Impacts of sibling and gender on supplementary education opportunities in China by Xinyue Chen, Jinghui Huang, Yuying Huang

“…The “female advantage” is significant in the supplementary education opportunity of the first-born child and the “gender minority” child. This study claims that the family allocation of supplementary educational resources is influenced by economic motives. …”
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Changing subplate circuits: Early activity dependent circuit plasticity by Didhiti Mukherjee, Patrick O. Kanold, Patrick O. Kanold

“…Subplate neurons (SPNs) are one of the first-born mature neurons that are transiently present during early development, the period of heightened activity-dependent plasticity. …”
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Patriarchal values by Jaleh Shaditalab, Rana Mehrabi

“…That is, the male population, young or old, still prefer to have a boy as their first born and to have more sons in the family. But the young female generation in the rural area sees less difference in having boys or girls in the family. …”
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Early life factors and oral microbial signatures define the risk of caries in a Swedish cohort of preschool children by Carsten Eriksen, Katarina Boustedt, Si Brask Sonne, Jovanna Dahlgren, Karsten Kristiansen, Svante Twetman, Susanne Brix, Josefine Roswall

“…We observed an individual dynamic in the development of the oral microbiota related to early life factors, such as being first born, born by C-section, maternal perinatal antibiotics use, with a distinct transition between three and five years of age. …”
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Multiple sclerosis and birth order: a longitudinal cohort study. by Sadovnick, A, Yee, I, Ebers, G

“…In simplex sibships of at least seven siblings, slightly more siblings who were born late in the birth order had MS; the same was found for the first-born sibling with MS in a multiplex sibship. Siblings with MS were slightly younger (p<0.0001) than those without MS, contrary to the expected age at onset bias. …”

Agreement between hospital records and maternal recall of mode of delivery: evidence from 12 391 deliveries in the UK Millennium Cohort Study. by Quigley, M, Hockley, C, Davidson, L

“…Disagreement was more common in women whose babies were first born and in women not born in the UK. CONCLUSION: Our study confirms that maternal reporting of mode of delivery is highly reliable. …”

Preventable prenatal and neonatal risk factors of type 1 diabetes in childhood by Setila Dalili, Shahin Koohmanaee, Seyyedeh Golnaz Mirmonsef, Seyyed Amir Reza Nemati, Behrang Motamed, Manijeh Tabrizi, Mohammad Aghaeizadeh Zoroufi, Afagh Hassanzadeh Rad

“…In addition, there was a significant relationship between gestational hypertension (OR = 5.27), neonatal jaundice (OR = 3.42), cesarean section (OR = 2.06), and being non–first-born child (OR = 2.32) and T1DM. Also, premature rupture of membrane, maternal urinary tract infection, and nonexclusive breastfeeding had a significant association with T1DM (OR = 4.37, 3.94, and 2.30, respectively). …”
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Impact of epilepsy on the risk of hospital-treated injuries in Finnish children by Liisi Ripatti, Laura Puustinen, Päivi Rautava, Mari Koivisto, Leena Haataja

“…Objectives: To study the effect of epilepsy on the risk of injury in children. Methods: All first-born singleton children (n = 133055) born in 2001 – 2006 in Finland were included. …”
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Investigating Italian parents' vaccine hesitancy: A cross-sectional survey by Francesco Napolitano, Alessia D'Alessandro, Italo Francesco Angelillo

“…Parents who were not sure and uncertain that to follow the recommended shot schedule is a good idea for their children and those who were parents of first-born children were more likely to need additional information. …”
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Mindful Parenting as a Mediator in Parents’ Perspective-Taking: Exploring the Roles of Causal Attribution and Self-Compassion by Abidin FA, Novita S, Kustimah K, Hasyyati BM, Azoma M, Darmagita SF, Larasati KA, Millati AQ

“…Jatinangor, Kab, Sumedang, Jawa Barat, 45363, Indonesia, Tel +62 22 7794126, Fax +62 22 87920376, Email fitri.ariyanti.abidin@unpad.ac.idBackground: Existing literature has examined the link between parent causal attribution and self-compassion in parent perspective-taking, but the impact of mindful parenting as a mediator remains underexplored.Purpose: The present study examines the mediating effect of mindful parenting on the relationship between parental attribution and self-compassion in parents’ perspective-taking.Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, 208 parents aged 30 to 59 (M = 42, SD = 4.3) with first-born adolescents aged 12– 18 participated in the study.Results: The results revealed that mindful parenting fully mediated the relationship between parental causal attribution and perspective-taking while partially mediating the association between self-compassion and perspective-taking.Conclusion: These findings emphasize the crucial role of mindful parenting in explaining the relationship between parent causal attribution, self-compassion, and parent perspective-taking. …”
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The role of different factors in the development of cleft lip, palate, or both by Natheer Ayed Jassem, Ghufran A. Hasan, Mudher MB. Alsunbuli

