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On 9 February 2023, Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science platform, streamlining the research process by allowing researchers to locate and link to preprints alongside other trusted content in the database.

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We are pleased to announce that the 49th Annual Conference for International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD 2023) has set up a free media partnership with Children (ISSN: 2227-9067). The conference will provide ample opportunities for networking professionally and socially.

Conference date: 18–21 October 2023
Place: Rotterdam, Netherlands

The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) is a professional organization whose aims are to promote clinical and basic science, research, education and advocacy in children, adolescents and young adults with diabetes. The strength of ISPAD lies in the scientific and clinical expertise in childhood and adolescent diabetes of its members. ISPAD is the only international society focusing specifically on all types of childhood diabetes.

For more details, please visit the following link: https://www.ispad.org/.

Children Editorial Office

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Paul R. Carney has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Children (ISSN: 2227-9067).

Name: Prof. Paul R. Carney
Affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Child Health, the University of Missouri at Columbia, USA
Interests: children’s health; pediatric sleep medicine; pediatric epilepsy; biomedical engineering

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Paul R. Carney, who shared his vision for the journal with us, as well as his views of the research area and Open Access publishing:

Part I—Regarding the journal Children:

What appealed to you about the journal Children that made you want to take the role of its Editor-in-Chief?
The quality and impact of articles that the journal Children publishes, such as the last 3 focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents in terms of school closures, risk assessment, and impact on children and youth with neurodevelopmental disorders is what initially appealed to me.

What are the expectations you have for this journal? What perspective do you think the journal will bring to the related fields?
I feel that this journal’s perspective that focuses on informing about recent issues affecting youth and children is needed and adds a perspective that was missing.

What do you think of the development of Open Access in publishing?
Open Access, in my opinion, is one way of gaining fresh perspectives on important subjects that affect so many youths and children. Without Open Access, we might miss some of these essential new perspectives.

Part II—Regarding the main fields of interest:

Can you share your career development story briefly? For example, what cases have influenced you the most?
Something that comes to mind is the demand for effective treatments from parents who do not stop trying to push us doctors and researchers to keep searching and researching to improve the quality of their children’s lives. This is how, in Florida, I became involved in the study of cannabidiol for untreatable seizures through a Florida Department of Health grant to study its effectiveness and safety.

As a researcher in children’s health, what are the latest developments in your field?
Some of the latest developments include better medications for seizures, including better drug treatments, surgery, brain stimulation, and precision medicine.

Do you have any valuable suggestions you would like to share with young students and early career researchers?
I would suggest that we listen to the parents and to the youth and children. What do they most need from us to help make their life quality better? If we follow their lead, we will be on the right track.

We wish Prof. Paul R. Carney every success in his new position, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the MDPI Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will enable early career researchers (who must hold a Ph.D. in a related field) to experience editing a Special Issue in MDPI journals, under the mentorship of our experienced Editorial Board Members or other experienced scientists. The mentor program will provide an excellent opportunity for early career scientists to gain editorial experience, and to cultivate their ability to edit scientific research.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

• Proposing a Special Issue title and assisting the mentor in preparing a summary (around 200–400 words) and 3–10 keywords describing the background, importance, and goal of the Issue;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Preparing a list of scholars who may be interested in the Issue and personally e-mailing invitations on behalf of Guest Editors;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue together with the mentor.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Performing editorial control of the Special Issue and quality control of the publications, both of which must be carried out in a timely manner;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have any doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue;
• Making and submitting decisions regarding submissions with the assistance of mentees.

Certificates and awards:
After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors and early career researchers.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Editorial Office of a journal you choose, and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail. The full list of MDPI journals is as follows: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, we will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

MDPI has just become the first open access (OA) publisher to reach the milestone of one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon! We are proud to share this special moment with the global scientific community.

This landmark has been reached thanks to the immeasurable support of more than 600,000 expert reviewers, 66,000 editorial board members and 6700 hard-working colleagues across MDPI’s global offices.

Within more than 25 years of publishing, our journals received 2.1 million manuscripts and generated 4.6 million peer review reports to get to one million papers published.

Reaching the milestone of one million articles published reinforces our mission to remove any existing barriers and to make scientific research accessible to all. Since its inception, MDPI’s goal has been to create reliable processes to make science open. This is a path towards facilitating the dissemination of novel insights in scientific communities.

Regular feedback from authors and reviewers shows that our service is greatly appreciated and needed. At the same time, the feedback helps us identify areas for further improvement.

