Survey on Effect of Biology Teacher's Variables (Factors) on Academic Performance of Senior Secondary Schools Students in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria by Yusuf Sarkingobir, Nafisa Abdulrahman Ashafa, Maida Saidu Nahantsi, Abubakar Muazu, Sa’adu Abubakar, Sagir Shehu Aliyu

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The experiences of fertility concerns in women with inflammatory bowel disease of childbearing age: a descriptive qualitative study by Lewei Tu, Qiaoyu Wu, Mengxiao Jiang, Meihao Wei, Ying Wang, Ying Xiao

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Shaping futures: How student experience and perceived quality drive college preferences for postgraduate studies in Bandung, Indonesia by Efi Fitriani, Arief Helmi, Sucherly, Umi Kaltum

“…A proportional random sampling method was used. The research hypotheses were tested using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS. …”
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Analysis of Hybrid Learning Sentiment among Information Systems Students using The Naïve Bayes Classifier by Dolly Indra, Ramdaniah Ramdaniah, Widianti Sukur

“…The study aimed to analyze hybrid learning’s impact on students' learning experiences and assess the accuracy of the Naïve Bayes method in classifying sentiments regarding this impact. …”
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Breastfeeding in the midst of adversity: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of breastfeeding in adolescent mothers by Atefeh Yas, Fatemeh Zahra Karimi, Abbas Heydari, Javad Moghri, Talat Khadivzadeh

“…Methods The present qualitative study was written using Van Manen's descriptive-interpretive phenomenology approach. …”
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Investigating the impact of internship experience on work readiness among hospitality program students: the moderating role of student mindfulness by Thaib Alharethi, Maheen Iqbal Awan, Muhammad Shoaib Saleem

“…Further, the study assessed the direct role of mindfulness over students’ ability and role clarity and the moderating role of individual mindfulness between internship experience and work readiness (ability and role clarity).MethodsThe study employed a quantitative research method through a cross-sectional approach and evaluated the proposed model through structural equation modeling (covariance-based method). …”
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Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction Using Fe3O4@SiO2 Magnetic Nanoparticles Followed by UV-Vis Spectrometry for Determination of Paraquat in Plasma and Urine Samples by Ou Sha, Yu Wang, Xin Yin, Xiaobing Chen, Li Chen, Shujun Wang

“…A rapid and simple method was optimized and validated for the separation and quantification of paraquat, a frequently used herbicide and a leading cause of fatal poisoning worldwide, at trace levels with UV-Vis spectrophotometry in plasma and urine samples by direct magnetic solid-phase extraction. …”
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Fair food futures UK: Protocol for a mixed methods study exploring what approaches adopted by community food organisations are more likely to prevent the need for emergency food in... by Laura Sheard, Giorgia Previdoli, Wendy Burton, Rachel Benchekroun, Maddy Power, Bob Doherty, Philip Hadley, Ariadne Beatrice Kapetenaki, Shahid Islam, Sairah Mirza, Claire Cameron, Kate Pickett, Angela Hutton, Charlotte Edwards, Maria Bryant

“…Methods include participatory systems mapping and qualitative longitudinal research. …”
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Prevalence and prevention of violence against children and adolescents in volunteer work: analysis of a sub-sample from a representative survey of Germany by Anna Eberhardt, Jörg M. Fegert, Elmar Brähler, Ulrike Hoffmann

“…Since protection of VCAC and support of those affected is crucial, this study aimed to determine VCAC prevalence rates, the frequency of measures for protecting children and adolescents from VCAC as well as supporting them, and their relationship to feelings of safety in a German sample. Methods From October 2023 to March 2024, a representative sample of 2,513 people aged 16 years and older in Germany was surveyed. …”
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Implications of adverse and benevolent childhood experiences on the physical and mental health of Mexican adults: a population-based studyResearch in context by Daniela León Rojas, Fabiola Castorena Torres, Nissa Yaing Torres-Soto, Irene Martín-Estal, Veronica Mundo Rosas, Brenda Martinez Tapia, Julieta Rodríguez-de-Ita

