Changes in Ocular Biomarkers from Normal Cognitive Aging to Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Study by Chaitanuwong P, Jariyakosol S, Apinyawasisuk S, Hirunwiwatkul P, Lawanlattanagul H, Hemrungrojn S, Chongpison Y

“…Pareena Chaitanuwong,1,2 Supharat Jariyakosol,3,4 Supanut Apinyawasisuk,3,4 Parima Hirunwiwatkul,3,4 Hathairat Lawanlattanagul,3,4 Solaphat Hemrungrojn,5,6 Yuda Chongpison7 1Ophthalmology Department, Rajavithi Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 4Ophthalmology Department, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; 5Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 6Cognitive Fitness and Biopsychiatry Technology Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 7Biostatistics Excellence Center, Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence: Supharat Jariyakosol, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand, Email supharat.j@chula.ac.thPurpose: To identify ophthalmic findings in Alzheimer’s type dementia (ATD) compared to normal subjects.Patients and Methods: This comparative descriptive study included participants from the institution’s cognitive fitness center. …”
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Development of the legal framework for land monitoring and protection in the digital environment by Yevhen Butenko, Roman Kharytonenko, Nadiia Ishchenko

“…Andreitsev, N. Tytova, M. Shulha, P. Kulynych, V. Nosik, G. Hutsuliak, D. Dobriak, N. …”
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Emergent literacy of 5-year-old Estonian- and Russian-speaking Estonian children: What subskills are behind the differences? by Piret Soodla, Tiiu Tammemäe

“…Siinne uuring on esmakordne laiapõhjaline võrdlev uurimus, mis on läbi viidud eesti ja vene lasteaialaste hulgas. Kuna uurimuse analüüsis ilmnes, et eesti- ja venekeelsed hindamisvahendid olid raskusastmelt väga sarnased, saame järeldada, et erinevused testitulemustes eesti ja vene laste vahel ei tulenenud testide spetsiifikast, vaid olid pigem seotud hinnatavate oskuste erinevustega eesti ja vene laste vahel. …”
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“Look, it’s my first Wikipedia article!” The attitude of university students to an authentic process genre writing task by Riina Reinsalu

“…Seetõttu on eri õppeainetesse ülikoolides lõimitud mitmesuguseid Wikipedia-põhiseid ülesandeid. Muu hulgas on Wikipedia artikli kirjutamist õpetatud (žanripõhise) protsessikeskse tekstiloome põhimõtetest lähtudes, kuid vähe on uuritud, kuidas üliõpilased sellesse ülesandesse suhtuvad. …”
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Influence of CYP2D6, CYP3A5, ABCB1, APOE polymorphisms and nongenetic factors on donepezil treatment in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia by Yaowaluk T, Senanarong V, Limwongse C, Boonprasert R, Kijsanayotin P

“…Thitipon Yaowaluk1, Vorapun Senanarong2, Chanin Limwongse3, Rasda Boonprasert4, Pornpimol Kijsanayotin1 1Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 3Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 4Clinical Toxicology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence: Pornpimol KijsanayotinDepartment of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road., Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, ThailandTel +66 2 218 8322Fax +66 2 218 8324Email pornpimol.k@chula.ac.thPurpose: This study aims to evaluate the influence of genetic polymorphisms of CYP2D6, CYP3A5, ABCB1, and APOE genes and nongenetic factors on steady-state plasma concentrations (Cpss) of donepezil and therapeutic outcomes in Thai patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VAD).Patients and methods: Eighty-five dementia patients who received donepezil for at least six months were recruited. …”
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Eesti keele kui teise keele õpetajate suhtumine 7.–9. klassi õpilaste keelevigadesse ja vigadega tegelemine by Mare Kitsnik, Sille Midt

“…Eri koolide õpetajate (n = 25) hulgas viidi läbi elektrooniline ankeetküsitlus, mille vastuseid analüüsiti kvantitatiivselt ja kvalitatiivselt. …”
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Distress Symptoms of Old Age and Mild Cognitive Impairment are Two Distinct Dimensions in Older Adults Without Major Depression by Tran-Chi VL, Maes M, Nantachai G, Hemrungrojn S, Solmi M, Tunvirachaisakul C

