Computational markers show specific deficits for dyslexia and ADHD in complex learning settings by Yafit Gabay, Lana Jacob, Atil Mansour, Uri Hertz

“…Abstract The current study examined how individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders navigate the complexities of learning within multidimensional environments marked by uncertain dimension values and without explicit guidance. …”
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Effects of aging and valence on emotional response inhibition: conclusions from a novel stop-signal task by Jill D. Waring, Stephanie N. Hartling

“…However, little is known about how aging impacts response inhibition within emotionally relevant contexts. The current study examined how aging impacts emotional response inhibition by comparing older and younger adults’ ability to stop responses to emotional images. …”
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A health and wellness transformation programme to ensure optimal student performance and well-being within ICE environments by Juanita Jonker, Ryk Lues

“… Introduction and aim: International research have identified numerous impacts of the COVID-19 circumstances on students, such as decreased activity, food insecurity and poor mental health. …”
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Large Language Model Applications for Health Information Extraction in Oncology: Scoping Review by David Chen, Saif Addeen Alnassar, Kate Elizabeth Avison, Ryan S Huang, Srinivas Raman

“…ObjectiveThis scoping review aims to map the current landscape, including definitions, frameworks, and future directions of LLMs applied to data extraction from clinical text in oncology. …”
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Inattention over time-on-task: the role of motivation in mitigating temporal increases in media multitasking by Allison C. Drody, Effie J. Pereira, James Danckert, Daniel Smilek

“…Moreover, results from Study 2 revealed that motivation decreased with time-on-task for both groups; however, this decline was more gradual in the motivated group.DiscussionOur findings suggest that increasing the value individuals assign to attending to their current task may aid in prolonging sustained attention. …”
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Recognizing the Conceptual Model of Re-creating the Central Core of Cities based on Local Community Culture with Meta-Synthesis Method by Maryam Hematian Dehkordi, Afsoon Mahdavi, Mohammad Reza Iravani

“…Following developments in the technological, economic, and social fields, as well as the movement of population and activities, the central core of cities has faced a decrease in physical, economic, and social quality, and this process has reduced the dynamics of neighborhoods and created problematic urban contexts. …”
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Combined CNN-BiLSTM-Att tourism flow prediction based on VMD-MWPE decomposition reconstruction by Maomao Luo, Danhong Chen, Xinxing Hou, Kang Luo, Tao Wang

“…The comparative analysis reveals consistent improvements across all evaluation metrics: achieving a minimum 7.46% reduction in the MAPE, at least 7.2% decrease in BRMSE, and a minimum 1.74% enhancement in the R2. …”
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Impact of Thermal Power Plant Waste Products on Corrosion Dynamics of Pipeline Carbon Steel Alloy in Soil Aqueous Solutions by Camila Porporatti Rosso, Eduardo Ceretta Moreira, Matheus Henrique Baesso, André Gündel, Alexandre Ferreira Galio

“…This research examines the effect of thermal power plant desulfurization by-products on pipeline carbon steel alloy corrosion dynamics in soil aqueous solutions to improve soil properties and decrease carbon steel pipeline corrosion rates. Electrochemical tests such as chronopotentiometry, potentiostatic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) assessed corrosion behavior. …”
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Optimized bio-signal reconstruction and watermarking via enhanced fractional orthogonal moments by Gaber Hassan, Khalid M. Hosny, Islam S. Fathi

“…The findings indicate that the proposed methodology exhibits significantly higher performance levels than current methodologies, with a 64.3% improvement in PSNR (reaching 147.08 dB compared to 89.74 dB in existing approaches), 89.7% reduction in MSE (0.0092 versus 0.09 average), and 84.1% decrease in bit error rate (0.25 versus 1.57) for watermarking applications. …”
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Revealing the Hidden Benefits of Dust for Photovoltaic Performance in Hot Climates by Omar A. Abdulrazzaq, Sura N. Atewi, Raghad A. Tuama, Akram K. Hasan, Muatez Mohammed

“…This finding is significant for optimizing PV system efficiency in similar environmental contexts. …”
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University students’ physical features- reasons, consequences, solutions by Cristiana Lucretia Pop, Viorela Popescu, Rela Ciomag, Cristina Filip, Cristina Nae

