Den levandegjorda statyn by Anette Almgren White

“…This article employs an intermedial perspective in order to clarify how the animation of statues differs from that of toys. In contrast to a toy, a statue is a representation and therefore an index for something absent or alienated. …”
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Foreign body in the gastrointestinal tract in children: A tertiary hospital experience by Chukwubuike Kevin Emeka, Nduagubam Obinna Chukwuebuka, Enebe Joseph Tochukwu

“…The most common FB removed were tiny parts of toys, and the most common post-operative complication was surgical site infection. …”
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Preschool Children’s Metaphoric Perceptions of Digital Games: A Comparison between Regions by Elçin Yazıcı Arıcı, Michail Kalogiannakis, Stamatios Papadakis

“…Preschoolers now play digital games on touch screens, e-toys and electronic learning systems. Although digital games have an important place in children’s lives, there needs to be more information about the meanings they attach to games. …”
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Manifestations of Solidarity Towards Ukraine by World Libraries by Spirina Svitlana

“…Libraries’ staff together with users col lect all possible documents about the events in Ukraine in order to create a true picture of this war for both current and future generations.The involvement of libraries’ users in the accumulation of information about the war in Ukraine, as well as in the collection of clothes, food, and children’s toys for Ukrainian refugees, are noted. Also, as part of helping refugees, foreign libraries have organized free foreign language courses for Ukrainian refugees and Ukrainian language courses for those who would like to learn it.The conclusion points to various events held by foreign libraries in support of Ukraine.…”
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Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in 2003 and 2013 in Xinxiang city, Henan province, Central China by Wang Shuai, Yao Zhijun, Hou Yichen, Wang Dong, Zhang Haizhu, Ma Jingbo, Zhang Luwen, Liu Shiguo

“…Among selected personal hygiene factors, no hand washing before eating, sucking fingers or toys, and scratching around the anus were all associated with enterobiasis. …”
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Corruption, deforestation, and tourism – Europe case study by Adeline-Cristina Cozma, Monica Maria Coroș, Ana Monica Pop, Ion Gavrilescu, Nicolae Cătălin Dinucă

“…Wood represents one of the most used natural resources: from construction to musical instruments, tools, toys, fuel, shipbuilding, and, not to mention, stationery, as it is indispensable for modern society. …”
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Foldable chain-based transformation method of 3D models by Yuxiao Zhang, Jin Wang, Dongliang Zhang, Guodong Lu

“…The experimental cases demonstrate the application of the square modular chain in the fields of furniture and toys and prove the effectiveness of the method in constructing and transforming the foldable chain-type modular configurations of the input 3D models.…”
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Swift 4D printing of thermoresponsive shape-memory polymers using vat photopolymerization by Fahad Alam, Jabir Ubaid, Haider Butt, Nazek El-Atab

“…The SMPs can be prepared conveniently and can potentially be used for various applications, such as smart tools, toys, and meta-material sensors.…”
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Application of integrated yoga therapy to increase imitation skills in children with autism spectrum disorder by Radhakrishna Shantha

“…Parents reported change in the play pattern of these children with toys, peers and objects at home. <b>Conclusions:</b> This study indicates that IAYT may offer benefits as an effective tool to increase imitation, cognitive skills and social-communicative behaviors in children with ASD. …”
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Masturbation Injury Following Intravaginal Introduction of a Candlestick: A Case Report by Gbolahan Oladele Obajimi, Olatunji Okikiola Lawal, Rasheedat Omolola Balogun, Anjola-Oluwa Abisola Ajayi, Gboyega Bosun Ajibola

“…Counselling on marital stress and sexual distress was provided, while encouraging the use of adult sex toys in favour of improvised ones when necessary.…”
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The excavaion of a market place in Tobolsk by Anoshko O.M.

