Mother Tongue, Mother's Influence: Exploring Language Choices in Pakistani Famalies in KSA by Hadiqa Malik

“…The objective of this paper is to investigate how parents' attitudes and roles affect their children's exposure to their mother tongue. It aims to shed light on whether Punjabi and Urdu are preserved or shifted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Interaction between walkability and fine particulate matter on ischemic heart disease: A prospective cohort study in China by Jiayun Zhang, Peng Shen, Yixing Wang, Zihan Li, Lisha Xu, Jie Qiu, Jingjing Hu, Zongming Yang, Yonghao Wu, Zhanghang Zhu, Hongbo Lin, Zhiqin Jiang, Liming Shui, Mengling Tang, Mingjuan Jin, Feng Tong, Kun Chen, Jianbing Wang

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Blood Lead Levels among Blood Donors and High-Risk Occupational Groups in a Mining Area in Ghana: Implications for Blood Transfusion among Vulnerable Populations by Veronica Agyemang, Joseph K. Acquaye, Samuel B. E. Harrison, Felix B. Oppong, Stephany Gyaase, Kwaku P. Asante, Edeghonghon Olayemi

“…Lead poisoning has been a major global health problem for decades, and blood transfusion has been suspected as a neglected potential source of lead exposure. Children and pregnant women are most vulnerable to the toxic effects of lead and over 40 percent of blood transfused in Ghana is given to children under 5 years. …”
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Asthma in Sickle Cell Disease: Implications for Treatment by Kathryn Blake, John Lima

“…The reported prevalence of asthma in children with sickle cell disease varies from 2% to approximately 50%. …”
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Bisphenol S impairs oocyte quality by inducing gut microbiota dysbiosis by Jiaming Zhang, Xiaoxia Yu, Weidong Li, Yunjing Jiang, Liangran Zhang, Shunxin Wang

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The Status of Childhood Lead Poisoning and Prevention in Nevada, USA by Anne M. Rothweiler, Elena E. Cabb, Shawn L. Gerstenberger

“…One of the first steps in addressing the problem of childhood lead poisoning is to identify the possible sources of exposure in specific communities and target high-risk populations with appropriate interventions. …”
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Can vulnerability and agency co-existin the presence of violence? by Hanzline R. Davids, Eugene Lee Davids

“… Children and adolescents in South Africa find themselves in contexts where experiences of and exposure to violence are prevalent. …”
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Increased Susceptibility to Ethylmercury-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a Subset of Autism Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines by Shannon Rose, Rebecca Wynne, Richard E. Frye, Stepan Melnyk, S. Jill James

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Acute Niclofolan Intoxication Led to Stillbirth: A Case Report by Li RF, Wang LF, Zhang HY, He MJ

“…Rui Feng Li,1,* Liang Fen Wang,1,2,* Hai Ying Zhang,3 Meng Jie He1 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial Women’s and Children’s Hospital/The Affiliated Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, 363 hospital, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Medical Intensive Care Unit, Sichuan Provincial Women’s and Children’s Hospital/The Affiliated Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Meng Jie He, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Sichuan Provincial Women’s and Children’s Hospital/The Affiliated Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, No. 290, Shayan West 2nd Street, Chengdu, 610014, People’s Republic of China, Email mengjie161003@163.comAbstract: Niclofolan is a commonly used veterinary drug worldwide. …”
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Assessment of Lifetime Attributable Risk for Public Health Sustainability from the Fukushima Accident by Faith Rukundo, Juyoul Kim

“…A Radiation Risk Assessment Tool (RadRAT) was used to estimate Lifetime Attributable Risks (LAR) of cancer upon exposure. All solid cancers, leukemia, and thyroid cancer risks for ages of 1, 10, and 20 years (infants, children, and adults) in 100,000 persons at exposure were estimated. …”
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Harlequin syndrome associated with mediastinal ganglioneuroma: a case report by Aleksandra Czapla, Szymon Ejzak, Katarzyna Pawelec, Jadwiga Małdyk, Mariusz Cieślak

