Neurocognitive and linguistic development in bilingual children: a cross-sectional study on the impact of dual language exposure in 100 Egyptian children by Rasha Sami, Maha Ahmed

“…Conclusion Bilingual children have different levels of language competency, and being bilingual affects how their language skills and cognitive abilities grow. The results of standardized tests indicate that bilinguals have a significant cognitive advantage, particularly in areas such as working memory and reasoning. …”
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Facing phonological complexity as an autistic adult: An exploratory study by Marta Manenti, Philippe Prévost, Emmanuelle Houy-Durand, Frédérique Bonnet-Brilhault, Sandrine Ferré

“…Method Phonological abilities were assessed in 48 autistic adults aged 18 to 56 years and 50 controls matched on age and sex/gender. …”
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Links Between Executive Functions and Decoding Skills in a Semitransparent Orthography: A Longitudinal Study from Kindergarten to First Grade by Marisa G. Filipe, Tânia Carneiro, Sónia Frota

“…However, adding working memory abilities to the regression model did not increase the explained variance. …”
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Language impairment in the moderate stage of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease by Karin Zazo ORTIZ, Juliana Onofre DE LIRA, Thais Soares Ciariancullo MINETT, Paulo Henrique Ferreira BERTOLUCCI

“…Conclusion: The severity of the language impairments was not homogenous, with some linguistic abilities more impaired than others. The abilities that were found to be preserved can help to guide strategies for aiding in communication at this stage of AD.…”
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ARGUMENTATION SKILLS AND SELF-REGULATION OF STUDENTS USING PROBLEM BASED LEARNING COMBINED WITH DEBATES BASED ON SOCIOSCIENTIFIC ISSUES ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE MATERIAL by Anie Yuni Widyastuti, Harlita Harlita, Meti Indrowati

“…Collecting data on argumentation skills uses a test, while collecting data on self-regulation uses a questionnaire. …”
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Efficacy and neural mechanism of acupuncture treatment in older adults with subjective cognitive decline: study protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial by Jun Wang, Ping Zhou, Xu Wang, Chao-Qun Yan, Jian Feng Tu, Shang-Qing Hu, Jian-Wei Huo, Zhong-Yan Wang, Guang-Xia Shi, Ya-Nan Zhang, Jun-Qiu Li, Cun-Zhi Liu

“…Introduction Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) refers to individuals’ perceived decline in memory and/or other cognitive abilities relative to their previous level of performance, while objective neuropsychological deficits are not observed. …”
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Exploring assessment methods used by Grade Four English First Additional Language Teachers by Kofi Nkonkonya Mpuangnan, Gladys Phumzile Mngomezulu, Samantha Govender

“…The findings of classwork and teachers predominantly leaned towards traditional approaches such as engaging students through question-and-answer interactions, conducting tests, evaluating classwork, and assessing comprehension abilities. …”
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LEARNING INNOVATION: APPLICATION OF DISCOVERY LEARNING-BASED WORKSHEETS TO SHARPEN STUDENTS’ COLLABORATION SKILLS ON HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS by Ihza Rizky Winedar, Habibatul Unayah, Muhammad Rasyid, Jumadi Jumadi, Sabar Nurohman

“…Findings—The results indicate a notable enhancement in students' collaboration abilities following the adoption of the discovery learning model, with the mean score increasing from 28.49 on the pre-test to 36.34 on the post-test. …”
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EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF GINKGO BILOBA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CONTROLLED ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND CIRCULATORY ENCEPHALOPATHY by V. V. Jakusevich, N. V. Semenova, I. A. Tihomirova, A. V. Muravyov, S. V. Lychenko

“…Reduction (by 50-90%) of neurological complaints (headache, giddiness, tinnitus, unsteadiness walking) were founded in patients receiving Memoplant. Cognitive abilities according to mental status scale, frontal tests battery, 5 words test, watch drawing test and quality of a life according to QOLI-NS scale improved in patients treated with Memoplant. …”
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Decision-making deficits in suicidal acute psychiatric patients: Insights from the Cambridge Gambling Task by Marie Aaslie Reiråskag, Silje Støle Brokke, Gudrun Rohde, Thomas Bjerregaard Bertelsen, Nils Inge Landrø, Vegard Øksendal Haaland

