Antecedents of Intention to Adopt Mobile Health (mHealth) Application and Its Impact on Intention to Recommend: An Evidence from Indonesian Customers by Gilbert Sterling Octavius, Ferdi Antonio

“…The study used a cross-sectional study design with partial least squares causal modeling approach. Results. There are 787 respondents in our study, with the majority of them being female, young adults. …”
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Role of prescribed medication in the development of iron deficiency anaemia in adults—a case–control study by Orouba Almilaji, Jonathon Snook, Kiran Prabhu, Elizabeth Williams, Frazer Warricker

“…There are grounds for considering that these associations may be causal, though the underlying mechanisms probably differ.…”
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Comparing Personality Traits and Resilience Among Treatment-Seeking and Treatment-avoidant Elderly with Health Anxiety Disorde by Masood Ghorbanalipour, Somayeh Hajihatamlou, Bahare Hosseinlou, Ameneh Zardi Nahr

“…Methods: This fundamental research employed a causal-comparative design. The statistical population consisted of elderly patients with health anxiety who referred to Healthcare Centers in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, in 2023. …”
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The association between a body shape index and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study using NHANES data (2011–2018) by Zheng Zhang, Xiang-Yan Ruan, Wei Ma

“…Future research should explore the causal mechanisms underlying this association and investigate the biological pathways involved, to inform more effective strategies for depression prevention and intervention.…”
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Concept of effective Control among the Means of Restoring National Security of Ukraine by O. V. Cherviakova, R. V. Sytnyk, M. M. Honcharenko

“…The establishment and recognition of such a relationship between a state and a person or a group of persons, as well as the disclosure of the causal link between governmental actions and the conduct of individuals becomes the subject matter of proving at the international level in case of applying the concepts of effective and general control. …”
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Measurement of Quality of Life IV. Use of the SEQOL, QOL5, QOL1, and Other Global and Generic Questionnaires by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, Niels Jorgen Andersen

“…The value of such a database depends on the correct use of the questionnaires and this paper examines some examples of how quality-of-life rating scales can be used.We identified at least ten ways to use the quality-of-life questionnaire: describing the quality of life of a population or patient group; formulating an objective for support, treatment, or care; screening or identifying individuals who need treatment; evaluating treatment and care; facilitating communication between physician and patients; involving the patient in the decision-making process; allocating resources; investigating the causal relation between the quality of life and ill health in prospective studies; creating an awareness of the quality of life and health promotion; and helping the practitioner to accumulate knowledge.Enhancing the quality of life is therefore a determining factor in the process of increasing awareness and responsible conduct in relation to the environment, natural resources, the working environment, and the structure of society. …”
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OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE PRACTICES: EVIDENCE FROM LISTED NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL GOODS FIRMS by Olayinka Olaitan ABIDOYE, Blessing Onyi AKINDE, Eucharia Ogechukwu OKAFOR, Ayodele Adebowale ADISA

“…The study research design used was causal. 13 firms make up the study population out of which 10 firms were purposively chosen as sample size within a time frame of 2011 to 2022. …”
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ESTANDARIZACIÓN Y APLICACIÓN DE LA TÉCNICA DE PCR – ANIDADO PARA LA DETECCIÓN DE MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE by A. Pulido, JD Mogollón, HJ Morales, MA Rincón

“…El Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae es el agente causal de la Neumonía enzoótica porcina, una de las enfermedades más importantes en la industria porcina. …”
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The impact of obstetric violence on postpartum quality of life through psychological pathways by Shahnaz Kohan, Desirée Mena-Tudela, Samaneh Youseflu

“…Path analysis was applied to generate specified patterns of causal relationships between variables and to determine the type of relationships between predictor and response variables using LISREL software ver.8.8. …”
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Diagnostic and prognostic significance of premature ventricular complexes in community and hospital-based participants: A scoping review. by Sukardi Suba, Kirsten E Fleischmann, Hildy Schell-Chaple, Priya Prasad, Gregory M Marcus, Xiao Hu, Michele M Pelter

