Predictive models of hotel booking cancellation: a semi-automated analysis of the literature by Nuno António, Ana de Almeida, Luís Nunes

“…The study also focused on recording in detail the analysis’s full experimental procedure to encourage other researchers to conduct automated literature reviews in order to understand more fully the current tendencies in their field of study. …”
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The Daily Menu in Times of Pandemic for Individuals with Anxiety and Depression by Daniela Gomes Alcoforado, Miriam Leite Farias, Juliana Gonçalves Machado, Francisco Vicente Sales Melo, Thomas Kühn

“…For that, nineteen in-depth interviews were conducted with people previously diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety. …”
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The microstructure and texture effects on fatigue behavior of AZ31B magnesium induced by pre-strain along radial direction by Guosheng Duan, Jinze Du, Linghui Song, Wenhan Jin, Naifu Zou, Xinghao Du

“…In this study, compressional pre-strain was conducted on fatigue samples extracted from the AZ31B rod along the radial direction (RD), leading to the alteration of microstructure and texture, of which the impact on ratcheting behavior and fatigue life under stress-controlled cyclic loading were investigated and discussed. …”
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Scales to Assess Knowledge, Motivation, and Self-Efficacy for HIV PrEP in Colombian MSM: PrEP-COL Study by Héctor F. Mueses-Marín, Beatriz Alvarado-Llano, Julián Torres-Isasiga, Pilar Camargo-Plazas, Maria C. Bolívar-Rocha, Ximena Galindo-Orrego, Jorge L. Martínez-Cajas

“…Correlations and confidence interval-based estimation of relevance analyses were conducted to correlate the scales with willingness and intention to use PrEP. …”
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Perception of violence by transvestigender people in Brazil and its implications for primary health care by Mônica Machado Cunha e Mello, Rodrigo Otávio Moretti-Pires, Marcos Claudio Signorelli

“…Methods Fourteen transvestigender people in Brazil were interviewed through 2 focus groups and 8 interviews, conducted between December 2021 and April 2022. Data analysis was performed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. …”
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Adsorption of Selected Pharmaceutical Compounds onto Activated Carbon in Dilute Aqueous Solutions Exemplified by Acetaminophen, Diclofenac, and Sulfamethoxazole by E.-E. Chang, Jan-Chi Wan, Hyunook Kim, Chung-Huei Liang, Yung-Dun Dai, Pen-Chi Chiang

“…To study competitive adsorption, both dynamic and steady-state adsorption experiments were conducted by careful selection of pharmaceuticals with various affinities and molecular size. …”
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Effects of microplastics on microbial community and greenhouse gas emission in soil: A critical review by Guanlin Chen, Saisai Guo, Linan Liu, Wenzhu Zhang, Jingchun Tang

“…Although some reviews have summarized their impact on greenhouse gas emissions, no systematic analysis has been conducted on how soil physicochemical and microbial properties affect these emissions. …”
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Dust removal on solar panels of exploration rovers using Chladni patterns by Hyunsung Cho, Jungyu Woo, Junyeong Park, Jinung Lee, Seongpil Cho

“…To overcome these challenges, the proposed method leveraged Chladni patterns, generated by specific frequencies, to effectively clear dust from the panels. We conducted experiments that identified optimal frequencies, frequency sequences, and plate shapes for dust removal, demonstrating the method’s effectiveness. …”
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USE OF NATURAL DOLOMITE AS A CHEAP FOAMING AGENT FOR PRODUCING GLASS FOAMS FROM GLASS WASTE IN THE MICROWAVE FIELD by LUCIAN PAUNESCU, MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU, SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE

“…The foamed product has physical, mechanical and morphological characteristics (density between 0.30-0.32 g/cm3, thermal conductivity between 0.064-0.067 W/m·K, compressive strength in the range 2.2-2.6 MPa), which are similar to those of foams made by conventional methods and are suitable for its use as insulating material in construction. …”
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Evaluating Ecological and Economic Benefits of a Low-Carbon Industrial Park Based on Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Framework by Bin Chen, Guoxuan He, Jin Yang, Jieru Zhang, Meirong Su, Jing Qi

