What works, how and in which contexts when using digital health to support parents/carers to implement intensive speech and language therapy at home for children with speech sound... by Naomi Leafe, Emma Pagnamenta, Laurence Taggart, Mark Donnelly, Angela Hassiotis, Jill Titterington

“…Preliminary theories were developed to describe how and why digital parent-implemented interventions work for children with SSD. Data was extracted from 43 papers to test and refine preliminary theories. …”
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The Impact of Cancer Status on Anxiety in Prostate Cancer Patients: A Network Analysis by Christopher F. Sharpley, Kirstan A. Vessey, Vicki Bitsika, Wayne M. Arnold, David R. H. Christie

“…Individual GAD symptom–symptom association differences are discussed in terms of their implications for directed and individualised anxiety-management treatment models.…”
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Unsupervised Multimodal UAV Image Registration via Style Transfer and Cascade Network by Xiaoye Bi, Rongkai Qie, Chengyang Tao, Zhaoxiang Zhang, Yuelei Xu

“…A self-supervised learning paradigm based on image reconstruction eliminates reliance on manually annotated data while maintaining registration accuracy through synthetic deformation generation. …”
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Does Internet use help to achieve sustainable food consumption? Evidence from rural China by Jian Liu, Yanjun Ren, Yu Hong, Thomas Glauben, Qiang Li

“…Internet use is widely studied as an important socio-economic factor influencing agricultural productivity, income, the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, and farmer welfare, but scant attention is given to its influence on sustainable food consumption. Using longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study seeks to better understand the causal effect of Internet use on sustainable food consumption measured by food carbon and food water footprints and shed light on its underlying channels. …”
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Introducing new point-of-care tests for common infections in publicly funded clinics in South Africa: a qualitative study with primary care clinicians by Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Chris Butler, Marc Mendelson, Oliver van Hecke

“…Resources and workflow disruption were seen as the main barriers to uptake into routine care.Conclusions Clinicians working in publicly funded clinics in the Western Cape Metro of South Africa saw POCTs as potentially useful for positively addressing both clinical and social drivers of the overprescribing of broad-spectrum antibiotics, but were concerned about the resource implications and disruption of existing patient workflows.…”
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Examining Perceived Organizational Support, Work-Life Balance, and Role Breadth Self-Efficacy in Predicting Employee Adaptive Performance by Alvin Permana Emur, Aryana Satrya

“…Design/Methods/Approach: This study adopts a quantitative approach by distributing cross-sectional surveys of multi-sector employees. The collected data were assessed for model evaluation and structural equation model with SmartPLS 4 and tested with disjoint two-stage approach techniques. …”
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Impact of Human Resource Quality and Motivation on Service Delivery in Ghana’s Local Government by Cyril D. Xatse, Matsidiso N. Naong

“…Practical/managerial implications: Local Government Service should prioritise HR development through training and structured recruitment practices to improve service quality. …”
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Pulp for health: Measuring consumer interest in avocado's nutritional properties by Daniela Spina, Manal Hamam, Raffaele Zanchini, Vincenzo Morreale, Raffaella Pergamo, Mario D'Amico, Giuseppe Di Vita

“…An online survey was conducted, resulting in a sample of 649 Italian consumers. The data were analyzed using an ordered logit model (OLM) and marginal effects estimation. …”
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Reviewing Evidence for the Impact of Lion Farming in South Africa on African Wild Lion Populations by Jennah Green, Angie Elwin, Catherine Jakins, Stephanie-Emmy Klarmann, Louise de Waal, Madeleine Pinkess, Neil D’Cruze

“…We collated and reviewed the data using an evaluation framework to determine the potential benefits and threats of CLB in the context of conservation. …”
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The double-edged sword of internet use in China’s aging population: thresholds, mediation and digital health policy by Yirong Li, Jianguang Cai, Haiyong Yu