As it stands, a significant share of published research findings remain closed access. More than half of the content published with the most well-known legacy publishers stays behind a paywall, and that is not including articles published in hybrid OA journals, or made available months or years after publication.

A new policy announced by the US administration in August 2022 requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. While the new policy does not mandate articles be published under an open access license, it is aligned with the open access movement in removing all barriers to research. Similarly, some of the most advanced research institutions in the world intend to have all funded research articles published in open access by 2025.

MDPI is proud to be the leading agent of the transition to open access.

"Thanks a Million" to all the contributors!

1. “Validity of Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score in Distinguishing Perforated from Non-Perforated Appendicitis in Children”
   by Zenon Pogorelić, Jakov Mihanović, Stipe Ninčević, Bruna Lukšić, Sara Elezović Baloević and Ozren Polašek
   Children 2021, 8(4), 309; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040309
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/4/309
2. “Dynamic and Static Splinting for Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: A Systematic Review”
   by Vito Pavone, Claudia de Cristo, Andrea Vescio, Ludovico Lucenti, Marco Sapienza, Giuseppe Sessa, Piero Pavone and Gianluca Testa
   Children 2021, 8(2), 104; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020104
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/104
3. “Musculoskeletal Pathology in Cerebral Palsy: A Classification System and Reliability Study”
   by H. Kerr Graham, Pam Thomason, Kate Willoughby, Tandy Hastings-Ison, Renee Van Stralen, Benan Dala-Ali, Peter Wong and Erich Rutz
   Children 2021, 8(3), 252; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030252
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/3/252
4. “Consequences of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children and Their Pets: Dangerous Increase of Dog Bites among the Paediatric Population”
   by Giovanni Parente, Tommaso Gargano, Marco Di Mitri, Sara Cravano, Eduje Thomas, Marzia Vastano, Michela Maffi, Michele Libri and Mario Lima
   Children 2021, 8(8), 620; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080620
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/620
5. “Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Repair of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Using Percutaneous Internal Ring Suturing”
   by Zenon Pogorelić, Dario Huskić, Tin Čohadžić, Miro Jukić and Tomislav Šušnjar
   Children 2021, 8(4), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040294
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/4/294
6. “Abdominal Wall Defects—Current Treatments”
   by Isabella N. Bielicki, Stig Somme, Giovanni Frongia, Stefan G. Holland-Cunz and Raphael N. Vuille-dit-Bille
   Children 2021, 8(2), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020170
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/170
7. “Novel Treatments and Technologies Applied to the Cure of Neuroblastoma”
   by Irene Paraboschi, Laura Privitera, Gabriela Kramer-Marek, John Anderson and Stefano Giuliani
   Children 2021, 8(6), 482; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060482
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/6/482
8. “Effects on Recovery of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Total Intravenous Anesthesia with Propofol versus Ketofol for Short—Lasting Laparoscopic Procedures”
   by Ana Nevešćanin Biliškov, Božena Ivančev and Zenon Pogorelić
   Children 2021, 8(7), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070610
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/610
9. “The Safety and Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy Using 3-mm Electrocautery Hook versus Open Surgery for Treatment of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in Infants”
   by Zenon Pogorelić, Ana Zelić, Miro Jukić and Carlos Martin Llorente Muñoz
   Children 2021, 8(8), 701; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080701
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/701
10. “Chronological Age in Different Bone Development Stages: A Retrospective Comparative Study”
    by Abel Emanuel Moca, Luminit Ligia Vaida, Rahela Tabita Moca, Anamaria Violeta Tutuianu,Călin Florin Bochis, Sergiu Alin Bochis, Diana Carina Iovanovici and Bianca Maria Negrutiu
    Children 2021, 8(2), 142; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020142
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/142

