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Growth Charts for Children With Down Syndrome in the United States

Children with Down syndrome (DS) grow differently from other children. Advances in medical care, access to care, and improved life expectancy suggest that contemporary growth patterns may have improved over recent decades for children with DS in the United States.

New growth charts are presented for length/height, weight, head circumference, and BMI for children with DS (birth to 20 y). Weight gain in children <36 months, and stature for males are improved compared with older growth charts. (Read the full article)




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Physician and Nurse Nighttime Communication and Parents' Hospital Experience

Communication between parents and providers is an important driver of parent experience of care. The impact of nighttime communication, which has become increasingly relevant after changes in resident physician duty hours, on parent experience is unknown.

Parent communication with nighttime doctors and nurses, and parent perceptions of communication and teamwork between these providers, may be important drivers of parent experience. Efforts to improve nighttime communication, both with parents and between team members, may improve parent experience. (Read the full article)




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Variation in Utilization of Computed Tomography Imaging at Tertiary Pediatric Hospitals

Given the efforts to decrease the use of ionizing radiation in pediatric patients, there is significant variability in head computed tomography (CT) scan use in pediatric emergency departments for minor head trauma.

This study characterized variability in CT scan rates for all body regions in emergency department, observation, and inpatient encounters across 30 tertiary pediatric hospitals. Two-fold variation remained after case-mix adjustment, with higher volume hospitals having lower rates of CT scanning. (Read the full article)




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Characteristics of Physicians Who Dismiss Families for Refusing Vaccines

The American Academy of Pediatrics discourages providers from dismissing families who refuse vaccines for their children, yet some providers continue to do so.

We show that ~1 in 5 pediatricians dismiss families who refuse vaccines, and there is significant regional variation in the practice. Dismissing families for refusing vaccines was also associated with stricter state nonmedical exemption policies. (Read the full article)




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Testing and Treatment After Adolescent Sexual Assault in Pediatric Emergency Departments

National guidelines recommend testing and prophylaxis for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and pregnancy for adolescent sexual assault victims. Little is known about rates of testing and prophylaxis in adolescent victims of sexual assault evaluated in pediatric emergency departments.

There is significant variation in testing and prophylaxis practices in the pediatric emergency department evaluation of adolescent victims of sexual assault. Adolescents cared for in emergency departments with clinical pathways are more likely to receive recommended prophylaxis. (Read the full article)




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12 Alarm Clock Apps That Will Get Your Butt Out of Bed

Smartphones and tablets are good alarm clocks, but these apps make them great.




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Google's iOS Gboard Can Translate Text Into 103 Languages

Over one hundred languages should help make a few conversations easier to get through, but that's still well short of the hundreds of languages Gboard typing supports.




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The Best iPhone Keyboards

Sick of the same-old on-screen keyboard you get with iOS? Download and install a new one and experience keyboard nirvana.




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March 24 Open House




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Lion Cage pitch competition winner aiming to reduce rotator cuff re-tear rates

Saif Khalil, founder and CEO of Aevumed, won first place at the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship's Lion Cage pitch competition. Aevumed develops medical devices designed to help reduce rotator cuff re-tear rates.




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Two Great Valley professors awarded seed grants for COVID-19 research

Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management, and Satish Srinivasan, assistant professor of information science, will lead projects that help address the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to seed grants from the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.




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Neid named best women's coach in FIFA awards

Silvia Neid, who led Germany to Olympic gold in 2016, was named best coach at The Best FIFA Football Awards as Melanie Behringer just missed out on the top player gong.




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Women's World Cup preliminary round draw

Debutants Kosovo will make the short trip to Albania as the 16 FIFA Women's World Cup preliminary round entrants discovered their groups for April.




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Women's World Cup preliminary round report

Kazakhstan, Albania, Israel, the Faroe Islands and best runners-up Moldova will progress to the qualifying group stage after coming through the preliminary round.




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Women's Player of the Year shortlist: Harder, Hegerberg, Henry

Pernille Harder, Ada Hegerberg and Amandine Henry are shortlisted for the 2017/18 UEFA Women's Player of the Year award.




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Women's Player of the Year shortlist: Bronze, Hegerberg, Henry

Lyon trio Lucy Bronze, Ada Hegerberg and Amandine Henry are the UEFA Women's Player of the Year nominees.




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Lucy Bronze named UEFA Women's Player of the Year

Lyon and England right-back Lucy Bronze is the first defender to win the poll of coaches and journalists.




