Assessment of the impact of HIV infection on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and pubertal development among adolescent girls at a tertiary centre in Zimbabwe: a cross-secti... by Bothwell Takaingofa Guzha, Bismark Mateveke, Hamish Mubata, Tapiwa Chapupu, Vongai Dondo, Maxwell Chirehwa, Rendani Tshikosi, Tsungai Chipato, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje

“…Consecutive sampling was used to select study participants. Pubertal milestones were assessed using the age of menarche and Tanner stage for breast and pubic hair development. …”
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Prolonging IOP-lowering effect of glaucoma surgery by I.B. Alekseev, A.I. Samoylenko, А.К. Aylarova

“…The paper reviews historical aspects of glaucoma&nbsp;</i>surgery, important milestones of technique development, and domestic and foreign published data on major surgical procedures for glaucoma, complications of glaucoma filtering surgery, and methods to prevent postoperative scarring. …”
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Investigating a caregiver-assisted social skills group programme for primary and early high school-aged children with acquired brain injury or cerebral palsy: protocol for a pilot... by Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Rose Gilmore, Leanne Sakzewski, Nicola Hilton, Afroz Keramat, Bianca Thompson, Jacqui Barfoot, Christine T Moody

“…Introduction Reaching social milestones is an important goal of childhood. Children with acquired brain injury (ABI) and cerebral palsy (CP) frequently experience challenges with social functioning and participation. …”
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La mise en œuvre d’un aqueduc : l’exemple de la Brévenne à Lyon by Catherine Coquidé, Antoine Valois

“…This itinerary, which had to maintain certain milestones along the line for future stages of the work, involved several altimetric survey campaigns. …”
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Prevalence, Pattern and Factors Associated with Developmental Delay amongst Under-5 Children in Nigeria: Evidence from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011–2017 by Olayide Olubunmi Olabumuyi, Obioma Chukwudi Uchendu, Pauline Aruoture Green

“…Background: Children develop dynamically, and when a child fails to reach age-appropriate developmental milestones compared to their peers, it is considered a developmental delay. …”
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The importance of specific exercise therapy in pediatric oncology by Bianca Celine Schmidli, Céline Hammadou, Christina Schindera, Nicolas von der Weid, Uta Tacke, Oliver Faude, Sarah Koch, Fiona Streckmann

“…More and more studies are showing that children have persisting motor and sensory dysfunctions, such as loss of sensation, numbness, pain, absent reflexes as well as loss of balance control. Developmental milestones such as walking, running, jumping or climbing are delayed which negatively impacts their quality of life and social reintegration (Bjornard et al. 2018). …”
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Emerging Trends and Knowledge Domains of B2B Loyalty: A Scientometric Analysis by Seyed Javad Mohammadi, Abolghasem Ebrahimi, Shahrzad Tayaran, Sedighe Tootian Esfehani

“…The analysis unveiled highly cited articles, key authors, important keywords, intellectual milestones, and emerging research trends in the B2B loyalty domain. …”
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Evaluation of Modified Frailty Index-5 as a Predictor of 60-day Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting for Orthopaedic Surgery: A Prospective Cohort... by Aparna Ashay Nerurkar, Amreen Fatima

“…Complications of perioperative bleeding and inotropic support, along with others mentioned in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database, were noted up to 60 days, with milestones of 48 hours, seven days and 30 days. The data were analysed for association between mFI-5 and complications by applying t-test, Chi-square test and multivariate analysis using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 20.0 version. …”
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Preventing sensory and motor dysfunctions in children receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy: PrepAir study - an update by Céline Hammadou, Bianca Celine Schmidli, Christina Schindera, Nicolas von der Weid, Uta Tacke, Oliver Faude, Sarah Koch, Fiona Streckmann

“…It leads to delays in motor milestones (e.g. running, climbing), which limits social reintegration as well as quality of life (Bjornard et al. 2018). …”
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