“…It is often detected in older children and adults, with the most typical location within the posterior mediastinum. …”
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Severe Gastrooesophageal Reflux Disease Associated with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome by N. K. Sujay, Matthew Jones, Emma Whittle, Helen Murphy, Marcus K. H. Auth

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Exceeding the limits of paediatric heat stress tolerance: the risk of losing a generation to climate inaction by Sulani Nyimbili, Anna Bershteyn, Alexander Azan, Oyinkansola O Babayode

“…Children are also uniquely vulnerable to non-fatal heat-related morbidities, including malnutrition due to agricultural disruptions and cardiometabolic, respiratory and mental illnesses from heat exposure and/or confinement during heat avoidance. …”
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Mercury and its Associated Impacts on Environment and Human Health: A Review by Alex, Saturday

“…Mercury poisoning is the result of exposure to mercury or its compounds resulting in various toxic effects depending on its chemical form and route of exposure. …”
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Screen on = development off? A systematic scoping review and a developmental psychology perspective on the effects of screen time on early childhood development by Fabio Sticca, Fabio Sticca, Valérie Brauchli, Patricia Lannen

“…However, data on the impact of exposure to screen media on the development of children under 3 years of age is comparatively scarce. …”
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Mechanistic modelling of allergen-induced airways disease in early life by Hannah J. Pybus, Prakrati Dangarh, Man Yin Melanie Ng, Clare M. Lloyd, Sejal Saglani, Reiko J. Tanaka

“…Understanding the impact of allergen exposures on the developing immune system and resulting alterations in lung function in early life will help prevent the onset and progression of allergic asthma in children. …”
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Acute respiratory tract infections during the first 6 years of life – results from the German birth cohort study LoewenKIDS by Bianca Klee, Sophie Diexer, Susan Langer, Cornelia Gottschick, Carla Hartmann, Nadine Glaser, Johannes Horn, Evelyn Dorendorf, Heike Raupach-Rosin, Lamiaa Hassan, Nicole Rübsamen, Kristin Maria Meyer-Schlinkmann, Carlos A. Guzman, Valerie Heselich, Eva Battin, Thomas Pietschmann, Dietmar H. Pieper, Mathias Pletz, Peggy Riese, Stephanie Trittel, Saskia Thies, Constantin von Kaisenberg, Frank Dressler, Florian Guthmann, Carsten Oberhoff, Ralf L. Schild, Andre Karch, Rafael Mikolajczyk

“…Regression analyses explored the influence of exposure factors on ARI incidence. Results: This longitudinal birth cohort study of a subsample of 258 children found a mean cumulative duration of 51.5 weeks (95% confidence interval: 47.5-55.6 weeks) of respiratory symptoms in the first 6 years of life, with large individual differences. …”
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Current Pharmacologic Approaches for Prevention and Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia by Kristen Tropea, Helen Christou

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Chemical Composition, Source Appointment and Health Risk of PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 during Forest and Peatland Fires in Riau, Indonesia by Sepridawati Siregar, Nora Idiawati, Puji Lestari, Abiyu Kerebo Berekute, Wen-Chi Pan, Kuo-Pin Yu

“…Both noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks resulting from cumulative multielement exposure for both adults and children exceeded acceptable levels. …”
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Propylene Glycol Toxicity in Adolescent with Refractory Myoclonic Status Epilepticus by Kara A. Bjur, Bryan C. Cannon, Anthony L. Fine, Matthew J. Ritter, Kerry E. Schueler, Michael E. Nemergut

“…Propylene glycol (PG) is a solvent commonly used in medications that, while benign at low doses, may cause toxicity in adults and children at high doses. We describe a case and the physiologic sequelae of propylene glycol toxicity manifested in a critically ill adolescent male with refractory myoclonic status epilepticus aggressively treated with multiple PG-containing medications (lorazepam, phenobarbital, and pentobarbital)—all within accepted dosing guidelines and a total daily PG exposure previously recognized to be safe. …”
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