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Executive Function

Known as: executive functioning, Executive Controls, Function, Executive 
A set of cognitive functions that controls complex, goal-directed thought and behavior. Executive function involves multiple domains, such as CONCEPT… 
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Ability to perform cognitive activityActivities of Daily Living (activity)AttentionBrain

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Cognition

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2014
2014
Executive Function Mediates Effects of Gestational Age on Functional Outcomes and Behavior in Preschoolers
Objective: To investigate the role of executive function (EF) skills, measured by parent-rating and performance-based instruments… 
2012
2012
THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE FREEMAN-GAVITA PRESCRIPTIVE EXECUTIVE COACHING (PEC) MULTI-RATER ASSESSMENT
Abstract Executive coaching has become a usual practice in organizations as a means for enhancing motivation, self-understanding… 
2010
2010
COMT Val158Met Polymorphism, Executive Dysfunction, and Sexual Risk Behavior in the Context of HIV Infection and Methamphetamine Dependence
Catechol-O-methyltransferease (COMT) metabolizes prefrontal cortex dopamine (DA), a neurotransmitter involved in executive… 
2009
2009
On a subclass of the family of Darboux functions
We investigate functions f : I → R (where I is an open interval) such that for all u, v ∈ I with u < v and f(u) 6= f(v) and each… 
2008
2008
The relationship of maternal mentalization and executive functioning to maternal recognition of infant cues and bonding.
The study examined associations between maternal mentalization ability, executive functioning, recognition of infant cues, and… 
2008
2008
Executive Function in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Aim: To assess executive functions in medication naive children with attention deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD). Method: Group… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Nursing home executive directors' perception of oral care in long-term care facilities.
Oral health in long-term care (LTC) facilities has been repeatedly documented as less than ideal. The complex nature of this… 
2005
2005
Integrated Versus Sealed-Over Recovery in Schizophrenia: BORRTI and Executive Function
Ego functioning of 222 outpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder was evaluated using the Bell… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Cost containment and the standard of medical care.
Rapid increases in health care costs have prompted business and government to impose cost containment measures that, in turn… 
1966
1966
Uniform asymptotic expansions of confluent hypergeometric functions and Whittaker functions
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