Increased intra-subject variability in reward behavior relates to symptom severity in schizophrenia by I-Fei Chen, Yu-Chen Chan, Chih-Min Liu, Yi-Ting Lin, Ming H. Hsieh, Tzung-Jeng Hwang, Tai-Li Chou, Chen-Chung Liu, Yi-Ling Chien, Georg Northoff

“…Recent findings show higher inter-subject variability in SZ in various cognitive functions. This raises the question of whether there is also higher intra-subject variability in SZ at the psychological level, specifically increased variability across the trials of a psychological task within the subject itself, that is, intra-subject variability. …”
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A Systematic Review of Marine Habitat Mapping in the Central-Eastern Atlantic Archipelagos: Methodologies, Current Trends, and Knowledge Gaps by Marcial Cosme De Esteban, Fernando Tuya, Ricardo Haroun, Francisco Otero-Ferrer

“…Beyond biodiversity, macrophytes, rhodolith beds, and coral reefs deliver key ecosystem services—carbon sequestration, coastal protection, nursery functions, and fisheries support—essential to local socioeconomies. …”
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Intra action review of the cholera outbreak response in Kadoma city, Zimbabwe, 2024 by Clayton Munemo, Chido Zibanayi, Hamilton Gomba, Precious Banda, Sarah Tengawarima, Sikhanyisiwe Moyo, Daniel Chirundu

“…The working groups covered eight response pillars aligned to the five core functions of the Incident Management System (IMS). …”
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Socio-economic model of the new system of higher environmental education in Russia by Alla V. Guslyakova, Alla V. Guslyakova, Konstantin V. Isaev, Tatyana N. Ledashcheva, Nailya G. Valeeva, Nina I. Guslyakova

“…Therefore, it is highly recommended focusing on the further research and analysis of the potential risks that can limit the efficacy of the system functioning and evolution in the future.…”
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Redefining boundaries: unveiling the schism in teacher-parent perceptions of educational engagement by Yael Fisher, Shiran Baissberg

“…To collect data, participants were asked to complete an anonymous self-report parental involvement questionnaire in which they classified parental functions based on their degree of agreement, ranging from absolute disagreement to approval and desire for such activities. …”
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Enhanced recovery pathway for older people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospitals: the PERFECTED research programme including an RCT by Chris Fox, Simon P Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Fiona Poland, Catherine Henderson, Tamara Backhouse, Bridget Penhale, Simon Donell, Martin Knapp, Douglas Lewins, Alasdair MacLullich, Martyn Patel, Opinder Sahota, Toby O Smith, Justin Waring, Jane L Cross

“…In the 12 months after fracture, patients are at increased risk of cognitive and functional decline, admission to long-term care institutions and higher mortality. …”
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Chaotic Mountain Gazelle Optimizer Improved by Multiple Oppositional-Based Learning Variants for Theoretical Thermal Design Optimization of Heat Exchangers Using Nanofluids by Oguz Emrah Turgut, Mustafa Asker, Hayrullah Bilgeran Yesiloz, Hadi Genceli, Mohammad AL-Rawi

“…The efficiency of the proposed algorithm is evaluated using the challenging benchmark functions from various CEC competitions. Finally, the thermo-economic design of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger operated with different nanoparticles is solved by the proposed improved metaheuristic algorithm to obtain the optimal design configuration. …”
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Straightness monitoring of scraper conveyor based on CUDA-accelerated dynamic programming and optimized panoramic stitching by LI Bo, SHI Shouyi, ZHANG Jianjun, XIA Rui, WANG Xuewen, CUI Weixiu, NI Qiang

“…CUDA was employed to accelerate the processing by assigning tasks such as Sobel operator reading, gradient computation, total energy difference calculation, loop initialization of weights and paths, and optimal seam finding to different threads. Kernel functions for energy map computation and seamline optimization were defined, enabling the seamless fusion of the two images along the seamline to complete panoramic stitching. …”
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The Mediating Role of Generative AI Self-Regulation on Students’ Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving by Xue Zhou, Da Teng, Hosam Al-Samarraie

“…Furthermore, it calls for educators and developers to focus not just on the functionality of AI, but also on how these tools can be integrated into curricula to effectively support critical thinking and problem-solving. …”
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The development of the Polish version of the Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales. by Mariusz Zięba, Julia E Wahl, Mateusz P Zatorski, Paul Gilbert

