The Correspondence Between Executive Functioning and Academic Achievement Among Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure by Kristene Cheung, Susan Doyle, Kylee Clayton, Ana Hanlon-Dearman, Jo Ann Unger, Caelan Budhoo, Alyssa Romaniuk

“…Executive functioning, one of the brain domains assessed, can be measured using direct and indirect measures; however, research has found discrepancies between these two forms of assessment and has not examined this relationship using ratings from the newest version of one of the most commonly used indirect measure of executive functioning, the second version of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF2). …”
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Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): The golden spice — management, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable production in the United States by Bharat Sharma Acharya, Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani, Said Hamido, Gladis Zinati, Arianna Bozzolo, Leigh Archer, Kristie Wendelberger, Saurav Das, Resham Thapa, Dinesh Panday

“…Nicknamed “red gold”, saffron is consistently one of the most expensive spices by weight on the global market. …”
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Brain dynamics of the interplay between auditory selective attention and working memory during melody encoding by Aurélien de la Chapelle, Salomé Serres-Blain, Alma ElShafei, Denis Schwartz, Sébastien Daligault, Julien Jung, Perrine Ruby, Anne Caclin, Aurélie Bidet-Caulet

“…Abstract Working memory and attention are jointly needed in most everyday life tasks and activities. They have however mostly been studied separately. …”
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GENDER AND VARIATIVE REPRESENTATION OF REFLECTIONS ON LOVE BY ZINAIDA GIPPIUS by Elena V. Pedchenko

“…Appearance, demeanor and extraordinary abilities gave rise to legends and poetic and mystical nicknames “Petersburg Kassandra”, “La Sylphide”, “Green-eyed naiad”, “White Devil”, but most often she was called the “Decadent Madonna”, which corresponded to the position of the mistress of the house-salon new time, the knightly image of Merezhkovsky and her other admirers. …”
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Stroke-Associated Pneumonia: Risk Factors and Discharge Status by Yurike Septianingrum, Ratna Yunita Sari, Erika Martining Wardani, Nur Ainiyah, Imamatul Faizah, Ah. Yusuf, Ika Yuni Widyawati

“…Results: One hundred sixty-three stroke patients treated in all inpatient rooms were diagnosed with pneumonia; 52.8% of them had confirmed pneumonia, while the rest were still suspected of pneumonia. Most pneumonia occurs in ischemic stroke patients (93.9%), first-time stroke patients (87.1%), experienced dysphagia (55.2%), length of stay less than 7 days (55.2%), hypertension (55.2%), diabetes mellitus (57.1%), and discharged home (84%). …”
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Assessing barriers and facilitators of attitudes toward seasonal influenza vaccination among pregnant women using the Health Belief Model by Fang Huang, Jingjing Zhu, Jing Qiu, Juan Li, Yuting Liao, Zhi Li, Zhuoying Huang, Xiang Guo, Xiaodong Sun

“…Strong HBM constructs, including perceived susceptibility (aOR = 1.53), perceived severity (aOR = 1.66), and belief in vaccine benefit (aOR = 2.55) significantly predicted vaccine uptake. The most influential factor was cues to action (aOR = 8.55). …”
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Methodological Aspects of Estimating the Value of Shares of Issuing Companies on the Stock Market by E. V. Dorokhov

“…The presented S&P/E6 investment criterion, along with the S&P500/E10, has a very high impact on the S&P500 in comparison with other criteria and indexes (data from regression statistics during the dotcom crises from 2000 to 2005 and global crisis phenomena from 2007 to 2010). In most cases, it was revealed: high and very high dependence of the market value of shares of US and Russian issuing companies on the investment criteria P/E6 and P/E10; medium and weak dependence on the indexes E, E6 and E10; weak and very weak dependence on the investment criterion P/E.Conclusion. …”
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The Impact of Orthodontic Adhesives on the Subgingival Microbiota During Early Fixed Appliance Therapy: A Pilot Study by Krisztina Martha, Esztella-Éva Kis, Izabella Éva Mureșan, Andrei Constantin Ioanovici

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The most common method for treating malocclusions today is fixed orthodontic therapy, during which brackets and tubes are bonded to the surface of the teeth, which makes oral hygiene difficult to maintain. …”
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Improved radiation risk models applied to different patient groups in Sweden by M. Andersson, K. Eckerman, D. Pawel, A. Almen, S. Mattsson

“…The need to estimate and communicate risks in connection with medical use of ionizing radiation is highlighted e.g. in the Russian Federation State Law No 3, §17.2,1996 and in the EU directive (2013/59/EURATOM 2014). The most commonly used way to express harm in relation to low doses of ionizing radiation is use of the quantity effective dose (E). …”
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Caracterización agroproductiva de fincas de la provincia Mayabeque, Cuba by Luis Roberto Fundora-Sánchez, Gloria Marta Martín-Alonso, Ilén Miranda-Mora, Ramón Antonio Rivera-Espinosa, Yusimy Reyes Duque

