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Bias in student survey findings from active parental consent procedures

This study assessed the potential bias present in a sample of actively consented students, and in the estimates of associations between variables obtained...

Factors associated with trajectories of psychological distress for Australian fathers across the early parenting period

Early postnatal factors associated with fathers' persistent distress were identified, providing opportunities for early identification and targeted early...

Antecedents of cerebral palsy and perinatal death in term and late preterm singletons

The odds of total cerebral palsy after potentially asphyxial birth events or inflammation were modestly increased.

Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

Our results demonstrate the value of sex-specific GWAS to unravel the sexually dimorphic genetic underpinning of complex traits.

Reversible Control by Vitamin D of Granulocytes and Bacteria in the Lungs of Mice: An Ovalbumin-Induced Model of Allergic Airway Disease

Vitamin D may be essential for restricting the development and severity of allergic diseases and asthma, but a direct causal link between vitamin D...

Immunization of newborns with bacterial conjugate vaccines

Bacterial conjugate vaccines are based on the principle of coupling immunogenic bacterial capsular polysaccharides to a carrier protein to facilitate the...

Optimized 25-hydroxyvitamin D analysis using liquid-liquid extraction with 2D separation with LC/MS/MS detection, provides superior precision

The analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) and related metabolites represents a considerable challenge for both clinical and research laboratories...

Early Childhood Research and Indonesia's Young Children

This chapter assesses what global evidence tells us about the importance of early childhood education and development...

Small macrophages are present in early childhood respiratory disease

Recently, an established "small macrophage" phenotype has been observed in the sputum of patients with CF and COPD. However, little is known about the...

Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and increased risk of stillbirth

The objective was to investigate the association between heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and stillbirth.