Customer Satisfaction in Islamic Banking: Analyzing the Key Drivers in Indonesia by May Nur Anisa, Harun Alrasyid, Ahsani Taqwiem

“…Employing a quantitative method with multiple regression linier and purposive sampling technique, the study gathered data from 100 respondents who are customers of Bank Syariah Indonesia. …”
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Emotional responses, status disclosure, stigma, and hope among people living with HIV: a phenomenological study by Ikbal Fradianto, Nadia Rahmawati, Gabby Novikadarti Rahmah

“…This study employs a descriptive qualitative design with a phenomenological approach to explore the emotional experiences of individuals living with HIV (PLHIV) within this demographic. …”
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Factors Affecting Consumers' Online Buying Intention: A Comparative Study of Azerbaijan and Türkiye by Nihad Gurbanli, Ayşegül Karataş

“…Data were collected from a total of 406 consumers in Azerbaijan and Türkiye through an online survey using the convenience sampling method. Data was analysed with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). …”
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Discourse patterns of affective stance in paediatric online consultative encounters by Opeyemi Olajimbiti Ezekiel, Ayoola Samuel Olayiwola

“…Using the purposive random sampling method, 80 posts on the Facebook account “Ask the Paediatricians” between May and June 2020 and analysed using stance theory. …”
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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques on Anxiety Among Wives of Alcoholics by S Jameela, Kristo S. Thapa

“…Aims: This Study aims is to assess the effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques on Anxiety Among Wives of Alcoholics Method: A quasi-experimental nonequivalent research design with a nonprobability sampling technique was used to conduct a study among 30 wives of alcoholic patients. …”
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Mathematics Learning Interest of Elementary School Students in Using Metaphorical Thinking Learning Model by Ni Komang Sriasih Febriyanti, Made Putra

“…The population of the study was 182 students. The samples were taken using a random sampling technique with a total sample of 70 students. …”
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<italic>H</italic>∞ -LS Current Control Strategy for Single-Phase ANPC Rectifiers Considering Grid-Voltage Harmonics by MEI Wenqing, HU Liang, LIU Haoran

“…From a robust control perspective, this paper presents the design of an <italic>H</italic>∞-Loop Shaping (<italic>H</italic>∞-LS) direct current control method. The addition of a compensator to the current control loop enables the establishment of a model that creates ideal amplitude-frequency characteristics curves for the system. …”
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Exploring students’ perceptions of Islamic integration in the clinical nursing education curriculum: a descriptive qualitative study by Dwi Setiowati, Maulina Handayani

“…The study employed a descriptive qualitative method, including five clinical nursing students selected through purposive sampling and interviewed online. …”
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Intelligent Attitude Control of Hypersonic Vehicle Based on DDQN and Deep Q-Learning from Demonstrations by Liu Jingwen, Cai Guangbin, Fan Yonghua, Fan Hongdong, Wu Tong, Shang Yiming

“…In the formal training phase, samples are taken from the data generated by its own training and demonstration data, and the proportion of two types of data in each small batch is controlled through priority experience replay buffer. …”
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AFHNet: Attention-Free Hybrid Network for Salient Object Detection in Underwater Images by Qian Tang, Zhen Wang, Xuqi Wang, Shan-Wen Zhang

“…The Global Feature Enhancement Module (GFEM) improves feature representation by fusing local and global features, while Multilevel Feature Fusion with Multitask Learning (MFF-ML) enhances detail preservation and feature diversity. Comprehensive experiments conducted on an underwater optical image dataset, comparing AFHNet with 36 state-of-the-art methods, demonstrate its superior performance, achieving a mean absolute error (MAE) of 1.94%. …”
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Evaluating the National University of Lesotho’s Records Management practices with the ISO 15489 by Tankiso A. Thaanyane, Pheladi T. Lefika, Sithembiso Khumalo

“…Objectives: This article aims to evaluate the National University of Lesotho’s (NUL) Records Management practices in alignment with the ISO 15489 standard and to further make recommendations based on their practices. Method: A qualitative research method using a process evaluation approach was adopted with the employment of interview schedules. …”
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Hypertension and COVID-19 in conditions of desynchronizing factors when working in the Arctic by N. P. Shurkevich, A. S. Vetoshkin, M. A. Kareva