“…There was a significant preference for the use of organic fertilizers (83,6 %) and mineral fertilizers (81,8 %). Most farmers (85,0 %) use irrigation systems compared with those practicing rainfed agriculture (15,0 %). …”
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Use of [18F]FDG/PET to access the rosmarinic acid anti-inflammatory effect in a mouse sponge implant model by Brígida Gomes de Almeida Schirmer, Isabela Conceição Duarte Dornelas, Letícia de Avelar Ferreira, João Vitor Reis Marques, Mariana Duarte de Souza, Marina Barcelos de Miranda, Pollyana Ribeiro Castro, Jousie Michel Pereira, Luciola Da Silva Barcelos, Carlos Malamut

“…Positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the most sensitive and effective imaging techniques for detecting very low concentrations of specific radiotracers. …”
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Impact of artificial intelligence on electronic health record-related burnouts among healthcare professionals: systematic review by Berna Sarraf, Ali Ghasempour

“…The identified interventions were categorized into four domains: ambient artificial intelligence scribes, clinical decision support systems, large language models, and natural language processing tools. Most studies focused on mitigating documentation or inbox-related burdens and reported positive outcomes, including decreased documentation time, enhanced workflow efficiency, and reduced symptoms of burnout among healthcare professionals. …”
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Chondrocyte fatty acid oxidation drives osteoarthritis via SOX9 degradation and epigenetic regulation by Zixuan Mei, Kamuran Yilamu, Weiyu Ni, Panyang Shen, Nan Pan, Huasen Chen, Yingfeng Su, Lei Guo, Qunan Sun, Zhaomei Li, Dongdong Huang, Xiangqian Fang, Shunwu Fan, Haitao Zhang, Shuying Shen

“…Abstract Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent age-related degenerative joint disease and is closely linked to obesity. …”
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Proximal tibia bone mineral density correlates more closely with hip density in men with knee osteoarthritis by Junya Itou, Ayano Kuwasawa, Kotaro Nihei, Ken Okazaki

“…This study examined whether hip bone mineral density (BMD), the most common diagnostic tool for osteoporosis, can estimate tibial BMD in both sexes. …”
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Pneumococcal colonization dynamics among young children with and without respiratory symptoms during the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. by Liset Olarte, Brian Lee, Dithi Banerjee, Douglas S Swanson, Christopher J Harrison, Rangaraj Selvarangan

“…Overall, non-PCV15, non-PCV20 serotypes were the most frequently identified serotypes (56.8%).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Pneumococcal colonization rates and density did not significantly change across study periods as adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions gradually relaxed during the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.…”
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Mobile Technologies in Teaching Mathematics by T. P. Pushkareva, N. V. Titovskaya, S. N. Titovsky

“…The analysis of these components made it possible to obtain answers to research questions: where and how mobile devices should be used when studying mathematics; what mobile applications will provide the most effective learning of the discipline; how to organize the educational process using mobile technologies to increase interest and motivation in learning mathematics.Results. …”
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Mapping subtidal seagrass in the turbid Baltic Sea: Rethinking satellite sensor selection using a sensor-agnostic pipeline by Eike M. Schütt, Florian Uhl, Philipp R. Schubert, Thorsten B.H. Reusch, Natascha Oppelt

“…Satellite Earth Observation (EO) offer a more cost-effective alternative, but best practices for EO-based seagrass monitoring are lacking. Selecting the most suitable satellite sensor is particularly challenging and requires balancing budget and sensor specifications. …”
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Where are we going for the treatment in ischaemic stroke: a comprehensive study of investigator-sponsored randomised controlled trials, 1990–2024 by Anxin Wang, Xue Tian, Meng Gao, Xinya Li, Xue Xia, Ruobing Tian, Manqi Zheng

“…Also, there existed a positive association between target sample size and publication, when the sample size surpassed 274. In addition, the most frequent cause of the termination and withdrawal in trials is the difficulty in enrolment.Conclusion Since 1990 to the present, investigator-sponsored RCTs of IS treatment have seen a significant increase worldwide. …”
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The Coupling Coordination Degree and Spatio-Temporal Divergence Between Land Urbanization and Energy Consumption Carbon Emissions of China’s Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration... by Zhengru Li, Yang Yu, Bo Liu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Tianyin Li, Nuo Shi, Yichen Ren

“…The carbon emission subsystem showed sustained stable decline, with a gradual reduction in the number of cities maintaining low carbon emission levels. (2) Temporally, the overall coupling coordination degree of the urban agglomeration system demonstrated an upward trend, progressing from severe imbalance to the primary coordination stage. (3) Spatially, significant regional differences in coupling coordination degree were observed, showing higher values in the southeastern areas compared to the northwestern regions. (4) Most areas exhibited no significant clustering characteristics in the coupling coordination degree between land urbanization and energy consumption carbon emissions, while the local spatial clustering patterns demonstrated temporal variations. …”
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Implementation of opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention: Analyzing clinical practice and key characteristics by Charlotte Fisch, Malou E. Gelderblom, Brigitte Slangen, Angèle L. M. Oei, Alexandra A. vanGinkel, Huy Ngo, Joanne deHullu, Jurgen Piek, Rosella Hermens

“…Abstract Introduction Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecologic cancer, often diagnosed at an advanced stage due to nonspecific symptoms and lack of effective screening. …”
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