Action verbal fluency in Parkinson’s patients by Inês Tello Rodrigues, Joaquim J. Ferreira, Miguel Coelho, Mario M. Rosa, Alexandre Castro-Caldas

“…Our findings suggest a correlation between the disease mechanisms in PD and a specific verb deficit, support the validity of the action (verb) fluency as an executive function measure and suggest that this task provides unique information not captured with traditional executive function tasks.…”
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Electrophysiological assessment of the effects of obstructive sleep apnea on cognition. by Ethem Gelir, Cenk Başaran, Sibel Bayrak, Süha Yağcıoğlu, Murat Timur Budak, Hikmet Fırat, Pekcan Ungan

“…According to our study results, OSA affects attention and executive function adversely however, we could not detect a significant effect on working or procedural memory.…”
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Efficient Sleep, Enhanced Attention: Exploring the Interplay With RBC-Inflammation Mechanisms in Hypoxic High-Altitude Areas by Shi CY, Xue XJ, Li ZF, Huang XY, Su R, Wang NN, Zhu JG, Li H, Ma HL, Liu M, Zhang DL

“…We also found that enhanced sleep efficiency was correlated with a balance between alerting functions and executive control.Conclusion: The study establishes that sleep quality and executive control are interlinked via an inflammatory response related to red blood cell characteristics, impacting mental health. …”
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Efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation interventions on cognitive impairment: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials by Minmin Wu, Wenjing Song, Xue Wang, Lili Teng, Jinting Li, Jiongliang Zhang, Xinyue Li, Donghui Yu, Huanhuan Jia, Binhan Wang, Qiang Tang, Luwen Zhu

“…Interpretation This umbrella review indicates that NIBS techniques, particularly rTMS and tDCS, can significantly improve cognitive functions such as global cognition, language, executive functions, and memory in patients with AD and MCI. …”
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Christian Education and the Enforcement Procedure by Zoltán Sőre

“…In my study, I explore the connection between enforcement and, in part, judgement, and the Bible, as a result of which, the world's most popular book may provide a basis for further reinterpretation of the executive function, not to devalue it, but rather for its recognition. …”
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Fungsi partai politik pada kekuasaan eksekutif dan legislatif berdasar pada sistem pemerintahan di Indonesia by Taufikkurrahman Taufikkurrahman

“…The presence of the political party certainly has a vital function to be considered and given space. One of its features is in political recruitment in filling political positions in the executive and legislative powers in Indonesia. …”
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Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial of the effects of near-infrared spectroscopy neurofeedback training coupled with virtual reality technology in children with ADHD by Que Zheng, Kathy Tsam-ling Kei, Ka Yu Chiu, Kathy Kar-man Shum

“…Primary outcomes will include measures of executive function, such as attentional control, response inhibition and working memory, along with changes in oxygenated and deoxygenated haemoglobin levels monitored by functional NIRS. …”
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Call up the (cognitive) reserves: how adult socialisation and education influences cognition in the UK Biobank by Benjamin Tari, Morgane Künzi, Vanessa Raymont

“…Finally, less greenspace and further coastal distance support abstract reasoning, whereas further coastal distance predicts poorer executive function.ConclusionWe demonstrate the potential utility of adult education and social activities which may offset the detrimental effects of deprivation. …”
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Influence of selected cognitive performances on musculoskeletal injury occurrence in adult male professional Slovenian PrvaLiga football players in a prospective cohort study by Florian Giesche, Manca Peskar, Luka Šlosar, Boštjan Šimunič, Rado Pišot, Uros Marusic

“…This prospective cohort study investigates basic and executive cognitive functions in predicting injuries in 78 professional male football (soccer) players from four Slovenian first league teams. …”
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Diurnal Variation and Twenty-Four Hour Sleep Deprivation Do Not Alter Supine Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Male Young Adults. by Daniel S Quintana, Torbjørn Elvsåshagen, Nathalia Zak, Linn B Norbom, Per Ø Pedersen, Sophia H Quraishi, Atle Bjørnerud, Ulrik F Malt, Inge R Groote, Tobias Kaufmann, Ole A Andreassen, Lars T Westlye

“…However, the intraindividual stability of HRV in response to sleep and diurnal disturbances, which are commonly reported in mental illness, and its relationship with executive function are not well understood. Here, in 40 healthy adult males we calculated high frequency HRV-an index of parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) activity-using pulse oximetry during brain imaging, and assessed attentional and executive function performance in a subsequent behavioral test session at three time points: morning, evening, and the following morning. …”
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Administrative law: Embryo of the new conception by Tomić Zoran R.

“…Striving to offer the professional and scientific public at least a somewhat novel approach, the author of this paper considers public administration as an executive function, followed by regulatory and protective instruments. …”
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The mechanism of checks and balances as a method of constitutional conflicts solving: comparative law issues by I. Tretyak

“…The executive branch receives "quasi-legislative" powers with delegated law-making. …”
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Acute high-intensity aerobic exercise affects brain-derived neurotrophic factor in mild cognitive impairment: a randomised controlled study by Emer M Guinan, Kate E Devenney, Áine M Kelly, Bibiana C Mota, Cathal Walsh, Marcel Olde Rikkert, Stefan Schneider, Brian Lawlor

“…Blood sampling and cognitive measures (visuospatial learning and memory, sustained attention and executive function) were collected at baseline (T1) and postintervention (T2). …”
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Pathological Aging of Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study by Sana Mohammadi, Sadegh Ghaderi, Farzad Fatehi, Sanjay Kalra, Seyed Amir Hossein Batouli

“…Longitudinal BSA increases were correlated with executive function decline (r = −0.651, p = 0.042). …”
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Subjective memory complaints in people with epilepsy: Are there “signature” complaints associated with anxiety and depression? by Cassandra Trend, Isha Puntambekar, Sallie Baxendale

“…Anxiety was associated with memory complaints mediated by executive functions, while depression was associated with increased reports of losses from the core memory store. …”
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Brain-Inspired Multisensory Learning: A Systematic Review of Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Outcomes in Adult Multicultural and Second Language Acquisition by Evgenia Gkintoni, Stephanos P. Vassilopoulos, Georgios Nikolaou

“…Background: Multicultural education and second-language acquisition engaged neural networks, supporting executive function, memory, and social cognition in adulthood, represent powerful forms of brain-inspired multisensory learning. …”
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Aerobics: an effective exercise to improve cognition in adults with mild cognitive impairment by Preeti Gazbare, Palekar Tushar J, Shreya Medhi

“…Neurocognitive domains like attention, memory, and executive function were assessed using a Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB) at baseline and 12 weeks of intervention for both groups. …”
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Cognitive Stimulation and Strength Training in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Juan Miguel Muñoz-Perete, María del Mar Carcelén-Fraile, Yolanda Castellote-Caballero, María del Carmen Carcelén-Fraile

“…Pre- and post-intervention assessments included measures of cognitive function, verbal fluency, attention, processing speed, executive function, gait, balance, fall risk, and lower- and upper-body strength. …”
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Correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Performance on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in a Cohort of Adult Women in South Africa by Antonio G. Lentoor, Lezani Myburgh

“…Performance on subtest of attention, memory, constructive abstraction, and executive functions significantly and inversely correlated with BMI. …”
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Cognitive profile in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies by Shuai Liu, Chunyan Liu, Xiao-Dan Wang, Huiru Lu, Yong Ji

“…In line with the literature on Dementia with Lewy bodies, our results showed lower performance on tests for visuoconstructive and executive function, whereas memory remained relatively spared in the early period.…”
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