Key BIM Adoption Drivers to Improve Performance of Infrastructure Projects in the Ethiopian Construction Sector: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach by Solomon Belay, James Goedert, Asregedew Woldesenbet, Saeed Rokooei, José Matos, Hélder Sousa

“…In this regard, a comprehensive systematic literature review was employed to identify potential BIM implementation attributes in developing countries and validated through a pilot test. Then, quantitative data was collected from experts working in various organizations using a structured questionnaire survey. …”
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Towards constructing a generalized structural 3D breathing human lung model based on experimental volumes, pressures, and strains. by Arif Badrou, Crystal A Mariano, Gustavo O Ramirez, Matthew Shankel, Nuno Rebelo, Mona Eskandari

“…In this context, an Inverse Finite Element Analysis (IFEA) pipeline is developed to construct the first continuously ventilated three-dimensional structurally representative pulmonary model informed by both organ- and tissue-level breathing experiments from a cadaveric human lung. …”
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The Pattern of Structural Relationships of University Students’ Psychological Well-Being Based on Personal Resilience and Social Intelligence Mediated by Mental Rumination by Zahra Alizadeh Noohi, Zahra Akhavi Samarein, Hossein Ghamari

“…Using Smart PLS-3 software, the obtained data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. …”
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How Technological Readiness Shapes Pre-Service Teachers’ Digital Material Design Competencies: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach by Zeynep Akın Demircan, Gülçin Çeliker Ercan, İsmail Kaşarcı

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) confirmed that technological readiness significantly predicts digital material design competencies, highlighting the centrality of affective and cognitive preparedness over demographic or access-related variables. …”
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Biochemical and structural characterization of tyrosine aminotransferase suggests broad substrate specificity and a two‐state folding mechanism in Leishmania donovani by Santanu Sasidharan, Prakash Saudagar

“…Furthermore, our data suggest that LdTAT may be a potential drug target due to its divergence in structure and substrate specificity from the host.…”
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Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Employees' Job Performance Based on Structural Equation Model: A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Vietnam by Quoc Huy Nguyen, Phan Thanh Tam

“…Methodology: This study applied a structural equation model consisting of five factors: knowledge, attitude, hard skills, soft skills, and technology, and examined the impact of the above factors on tasks, context, and job performance. …”
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PETROCHEMICAL AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE ASTANEH ORE DEPOSIT, MIDDLE PART OF THE URUMIEH-DOKHTAR MAGMATIC ARC (IRAN) by S. Beygi, M. Tadayon, R. K. Ilalova, I. V. Talovina, T. C. Meise

“…To achieve the goal, there were used the structural and geological data obtained in the fieldwork, as well as the results of mineralogical and geochemical analyses. …”
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Sleep disturbance as a mediator of the relationship between perceived stress and demoralization in hemodialysis patients: a structural equation modeling analysis by Yansheng Ye, Jing Zhang, Yane Sun, Jianqing Xu, Qian Xu, Chengrong Song

“…Many studies have tested the relationships between perceived stress, sleep disturbance, and demoralization; however, the mechanism of sleep disturbance has not been fully evaluated.ObjectiveTo verify the relationship between perceived stress and demoralization and explore the mediating effect of sleep disturbance on the relationship between perceived stress and demoralization in hemodialysis patients.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional questionnaire survey using convenience sampling from July to August 2022, 547 hemodialysis patients from ten hospitals filled out the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Demoralization Scale (DS), and general information questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0, and path analysis and structural equation modeling were used to explore the relationships among perceived stress, sleep disturbance, and demoralization.ResultsPerceived stress was significantly and positively associated with demoralization (P < 0.01) among hemodialysis patients. …”
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Exploring the Factors Affecting Students’ Internet Habits, Self-Efficacy in E-Learning, and Academic Achievement: Structural Equation Modeling Approach by Senad Bećirović, Mersad Dervic, Boris Mattoš

“…To test the hypothesized model and examine whether the data aligns with the research framework, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed. …”
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Influence of social norms on blockchain technology adoption: a structural equation modelling approach among smallholder barley farmers in Uganda by Racheal Ninsiima, Patience Mshenga, Dickson Okello

“…This study employs a social norm analysis (SNA) approach to examine how social norms influence BCT initial adoption intentions among barley smallholder farmers in eastern Uganda. Data were collected from 245 farmers using semi-structured questionnaires and analyzed with Smart PLS through structural equation modelling. …”
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A New Zero Waste Design for a Manufacturing Approach for Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Electrical Generator Structural Components by Daniel Gonzalez-Delgado, Pablo Jaen-Sola, Erkan Oterkus

