Learning new words through reading: do robust spelling–sound mappings boost learning of word forms and meanings? by Rachael C. Hulme, Laura R. Shapiro, J. S. H. Taylor

“…Pseudowords appeared two or six times in a paragraph, and had easy (e.g. bamper) or hard (e.g. uzide) to decode spelling–sound mappings. Post-tests assessed word-form knowledge, orthography–semantic mappings and semantic–phonology mappings. …”
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Neurocognitive Endophenotypes for Eating Disorders: A Preliminary High-Risk Family Study by Edoardo Pappaianni, Manuela Barona, Gaelle E. Doucet, Christopher Clark, Sophia Frangou, Nadia Micali

“…Sixteen girls at FHR for EDs and twenty control girls (age range: 8–15), completed neuropsychological tests assessing executive functions. Girls also underwent a resting-state fMRI scan to quantify functional connectivity (FC) within resting-state networks. …”
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Comparative evaluation of antibacterial and anti-adherent properties between titanium oxide, silver dioxide-coated, and conventional orthodontic wires against Streptococcus Sanguis... by Monalisa Das, Naina Pattnaik, Debashish Dash, Sreeman S Swadesh, Shakti Rath, Pranav V Manek, Ramanpal S Makkad

“…Surface modification was done using DC sputtering, and microbiological tests assessed the antibacterial and anti-adherent properties of the AgO2- and TiO2-coated wires. …”
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Frequent Visits to an Outdoor Range and Lower Areas of an Aviary System Is Related to Curiosity in Commercial Free-Range Laying Hens by Manisha Kolakshyapati, Peta Simone Taylor, Adam Hamlin, Terence Zimazile Sibanda, Jessica de Souza Vilela, Isabelle Ruhnke

“…Prior depopulation, novel arena (NA) and novel object (NO) tests assessed exploration and fearfulness. During early life; more time on the lower tier was associated with more lines crossed in the NA test (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Do Community Supported Agriculture programmes encourage change to food lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes? New evidence from shareholders by James E. Allen, Jairus Rossi, Timothy A. Woods, Alison F. Davis

“…Paired two-sided t-tests assess if paired means are statistically different, and multiple regressions of paired differences on socioeconomic factors, self-reported health, and years of CSA enrolment estimate the effect of respondent characteristics on behaviour change. …”
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Male vs. Female Differences in Responding to Oxygen–Ozone Autohemotherapy (O₂-O₃-AHT) in Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/... by Salvatore Chirumbolo, Luigi Valdenassi, Marianno Franzini, Sergio Pandolfi, Giovanni Ricevuti, Umberto Tirelli

“…Fatigue was investigated via an FSS 7-scoring questionnaire before and following 1 month after treatment. (4) Results: The Mann-Whitney test (MW test) assessed the significance of this difference (H = 13.8041, <i>p</i> = 0.0002), and female patients showed better outcomes than males. …”
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PENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN SHOOTING SEPAKBOLA MELALUI MODIFIKASI ALAT by Hepi Setiawan

“…The instruments used, namely football shooting skills tests assess the process of shooting and movement results shooting soccer. data analysis techniques used are desktiptif qualitative and quantitative increase in percentage form. …”
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Attentional biases in PTSD, adjustment disorder, and prolonged grief disorder: Attentional interference as a potential transdiagnostic feature by David J. Eberle, Andreas Maercker

“…Subsequently, a visual search task (VST) was implemented. This test assessed reaction times to trials that include stress-related, neutral, and generally negative stimuli. …”
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Relations between short-term memory and the within-subject variability of experimental pain intensity reports: Results from healthy and Fibromyalgia patients. by Rita Canaipa, Amira Khallouf, Ana Rita Magalhães, Rafael Teodoro, Vanessa Pão-Mole, Mariana Agostinho, Fernando Pimentel-Santos, Liat Honigman, Roi Treister