“…To study the effect of hypertension (HTN) on the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to evaluate the impairment of the chrono-structure of 24-hour blood pressure (BP) rhythm as a risk factor of infection in men working in the Arctic on a rotating basis.Material and methods. In the village of Yamburg (Nadymsky district), 517 medical records of inpatients treated at the medical unit of OOO GAZPROM DOBYCHA YAMBURG in 2020-2021 were retrospectively analyzed by random sampling. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of anxiety, depression, and burnout among teachers in China: a cross-sectional study by Lulu He, Lingling Huang, Yuanyuan Huang, Hehua Li, Ziyun Zhang, Junhao Li, Shisong Lin, Kai Wu, Dongchang Huang, Fengchun Wu, Fengchun Wu, Fengchun Wu

“…This study examined the prevalence and factors linked to anxiety, depression, and burnout among Dongguan teachers.MethodsA cross-sectional survey evaluated the mental health of primary and secondary school teachers in Dongguan, China, using two-stage random sampling. …”
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Psychosocial Support and Quality of Life in CKD Patients on Hemodialysis Amidst the Sudan Conflict: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ahmed MohammedAlhassan Ismail Abdulsamad, Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan, Mohamed Ibrahim

“… BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis often experience significant physical and psychological challenges. …”
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Factors influencing evidence-based cardiovascular disease prevention programming in rural African American communities: a community-engaged concept mapping study by Amelia DeFosset, Breanna Deutsch-Williams, Mysha Wynn, Katrina Blunt, Scott Rosas, Mary Wolfe McKinley, Brian Ellerby, Shirley McFarlin, Veena Reddy, Giselle Corbie, Gaurav Dave

“…Abstract Background African Americans experience cardiovascular disease (CVD) disparities, and the burden is greatest in the rural south. …”
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Palliative care for people living with HIV/AIDS: Factors influencing healthcare workers' knowledge, attitude and practice in public health facilities, Abuja, Nigeria. by Whenayon Simeon Ajisegiri, Aisha A Abubakar, Abdulrazaq A Gobir, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Kabiru Sabitu

“…The healthcare workers' (HCWs) experiences determine the success of palliative care delivery. …”
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Access to and unrestricted purchase of smoked or smokeless tobacco among secondary school students in China, 2023: a nationwide cross-sectional survey by Mingxin QI, Xiaokai JIA, Xinying ZENG, Shiwei LIU, Lin XIAO

“…Objective To understand different ways of obtaining and unrestricted access to purchase cigarettes and e-cigarettes among Chinese secondary school students to provide evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of tobacco control laws and regulations. Methods Study participants were 273 154 students recruited using a multistage stratified cluster random sample from 912 junior high schools, 590 regular high schools, and 274 vocational high schools in 31 provincial-level administrative divisions of China. …”
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Correlations among Personality Traits, Coping Skills, and Competitiveness in Online Learning Environments: A Path Analysis by Rouhoddin Heydari, Davood Taghvaei, Abdoljavad Ahmadi, Mohammadmahdi Jahangiri

“…This study explored the correlations among personality traits, coping skills, and competitiveness in online learning environments, aiming to provide insights for improving online educational programs.Methods: This study used a correlational research design incorporating path analysis to assess the correlations between independent variables (personality traits and coping skills) and the dependent variable (competitiveness). …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Cardiac Healthcare Workers Toward Thoracoscopic Surgery in Xinjiang: A Cross-Sectional Study by Aibibula A, Liu Z, Tuerxun A, Aini A, Yu G, Mutailifu D, Huo Q, Maimaitiaili A

“…This study investigated the Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of cardiac healthcare workers (HWs) toward thoracoscopic surgery in Xinjiang.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2023 to May 2024 at the Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, and enrolled HWs working in cardiac surgery (convenience sampling). …”
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Patients' and physicians' gender and perspective on shared decision-making: A cross-sectional study from Dubai. by Mohamad Alameddine, Farah Otaki, Karen Bou-Karroum, Leon Du Preez, Pietie Loubser, Reem AlGurg, Alawi Alsheikh-Ali

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the role of gender in shaping patients' perspectives toward their opportunity for SDM in Dubai, UAE.<h4>Methods</h4>This study utilized a cross-sectional survey consisting of sociodemographic questions and the 9-item Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9). …”
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