A Novel Technique for Bulk-Fill Resin-Based Restorations: Achieving Function and Esthetics in Posterior Teeth by Gerardo Durán Ojeda, Ismael Henríquez Gutiérrez, José Pablo Tisi, Abelardo Báez Rosales

“…Nevertheless, differences in anatomy and the desire for optimal esthetics present unique difficulties. This article describes a step-by-step technique using flowable bulk-fill resin as a substitute for dentin in a single increment, together with a high-reflective-index resin to restore enamel and decrease clinical time, obtaining anatomically and esthetically acceptable results without detriment to the mechanical properties required to restore the functionality of the posterior teeth.…”
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A Convergent Legendre Spectral Collocation Method for the Variable-Order Fractional-Functional Optimal Control Problems by Zahra Pirouzeh, Mohammad Hadi Noori Skandari, Kameleh Nassiri Pirbazari

“…In this paper, a numerical method is applied to approximate the solution of variable-order fractional-functional optimal control problems. The variable-order fractional derivative is described in the type III Caputo sense. …”
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Revised Control Barrier Function with Sensing of Threats from Relative Velocity Between Humans and Mobile Robots by Zihan Zeng, Silu Chen, Xiangjie Kong, Xiaojuan Li, Chi Zhang, Guilin Yang

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Recent developments in selective therapeutic targeting of functionalized nanomaterials to neurovascular units in overcoming the gaps in neurovascular therapy by Sakshi Goswami, Nickolay K. Isaev, Alla B. Salmina, Suresh Vir Singh Rana, Sergey N. Illarioshkin, Yeshvandra Verma

“…The objective of present article was to highlight the advancements in recent therapies support the potential role of functionalized nanomaterials to tackle the difficulties in targeted delivery systems for neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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Salivary oxytocin levels, empathy, and executive functions in Egyptian children with ADHD: a case–control study by M. Belal, S. Moussa, R. Amin Omnia, W. Fakher

“…Abstract Objective This case–control study was to compare the salivary oxytocin levels of ADHD in children and typically developing children (TDC) and to examine the correlation between executive functions, empathy, and salivary oxytocin levels in ADHD in children and TDC. …”
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The Mediating Role of Depression and Pain Catastrophizing in the Relationship between Functional Capacity and Pain Intensity in Patients with Fibromyalgia by Casandra I. Montoro, Carmen M. Galvez-Sánchez

“…., insomnia and unrefreshing sleep), fatigue, cognitive, and emotional difficulties. Although pain has been proposed the factor mostly impacting in the FMS patients’ function, emotional and psychological FMS-associated factors are also known to exert a negative impact in quality of life and functional capacity. …”
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The prevention and treatment of myopia in schoolchildren from grade 1 to grade 10 by restoring the ocular accommodation function by E. I. Gubarev

“…Purpose: to evaluate long term effectiveness of a method of restoring the accommodation function of the eye and preventing the onset and progression of myopia and to propose ways to overcome medical requirements that are difficult to meet.Material and methods. …”
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Evaluation of variation of salt dust hygroscopic aerosol particle size as a function of relative air humidity by Konstantin A. Chernyi, Grigorii Z. Faynburg

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Impact of gestational age on child intelligence, attention and executive function at age 5: a cohort study by Erik Lykke Mortensen, Emilie Pi Fogtmann Sejer, Frederik Jager Bruun, Julie Anna Slavensky, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel

“…For the teacher-assessed Global Executive Composite, the mean difference was 5.3 points (95% CI 2.4 to 8.3) in the adjusted analysis, indicating more executive function difficulties in the preterm group <34 weeks GA compared with the term group. …”
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The association between conative functioning of adolescents exposed to intimate partner violence and family dimensions of cohesion and adaptibility by Simonović-Grujić Ljiljana

