Exploring the biological function of dreaming: lessons learned from recruitment challenges in a pilot study with PCA stroke patients by Tamara Fischmann, Luisa Peters, Vanessa Rieker, Michael Koslowski

“…BackgroundThis methodological report draws conclusions about a study that aimed to investigate the biological function of dreams. The main hypothesis in the study posited that dreams serve to maintain sleep by hallucinatory wish fulfillment in response to affect-laden impulses. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE OUTCOMES OF "REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CENTER FOR DISEASES OF THE ORAL MUCOSA" FUNCTIONING THROUGHOUT 10 YEARS. FUTURE TRENDS by P.M. Skrypnykov, T.P. Skrypnikova, N.V. Rozkolupa, T.A. Khmil, O.V. Gurzhii, S.V. Kolomiets, Yu.I. Silenko

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Effectiveness of Structural Couple Therapy and Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy on Intrapersonal-Interpersonal Skills and Family Function in Couples by Nayereh Sadat Sadatmand, Ozra Etemadi, Fatemeh Bahrami, Maryam Fatehizadeh

“…Objective: The current investigation sought to evaluate the efficacy of structural couple therapy in conjunction with Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) regarding the enhancement of intrapersonal-interpersonal skills and family function of couples. Methods: The research methodology employed was a quasi-experimental design incorporating pre-test and post-test assessments alongside a control group. …”
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Urban Functional Zone Identification Based on Multimodal Data Fusion: A Case Study of Chongqing’s Central Urban Area by Yongchuan Zhang, Yuhong Xu, Jie Gao, Zunya Zhao, Jing Sun, Fengyun Mu

“…Urban Functional Zones (UFZs) are spatial units of the city divided according to specific functional activities. …”
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A shortened 10-item Spine Functional Index: clinimetric properties indicate a reliable, responsive and practical measure by Hamid Reza Mokhtarinia, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Markus Melloh, Agnieszka Bejer

“…Abstract Background To assess the 10-item Spine Functional Index (SFI-10) clinimetric properties in a general musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) spine population. …”
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Learning control system of lifting machine motors by V. I. Zimovets, A. S. Chirva, O. I. Marishchenko

“…In practice, the control of technical state of the motors is mainly performed during scheduled maintenance, which does not reveal to detect originating defects and to prevent significant damage of motors up to their complete failure. The difficulty of obtaining diagnostic information is that the main functional units of electric motors are dependent. …”
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Dual Task Interference in Young, Middle-Age and Older Adults During Different Functional Mobility Tasks: A Cross Sectional Study by Tamara R. L. P. Tolotti, Ana Paula O. Barbosa, João Vítor E. H. Szortyka, Adriana T. de Lemos, Felipe de S. Stigger

“…Background: Functional mobility, which encompasses movements required for everyday activities, involves the ability to perform two tasks simultaneously, a concept known as dual-tasking (DT). …”
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Neurodidactic analysis of the difficulty in learning the notion of rational number in the 3rd grade of Elementary School by Angelita Fulle, Daniela Maria Oliveira Bonci, Laerte Silva da Fonseca

“…In the practical explanations and pedagogical considerations to the teacher of the documents analyzed, weaknesses were found that could be mitigated by neurocognitive principles related to attentional functioning added to principles of the Theories of Didactic Situations and Didactic Engineering.…”
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Comprehensive search for assessment indicators that influence the level of handwriting difficulties among children in educational settings by Shuhei Takahata, Hiromichi Hagihara, Hiroyuki Ishihara, Daiki Enomoto, Naoto Ienaga, Haruka Noda, Shoichi Ishida, Kei Terayama

“…In this study, we investigate the relationship between teachers’ perceptions of children’s handwriting difficulties and children’s abilities relevant to their handwriting skills in three main areas: (1) handwriting process, (2) legibility of written letters, and (3) the cognitive and motor functions. …”
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A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF BALANCE– PROPRIOCEPTION AND AEROBIC EXERCISES ON FUNCTIONAL STATUS, PAIN, AND BALANCE IN PATIENTS WITH FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLE... by Hadi Yavuz, Türker Şahinkaya, Musa Doruk, Mert Zure, Şensu Dinçer, Ayşegül Ketenci, Gökhan Metin

“…Objective: Difficulty in performing daily activities and loss of balance are common complaints in addition to generalized pain in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) patients. …”
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Do executive functions and processing speed mediate the relationship between socioeconomic status and educational achievement? Analysis of an observational birth cohort study by Kate E. Mooney, Rachael W. Cheung, Sarah L. Blower, Richard J. Allen, Amanda Waterman

