Prevalence and Socio-Demographic and Hygiene Factors Influencing Impetigo in Saudi Arabian Children: A Cross-Sectional Investigation by Aleid AM, Nukaly HY, Almunahi LK, Albwah AA, AL- Balawi RMD, AlRashdi MH, Alkhars OA, Alrasheeday AM, Alshammari B, Alabbasi Y, Al Mutair A

“…Data collection occurred between June 2022 and November 2023, involving structured interviews with the parents or legal guardians of the participating children. …”
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Acquiring Pragmatic Competence during Short-Term Study Abroad: The Service Encounter Request by Todd Hernández, Paulo Boero

“…While abroad, they were given structured tasks and guided reflection assignments designed to develop their pragmatic competence and language awareness. …”
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Development of ceramic membranes from sugarcane bagasse ash for microfiltration of biodiesel production effluents by Clarissa Ferreira Pin, Danieli Brandler, Gabriela Cristina Perusin Flores, William Mateus Kubiaki Levandoski, Giovani Jordi Bruschi, Deise Trevizan Pelissaro, Adriana Dervanoski, Eduardo Pavan Korf, Gean Delise Leal Pasquali

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Uptake of the hepatitis B vaccine among brothel-based female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda by Joana Nakiggala, Mathias Lwenge, Doreen Nakalembe, Bridget Nagawa Tamale, Aisha Nalugya, Jovan Galiwango, Junior Mike Wejuli, Kenneth Tebandeke, John Bosco Isunju, Richard K. Mugambe, Tonny Ssekamatte

“…We utilized a researcher-developed digitized semi-structured questionnaire and employed multistage sampling to enroll participants. …”
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Social acceptance of water quality through decentralized greywater treatment using green wall system by N. Obeidat, A. Abu-Awwad, A.S. Al-Salaymeh, J. AlBtoosh, M.M. Zoubi, Q.Y. Abu-Afifeh, M.A. Seif, H. Hroub, O. Arabiat

“…Notably, 82 percent of respondents expressed interest in training programs on the operation and maintenance of the greywater system, demonstrating a proactive attitude toward its long-term sustainability. …”
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Developing a coaching manual to provide human support for the Mothers and Babies Online (eMB) perinatal mental health intervention by Lara Baez, Jaime Hamil, Elaine McBride, Katherine A. Czech, Bayley J. Taple, Adriana Santillano, Mingjing Huang, Alinne Z. Barrera, S. Darius Tandon

“…Measures included a “think aloud” activity and a semi-structured interview focused on gaining insight into parent and home visitor needs and preferences regarding eMB coaching in the context of home visiting. …”
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Perceptions on Academic Rhinologist Compensation Models: An ARS Survey by Kiran Abraham‐Aggarwal, Xiaoxuan Chen, Daniel J. Spertus, Shriya Suresh, Andrew B. Yang, Ashutosh Kacker

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Modeling of photoconverter parameters based on CdS/porous-CdTe/CdTe heterostructure by Alena F. Dyadenchuk, Roman I. Oleksenko

“…The obtained thick values of the manufactured structure were used to model the CdS/porous-CdTe/CdTe heterostructure in the PC1D-program in order to find the optimal solar cell parameters. …”
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329 Clinician and researcher knowledge, barriers, and facilitators of patient partner research engagement to accelerate translational science by Knoll Larkin, Daniel Whibley, Tricia Piechowski, Greg Merritt, Megan Haymart, David Williams

“…In addition, to describe the strategies, our Patient Partners Program has planned for building clinician and researcher capacity to engage patient partners in clinical research. …”
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The effect of medical rehabilitation in respiratory syndrome patients with connective tissue dysplasia by Maria V. Vershinina, Galina I. Nechaeva, Anna A. Homenya, Anna S. Isaeva, Inna A. Ratynskaya, Irina D. Anaiko, Olga A. Foronosova

“…The effect on the physical health components was limited by the variety of irreversible structural changes of various organs and systems, suggesting a longer monitoring period. …”
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Social Environmental Support in Encouraging Entrepreneurial Behavior of Millennial Farmers in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia: An Effort to Realize Sustainable Agricult... by Raden Rara Aulia Qonita, Masyhuri Masyhuri, Jamhari Jamhari, Hani Perwitasari

