Factors Associated with Functional Well-Being and Psychological Parameters among Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Admitted to a Select Cancer Hospital in Bagalkot District -... by Shilpa N Kugali, Deelip S Natekar, Mahesh Wangi

“…Fifty subjects with cancer who were receiving chemotherapy at the select hospital in Bagalkot were selected using disproportionate stratified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect the demographic information and to assess the level of functional wellbeing stress and anxiety. …”
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Auditors’ Intention to Use Blockchain Technology and TAM3: The Moderating Role of Age by Amir Hasan Hamadeh, Rasha Mohammad Nouraldeen, Rasha Mohamad Mahboub, Mohamed Saleh Hashem

“…A sample of 332 auditors working in Lebanon was used to collect data and the analysis was conducted using the third version of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS3-SEM). …”
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How Cybersecurity Leadership Became the New Critical Managerial Competency in Healthcare Administration by Ebone McCoy

“…This article examines the multifaceted vulnerabilities of U.S. healthcare systems, including fragmented governance, supply chain fragility, and exploitation of protected health information. Key structural weaknesses identified include outdated cybersecurity protocols, insufficient logistical coordination, and a lack of integrated systems thinking in strategic planning. …”
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Perceived social support on objective measured sedentary behavior of stroke patients: the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy by Jianing Wei, Fanjiayi Yang, Xiaofang Dong

“…The structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of exercise self-efficacy between perceived social support and sedentary behavior.ResultsThe mean sedentary behavior time in stroke patients in this study was (479.65 ± 112.65) min, the mean score of perceived social support was (47.53 ± 17.16), and the mean score of exercise self-efficacy was (24.19 ± 6.25). …”
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“I suppose we’ve all been on a bit of a journey”: a qualitative study on providers’ lived experiences with liberalised abortion care in the Republic of Ireland by Brendan Dempsey, Michael Connolly, Mary F. Higgins

“…The aim of this study was to explore service providers’ lived experiences with abortion care in the Republic of Ireland following liberalisation in 2018 via public referendum. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews conducted between February 2020 and March 2021. …”
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A Search for FDA Approved Drugs with Anti-ulcerative Effects: A computational Based Drug Repositioning Study by Abdulmajeed Yunusa1, Albashir Tahir1,2, Nura Abubakar1

“…Target proteins (H2, PP, M3) were selected from the Protein Data Bank. Drugs structurally related to known inhibitors were screened and docked using AutoDock Vina to assess binding affinities. …”
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3D CFD analysis of species transport and electrochemical behavior in a PEM electrolyzer by Safiye Nur Ozdemir

“…This study presents a novel approach by developing a fully coupled 3D CFD model that simultaneously considers electrochemical reactions, thermal transport, and structural parameters, including the thicknesses of the membrane and the PTL. …”
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Adapting a pregnancy app (HealthyMoms) to support healthy habits in migrant women—a qualitative study on women's preferences and perceived needs to support health behaviors during... by Emmie Söderström, Christina Alexandrou, Sara Bressanutti, Johanna Sandborg, Anna-Karin Lindqvist, Marie Löf

“…Method Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with Arabic ( n  = 10) and Somali-speaking women ( n  = 9). …”
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Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Global Protein Synthesis during HSV Infection Using Bioorthogonal Precursors and Click Chemistry. by Catherine Su Hui Teo, Remigiusz A Serwa, Peter O'Hare

“…Moreover, while ICP4 and ICP0 were excluded from NPDs, ICP22 showed selective recruitment. Our data indicate that NPDs represent early recruitment of host and viral de novo translated protein to distinct structural entities which are precursors to the previously described VICE domains involved in protein quality control in the nucleus, and reveal new features from which we propose spatially linked platforms of newly synthesised protein processing after nuclear import.…”
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Aplastic Anaemia Disease Burden From the Patient Perspective and Quality of Life in Zimbabwe by A. Maramba and J. Mupini by Maramba A, Mupini J, Munyati S, Maboreke TC, Manasa J, Gwanzura L