“…., impulsivity and risk-taking behavior), have been associated with an increased risk of suicide.Method This study examined decision-making in a clinical group of 23 adult, suicidal acute psychiatric patients and compared their data to that of a control group of 17 healthy adults using the Cambridge Gambling Task (CGT) from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB). Group differences in outcomes on the six CGT subtests were compared using chi-square tests, t tests, and Mann–Whitney U tests where appropriate. …”
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Antifungal potential of extracts produced from decomposed agricultural wastes by Bosea thiooxidans by Rabaa Yaseen

“…Moreover, qualitative and quantitative analyses of the phenolic compounds present in the tested extracts were carried out. Results showed that among the tested phenolic compounds, kaempferol and phenanthrene were more abundant in the decomposed garlic and olive extracts, respectively. …”
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Event-Related Potentials Study of Cognitive Functions in Patients with Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment by XU Peiao, WEI Wei, ZHAO Yuqing, KONG Weicheng, LI Xinlei, QIU Lifang, CHEN Jie, XUE Xiehua

“…Participants in the PSCI group underwent neuropsychological tests: MoCA, Trail Making Test A (TMT-A), Trail Making Test B (TMT-B), Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test (RBMT-II), and Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCFT). …”
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Sex-related differences in the physical fitness of adolescents aged 16 to 18 years by Ewa Puszczałowska-Lizis, Marcin Kaźmierczak, Jarosław Omorczyk, Sabina Lizis, Rút Lenková, Karolina Pieniądz

“…The research tool was the Eurofit test battery. The Mann-Whitney U test was used in the analyses.Results: There were statistically significant differences in the following tests for all studied groups: Sit-and-Reach, Standing Broad Jump, Hand Grip, Sit-Ups, 10×5 metre Shuttle Run, Endurance Shuttle Run (p>0.05). …”
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Event-Related Potentials Study of Cognitive Functions in Patients with Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment by XU Peiao, WEI Wei, ZHAO Yuqing, KONG Weicheng, LI Xinlei, QIU Lifang, CHEN Jie, XUE Xiehua

“…Participants in the PSCI group underwent neuropsychological tests：MoCA，Trail Making Test A （TMT-A），Trail Making Test B （TMT-B），Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test （RBMT-II），and Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test （ROCFT）. …”
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Effect of the family-centered empowerment model on mothers' self-efficacy with hospitalized children: A quasi-experimental study by Sohiela Motamedifard, Farideh Movahedimoghadam, Farzaneh Motamed, Jamalodin Begjani

“…Statistical analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, and independent t-tests. The self-efficacy results for the control group indicated a mean score of 62.27 (SD=9.51) before the intervention and a mean score of 62.23 (SD=8.45) after the intervention. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS, PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS AND TECHNICAL SKILLS OF 14-YEAR-OLD BASKETBALL PLAYERS – BOYS AND GIRLS by Mariana Borukova

“…Boys were fully favored as far as rapidity, speed abilities, explosive strength of the lower limbs were concerned. …”
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Efektivitas Proyek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila (P5) dalam Meningkatkan Kreativitas pada Anak Usia 4-5 Tahun di TK Dharma Wanita Kadidi Kabupaten Sidrap by Asni Asni, Tri Ayu Lestari Natsir, Novita Ashari, A. Tien Asmara Palintan

“…The results of the hypothesis test (t-test) obtained a significance value (sig.) of 0.000, it can be said that 0.000 <0.05. …”
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Cornell note-taking strategy instruction for Gen Z: enhancing EFL students’ reading comprehension by Ji-Young Seo

“…Two reading comprehension tests were administered, and a repeated measures two-way ANOVA was conducted to identify whether there were any statistically significant differences in the two groups’ test scores. …”
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A study of dynamic functional connectivity changes in flight trainees based on a triple network model by Lu Ye¹, Liya Ba¹, Dongfeng Yan¹

“…Additionally, flight trainees spent less time in state 5, while they exhibited a protracted mean dwell time and fractional windows in state 2, which were significantly correlated with accuracy on the Berg Card Sorting Test (BCST) and Change Detection Test (all P < 0.05). …”
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The Effect of Organic Self-Talk on Metacognition and Performance in Exhausting Task by Jahangir Khorshidi, Amir Dana

“…The participants were randomly assigned to either a self-talk intervention group or a control group. Initially, a pre-test was conducted to assess participants' performance in an exhaustive task using the Bruce test, as well as their metacognitive abilities using the Metacognition and Metaemotion Questionnaire for Athletes. …”
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