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Introduction: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide, and advancements in detection and treatment have improved survival rates. Evaluating breast cancer patients' quality of life is essential for effective healthcare planning. This study aims to assess the level of quality of life and its associated factors, including sociodemographic, clinical, coping skills, and psychological factors among breast cancer women in Iraq.

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Biological brain age is a brain-predicted age using machine learning to indicate brain health and its associated conditions. The presence of an older predicted brain age relative to the actual chronological age is indicative of accelerated aging processes. Consequently, the disparity between the brain's chronological age and its predicted age (brain-age gap) and the factors influencing this disparity provide critical insights into cerebral health dynamics during aging.

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Unlabelled: Stuttering is a speech disorder disrupting fluency with implications that could affect psychological, educational, social, and occupational aspects of life. Cognitive functions include mental processes that allows for execution of goal-directed responses in different situations. They are usually referred to as executive functions (EF) which consists of three main components, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control.

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