Protocol for the development and multisite validation of the Quality of Dying and Death-Revised Global Version scale by Camilla Zimmermann, Ekaterina An, Sarah Hales, Gary Rodin, Eve Namisango, Kenneth Mah, Lameck Thambo, Christian Ntizimira, Alyssa Tilly, Warren Lewin, Mano Chandrakumar, Arnell Baguio, Nazira Jaffer, Maria Chikasema, Kayla Wolofsky, Mary Goombs

“…Bereaved caregivers and healthcare providers of patients who died at a participating North American hospice and bereaved caregivers of patients who died of cancer at the Malawian palliative care site will complete the QODD-RGV and validation measures. Cognitive interviews with subsets of North American and Malawian caregivers will assess the perceived relevance of the scale items. …”
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Children with autistic spectrum disorder can imagine actions— what can this reveal about the Broken Mirror Hypothesis? by Jessica Galli, Jessica Galli, Laura Dusi, Gioacchino Garofalo, Gioacchino Garofalo, Alessandra Brizzi, Michela Gritti, Federica Polo, Elisa Fazzi, Elisa Fazzi, Giovanni Buccino, Giovanni Buccino

“…These results do not fully support the Broken Mirror Hypothesis and may encourage the use of MI as a cognitive strategy in the rehabilitation of autism.…”
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Designing a sustainable closed-loop supply chain using robust possibilistic-stochastic programming in pentagonal fuzzy numbers by Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri, Maghsoud Amiri, Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli, Mehdi Keshavarz-Ghorabaee, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Jurgita Antuchevičienė

“…It is inevitable to consider random uncertainty based on fuzzy scenarios and cognitive uncertainty to model a Sustainable Closed-Loop SC (SCLSC) problem. …”
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Adaptation indicator to climate change and farm sizes in agriculture: A reflection of farming culture and history by Husniddin Sharofiddinov, Moinul Islam, Koji Kotani

“…We investigate how farm sizes influence the adaptations in consideration to irrigation-related, cognitive and socioecological factors reflecting farming culture and history, hypothesizing that large-size farms adapt to climate change as compared to small-size ones in Tajikistan, where collective farming, “Kolkhoz and Sovkhoz,” had been practiced. …”
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The potential for productive use of the digital service LearningApps in teaching foreign languages by Natalia A. Katalkina, Nadezhda V. Bogdanova

“…The use of gamification elements activates the cognitive activity of students and maintains their interest in the subject being studied. …”
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The effects of the image attributes of golf star athletes supported by adult amateur golfers on sports participation desire and continuation intention by Ji-Hye Yang, Ga Young Kim, Hye Jin Yang, Chulhwan Choi, Chul-Ho Bum

“…However, performance ability did not impact affective desire. Second, while cognitive and behavioral desires significantly influenced the intention to continue participating, affective desire did not have an effect. …”
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Addressing the needs for cultural adaptation of DARE-keepin’ it REAL among Brazilian students: strategies to improve implementation by Juliana Y. Valente, Bianca Franciosi, Rodrigo Garcia-Cerde, Tania Pietrobon, Zila M. Sanchez

“…Results Regarding the program’s methodology, there is an excess of activities with little interactivity involving literacy skills that do not match Brazilian students' cognitive development and require equipment unavailable in Brazilian public schools. …”
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide supplementation fails to enhance anesthetic recovery in rodents by Candida L. Goodnough, July Montoya, Erica B. Cartusciello, Erin L. Floranda, Eric R. Gross

“…Instead, there was a depression in open-field activity and no change in Y-maze performance with NADH supplementation, indicators of locomotive and cognitive recovery in rodents. The broad implications of NAD+ in aging are likely to shape supplementation trends, highlighting the importance of understanding the potential influence of administering NAD+ on anesthetic sensitivity and recovery.…”
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Teaching Learners of Specialized Classes the Method of Mathematical Modeling based on Solving Problems with Practical Content by Zhazira Alibekova, Nurgali Ashirbayev, Zhansaya Ashirbayeva, Shadiyar Altynbekov

“… The state of the art for research focused on the formation of mathematical thinking and analytical skills in learners revolves around several key developments and approaches in modern education, cognitive science, and instructional technology. It should also be noted that this topic is not sufficiently studied by other researchers, educators, and mathematicians. …”
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Educational intervention on oral cancer and its prevention in pre-university students by José Carlos Alvarez Hernández, Eniley Quintana Morales, Ailen Guzmán López, Marino Enrique León Palombí, Marileidi Morales Cabrera, Mara Isabel Morales Pardo

“…After applying the intervention, the cognitive level was raised to 97.6%, 99.2%, 96.8% and 99.2% respectively. …”
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An Evolutionary Federated Learning Approach to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease Under Uncertainty by Nanziba Basnin, Tanjim Mahmud, Raihan Ul Islam, Karl Andersson

“…<b>Background:</b> Alzheimer’s disease (AD) leads to severe cognitive impairment and functional decline in patients, and its exact cause remains unknown. …”
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Association between the use of mobile touchscreen devices and the quality of parent-child interaction in preschoolers by Krisztina Liszkai-Peres, Zsófia Budai, Zsófia Budai, Adrienn Kocsis, Zsolt Jurányi, Ákos Pogány, György Kampis, Ádám Miklósi, Veronika Konok