“…The analysis employed Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that the role of parents does not significantly influence millennial farmers’ entrepreneurial behavior. …”
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Morphological and Anatomical Characterization of Stems in <i>Lilium</i> Taxa by Peng Zhou, Kuangkuang Liao, Xiunian Feng, Rui Liang, Nianjun Teng, Fang Du

“…These findings establish a comprehensive pheno-anatomical framework for <i>Lilium</i>, which can guide future breeding programs and ecological studies.…”
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Influence of consumer socio-psychological food environment on food choice and its implications for nutrition: evidence from Tanzania by Eward Mushi, Roselyne Alphonce, Betty Waized, Mikidadi Muhanga, Niloofar Khalili, Constance Rybak

“…Data was analyzed using structural equation modeling.ResultsThe results indicate that consumers' knowledge, attitudes, and perceived behavioral control significantly explain 93% of the variance in the intention to choose healthy foods. …”
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The psychological resources of success: satisfaction with academic majors, psychological capital, and achievement motivation among future tourism and hospitality leaders by Abdulaziz Mohammed Alismail, Mazen Omar Almulla, Abdullah Saleh Mohammed Albohnayh, Ahmed Hassan Abdou

“…Additionally, the research investigates the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) - a positive psychological construct encompassing hope, optimism, resilience, and self-efficacy - within this relationship.MethodsA quantitative approach was employed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Data were collected from 522 junior and senior undergraduate students enrolled in tourism and hospitality programs across Saudi Arabia. …”
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The chain mediating role of resilience and change fatigue between intolerance of uncertainty and job burnout in nurses by Yuqi Gao, Hengjie Ren, Gina Meng, Xiudong Ying, Peng Jin, Yue Chen, Gang Wei

“…Resilience, change fatigue, job burnout, and intolerance of uncertainty were measured by the IUS-12, CF, CD-RISC, and CMBI, respectively. In this study, structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the direct and indirect effects among these variables, with model fit indices ensuring statistical robustness. …”
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Toward Building Model of Business Closure Intention in SMEs: Binomial Logistic Regression by Gelmar García-Vidal, Alexander Sánchez-Rodríguez, Laritza Guzmán-Vilar, Reyner Pérez-Campdesuñer, Rodobaldo Martínez-Vivar

“…The survey evidence from 385 Ecuadorian SMEs was analyzed in two stages; confirmatory factor analysis validated the scales capturing environmental pessimism and personal pressures, and a structural equation model confirmed that both latent constructs directly heighten exit propensity. …”
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Monte carlo study of the effect of collimator thickness on T-99m source response in single photon emission computed tomography by Jalil Islamian, Mohammad Taghi Toossi, Mahdi Momennezhad, Seyyed Zakavi, Ramin Sadeghi, Michael Ljungberg

“…The image quality analyses by structural similarity index (SSIM) algorithm and also by visual inspection showed suitable quality images obtained with a collimator thickness of 2.405 cm. …”
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Youth Obesity: Sport as a Solution Strategy by Krzysztof Pietrzak, Małgorzata Wasilewska, Sebastian Polok, Karol Demel

“… Purpose: This study examines organized sports as a multisectoral intervention against youth obesity, emphasizing physiological, psychosocial, and structural motivations. Materials and Research Methods: Long term cohort analyses (e.g., Finland’s 21-year tracking [7]), randomized trials, and regional case studies (Poland’s rural-urban disparities [10], Italy’s post-pandemic park programs [15]) were included. …”
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Can China’s national fitness policy contribute to achieving universal health? Analysis based on the three-dimensional framework by Defeng Dong, Bing He, Jianda Kong, Aitong Zhou, Mei Lv, Dianbo Zhang, Chen Dong

“…In terms of policy tools, there is an overall structural imbalance and internal disarray, with environmental policy tools dominating, supplemented by supply-side policies, while demand-side policies are insufficient. …”
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Psychometric validation of type 2 Diabetes Distress Assessment System in an Indian type 2 diabetes population by Baby Sharma, Pramod Tripathi, Nidhi Kadam, Diptika Tiwari, Anagha Vyawahare, Thejas Kathrikolly, Malhar Ganla

“…Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), using IBM SPSS, R, and AMOS software. …”
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