“…The aim of the study was to get the patients’ perspective to evaluate the disease burden and their knowledge, attitude, practices, and adherence to treatment.Patients and Methods: This qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted at the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe, to investigate patients’ perspectives on their knowledge, attitudes, practices and disease burden regarding AA.Results: Eleven participants diagnosed with AA via bone marrow biopsy were recruited between November 2022 and May 2023. A structured, ethically approved questionnaire was used to gather data on demographics, clinical status, treatment experiences, and overall disease knowledge. …”
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Redefining Energy Management for Carbon-Neutral Supply Chains in Energy-Intensive Industries: An EU Perspective by Tadeusz Skoczkowski, Sławomir Bielecki, Marcin Wołowicz, Arkadiusz Węglarz

“…Using a modified systematic literature review based on PRISMA methodology, complemented by expert insights from EU Member States, this research identifies structural gaps in current EM practices and highlights opportunities for integrating sustainable innovations across the whole industrial value chain. …”
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Development of psychological and educational aspects of interaction between medical workers and patients by T. V. Ryabova, A. A. Mutigullina

“…At the third stage, analysis, generalization and systematization of the data obtained, and presentation of the research results were carried out.Results. …”
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Health inequities in medical crowdfunding: a systematic review by Yingying Cai, Syafila Kamarudin, Xiaoyu Jiang, Baiyu Zhou

“…Guided by the PROGRESS framework, we extracted data on socioeconomic determinants of health disparities. …”
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Experiential retailing in cultural spaces: A case study of multisensory design in batik boutiques [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Arina Hayati, Purwanita Setijanti, Eri Naharani Ustazah

“…Using an intersubjective paradigm, the study explores sociocultural consumer engagement through semi-structured interviews, direct observations, and photo-elicitation techniques. …”
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"Getting pregnant during COVID-19 was a big risk because getting help from the clinic was not easy": COVID-19 experiences of women and healthcare providers in Harare, Zimbabwe. by Zivai Mupambireyi, Frances M Cowan, Elizabeth Chappell, Anesu Chimwaza, Ngoni Manika, Catherine J Wedderburn, Hannah Gannon, Tom Gibb, Michelle Heys, Felicity Fitzgerald, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Diana Gibb, Deborah Ford, Angela Mushavi, Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi

“…Data were analysed using a modified grounded theory approach. …”
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A Study of the Dominant Type of Technique (Controlled, Semicontrolled and Free) of Two English Teachers from a Languages Teaching Program Estudio acerca del tipo de técnica dominan... by Francia del Pilar Gavilán Galindo

“…It aims at describing and interpreting the dominant kind of language teaching technique: controlled, semicontrolled and free (Brown, 2001) within the context of two first semester English teachers of a languages teaching program. Data collection was based upon class observations, teachers' logs and a semi-structured interview that permitted triangulation of information in order to figure out the central research query. …”
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Validating the self-competence in death work scale for end-of-life care volunteers by Zhuyun Lin, Vivian Weiqun Lou, Wallace Chi Ho Chan

“…They completed an online registration form which included risk assessment, followed by structured individual interviews focusing on applicants’ motivation and mental preparedness for their role. …”
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PATHWAYS TO ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS IN HEALTHCARE by Nataliia Letunovska, Liliia Khomenko, Yevhen Chvankin

“…These measures were structured according to the main determinants of functioning: managerial, informational, security-related, and economic, and aligned with modern requirements for business processes in the blood service sector, particularly at the stages of collection, processing, storage, quarantine, and distribution of blood components. …”
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Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Syphilis among Antenatal Patients, Gastroenterology Patients and Blood Donors in Public Hospitals in Lagos by Kehinde Sharafadeen Okunade, Emuobor Odeghe, Damilola O Akinlawon, Rita O Oladele

“…Subjects and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 352 participants, recruited from the antenatal, gastroenterology clinics and prospective donors from the blood banks in four general and one tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. Data were collected on demographic characteristics, risk factors and disease prevalence using structured questionnaires, and laboratory testing was performed using the B21147-01 HIV-HCV-HBsAg-Syphilis Combo Rapid Test. …”
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Graph Neural Network Classification in EEG-Based Biometric Identification: Evaluation of Functional Connectivity Methods Using Time-Frequency Metric by Roghaieh Ashenaei, Ali Asghar Beheshti Shirazi

“…Integrated with Graph Convolutional Neural Networks (GCNNs), our approach leverages graph-structured FC data for superior classification. We propose a realistic experimental framework, recording training and testing signals in separate sessions under varying states, using only 19 EEG channels and single-trial signals. …”
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