The Efficacy of Prospective Memory and Metacognitive Skills Training in Improving the Cognitive Skills and the Quality of Life of Elderly Persons With Dementia.

Introduction Elderly people may experience a deterioration in cognitive function as part of natural aging, which impacts their ability to function independently. Dementia is often experienced by the elderly; their cognitive and memory deficits can limit independence and productivity. Metacognitive skills training can facilitate self-awareness and strategy use and may improve cognitive skills.

Effect of Meta-Cognitive Strategy-Based Activities on Executive Functioning, Social Networking, and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Among Women.

Background  Aging has an impact on women's quality of life and is closely correlated with deteriorating social support systems and cognitive abilities. This project intends to improve women's performance, independence, and quality of life by using meta-cognitive strategy-based activities to improve executive functioning and their capacity to maintain social networks. The ultimate objective is to keep older women's cognitive abilities from declining and to give them more independence in carrying out essential everyday tasks.

Premature Atherosclerosis in Children With Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia: A Twin-Center Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: Objective To analyze the risk of premature atherosclerosis in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) compared to controls by measuring carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and correlating it with clinical and biochemical parameters.

Methods: Case-control study among children aged 2 to 15 years.

Results: Significantly higher CIMT values were observed across all age groups.

Energy and carbon budgeting of traditional land use change with groundnut based cropping system for environmental quality, resilient soil health and farmers income in eastern Indian Himalayas.

Energy intensive traditional cereals based monoculture often lead to high greenhouse gas emissions and degradation of land and environmental quality. Present study aimed at evaluating the energy and carbon budget of diversified groundnut (Arachis hypogea L) based cropping system with over existing traditional practice towards the development of a sustainable production technology through restoration of soil and environmental quality and enhancement of farming resiliency by stabilizing farmers' income. The trials comprised of three introduced groundnut based systems viz.

Indigenous traditional knowledge and usage of folk bio-medicines among Rongmei tribe of Tamenglong district of Manipur, India.

Background: Rongmei tribe (Kooki), are inhabitant of the Charoi Chagotlong village, Tupul, Tamenglong district of Manipur have the traditional knowledge of folk bio-medicine based on diverse plant species for the prevention and cure of certain chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to document and preserve the indigenous knowledge of the Rongmei tribe on folk medicines.

Material And Methods: The present work was based on methodical field survey conducted between 2010, to 2013.