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence and impact of ACEs and benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) on Mexican population health. Methods: From September to November 2023, this cross-sectional study recruited a nationally representative sample of adults aged 18–65, randomly selected from urban and rural areas. …”
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Rare Event Classification with Weighted Logistic Regression for Identifying Repeating Fast Radio Bursts by Antonio Herrera-Martin, Radu V. Craiu, Gwendolyn M. Eadie, David C. Stenning, Derek Bingham, B. M. Gaensler, Ziggy Pleunis, Paul Scholz, Ryan Mckinven, Bikash Kharel, Kiyoshi W. Masui

“…Using the CHIME/FRB Collaboration sample of repeating and nonrepeating FRBs and numerical experiments, we achieve a classification accuracy for repeaters of nearly 75% or higher when τ is set in the range of 50%–60%. …”
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Studying in Shanghai and its impacts on Thai International Students’ Opinions towards the Chinese People and China by Yi Lin, Worapinya Kingminghae

“…Drawing upon intergroup contact theory and Bourdieu’s concept of “habitus,” this study aims to fill this gap by examining the impact of studying in Shanghai on the opinions of Thai tertiary-level students towards China and the Chinese people. Materials/methods – This study employed a counterfactual method to assess the influence of studying in China on the attitude change of Thai students. …”
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Overcoming Challenges in the Determination of Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters in Post-Mortem Plasma Samples with the Use of Targeted Metabolomics and the Quality by Design Approach by Joanna Dawidowska, Julia Jacyna-Gębala, Renata Wawrzyniak, Michał Kaliszan, Michał Jan Markuszewski

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E-Bayesian Estimation Using Spacing Function for Inverse Lindley Adaptive Type-I Progressively Censored Samples: Comparative Study with Applications by Mazen Nassar, Refah Alotaibi, Ahmed Elshahhat

“…Six-point and six-interval estimations based on an adaptive Type-I progressively censored sample are considered. The likelihood and product of spacing methods are used in classical inferential setups. …”
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Social Confrontation with Menstruation: A Feminist Ethnography of Menstrual Experience among Female Instagram Users by Rana Mohammad Taghinejad Esfahani, Majid Movahed, Halimeh Enayat, Aliyar Ahmadi

“…However, social media provided a platform for women to challenge these power structures and share their experiences.   Materials & MethodsThis research employed feminist ethnography, utilizing Charmaz Grounded Theory for data analysis. …”
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Targeted nano-energetic material exploration through active learning algorithm implementation by Leandro Carreira, Lea Pillemont, Yasser Sami, Nicolas Richard, Alain Esteve, Matthieu Jonckheere, Carole Rossi

“…This paper presents an active learning-based method designed to guide experiments towards user-defined specific regions, termed ”regions of interest,” within vast and multi-dimensional thermite design spaces. …”
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Elliptical Model-Based Robust Pedestrian Pose Tracking by LiDAR via Bi-Level Moving Horizon Random Sample Consensus by Haziq Muhammad, Zool H. Ismail, Kazuma Sekiguchi, Kenichiro Nonaka

“…The proposed method was evaluated in an indoor single pedestrian tracking experiment. …”
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Biological contingency and adaptation to celibacy among girls aged 35 and over in Yazd city by Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Fatemeh Jafari Naeimi, Sara Sadeghieh, Zahra Sadeghian Moghadam

“…The aim of the current research is to explore and analyze their lifestyles and methods of adapting to society. This qualitative study was conducted in Yazd in 2023. …”
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Associations between parental bonding and health-related quality of life in a clinical sample of youths aged 14–35 years in Singapore by Yoke Boon Tan, Eng Hong Tay, Shazana Shahwan, Yunjue Zhang, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Mythily Subramaniam

“…These individuals often experience lower quality of life as well. This study investigated the associations between aspects of parental bonding and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a clinical sample of youths. …”
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Solving Simulated Imbalanced Body Performance Data using A-SUWO and Tomek Link Algorithm by Febryan Grady, Joel Rizky Wahidiyat, Abba Suganda Girsang

“…This research addresses that gap by simulating an imbalanced dataset from an originally balanced dataset, obtaining a target reference point for evaluating the effectiveness of the sampling methods. The dataset is categorized into three versions: (1) a normal distribution, (2) a simulated imbalanced distribution, and (3) a synthesized dataset achieved through various data sampling techniques, including oversampling with Adaptive Semi-Unsupervised Weighted Oversampling (A-SUWO), undersampling with Tomek Link, and hybrid sampling combining both techniques. …”
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