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TOPICAL BACTERIAL LYSATES IN CHILDREN WITH ADENOID HYPERTROPHY AND CHRONIC ADENOIDITIS

Adenoid hypertrophy and chronic adenoiditis are common disorders in childhood and may contribute to persistent nasal obstruction, recurrent respiratory infections, sleep-disordered breathing, and middle-ear disease. This study evaluated the effectiveness of topical bacterial lysa...

On your Marx, Escobar, Bourdieu: Theorising children’s public decision-making and aiming for change

This article develops theoretical understanding of children’s participation in national-level public decision-making, strengthening insight into how to pursue influence. Using aspects of the work of Bourdieu, Marxist theories and Escobar’s writing on Epistemologies of the South,...

Does Race Influence Velopharyngeal Structure Size and Velar Stretch During Sustained Phoneme Production in Children?

Purpose: Differences in the size of velopharyngeal structures across racial groups at rest have been described in the literature, with race influencing adenoid thickness, pharyngeal depth, effective velar length, and velar length. The purpose of this study was to examine differen...