New Oral Anaticoagulant Prescribing Decisions amongst General Practitioners: Handle with Care by Ann Kirby, Aileen Murphy, Colin Bradley

“…**Objective:** This paper investigates if the identified risk factors (renal impairment, hepatic impairment, other co-morbidities & drug interactions) influence GPs’ NOAC prescribing decisions, using a multivariate probit model, while controlling for other GP characteristics. **Methods:** Employing primary data, collected using a dedicated survey of Irish GPs in November 2015, a multivariate probit is employed. …”
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The Impact of Brand Quality and Brand Innovativeness on the Purchase Intention of Local Brands by Abdelraheem Abualbasal, Celine Hasan

“…The sample for this research was 365 respondents; convenience sampling was employed as a sampling technique. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS (29.01) and Amos 26 for Structural Equation and mediation analysis. …”
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An Intelligent Medical Imaging Approach for Various Blood Structure Classifications by Madallah Alruwaili

“…Finally, the system is trained by employing support vector machine (SVM) to label the blood images. …”
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Dual Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna with Improved Interport Isolation for S-Band Satellite Communication by Haq Nawaz, Ahmad Umar Niazi, Mansoor Ahmad

“…The employed single-tap SIC circuit/loop attains the high interport isolation through signal inversion mechanism. …”
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An Analysis of the Determinants of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Scores at the Firm level on Borsa İstanbul Companies by Sinan Aytekin, Nida Abdioğlu

“…The analyses are carried out individually, focusing on the three distinct aspects of corporate sustainability: environmental, social, and governance. This study employs fixed-effect panel data analysis utilizing the Driscoll and Kraay (1998) estimators. …”
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Cover it up! Visual euphemisation strategies for transforming non-religious songs into Islamic songs in music videos by Ikke Dewi Pratama, SF Luthfie Arguby Purnomo, Arina Rohmatika, Nestiani Hutami

“…This study not only attempts to examine the visual elements euphemized in the cover music videos but also the visual euphemization strategies employed by the content creators. The data were gathered from YouTube in the form of twelve original music videos and their covers. …”
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Improving detection of Parkinson’s disease with acoustic feature optimization using particle swarm optimization and machine learning by Elmoundher Hadjaidji, Mohamed Cherif Amara Korba, Khaled Khelil

“…The particle swarm optimization algorithm is employed for this purpose, with the Oxford PD dataset serving as the source data for training and validation. …”
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RTAPM: A Robust Top-View Absolute Positioning Method with Visual–Inertial Assisted Joint Optimization by Pengfei Tong, Xuerong Yang, Xuanzhi Peng, Longfei Wang

“…The proposed method employs a bird’s-eye view monocular RGB camera to estimate the UAV’s moving position. …”
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Magnetic Seizure Therapy for Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review by Eric Cretaz, André R. Brunoni, Beny Lafer

“…The terms “magnetic seizure therapy,” “depression,” and “bipolar” were employed. Results. Out of 74 studies, 8 met eligibility criteria. …”
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Developing Interactive Learning Worksheets (LKPD) with Google Slides for Elementary School Teachers by Endah Rahayu Ningsih, Mawardi Mawardi, Yari Dwikurnaningsih

“…Qualitative and quantitative analyses were employed to examine the data. The findings revealed that the Google Slides-based LKPD training module was successfully implemented and significantly enhanced teachers' pedagogical competencies in designing interactive learning materials using this digital tool. …”
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The Effect Wilting Tangerine Peel on Characteristics of Powder Used In Food Self-Heater by Rini Rini, Daimon Syukri, Puja Nadia Sukma

“…The treatments employed in this study encompassed varying durations of withering time for tangerine peel, denoted as A (0 hours), B (6 hours), C (12 hours), D (24 hours), and E (48 hours). …”
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The use of screening, identification, assessment and support policy to support vulnerable learners by Inneth Baby Makofane, Simon Mfula Ndlovu, Hunadi Mphahlele, Mahlapahlapana Johannes Themane

“…Purposive sampling was employed to sample five secondary schools for participation. …”
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A Technique to Predict Bankruptcy Using Ultimate Ownership Network as Key Indicators by Dyah Sulistyowati Rahayu, Zaäfri Ananto Husodo, Jan Pidanic, Xue Li, Heru Suhartanto

“…A regression analysis is employed to evaluate the network’s effect on bankruptcy prediction. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Energy, Exergy, Exergoeconomic Analyses a Double-Pessure Flash-Binary Geothermal Power System Using Zeotropic Working Fluid by Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Van Vang

“…Comprehensive thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analyses are employed to estimate the system performance and generate 3083 kW net power with 64.79% exergy efficiency and 3.51 years payback period. …”
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FISCAL BALANCE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by ODILI OKWUCHUKWU, OKORO KELECHI OKORO, NWANNEDIYA FAITH OTI-IBIAM

“…Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model was employed in estimating the variables. The ARDL results indicated that the relationship between fiscal balance and sustainable economic development followed a long-run path. …”
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The mediating role of parental attachment in the relationship between parenting styles and identity achievement among secondary and preparatory school students by Shimelis Anley Tizazu, Demeke Wolle Ambaye

“…Hence, quantitative data were collected and path analysis via linear regression was employed to determine the path coefficients of the variables under consideration. …”
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Mapping of Novel QTL Regulating Grain Shattering Using Doubled Haploid Population in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Gyu-Ho Lee, In-Kyu Kang, Kyung-Min Kim

“…In this study, we analyzed the QTLs associated with shattering employing a high-density genetic map in doubled haploid (DH) population of rice (Oryza sativa L.). …”
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Comparison between Conventional Decalcification and a Microwave-Assisted Method in Bone Tissue Affected with Mycetoma by Magdi Mansour Salih

“…Haematoxylin-eosin (HE) stain, Gridley’s stain, and Grocott hexamine-silver stain were employed to evaluate the bone and fungi morphologies. …”
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Efektivitas pendekatan konseling trait and factor dengan teknik modelling untuk meningkatkan kematangan karir siswa di sekolah menengah kejuruan by Ni Made Meliza Krisdiyanti, I Ketut Dharsana, Ni Ketut Suarni

“…This study's methodology was exploratory. employing a random sampling strategy for sampling. …”
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Decentralized Asynchronous Formation Planning of Multirotor Aerial Vehicles in Dynamic Environments Using Flexible Formation Graphs and Tight Trajectory Hulls by Fahad Tanveer, Muhammad Bilal Kadri

“…The planner handles formation path planning along with dynamic obstacles and intervehicle collision avoidance using minimum volume convex hulls for agent trajectories. The employed formation metric is invariant to rotation, translation, and scaling, granting greater flexibility in formation coordination. …”
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