WORRY AND META-COGNITIVE BELIEFS IN CHILDHOOD ANXIETY DISORDERS by Loredana Benedetto, Daniela Di Blasi, Pamela Pacicca

“…</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: worry, anxiety disorders, meta-cognitive beliefs, preadolescents</p>…”
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Facial Attractiveness as a Function of Athletic Prowess by Richard P. Bagozzi, Willem J. M. I. Verbeke, Frank Belschak, Marloes van Poele

“…These findings hold for preadolescents, adolescents, young adults, and older adults. …”
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Gender and contextual variations in self-perceived cognitive competence by Olivia Kuzyk, Alice Gendron, Luz Stella Lopez, William M. Bukowski

“…The sample consisted of 719 preadolescents (M age = 9.5 years, range = 9 to 12.5 years) living in lower- and upper-middle-class neighborhoods in Montreal, Canada and Barranquilla, Columbia. …”
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Prenatal and early childhood critical windows for the association of nephrotoxic metal and metalloid mixtures with kidney function by Alison P. Sanders, Chris Gennings, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, Shachi Mistry, Ivan Pantic, Mauro Martinez, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez, Aurora Espejel-Nuñez, Libni Torres Olascoaga, Robert O. Wright, Martha M. Téllez-Rojo, Manish Arora, Christine Austin

“…Conclusions: Using tooth-matrix biomarkers, we identified discrete developmental exposure windows wherein Pb and metal(loid) mixtures were associated with altered preadolescent kidney function.…”
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Effect of maxillary expansion and protraction on the oropharyngeal airway in individuals with non-syndromic cleft palate with or without cleft lip. by Najla Alrejaye, Jonathan Gao, David Hatcher, Snehlata Oberoi

“…A control group of 8 preadolescent individuals (ages, 8.7 ± 2.6 years) with CP/L was used for comparison.…”
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Intractable chronic granulomatous perioral dermatitis in patients receiving growth hormone therapy: A new association between CGPD and GH by Ji Young Young, Jung Im Na

“…Childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis (CGPD) is a self-limiting skin condition characterized by papular eruptions around the mouth, nose and eyes of preadolescent children. We report two cases of intractable CGPD in which patients receiving growth hormone (GH) therapy showed persistent symptoms despite multiple treatment modalities. …”
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Inhalant abuse in the youth : A reason for concern by J Simlai, C.R.J Khess

“…In recent times Inhalant or Volatile substances are emerging as a major drug of abuse in the preadolescent and adolescent age group. Most of the children are from broken homes and poor backgrounds. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Alexian Brother Urge to Self-Injure (ABUSI) Spanish version for adolescents by Marly Johana Bahamón, José Julián Javela, Nidia-Johanna Bonilla-Cruz, Diego Rivera, Stefano Vinaccia, Jesús Forgiony-Santos

“…Method: A total of 752 preadolescents and adolescents between 10 and 18 years of age, with a mean of 15.3 years (SD = 1.97), participated. …”
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Reconsidering the Tolerable Upper Levels of Zinc Intake among Infants and Young Children: A Systematic Review of the Available Evidence by Sara Wuehler, Daniel Lopez de Romaña, Demewoz Haile, Christine M. McDonald, Kenneth H. Brown

“…Current zinc ULs should be reassessed and potentially revised using data now available for preadolescent children and considering challenges regarding interpretation of results.…”
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Game-Based Social Interaction Platform for Cognitive Assessment of Autism Using Eye Tracking by Yi-Ling Chien, Chia-Hsin Lee, Yen-Nan Chiu, Wen-Che Tsai, Yuan-Che Min, Yang-Min Lin, Jui-Shen Wong, Yi-Li Tseng

“…In this study, we developed a game-based social interaction platform incorporating an eye-tracking system for children and preadolescents with autism. Three modules (focusing on gaze following, facial emotion recognition, and social interaction skills) are included in the platform; participants with autism learn these according to their cognitive abilities. …”
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“Trichobezoar presenting as an abdominal mass” by Sameh Tlili, Malak Boughdir, Aida Daib, Rim Kchaou, Youssef Hellal, Rabiaa ben Abdallah, Nejib Kaabar

“…We want to describe the case of a preadolescent female patient with Rapunzel syndrome and its management, given that it is a rare condition and few cases have been reported in our country.…”
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Non-specific Health complaints and self-rated health in pre-adolescents; impact on primary health care use by Dorte Rytter, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask, Claus Høstrup Vestergaard, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Bodil Hammer Bech

