Experience in sports and music influences motor imagery: Insights from implicit and explicit measures by Judith Bek, Richard O'Farrell, Sarah M. Cooney

“…The present study examined how experience in activities associated with the use of MI influences implicit and explicit MI. Methods: Participants completed a hand laterality judgement task (N = 84) and a MI questionnaire (MIQ-3; N = 59) online. …”
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An Intuitive and Efficient Teleoperation Human–Robot Interface Based on a Wearable Myoelectric Armband by Long Wang, Zhangyi Chen, Songyuan Han, Yao Luo, Xiaoling Li, Yang Liu

“…Compared to benchmark methods, the proposed interface demonstrates significant advantages in task completion time, movement path efficiency, and subjective workload. …”
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Changes in functional, anatomical and optical parameters of the eye in children with habitually excessive accommodation stress and pseudomyopia after regular badminton playing by E. P. Tarutta, N. A. Tarasova, G. A. Markosian, S. V. Milash, S. G. Harutyunyan, K. A. Ramazanova, N. L. Cherednichenko

“…To study the state of refraction, accommodation, and blood flow in eye vessels of children with habitually excessive accommodation stress (HEAS) and pseudomyopia practicing badminton.Material and methods. The study involved 11 patients (20 eyes) aged 7 to 11 years (average M±SD: 9.24 ± 1.06 years) with pseudomyopia and HEAS: 4 patients with myopia (7 eyes), 3 children with hyperopia (6 eyes), 4 children with emmetropia (7 eyes) before they started practicing badminton and after playing it for a certain time. …”
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Improving efficiency in hospital pharmacy systems: the case for color-coded zones for rapidly dispensed medications by Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Sabaa Saleh Al-Hemyari, Moyad Shahwan, Faris El-Dahiyat, Abeer M. Al-Ghananeem

“…Ultimately, an optimal pharmacy management system may involve a hybrid approach that integrates both visual and digital verification methods, ensuring both efficiency and patient safety across diverse healthcare settings.…”
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Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling and Flap Inverting under Air in Large Idiopathic Macular Hole Surgery by Yuan Zong, Kaicheng Wu, Jian Yu, Changbo Zhou, Chunhui Jiang

“…To evaluate the efficacy of internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling combined with modified flap inverting under air in the treatment of large idiopathic macular hole (MH). Methods. Eyes with a large idiopathic MH (minimum diameter >550 μm) were included in this study. …”
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Hemiretinal Artery Occlusion in an 11-Year-Old Child with Dextrocardia by Diana E. Arévalo Simental, Enrique A. Roig Melo-Granados, Saúl Cortés Quezada, Manuel A. Páez Escamilla, Carmen L. Soria Orozco, Jorge E. Jacinto Buenrostro

“…To report a case of hemiretinal artery occlusion in a child with dextrocardia, visceral heterotaxia, and secondary polycythemia. Methods. Complete clinical examination, fundus photography, and retinal fluorescein angiography were performed. …”
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Explainable few-shot learning workflow for detecting invasive and exotic tree species by Caroline M. Gevaert, Alexandra Aguiar Pedro, Ou Ku, Hao Cheng, Pranav Chandramouli, Farzaneh Dadrass Javan, Francesco Nattino, Sonja Georgievska

“…Abstract Deep Learning methods are notorious for relying on extensive labeled datasets to train and assess their performance. …”
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Cognitive Performance Among Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline by Ramón López-Higes, Susana Rubio-Valdehita, David López-Sanz, Sara M. Fernandes, Pedro F. S. Rodrigues, María Luisa Delgado-Losada

“…<b>Objectives:</b> The main objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate if there are significant differences in cognition between a group of older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and cognitively intact controls. <b>Methods:</b> An initial sample of 132 older people underwent an extensive neuropsychological evaluation (memory, executive functions, and language) and were classified according to diagnostic criteria. …”
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Designing and validating entrustable professional activities for emergency medicine: a stringent, construct-validity enhancing approach by Judith Engeler, Daniel Stricker, Tanja Birrenbach, Davide Fadini, Björn Mattsson, Brigitte Nyfeler Luck, Dorothée Rhein Straub, Amandine Schaller, Sabine Thomke, Felicitas Wagner, Christoph Berendonk

“…This study aimed to describe and evaluate the consensus finding and validation process for the development of EPAs in Emergency Medicine (EM) in Switzerland following a stringent, construct-validity-enhancing approach. Methods A conceptual framework was adopted as a template for the development and validation process. …”
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Care home managers’ perspectives on domiciliary dental care: a qualitative study by Lynn Janssens, I. Phlypo, A. Geddis-Regan, M. Petrovic, B. Janssens