1. “Factors Affecting the Quality of Sleep in Children”
   by Ahmad Fadzil
   Children 2021, 8(2), 122; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020122
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/122
2. “The Effect of Adenotonsillectomy on Children’s Behavior and Cognitive Performance with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: State of the Art”
   by Paola Di Mauro, Salvatore Cocuzza, Antonino Maniaci, Salvatore Ferlito, Deborak Rasà, Roberta Anzivino, Claudio Vicini, Giannicola Iannella and Ignazio La Mantia
   Children 2021, 8(10), 921; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8100921
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/10/921
3. “Sleep and the General Behavior of Infants and Parents during the Closure of Schools as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparison with 2019 Data”
   by Yasuaki Shinomiya, Arika Yoshizaki, Emi Murata, Takashi X. Fujisawa, Masako Taniike and Ikuko Mohri
   Children 2021, 8(2), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020168
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/168
4. “Change of Internet Use and Bedtime among Junior High School Students after Long-Term School Closure Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic”
   by Hideki Nakayama, Takanobu Matsuzaki, Satoko Mihara, Takashi Kitayuguchi and Susumu Higuchi
   Children 2021, 8(6), 480; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060480
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/6/480
5. “Which Is More Important for Health: Sleep Quantity or Sleep Quality?”
   by Jun Kohyama
   Children 2021, 8(7), 542; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070542
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/542
6. “A Longitudinal Study of Subjective Daytime Sleepiness Changes in Elementary School Children Following a Temporary School Closure Due to COVID-19”
   by Yoko Komada, Yoshiki Ishibashi, Shunta Hagiwara, Mariko Kobori and Akiyoshi Shimura
   Children 2021, 8(3), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030183
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/3/183
7. “Predicting Treatment Outcomes Using Explainable Machine Learning in Children with Asthma”
   by Mario Lovri ́c, Ivana Bani ́c, Emanuel Laci ́c, Kristina Pavlovi ́c, Roman Kern and Mirjana Turkalj
   Children 2021, 8(5), 376; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050376
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/5/376
8. “Sleep Quality and Duration in European Adolescents (The AdolesHealth Study): A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study”
   by Pablo Galan-Lopez, Raúl Domínguez, Thordis Gísladóttir, Antonio J. Sánchez-Oliver, Maret Pihu, Francis Ries and Markos Klonizakis
   Children 2021, 8(3), 188; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8030188
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/3/188
9. “Calprotectin: An Ignored Biomarker of Neutrophilia in Pediatric Respiratory Diseases”
   by Grigorios Chatziparasidis and Ahmad Kantar
   Children 2021, 8(6), 428; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060428
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/6/428
10. “The Link between Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)”
    by Gino Luis Urbano, Bea Janine Tablizo, Youmna Moufarrej, Mary Anne Tablizo, Maida Lynn Chen and Manisha Witmans
    Children 2021, 8(9), 824; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090824
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/9/824

1. “Diagnostic Accuracy of 3D Ultrasound and Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Pediatric Wrist Injuries”
   by Jack Zhang, Naveenjyote Boora, Sarah Melendez, Abhilash Rakkunedeth Hareendranathan and Jacob Jaremko
   Children 2021, 8(6), 431; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060431
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/6/431
2. “Effect of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Pediatric Patients’ Admissions to the Emergency Department in an Italian Orthopedic Trauma Hub”
   by Fabio Verdoni, Martina Ricci, Cristina Di Grigoli, Nicolò Rossi, Michele Davide Maria Lombardo, Domenico Curci, Riccardo Accetta, Marco Viganò, Giuseppe Maria Peretti and Laura Mangiavini
   Children 2021, 8(8), 645; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080645
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/645
3. “Is a Parry Fracture—An Isolated Fracture of the Ulnar Shaft—Associated with the Probability of Abuse in Children between 2 and 16 Years Old?”
   by Kyra Hermans, Duncan Fransz, Lisette Walbeehm-Hol, Paul Hustinx and Heleen Staal
   Children 2021, 8(8), 650; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080650
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/650
4. “Analysis of Clinical Outcome and Predictors of Mortality in Pediatric Trauma Population: Evidence from a 10 Year Analysis in a Single Center”
   by Ya-Chih Yang, Tsung-Han Hsieh, Chi-Yuan Liu, Chun-Yu Chang, Yueh-Tseng Hou, Po-Chen Lin, Yu-Long Chen, Da-Sen Chien, Giou-Teng Yiang and Meng-Yu Wu
   Children 2021, 8(8), 688; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080688
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/688
5. “Diagnosis and Treatment for Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures with Brachial Artery Injuries”
   by Tu Ngoc Vu, Son Hong Duy Phung, Long Hoang Vo and Uoc Huu Nguyen
   Children 2021, 8(10), 933; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8100933
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/10/933

