Immune Dysfunction in Rett Syndrome Patients Revealed by High Levels of Serum Anti-N(Glc) IgM Antibody Fraction by Anna Maria Papini, Francesca Nuti, Feliciana Real-Fernandez, Giada Rossi, Caterina Tiberi, Giuseppina Sabatino, Shashank Pandey, Silvia Leoncini, Cinzia Signorini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Roberto Guerranti, Solange Lavielle, Lucia Ciccoli, Paolo Rovero, Claudio De Felice, Joussef Hayek

“…Rett syndrome (RTT), a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting exclusively (99%) female infants, is associated with loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) and, more rarely, cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) and forkhead box protein G1 (FOXG1). …”
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Magnitude of Prelacteal Feeding and Its Associated Factors among Mothers Having Children Less than One Year of Age: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Eastern Zone, T... by Senait Gebreslasie Gebremeskel, Tesfay Tsegay Gebru, Selam Shushay Kassahun, Berhanu Gebresilassie Gebrehiwot

“…It directly or indirectly affects the health of the infants. Despite its importance, this issue has received little attention in Ethiopia. …”
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Distribution, traditional utilization, processing, and health benefits associated with the consumption of morama bean [Tylosema escululetum (Burch.)]: a survey from selected distri... by John Gwamba, Samuel Imathiu, John Kinyuru, Arnold Onyango, Masa Veronica Motaung

“…Across the four districts, morama bean was found to be an important component in traditional food and medicinal mixtures for undernourished infants, and expectant and lactating mothers, mostly prepared with soft porridge. …”
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Undetected Severe Fetal Myelosuppression following Administration of High-Dose Cytarabine for Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Is More Frequent Surveillance Necessary? by Jessica Parrott, Marium Holland

“…Urgent cesarean section was performed. The infant had an initial pH of 6.78 and pancytopenia (hematocrit 13.3%, platelets 3 K/UL, and white blood cell count 2.0 K/UL). …”
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Patient and public involvement in neonatal research – experiences and insights from parents and researchers by Michella Bjerregaard, Ingrid Poulsen, Emma Carlsen, Antonio Esparza, Joanna Smith, Anne Brødsgaard

“…Abstract Background Involving parents in decisions about the care of their infant is common practice in most neonatal intensive care units. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Bicenter Cohort Study by Sylvia J. Kroese, Carolien N. H. Abheiden, Birgit S. Blomjous, Jacob M. van Laar, Ronald W. H. M. Derksen, Irene E. M. Bultink, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, A. Titia Lely, Marjon A. de Boer, Johanna I. P. de Vries, Ruth D. E. Fritsch-Stork

“…Severe hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, intrauterine fetal death, preterm birth, and small-for-gestational age infants occurred in 18.1%, 4.1%, 32.7%, and 14.8%, respectively. …”
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Application of Nucleic Acid Reference Material for Rapid Detection of Cronobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) in Flammulina velutipes by Huandie Yang, Danyang Guo, Leilei Chen, Alexander Suvorov, Qingxin Zhou, Junhua Wang, Xiaofeng Gao, Jinyu Yang, Xiangyan Chen

“…It can cause meningitis, bacteremia, and necrotizing enterocolitis in infants and elderly people with low immunity. Therefore, the development of the rapid detection method for foodborne pathogen C. sakazakii is very important for food safety control. …”
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The Role of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Dexamethasone-Induced Apoptosis of Neuroprogenitor Cells in the Hippocampus of Rat Pups by Chun-I Sze, Yung-Chieh Lin, Yuh-Jyh Lin, Ting-Hui Hsieh, Yu Min Kuo, Chyi-Her Lin

“…Dexamethasone (Dex) has been used to reduce inflammation in preterm infants with assistive ventilation and to prevent chronic lung diseases. …”
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The Association of Food Security With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A National Health Interview Survey Analysis by Brittany N. Burton, Alexis Sykes, Cecilia Canales, Andrea J. Ibarra, En Chang, Jonathan Dahan, Adam J. Milam, Tina Yu, Catherine Cha

“…Further studies are needed to elucidate the causes of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and interventions to address including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and food pantries, as it may be more feasible to address issues of food security among pregnant women.…”
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Factors Associated with PMTCT Cascade Completion in Four African Countries by Jodie Dionne-Odom, Thomas K. Welty, Andrew O. Westfall, Benjamin H. Chi, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi, Margaret Kasaro, Pius M. Tih, Alan T. N. Tita

“…Participant responses were used to construct the PMTCT cascade with all of the following steps required for completion: at least one antenatal visit, HIV testing performed, HIV testing result received, initiation of maternal prophylaxis, and initiation of infant prophylaxis. Factors associated with cascade completion were identified using multivariable logistic regression modeling. …”
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Long-Term efficacy and safety analysis of secukinumab in the treatment of pediatric generalized pustular psoriasis: a real-world study by Lu Xing, Lingsheng Long, Tao Wu, Lingrui Yin, Li Yu, Jingnan Wu, Danchen Li, Limin Miao, Hong Shu

