How do grit and academic stress influence academic performance? The role of academic self-efficacy as a mediator and moderator variable by Muh Daud, Dian Novita Siswanti, Dwi Yan Nugraha, Edwin Adrianta Surijah

“…The study approach is quantitative, employing a simple random sampling technique with data collection through a online questionnaire. The data analysis methods include descriptive statistical analysis, Pearson correlation, and structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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Forty Years After Chernobyl: Radiocaesium in Wild Edible Mushrooms from North-Eastern Poland and Its Relevance for Dietary Exposure and Food Safety by Iwona Mirończuk-Chodakowska, Jacek Kapała, Karolina Kujawowicz, Monika Sejbuk, Anna Maria Witkowska

“…However, region-specific data for commercially relevant species in north-eastern Poland remain limited, despite the cultural and economic importance of mushroom foraging and export. …”
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Health-related dimensions of fishers for sustainable commercial fisheries in the Atlantic Gulf of Guinea: Ecological and social assessments by Isa Oalekan Elegbede, Saud. M Al Jufaili, Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Babalola Tesleem, Awe Folalu Adekunle, Olarinmoye Oluwatosin Modupe, Salisu Monsuru Adekunle, Adedeji-Adenola Halimat

“…A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. Data were gathered from experienced employees of Friend of the Sea (FOS) certified and non-certified (Business-as-Usual, BAU) industrial fisheries through questionnaires, complemented by semi-structured interviews with selected key informants. …”
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Letter from editor by Carlos A. Vargas J.

“…From Chile comes the paper “Uncertainty in rainfall input data in a conceptual water balance model: effects on outputs and implications for predictability”. …”
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Exploring Applications of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Clinical Care and Health Professions Education: An Online Module for Students by Gauri Agarwal, Lokesh Ramamoorthi, Trevor Yuen, Edwin Merced, Jacqueline Brenner, Winfred Wu, Richard Sabina

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Associations Among Minority Stress, Allostatic Load, and Drug and Alcohol Use in Sexual Minorities: Protocol for the Queer Health Study—a Longitudinal Feasibility Evaluation by Nathan Grant Smith, Tzuan A Chen, Robert-Paul Juster, Ezemenari M Obasi, Jacob S Crocker

“…Ultimately, results have important implications for public health and have the potential to reduce the many dire economic and health consequences of drug use and addiction. …”
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The impact of eco-innovation on circular economy in EU countries: How patents affect circular material use rate? by Armand Kasztelan, Tomasz Kijek, Arkadiusz Kijek

“…METHODOLOGY: This study uses a generalized linear model for panel data. For all analyzed explanatory variables, greater inter-group variation than intra-group variation was observed, so a panel-averaged effects estimator was used. …”
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Exploring causal relationships between immune cells and age-related macular degeneration through univariable, bidirectional, and multivariable Mendelian analysis by Xixiang Wei, Hui Yang, Xue Yin, Zheng Fu, Weiwei Xiong

“…The large-scale MR approach adhered to STROBE-MR guidelines. Immune cell GWAS data were sourced from a study involving 3,757 Sardinians, encompassing a broad spectrum of immune phenotypes, while AMD summary statistics were derived from a GWAS with over 3,763 cases. …”
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Using Health Information Resources for People With Cognitive Impairment (digiDEM Bayern): Registry-Based Cohort Study by Florian Weidinger, Nikolas Dietzel, Elmar Graessel, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Peter Kolominsky-Rabas

“…People with cognitive impairment rated several information sources by using Likert scales with the values unimportant (1) to very important (5). Data were analyzed descriptively, and multiple 2-sample, 2-tailed t ResultsData of 924 people with cognitive impairment (531 with dementia, 393 with mild cognitive impairment) were evaluated. …”
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Peptide bonds revisited by Santosh Panjikar, Manfred S. Weiss

“…This study examines the distinct characteristics of peptide bonds in α-helices and β-strands using a nonredundant data set comprising 1024 high-resolution protein crystal structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB). …”
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Quality of Life in Norwegian Long-Term Care Services for Older Adults: An Interview Study Using the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) by Lisa Victoria Burrell, Marijke Veenstra, Siv Fladsrud Magnussen, Åste Renolen, Ann-Marie Towers, Maren Kristine Raknes Sogstad

