A Narrative Review on Brain Gym Exercises: An Asset in Alleviating Insomnia and Augmenting Cognitive Functioning by Vaishnavi Mukund Thakre, Mitushi Deshmukh

“…The review concludes that incorporating brain gym exercises offers notable benefits for both insomnia and cognitive functioning.…”
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Integrasi Quality Function Deployment (QFD) dan Conjoint Analysis untuk Mengetahui Preferensi Konsumen by Desrina Yusi Irawati, Moses Laksono Singgih, Bambang Syarudin

“…But QFD has some disadvantages related to the difficulties in distinguishing the difference of needs between consumers, difficulties to fulfill the needs of different consumer groups, and the exietence of conceptual gap between consumers and companies. …”
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Modern assistive and augmentative technologies supporting communication, education and social functioning of individuals with hearing impairment by Małgorzata Kupisiewicz, Paulina Zagrobelna

“…The focus of the article is on demonstrating the importance of the functional assistive devices and other technologies as strategies of mitigating, preventing or compensating the difficulties related to interpersonal and social communication, increasing access to education and public space for people with hearing impairment and also enhancing their ability to participate in social life independently and unassisted.Key words: hard-of-hearing individuals, deaf/Deaf individuals, assistive technologies, quality of life…”
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Deriving played trumpet directivity patterns from a multiple-capture transfer-function technique by Bellows Samuel D., Avila Joseph E., Leishman Timothy W.

“…This work illustrates how a carefully implemented multiple-capture transfer-function method adapts well to played musical instrument directivities and achieves compatible resolutions. …”
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Optimization of Fault Current Limiter Reactance Based on Joint Simulation and Penalty Function-Constrained Algorithm by Jun Zhao, Chao Xing, Zhigang Zhang, Boyuan Liang, Lu Sun, Bin Wei, Weiqi Qin, Shuguo Gao

“…To address the challenges of high computational complexity and solution difficulties in constrained optimization, the Penalty Function Method (PFM) is employed to transform the original constrained optimization problem into a standard unconstrained optimization problem, significantly reducing computational complexity and ensuring the feasibility of the solution. …”
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Microbial Fermentation in Food: Impact on Functional Properties and Nutritional Enhancement—A Review of Recent Developments by Shailesh S. Sawant, Hye-Young Park, Eun-Young Sim, Hong-Sik Kim, Hye-Sun Choi

“…The escalating global demand for nutritious and sustainable food sources has heightened interest in microbial biotransformation in food, a process in which microorganisms chemically modify food components to enhance their functional properties and nutritional content. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in microbial fermentation, focusing on its impact on food quality, nutritional enhancement, and public health. …”
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Association between Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Persons with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review. by Sofia M Danna, Eva Graham, Rachel J Burns, Sonya S Deschênes, Norbert Schmitz

“…Diabetes patients with lower cognitive function are more likely to suffer poorer health outcomes. …”
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Regional MRI Perfusion Measures Predict Motor/Executive Function in Patients with Clinically Isolated Syndrome by Efrosini Z. Papadaki, Panagiotis G. Simos, Vasileios C. Mastorodemos, Theodora Panou, Thomas G. Maris, Apostolos H. Karantanas, Andreas Plaitakis

“…Patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) demonstrate brain hemodynamic changes and also suffer from difficulties in processing speed, memory, and executive functions. …”
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The Relationship between Pain Catastrophizing and Cognitive Function in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Scoping Review by Cory Alcon, Elizabeth Bergman, John Humphrey, Rupal M. Patel, Sharon Wang-Price

“…Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) poses a considerable threat to physical, mental, and financial health worldwide. Beyond physical difficulties, CMP has a pronounced impact on pain behaviors and cognitive function. …”
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Functional disability among Behçet’s disease patients: its relation to disease activity, depression, and fatigue by Ghada A. Dawa, Mirvet A. El Toukhey, Nagwa A. Sherby, Shaimaa A. Mohamed

