Sexual dimorphism of brown adipose tissue function

Robinson, Lindsay J.; Law, James; Astle, Valerie; Gutiérrez García, Marta; Ohja, Shalini; Symonds, Michael E.; Pitchford, Nicola; Budge, Helen

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.03.003

All Outputs (4)

Secondary Benefits to Attentional Processing Through Intervention with an Interactive Maths App (2019)
Journal Article

Previous research has shown that a specific interactive app, designed to support the development of early mathematical skills and delivered on hand-held tablets, is effective at raising mathematical attainment in young children in low-and high-income... Read More about Secondary Benefits to Attentional Processing Through Intervention with an Interactive Maths App.

A New Methodological Approach for Evaluating the Impact of Educational Intervention Implementation on Learning Outcomes (2019)
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Randomised control trials (RCTs) are commonly regarded as the 'gold standard' for evaluating educational interventions. While this experimental design is valuable in establishing causal relationships between the tested intervention and outcomes, reli... Read More about A New Methodological Approach for Evaluating the Impact of Educational Intervention Implementation on Learning Outcomes.

Interactive apps prevent gender discrepancies in early grade mathematics in a low‐income country in Sub‐Sahara Africa (2019)
Journal Article

Globally, gender differences are reported in the early acquisition of reading and mathematics as girls tend to outperform boys in reading whereas boys tend to outperform girls in mathematics. This can have long‐term impact resulting in an under repre... Read More about Interactive apps prevent gender discrepancies in early grade mathematics in a low‐income country in Sub‐Sahara Africa.

Sexual dimorphism of brown adipose tissue function (2019)
Journal Article

Objective To determine whether brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity in school-age children differs between the sexes and to explore the impact of dietary intake, sedentary behavior, and picky/fussy eating. Study design Children aged 8.5-11.8 year... Read More about Sexual dimorphism of brown adipose tissue function.