Publications by authors named "A Greder Belan"
This article presents a comprehensive dataset comprising average 15-minute values of active and reactive energy consumption in 1000 anonymized households located in the Slovak Republic, a central European country, throughout the year 2016. The dataset provides a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners interested in analysing energy consumption patterns at the individual household level within the unique context of Central Europe. Privacy concerns are addressed through anonymization techniques, ensuring the dataset's compliance with ethical considerations and privacy regulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnostic Performance of an Eye-Tracking Assisted Visual Inference Language Test in the Assessment of Cognitive Decline due to Alzheimer's Disease.
J Alzheimers Dis
August 2023
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers analyzed data from 95 older adults (49 with MCI, 18 with mild AD dementia, and 28 controls) using eye-tracking technology during a visual inference language task.
- * Results showed significant differences in verbal responses and eye-tracking behavior among the groups, indicating that these assessments could enhance the detection of early cognitive deficits in the MCI-AD continuum.
Background: Cognitive-communication disorder (CCD) results from the association of language and cognition impairment that may follow right hemisphere (RH) damage and impair the quality of life of affected persons.
Objective: We studied a set of 1,625 narratives produced by a cohort of 125 individuals (50 with a single right vascular lesion in the MCA territory and 75 cognitively healthy controls) using a task of picture-based discourse production. Discourse production was analyzed in its macro-and microlinguistic aspects to characterize better the linguistic mechanisms underlying RH patients' performance.
Language complaints, especially in complex tasks, may occur in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Various language measures have been studied as cognitive predictors of MCI conversion to Alzheimer's type dementia. Understanding textual inferences is considered a high-demanding task that recruits multiple cognitive functions and, therefore, could be sensitive to detect decline in the early stages of MCI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To characterize the linguistic profile of adults and elderly with Down Syndrome (DS) using the Arizona Battery for Communication Disorders of Dementia (ABCD).
Methods: Thirty adult individuals with DS were evaluated through the MoCA cognitive battery, four functional scales (Pfeffer, Lawton-IADL, Katz-IADL and IQCODE) and the ABCD battery, which evaluates Mental State, Episodic Memory, Linguistic Expression, Linguistic Comprehension and Visuospatial Construction. The scores obtained by the individuals in the ABCD were correlated to those obtained on the Lawton-IADL scale.