“…This novel approach assembles a vast amount of structural information to produce a fit-for-purpose, adaptative, optimization strategy, combining data from static structural analyses, modal analyses, and manufacturing analyses to automatically generate an efficient model through a generative iterative process. …”
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Evolution of Traffic Flows and Traffic-Induced Air Pollution Due to Structural Changes and Development During 1993–2006 in Tartu (Estonia) by Hans Orru, Marko Kaasik, Dago Antov, Bertil Forsberg

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Dracula's Menagerie Reloaded: Assessing the Relative Roles of Habitat and Interspecific Interactions in an Intact Mammalian Assemblage Using Structural Equation Modeling by Marissa A. Dyck, Ruben Iosif, Barbara Promberger–Fürpass, Viorel D. Popescu

“…To do so, we used camera trap data from two consecutive years in the Southern Romanian Carpathians and developed hypothesisbased interaction pathways for top‐down and bottom‐up regulation in a piecewise structural equation modeling (SEM) framework. …”
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Structural Optimization Design and Analysis of Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Low Iron Loss Based on the Adhesive Lamination Process by Liyan Guo, Huatuo Zhang, Xinmai Gao, Ying Zhou, Yan Cheng, Huimin Wang

“…This study conducts an optimization analysis on the processing technology of silicon steel sheets and motor structure, targeting the reduction of iron loss and the improvement of the motor’s integrated efficiency. …”
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Developing a structural model of academic self-concept based on emotional regulation and differentiation with the mediating role of achievement goals in students by meheri bostani, abdollah mafakher, Hossein Mahdian

“…Aims: This study aimed to develop a structural model of academic self-concept based on emotional regulation and differentiation mediated by achievement goals in students. …”
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Structural and functional neuroimaging of hippocampus to study adult neurogenesis in long COVID-19 patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms: a scoping review by Jayakumar Saikarthik, Ilango Saraswathi, Bijaya Kumar Padhi, Muhammad Aaqib Shamim, Nasser Alzerwi, Abdulaziz Alarifi, Aravind P. Gandhi

“…Method Original studies focusing on structural and functional neuroimaging of the hippocampus to study adult neurogenesis in long COVID-19 were included in the review. …”
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Using structural and functional MRI as a neuroimaging technique to investigate chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy: a systematic review by Esther Crawley, Basim Almutairi, Christelle Langley, Ngoc Jade Thai

“…Objective This systematic review aims to synthesise and evaluate structural MRI (sMRI) and functional MRI (fMRI) studies in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME).Methods We systematically searched Medline and Ovid and included articles from 1991 (date of Oxford diagnostic criteria for CFS/ME) to first April 2019. …”
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Arthropod Food Webs in the Foreland of a Retreating Greenland Glacier: Integrating Molecular Gut Content Analysis With Structural Equation Modelling by Ejgil Gravesen, Lenka Dušátková, Kacie J. Athey, Jiayi Qin, Paul Henning Krogh

“…In this study, we integrate data on arthropod diversity from DNA gut content analysis—offering insight into predator diets—with quantitative measures of arthropod activity‐density at a Greenland glacier foreland using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). …”
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EEG Analysis in Structural Focal Epilepsy Using the Methods of Nonlinear Dynamics (Lyapunov Exponents, Lempel–Ziv Complexity, and Multiscale Entropy) by Tatiana V. Yakovleva, Ilya E. Kutepov, Antonina Yu Karas, Nikolai M. Yakovlev, Vitalii V. Dobriyan, Irina V. Papkova, Maxim V. Zhigalov, Olga A. Saltykova, Anton V. Krysko, Tatiana Yu Yaroshenko, Nikolai P. Erofeev, Vadim A. Krysko

“…The obtained results of the patient’s EEG study using the indicated nonlinear dynamics methods are in good agreement with the medical report and MRI data. The approach developed for the analysis of EEG signals by nonlinear dynamics methods can be applied for early detection of structural changes.…”
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Investigating the use of ultrasonography for the antenatal diagnosis of structural congenital anomalies in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review by Nana Adofo-Ansong, Laurence Isaaya Ntawunga, Maame Tekyiwa Botchway, Ann Horton Kelly

“…This systematic literature review investigates the use of antenatal ultrasound to diagnose congenital anomalies and improve the health outcomes of infants in LMICs.Methods A systematic literature review was conducted using three search strings: (1) structural congenital anomalies; (2) LMICs; and (3) antenatal diagnosis. …”
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