“…Program in Clinical Sciences, School of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 3Sichuan Provincial Center for Mental Health, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 4Key Laboratory of Psychosomatic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 5Research Institute, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; 6Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; 7Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea; 8Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 9Cognitive Fitness and Biopsychiatry Technology Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 10Somdet Phra Sungharaj Nyanasumvara Geriatric Hospital, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, Chon Buri Province, Thailand; 11Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 12Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders and on Track, The Champlain First Episode Psychosis Program, Department of Mental Health, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada; 13Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 14Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Michael Maes, Sichuan Provincial Center for Mental Health, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610072, People’s Republic of China, Email dr.michaelmaes@hotmail.com Chavit Tunvirachaisakul, Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand, Email chavit.t@chula.ac.thBackground: Studies in old adults showed bidirectional interconnections between amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and affective symptoms and that adverse childhood experiences (ACE) may affect both factors. …”
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Põrkuvad „ilmamaad“ 17. sajandi Liivimaal / Clashing “Weatherlands” in 17th-century Livonia by Ulrike Plath, Kaarel Vanamölder

“… Johannes Gutslaffi 1644. aastal ilmunud teos „Lühike teade ja õpetus“ ja selles sisalduv „pikse palve“ kuuluvad Eesti varauusaegsete tüvitekstide hulka. Lugedes seda keskkonnahumanitaaria vaatenurgast, saavad ilmsiks seni tähelepanuta jäänud kliimaajaloolised kihistused ja seosed. …”
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Jüri Talvet maailmaluule tõlgendajana / Jüri Talvet’s Interpretations of World Poetry by Lauri Pilter

“… Teesid: Tartu Ülikooli maailmakirjanduse professori, luuletaja, kirjandusteadlase ja hispaaniakeelse kirjanduse spetsialisti Jüri Talveti tõlketegevuse viljade hulka kuulub luulet ja proosat nii sajandeid vanast Hispaania klassikast kui ka 20. sajandil või tänapäeval romaani keeltes või inglise keeles loodud teostest. …”
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Lapsed ja sõda. Sõjatrauma Tiina Kurnimi autobiograafias „Sõrve rahva elukeerdkäigud“ ja Ülo Tuuliku romaanis „Sõja jalus“ / Children and War. War trauma in Tiina Kurnim’s Ups and... by Maarja Hollo

“…Nii Kurnim kui ka Tuulik vaatavad tagasi oma lapsepõlvele Saaremaal Sõrve säärel, kust sakslased evakueerisid 1944. aasta sügisel sunniviisiliselt suurema osa kohalikust elanikkonnast, nende hulgas Kurnimi ja Tuuliku ning nende perekonnad. Mõlemas teoses ilmneb selle sündmuse psühholoogiliselt traumeeriv mõju nii autoritele kui kogu Sõrve kogukonnale, mis võimaldab käsitleda neid teoseid tunnistusena. --- The article poses the question what type of remembering patterns emerge in two works communicating childhood experiences whose authors’ childhood coincided with the years of WWII. …”
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3430 Promoting Stakeholder Research Competencies to Culturalize Health Science by the Miami CTSA: National Partnership for Training Community Health Workers in Patient-Centered Out... by Brendaly Rodriguez

“…Project Collaborators: Día de la Mujer Latina, a patient advocacy group in Texas with CHW trainings in several states and Puerto Rico Chula Vista Community Collaborative, a community health empowerment organization in Southern California Progresso Community Center, a Latino-focused health coalition based in Tennessee Florida Community Health Worker Coalition, a statewide partnership dedicated to the support and promotion of the CHW profession in Florida. …”
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Murdelisest tegelaskõnest "Tõe ja õiguse" I osas / Dialect in the Speech of Characters in A. H. Tammsaare’s Truth and Justice Part I by Maria Mandri

“…Murdeline tegelaskõne osutab geograafiliselt kesk- ja läänemurde alale, iseloomustab tegelasi kui talurahva hulka kuulujaid, taotleb külaühiskonna realistlikku esitlust, toetab keeleliselt Vargamäe Ees- ja Tagapere ning vanade ja noorte vastandust.    …”
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