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Sport Sciences
Veronique Gosselin, Mario Leone, Suzanne Laberge
Summary: This study found socioeconomic and gender disparities in motor competence among 6-12-year-old children, with girls displaying lower competence in agility and coordination while boys scored lower in balance and hand-foot coordination. Children in high SES schools showed the highest level of motor competence, and odds of having low competence in different aspects were higher for children in low and middle SES schools compared to high SES schools. Efforts should be made to address these disparities through school-based interventions proportionate to SES.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Areej A. Alhamdan, Melanie J. Murphy, Sheila G. Crewther
Summary: This study aimed to explore the concurrent development of cognition, language, and motor skills in school-age children. The results showed that multisensory motor reaction times were associated with receptive language and expressive vocabulary development. Different age groups showed different developmental trajectories in vocabulary acquisition, and expressive vocabulary performance was the strongest predictor of multisensory reaction times, eye-hand coordination, and visual-verbal processing time. Visual reaction times also predicted both receptive and expressive vocabulary.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Mary Kay Fox, Elizabeth C. Gearan, Colin Schwartz
Summary: Research has shown that school meals and children's dietary intakes are high in added sugars relative to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) limit of 10%, with flavored skim milk and sweetened cold cereals being the leading sources of added sugars. These findings provide insights into the types of foods that should be targeted to reduce levels of added sugars.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maria de los Angeles Oyarzun-Farias, Felix Cova, Claudio Bustos Navarrete
Summary: In this study, it was found that mothers exhibited higher levels of parenting stress and satisfaction compared to fathers. Predictors of higher parenting stress included being female, having two children, and experiencing work-home conflict. On the other hand, having no partner and being male were associated with lower parenting satisfaction.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Ngozi Charity Chidi-Egboka, Isabelle Jalbert, Peter Wagner, Blanka Golebiowski
Summary: This study investigated baseline ocular surface characteristics in children, focusing on blinking and its relationships with ocular symptoms, tear film, and digital device use. The findings suggest that blinking rate is not affected by age or digital device use, but is associated with tear volume. Tear function improves with age, indicating ongoing development of the ocular surface during childhood.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2022)
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Sport Sciences
Timo Jaakkola, Sami Yli-Piipari, Mikko Huhtiniemi, Kasper Salin, Harto Hakonen, Arto Grasten
Summary: Results of the study revealed three physical performance profiles: low (28% of sample; lowest level in each category), moderate (43% of sample; higher MC, CF, and MF than low), and high (29% of sample; highest MF). The number of physical performance profiles and probability to belong to a given profile remained stable over a two-year period.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2021)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Naomi Eichorn, Steven Pirutinsky
Summary: This study aimed to compare attention control and flexibility in school-age children who stutter (CWS) and children who do not stutter (CWNS). Results showed that CWS were more affected by task conditions that increased demands for cognitive flexibility. Differences in effortful control were found between groups, but this aspect of temperament did not mediate between-groups differences in switching performance.
JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Areej A. Alhamdan, Melanie J. Murphy, Sheila G. Crewther
Summary: The contribution of motor development to measures of multisensory and visuomotor processing tasks in young school age children was investigated, showing age-related differences. The results suggest that motor development plays a more significant role in multisensory facilitation compared to visual sensory system development. Additionally, multisensory integration may continue into late childhood/early adolescence.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Marina Waelti, Jeffrey Sallen, Manolis Adamakis, Fabienne Ennigkeit, Erin Gerlach, Christopher Heim, Boris Jidovtseff, Irene Kossyva, Jana Labudova, Dana Masarykova, Remo Mombarg, Liliane De Sousa Morgado, Benjamin Niederkofler, Maike Niehues, Marcos Onofre, Uwe Puehse, Ana Quiterio, Claude Scheuer, Harald Seelig, Petr Vlcek, Jaroslav Vrbas, Christian Herrmann
Summary: This study conducted a survey on basic motor competencies (BMC) in 10 European countries and found significant differences in BMC levels depending on the children's place of residence. Boys performed better in object movement, while girls performed better in self-movement. Age was positively correlated with BMC levels.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ammal M. Metwally, Maysa S. Nassar, Ebtissam M. Salah El-Din, Ali M. Abdallah, Zeinab Khadr, Marwa W. Abouelnaga, Engy A. Ashaat, Mostafa M. El-Saied, Ahmed M. Elwan, Randa I. Bassiouni, Zeinab M. Monir, Hala Y. Badawy, Eman M. Dewdar, Hazem M. El-Hariri, Ahmed Aboulghate, Carine Hanna, Thanaa M. Rabah, Amira Mohsen, Mona A. Elabd
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the national prevalence of developmental delays (DDs) and their determinants among Egyptian children aged 6 to 12 years. The study used the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales to assess various skills and used logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with DDs. The study found that 7.4% of the surveyed children had at least one delay, with communication deficits being the most common. Factors such as convulsions, male gender, low birth weight, maternal health problems, incubator stay, less educated fathers, and middle social class were associated with a higher likelihood of DDs.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aleksandar Miladinovic, Christian Quaia, Milos Ajcevic, Laura Diplotti, Bruce G. Cumming, Stefano Pensiero, Agostino Accardo
Summary: Ocular following eye movements can reliably reveal stereoanomalies and have potential clinical applications. This study recorded ocular following responses in 14 school-age children and found that the ocular following system is well developed by age six.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Wenxing Guo, Ying Yang, Wen Jiang, Yuangui Cheng, Wen Wu, Ziyun Pan, Dingyan Zhang, Shaohan Li, Zhiyuan Ren, Naifan Zhang, Kexin Zhang, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Wen Chen, Wanqi Zhang
Summary: This study conducted an iodine balance study in school-age children and found that iodine intake and excretion affect iodine retention in children aged 7-12 years. It is recommended that children aged 7-10 years should have an iodine intake of 235 (133, 401) μg and maintain a balance value below 164 μg.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Martin Musalek, Petr Sedlak, Hana Dvorakova, Anna Vazna, Jan Novak, Jakub Kokstejn, Sarka Vokounova, Adela Berankova, Jana Parizkova
Summary: The study found that normal-weight obese preschoolers perform significantly worse in muscular fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, and running agility compared to their normal-weight non-obese counterparts. Differences in eating habits were also observed, which may inhibit their natural need for physical activity from an early age.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kim Vermeulen, Pauline E. van Beek, I. E. van der Horst, Victor J. M. Pop, Martine van Dam, Brigitte Vugs, Peter Andriessen
Summary: Motor performance at two years in preterm born children is associated with performance intelligence scores (PIQ) at eight years, with lower motor scores indicating lower PIQ. Early assessment of motor performance may help identify children at risk for lower performance intelligence.
EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cheng Fang, Yidong Wu, Tingting Peng, Chunxiao Wang, Jiangtao Lou, Meiping Xu, Jinhua Bao, Chonglin Chen, Xinping Yu
Summary: This study assessed reading speed in children with IXT and determined the clinical characteristics that impacted their reading ability. The results showed that children with IXT had slower reading speed, and age and gender were associated with reading speed. After adjusting for age and gender, poor stereo function at near was found to be related to slower reading speed.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