“…This study adds evidence to the limited literature investigating university students' attitudes, opinions, and contexts that contribute to a decrease in their physical potential. …”
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Ashwagandha and Its Role in Stress Reduction, Hormonal Balance, and Athletic Recovery: An Evidence-Based Review by Weronika Ossowska, Maksymilian Czarnota, Wiktoria Ösztreicher

“…Given the increasing use of herbal supplements among athletes and active individuals, this review aims to critically examine clinical evidence regarding the effects of ashwagandha supplementation on stress reduction, regulation of cortisol and testosterone levels, and enhancement of physical recovery.                                                                                                      State of Knowledge: Current clinical studies suggest that ashwagandha may effectively lower cortisol levels, thereby supporting stress resilience in both mentally and physically demanding contexts. …”
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Oral history as a citizen science tool to understand biodiversity loss and environmental changes: on firefly extirpation in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico by Danna Betsabe Rivera Ramírez, Cisteil X. Pérez-Hernández, Yaayé Arellanes-Cancino, Luis Mendoza-Cuenca

“…We found local recognition of fireflies by most Morelians, as well as reports of a decrease in both the frequency and abundance of fireflies, and even identified sites of extirpation, i.e., the disappearance of these insects from the environments where people used to see them. …”
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Smart green ports: a sustainable solution for the maritime industry in a changing climate by Mohamed Elhussieny

“…Such basic analysis offers lessons on what current practices are, along with the challenges to be faced within the maritime sector. …”
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DYNAMO-A: A generic simulation model coupling crop growth and disease epidemic. by Laetitia Willocquet, Simone Bregaglio, Roberto Ferrise, K H Kim, Serge Savary

“…Future modelling with DYNAMO-based models should enable interdisciplinary research addressing plant disease impacts on current and future agricultural production.…”
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Adolescent and parental proxy online record access: analysis of the empirical evidence based on four bioethical principles by Josefin Hagström, Maria Hägglund, Charlotte Blease

“…Methods In this paper, we apply biomedical ethical principles to explore key questions about adolescents’ and parents’ access to adolescents’ EHRs, with the aim of informing future discussions about the development of ethical and policy practice guidelines. Results Drawing on current empirical research, we find preliminary evidence that in some contexts, patient online record access (ORA) could help to facilitate autonomy for adolescents and parents as well as offering support in managing appointments and medications. …”
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Genotypes and spatial configurations of public art museums in Japan by Yunfei Xie, Muhan Shen, Nobuaki Furuya

“…The social role of museums has continued to shift according to evolving social, economic, and cultural contexts. The transition from a single exhibition educational role to a more diversified role presents challenges in terms of the spatial configuration of museums, thereby highlighting areas for broadening the current understanding of spatial layouts. …”
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Campus microenvironmental factors and their effects on people’s outdoor thermal perceptions under different conditions by Yang Zhang, Shuangyan Feng, Jiaying Liu, Quanzhang Mo, Hui Yin, Jian Zhang

“…However, the thermal environments influenced by these factors are subject to current weather conditions. Subjective responses towards physical environments have rarely been investigated previously. …”
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My back: co-designing municipal rehabilitation with and for individuals with long-lasting back problems: study protocol by Tina Junge, P. Kjaer

“…Therefore, the Municipality of Svendborg, the University of Southern Denmark, and UCL University College aim to co-design an improved municipal rehabilitation program with and for individuals with back problems, within the existing municipal context. The new practices developed in the program seek to better support individuals to manage everyday life with back problems, develop effective rehabilitation practices, and decrease the associated municipal costs. …”
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Development of <i>OptiCon</i>: A Mathematical Model with a Graphical User Interface for Designing Sustainable Portland Cement Concrete Mixes with Budget Constraint by Angie Pineda, Rita Peñabaena-Niebles, Gilberto Martínez-Arguelles, Rodrigo Polo-Mendoza

“…The production of Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) generates significant environmental impacts that increase climate change and decrease people’s quality of life. Recent studies highlight the potential to reduce these environmental burdens by partially replacing Portland cement with Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) and coarse aggregates with Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA). …”
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