Global analysis of the influence of environmental variables to explain ecological niches and realized thermal niche boundaries of sea snakes. by Carlos Patrón-Rivero, Luis Osorio-Olvera, Octavio Rojas-Soto, Xavier Chiappa-Carrara, Fabricio Villalobos, Brooke Bessesen, Kevin López-Reyes, Carlos Yañez-Arenas

“…We obtained 10 marine environmental variables from global databases along with >5000 occurrence records for 51 sea snake species in 4 genera across the group's entire known geographic range. Using these data, we employed correlative ecological niche modeling to analyze the influence of the individual variables in explaining species' distributions. …”
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A Path Analysis of Autonomy Supportive Teaching, EFL Learners’ Willingness to Communicate, Self-regulation, Academic Engagement, and Perceived Locus of Control by saeedeh Javidkar, hoda Divsar, Masoud Saeedi, Ali Hadavizadeh

“…The study offers theoretical and pedagogical implications to EFL teachers and students.…”
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Li-Ion Mobility and Solvation Structures in Concentrated Poly(ethylene carbonate) Electrolytes: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study by Wei Tan, Kento Kimura, Yoichi Tominaga

“…These insights provide a deeper understanding of ionic transport and solvation structures in PEC electrolytes, with potential implications for the design of more efficient all-solid-state batteries.…”
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Adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices: assessing the role of institutional and socio economic factors amongst smallholder farmers. by Kule, Enos Katya, Agole, David, Obia, Alfred, Okello, Daniel Micheal, Odongo, Walter

“…This study assessed the institutional and socio-economic factors affecting the adoption and adoption intensity of SAIPs amongst smallholder maize farmers in Eastern Uganda. Primary data were collected from 320 maize farmers in Kamuli and Jinja districts using a pretested questionnaire. …”
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Funding liquidity on bank lending growth: The case of India by Erum Shaikh, Muhammad Nawaz Tunio, Vishal Dagar

“…This strategy is typically utilized in situations in which the distribution of the data is uncertain and there is a concern with over identification. …”
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Investigating Spatial Effects through Machine Learning and Leveraging Explainable AI for Child Malnutrition in Pakistan by Xiaoyi Zhang, Muhammad Usman, Ateeq ur Rehman Irshad, Mudassar Rashid, Amira Khattak

“…Furthermore, it examines the presence of any nonlinear relationships among the selected independent features with childhood stunting. The study utilized data related to socioeconomic features from MICS 2017–2018 and climatic data from Integrated Contextual Analysis. …”
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Quantitation of micro and nanoplastics in human blood by pyrolysis-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry by Marthinus Brits, Martin J. M. van Velzen, Feride Öykü Sefiloglu, Lorenzo Scibetta, Quinn Groenewoud, Juan J. Garcia-Vallejo, A. Dick Vethaak, Sicco H. Brandsma, Marja H. Lamoree

“…Abstract The limited available data on human internal exposure poses a significant challenge in assessing the risks associated with micro and nanoplastics (MNPs) to human health. …”
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Genomic insights into mRNA COVID-19 vaccines efficacy: Linking genetic polymorphisms to waning immunity by Min-Jia Hsieh, Ping-Hsing Tsai, Pin-Hsuan Chiang, Zih-Kai Kao, Zi-Qing Zhuang, Ai-Ru Hsieh, Hsiang-Ling Ho, Shih-Hwa Chiou, Kung-Hao Liang, Yu-Chun Chen

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The impact of technology use for care by informal female caregivers on their well-being: a scoping review by Andrés Aparicio, María Alejandra Inostroza-Correa, Paula Miranda, Carolina Salinas, Valeria Herskovic, Camila Chackiel, Catalina Alarcón

“…Sources were screened in stages by two independent reviewers; data were extracted from selected full texts, and results were integrated into a narrative summary. …”
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Factors of innovative behavior affecting Indonesian lecturers' contextual and task performance by Ririn Handayani, Widodo Widodo, Umalihayati, Megawati Megawati, Jafriansen Damanik, Saptana Tri Prasetiawan

“…Three hundred eighty-five lecturers from Indonesian private universities were inadvertently sampled using a Likert scale questionnaire to gather research data. The structural equation modeling method was used to examine the collected data. …”
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Variations in bone mineral density after joint replacement: A systematic review examining different anatomical regions, fixation techniques and implant design by Domenico Alesi, Raffaele Zinno, Maria Scoppolini Massini, Giuseppe Barone, Davide Valente, Erika Pinelli, Stefano Zaffagnini, Agostino Igor Mirulla, Laura Bragonzoni