“…We interviewed 185 people in nursing homes, 138 people in sheltered housing, and 148 people receiving home-based services with the ASCOT. Data were analysed with descriptive statistics, and ANOVA investigated differences between service types. …”
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Microbial-derived peptidases are altered in celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and functional dyspepsia: a systematic review and re-analysis of the duodenal microbiome by Jennifer C. Pryor, Cheenie Nieva, Nicholas J. Talley, Guy D. Eslick, Kerith Duncanson, Grace L. Burns, Emily C. Hoedt, Simon Keely

“…Where available, raw duodenal microbiota sequence data were re-analyzed with a consistent bioinformatic pipeline. …”
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The impact of maternal versus paternal imprisonment on their children's health: A scoping review. by Naomi Gadian, Abigail Dunn, Donna Arundel, Sara Morgan, Paula Harriott, Lucy Wainwright, Emma Plugge

“…<h4>Results</h4>All included papers compared data relating to outcomes for children who had experienced maternal or paternal imprisonment to children with no parental imprisonment, and three compared maternal to paternal imprisonment. …”
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Dynamic Monitoring of Goaf Stress Field and Rock Deformation Driven by Optical Diber Sensing Technology by Jing Chai, Zhe Yan, Yibo Ouyang, Dingding Zhang, Jianfeng Yang, Gaoyi Yang, Chenyang Ma

“…Addressing the critical technological needs for the real-time monitoring of stress distribution in mining areas, a new method for inverting goaf pressure using distributed optical fiber monitoring data is proposed. By coupling the key stratum fracture mechanics model with the subsidence trajectory function model, a theoretical model is established to accurately describe spatial stress evolution during coal mining. …”
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Enabling environments that South African teachers create to accommodate diversity in their classrooms: A case study on the Limpopo Province by RB Mabasa-Manganyi, JM Mamabolo, MD Sepadi, F Kgopa, SM Ndlhovu, M Themane

“…Five primary school teachers were recruited through purposive sampling to participate in the study. Data were collected through an open-ended questionnaire. …”
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A multi-omics integration approach relying on circulating factors does not discern subtypes of childhood type 1 diabetes by Valentina Codazzi, Nicola Baldoni, Giulia M. Scotti, Anna Giovenzana, Andrea Rigamonti, Giulio Frontino, Eugenia Bezzecchi, Camillo Bechi Genzano, Alessandra Mandelli, Debora Carnovale, Ilaria Marzinotto, Vito Lampasona, Paolo Fiorina, Andrea Giustina, Lorenzo Piemonti, Manuela Battaglia, Marco J. Morelli, Riccardo Bonfanti, Alessandra Petrelli

“…Methods This study introduces an approach leveraging the multi-omics factor analysis (MOFA) strategy, a computational method for unsupervised integration analysis, to explore endotypes. Analyzing data from 146 new-onset children with T1D (54 females, 92 males; age range 5–18 years), including circulating immunome, transcriptome, and serum metabolic hormones, we identify 12 factors explaining variability across the three data sets. …”
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Do agricultural input resources contribute to economic growth in China? A dynamic ARDL simulation approach by Meseret C. Abate, Baozhong Cai, Tesfay Albert, Asrat Ayele Woldemariam, Rong Zeng, Amsalu K. Addis, Wenjin Long, Melkamu K. Mekonen, Melkamu K. Mekonen

“…Furthermore, the results from novel DYARDL simulations, which assess the implications of 10% positive and negative shocks, further substantiate both short-run and long-run analysis outcomes. …”
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Evaluation of a Bayesian Belief Network tool for translating science and informing policy: the case of antibiotic misuse in Tanzania by Miss Madeleine Clarkson, Dr Katherine L Keenan, Dr Edward Lavender, Prof Stephen E Mshana, Dr Martha F Mushi, Prof Matthew TG Holden, Dr V Anne Smith

“…BBNs are considered statistically intuitive, are data-derivable and can be used to perform scenario-analyses to support evidence-based decision-making. …”
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The impact of long COVID on UK healthcare workers and their workplace: a qualitative study of healthcare workers with long COVID, their families, colleagues and managers by Amani Al-Oraibi, Carolyn Tarrant, Katherine Woolf, Laura B. Nellums, Manish Pareek

“…Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Psychoactive substance use among psychiatric in-patients presenting to the Emergency Centre of a district hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. A retrospective descriptive study by Nardus Droomer, Paul Xafis, Philip Cloete

“…However, there is a lack of local data regarding the prevalence of concurrent mental health and substance use disorders. …”
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