“…For compassion motivation stimulus sensitivity focuses on the processing of indicators of suffering, distress and need, called engagement. The response functions switch attention and processing to what is likely to be helpful in alleviating suffering, distress and need, called action. …”
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Hypoperfusion regions linked to National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores in acute stroke by Hana Kim, Alex Teghipco, Chris Rorden, Julius Fridriksson, Mathew Chaves, Argye E. Hillis

“…Results: Both cortical and subcortical areas, including white matter tracts, showed associations with NIHSS scores. These regions aligned with functions such as language, spatial attention, sensory, and motor skills, all assessed by the NIHSS. …”
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PATHWAYS TO ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS IN HEALTHCARE by Nataliia Letunovska, Liliia Khomenko, Yevhen Chvankin

“…These measures were structured according to the main determinants of functioning: managerial, informational, security-related, and economic, and aligned with modern requirements for business processes in the blood service sector, particularly at the stages of collection, processing, storage, quarantine, and distribution of blood components. …”
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Multifeature Fusion for Enhanced Content-Based Image Retrieval Across Diverse Data Types by Punit Soni, Mandeep Singh, Purushottam Sharma, Tajinder Kumar, Xiaochun Cheng, Rajender Kumar, Mrinal Paliwal

“…Key characteristic descriptors, along with SIFT, SURF, HOG, texture, and multicharacteristic combinations, were extracted for retrieval functions. The results display that the usage of the Hausdrauff distance as a similarity degree outperforms Euclidean distance, accomplishing retrieval accuracies of 80.02% for HOG, 77.9% for SIFT, 79. 8% for SURF, 77.2% for texture, and 84.2% for multicharacteristic combinations, surpassing Euclidean distance results via 1.7%–3.6% across capabilities. …”
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Tracing Eponymous Word Combinations in Education and Pedagogy by Vera Budykina, Oksana Polyakova

“…Research on eponyms has revealed that they share similar grammatical and nominative structures as non-eponymic terms, functioning as individual words and word groups. Typically, eponyms consist of two elements: a noun and an adjective or a noun and another noun. …”
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A -regulating single-nucleotide polymorphism as a predictive marker candidate for platinum-based chemotherapy in gastrointestinal cancers by Takahiro Mori, Kazuko Ueno, Masao Nagasaki, Koichi Matsuda

“…Subsequently, the biological functions of the selected SNPs were analyzed utilizing the online multi-omics databases. …”
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Theoretical and Methodological Framework of Typologization of Digital Identity by O.A. Persidskaya

“…</strong>The digital environment is becoming such a significant sphere of modern man&rsquo;s existence, that it determines the peculiarity of the social situation of the development of a modern man at different age stages, and determining the cultural and historical specifics of the development of higher mental functions and processes. In accordance with these transformations, a trend in academic research related to the building of a new conceptual framework for understanding a changing person is emerging. …”
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The Integration of Social and Health Sectors in Scotland: An Analysis from the Prism of Different Public Policy Models by Ricardo Correia de Matos, Generosa do Nascimento, Adalberto Campos Fernandes, Cristiano Matos

“…This study analysed Scotland’s integrated health and social care through the theoretical frameworks of public choice, institutionalism, and functionalism. The objective was to examine policy drivers, structural mechanisms, and governance implications, providing insights into the broader impact of integrated care reforms. …”
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Deep learning approach to the estimation of the ratio of reproductive modes in a partially clonal population by T. A. Nikolaeva, A. A. Poroshina, D. Yu. Sherbakov

“…Genetic diversity among biological entities, including populations, species, and communities, serves as a fundamental source of information for understanding their structure and functioning. However, many ecological and evolutionary problems arise from limited and complex datasets, complicating traditional analytical approaches. …”
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A Case Series Analysis of Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): Not the Deadliest but Certainly the Most Destructive Form of Skin Cancer by Aditya Sharma, Ritika Khanna, Parul Khanna, Rahul Khanna, Seema Khanna

“…No patient experienced a recurrence of the tumor or similar lesions. Functionally, the margin was stable and well-aligned. …”
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Electrochemical microfluidic biosensor for the detection of CD4+ T cells by Katarzyna Białas, Hui Min Tay, Chayakorn Petchakup, Razieh Salimian, Stephen G. Ward, Mark A. Lindsay, Han Wei Hou, Pedro Estrela

“…The setup integrates an electrochemical sensor within a PDMS microfluidic structure, allowing for on-chip electrode functionalization and cell detection. Using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, the biosensor demonstrates a linear detection range from 1.25 × 105 to 2 × 106 cells/mL, with a detection limit of 1.41 × 105 cells/mL for CD4+ cells isolated from blood samples, aligning with clinical ranges for both healthy and HIV+ patients. …”
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