“…The materials collected in the excavation site feature typical mass artefacts (tableware made of clay, porcelain, faience, glass, and a wide assortment of iron products and leather shoes), as well as some rare findings (chess figures, smoking pipes, crosses, rings, buttons, seals, bullets, clay and wooden toys, bone combs, etc.). The assemblage comprises coins and seals in large quantities, which were reliably attached to certain occupation layer strata. …”
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Traditional game of spinning top gone wrong: Short communication of a pediatric facial penetrating injury by Jing Hern Khoo, Boon Chin Te, Ida Sadja’ah Sachlin

“…Neglecting seemingly harmless children’s toys can potentially cause fatal injuries.…”
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Revisiting Periodontal Disease in Dogs: How to Manage This New Old Problem? by Eva Cunha, Luís Tavares, Manuela Oliveira

“…The removal of dental plaque and the inhibition of its formation can be achieved by a combination of dental hygiene homecare procedures including tooth brushing, the application of different oral products and the use of specific diet and chew toys, and regular professional periodontal procedures. …”
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Reward type influences adults' rejections of inequality in a task designed for children. by Katherine McAuliffe, Natalie Benjamin, Felix Warneken

“…However, based on existing work, it is difficult to compare adult and child responses to inequity because (1) adapting economic games to make them child-friendly may importantly alter the dynamics of the fairness interaction and (2) adult work typically uses abstract rewards such as money while work with children typically uses more concrete rewards like candy, stickers or toys. Here we adapted the Inequity Game-a paradigm designed to study children's responses to inequality in isolation from other concerns-to test inequity aversion in adults (N = 104 pairs). …”
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Neural correlates involved in perspective-taking in early childhood by M. Meyer, N. Brezack, A.L. Woodward

“…Children were asked to pass one of two toys to another person. To decide which toy to pass, they had to consider either their partner’s perspective (perspective-taking) or visual features unrelated to their partner’s perspective (control). …”
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The Effects of Distraction on Preoperative Anxiety in Preschool and School-Age Children: A Literature Review by Shahla Abdul Wahid, Swapna Johncy, Sadaf Abbas, Mikyoung Lee

“…Medical clowns, integrated art therapy, therapeutic play, “Play-doh”, computer games, books, and music, video games, toys, music, books, virtual reality, smartphone, relaxation-guided imagery, and iPads were used for creating distraction to reduce anxiety levels during parental separation and the preoperative period. …”
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A Traceable and Privacy-Preserving Authentication for UAV Communication Control System by Chin-Ling Chen, Yong-Yuan Deng, Wei Weng, Chi-Hua Chen, Yi-Jui Chiu, Chih-Ming Wu

“…Information, communication, and network technology can be integrated, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from consumer leisure and entertainment toys can be utilized in high value commercial, agricultural, and defense field applications, and become a killer product. …”
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Self-sufficiency of 3-D printers: utilizing stand-alone solar photovoltaic power systems by Khalid Yousuf Khan, Lucia Gauchia, Joshua M. Pearce

“…Abstract A self-replicating rapid prototyper (RepRap) is a type of 3-D printer capable of printing many of its own components in addition to a wide assortment of products from high-value scientific or medical tools to household products and toys. There is some evidence that these printers could provide low-cost distributed manufacturing in underprivileged rural areas. …”
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Comprehensive Insight from Phthalates Occurrence: From Health Outcomes to Emerging Analytical Approaches by Catarina Luís, Manuel Algarra, José S. Câmara, Rosa Perestrelo

“…Phthalates are a group of chemicals used in a multitude of important industrial products (e.g., medical devices, children’s toys, and food packages), mainly as plasticizers to improve mechanical properties such as flexibility, transparency, durability, and longevity of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). …”
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Development of new flame retardant synergist for polypropylene by Ng, Jing Wen

“…PP is the second most widely used thermoplastic for a variety of applications such as toys and industrial equipment. However, PP is known to be highly flammable and has high self-ignition and decomposition rates, which is a safety hazard in the case of fire. …”
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