“…A case study of a typical low-carbon industrial park in Beijing was conducted to assess the ecological and economic benefits. …”
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RELIGIOUS TOURISM AND RESILIENCE BUILDING: AN OVERVIEW OF IMPACTS AND RECOVERY IN SOUTH AFRICA by Siphathisiwe Caroline MZOBE, Siyabulela NYIKANA

“…Through an exploratory qualitative approach with indepth, interviews conducted with key role-players (n=50), the findings reveal significant financial losses suffered by the sector during the pandemic's peak, marked by widespread activity closures. …”
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High-temperature oxidation behavior of carbon doped CoCrNi medium entropy alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion by Soobin Kim, So-Yeon Park, Kee-Ahn Lee

“…High-temperature oxidation tests were conducted at 900, 1000, and 1100 °C for 24 h in an air-like atmosphere. …”
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Fire Behavior of the Assembled Monolithic Hollow-Ribbed Slabs by B. Li, Y. Q. Lin, H. L. Zhang, M. J. Ma

“…This paper presents the results from the furnace tests conducted on two assembled monolithic hollow-ribbed (AMH) slabs consisting of the open box and the covered box, respectively. …”
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Strategies of Haze Risk Reduction Using the Tripartite Game Model by Chaoyu Zheng, Benhong Peng, XinSheng, Ehsan Elahi, Anxia Wan

“…Moreover, numerical simulation analysis was also conducted. The results revealed that stakeholders were affected by the change due to initial willingness to participate in and reach the equilibrium at different speeds. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Fish Growth: A Meta-Analysis Study by Salsabila Salsabila, Almer Lutfi Muhammad, Muhammet Bayram, Suciyono Suciyono

“…To validate TCM's effectiveness on weight gain rate (WGR) and specific growth rate (SGR), a meta-analysis study was conducted. Of the 58 studies collected from PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library, 4 eligible studies were analyzed quantitatively. …”
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Projection in Future Drought Hazard of South Korea Based on RCP Climate Change Scenario 8.5 Using SPEI by Byung Sik Kim, In Gi Chang, Jang Hyun Sung, Hae Jin Han

“…The Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) analysis was conducted using monthly precipitation data and temperature data on a 12.5 km × 12.5 km resolution based on a Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 8.5 climate change scenario, and the characteristics of drought were identified by the threshold. …”
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The New Normal in Pastoral Care: The Enduring Legacy of Media Appropriation in the Post-Pandemic Roman Catholic Church by Giulia Isetti, Michael de Rachewiltz, Harald Pechlaner

“…By leveraging 20 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2020 and 2024 with parish priests and laypeople with an office in the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone (Italy), this paper explores the enduring legacy of the pandemic in terms of digital engagement in Roman Catholic pastoral activities. …”
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Effects of Construction Sequences and Volume Loss on Perpendicularly Crossing Tunnels by Yanwei Zang, Penglu Gan, Jia-jia Yan, Shiming Liu, Zihai Yan

“…In this study, six three-dimensional finite element analyses were conducted to simulate tunnel excavation nearby a perpendicularly crossing existing tunnel, in an attempt to investigate the effects of construction sequences on cross-cutting tunnels. …”
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Phylogenetic inferences reveal multiple intra- and interhost genetic diversity among bat rabies viruses circulating in northeastern Brazil by Larissa Leão F. de Sousa, Mariana Dias Guilardi, Junior Olimpio Martins, Bruna Stefanie S. Alves, Luiz Henrique S. Tibo, Patrícia da Silva-Antunes, Gustavo Cabral-Miranda, Débora Bellini Caldeira, Paulo Eduardo Brandão, Fabrício Souza Campos, Luiz Mário R. Janini, Ricardo Durães-Carvalho

“…Methods This study, conducted from June 2022 to July 2023, was part of a passive epidemiological surveillance initiative under Brazil’s National Rabies Surveillance Program. …”
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Prevalence and related factors of compassion fatigue among registered nurses and nursing students during the internship: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lijuan Yi, Suwen Hu, Mengqi Liao, Liang Cheng, Yi Liu, Xu Tian, Maria F. Jiménez-Herrera

“…Random-effects model analyses were conducted using Stata 17.0 to pool data on prevalence rates and mean scores of compassion fatigue. …”
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