Field-based assessment of inhibitory control in black-tailed gulls using a cylinder task by Kaho Minami, Yuichi Mizutani, Sota Inoue, Hibiki Sugiyama, Yusuke Goto, Akiko Shoji, Ken Yoda

“…Abstract One of the executive functions, inhibitory control, enables animals to suppress ineffective behaviors and facilitate flexible behavior. …”
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A Case Study of Sensor Data Collection and Analysis in Smart City: Provenance in Smart Food Supply Chain by Qiannan Zhang, Tian Huang, Yongxin Zhu, Meikang Qiu

“…Acting as an indispensable role in smart city, IoT (Internet of Things) connects the executive ability of the physical world and the intelligence of the computational world, aiming to enlarge the capabilities of things in real city and strengthen the practicality of functions in cyber world. …”
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Guidance Action in the Costa Rican Humanities School System for the Development of Comprehensive Student Well-being by María Marta Castro-Arce, Gabriela Chacón-Fonseca, Ángeles Sánchez-López

“…A total of 85 participants were selected based on the following criteria: representatives of SCHC executive directors and eleventh-year students. …”
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Computer-aided cognitive recovery in patients with cardiovascular diseases by I. V. Tarasova, D. S. Kupriyanova, O. A. Trubnikova, O. L. Barbarash

“…We describe a cognitive training software to stimulate perception, attention, short-term memory, executive functions, speech, and thinking. Baseline neurological examination and neuropsychological testing are mandatory before starting a cognitive recovery. …”
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Audit committee financial expertise and real earnings management via accretive repurchases: does CEO power matter? by Abdulsalam Saad Alquhaif, Rayed Obaid Alobaid

“…The significance of implementing strong corporate governance practices is emphasised to mitigate the adverse effects of dominant CEOs on monitoring functions of the ACs.s…”
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Budgetary instruments of public finance management by S. N. Rukina, K. A. Gerasimova, A. S. Takmazyan, K. N. Samoylova

“…The purpose of the study is to critically examine the content of budget instruments, and their role in modern conditions, problems of functioning and areas of improvement. The key instrument of state financial policy is the federal budget, the resource capabilities of which make it possible to finance national projects, measures to implement the Messages of the President of the Russian Federation, 42 government initiatives. …”
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Assessing the role of local councils in the development of sustainable urban security (Case Study; Urmia City) by Parvin Daneshvar, Taghiloo Ali Akbar, Hassan heydari

“…Also, the one-sample t-test showed that the significance level of the test is less than (0.05) and at 95% confidence level there is a positive significant difference between the dimensions of council functions and the dimensions of sustainable urban security development.…”
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The Effect Of Emotional Intelligence And Woring Memory And Selective Attention On Reading Comprehension Of Students With Learning Difficulties In Lebanese Inclusive Schools by Shaza Ismail, Mounah Geha

“… Emotional intelligence (EI) and executive functions (EFs) are constructs deemed vital for academic achievement. …”
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Are national institutions implementing European Union funds part of the EU institutional system sensu largo? Observations from the perspective of Poland by Wioleta Hryniewicka-Filipkowska

“… The measure of the efficiency of any international organization is its institutions equipped with appropriate powers and executive apparatus. The European Union, like other international organizations, has its own structures that form a kind of institutional system. …”
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Mechanism of interaction with international law enforcement organizations in the field of preventing and countering economic crime by D.O. Grytsyshen

“…The article considers the features of the functioning of these law enforcement organizations and the features of their interaction with domestic law enforcement agencies in the field of preventing and countering economic crime. …”
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Notarial form ad solemnitatem in Montenegrin law by Korać Velibor

“…The author hereto pays special attention to the significance and functions of notarial form. The law provides for a notarial form as a prerequisite of validity of a number of the most significant contracts in the area of inheritance, family and obligations law. …”
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Models of civil servants’ digital competence: approaches to formation and evaluation by N. S. Gegedyush, E. V. Maslennikova, V. A. Osipov

“…But professional knowledge and skills in the field of information and communication technologies, in fact, duplicate the basic qualification requirements and do not reflect the use of information and communication technologies specifics in various industries and the differentiation of employees’ functionality depending on categories and groups of positions. …”
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ADMINISTRATIVE-LEGAL MEANS OF ENSURING SAFETY OF OBJECTS OF FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX by T. Spitsyna

