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Nutritional properties of Ogi powder and sensory perception of Ogi porridge made from synthetic provitamin A: Novel Maize genotypes by CGIAR Research Program on Maize

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Using novel scenario-based assessments to examine feasibility of integrating preventive nutrition services through the primary healthcare system in Bangladesh by Pramanik, Priyanjana, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Avula, Rasmi, Billah, Sk. Masum, Ferdous, Tarana, Menon, Purnima

“…Prior to designing new approaches, we used a novel scenario-based feasibility testing approach to assess potential to strengthen service delivery.…”
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Novel bean varieties reach millions of African farmers by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Ursolic acid : a novel antiviral compound inhibiting rotavirus infection in vitro by Tohmé, M. J., Giménez, M. Cecilia, Peralta, Andrea Veronica, Colombo, M. I., Delgui, Laura Ruth

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Sins of the fathers: The intergenerational legacy of the 1959-1961 Great Chinese Famine on children's cognitive development by Tan, Chih Ming, Tan, Zhibo, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…In this paper, we exploit a natural experiment, the Great Chinese Famine of 1959–1961, and employ a novel dataset, the China Family Panel Studies, to explore the intergenerational legacy of early childhood health shocks on the cognitive abilities of the children of parents born during the famine. …”
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Digital marketing of unhealthy foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children and adolescents: A narrative review by Fretes, Gabriela, Veliz, Paula, Narvaez, Ana Maria, Williams, D’Arcy, Sibille, Romain, Arts, Maaike, Leroy, Jef L.

“…Mandatory comprehensive policies are needed that limit exposure of children and adolescents to the marketing of unhealthy foods and non-alcoholic beverages irrespective of the medium or platform they use. …”
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How a school milk program is fighting hunger in Yemen | From fragility to stability by Goldberg, Mark Leon, Qasem, Adeeb, Bliznashka, Lilia

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Do Behavioral Interventions Increase the Intake of Biofortified Foods in School Lunch Meals? Evidence from a Field Experiment with Elementary School Children in Ethiopia by Okello, J.J., Just, D.R., Jogo, W., Kwikiriza, N., Tesfaye, H.

“…Conclusions: Our results highlight the potential for relatively inexpensive behavioral interventions to increase acceptance of novel biofortified foods among children in a developing-country context. …”
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It's all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring's cognitive and noncognitive skill development by Tan, Chih Ming, Wang, Xiao, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Parental investments in children's cognitive and noncognitive outcomes are deeply important to policymakers. …”
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Vulnerable newborn types: Analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000–2021 by Erchick, D. J., Hazel, E. A., Katz, J., Lee, A. C. C., Diaz, M., Wu, L. S. F., Yoshida, S., Bahl, R., Grandi, C., Labrique, A. B., Rashid, M., Ahmed, S., Roy, A. D., Haque, R., Shaikh, S., Baqui, A. H., Saha, S. K., Khanam, R., Rahman, S., Shapiro, R., Zash, R., Silveira, M. F., Buffarini, R., Kolsteren, P., Lachat, C., Huybregts, Lieven, Roberfroid, D., Zeng, L., Zhu, Z., He, J., Qiu, X., Gebreyesus, S. H., Tesfamariam, K., Bekele, D., Chan, G., Baye, E., Workneh, F., Asante, K. P., Kaali, E. B., Adu‐Afarwuah, S., Dewey, K. G., Gyaase, S., Wylie, B. J., Kirkwood, B. R., Manu, A., Thulasiraj, R. D., Tielsch, J., Chowdhury, R., Taneja, S., Babu, G. R., Shriyan, P., Ashorn, P., Maleta, K., Ashorn, U., Mangani, C., Acevedo‐Gallegos, S., Rodriguez‐Sibaja, M. J., Khatry, S. K., LeClerq, S. C., Mullany, L. C., Jehan, F., Ilyas, M., Rogerson, S. J., Unger, H. W., Ghosh, R., Musange, S., Ramokolo, V., Zembe‐Mkabile, W., Lazzerini, M., Rishard, M., Wang, D., Fawzi, W. W., Minja, D. T. R., Schmiegelow, C., Masanja, H., Smith, E., Lusingu, J. P. A., Msemo, O. A., Kabole, F. M., Slim, S. N., Keentupthai, P., Mongkolchati, A., Kajubi, R., Kakuru, A., Waiswa, P., Walker, D., Hamer, D. H., Semrau, K. E. A., Chaponda, E. B., Chico, R. M., Banda, B., Musokotwane, K., Manasyan, A., Pry, J. M., Chasekwa, B., Humphrey, J., Black, R. E.

