training by Nataliia Hrona, Olena Vyshnyk, Iryna Pinchuk

“…It was determined that the term “soft skills” in the context of training a future primary school teacher is considered as a set of personal skills aimed at developing successful, productive learning of primary school pupils, the ability to communicate effectively with direct participants during the educational process (pupils) and indirect participants (colleagues, administration, pupils’ parents). …”
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Fungi in Mangrove: Ecological Importance, Climate Change Impacts, and the Role in Environmental Remediation by Juliana Britto Martins de Oliveira, Dario Corrêa Junior, Cláudio Ernesto Taveira Parente, Susana Frases

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In Vitro Characterization of the Immune Response to an Epitope Ensemble Vaccine Against Rhinovirus in Pediatric Asthma and Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protoc... by Sara Alonso Fernandez, Raquel Reyes-Manzanas, Susana Camara, Juan Mozas-Gutierrez, Myriam Calle-Rubio, Juan Rodriguez-Hermosa, Andres Bodas-Pinedo, Santiago Rueda Esteban, Esther M Lafuente, Jesús Reiné, Pedro A Reche

“…Flow cytometry and functional assays will be used to analyze T-cell responses to HRV epitopes in the context of obstructive respiratory diseases. …”
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How to select favorable and promising alleles and genotypes for breeding: A case study of rice blast resistance genes in Southern and Northeastern China by Xing Wang, Jinyan Wang, Yaling Zhang, Yongxiang Yao, Ying Sun, Liping Lin, Xuemei Ye, Rongbai Li, Zhibin Liang, Yizhen Deng, Qinghua Pan

“…Both observations reflect a significant difference in genetic diversity between X- and G-populations, and indicate that the effective R-genes mainly originated from X-subspecies. …”
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