Comparative effectiveness of aripiprazole and olanzapine on neurocognitive profile of patients with schizophrenia by Sanya Sharma, Ajeet Sidana, Shivangi Mehta, Manoj Kumar Bajaj

“…Aim: To see comparative effectiveness of aripiprazole and olanzapine on neurocognitive profile of patients with schizophrenia. Materials and Methods: This was a comparative, prospective, and interventional study. …”
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ESTIMATING THE EFFICIENCY OF CONTROL OVER CATERING ENTERPRISES IN NIZHNIY NOVGOROD

“…Objective: to identify and systematize the most problematic objects of control in various cafes of Nizhny Novgorod, in the opinion of their leaders, and to offer measures for their improvement.Methods: the study is based on questionnaires, analysis, and logical classification.Results: the results of the respondents’ polling are described; just under a third of respondents indicated that one of the last two inspections is the identification of cases of poisoning in the catering industry; the main object of control, of the most commonly detected defects, is visual inspec- tion. …”
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Profile of cognitive deficits among children residing in areas with high ambient air pollution in Odisha by Kulumina Dash, Pratap Kumar Jena, Jigyansa Ipsita Pattnaik, Sayali Mishra, Jayaprakash Russell Ravan

“…Aim: This study aims to specifically profile the cognitive deficits experienced by children residing in areas with high ambient particulate matter air pollution (PM10 and PM2.5) in Odisha. Material and Methods: A total of 30 children aged 6–8 years from Kalinga Nagar, Odisha were sampled, and their cognitive functions covering domains such as memory, attention, IQ, executive function, verbal skills, vocabulary, visuospatial ability, and processing speed and accuracy were assessed using the Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (MISIC). …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Unintentional In-Home Injuries in Older Adults by Ok-Hee Cho, Hyekyung Kim

“…This study examines the prevalence and types of unintentional in-home injuries in older adults and identifies the risk factors associated with falls and cuts/collisions. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 309 older adults (aged ≥ 65 years) recruited from eight senior welfare centers in South Korea. …”
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Cognition and chronic pain: an analysis on community-dwelling elderly caregivers and non-caregivers by Marielli TERASSI, Ana Carolina OTTAVIANI, Érica Nestor de SOUZA, Francisco José FRAGA, Pedro MONTOYA, Sofia Cristina Iost PAVARINI, Priscilla HORTENSE

“…Objective: To compare the performance and cognitive processing of elderly caregivers and non-caregivers with and without chronic pain. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among 149 elderly people divided into four groups that were matched according to sex, age and schooling. …”
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A silent threat to children's school road safety in Türkiye: The impact of stray dog attacks by Halil Karadas, Abdullatif Dag

“…Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The study was conducted with the participation of stakeholders in seven different schools, including central and village schools. …”
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Parables of Heaven, Acts and Epistles of the Apostles in Measure for Measure by Natalia E. Mikeladze

“…In the plays similar to the topical one (thesis play) Shakespeare applies the methods of the tradition of religious and philosophical exegesis. …”
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Harnessing AI for aphasia: a case report on ChatGPT's role in supporting written expression by Avery K. Allen, Christine Brennan, Christina Riseman, Holly Kleiber, Allison I. Hilger

“…While writing aids show promise, artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as large language models (LLMs), offer new opportunities for individuals with language-based writing challenges.MethodsThis case report describes the use of the LLM, ChatGPT, to improve accuracy, complexity, and productivity in an adult with aphasia. …”
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Electroacupuncture superiority in knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of four acupuncture techniques by Yu Chen, Chunyan Xing, Qi Wan, Gengchun Guo, Wanlang Li

“…Although acupuncture can treat knee osteoarthritis; none of the studies have compared the effectiveness of four common acupuncture techniques (electroacupuncture, filiform acupuncture, warming acupuncture, and fire acupuncture) in knee osteoarthritis.MethodsThe Web of Science, EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus, and CNKI databases were searched for the clinical randomized controlled trials of electroacupuncture, filiform acupuncture, warming acupuncture, and fire acupuncture in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis published before September 1, 2024. …”
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The Efficacy of Lactocare® Synbiotic on the Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Psoriasis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial by Ali Akbarzadeh, Pedram Alirezaei, Amin Doosti-Irani, Maryam Mehrpooya, Fatemeh Nouri

