Revisiting Drymaeus germaini (Ancey, 1892) (Gastropoda, Bulimulidae): ecological niche and first anatomical description of a poorly known land snail species from Brazil by Maria Isabel Pinto Ferreira Macedo, Ximena Maria Constanza Ovando, Sthefane D’ávila

“…However, information on population size and structure, geographic range and their trends over time, which is necessary to assess species conservation status, is unavailable or insufficient for most land snail taxa, making it difficult to apply the IUCN criteria. …”
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Parental perceptions and self-efficacy in managing childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study from Türkiye by Gülay Can Yılmaz, Hatice Mutlu, Elif Söbü

“…A total of 114 parents (one per child, either the mother or the father) of children diagnosed with obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile) who were actively involved in their child’s weight management process were included. Data were collected using structured face-to-face questionnaires and retrospective clinical record review. …”
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Insight into the Potential of Somatostatin Vaccination with Goats as a Model: From a Perspective of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota by Xiaoli Zhang, Juncai Chen, Siqi Zhang, Bingni Wei, Yanguo Han, Zhongquan Zhao

“…These results imply that somatostatin immunoneutralization might directly alter the gastrointestinal tract commensal bacterial structure, improving gastrointestinal homeostasis, and, thus, modifying the fermentability and effected hormone level to improve the productivity of goats. …”
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Development of enterprise architecture management methodology for teaching purposes by Dmitry V. Kudryavtsev, Evgeny P. Zaramenskikh, Maxim Y. Arzumanyan

“…Enterprise architecture allows describing, analyzing and designing the company from the point of view of its structure, functioning and goal setting (motivation).In the context of this approach, the enterprise is viewed as a system of services, processes, goals and performance indicators, organizational units, information systems, data, technical facilities, etc. …”
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City policies to promote entrepreneurship: A cross-country comparison of Poland and Germany by Jan Fazlagić, Aleksandra Szulczewska-Remi, Windham Loopesko

“…Originality/value: The research allowed enough data to be gathered to answer the research questions. …”
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Adverse perinatal outcomes and associated factors among mothers of advanced age at a tertiary hospital, Southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Sezalio Masembe, Richard Migisha, Hillary Aheisibwe, John Crysistom Lule

“…We enrolled post-delivery mothers aged ≥ 35 years. We collected data on socio-demographic, obstetric, and medical characteristics, as well as fetal outcomes, using interviewer-administered structured questionnaires. …”
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Ability to form duplexes as a factor of intracellular microRNA distribution by S. A. Kuzmichev, A. V. Komelkov, E. M. Tchevkina

“…The regulation of the content of mature microRNAs (miRNAs) in different cell compartments – the nucleus (N) and the cytoplasm (C) – makes it possible to control their availability for participation in RNA-mediated interference processes. Structurally different miRNAs, processed from different precursors (pre-miRNA), can form duplexes between molecules containing complementary sequences. …”
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Benthic Community Metrics Track Hydrologically Stressed Mangrove Systems by Amanda W. J. Demopoulos, Jill R. Bourque, Jennifer P. McClain-Counts, Nicole Cormier, Ken W. Krauss

“…Here, we employ the use of baseline community ecology metrics along with stable isotopes to track changes in the community and trophic structure and enable time estimates for establishing mangrove functional equivalency. …”
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Effectiveness of nurses’ training about mechanical ventilation weaning on neonatal outcomes by Mohammed F. Alharbi, Salwa A. Marzouk, Nojoud Alrashidi, Mohammed H. Abu-Alghayth, Eman A. Mater, Marwa A. Ibrahim, Huwida Hamdy Abdelmonem, Hanan A. Mohammed, Shadia A. Syan, Aml S. Abdelrahem, Ahlam D. Alshehri, Shimaa M. Moursy, Abeer A. Almowafy, Faransa A. Ahmed

“…The infants were divided into two groups: 32 weaned by trained nurses (study group) and 32 weaned by standard methods (control group). Data was collected using a structured questionnaire about the nurses and neonates. …”
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Quantifying Temporal Dynamics in Global Cyber Threats: A GPT-Driven Framework for Risk Forecasting and Strategic Intelligence by Fahim Sufi, Musleh Alsulami

