Meeting 24-h movement behavior guidelines for the early years is associated with better health and development outcomes in young children. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a key intervention setting however little is known about the content and implementation of movement behavior polices in this context. To inform policy development this international scoping review examined the prevalence, content, development and implementation of ECEC-specific movement behavior policies. ...

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• 2023
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Epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females (EFMR) is an intriguing X-linked disorder affecting heterozygous females and sparing hemizygous males. ...

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• 2010
• March 2010

The acute tryptophan depletion condition did not result in significant changes to cytokine concentrations for the entire study sample ...

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• 2019
• June 2019

Aspergillus species and P. aeruginosa are commonly present in the lower airways from infancy ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

We explored trends in six developed countries in three types of indicators of child maltreatment for children younger than 11 years. ...

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• 2012
• February 2012

Alcohol-related harm in emergency departments: linking to subsequent hospitalizations to quantify under-reporting of presentations.To quantify the proportion of emergency department (ED) presentations that could be identified as alcohol-related when linking to a patient's subsequent hospitalization, compared with using ED data alone, and to assess that comparison according to the change in alcohol harm rates over time and potential variations within subpopulations. ...

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• 2021
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Anthony David Stephen Susan Kicic Martino Stick Prescott A DM SM SL BSc (Hons) PhD BSc PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research Head, Clinical Epigenetics Head, P4 Respiratory Health ...

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The importance of play for a child’s development is irrefutable. Playgroups provide a safe environment for children of similar ages to play and develop prior to starting school. ...

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Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are two of the most significant modifiable risk factors for the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Yet, a third of children in Wales and Australia are overweight or obese, and only 20% of UK and Australian children are sufficiently active. ...

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• 2022
• October 2022

Serotonin (5-HT) is widely implicated as a key neurotransmitter relevant to a range of psychiatric disorders and psychological processes. The role of central nervous 5-HT function underlying these processes can be examined through serotonergic challenge methodologies. ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

ADHD patients showed substantially diminished intrinsic coupling for 7 connections and increased coupling for 4 connections ...

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• 2019
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A lifestyle intervention starting in the first-trimester pregnancy utilising e-health mode of delivery is feasible ...

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• 2020
• January 2020