“…Abstract The objective of the present study was to explore past and future primary health care use in preadolescents reporting frequent non-specific health complaints or a low self-rated health compared to that of preadolescents with no frequent health complaints or with good self-rated health. …”
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Acute psychosocial stress and working memory performance: the potential of physical activity to modulate cognitive functions in children by Kathrin Wunsch, Maria Meier, Lea Ueberholz, Jana Strahler, Nadine Kasten

“…The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of PA on WM performance after acute stress exposure in preadolescent children. Methods Regular PA was assessed for seven consecutive days during a typical school week using accelerometers in a sample of 44 preadolescent children (14 girls, M age = 11.29 years, SD age  = 0.67). …”
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The impact of immigration and vaccination in reducing the incidence of hepatitis B in Catalonia (Spain) by Oviedo Manuel, Muñoz M, Carmona Gloria, Borrás Eva, Batalla Joan, Soldevila Nuria, Domínguez Angela

“…</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The results of the adjusted models in this study confirm that the global incidence of hepatitis B has declined in Catalonia after the introduction of the universal preadolescent vaccination programme, but the incidence increased in male immigrants of working age. …”
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Impact of moment arm on torque production of the knee extensors in children by Nobuaki Tottori, Tadashi Suga, Miyuki Hori, Tadao Isaka, Satoshi Fujita

“…The quadriceps femoris muscle volume (MV) and knee extensor MA in 20 preadolescent boys (age: 10.7 ± 0.9 years) were measured using magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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The utility of the SCAS-C/P to detect specific anxiety disorders among clinically anxious children by Reardon, T, Creswell, C, Lester, KJ, Arendt, K, Blatter-Meunier, J, Bögels, SM, Coleman, JRI, Cooper, PJ, Heiervang, ER, Herren, C, Hogendoorn, SM, Hudson, JL, Keers, R, Lyneham, HJ, Marin, CE, Nauta, M, Rapee, RM, Roberts, S, Schneider, S, Silverman, WK, Thastum, M, Thirlwall, K, Wergeland, GJ, Eley, TC

“…These findings have implications for the potential use of mother-, father-, and child-report SCAS subscales to detect specific disorders in preadolescent children in clinical settings.…”

Developmental models of motor-evoked potential features by transcranial magnetic stimulation across age groups from childhood to adulthood by Dao T. A. Nguyen, Petro Julkunen, Laura Säisänen, Sara Määttä, Saara M. Rissanen, Niina Lintu, Mervi Könönen, Timo Lakka, Pasi A. Karjalainen

“…Abstract To derive the maturation of neurophysiological processes from childhood to adulthood reflected by the change of motor-evoked potential (MEP) features. 38 participants were recruited from four groups (age mean in years [SD in months], number (males)): children (7.3 [4.2], 7(4)), preadolescents (10.3 [6.9], 10(5)), adolescents (15.3 [9.8], 11(5)), and adults (26.9 [46.2], 10(5)). …”
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Impaired Fear Extinction Recall in Serotonin Transporter Knockout Rats Is Transiently Alleviated during Adolescence by Pieter Schipper, Paola Brivio, David de Leest, Leonie Madder, Beenish Asrar, Federica Rebuglio, Michel M. M. Verheij, Tamas Kozicz, Marco A. Riva, Francesca Calabrese, Marloes J. A. G. Henckens, Judith R. Homberg

“…Remarkably, the impaired recall of conditioned fear that characterizes preadolescent and adult 5-HTT^{&#8722;/&#8722;} rats was transiently normalized during adolescence. …”
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Whole-Cell or Acellular Pertussis Primary Immunizations in Infancy Determines Adolescent Cellular Immune Profiles by Saskia van der Lee, Saskia van der Lee, Lotte H. Hendrikx, Lotte H. Hendrikx, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Guy A. M. Berbers, Anne-Marie Buisman

“…In a longitudinal study, blood was sampled of DTwP- or DTaP-primed children before, 1 month, and 1 year after a preadolescent Tdap booster at 9 years of age (n = 79–83 per time point). …”
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THE NURSING WORK ON THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE´S TRACKING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL OF GOIÂNIA-GOIÁS by Nicolly Helen F. Morais, Maria Aparecida M. dos Santos, Elisângela de Souza Marques, Carmen Luci R. Lopes, Alexandra Isabel de A. Lino

“…The purpose was to investigate the prevalence of the high blood pressure in 160children and preadolescents students from 5th to 7th high classes in Goiânia Goiás state school., from August 2002to February - 2003. 4% of the students evaluated had out of standard blood pressure. …”
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