Fathers’ perceptions of factors associated with the attainment of paternity leave: a qualitative study by Naoyuki Mita, Yu Par Khin, Nobutoshi Nawa, Yui Yamaoka, Takeo Fujiwara

“…Deductive coding was conducted based on previous studies on paternity leave, followed by inductive coding and modification of the initial codes. …”
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Are medical school preclinical tests biased for sex and race? A differential item functioning analysis by Esther Dasari Dale, Mohammed A. A. Abulela, Hao Jia, Claudio Violato

“…Item level DIF should also be routinely conducted as part of psychometric analyses for basic sciences courses and other assessments. …”
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Islamic Legal Perspective on the Implementation of Online Marriage Contracts during the Covid-19 Pandemic by Imam Sujono, Yovita Arie Mangesti, Slamet Suhartono, Zaleha Kamaruddin

“…The research results show that marriage contracts conducted online during the COVID-19 pandemic are legally valid, thereby contributing to resolving the difficulties faced by prospective brides and grooms in gathering to conduct the marriage contract due to social restrictions. …”
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Depression, anxiety, stress, and coping among men with infertility seeking treatment at a tertiary care hospital in South India: A mixed-method study by Mamta Mor, Venkatachalam Jayaseelan, Shivanand Kattimani, Chitra Thyagaraju, NS Kubera, Mahadevan Duraiswamy

“…The study was conducted among 200 men with infertility seeking treatment from a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Mechanical Performance Analysis of Steel Beam-Column Joints in Fabricated Multirise Steel Structures after Fire by Fang Liu, Xiuli Wang, Bin Cai, Xuguang Li, Liqi Yang

“…Next, the thermal conduction principle of steel under fire environment is analyzed, including thermal conduction, thermal convection, and thermal radiation. …”
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Unveiling the interplay of medical professionalism, mental well-being and coping in medical students: a qualitative phenomenological study by Kamran Sattar, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff

“…Seven FGDs, each with 5–10 participants, were conducted via Zoom©, yielding comprehensive qualitative data. …”
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Preparation of Chloro Penta Amine Cobalt(III) Chloride and Study of Its Influence on the Structural and Some Optical Properties of Polyvinyl Acetate by Nada K. Abbas, Majeed Ali Habeeb, Alaa J. Kadham Algidsawi

“…It was observed that the optical conductivity increased with photon energy and with the increase of [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 concentration.…”
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Saline Water Impact on Water Use Efficiency of Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia L) Using Drip Irrigation by Kamran Baksh Soomro, M. M. Shaikh, Sanyogita Andriyas, Muhammad Rizwan Shahid

“…The present study was conducted in Malir, a semiarid region in the Sindh province of Pakistan. …”
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Innovative gamification strategies to improve student learning outcomes in vocational high schools by Muhammad Iqbal Faza, Ranu Iskandar, Rizqi Fitri Naryanto

“…Validation of this gamification learning media was carried out by linguists, material experts, and media experts. The trial was conducted on students of class XI TKR 1 and 2 at Mataram Semarang Vocational High School, with a total of 61 students. …”
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Non-Fickian Solute Transport in a Single Fracture of Marble Parallel Plate by Xiaosan Yan, Jiazhong Qian, Lei Ma, Mu Wang, Aofeng Hu

“…In this study, a fracture experiment is conducted in a laboratory based on previous studies. …”
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Fabrication and evaluation of some electrochemical properties of screen-printed electrodes for use in electrochemical analysis by Thai Long Hoang, Trung Ngoc Phan, Xuan Anh Vu Ho, Dang Giang Chau Nguyen, Van Minh Hai HO

“…To enhance the electrical conductivity, the printed electrodes were cured at 80°C for 90 minutes. …”
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Influence of Tectonic and Geological Structure on GIC in Southern South Island, New Zealand by M. Ingham, K. Pratscher, W. Heise, E. Bertrand, M. Kruglyakov, C. J. Rodger

“…In the south‐west, smaller induced electric fields, associated with the higher conductivity in that region, lead to much reduced GIC at a substation in that area. …”
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Models of support to family members during the trajectory of cancer: a scoping review protocol by Mariette Bengtsson, Anne Wennick, Maria Samuelsson, Jenny Jakobsson

“…All the stages will be conducted iteratively and reflexively. First, a search strategy will be developed with a librarian and applied in the following peer-reviewed databases: PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and PsycINFO. …”
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Islamic boarding schools and human rights enforcement transmission of cultural values for disabilities by Suwarno Suwarno, Uswatun Chasanah

“…The research was conducted from July 2020 to July 2021. The results of this study are that the pesantren model initiated by the founder is an integrated, inclusive boarding school that was officially established in 2010. …”
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Energy-efficient concrete roofs for buildings: Integrating macroencapsulated nano-enhanced PCMs for hot climate adaptation by Peerzada Jaffar Abass, S. Muthulingam

“…It is observed that thermal conductivity enhances 36.4 % and 45.5 % in 2 % and 4%GNP–NePCMs over OM35. …”
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The Impact of Inter-Generational Relationships on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Parents in Rural Jammu, India by Richa Mahajan, Hemaal Koul, Rajiv K Gupta, Riya Gupta, Bhavna Langer, Rashmi Kumari, Tasvinder Kour, Nahida Chowdhary

“…Setting and design: A cross-sectional study conducted in Darsopur village in R S Pura block, Jammu district. …”
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Noise Reduction for Modal Parameter Identification of the Measured FRFs Using the Modal Peak-Based Hankel-SVD Method by Tianxu Zhu, Chaoping Zang, Gengbei Zhang

“…Finally, the modal identification method is conducted on the noise-reduced FRF to extract the modal parameters. …”
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Identifying the Components of Preschool Curriculum Model based on Bronfenbrenner\'s Ecological Systems Theory by Mohammad Panahandehpour, Ahmad Hashemi, Mokhtar Ranjbar, Abbas Goltash

“…Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS statistical software in the quantitative phase. …”
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Cartilage graft and temporal muscle fascia graft in revision myringoplasty: a comparison of anatomical and functional results with an innovative surgical technique by Andrea Canale, Marco Boldreghini, Ili Abboud, Patrizia Peluso, Elisa Vestrini, Gluseppe Riva, Andrea Albera

“…Tympanic reperforations are frequent after myringoplasty, especially in complicated, large, or anterior perforations, so we decided to compare the neodrum stability of two different surgical techniques.Materials and methodsThe study was conducted on 42 patients who underwent revision myringoplasty, carried out with the overlay technique, between 2004 and 2020. …”
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Socio-ecological predictors of dietary inflammatory scores and associations with childhood and adolescent adiposity: A protocol for a rapid scoping review of observational studies. by Kristina Vingrys, Helen McCarthy, Ricardo Segurado, James R Hébert, Catherine M Phillips

“…Searches were conducted in OVID Medline, Cinahl and Embase, with adaptations as required. …”
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