“…Following consent, both cohorts underwent the same procedures, including the digit-span test, assessing short-term memory, and the FAST procedure, assessing within-subject variability of pain intensity reports in response to experimental pain. …”
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Development and Prospects of National Intelligent System for Testing General Language Competencies Deployed Through Neural Network Solutions by E. M. Bazanova, A. V. Gorizontova, N. N. Gribova, T. M. Chikake, A. V. Samosyuk

“…This system includes a range of tests assessing language ability at levels from A2 to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), as well as an adaptive placement test. …”
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Gene Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines in Major Organs by Extracorporeal Circulation by Takuya Abe, Haruo Hanawa, Yutaka Fujii

“…In our previous study, we constructed a rat ECC system and observed a systemic inflammatory response during and after blood tests assessing ECC, while the damage per organ localization caused by ECC was not examined. …”
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The Relationship Between Structure Profile and Sports Performance of Elite Goalball Players by Sajad Hashemi Meymandi, Hassan Daneshmandi

“…The performance of the players was assessed by filming and evaluating the matches. The Shapiro–Wilk test assessed the normality of data distribution. Due to the abnormality of the data distribution, the Spearman correlation coefficient test was used.  …”
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Memory complaint scale (MCS): Proposed tool for active systematic search by Francisco A.C. Vale, Ari P. Balieiro-Jr, José Humberto Silva-Filho

“…The MCS was used in two ways, by direct application to the patient and by application to the patient's companion. Cognitive tests assessing depression and daily living activities were also applied. …”
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Social housing improves dairy calves' performance in a competition test by Malina Suchon, Thomas Ede, Bianca Vandresen, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk

“…To control for the influence of personality on their competitive abilities, all calves were subjected to personality tests assessing boldness before being exposed to the housing treatment. …”
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"If you catch my drift...": ability to infer implied meaning is distinct from vocabulary and grammar skills by Wilson, A, Bishop, D

“…Methods: The present study used novel language tasks and factor analysis to test whether pragmatic understanding of implied meaning, as part of a broader domain involving social understanding, is separable from core language skills. 120 adult participants were recruited online to complete a 7-task battery, including a test assessing comprehension of conversational implicature. …”

Effective measurement of the functional progress of stroke clients by Jacob-Lloyd, H, Dunn, O, Brain, N, Lamb, S

“…The measures were the Barthel Index (Shah version), Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living scale, Motricity Index (Upper and Lower Limb), Rivermead Mobility Index and Nine-Hole Peg Test. Assessments were carried out at the point of discharge from hospital and 6 months later. …”

Changing the conversation: An exploration into the impact of structured feedback and consultation in the English classroom by Houlihan, A

“…These identities have been defined by curriculum demands, targets, schools and the continual cycle of testing, assessment and reporting that we place upon students to see if they are, according to external parameters, characterised as effective learners</p> <p>The question is; how do learners negotiate these identities successfully and to what extent can they really feel they have some sense of control or say within the context of the classroom?…”

Associations between mobility, cognition and brain structure in healthy older adults by Demnitz, N, Zsoldos, E, Mahmood, A, Mackay, C, Kivimäki, M, Singh-Manoux, A, Dawes, H, Johansen-Berg, H, Ebmeier, K, Sexton, C

“…In 2012-2015, cognitive testing assessed executive function, memory and processing-speed; gray matter volumes (GMV) were examined using voxel-based morphometry, and white matter microstructure was assessed using tract-based spatial statistics of fractional anisotropy (FA), axial diffusivity (AD) and radial diffusivity (RD). …”

Investigating the behavioural significance of the claustrum by Oliver, D

“…I detected no effects of claustrum silencing on home-cage activity, circadian behaviour, or a battery of tests assessing a wide range of behavioural domains. Finally, I investigated the impact of claustrum silencing on two behavioural tasks. …”

Assessing the Impact of Project-Based Learning on Students’ Writing Skills: A Pre-Experimental Study by Nurul Hakimah

“…Pre-test and post-test assessments evaluate the impact of PBL on writing skills, considering criteria such as organization, clarity, coherence, and language proficiency. …”
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