The present work is a comparative study of four different subjects’ achievements such as mathematics, English, general sciences, and social studies between two student groups in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Assam, India. Three types are considered viz., tribal nontribal, boys girls, rural urban from secondary higher schools BTR. Mahalanobis Distance (MD) used to calculate difference dy...

Although girls disclose to friends about problems more than boys, little is known about processes underlying this sex difference. Four studies (Ns = 526, 567, 769, 154) tested whether middle childhood to mid-adolescent girls and boys (ranging from 8 to 17 years old) differ in how they expect that talking about problems would make them feel. Girls endorsed positive expectations (e.g., expecting ...

BACKGROUND Different approaches to measuring physical activity and fatness in youth have resulted in studies reporting relationships ranging from very strong to nonexistent. METHODS The sample comprised 787 boys and 752 girls between the ages of 7 and 16 years. Pedometer-determined physical activity, height, weight, and waist girth measures were taken. RESULTS Significant differences were f...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A nationwide survey was performed in 2000 to determine the prevalence and severity of myopia among schoolchildren in Taiwan and to compare these findings with the results of the last survey performed in 1995. METHODS We first divided the whole island into regions according to developmental grade scores and then sampled with the probability proportional to the size of th...

Recent studies [10, 23] using US nationwide databases showed high school boys spent significantly less time doing homework than girls, based on their responses to questionnaires and surveys. To investigate gender differences in homework in middle school, in this paper, we analyzed computer log data and standardized test scores of more than 1,000 7 grade students who participated in a large-scal...

The paper presents the results of a comprehensive assessment central hemodynamic and microcirculation indices in skin upper lower limbs 6–7-year-old children. 14 girls 7 boys were examined using laser Doppler flowmetry methods (the LASMA-PF device, allowing simultaneous recording by four sensors) analysis heart rate variability ("Varicard"). parameters characterizing determined signs appearing ...

Materials and methods Twenty-one subjects took part to the study, ages ranging between 9 and 18 years. Thirteen of them were Italian (5 boys and 8 girls) and the 9 Spanish (2 boys and 7 girls). For all of them it was the first time to be visited. The materials used were: Rosenberg’s self-esteem test [3,4], Self Concept test [5], Body Satisfaction Scale [6] and SRS-22 questionnaire [7,8]. Tests ...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of third molars agenesis in the Czech population. One thousand patient's panoramic radiographs of the pedostomatological department of Second Stomatological Clinic of The First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, has been analyzed. The age of probands was ranging between 12 to 21 years inclusive. Patients were divided into 10 groups accord...

BACKGROUND Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in adolescent girls from the developing world. One of the recommended interventions to improve iron status in adolescent girls is iron supplementation. Yet the provision of iron supplements to adolescent girls proved to be a challenging task for the health systems across the developing world. OBJECTIVE The objective of th...