Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Alexithymia is defined as a limited ability in the cognitive processing of emotions. Literature suggested its negative influence on interpersonal relationship, documenting elevated alexithymia in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared to control groups. However, the study of alexithymia in school-age children with ASD remains larg...
Published in Eurosurveillance
Background In 2005 in England, universal Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccination of school-age children was replaced by targeted BCG vaccination of high-risk neonates. Aim Estimate the impact of the 2005 change in BCG policy on tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates in England. Methods We conducted an observational study by combining notifications fr...
Published in Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
Do ovarian stimulation (OS) and the in vitro laboratory procedures affect offsprings' cognitive and behavioural outcome at 9 years? OS and the in vitro laboratory procedures or the combination of both were not associated with cognitive and behavioural outcome at age 9 years. ART is not associated with an adverse short-term developmental outcome of ...
Published in Journal of pediatric psychology
To provide a comprehensive quantitative review of neurocognitive function in sickle cell disease (SCD) across multiple domains, cerebral infarct status, and the lifespan. One hundred and ten studies were identified in PubMed, MedLine, and PsycINFO involving 110 studies of 3,600 participants with SCD and 1,127 sibling or health controls. Meta-analyt...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Purpose This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of a play-based pragmatic language intervention for children with autism. Methods A sample of 71 children with autism were randomized to an intervention-first group ( n = 28 analyzed) or waitlist-first ( n = 34 analyzed) group. Children attended 10, weekly clinic play-sessions wit...
Published in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
The burden of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infections in Nigeria is enormous with serious public health significance. This study, therefore, assessed helminthiasis among school-age children and the hygiene conditions of schools in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria between December 2015 and April 2016 from four randomly selected primary schools. S...
Published in Pediatric pulmonology
Children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) suffer from long-term pulmonary morbidity. Longitudinal data of exercise capacity in these children are lacking. We hypothesized that exercise capacity would be impaired in children with CDH and deteriorates over time. We evaluated exercise capacity and its determinants in CDH patients longitudina...
Published in Journal of intellectual & developmental disability
The current study investigated the impact of an intervention that included aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies on the frequency of symbolic communication turns of school-age children, adolescents, and young adults with severe disability. Nine students ages 8-20 were engaged in interactive activities using an aided AA...
ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION A Case Study: Exploring How Elementary School Teachers Build Relationshipsand Interact with Homeless School-Age Students in the ClassroombyValerie Ann LynchDoctor of Education in Educational LeadershipCalifornia State University San Marcos, 2017University of California, San Diego, 2017Professor Sue Moineau, ChairProfess...
ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION A Case Study: Exploring How Elementary School Teachers Build Relationshipsand Interact with Homeless School-Age Students in the ClassroombyValerie Ann LynchDoctor of Education in Educational LeadershipCalifornia State University San Marcos, 2017University of California, San Diego, 2017Professor Sue Moineau, ChairProfess...