“…Children’s executive functions (including working memory and inhibition) and processing speed abilities may underlie these inequalities, however, the previous literature regarding this is limited. …”
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The impact of interactive motor-cognitive dual tasking on brain activation, functional connectivity, and behavioral performance in healthy adults: an fNIRS study by Xiaohan Li, Lifeng Tang, Yuting Zhang, Lin Ye, Lifeng Zhou, Min Tang

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore how varying levels of interactive motor-cognitive dual task difficulty affect brain activation, functional connectivity (FC), and behavioral performance in healthy adults using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).MethodsWe recruited 28 healthy participants to perform interactive motor-cognitive dual task at three difficulty levels: easy task (ET), medium task (MT), and difficult task (DT). …”
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A Multicomponent Educational and Rehabilitation Approach in Optimizing Outcomes During the Poststroke Subacute Phase by Alma Glinac, Osman Sinanović

“…Assessments were conducted at admission, after the final session for the experimental group, and one month later for the control group.Results: The experimental group demonstrated significantly greater improvements in cognitive abilities, upper extremity functionality, and daily activity independence compared to the control group (p < 0.001).Conclusion: The multicomponent educational-rehabilitation approach significantly enhances cognitive function, motor skills, and daily activity independence during the subacute phase of stroke recovery. …”
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Impacts of oral health on life quality metrics: correlations with job function, psychological well-being, self-perception, and dietary behavior by Mohammad Helmi

“…IntroductionThis study evaluates the impact of oral health issues on critical areas of daily functioning, including job performance, psychological well-being, self-rated oral health, and dietary habits.MethodsUtilizing NHANES data, the analysis applies Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and data visualization techniques (scatter plots, heatmaps, and box plots) to quantify associations between oral health variables, such as mouth aching (OHQ620), food avoidance (OHQ660), job difficulty due to mouth issues (OHQ640), and embarrassment (OHQ680).ResultsStrong correlations were found between mouth aching and job difficulty due to mouth issues, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.99, and between difficulty eating (OHQ670) and job difficulty due to mouth issues, with a coefficient of 0.98. …”
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Age-Related Decline in Disengaging Spatial Attention in Physiological Aging by Tiziana Pedale, Serena Mastroberardino, Nicola Tambasco, Valerio Santangelo

“…More focused analyses revealed that the ability to shift attention from the central (initial) to the peripheral (target) location slowed down as a function of age. <b>Conclusions:</b> These results suggest that aging is associated with a greater difficulty in disengaging endogenous attention from the central, uninformative cue to direct attention on task-relevant peripheral targets.…”
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Development of speech motility in children with Cerebral Palsy: Game-Based Intervention by Li Yixuan

“…In our review, we did not find any study evaluating the effectiveness of goal-oriented GBI (Game-Based Intervention), which is based on top-down approaches and motor learning strategies, on functional performance in children with CP. The child with CP, who has to continue his/her life without these mechanisms, has difficulty in maintaining postural control and establishing his balance. …”
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MODEL OF RATING OF NON PHYSICAL QUANTITY by V. M. Romanchak

“…Therefore at assessment of subjective sizes we will be limited in two ways – a difference and the relation of the sizes of sizes.As an example of application of the theory the functional communication, between physical quantity and nonphysical size, established by empirical laws is analyzed. …”
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Executive Functions Assessment Based on Wireless EEG and 3D Gait Analysis During Dual-Task: A Feasibility Study by Pasquale Arpaia, Renato Cuocolo, Allegra Fullin, Ludovica Gargiulo, Francesca Mancino, Nicola Moccaldi, Ersilia Vallefuoco, Paolo De Blasiis

“…Executive functions (EFs) are neurocognitive processes planning and regulating daily life actions. …”
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Integrated MEREC-CoCoSo approach using score function ofNeutrosophic for location selection of special economic zone by Debashis Ghosh, Bahnishikha Roy Muhuri, G.S. Mahapatra, B.S. Mahapatra

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MODEL OF THE PROCESS OF FUNCTIONING OF THE INFORMATION PROTECTION SYSTEM FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS CREATED IN THE SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT OF IMITATION MODELING "CPN TOOLS" by O. I. Bokova, I. G. Drovnikov, A. D. Popov, E. A. Rogozin

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