Academic Articles & Research Papers

Protective Role of Netrin-1 in the Female Nucleus Accumbens Following Amphetamine Exposure in Adolescence.

Effect of income trajectory on dental service utilization patterns during the transition from childhood to adolescence: a 10-year cohort study.

Mental disorders in childhood or adolescence and subsequent comprehensive school achievement.

''Not a Universal Effect'': Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cognition from Pregnancy to Adolescence-A Narrative Review and Nutritional Guidance for a Mediterranean Population.

Connecting young people with greenspaces: The case for participatory video

Abstract The values that people hold are thought to be key in bringing about the transformative change needed to halt biodiversity loss. Caring for nature has been conceptualised as a relational value and is thought to be largely shaped in ...

Adolescence: an anthropological inquiry

The anthropological study of adolescence -- An ethological approach to human social organization -- Looking at adolescent socialization across cultures -- Adolescents and their families -- Peer groups and community participation -- Marriage...

Development and Validation of Adolescent Educational Package Based on the Lived Experiences of Hopeful Adolescent Girls Aged 15–18 Years

Background: Adolescence is one of the most vulnerable stages of development, and the level of hope is one of the protective and helpful factors during this period; the level of hope in adolescents, especially girls, is low, and since indige...

Association between premenstrual syndrome severity and academic performance among adolescent girls in Bara Kahu, Islamabad

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) affects many adolescent girls in terms of physique, behavior, and psychology. However, evidence regarding the association between PMS severity and academic performance among adolescents in peri-urban areas of Pak...

Measurement and Pedagogical Diagnosis of Phonoholism Among Adolescents

Research objectives: Adolescence is one of the most difficult developmental periods. Studies have documented ill-being among adolescents (Chen & Lucock, 2022; Alimoradi et al., 2022; Lakkunarajah et al., 2022; Li et al., 2022). Furthermore,...

Adolescent victimization and psychosocial well-being in a Finnish population-based sample

ABSTRACTPotentially traumatizing events are common in adolescence, and these experiences have an impact on psychopathology. Furthermore, these events cumulate for certain individuals. More knowledge about the relationship between well-being...

Water and soil pollution as determinant of water and food quality/contamination and its impact on female fertility

Abstract A mounting body of the literature suggests that environmental chemicals found in food and water could affect female reproduction. Many worldwide daily-used products have been shown to contain chemicals that could incur adverse repr...

Screen Out Anaemia Among Adolescent Boys as Well!

Background: Adolescence – a period of transition between childhood and adulthood is a significant period of human growth and maturation. Adolescents represent about a fifth of India’s population. Many studies in recent times have highlighte...

An analysis of school physical activity in adolescent girls [Analýza školní pohybové aktivity adolescentních dívek]

BACKGROUND: It has been well evidenced that physical activity (PA) has a positive effect on human health. It is very likely that a physically active child will grow up to be a physically active adult. Growing older, there is evidence of dec...

The causal ordering of mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement: a longitudinal panel analysis

Using data from the Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY), we aimed to determine the causal ordering between mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement. Results of structural equation modelling showed that, across the entire juni...

Early disc degeneration in radiotherapy-treated childhood brain tumor survivors

Abstract Background Childhood brain tumor (BT) survivors have an increased risk of treatment-related late effects, which can reduce health-related quality of life and increase morbidity. This study aimed to investigate lumbar disc degenerat...

MUT-7 Provides Molecular Insight into the Werner Syndrome Exonuclease

Werner syndrome (WS) is a rare recessive genetic disease characterized by premature aging. Individuals with this disorder develop normally during childhood, but their physiological conditions exacerbate the aging process in late adolescence...

Early Retinal Microvascular Alterations in Young Type 1 Diabetic Patients without Clinical Retinopathy

The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify preclinical changes with the help of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) within the retinal microcirculation of young type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients without clinical signs of...

Contributions of childhood abuse and neglect to reward neural substrates in adolescence

Background: Childhood adverse experiences may come to bear particularly during adolescence, when neural reward systems are developing rapidly and psychopathology spikes. Despite prior work differentiating threat- (abuse) vs. deprivation- (n...

Underweight, body image, and weight loss measures among adolescents in Saudi Arabia: is it a fad or is there more going on?

Background and Objective: Adolescence is considered to be a pivotal point in which optimum nutrition and eating habits are developed. Although tackling the obesity epidemic has been much discussed, addressing the issue of underweight and bo...

Experiences of Caring for Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV): A Qualitative Interview with Caregivers

Meble Kasande, Andrew Natwijuka, Eve Katushabe Snr, Anne Tweheyo Otwine Snr Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara, UgandaCorrespondence: Meble Kasande, Bishop Stuart University, Faculty of Nursing and Hea...