“…The most significant number of patients, 28%, were found to be first-born individuals. The majority of dads who exhibited patience were aged 30 years or older, accounting for 65% of the sample. …”
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Low birthweight and its associated factors in India: A comparative study of national family health survey from the 4th and 5th rounds by Sadashiva Hegde, Jang Bahadur Prasad, Rajeshwari Annappa Biradar, Alex Motes Carvalho

“…In comparison to male children, the likelihood of LBW is greater in female children (OR: 1.22; CI: 1.19-1.26 and OR:1.22, CI: 1.19-1.26), whose mothers are underweight (OR: 1.29; CI: 1.25-1.34 and OR: 1.27; CI: 1.22-1.31), and in children whose mothers are under 20 years (OR: 1.15; CI: 1.09-1.22 and OR: 1.13; CI:1.06-1.19). First-born children (18.6% to 18.2%), mothers who do not smoke (17.9% to 17.5%), and those from the North (19.8% to 18.2%) and the South (16.8% to 15.8%) experienced a drop in the prevalence of LBW. …”
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PRENATAL FACTORS FOR NEONATAL JAUNDICE by Tatyana D. Itova, Victoria A. Georgieva

“…History of NJ in siblings and hyperbilirubinemia in subsequent NB are moderately strongly correlated (p=0.025). First-born infants have significantly lower BR levels (p=0.037). …”
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The relationship between birth order and frequency of criminal record with stress and attention deficit / hyperactivity symptoms in thieves by Ghaem Salehpoor, Ghasem Salehpoor

“…Results: With the exception of the relationship between birth order with Conners’ attention deficit and the frequency of criminal record with Conners’ hyperactivity impulsivity (P>0.05), other components of Conners’ attention deficit hyperactivity and Wender childhood attention deficit hyperactivity in second and third children, and individuals with two, three or more criminal records is more than the first born and people with one criminal record (P<0.05). …”
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Cleft lip and palate and related factors: A 10 years study in university hospitalised patients at Mashhad - Iran by Morteza Noorollahian, Mohsen Nematy, Atiyeh Dolatian, Hengameh Ghesmati, Saeed Akhlaghi, Gholam Reza Khademi

“…Most of the patients were the first-born children of the family and their parents were consanguineously married; about one-third of the patients had a family history of the disease. …”
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Socially Important Personal Qualities of Students with Different Sibling Positions by Надежда А. Цветкова, Кира Е. Лагвилава, Елена А. Петрова

“…There are more similarities than differences between first-born students who are the eldest and the only children in their families. …”
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Relativistic elastic scattering of a muon neutrino by an electron in an elliptically polarized laser field by R. Chahri, S. El Asri, S. Mouslih, M. Jakha, B. Manaut, S. Taj

“…We derive an analytical expression for the spin-unpolarized differential cross section using the first Born approximation and the Dirac-Volkov states to describe the incident and scattered electrons. …”
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Undernutrition among children under five in the Bandja village of Cameroon, Africa by Léonie Dapi Nzefa, Francisca Monebenimp, Christofer Äng

“…Conclusion: Undernutrition is highly prevalent in Bandja, and is more common among boys, younger children, first born in order, children still being breastfed and children of farming mothers. …”
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Simbología bíblica del Santo Cáliz de la Última Cena venerado en Valencia / Biblical symbolism of the Holy Chalice of the Last Supper venerated in Valencia by Manuel Zarzo Castelló

“…Sardius is the first stone of the priestly breastplate (Ex 28,16-21) associated with Reuben, the first-born son of Jacob. It is very symbolic that this cup, supposed to have been used by Jesus at the Last Supper according to tradition, resembles in some way a sardius stone because Jesus is the only begotten son of God. …”
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Correlation between descriptive and group type traits in the system of cow’s linear classification of Ukrainian Brown dairy breed by Khmelnychyiі Leontiі, Khmelnychyiі Serhii, Samokhina Yevgeniya

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the phenotypic relationships between descriptive and group linear-type traits and the final score of first-born cows of the Ukrainian Brown dairy breed. …”
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