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How the care workforce navigates the digital ‘skills gap’: problems and opportunities from policy to practice by Grace Whitfield, Erika Kispeter, Kate Hamblin, Diane Burns, Diane Burns

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Improving Financial Sustainability Through Effective Credit Risk Management and Human Talent Development in Microfinance Institutions by Fabricio Miguel Moreno-Menéndez, Vicente González-Prida, Diana Pariona-Amaya, Victoriano Eusebio Zacarías-Rodríguez, Víctor Zacarías-Vallejos, Sara Ricardina Zacarías-Vallejos, Luis Alberto Aguilar-Cuevas, Lisette Paola Campos-Carpena

“…Both qualitative and quantitative research methods allow this study to investigate credit risk management strategies while examining policies for inclusivity plus incentive plans along with debt portfolio selection efficiency. …”
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Adaptive mobile application for the CATS learning system by Y. V. Popova, I. V. Lehchylin

“…The proposed development is implemented in the educational process of the Belarusian National Technical University, covers all the main components of the learning process, including working with electronic educational and methodical complexes, passing tests, downloading the required information. …”
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Association of Gait Characteristics and Depression in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Assessed in Goal-Directed Locomotion Task by Péter Kincses, Norbert Kovács, Kázmér Karádi, Ádám Feldmann, Krisztina Dorn, Zsuzsanna Aschermann, Sámuel Komoly, Tibor Szolcsányi, Árpád Csathó, János Kállai

“…In the present study, we analyzed the gait characteristics and level of depression in PD and healthy volunteers. Methods. Patients with PD (n=48) and healthy controls (n=52) were recruited for the present study. …”
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Printed Optoelectronic Memories Using Gr/WS2 Nanostructured Composite Ink for Retina‐Inspired Vision Persistent Synapses by Jiahui Bai, Qiuyan Wang, Qiaoqiao Zheng, Dong Liu, Hongbing Zhan, Renjing Xu, Jiajie Pei

“…Traditional fabrication methods are often complex, multistep processes that struggle to achieve lightweight, scalable, and flexible designs. …”
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Comparison between Limbal and Pars Plana Approaches Using Microincision Vitrectomy for Removal of Congenital Cataracts with Primary Intraocular Lens Implantation by Xin Liu, Tianyu Zheng, Xingtao Zhou, Yi Lu, Peng Zhou, Fan Fan, Yi Luo

“…To compare the surgical outcomes of limbal versus pars plana vitrectomy using the 23-gauge microincision system for removal of congenital cataracts with primary intraocular lens implantation. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed all eyes that underwent cataract removal through limbal or pars plana incision. …”
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Expanding a primary prevention program to address sexual and gender-based violence among health sciences students in Ghana: A pilot study by Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Sarah D. Compton, Ruth Owusu-Antwi, Maria Jose Baeza Robba, Carrie Ann Valadez, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer

“…Design: We conducted a pilot feasibility test to determine if this approach and content were feasible for this setting and these students. Methods: Health science students enrolled at a central university in Ghana were recruited in July 2019 for participation in a peer-delivered primary prevention intervention, Relationship Tidbits. …”
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he Phenomenon of Marginality in the Middle Ages by Oleksandr Yakovlev, Olena Ustymenko-Kosorich∗, Tetiana Gumenyuk, Tetiana Kablova

“…Their common features are: the equality of group members, anonymity, external equality, the absence of clearly defined private property, the maximization of a virtuous lifestyle both in spiritual programs and in their implementation. …”
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Bridging Technology and Justice: The Role of AI in Law Enforcement through Pancasila’s Ideals by Wijayanti Annisa Tunjung, Anggraeni Dita Septia, Dewi Dyah Adriantini Sintha, Hakim Hary Abdul, Kurniaty Yulia, Basri, Setiawati Diana

“…The study used normative legal research methods with a philosophical Pancasila’s approach and qualitative analysis. …”
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Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting in Oncology by AV Snegovoi, VB Larionova, IB Kononenko, LV Manzyuk, AI Saltanov, VYu Sel’chuk

“…The study has demonstrated that overall effectiveness of a combination of itopride with 5-HT3 receptor antagonists for prevention of acute vomiting was equal to 100 %. Overall effectiveness of itopride for prevention of delayed vomiting was equal to 80 %. …”
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