Research conducted in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks (9/11) suggests that, except for those who directly witnessed or suffered loss from the attacks, for most children the emotional impact was relatively transitory. We review this literature as well as consider other ways in which the attacks may have played a role in the development of adolescents and young adults as the...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) encompasses a highly variable set of neurodevelopmental disorders with early onset and non-degenerative pattern. According to the World Health Organization's International Classification Diseases (11th Revision), ICD-11, ASD is characterized as “persistent deficits in ability initiate sustain reciprocal social interaction communication, by range restricted, repeti...

The text presents the results of excavation early medieval burial ground, where more than 60 burials and one circular feature were identified. find situation, anthropological condition remains archaeological finds are described, ecofacts also analysed. Radiocarbon dating nitrogen carbon isotope analysis conducted on selected specimens. assemblage corresponds to location ground away from an elit...

Modern scholarship on the medieval Sahara has focused a handful of famous entrepôt sites that have their origins in 8th century or later, and as result we still understand very poorly nature extent Saharan oasis settlement agriculture golden age trade. This article presents first securely dated chronology for development north-west based three seasons archaeological survey comprehensive radioca...

BACKGROUND We examined pregnancy outcomes in New York City (NYC) and upstate New York after the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster. METHODS Using birth certificate data for NY residents (n = 1,660,401 births), we estimated risk of low birthweight (LBW: <2,500 g) and preterm birth (<37 weeks) one week after September 11th versus three weeks before, and for 10 four-week intervals po...

In the recent years, sonographic images of fetal nose have gained popularity in detecting trisomy 21 and other aneuploidies. Reference values for nasal bone length have been reported in different countries and ethnic populations. However, there was no reference range for the fetal nasal bone length (NBL) in the Filipino population. This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted to establ...