“…Methods. A total of 52 psoriasis patients were included in this study and randomly divided into treatment and placebo (control) groups. …”
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Psychological Aspects of the Organization of the Foreign Language Learning Process for Students of Non-Linguistic Specialities under Current Conditions by C. Соколовська

“…The approaches to the selection of teaching goals, tasks, forms, methods and visual aids for students of specialty “Journalism” at master’s degree level are proposed for the formation of positive motivation to learn English. …”
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Post-2000 milestones in freshwater fish taxonomy: a comprehensive review of newly described species in Türkiye by Cüneyt Kaya, Gülşah Saç, Nicolas Hubert, Mert Minaz, Irmak Kurtul

“…The study also highlights the rapid development of freshwater biodiversity research in Türkiye and emphasizes the value of using integrated methods and global partnerships to better understand less-studied aquatic species. …”
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Valsalva-Related Subretinal Hemorrhage as a Presenting Symptom of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy by Yousif Subhi, Torben L. Sørensen

“…The patient refrained from treatment against our best advice, and thus this is also a rare case of the natural course of an untreated PCV. Methods. Case report. Results. A 66-year-old female with a respiratory infection coughed intensely until exhaustion, after which she developed visual symptoms on the right eye. …”
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Intelligent IoT Surveillance and Instantaneous Management by Ying Huang, Yongmei Su, Shuanggui Lu

“…By deploying Deep Learning (DL) facilities close to customers who want them, latency and processing costs associated with transmitting data through the Cloud may be minimized. The suggested methods enhance platform decision-making and industrial automation system performance by integrating cloud-based services into an operational loop. …”
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Optical and motor changes associated with lighting and near vision tasks in electronic devices by Elvira Orduna-Hospital, Ebrahim Safarian Baloujeh, Rafael Navarro, Ana Sanchez-Cano

“…Purpose: To assess optical and motor changes associated with near vision reading under different controlled lighting conditions performed with two different types of electronic screens. Methods: Twenty-four healthy subjects with a mean age of 22.9±2.3 years (18-33) participated in this study. …”
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Multi-Scale Contrastive Learning with Hierarchical Knowledge Synergy for Visible-Infrared Person Re-Identification by Yongheng Qian, Su-Kit Tang

“…Different from these methods, we propose a multi-scale contrastive learning network (MCLNet) with hierarchical knowledge synergy for VI-ReID. …”
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MODELLING OF THE CONCEPT DIVERSIDAD IN TRANSLATION: SPANISH-LANGUAGE MEDIA DISCOURSE THROUGH THE LENS OF COGNITIVE-DISCOURSIVE APPROACH by M.A. Lesnikova (Khrustaleva)

“…The methodology encompasses various scientific methods including description, analysis, synthesis, modelling, abstraction, generalisation, induction, and deduction. …”
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The phenomenon of creative images of Dimash Qudaibergen in the context of sustainable development of the cultural values of Kazakhstan by Meruyert Zhanguzhinova

“…The research methodology encompasses theoretical methods, overview-conceptual analysis, inductive and deductive approaches, as well as the synthesis of data from these methodological approaches. …”
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Wearable damaged clothing fabric image recognition system based on image restoration algorithm by Xu Li, Longlin Zhang

“…Traditional fabric detection methods often rely on manual visual inspection, which has low efficiency and accuracy that does not meet the requirements. …”
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The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Lumbar Epidural Injection for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome by Ashraf Eskandr, Sadik Abdel Maseeh

“…This study evaluates the effect of adding dexmedetomidine to lumbar epidural steroids in patients with failed back surgery syndrome. Methods. Fifty patients suffering from failed back surgery syndrome were randomly assigned to one of two groups, receiving an epidural injection of 20 mL of either a mixture of betamethasone (14 mg) and bupivacaine 0.5 mg (group C) or a mixture of betamethasone (14 mg), bupivacaine 0.5 mg, and dexmedetomidine (0.5 μg/kg) (group D) adjusted to the volume with normal saline. …”
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