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Too much of a good thing? The moderating role of children’s perceived social support in drawing activities

Taiyu Nie, Kuan-Chun Tsai, Jun Wu

published 17 Feb 2026

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Lifestyle and environmental risk factors for myopia in children: Evidence from a large-scale cross-sectional study in Shandong, China

Wance Wang, Jiahao Gong, Lei Yan, Bowen Xu, Yanqun Shi, Renkai Ge

published 13 Feb 2026

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Spatial distribution and factors associated with co-occurrence of anemia and undernutrition among children aged 6–59 months in East Africa

Altaseb Beyene Kassaw, Anissa Mohammed, Amare Muche, Asressie Molla

published 13 Feb 2026

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Do dogs rationally infer the causes of failed actions?

Amalia P. M. Bastos, Gavin R. Foster, Patrick M. Wood, Christopher Krupenye

published 13 Feb 2026

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Community perceptions and acceptance of ivermectin for malaria control on Sumba Island, Indonesia

Diana Timoria, Christa Dewi, Claus Bøgh, Tri Baskoro, Wisnu Nurcahyo, Vincentius Arca Testamenti, Lorenz von Seidlein, Kevin Kobylinski, Mary Chambers

published 13 Feb 2026

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Uptake of measles second dose vaccine among children aged 15–35 months at Mettu Woreda, Illu Aba Bor Zone, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

Alemayehu Workiye Haile, Ebissa Bayana Kebede, Vinod Bagilkar, Teklu Wosenyeleh Mamo, Maycas Gembe

published 12 Feb 2026

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Nationwide epidemiological study of tuberculosis and other respiratory pathogens among children and adolescents in Brazil: TBPed Brazil study protocol

Marcelo Comerlato Scotta, Márcia Polese-Bonatto, Fernanda Hammes Varela, Ivaine Tais Sauthier Sartor, Gabriela Oliveira Zavaglia, Caroline Nespolo de David, Ingrid Rodrigues Fernandes, Thais Raupp Azevedo, Annerose Barros, Anna Cristina C. Carvalho, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso, Clemax C. Sant’Anna, Andrea Maciel de Oliveira Rossoni, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Afrânio Kritski, Fernanda Dockhorn da Costa, Nicole Menezes de Souza, Eduardo de Souza Alves, Heather J. Zar, Renato T. Stein

published 12 Feb 2026

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Investigating perspective taking and caregiver-proxy–child communication attitude agreement in early childhood stuttering

Katie L. Winters, Courtney T. Byrd

published 12 Feb 2026

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Variations in face experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic affect infants’ preference for their mother’s face

Megumi Kobayashi, Machi Sugai, So Kanazawa, Masami K. Yamaguchi

published 11 Feb 2026

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Assessment of childhood undernutrition in India using National Family Health Surveys: Severity of anthropometric failure and contributing factors

Ramendra Nath Kundu, Md. Golam Hossain, Susmita Bharati, Ummay Ayesha, Shahara Sultana Shanta, Premananda Bharati

published 11 Feb 2026

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Examining outdoor play associations in Canadian early learning and child care centres: Cross-sectional insights from the Measuring Early Childhood Outside survey

Rachel Ramsden, Barry Forer, Hebah Hussaina, Christina Han, Caroline Bouchard, Jeff Crane, Megan McPhee, Michal Perlman, Mariana Brussoni

published 11 Feb 2026

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Prevalence and factors associated with underweight among children under five born to adolescent mothers: Evidence from the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey

Alfred Omutoj, Henry Prosper Dade, Annitah Kagali, Samuel Salu, David Mensah Otoo, Betty Oloo, Prince Tsekpetse

published 10 Feb 2026

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Sources of information on HIV/AIDS used by adolescents and young people: A scoping review protocol

Vanessa Carla do Nascimento Gomes Brito, Luzia Cibele de Souza Maximiano, Fernanda Belmiro de Andrade, Rogeria Moreira de Abrantes, Yenifer Lizeth Gañan Rojas, Jocellem Alves de Medeiros, Raissa Martins de Andrade, Elanna Nayele de Freitas Costa, Samuel da Silva Guedes, Beatriz de Oliveira Fernandes Felipe, Alexsandra Rodrigues Feijão

published 10 Feb 2026

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