“…Exclusion criteria: no BMD measurement within one month after surgery; BMD data only expressed as percentage changes or graphs without numerical values; no Gruen zone evaluation for hip replacement; no periprosthetic bone evaluation for knee replacement; pharmacological treatment or comorbidities affecting BMD; revision joint replacements; irrelevant articles; no full text or no original data. …”
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The impact of coffee consumption on osteoarthritis: insights from NHANES and Mendelian randomization analysis by Kai Feng, Kai Feng, Peng Li, Haohui Guo, Zhirong Chen

“…We employed weighted multivariable logistic regression to examine associations between coffee consumption and OA by using data from the NHANES 1999–2018, adjusting for various covariates. …”
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Identifying Psychosocial, Self-Management, and Health Profiles Among Women With Chronic Pain Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence and Those Who Have Not: Protocol for a 2... by Ainara Nardi-Rodríguez, Sónia Bernardes, María Ángeles Pastor-Mira, Sofía López-Roig, Lidia Pamies-Aubalat, Andrés Sánchez-Prada, Victoria A Ferrer-Pérez, Ignacio Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Purificación Heras-González

“…In addition, despite well-established risk and protective factors for CP and its health outcomes, there are no data on whether these factors differ in women who have experienced IPV compared to those who have not. …”
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The Economic and societal burden associated with drug-resistant epilepsy in the Netherlands: an AIM@EPILEPSY burden-of-disease study protocol by Ruud Houben, Ghislaine A P G van Mastrigt, Albert Colon, Silvia Evers, Olaf E M G Schijns, Marian H J M Majoie, Darin Elabbasy, Laura M’Rabet, Vivianne H J M van Kranen-Mastenbroek, Daniëlle B P Eekers, Marc Hendriks

“…These challenges include the physical and mental implications of epilepsy on both caregivers and patients with epilepsy. …”
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Behavioral and biomedical factors associated with lifestyle modification practices among diagnosed hypertensive patients in pastoral health facilities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Begidu Yakob, Mesfin Menza Jaldo, Desalegn Dawit, Chernet Elias, Eskinder Israel, Awoke Abraham

“…Daily behaviors have strong implications for health outcomes and quality of life. …”
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The Relationship of Attitudes toward Other Religious Groups with Perceived Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, and Social Identity: A Study among Muslims Living in Western Countries by Kenan Sevinç, Metin Güven

“…As a quantitative study, we collected the data with the survey technique and ran the correlational analysis. …”
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An Exercise-Based Precision Medicine Tool and Smartphone App for Managing Achilles Tendinopathy (the 'PhysViz' System): User-Centered Development Study by Kohle Merry, Megan M MacPherson, Jackie L Whittaker, Christopher Napier, Liisa Holsti, Alex Scott

“…In addition, clinicians can visualize client data longitudinally and make changes to client exercise prescriptions remotely based on objective data. …”
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Genotype Distribution and Migration Patterns of Hepatitis C Virus in Shandong Province, China: Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenetic Study by Lin Lin, Guoyong Wang, Lianzheng Hao, Tingbin Yan

“…ConclusionsThis study provides data-supported insights into the genotypic landscape and evolutionary patterns of HCV in Shandong Province. …”
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Among Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Methods, Automated Gradient-Boosting Models Accurately Score Intraoral Plaque in Non-Standardized Images by Eric Coy, William Santo, Bonnie Jue, Helen Betts, Francisco Ramos-Gomez, Stuart A. Gansky

“…The objectives were to develop and test automated image selection and intraoral plaque-scoring (primary outcome measure in a prevention trial for preschoolers).Methods Evaluating 1650 plaque-disclosed primary teeth (teeth D, E, F, G) from 435 photographs from UCSF/UCLA clinical trials, data were cleaned, transformed, and modeled with statistical and machine learning (ML) algorithms; data visualizations utilized Jupyter Notebooks, Python, OpenCV, and Sci-kit Learn libraries, with Laplacian filter preprocessing. …”
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PERAN BRAND IMAGE MEMEDIASI PENGARUH SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING TERHADAP REPURCHASE INTENTION DI MEUDENG PANGUS by Anak Agung Istri Agung Chandrika Dewi, Tjokorda Gde Raka Sukawati

“…Metode yang digunakan non-probability sampling dengan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode survei melalui penyebaran kuesioner dengan responden sebanyak 120 responden. …”
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