The effect of birth month on body height of Austrian conscripts varies according to educational level.
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DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2025.2482972
Abstract: Abstract An association between birth month and height has been repeatedly described, but no consistent seasonal patterns can be observed. In this study, the significance of educational level as a modulating cofactor for the association… read more here.
Keywords: birth month; level; effect; body height ... See more keywords
Birth Month is Associated with Learning Capacity in Childhood.
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DOI: 10.1111/ina.12604
Abstract: It is difficult to evaluate long-term ventilation and indoor-outdoor temperature variation on-site in the birth residence so as to investigate their associations with learning capacity from childhood through adolescence. Here we conducted a questionnaire-based retrospective… read more here.
Keywords: capacity childhood; capacity; birth month; learning capacity ... See more keywords
Measuring fertility through mobile‒phone based household surveys: Methods, data quality, and lessons learned from PMA2020 surveys
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DOI: 10.4054/demres.2018.38.55
Abstract: Background: PMA2020 is a survey platform with resident enumerators using mobile phones. Instead of collecting full birth history, total fertility rates (TFR) have been measured with a limited number of questions on recent births. Employing… read more here.
Keywords: fertility; birth month; data quality; pma2020 surveys ... See more keywords