“…The practical signiicance of the research questions of safety of objects of fuel and energy complex by the fact that their smooth functioning depends on the further economic development of the state as they continue to be the main source of income of inancial resources in the budget, and possible acts of unlawful interference can cause signiicant material damage. …”
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Regional variation in cerebral oxygen metabolism during acute severe hypoxia with temporary cognitive impairment by Daehun Kang, Koji Uchida, Clifton R. Haider, Norbert G. Campeau, Myung-Ho In, Erin M. Gray, Joshua D. Trzasko, Kirk M. Welker, Jeffrey L. Gunter, Matt A. Bernstein, Max R. Trenerry, David R. Holmes, III, Michael J. Joyner, Timothy B. Curry, John Huston, III, Yunhong Shu

“…These findings enhance our understanding of how acute hypoxia affects brain function, emphasizing the importance of network-specific adaptations in maintaining cognitive performance during oxygen deprivation.…”
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Deprescribing anticholinergics to preserve brain health: reducing the risk of dementia through deprescribing (R2D2): study protocol for a randomized clinical trial by Noll L. Campbell, Richard J. Holden, Sujuan Gao, Frederick W. Unverzagt, Kathleen A. Lane, Allie Carter, Addison B. Harrington, Sneha Manoharan, Neha Manoharan, Danielle L. Rosenthal, Christopher Pitts, Kathryn Pelkey, Emily Papineau, David M. Lauck, Noha Keshk, Khalid Alamer, Hussein Khalil, Malaz A. Boustani

“…The primary outcome of the study is a composite measure of cognition that includes domains assessing executive cognitive function, language, and memory. …”
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RxTrends: An R-based Shiny Application for Visualising Open Data on Prescribed Medications in Ireland [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Derek Corrigan, Molly Mattsson, Emma Wallace, Fiona Boland, Mary E. Walsh, Michelle Flood, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Ciara Kirke, Ahmed Hassan Ali

“…Background The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland releases monthly reports on prescription dispensing claims and payments relating to community drug schemes. …”
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Evaluating the effects of liraglutide, empagliflozin and linagliptin on mild cognitive impairment remission in patients with type 2 diabetes (LIGHT-MCI): study protocol for a multi... by Jie Liu, Jie Zhang, Wen Zhang, Ying Wang, Lu Zhang, Bing Zhang, Kun Wang, Weili Yan, Yan Bi, Zhou Zhang, Xiang Xu, Wenhui Zhu, Fangyi Li, Xiaoya Zhang, Xiaowei Zhu, Congcong Yu, Huijie Yang, Shihua Chen, Sijue Yang, Beibei Zhai, Tianyu Wu, Shengyi Zhao, Xuewei Tong, Yanjie Duan, Yining Chao, Jindan Wu, Xinhua Ye, Haiyan Cheng

“…The key secondary outcome measures include changes in scores of general cognition and various cognitive subdomains (including processing speed, executive function, immediate memory, visuospatial construction ability, language, attention and delayed memory), basic and instrumental daily living ability, MRI-derived normalised measures of total brain volume, cerebral microstructures, cortical and nuclear volume, white matter hyperintensity, volume, white matter microstructural integrity, odour-induced brain activation and resting-state functional connectivity, olfactory function and metabolic parameters.Ethics and dissemination The LIGHT-MCI trial has received approval from the Ethics Committees of the Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School (2022-092-02) and other participating centres in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the International Conference on Harmonisation for Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP E6). …”
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Enhanced attention and memory in slackline practitioners: a descriptive study by Paula Plaza, Paula Bustamante Muñoz, •Valentina Ramirez, Paula pConcha, Ricardo Ghiorzi, Oscar Achiardi

“…Keywords: cognitive functions, executive functions, body balance and physical activity …”
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Exploring special economic zone governance: a comparative study of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Kyrgyzstan by N. Saulius, A. Konysbek

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The vagus nerve: a cornerstone for mental health and performance optimization in recreation and elite sports by Christian Lopez Blanco, William J. Tyler, William J. Tyler

“…We briefly review some useful interventions such as transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, heart-rate variability biofeedback, and controlled breathing as accessible tools for enhancing vagal tone, improving executive functioning under pressure, and mitigating fatigue and burnout. …”
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