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John Solomon on Adam Schiff: he’s “a modern day Joe McCarthy”

Source: www.letfreedomringblog.com - Saturday, May 09, 2020
John Solomon has worked overtime and then some to rip Adam Schiff’s mask off. So have Catherine Herridge, Sara Carter, Lee Smith, Gregg Jarrett, Kim Strassel, Mollie Hemmingway and Byron York. Solomon’s article highlights how utterly dishonest Adam Schiff is. Ditto with the upper echelon of the FBI. Strap yourself in. This isn’t a short ride. The pursuit of the truth ended Thursday when the Justice Department formally asked a court to vacate Flynn’s conviction and end the criminal case, acknowledging the former general had indeed been cleared by FBI agents and that the bureau did not have a lawful purpose when it interviewed him in January 2017. Attorney General William Barr put it more bluntly in an interview Thursday : “They kept it open for the express purpose of trying to catch, to lay a perjury trap for General Flynn.” According to Solomon’s reporting, the FBI didn’t have a reason to investigate Gen. Flynn: 3. Case closed memo. FBI agents wrote a memo to close the investigation of Flynn on Jan. 4, 2017, writing they found “no derogatory” evidence that Flynn committed a crime or posed a national security threat. FBI management then ordered the closure to be rescinded and pivoted toward trying lure Flynn into an interview. https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine-scandals/fbi-found-no-derogatory-russia-evidence-flynn-planned Corrupt FBI agent Peter Strzok allegedly ordered Crossfire Razor, the codename for th

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‘He was larger than life’: Brooklyn mourns death of Grand Prospect Hall owner Michael Halkias

Source: www.brooklynpaper.com - Saturday, May 09, 2020
The owner of the iconic Park Slope events venue Grand Prospect Hall, Michael Halkias, died from COVID-19 on Wednesday. He was 82. Halkias’ death sent shockwaves throughout Brooklyn, where community leaders and friends remember him as a passionate, generous figure. “ He was a Brooklyn character for sure in the best sort of way,” said Randy Peers, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. “He was larger than life.” Halkias and his wife Alice bought Grand Prospect Hall in 1984 and turned the extravagant Prospect Avenue building into an opulent catering hall. The space became a New York icon because of the its long-running, popular commercials, where Alice Halkias declares in a Greek accent, “We make your dreams come true!” Saturday Night Live spoofed the famous commercial in February of 2019, and the pair appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live in October to remake the ad with Mets player Pete Alonso. Grand Prospect Hall, a Victorian banquet hall built in 1892, attracted big names such as dancer Fred Astaire and mafioso Al Capone during its heyday in the early 20th century — and boasted some of the borough’s oldest treasures, such as Brooklyn’s first reported elevator, which functions to this day. But by the 1980s, the landmarked building had fallen into disrepair: its walls had been painted black, molding had been stripped off the walls, and the chandeliers were gone, Halkias told Brooklyn Paper in 2004. The couple spent 20 yea

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‘Lynched by a Racial Mob’: Ahmaud Arbery’s Father Wrenchingly Describes His Son’s Murder to Chris Cuomo

Source: www.mediaite.com - Saturday, May 09, 2020
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San Fran sued over 'nightmare' neighborhood conditions

Source: www.cnn.com - Saturday, May 09, 2020
In SF's Tenderloin district, after the number of tents jumped nearly 300%, residents, businesses and a nearby law school are suing to force the city to clean it up.

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Researchers Probe Connections Between Math, Reading Difficulties

Students with dyslexia often struggle with math fluency as well, and scholars at a recent conference put a spotlight on some of the possible connections.




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Response: 'Challenges Are a Natural Part of Mathematics'

Makeda Brome, Pia Hansen, Linda Gojak, Marian Small, Kenneth Baum and David Krulwich share their thoughts on the biggest challenges facing math teachers.




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Math Teachers Take a Page From English/Language Arts: Comic Books!

Comic books and graphic novels, popular in many language arts and social studies classes, are just now tiptoeing into the world of K-12 math.




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Teachers' Content Chops Are Vital to Teach Early Algebra

An educator's experience teaching math is important, but performance on math-content-certification tests is the best predictor of how well a teacher's students will perform in early algebra, finds a new study by the Regional Educational Laboratory Central at Marzano Research.




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Girls' and Boys' Early Brains Respond Similarly to Math Tasks

Boys and girls start out on the same biological footing when it comes to math, finds the first neuroimaging study of math gender differences in children, published this month in the journal Science of Learning.




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How Schools Are Putting Equity First in Math Instruction

Educators are changing instructional priorities, altering lessons, and working on ways to help teachers grow professionally, all in an effort to raise math achievement.




