Effect of health education on knowledge, perception, and intended contraceptive use for family planning among university students in Pakistan by Ramesh Kumar, Maliha Anwar, Nawal Naeem, Muhammad Asim, Reya Kumari, Sathirakorn Pongpanich

“…A self-administered and structured questionnaire comprising variables on knowledge level and intended contraceptive use was conducted among randomly selected students (n = 396). …”
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Prediction of causal genes at GWAS loci with pleiotropic gene regulatory effects using sets of correlated instrumental variables. by Mariyam Khan, Adriaan-Alexander Ludl, Sean Bankier, Johan L M Björkegren, Tom Michoel

“…This is a classical result by Brito and Pearl (2002) for structural equation models that guarantees the identifiability of individual causal effects in situations where multiple exposures collectively, but not individually, separate a set of instrumental variables from an outcome variable. …”
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Media Image of the Region and Features of its Formation (The Case of the Republic of Mordovia) by Ksenia V. Dementieva, Diana A. Bakeeva, Natalya M. Frolova

“…In the course of the study, systemic and structural-functional methods were used, as well as component and functional-semantic analysis, comparative and typological methods. …”
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Revisiting the Control Systems of Autonomous Vehicles in the Agricultural Sector: A Systematic Literature Review by Vinayambika S. Bhat, Yong Wang

“…Unlike previous reviews that primarily classify algorithms based on technical specifications alone, this study uniquely maps these algorithms to real-world agricultural challenges, providing a structured framework that aligns control methodologies with practical implementation scenarios. …”
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An Investigation Study About Characteristics of Fitness Centres in Tirana City by Aida Bendo, Rando Kukeli

“…Methodology: The researchers used descriptive survey research in this study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Stakeholder Communication on Destination Branding through Three Destination Axes in the Musi River Tourism Area, South Sumatra, Indonesia by Agustin Rozalena, Mahendra Wijaya, Prahastiwi Utari, Andre Novie Rahmanto

“…The sampling technique was purposive sampling, and eight people were deliberately selected to be interviewed in a semi-structured, in-depth manner and observed. Data analysis used the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana Interactive Model. …”
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Factors affecting performance excellence in Indonesian state-owned enterprises by Muhammad Iqbal, Yudi Azis, Sucherly, Umi Kaltum

“…The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) procedures were operated to evaluate the path coefficients and identify the pivotal factors of each construct using SmartPLS. …”
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COVID‐19 Vaccine Uptake and Associated Factors Among Persons With Disabilities in Ghana's Ashanti Region by Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Irene G. Ampomah, Theophilus I. Emeto

“…Methods A cross‐sectional survey was conducted among 402 PWDs in two districts of the Ashanti Region of Ghana from December 2021 to March 2022. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (binary logistic regression). …”
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Psychological and social factors associated with late pregnancy iron deficiency anaemia in rural Viet Nam: a population-based prospective study. by Thach Duc Tran, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Tuan Tran, Gerard J Casey, Sarah Hanieh, Julie Anne Simpson, Terence Dwyer, Jane Fisher

“…Hypothesis models were tested by Structural Equation Modeling analyses.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 378 women provided complete data at both W1 and W2. …”
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Nutritional myths in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes: a pilot study by Didem Gunes Kaya, Sabriye Arslan, Emine Yassıbaş, Feride Ayyıldız, Elvan Bayramoglu, Hande Turan, Olcay Evliyaoglu

“…Conclusion Improved knowledge about nutrition myths is associated with better metabolic control among adolescents and young adults with T1DM. Structured education programs tailored to this population may contribute to improved glycemic outcomes. …”
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Effectiveness of Multiple Mini Interviews in medical school admissions: assessment using The Big Five Personality framework by João Sampaio Góes, Stefano Ivani de Paula, Durval Aníbal Daniel-Filho, Elda Maria Stafuzza Gonçalves Pires, Ângela Tavares Paes, Eduardo Juan Troster

