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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"early cognitive development"”.
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Childcare Choices and Early Cognitive Development
… the National Institute for Children Health and Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development to evaluate features of wage and childcare price changes that are associated with positive effects on children's early cognitive skills. Identifying beneficial characteristics of changes in …
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Iron and DHA in Relation to Early Cognitive Development
… acid (DHA) are important nutrients for brain development. Negative effects of DHA supplementation when status of both nutrients is low have been shown on cognitive outcomes. We sought to determine if DHA status interacts with iron deficiency (ID) and influences offspring cognition among a …
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Heart Rate Characteristics and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
… associated with an increased risk of adverse developmental outcome. We have identified abnormal heart rate characteristics (HRCs) that are predictive of impending sepsis, and we have developed a summary measure of an infant’s HRCs during the neonatal hospitalization that we refer to as the …
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Preschoolers' Mathematical Language Learning during Book Reading with an AI Voice Agent
… in educational settings to facilitate early cognitive development. Among a wide range of media technologies, the accessibility of voice assistants and smart speakers powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has notably increased. However, there is a paucity of knowledge about how this …
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A Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Perceptions in Early Childhood Intervention Partnership
… where significant growth occurs in all areas of development to prepare infants and toddlers for further learning. Early experiences and relationships impact that early cognitive development. As the literature suggests, the greatest opportunity to break the cycle of poverty and decrease the …
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Essays in Child Care Quality
… child care quality, mother's labor supply, and early childhood development. In the first study, we evaluate how child care quality influences the potential impacts of mothers' labor supply on child development. Although, previous studies have acknowledged the importance of the quality of child …
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Context Clues: Determinants of Parental Sensitivity and Early Childhood Development
… is a vital foundation for infant attachment, but cognitive stimulation brings additional benefits as children enter toddlerhood and the preschool years. Integrating these two constructs, Prime et al. (2015) have called for research into parents’ Cognitive Sensitivity (CS), defined as the extent to …
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Who Cares? How Caregivers Influence Communicative and Cognitive Development During Early Childhood
… which AMC may influence communicative and cognitive development. This dissertation represents a novel, interdisciplinary approach to exploring the effects of AMC on early development before age two. Data were collected using questionnaires, in-lab assessments, daily diaries, and interviews …