“…The early use of mobile touchscreen devices (MTSDs), including smartphones and tablets, may reduce the frequency and quality of social interactions between children and parents, which could impact their relationship and have negative consequences on children's socio-cognitive development. In this study, we applied a parental questionnaire and a behavioral observational method in a laboratory setting (free and structured play sessions) to examine the association between preschool MTSD use and the quantity and quality of parent–child relationships. …”
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Giving Processed Gonad of Sea Urchins and Skipjack Fish (Katsuwonus pelamis) to Stunted Children: Acceptability and Effectiveness by Hariani Hariani, Teguh Fathurrahman, Wiralis Wiralis, Trina Astuti, Imanuddin Imanuddin

“… Background:Stuntingis a critical chronic nutritional issue prevalent in developing countries, including Indonesia, with profound effects on children's physical growth, cognitive development, and future productivity. Objective: This study aims to assess the acceptability of nuggets formulated from sea urchin gonads (Diadema setosum) and skipjack fish (Katsuwonus pelamis) as a nutritional supplement for addressing stunting in children under five years of age. …”
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Digital technologies as solutions to China’s aging population: a systematic review of their opportunities and challenges in rural development by Yue Ming, Yimin Li, Yun Liu

“…Future studies should explore smart-home older adults care services to address digital cognitive barriers faced by older adults.…”
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as a modality of treatment in patients with fibromyalgia by Rawan M. El Shahat, Mona A. El Sebaie, Sahar F. Ahmed, Shereen I. Fawaz, Marwa A. Kamel, Marwa A. Nassef

“…It is also frequently associated with mood disorders, tiredness, sleep disturbances, and cognitive dysfunction. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an emerging nonpharmacological therapeutic option for fibromyalgia. rTMS involves an electromagnetic coil placed on the scalp that is rapidly turned on and off to generate short magnetic pulses to the brain (2). rTMS can reduce chronic pain by triggering inhibitory neural pathways at the level of the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. …”
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Machine learning algorithms to predict depression in older adults in China: a cross-sectional study by Yan Li Qing Song, Lin Chen, Haoqiang Liu, Yue Liu

“…Self-rated health, nighttime sleep, gender, age, and cognitive function are the five most important characteristics of all models in terms of predicting the occurrence of depression.ConclusionThe occurrence of depression among China's older adult population and the critical factors leading to depression can be predicted and identified, respectively, by ML algorithms.…”
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Advances on relationship between phthalate exposure and perinatal depression by Yueming XU, Mei ZHAO, Yichao HUANG, Lingling YU, Lan GENG, Lei CHEN

“…Perinatal depression is a psychological disorder that occurs during pregnancy and within one year of delivery, which can seriously affect the physical and mental health of pregnant and postpartum women, as well as the cognitive and behavioral abilities of offspring, with potential multigenerational effects. …”
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Neuroeconomically dissociable forms of mental accounting are altered in a mouse model of diabetes by Chinonso A. Nwakama, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Zainab M. Oketokoun, Samantha O. Brown, Jillian E. Haller, Adriana Méndez, Mohammad Jodeiri Farshbaf, Y. Zoe Cho, Sanjana Ahmed, Sophia Leng, Jessica L. Ables, Brian M. Sweis

“…These findings suggest that complex relationships between metabolic dysfunction and dissociable valuation algorithms underlying unique cognitive heuristics and sensitivity to opportunity costs can disrupt distinct computational processes leading to comorbid psychiatric vulnerabilities.…”
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Racial/ethnic differences in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents in the United States by Dazheng Zhang, Bingyu Zhang, Qiong Wu, Ting Zhou, Jiayi Tong, Yiwen Lu, Jiajie Chen, Huiyuan Wang, Deena J. Chisolm, Ravi Jhaveri, Rachel C. Kenney, Russell L. Rothman, Suchitra Rao, David A. Williams, Mady Hornig, Linbo Wang, Jeffrey S. Morris, Christopher B. Forrest, Yong Chen

“…Within the non-severe group, AAPI patients had increased POTS/dysautonomia and respiratory symptoms, and NHB patients showed more cognitive symptoms than NHW patients. In conclusion, racial/ethnic differences related to COVID-19 exist among PASC symptoms and conditions in pediatrics, and these differences are associated with the severity of illness during acute COVID-19.…”
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Individual Differences in Behavioural Despair Predict Brain GSK-3beta Expression in Mice: The Power of a Modified Swim Test by Tatyana Strekalova, Nataliia Markova, Elena Shevtsova, Olga Zubareva, Anastassia Bakhmet, Harry M. Steinbusch, Sergey Bachurin, Klaus-Peter Lesch

“…While deficient brain plasticity is a well-established pathophysiologic feature of depression, little is known about disorder-associated enhanced cognitive processing. Here, we studied a novel mouse paradigm that potentially models augmented learning of adverse memories during development of a depressive-like state. …”
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