"Te Enseño a Jugar": Caracterización de Movimientos Interaccionales y Formas Lingüísticas Mediante las Cuales se Regula la Interacción Lúdica "I Teach You How to Play": Description... by Alejandra Stein, Maia Migdalek, Patricia Sarlé

“…<br>Language regulates human activity, including play; simultaneously, play is a means for linguistic development (Katherine Nelson, 1996; Vigotsky, 1988). …”
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Analyzing Pre-school Children’s Play Behaviors According to a Variety of Variables by Gürol Yokuş, Gamze Yavuz Konokman

“…This study aims to identify the current situation of pre-school children’s play behaviors (silent play,solitary-passive play, solitary-active play, social play and reticent play behaviors). Also, it is identified whether pre-school children’s play behaviors differ depending on various variables. …”
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Parents' awareness, knowledge, and experiences of play and its benefits in child development: A systematic review protocol. by Brightlin Nithis Dhas, Shoba Mary Chacko, Vince Soloman David Solomon, Vimal Sriram

“…The primary outcomes are parents' knowledge (what constitutes play), experiences (what parents feel about play) and awareness (benefits of play) about play. Three independent reviewers will screen identified papers with pre-defined eligibility criteria and extract data using a customized extraction form. …”
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Bioinformatic analysis of gene expression data reveals Src family protein tyrosine kinases as key players in androgenetic alopecia by Adaikalasamy Premanand, Baskaran Reena Rajkumari

“…STRING Protein-protein interaction (PPI) and Reactome Functional Interaction (FI) networks were constructed using the DEGs, and the networks were analyzed to identify hub genes that play could play crucial roles in AGA pathogenesis.Results and discussionThe in-silico study revealed that genes involved in the structural makeup of the skin epidermis, hair follicle development, and hair cycle are down-regulated, while genes associated with the innate and adaptive immune systems, cytokine signaling, and interferon signaling pathways are up-regulated in the balding scalps of AGA. …”
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Treating children with disinhibited social engagement disorder symptoms: Filial therapy by S. Hatam, S. Moss, C. Cubillo, D. Berry

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Ordovician reservoirs in Fuxian area: Gas accumulation patterns and their implications for the exploration of lower Paleozoic carbonates in the southern Ordos Basin by Ning Gu, Juntao Zhang, Xiaohui Jin, Fei Yang, Lu Liu

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Plant Madness: A Classroom Game Using Bracketology for Horticulture Plant Identification Courses by Chad T. Miller

“…On specified game days, one student played against another student, each having 2 minutes of play. Student play varied, and consisted of defining different plant attributes, landscape appeal, and interesting facts, for example; or identifying the opposing student’s plant’s faults through riddles, poems, games, songs, or simply recitation. …”
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Cultural aspects of play. Implications for the psychological evaluation and therapy of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by Raluca Cristina VĂRĂŞTEANU, Cezarina Daniela Stănescu BOŢAN, Raluca Dafina IONUŢIU, Andrei KOZMA

“…From simple object manipulation and functional exploration, to symbolic and role play, these play activities have been observed across all societies and can be considered a universal feature of human psychology, with a specific cultural imprint. …”
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Parent and early childhood educator perspectives of unstructured nature play for young children: A qualitative descriptive study. by Kylie A Dankiw, Saravana Kumar, Katherine L Baldock, Margarita D Tsiros

“…Thematic analysis identified five main themes; positive affirmations of nature play, factors influencing nature play engagement, defining nature play, outdoor play space design and risky play. Children's connection to the natural world, learning about sustainability, emotional regulation, and children discovering their own capabilities were perceived advantages of engaging in nature play. …”
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Parents’ awareness, knowledge, and experiences of play and its benefits in child development: A systematic review protocol by Brightlin Nithis Dhas, Shoba Mary Chacko, Vince Soloman David Solomon, Vimal Sriram

“…The primary outcomes are parents’ knowledge (what constitutes play), experiences (what parents feel about play) and awareness (benefits of play) about play. Three independent reviewers will screen identified papers with pre-defined eligibility criteria and extract data using a customized extraction form. …”
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Dramatic Perezhivanie as a driver of executive functions development through role-play in early childhood: Theoretical framework and experimental evidence by Vera L. Sukhikh, Vera L. Sukhikh, Nikolay N. Veresov, Nikolay N. Veresov, Nikolay E. Veraksa, Nikolay E. Veraksa

“…In this study, we compared the level of EFs and play behavior between two play contexts: play guided by an adult and one with less adult involvement. …”
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Does the Domestication Syndrome Apply to the Domestic Pig? Not Completely by Edoardo Collarini, Marika Gioia, Giada Cordoni, Ivan Norscia

“…We video-recorded and analysed aggression and social play (mostly play-fighting) sessions from piglets (three litters; n = 24) and wild boar hybrids (domestic pig mother x wild boar father; three litters; n = 27) from 6–50 days of age, raised in the same woodland/grassland habitat and extensive farming management (ethical farm ‘Parva Domus’, Cavagnolo, Torino). …”
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Using Videogame Apps to Assess Gains in Adolescents’ Substance Use Knowledge: New Opportunities for Evaluating Intervention Exposure and Content Mastery by Montanaro, Erika, Fiellin, Lynn E, Fakhouri, Tamer, Kyriakides, Tassos C, Duncan, Lindsay R

“…MethodsWe analyzed 3- and 6-month follow-up data from 166 participants enrolled in a randomized controlled trial evaluating a videogame intervention, PlayForward: Elm City Stories (PlayForward). PlayForward is a videogame developed as a risk reduction and prevention program targeting HIV risk behaviors (substance use and sex) in young minority adolescents. …”
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An empirical link between motivation gain and NBA statistics: applying hierarchical linear modelling by Yunsik Shim, Myoungjin Shin

“…Conclusions We used our result to elucidate the basis for play-by-play decisions made by individuals and team behaviour. …”
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The Effect of Parent-Child Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Training on Mothers on Reducing Behavioral Problems in Children with ADHD by Farzaneh Abbaslo

“…Conclusions: Thus, it can be said that teaching mothers play-based play therapy based on the parent-child relationship (according to Landarth model) to mothers, in addition to ADHD children's behavioral problems in general, two more specific areas of these problems, namely Reduce internal and external problems to a significant level.…”
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The Advantage of Playing Home in NBA: Microscopic, Team-Specific and Evolving Features. by Haroldo V Ribeiro, Satyam Mukherjee, Xiao Han T Zeng

“…Here we present a detailed study of these previous features in the National Basketball Association (NBA). By analyzing play-by-play events of more than sixteen thousand games that span thirteen NBA seasons, we have found that home advantage affects the microscopic dynamics of the game by increasing the scoring rates and decreasing the time intervals between scores of teams playing home. …”
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Goals, Play, and Cognitive Pragmatism: A study of flexible human minds by Chu, Junyi

“…While many animals play, human play is distinguished by the sheer diversity of goals that we pursue, even as adults. …”
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The child, language and literature by Williams, E, Williams, Elin

“…Chapter 3 examines the mythology of play. Although play generally has a significant role in the genre, it is peculiarly absent from <em>Combray</em>. …”

Effects of green spaces on urban microclimate in residential areas in hot and humid climates by Yeo, Owen Thian Seng

“…Those three areas contain different types of green space layout and coverage ratio, specifically, neighbourhood park, play field, play lot, recreational yard, and road side plantings as a parameter. …”
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Foundations of play therapy / by Schaefer, Charles E.