“…The findings thus support the use of structured interviews in admission processes, highlighting their role in identifying candidates with essential qualities for success in medical education and practice, and offer valuable insights for similar educational institutions aiming to refine their selection methods.…”
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Sustainable leadership styles adopted by small businesses in the UAE during and post COVID-19 by Ansarullah Tantry, Sayed Abdul Majid Gilani, Saher Al Sabbah, Charli Sitinjak, Nida Khan, Tausif Mulla, Soumaya Askri, Rayees Mohammad Bhat

“…Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 70 SMEs between September and December 2023, and the data were analysed through thematic analysis. …”
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Impact of Daylight Saving Time on Energy Consumption in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Portugal and Spain by Ivo Araújo, João Garcia, António Curado

“…This study investigates the impact of DST transitions on energy consumption across seven campuses of two higher education institutions (HEIs) in northern Portugal and Spain, located in different time zones, using measured data from 2023. The analysis accounted for the structural and operational characteristics of each campus to contextualize consumption patterns. …”
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Prevalence of Gun Carrying and Gun Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Youth and Young Adults by Bruce G. Taylor, PhD, Kimberly J. Mitchell, PhD, Heather A. Turner, PhD, Jackie Sheridan-Johnson, MPH, Elizabeth A. Mumford, PhD

“…On the basis of these demographic disparities in gun involvement, more work is needed to address community and other risk and protective factors across different levels of the social ecology, such as structural inequities associated with gun violence.…”
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Effects of demographic characteristics on burnout, psychological resilience, and family functioning in parents of children with disabilities by Mehmet Salih Yildirim, Mustafa Özkan Firat, Mehmet Emin Atay, Dursun Alper Yilmaz, Gökhan Dege

“…Psychological resilience was moderate to high (136.86 ± 22.13), with the highest scores in social resources and the lowest in structural style. Family functionality was moderately impaired (M ± 3.91), with problem-solving abilities being the weakest. …”
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Intersectional Environmental Justice in Dutch-Brazilian Beef and Soy Trade: Challenges for the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products by Vinícius Mendes, Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue, Niels Søndergaard, Nathália Tavares

“…Yet, no previous study has mapped intersectional environmental injustices in these supply chains. Our data includes 20 semi-structured interviews with environmental NGOs, businesses, government and academics from both countries, besides secondary sources (15 NGO reports and policy papers). …”
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Does corporate governance spur bank intellectual capital in an emerging economy? A system GMM analysis from Ethiopia by Abdu Mohammed Assfaw, Dhiraj Sharma

“…Design/methodology/approach Panel data is extracted from the financial and other internal reports of 14 commercial banks and the National Bank of Ethiopia for the period 2011–2022. …”
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GymBuddy and Elomia, AI-integrated applications, effects on the mental health of the students with psychological disorders by Jing Jiang, Yang Yang

“…Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention group, which utilized GymBuddy and Elomia for structured mental health support, or the control group. …”
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Vitamin D deficiency prevalence and risk factors in hypothyroid patients in a Kashmiri population in Mirpur by Usman Ghani, Abrar Hussain Azad

“…Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were measured to categorise vitamin D status as deficient (<20 ng/mL), insufficient (20–29 ng/mL) and sufficient (≥30 ng/mL). Data on the demographic details, dietary intake of food items, sun exposure and lifestyle factors of the respondents were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Organic geochemical aspects of aliphatic hydrocarbon fractions for determining coal bed methane exploration strategies of Sawahlunto and Sangatta coals by Muhamad Nur Khozin, Yulfi Zetra, R.Y. Perry Burhan

“…Sawahlunto (SL-02) and Sangatta (KD-04) coals were analyzed for the presence of aliphatic hydrocarbon fraction biomarkers to assess their organic geochemistry and its implications for selecting exploration strategies for coal bed methane (CBM). Structural identification using the gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) method revealed the distribution of n-alkanes, isoprenoids, sesquiterpenoids, and triterpenoids. …”
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