“…Treatment response was evaluated using the Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (GPPASI), Japanese Dermatological Association (JDA) score, and Infants’/Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index (IDLQI/CDLQI).Results: By week 1, all patients achieved GPPASI-50 and mild JDA scores. …”
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Harmonizing multisite neonatal diffusion-weighted brain MRI data for developmental neuroscience by Alexandra F. Bonthrone, Manuel Blesa Cábez, A. David Edwards, Jo V. Hajnal, Serena J. Counsell, James P. Boardman

“…Our aim was to investigate the utility of ComBat, an empirical Bayes tool for multisite harmonization, in removing site effects from white matter (WM) dMRI measures in healthy infants born at 37 gestational weeks+ 0 days-42 weeks+ 6 days from the Theirworld Edinburgh Birth Cohort (n = 86) and Developing Human Connectome Project (n = 287). …”
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Age and Sex Structure of the Population of the Potapovo and Sintashta Cultures in the Late Bronze Age Based on the Materials of Funerary Monuments from the Volga-Ural Region by Artem V. Bogdanash, Еgor P. Kitov

“…The indicators of the Potapovo and Sintashta groups have high infant mortality. At the same time, more even ratios of sex and age classes were noted for the Sintashta group of the Trans-Urals. …”
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Perceptions and expectations of parents regarding their position in a French NICU: quantitative and qualitative approaches by Véronique Thébaud, Jacques Sizun, Magdalini Dargentas

“…Objectives To assess perceptions, expectations, and concerns of parents of preterm infants regarding their position during hospital admission in the neonatal intensive care unit.Design Data were analysed from two studies, using complementary methods (quantitative and qualitative). …”
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Intelligent Neonatal Blood Perfusion Assessment System Based on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Hsiu-Lin Chen, Bor-Shing Lin, Chieh-Miao Chang, Hao-Wei Chung, Shu-Ting Yang, Bor-Shyh Lin

“…High-risk infants in the neonatal intensive care unit often encounter the problems with hemodynamic instability, and the poor blood circulation may cause shock or other sequelae. …”
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Exploring the impact of social influence on parents’ intention to use institutional childcare: a cross-sectional study by Bo Yu, Difan Zhang, Yin Sun, Yuna Yao, Yingji Li, Huiling Hu

“…Methods This study used parents of infants and toddlers in mainland China as the study population. …”
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A comparison of force adaptation in toddlers and adults during a drawer opening task by Laura Faßbender, Johannes Falck, Francisco M. López, Yee Lee Shing, Jochen Triesch, Gudrun Schwarzer

“…This adaptability relies on internal models that predict and evaluate sensory outcomes to adjust motor commands. Even infants anticipate object properties for efficient grasping, suggesting the use of internal models. …”
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Horseshoe kidney presenting with features of left ureteropelvic junction obstruction—insights into management: a case report and review of the literature by Philipo Felix Mwita, Charles John Nhungo, Amini Mitamo Alexandre, Sylvia Bedas Nsato, Theofilo Mmbando, Gabriel Mtaturu, Obadia Nyongole, Charles A. Mkony

“…Case presentation We report the case of a 3-month-old African male infant who presented with a two-month history of excessive crying and symmetrical abdominal distension. …”
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OMIC Technologies and Vaccine Development: From the Identification of Vulnerable Individuals to the Formulation of Invulnerable Vaccines by Nicola Cotugno, Alessandra Ruggiero, Veronica Santilli, Emma Concetta Manno, Salvatore Rocca, Sonia Zicari, Donato Amodio, Manuela Colucci, Paolo Rossi, Ofer Levy, Federico Martinon-Torres, Andrew J. Pollard, Paolo Palma

“…This is also due to the inadequate immune response and paucity of informative correlates of protection upon immunization of vulnerable individuals such as newborns, preterm infants, pregnant women, and elderly individuals as well as those patients affected by chronic and immune compromising medical conditions. …”
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Application of milk-ejection manipulation technique combined with external application of Rutong powder in postoperative pain relief in an acute mastitis patient undergoing paracen... by LIU Kexin (刘可欣), LI Suna (李苏娜), ZHENG Hongmei (郑红梅), LI Yajing (李亚静), TANG Ling (唐玲), CHEN Hong (陈宏)

“…It is an effective Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing technology which helps mothers to build confidence in breastfeeding and ensure the maternal and infant safety. (本文回顾1例哺乳期急性乳腺炎脓肿形成行穿刺引流患者的临床资料, 总结手法排乳联合乳通散中药外敷缓解术后疼痛的效果及护理措施, 包括护理评估、排乳手法、乳通散组方、外敷方法和注意事项以及常规护理等。…”
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