“…Community-based longitudinal studies, which make up most of the literature, show that PVCs are associated with structural and coronary heart disease, lethal arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, stroke, all-cause and cardiac mortality. However, a causal association between PVCs and these outcomes cannot be established due to the purely observational study designs employed.…”
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Factors affecting heat resilience of drone honey bees (Apis mellifera) and their sperm. by Alison McAfee, Bradley N Metz, Patrick Connor, Keana Du, Christopher W Allen, Luis A Frausto, Mark P Swenson, Kylah S Phillips, Madison Julien, Zoe Rempel, Robert W Currie, Boris Baer, David R Tarpy, Leonard J Foster

“…Further investigating potential causal factors for such variation, we found no association between drone mass and viability of sperm in in vitro sperm heat challenge assays, but virus inoculation (with Israeli acute paralysis virus) exacerbated the negative effect of heat on sperm viability. …”
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Regenerating urban historical fabric of Kerman with the emphasize on influential components on Satisfaction (Case study: Arg-Ganjalikhan, Mozafari, Ghaleh-Mahmood, Shora Park) by Mitra Ghorbi, Maryam Naghavi, Hamid Mohammadi

“…This study investigates the impact of environment quality variables (environmental, physical, economic and social) on level of residents’ satisfaction in cultural neighborhoods of Kerman, with the goal of improving the regeneration process.The method of this research is applied-developmental in terms of the aim, and descriptive and causal comparative in terms of the nature. This study uses questionnaire as a tool for collecting data. …”
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Adaptive Evolution Coupled with Retrotransposon Exaptation Allowed for the Generation of a Human-Protein-Specific Coding Gene That Promotes Cancer Cell Proliferation and Metastasis... by Spyros I. Papamichos, Dimitrios Margaritis, Ioannis Kotsianidis

“…This study focuses on MYEOV, an oncogene encoding for two protein isoforms, reported as causally involved in promoting cancer cell proliferation and metastasis in both haematological malignancies and solid tumours. …”
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The critical role of trust in adopting AI-powered educational technology for learning: An instrument for measuring student perceptions by Tanya Nazaretsky, Paola Mejia-Domenzain, Vinitra Swamy, Jibril Frej, Tanja Käser

“…We then utilize Structural Equations Modeling to explore the causal relationships among these factors, confirming that students' trust in AI-EdTech positively influences AI-EdTech's perceived usefulness both directly and indirectly through AI-readiness. …”
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Numerical modelling of erosional landforms driven by offshore groundwater flow on siliciclastic continental margins: a conceptual approach by Shubhangi Gupta, Shubhangi Gupta, Aaron Micallef

“…Field observations from siliciclastic margins suggest strong causal links between sub-seafloor OFG flow and seafloor depressions, canyons and landslide scars. …”
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Masking is good, but conforming is better: The consequences of masking non-conformity within the college classroom. by Jessica Sullivan, Corinne Moss-Racusin, Kengthsagn Louis

“…Experiments 1 and 2 used causal methods to assess the impact of hypothetical target students' masking behavior on participants' beliefs about that student's classroom fit (e.g., how well they fit in, how much their professor likes them, whether they are invited to study group). …”
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Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri requires a polyketide cyclase to activate the type III secretion system for virulence by Shuying Zhu, Siyu Wu, Yanmin Liu, Zaibao Zhang, Huasong Zou

“…Abstract Background Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri is the causal agent of citrus canker, which causes substantial losses in citrus production. …”
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Association between magnesium depletion score and prostate cancer by Hongyang Gong, Xiaomei Lin, Shaoqun Huang

“…Further research is needed to determine whether a causal relationship exists between MDS and PCa, which would help assess the appropriateness of potential interventions.…”
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An Analysis of Societal Determinant of Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan by Nazneen Habib, Saif-Ur-Rehman Saif Abbasi, Wajid Aziz

“…Societal determinants of health are of recognized importance for understanding the causal association of society and health of an individual. …”
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Patients Undergoing Subacute Physical Rehabilitation following an Acute Hospital Admission Demonstrated Improvement in Cognitive Functional Task Independence by Steven M. McPhail, Paul N. Varghese, Suzanne S. Kuys

“…Improvement in cognitive functioning was observed in addition to motor function improvement among this population. Causal links cannot be drawn without further research.…”
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