1. “Neonatal Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-N) Associated with Prenatal Maternal SARS-CoV-2: A Case Series”
   by Ravindra Pawar, Vijay Gavade, Nivedita Patil, Vijay Mali, Amol Girwalkar, Vyankatesh Tarkasband, Sanjog Loya, Amit Chavan, Narendra Nanivadekar and Rahul Shinde et al.
   Children 2021, 8(7), 572; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070572
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/572
2. “Efficacy of Intact Cord Resuscitation Compared to Immediate Cord Clamping on Cardiorespiratory Adaptation at Birth in Infants with Isolated Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CHIC)”
   by Kévin Le Duc, Sébastien Mur, Thameur Rakza, Mohamed Riadh Boukhris, Céline Rousset, Pascal Vaast, Nathalie Westlynk, Estelle Aubry, Dyuti Sharma and Laurent Storme
   Children 2021, 8(5), 339; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050339
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/5/339
3. “Effect of a Larger Flush Volume on Bioavailability and Efficacy of Umbilical Venous Epinephrine during Neonatal Resuscitation in Ovine Asphyxial Arrest”
   by Deepika Sankaran, Payam Vali, Praveen Chandrasekharan, Peggy Chen, Sylvia F. Gugino, Carmon Koenigsknecht, Justin Helman, Jayasree Nair, Bobby Mathew, and Munmun Rawat et al.
   Children 2021, 8(6), 464; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060464
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/6/464
4. “The Role of Lung Ultrasound in the Management of the Critically Ill Neonate—A Narrative Review and Practical Guide”
   by Lukas Aichhorn, Erik Küng, Lisa Habrina, Tobias Werther, Angelika Berger, Berndt Urlesberger and Bernhard Schwaberger
   Children 2021, 8(8), 628; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080628
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/628
5. “Resuscitation with an Intact Cord Enhances Pulmonary Vasodilation and Ventilation with Reduction in Systemic Oxygen Exposure and Oxygen Load in an Asphyxiated Preterm Ovine Model”
   by Praveen Chandrasekharan, Sylvia Gugino, Justin Helman, Carmon Koenigsknecht, Lori Nielsen, Nicole Bradley, Jayasree Nair, Vikash Agrawal, Mausma Bawa and Andreina Mari et al.
   Children 2021, 8(4), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040307
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/4/307
6. “Comparison of Heart Rate Feedback from Dry-Electrode ECG, 3-Lead ECG, and Pulse Oximetry during Newborn Resuscitation”
   by Siren Rettedal, Joar Eilevstjønn, Amalie Kibsgaard, Jan Terje Kvaløy and Hege Ersdal
   Children 2021, 8(12), 1092; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8121092
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/12/1092
7. “How to Provide Motherside Neonatal Resuscitation with Intact Placental Circulation?”
   by David Hutchon, Simone Pratesi, and Anup Katheria
   Children 2021, 8(4), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040291
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/4/291
8. “The Importance of Rhythmic Stimulation for Preterm Infants in the NICU”
   by Joëlle Provasi, Loreline Blanc and Isabelle Carchon
   Children 2021, 8(8), 660; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080660
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/660
9. “Psychological Wellbeing of Parents with Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic”
   by Laura Polloni, Francesco Cavallin, Elisabetta Lolli, Rossana Schiavo, Martina Bua, Biancarosa Volpe, Marta Meneghelli, Eugenio Baraldi and Daniele Trevisanuto
   Children 2021, 8(9), 755; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090755
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/9/755
10. “Impact of COVID-19 Mitigation Policy in South Korea on the Reduction of Preterm or Low Birth Weight Birth Rate: A Single Center Experience”
    by Sae-Yun Kim, So-Young Kim, Kicheol Kil and Young Lee
    Children 2021, 8(5), 332; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050332
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/5/332

1. “Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations: The Experience of an Italian Tertiary Center”
   by Giacomo Stera, Luca Pierantoni, Riccardo Masetti, Davide Leardini, Carlotta Biagi, Danilo Buonsenso, Andrea Pession and Marcello Lanari
   Children 2021, 8(7), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070556
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/7/556
2. “The Relationship between COVID-19 and Innate Immunity in Children: A Review”
   by Piero Valentini, Giorgio Sodero and Danilo Buonsenso
   Children 2021, 8(4), 266; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040266
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/4/266
3. “COVID-19 and Inherited Metabolic Disorders: One-Year Experience of a Referral Center”
   by Albina Tummolo, Giulia Paterno, Annamaria Dicintio, Pasquale Stefanizzi, Livio Melpignano and Maurizio Aricò
   Children 2021, 8(9), 781; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090781
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/9/781
4. “Diagnostic Performance of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test in a Large, German Cohort”
   by Olivier Mboma, Elmar Rieke, Parviz Ahmad-Nejad, Stefan Wirth and Malik Aydin
   Children 2021, 8(8), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080682
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/8/682
5. “Early Microbial–Immune Interactions and Innate Immune Training of the Respiratory System during Health and Disease”
   by Gustavo Nino, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Martinez and Maria J. Gutierrez
   Children 2021, 8(5), 413; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8050413
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/5/413