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The evolution of growth faltering in 37 developing countries: A spline-regression approach (OR10-08-19) by Headey, Derek D., Black, Robert E, Hoddinott, John F., Menon, Purnima, Victora, Cesar G.

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Conflict and child mortality in Mali: A synthetic control analysis by Masset, Edoardo

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Is exposure to poultry harmful to child nutrition?: An observational analysis for rural Ethiopia by Headey, Derek D., Hirvonen, Kalle

“…Together, these two literatures suggest that the net nutritional benefit of poultry ownership is particularly ambiguous and potentially mediated by whether or not children are highly exposed to poultry. We test this novel hypothesis using a large agricultural survey of rural Ethiopian households that includes measures of child height-for-age Z-scores (HAZ), ownership of poultry and other types of livestock, and an indicator of whether livestock are kept within the main household dwelling overnight. …”
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Accounting for the rapid reduction of child stunting in Tanzania over 2005-2016 by Headey, Derek D., Heckert, Jessica, Ndiaye, Biram, Brero, Mauro, Assey, Vincent

“…During the past decade, Tanzania has experienced rapid change in the nutrition status of children 0-5 years, particularly since 2010. Stunting declining from 44.3% in 2004-05 to 42.0% in 2010, before dropping sharply to 34.4% in 2015-16, a decline of 0.9 percentage points per year. …”
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Iron deficiency and schooling attainment in Peru by Chong, Alberto, Cohen, Isabelle, Field, Erica, Nakasone, Eduardo, Torero, Máximo

“…Results from school administrative records provide novel evidence that reducing iron deficiency results almost immediately in a large and significant improvement in school performance. …”
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Rural food markets and child nutrition by Headey, Derek D., Hirvonen, Kalle, Hoddinott, John F., Stifel, David

“…This article addresses these questions using data from rural Ethiopia. Deploying a novel market survey in conjunction with an information-rich household survey, we find that children in proximity to markets that sell more non-staple food groups have more diverse diets. …”
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First foods: Diet quality among infants aged 6–23 months in 42 countries by Choudhury, Samira, Headey, Derek D., Masters, William A.

“…This paper links Demographic and Health Survey data on infant feeding to household and environmental factors for 76,641 children in 42 low- and middle-income countries surveyed in 2006–2013, providing novel stylized facts about diets in early childhood. …”
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It’s all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring’s cognitive and noncognitive skill development by Tan, Chih Ming, Wang, Xiao, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…The importance of (early) parental investments in children’s cognitive and noncognitive outcomes is a question of deep policy significance. …”
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Household dairy production and child growth: Evidence from Bangladesh by Choudhury, Samira, Headey, Derek D.

“…Research from richer countries finds that dairy consumption has strong positive associations with linear growth in children, but surprisingly little evidence exists for developing countries where diets are far less diversified. …”
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Strengthening delivery platforms of national nutrition programs in subnational geographies in India improved coverage of interventions and child growth by Gune, Soyra, Alderman, Harold, Avula, Rasmi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Chakrabarti, Suman

“…Objectives: Between 2016 and 2020, novel system strengthening mechanisms were implemented in 63.9% (N=409) of India’s districts by the government in collaboration with multiple partners to enhance the delivery of essential nutrition interventions for women and children during the critical first 1,000 days. …”
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