The impact of eating habits on anthropometric characteristics in French primary school children

AbstractThis study focuses on the impact of a prevention program regarding dog bites in children. As a consequence of our previous investigation in 2005, we have initiated a child safety program for primary school children starting January 2008 until present to teach children how to avoid dog attacks and how to behave in case of an attack. In our retrospective study, we analyzed all patients younger than 15 years presenting with dog-related injuries between 2014 and 2018. As the main indicator for success of the prevention measures taken, we have defined the severity of injury in comparison to our previous study. Out of 296 children with dog-related injuries, 212 (71.6%) had sustained a dog bite. In the vast majority (n = 195; 92%), these patients presented with minor injuries; the extremities were most commonly affected (n = 100; 47%). Injuries to the head (n = 95; 45%) and trunk (n = 18; 8%) were less frequent. The proportion of severe injuries (8%) was significantly lower compared to our previous study, where 26% of children presented with severe injuries necessitating surgical intervention, while the number of patients requiring in-hospital treatment declined from 27.5% in the period 1994–2003 to 9.0% in the period between 2014 and 2018 (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Teaching of primary school children may effectively reduce the injury severity of dog bites. What is Known:• Dog bites are a substantial healthcare problem especially in children. What is New:• This study shows that a broad-based prevention program for primary school children can effectively decrease the severity but not the frequency of dog bite injuries in children.

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Physical Status of Primary School Children with Intellectual Disability Living in the City of Krasnoyarsk

Journal of Medical and Biological Research ◽

10.37482/2687-1491-z076 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 385-393

Author(s):

Ol’ga V. Smirnova ◽

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Elizaveta S. Ovcharenko ◽

Eduard V. Kasparov ◽

Vera V. Fefelova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intellectual Disability ◽

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Physical Development ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Physical Status ◽

Anthropometric Characteristics ◽

The City ◽

Children With Intellectual Disability

Parameters of physical development are known to be informative indicators of health status and adaptation processes, as well as markers of social, hygienic and environmental well-being both in healthy children and those with various pathological conditions. The purpose of this article was to study the characteristics of the physical status of children with intellectual disabilities. Materials and methods. We examined 168 children of primary school age (7–11 years) studying in secondary schools of Krasnoyarsk. The subjects were divided into two groups: the first group included 54 children with intellectual disability (F70, F71 according to ICD-10), the second group included 114 children without intellectual disability. Anthropometric characteristics and level of physical development were studied taking into account regional centile tables. The harmony of physical development was assessed using the Quetelet index. Results. The physical development of children with intellectual disability is characterized by a lag in anthropometric characteristics compared with intellectually healthy children: body length was 133.0 and 137.3 cm (p = 0.048), head circumference 51.0 and 52.5 cm (p = 0.002) respectively. The first group also had a statistically significantly lower percentage of children with harmonious physical development (37 %, p = 0.045) against the background of pronounced disharmony (underweight in 31.5 %, excess body weight in 31.5 % of children) compared to their healthy peers (harmonious development in 55 %, underweight in 16 %, overweight in 29 % of children). Further research into the constitution of children with intellectual disability can form the basis for the development of corrective measures, taking into account the specific typological characteristics of children in this group. For citation: Smirnova O.V., Ovcharenko E.S., Kasparov E.V., Fefelova V.V. Physical Status of Primary School Children with Intellectual Disability Living in the City of Krasnoyarsk. Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2021, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 385–393. DOI: 10.37482/2687-1491-Z076

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The Impact of HIV and AIDS on Lesotho Primary School Children

International Perspectives on Education and Society - The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education Worldwide ◽

10.1108/s1479-3679(2012)0000018010 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 161-185

Author(s):

Grace Makeletso Ntaote

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Hiv And Aids ◽

Primary School Children ◽

The Impact

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An ACT-R Based Humanoid Social Robot to Manage Storytelling Activities

Robotics ◽

10.3390/robotics9020025 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Adriana Bono ◽

Agnese Augello ◽

Giovanni Pilato ◽

Filippo Vella ◽

Salvatore Gaglio

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Critical Points ◽

Cognitive Architecture ◽

Humanoid Robots ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Interactive Storytelling ◽

Future Experimentation ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Impact

This paper describes an interactive storytelling system, accessible through the SoftBank robotic platforms NAO and Pepper. The main contribution consists of the interpretation of the story characters by humanoid robots, obtained through the definition of appropriate cognitive models, relying on the ACT-R cognitive architecture. The reasoning processes leading to the story evolution are based on the represented knowledge and the suggestions of the listener in critical points of the story. They are disclosed during the narration, to make clear the dynamics of the story and the feelings of the characters. We analyzed the impact of such externalization of the internal status of the characters to set the basis for future experimentation with primary school children.

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Lead Exposure and Intellectual Function: Findings from Primary School Children in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.3329/bjms.v11i4.12599 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 292-297

Author(s):

Mahbuba Haque ◽

M H Faruquee ◽

Suman Lahiry ◽

Saira Tasmin ◽

Rabeya Yasmin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Lead Poisoning ◽

School Children ◽

Blood Lead Level ◽

Lead Level ◽

Medical Science ◽

Blood Lead ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Background Information ◽

The Impact

Backgrounds: About 120 million people around the world are overexposed to lead which is neurotoxic and 99 percent of the most severely affected children are in the developing world including Bangladesh. Methods and Materials: The present cross-sectional ecological study was carried out to explore the impact of lead poisoning on the intelligence level among 84 primary school children of a school of Bangladesh, aged between 8 and 14 years from September 2010 through January 2011. The research instrument was an interviewer questionnaire, questionnaire for IQ test and assessment of blood lead level (inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry with collision/reaction cells) of the study subjects after obtaining permission from their parents and the school authority. Results: Data were cross-checked and frequency distribution and association using chi-square test was accomplished. Background information depicted majority (69.1%) of the children aged10-11 years (mean = 10.25 ±1.177 yrs), female (51.2%), parents having primary level of education or below (73.8% in case of father and 77.4% in mother) and from lower socioeconomics (78.6% earned BDT 10,000 or below per month). Among all, majority (56%) were found to be moron, 27.4% in borderline, while 8.3% were imbecile with the same proportion with normal level. By their blood lead level. Majority (70.2%) had blood lead level up to 10 microgram/dl and the rest (29.8%) had more than 10 microgram/dl. Though no statistically significant association was found between IQ level of the children and their blood lead level (p>0.05), the health problems found among the respondents as abdominal pain (53.57%), impatience (14.29%), nausea (10.71%) and all other problems (loss of concentration to study, ear problem, anorexia and loss of weight) amounting for 21.43% are suggestive of chronic lead poisoning. Conclusion:Further studies in large scale with larger samples including comparative studies of inter-industrial areas have been strongly recommended. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i4.12599 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 11 No. 04 Oct12

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