“…The methodology integrates a hybrid data acquisition pipeline with GPT-based AI classification to construct a structured, high-dimensional dataset comprising 11,497 cybersecurity incidents spanning from October 2023 to March 2025. …”
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Emergency physician perspectives on using telehealth with older adults during COVID‐19: A qualitative study by Natalie M. Davoodi, Kevin Chen, Maria Zou, Melinda Li, Frances Jiménez, Terrie Fox Wetle, Elizabeth M. Goldberg

“…Methods Using a semi‐structured interview guide, we conducted 30‐min interviews. …”
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Analysis of phenotypic manifestations of connective tissue dysplasia in adult patients with osteogenesis imperfecta and development of a diagnostic algorithm by D. I. Valeeva, R. I. Khusainova, L. N. Khusainova, M. M. Khafizov, A. V. Tyurin

“…Connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) is a genetically determined disorder of the development of connective tissue in the embryonic and postnatal periods, which is characterized by defects in the structure of the fibers and basic substance of the connective tissue, which can cause a variety of disorders in the functioning of the internal organs and the musculoskeletal system. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown Dietary Diversity among Urban Households in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria by Solomon Taiwo Folorunso, Ruth Alabi, Omolola Stephen-Adamu, Godfrey Onuwa

“…A multistage sampling technique was used to select 265 households. Data was collected using well-structured questionnaire. …”
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Edible oil consumption in Puducherry: A sequential exploratory mixed methods study by Sombuddha Biswas, Athira Menon, Namita Patel, Chandru Sivamani, Haripriya Sundaramoorthy, Subitha Lakshminarayanan

“…The quantitative phase involved a structured questionnaire and a 24-h dietary recall administered to 205 adults, selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. …”
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Effect of counseling intervention on symptoms, pain acceptance and psychological wellbeing among patients with fibromyalgia by Ayman Muhammad Kamel Senosy, Hoda Sayed Mohamed Abd El Naby, Eman Ahmed Elhaweet, Basma ElAraby El-Feqi

“…Design A quasi-experimental (study and control group pre/post-test) design included 120 patients with fibromyalgia during their follow-up visits to the outpatient rheumatology clinic at El-Demerdash Hospital affiliated with Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. Tools for data collection (1) Structured Interview Questionnaire for Patients with Fibromyalgia, (2) Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, (3) Psychological well-being Questionnaire. …”
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Exploring the impact of smoking on mental health: A cross-sectional analysis in a district-level university in Bangladesh by Md. Ahsan Habib, Md. Sagor Islam, Isteaq Kabir Sifat, Md. Earfan Ali Khondaker, Md. Kaderi Kibria

“…Methods A representative sample of 300 students from Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Bangladesh participated in this study, selected through a two-stage sampling method. Data collection took place between 1 August and 30 September 2023, employing a self-structured questionnaire. …”
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Balancing and compensating extractions in primary teeth: How age, gender, and clinical setting shape pediatric dentists’ preferences by Eser Rengin Nalbantoglu, Parmjit Singh

“…Subjects and Methods: A structured online survey was distributed to 288 BSPD members. …”
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Measurement of Air-Blast Swirl Cup Atomization Field at Low Temperature With Digital Holographic Technique by Guangyuan YANG, Dan YU, Ge SONG, Jun WU, Liuyang FENG

“…This work can provide reference data for optimization of the nozzle structure design.…”
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Differential Evaluation of Ecological Resilience in 45 Cities along the Yangtze River in China: A New Multidimensional Analysis Framework by Chong Li, Yibao Wang, Wen Qing, Cuixi Li, Yujiang Yang

“…This study proposes a “system process space” attribute analysis framework, taking into account urban development processes, ecosystem structure, and resilience evolution stages. Utilizing data from 45 Yangtze River cities, we establish a “Driver, Pressure, State, Impact, and Response” (DPSIR) evaluation index system to evaluate changes in ecological resilience levels and evolution trends from 2011 to 2022. …”
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Novel Compound Heterozygous Variants in ZNF526 Causing Dentici‐Novelli Neurodevelopmental Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review by Shaoxin Li, Hui Fang, Hong Li, Min Peng, Jinsong Bao, Yunfei Cai, Jing Chen, Zhige Li

“…Methods This study gathered clinical information and genetic data from a child with neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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