“…The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between intimate partner violence and: family system functioning (cohesion and adaptability), conative functioning of adolescents and risk of psychopathological symptomatology development. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction with Aesthetics, Retention, Function, and Comfort of Removable Complete and Partial Acrylic Dentures by Amal Qasim Ahmed, Rusul Subhi Hassan, Hussein Ali M. Hussein, Amenah Hafedh Khudhair, Nabaa Basim Alhusseini, Salah M. Ibrahim

“… Objectives: The quality of removable dentures (acrylic partial and complete) significantly affects patients’ quality of life, encompassing aspects such as aesthetics, function and the psychological well-being of individuals by restoring their smile. …”
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The Effect of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention on Executive Functioning and Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Adults with Depression by Valentina Grand Jaramillo, María Camila Arbeláez Herrera, Andrés Mauricio Grisales, Daniel Alfredo Landinez Martínez, Oscar Mauricio Castaño Ramirez

“…Affective disorders, such as depressive disorder (DD), are strongly linked to suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempts (SA), and completed suicides. Cognitive difficulties are among the hallmark features of DD, forming a part of its nosological definition,specifically, those related to executive functioning. …”
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Algorithm for Constructing the Hazard Function of the Extended Cox Model and its Application to the Prostate Cancer Patient Database by I. I. Mikulik, G. M. Zharinov, A. Yu. Kneev

“…The fact is that the features correlate with the hazard function linearly, and the model does not use more complex dependences. …”
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Unpacking linguistic features in EFL textbooks using systemic functional linguistics: Transitivity, Mood, and nominal group structure analysis by Hieronimus Canggung Darong, Maksimus Regus

“…Systemic functional linguistics provides a systematic and comprehensive approach to examining language use, offering valuable information about the construction of meaning in the context of experiential, interpersonal, and textual metafunctions. …”
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Stroke in the state of Alagoas, Brazil: a descriptive analysis of a northeastern scenario by Letícia Januzi de Almeida Rocha, Kauan Araújo da Silva, Arthur de Lima Chagas, Arthur de Oliveira Veras, Vitor Gustavo Leão Souto, Maria Clara Motta Barbosa Valente, Jussara Almeida de Oliveira Baggio

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Linguistic Awareness of the Prepositional Phrase Complexities in the English as a Foreign Language Context by Chinger Enrique Zapata-Leal, María Cecilia Ávila-Portuanto

“…Such configurations address scenarios for the identification of multiple meanings, different syntactic functions and structures, regional variations, typology, formal and informal language usage, among others, which represent obstacles and difficulties in the comprehension of the topic by EFL learners. …”
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Critique and Analysis of the Book “Language, Context and Text: Aspects of Language in a Social-Semiotic Perspective” by Sepideh Abdolkarimi

“…One of the challenges translators has faced, has been equivalent choices for technical terms in the named approach and the absence of books in this field in Persian has resulted in the present situation which shows lack of Persian sources in functional linguistics. Other difficulties the translators faced have resulted in the emergence of cases which in their own turn require the revision of the book. …”
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Graph analysis of resting state functional brain networks and associations with cognitive outcomes in survivors of pediatric brain tumor by Eric S. Semmel, Vince D. Calhoun, Frank Hillary, Robin Morris, Tricia Z. King

“…The present study used graph theory to examine functional network properties in this population and whether graph metrics relate to core cognitive skills: attention, working memory, and processing speed. 31 survivors and 31 matched controls completed neuropsychological testing and functional magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Association of item‐level responses to cognitive function index with tau pathology and hippocampal volume in the A4 Study by Idris Demirsoy, Elham Ghanbarian, Babak Khorsand, Bhargav T. Nallapu, Kellen K. Petersen, Richard B. Lipton, S. Ahmad Sajjadi, Laura A. Rabin, Ali Ezzati

“…Participants and study partners assessed cognitive changes using the 15‐item Cognitive Function Index (CFI) questionnaire. We explored the relationship among tauMTL, hippocampal volume (HVa), and CFI reports. …”
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“So Beautiful That Mortal… Eyes Can’t Take It”: How Postmodernism Shows Us the Function of the Beautiful in the Landscape of the Traumatic by Griffin Lang Pickett

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