“…The current study aimed to assess several factors that may be related to functional disability among BD patients studying these factors and targeting them to increase physical and mental activity as well as functional ability in the future. …”
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Functional outcomes of type c distal humerus fractures in adults fixed by orthogonal double plating by K C Kapil Mani, Parimal Acharya, R C Dirgha Raj, Arun Sigdel

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate the functional outcomes, technical difficulties, complications, and patients' satisfactions after orthogonal double plating. …”
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Machine learning-based pseudo-continuous pedotransfer function for predicting soil freezing characteristic curve by Sangyeong Park, Yongjoon Choe, Hangseok Choi, Khanh Pham

“…This study developed an alternative approach to estimate θ using a pedotransfer function (PTF) implemented with extreme gradient boosting (XGB). …”
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Taxonomic hierarchical loss function for enhanced crop and weed phenotyping in multi-task semantic segmentation by Artzai Picon, Daniel Mugica, Itziar Eguskiza, Arantza Bereciartua-Perez, Javier Romero, Carlos Javier Jimenez, Christian Klukas, Laura Gomez-Zamanillo, Till Eggers, Ramon Navarra-Mestre

“…The proposed loss function support datasets with varying granularity and annotation heterogeneity, including for partial annotations at the pixel level. …”
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En vurdering av foreldreversjonen av Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-2) by Michelle Øybø, Joakim Tangen, Kristine Stadskleiv

“…Introduksjon: Foreldreversjonen av Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-2) er et mye brukt spørreskjema som gir informasjon om barns eksekutive fungering. …”
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The Impact of Functional Asymmetry of the Cerebral Hemispheres in Students of a Physics and Mathematics Lyceum on the Learning Outcomes by Oksana Ikkert, Tetiana Korol, Kateryna Hlazunova, Iryna Tsinkevych

“…This indicates that the type of interhemispheric asymmetry is not a factor that causes learning difficulties or vice versa. The article summarizes the necessity of considering the individual psychophysiological characteristics of students in the educational process, particularly their functional asymmetry of the cerebral hemispheres. …”
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Effects of dual task on functional mobility in individuals with Down syndrome: a case–control study by Regiane Luz Carvalho, Vanessa Fonseca Vilas Boas, Laura Ferreira de Rezende Franco

“…For individuals with DS, performing simultaneous tasks may exacerbate difficulties in functional mobility. Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the impact of traditional and mobile phone-related dual tasks on the functional mobility of individuals with DS. …”
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Effect of Nursing Care Strategy on Functional Outcomes among Patients after First Time Stroke by Marwa M. Ali, Rasha F. Mohamed, Amina A. Mahmoud

“… Context: Strokes are life-changing events not merely affect a person physically but also emotionally as it may result in physical disabilities, which lead to functional disabilities as difficulties carrying out daily activities as working, walking, talking, eating, bathing, with loss of energy in addition to depressive status as a result of functional disabilities. …”
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A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Association Between Middle Ear Function and Sinonasal Infections by Mayur Ingale, Rose Johnson, James Thomas, Vinod Shinde, Manu S. Babu, Vandana Arvind

“…The extent of the lesion and length of the disease course correlate with greater middle ear damage, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and management of sinusitis to prevent long-term complications in middle ear function.…”
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Ultrasound Imaging Equipment for Evaluating Chronic Constipation in Home Healthcare: A Review Article by Yohei Okawa

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Use of aquatic environment for assessing functional tests: feasibility, benefits, and challenges compared to land-based tests by Gustavo Christofoletti, Anna Julia Santana Ribeiro, Maria Fernanda de Souza Macedo, Gabriela Maria da Silva Béé, Sidney Afonso Sobrinho-Junior, Jefferson Rosa Cardoso

“…In conclusion, an aquatic environment is a feasible option for conducting functional tests. Although water may have increased the difficulty of certain assessments, the perceived exertion in water was either lower than or comparable to that of land.…”
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