Comparison of Deictic Gestures in Tamil-Speaking Toddlers at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Peers by Monish V, S. PowlinArockia Catherine, MK Rajasekar

“…Materials & Methods Participants in this study included 45 Tamil-speaking toddlers ("with developmental age of 12-36 months") and their parents. …”
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Specifying the diffusion MRI connectome in Chinese-speaking children with developmental dyslexia and auditory processing deficits by Hsiao-Lan Sharon Wang, Natalie Yu-Hsien Wang, Fang-Cheng Yeh

“…Reduced lexical tone awareness, along with poor word-decoding abilities, is frequently observed in Chinese-speaking children with developmental dyslexia. …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors Enhancing the Probability of Victor for Top Players via Knockout Tournament Fixture by Hegen Dadang Prayoga, Tomoliyus Tomoliyus, Ria Lumintuarso, Yudik prasetyo, Endang Rini Sukamti, Ari Tri Fitrianto, Andi Kasanrawali, Ramadhan Arifin, Ahmad Maulana, Muhammad Habibie

“…In addressing this challenge, this study designed a balanced tournament fixture and employed a labeling system to represent each fixture, utilizing a recursive function. …”
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A qualitative analysis of female sport experiences in soccer by Kristy L. Smith, Noha El-Haj, Patricia L. Weir

“…Previous work has predominantly been quantitative in nature and focused on male athletes, with only a few qualitative studies in the published literature. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine relative age and sport engagement and dropout issues by conducting a qualitative analysis of post-adolescent, female athletes' experiences. …”
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Practical skills of persons with vision impairment by Anđelković Marija, Vučinić Vesna, Gligorović Milica, Maksić Jasmina

“…Seventy-nine (62.2%) participants who were blind and forty-eight (37.8%) participants with low vision and typical intellectual abilities voluntarily took part in the study. The respondents were aged from 19 to 60 years, with a mean age of 36.1 ± 11.8 years. …”
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Exploring the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Online Dialogic Book-Sharing Training for Teaching Support Staff by Judy Hutchings, Rebecca Lothian, Anwen Jones, Margiad E. Williams

“…Conclusions: Overall, the results of this feasibility study provide positive evidence for this training as an accessible way for schools to strengthen their prevention infrastructures by professionalizing a growing, but relatively untrained, group within the school workforce.…”
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Factors contributing to jump heights in two-foot running jumps with and without a basketball by Jun Ming Liu, Antonia Zaferiou

“…Therefore, athletes should aim to develop the physical and technical abilities through resistance training and specific practice support the use of the beneficial biomechanical variables in this study, such as being able to use more initial forward COM velocity, a shallower plant angle, a greater COM ascent distance, and greater overall impulse generation.…”
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The Modified Functional Status Questionnaire for Assessing Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis Treated with Pimavanserin: A Post Hoc Analysis by Virgilio G. H. Evidente, Lambros Chrones, Ratna Revankar, Dilesh Doshi, Victor Abler, Nazia Rashid

“…Clinical assessment of how psychosis impacts these measures is crucial; however, few studies have assessed functional status among patients with PDP. …”
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Advancing education through e-learning innovation: the case of the Crocodile Chemistry program in higher education by Nawal Alqallaf, Zahra Almahmeed, Ahmad Alsaber, Bedour Alboloushi, Anwaar Alkandari, Fatimah Alhashem

“…This study supports the integration of digital tools in higher education to enhance learning outcomes and student motivation.…”
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Beyond words: evaluating large language models in transportation planning by Shaowei Ying, Zhenlong Li, Manzhu Yu

“…Results confirm that while LLMs possess baseline geospatial and transportation reasoning abilities, their effectiveness varies by task complexity. …”
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The diagnostic and predictive potential of lncRNA CASC2 targeting miR-155 in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with nephritis complication by Nada R. Mohamed, Abeer l. Abd El-Fattah, Olfat Shaker, Ghadir A Sayed

“…The elevated expression of lncRNA CASC2 and reduced expression of miR-155 were both correlated to the severity of the disease. The current study illustrated that both lncRNA CASC2 and miR-155 could act as valuable non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for SLE and predicting LN among SLE patients, as well as their abilities to detect the disease severity and progression.…”
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A profile of Senaptec Strobe on functional balance in football players by Sudesan Jothi, Jagadeswaran Dhakshinamoorthy, Kanmani Kothandaraman

“…Aim: The aim of this study is to assess and improve balance in football players using SVT. …”
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Application of knowledge tools in training, based on problems’ solving: methodology and it support by D. V. Kudryavtsev, S. A. Kostousov

“…Traditional education focuses on the transfer of knowledge mainly in the study area, but less attention is paid to the development of common metacognitive abilities, including problems’ solving. …”
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Effectiveness of time-varying echo information for target geometry identification in bat-inspired human echolocation. by Miwa Sumiya, Kaoru Ashihara, Hiroki Watanabe, Tsutomu Terada, Shizuko Hiryu, Hiroshi Ando

“…Mimicking the sensing strategies of bats for echolocation, this study examined how humans acquire new acoustic-sensing abilities, and proposes effective strategies for humans. …”
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Triple-Loaded Nanoemulsions Incorporating Coffee Extract for the Photoprotection of Curcumin and Capsaicin: Experimental and Computational Evaluation by Nuttapol Boonrueang, Siripat Chaichit, Wipawadee Yooin, Siriporn Okonogi, Kanokwan Kiattisin, Chadarat Ampasavate

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: This study aims to present a strategic approach to enhancing the photostability and antioxidative resilience of curcumin and capsaicin by integrating selected natural stabilizers within a nanoemulsion-based delivery system. …”
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KIDS CLUB: CHILD-FRIENDLY HOTEL MARKETING STRATEGY by Dian Pramita Sugiarti, I Gede Anom Sastrawan

“…The results of this study are expected to provide new knowledge in the tourism industry about child-friendly hotels with the right definition according to the predetermined appeal.…”
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Effect of fluency disorders on academic achievement of children at school age by Randa Akelah, Mohamed Elsayed Darwish, Mona Hegazi, Shaima Mohammed Serag Eldin

“…Methods This case-control study was conducted on 50 children aged 6 to 10.5 years with IQ ≥ 90, including both males and females. …”
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Impact of Coconut Oil and Its Bioactive Metabolites in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Duaa Bafail, Abrar Bafail, Norah Alshehri, Noura Hamdi Alhalees, Ahmad Bajarwan

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: CO improved cognitive scores in patients with AD compared with those in the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The results of this study add to the increasing amount of evidence indicating that MCTs found in CO might be a way to improve abilities and potentially slow the advancement of AD. …”
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Explaining the Role of color as an effective Factor in the design of kindergarten spaces in order to promote children's creativity by Atieh Ebtekar, Honey Fadaie Tmaidjanie

“…Data are collected by analyzing case studies of successful kindergartens in Iran and other countries, and visual questionnaires for children. …”
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Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for Ontology Engineering: A Comparative Analysis of GPT-4 and Mistral by Dimitrios Doumanas, Andreas Soularidis, Dimitris Spiliotopoulos, Costas Vassilakis, Konstantinos Kotis

“…Ontology engineering (OE) plays a critical role in modeling and managing structured knowledge across various domains. This study examines the performance of fine-tuned large language models (LLMs), specifically GPT-4 and Mistral 7B, in efficiently automating OE tasks. …”
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