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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Institute of Child Health"”.
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Effects of Maternal Depression on Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study.
<p>Overweight and obesity among children and youth in the United States is a serious public health concern. The longitudinal relationships between maternal depression and childhood overweight and obesity were examined using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development …
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An Epidemiological Study of Maternal Depression: Findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.
… 36 after birth using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Maternal depression was assessed with the Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The prevalence of maternal depression was highest at 1 month, decreased at 6 months, and then kept fairly stable …
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How the quality of the early mother-infant relationship Influences decision making in risky situations later in life
… and executive function as predictors of adolescent risky behavior. Additionally, the present study examined how attachment disorganization and executive function may differentially predict adolescent risky behavior for males and females. Measures of executive function, mother-infant …
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Effect of Early Childhood Teacher Characteristics on Classroom Practice, Quality, and Child Abilities
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is funding and supporting a longitudinal study of Early Child Care. Beginning in 1991, data was collected from ten sites across the United States and included 1,364 families with a newborn child. This study used the NICHD Early …
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The impact of mothers’ partner relationship quality and maternal parenting on school-age children’s relationships with peers
<p>This study examined the longitudinal effects of the partner relationship quality on parenting behaviors and school-age children’s peer relationships. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) archival data were used to examine parenting behaviors as a mediator between the …
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Sensitive fathering as a moderator between maternal depression and adolsecent internalizing and externalizing behavior
<p>The current study investigated the importance of a father-adolescent relationship when a mother experiences depressive symptomatology. Specifically, does a sensitive father serve to buffer his adolescent's social-emotional well-being from the potential negative outcomes associated with maternal …
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Mechanisms and plasticity of cold sensitivity in peripheral neurons
The aim of this thesis was to characterise the molecular mechanisms involved in cold transduction in peripheral neurons. Members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of cation channels are currently recognised as the principal transducers of thermal stimuli in sensory neurons, and two …
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Antiretroviral therapy and pregnancy outcome in HIV-infected women in the United Kingdom and Ireland
The aim of this thesis is to explore pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in diagnosed HIV-infected women receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the UK (United Kingdom) and Ireland. Population-based surveillance data on HIV-infected pregnant women and their children is collected through the National …
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Community-based therapeutic care: treating severe acute malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
… (SAM) affects approximately 13 million children under-five and is associated with over 1.5 million preventable child deaths each year. Case fatality rates in hospitals treating SAM remain at 20-30%, and coverage of those affected remains low. Training and support to improve centre-based …
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A comparative study of cationic formulations for the delivery of siRNA and DNA
… as gene therapy. Despite the enormous potential of RNAi, delivering the small interfering RNA (siRNA) to the cells is one of the main hurdles. Previously there have been reports showing effective plasmid DNA delivery to cells and such systems could be used to deliver siRNA to cells due to the …
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An investigation into the mechanisms, consequences and moderators of intradialytic hypotension in paediatric haemodialysis
… mortality. I demonstrated a 20-30% prevalence of intradialytic symptoms and hypotension in children during conventional, 4 hour haemodialysis (HD) sessions. The declining blood pressure (BP) was originally believed to be caused by ultrafiltration (UF) and priming of the HD circuit due to loss …
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Mechanisms of thermal sensitivity in rodent primary afferent neurons innervating the skin
The role of temperature sensations elicited from the skin, include object identification, thermoregulation and the conscious perception of pain. Humans can differentiate at least three distinct cold sensations: innocuous cooling, cold pain and pain evoked by freezing. However, patients with painful …
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Infant emotionality moderates relations between maternal parenting in early childhood and children's reactivity and effortful control at 54 months: Differential susceptibility or gene-environment dual risk vulnerability
The current study utilizes data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (Research Triangle Institute, 2002) to explore the moderating effect of infant emotionality (i.e., emotional intensity and negative mood) on maternal …
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United We Stand: The Possibilities of Museums, Schools, and Anti-Bullying
<p>In 2001, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) described bullying as “widespread in American schools.” The results of an extensive survey throughout the United States revealed that over 16% of school children reported that they were recently bullied. As of 2013, …
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Toddlers' self regulation as a mediator of the association between parenting and child compliance and noncompliance
Child compliance is considered an important precursor to later conscience and social development (Grusec, 2006; Feldman & Klein, 2003). A specific type of noncompliance (i.e., assertive noncompliance) can be also considered a positive indicator of children's developing autonomy and assertiveness. …
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Does Social Competence in Preschoolers Predict Psychopathology Symptoms in Childhood and Adolescence?
A large body of research has examined if early psychopathology symptoms predict continued social difficulties into adolescence; however, few studies have examined whether early social competence predict which children will develop and maintain psychopathology symptoms across childhood and …
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The influence of achievement motivation, academic self-concept and the student teacher relationship in predicting school engagement
… in trying to identify and remedy early patterns of disengagement. The current study investigated the significance of early school motivation, academic self-concept and the student-teacher relationship in predicting student-reported school engagement at the age of 15 after controlling for race, …
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An examination of parent-child interactions and developmental pathways of emotion regulation
… examining emotion regulation has indicated that children's success at home and school is enhanced through adaptive emotion regulation skills (Eisenburg, Spinrad & Morris, 2002). This is particularly true in the areas of social competence and academic functioning (Harris, Robinson, Chang & Burns, …
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The role of teacher-child relationships in characterizing early mother-child attachment influences on behavior problems in preschool
… to examine the mediating and moderating role of teacher-child relationships in characterizing early mother-child attachment influences on behavior problems in preschool. The study used the data from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD) Early child Care Research …
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Relationship Satisfaction and Coparenting over the Transition to Parenthood: Depression, Division of Labor, and Child Temperament as Moderators
… New parents must reorganize their patterns of behavior and respective roles in order to include and care for a new child. Parents’ ability to navigate this process has great implications for child adjustment and healthy development. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the …
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