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Fin24.com | Regulator issues warning about funeral parlour, burial society

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority warns the public not to conduct financial services business with Masibekele Funeral Parlour and MISI Burial Society.




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Fin24.com | In your 20s? Why the current market crash may offer opportunity

Are you in your twenties and wonder how you can use the current market crash caused by fears related to the coronavirus pandemic as a way to get into the investment market?




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Fin24.com | MONEY CLINIC: I won't earn any income until the end of June - how will I pay my debt?

Due to markets and festivals closing until the end of June, a Fin24 reader will have no source of income and wants to know if there will be a payment holiday period. A debt expert responds.




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Bulgarians attend TeenStreet Europe

A group of Bulgarian teenagers and leaders took part in this year’s TeenStreet Europe for the first time and experienced God in new ways.




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Bulgarian outreach impacts young lives

This year at the sports and English camp in Bulgaria, the team noticed the fruit of building on relationships over time.




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The Innovation Inequity Paradox

Technology can fuel innovation, foster creativity, and create engaging learning environments. Ineffective edtech and instruction, however, can punish our poorest and most vulnerable students--especially students of color and those living in rural areas. This post explores strategies for avoiding thi




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What Game Are You Playing: Improvement or Innovation?

Improvement and innovation have different rules, expectations, and risks. The key is knowing which game you're playing, but getting the balance right between fostering innovation and fighting for equity may be the challenge of our time.




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Half-Life: Alyx to Launch in March, But Requires VR Headset

On Thursday, Valve showed off footage for Half-Life: Alyx, which will be set before the events of Half-Life 2. Instead of using a mouse and keyboard, you'll need a VR headset to play it.




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Retro Console Paradise: A Look at Seoul's Video Game Alley

An underground stall in Seoul's Yongsan district holds one of the biggest classic video game malls you'll ever see. Take a tour through our photos.




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7 Forgotten Atari 2600 Classics

The Atari 2600's library is incredibly diverse; let's explore hidden gems from the golden age of console gaming.




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Arcade1Up Adds Wi-Fi to 4-Player NBA Jam Cabinet

The new Arcade1Up NBA Jam cabinet is the first to feature Wi-Fi internet connectivity, enabling multiplayer with other cabinet owners.




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Atari Wants to Build Video Game-Themed Hotels

The first hotel will break ground later this year in Phoenix, Arizona. Another is being planned for Las Vegas. They promise to offer Atari-themed lodging, along with lots of video gaming experiences.




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8 Games You'll Want to Buy in February

February pulls no punches, offering entertainment-starved gamers eight excellent titles to snatch up over the next few weeks.




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Early career professorship established in mechanical engineering

In honor of a recently retired professor, a generous alumnus donation has enabled the creation of the Martin W. Trethewey Early Career Professorship.




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Civil engineering student’s success earned through service

Penn State senior Abigail Cowser was recently named one of 10 American Society of Civil Engineers "2020 New Faces of Civil Engineering - College Edition."




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College of Engineering student marshals announced

Fifteen graduating seniors from the College of Engineering have been selected to serve as student marshals for Penn State’s spring commencement ceremony, to be held virtually on May 9.




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Researchers explore quantum computing to discover possible COVID-19 treatments

Quantum machine learning, an emerging field that combines machine learning and quantum physics, is the focus of research to discover possible treatments for COVID-19, according to Penn State researchers, who believe that this method could be faster and more economical than the current methods used for drug discovery.




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Understanding the impacts of unexpected shift to digital learning

The unexpected transition to online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many changes for undergraduate students and their instructors. To understand the magnitude of these impacts and potentially improve digital learning, researchers in the Penn State School of Engineering Design and Professional Programs have received a $196,136 grant from the National Science Foundation.




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Barcelona in sight of unique double

Barcelona made the UEFA Women's Champions League final and could reach the men's decider too, setting up an unprecedented feat.




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Lyon v Barcelona: #UWCL final – all you need to know

Lyon will play their eighth final in a decade while Barcelona are there for the first time when they meet in Budapest on Saturday.




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SB 14-31 Procurement (Reform) (Scotland) Bill – Parliamentary consideration prior to Stage 3

8 May 2014This briefing summarises Stage 1 and Stage 2 consideration of the Procurement (Reform) (Scotland) Bill, introduced in the Parliament on 3rd October 2013.




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Adolescents' Views on Gender Equity May Be a Moving Target, Survey Finds

Adolescents show mixed opinions over gender equality in recent survey.




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Narrow Definition of Sex Could Affect Transgender Students

The Trump administration's move to narrowly define gender according to sex assigned at birth could impact transgender students and schools' policies with respect to their rights.