“…This study investigates the threshold effects of Internet use, the mediating role of physical activity, and the implications for digital health policy in China, revealing a compensation-vulnerability paradox among disadvantaged groups.MethodsThe data were drawn from the 2020 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), a nationally representative sample comprising 7,308 adults aged ≥45. …”
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Security Expenditures and Fiscal Strain: The Impact of the Farmer-Herder Conflict on Public Finance in Northern Nigeria (2015–2024) by Ibrahim O. SALAWU, Moshood Olayinka SALAHU, Emmanuel Oyewole LAMBE, Hassan Seyid ISHOLA

“…So, this study examines the fiscal implications of insecurity on Nigeria’s public finance between 2015 and 2024, with a focus on defence expenditure, social sector allocations, and revenue generation. …”
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Teachers and Learners’ Emotional Intelligence and their Corrective Feedback Practices and Preferences by Ehsan Narimani Vahedi, Mahnaz Saeidi, Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid

“…The quantitative analysis using a number of Chi-square tests and the complementary qualitative data analyses revealed that the high/low EI learners preferred the different CF types. …”
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The Impact of Multifaceted Osteoporosis Group Education on Patients’ Decision-Making regarding Treatment Options and Lifestyle Changes by Annesofie L. Jensen, Gitte Wind, Bente Lomholt Langdahl, Kirsten Lomborg

“…An interpretive description design using ethnographic methods was utilized with 14 women and three men diagnosed with osteoporosis who attended multifaceted GE. Data consisted of participant observation during GE and individual interviews. …”
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Determinants of Sharia digital gold investment intention among Jabodetabek Muslim youth by Anindita Almira Luthfi, Sri Rahayu Hijrah Hati

“…Methodology – Using a sample of 237 Muslim respondents from Generation Y and Z, data were examined using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to evaluate the relationships among the proposed constructs. …”
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The Impact of Technology-Based Teaching Methods on English Speaking Skills in Rural Secondary Schools by Merlin Helentina Napitupulu, Maria Wilhelmina Wisrance, Thresia Trivict Semiun

“…One group received instruction using traditional methods, while the other, the experimental group received instruction through digital tools—Flipgrid, Google Meet, and multimedia apps—while the control group followed traditional methods. Data were collected using pre-tests and post-tests focused on fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary, and coherence; student questionnaires; and classroom observations. …”
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Impact of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of humanoid robots on students' intention to use by Ximeng Chen, Lina Jiang, Zineng Zhou, Dongxue Li

“…This study builds on an extended version of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), incorporating students' individual traits such as novelty-seeking and self-efficacy. Data was collected from 508 undergraduate students in mainland China through a survey, and analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and SmartPLS 4.0. …”
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Does religiosity drive sustainability? Analyzing the impact of religiosity on sustainability behaviors among Muslim consumers in Pakistan by Muhammad Zafran

“…The study findings have important implications for promoting sustainability behavior using religions as a powerful force for changing behavior and environmental conservation.…”
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An Analysis of Anthropometric Indicators and Modifiable Lifestyle Parameters Associated with Hypertensive Nephropathy by Christiana Aryee, William K. B. A. Owiredu, James Osei-Yeboah, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Edwin F. Laing, Isaac K. Owusu

“…In addition to sociodemographic data, standard haemodynamic, anthropometric, renal function, and cardiac organ damage assessments were done. …”
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The mediator role of risk tolerance and risk perception in the relationship between financial literacy and financing decision by Nur Khusniyah Indrawati, Sri Muljaningsih, Himmiyatul Amanah Jiwa Juwita, A. Muhamad Jazuli, Nuraini Desty Nurmasari, Mochammad Fahlevi

“…To evaluate the proposed hypotheses, this study employs SmartPLS 3.0 for structural equation modeling, which uses data from 229 MSMEs in Gresik Regency, Indonesia. …”
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Syntactic Complexity and Communicative Moves of Applied Linguistics Research Article Abstracts: A Function first Approach by Rajab Esfandiari, Mohammad Ahmadi, Aynur Ismayilli Karakoç

“…SPSS (version 25) was run for the analysis of data. Results of one-way MANOVA (multivariate analysis of variance) and Chi-square tests revealed significant variations among rhetorical moves in terms of clausal and phrasal complexity measures. …”
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