The impact of perceived teacher support on students’ learning approach: the chain mediating role of academic engagement and achievement goal orientation by Yaqi Zhang, Xiangli Guan, Jingjing Wang, Sumei Yin, Xuejiao Li, Yang Li, Mary C. Jobe, Md Zahir Ahmed

“…IntroductionThis present study investigated the influential effects of university students’ perceived teacher support on their learning approach by drawing on Personal Investment Theory and selecting academic engagement, mastery-avoidance goals and performance-approach goals as mediating variables. …”
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Exploring crop health and its associations with fungal soil microbiome composition using machine learning applied to remote sensing data by Mathies Brinks Sørensen, David Faurdal, Giovanni Schiesaro, Emil Damgaard Jensen, Michael Krogh Jensen, Line Katrine Harder Clemmensen

“…We associate the normalized difference vegetation index with fungal microbiomes in wheat, barley, and maize using a two-step machine learning process. The first step adjusts normalized difference vegetation index values for abiotic confounders using a random forest model trained on Lucas 2018 topsoil and ERA5 climate datasets. …”
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One size does not fit all consumers: How social context shape the behavioral drivers behind organic food purchases by López-Sintas Jordi, Giuseppe Lamberti, Negin Abedini

“…Notably, we found that age and family lifecycle stage were more influential in explaining these differences than social position. …”
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Sustaining Participation in the Ecological Movement During the Global Pandemic: The Case of Fridays for Future (Spain) by Juan C. Revilla, María Celeste Dávila, Anna Zlobina, Simone Belli, Alejandro Gonzalo-Puyod, Sara Sánchez-Díez

“…Specifically, it examines the effect of reductions in physical social interaction during the pandemic on FfF’s dynamics through analysis of movement’s cognitive frameworks, internal organisation, mobilisations, identity processes, internal relationships, group efficacy, intention to remain involved in the movement, and members’ emotions. …”
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Global relevance of atmospheric and land surface drivers for hot temperature extremes by Y. Uckan, Y. Uckan, M. Ruiz-Vásquez, K. De Polt, K. De Polt, R. Orth

“…These extremes are driven by both atmospheric and land surface processes, such as advection or reduced evaporative cooling. …”
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Central composite design in predicting heat transfer rate on the time-dependent flow of Williamson nanofluid with chemical reaction: A response surface methodology by B.C. Rout, Subhajit Panda, S.R. Mishra, Rupa Baithalu

“…Particularly, in several industrial processes, cooling of electronic devices, polymer extrusion as well as biomedical engineering areas its utility is vital. …”
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Unleashing the Potential of Blockchain and Machine Learning: Insights and Emerging Trends From Bibliometric Analysis by Nouhaila El Akrami, Mohamed Hanine, Emmanuel Soriano Flores, Daniel Gavilanes Aray, Imran Ashraf

“…The integration of these data-driven paradigms holds the potential to reinforce data privacy and security, improve data analysis accuracy, and automate complex processes. The confluence of blockchain and ML has sparked increasing interest among scholars and researchers. …”
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Optimization of Xanthan Gum and Sorbitol Levels in the Mycophenolate Mofetil Powder for Oral Suspension by Amin Umrani, Homa Faghihi, Zohreh Mohammadi, Parastoo Mirzabeigi, Hamed Montazeri Ghods, Ali Rastegari

“…The amounts of xanthan gum and sorbitol, as two excipients of mycophenolate mofetil, are influential on the final quality and stability of the suspension.  …”
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Determining Arabic Language Proficiency: An Examination of Grammar Mastery, Active Usage, and Discipline of Linguistic by Mukmin Mukmin, Nurul Hidayah, Arifah Salma Haya, Nurul Jawahir Md Ali, Abdurrahman Wahid Abdullah

“…Notably, linguistic discipline emerged as the most influential factor contributing to students’ Arabic language competence. …”
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Hydraulic concrete durability studies with the addition of two industrial byproducts, stone aggregate filler, and foundry sand: A collaborative solution for three large industries by Guilliana Agudelo, Carlos A. Palacio, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Henry A. Colorado

“…The stone aggregate was obtained after a drying and preheating process of the stone aggregates to produce asphalt, while the foundry sand is obtained after iron smelting. …”
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Coexisting arsenate and arsenite adsorption from water using porous pellet adsorbent: Optimization by response surface methodology by B. Te, B. Wichitsathian, C. Yossapol, W. Wonglertarak

“…Mesoporous pellet adsorbent developed from mixing at an appropriate ratio of natural clay, iron oxide, iron powder, and rice bran was used to investigate the optimization process of batch adsorption parameters for treating aqueous solution coexisting with arsenate and arsenite. …”
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Binderless MDF from Hydroxymethylated Kenaf Pulp by Nyoman J Wistara, Wulan Starini, Fauzi Febrianto, Gustan Pari

“…The concentration of NaOH during hydroxymethylation was of 3%, 6% and 12%. Wet process was applied to produce MDF (30 cm x 30 cm x 1 cm) with target density of 0.65 g/cm³. …”
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Designing an Organisational Strategic Planning Model in the Iranian Forensic Medicine Organisation by Nastaran Siahchehreh Soraki, Mohammadreza Bagherzadeh, Yousef Gholipour Kanaani, Mojtaba Tabari

“…This issue requires close attention, especially considering the current conditions in important and influential organisations such as the Forensic Medicine Organisation. …”
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Remote Sensing of Alpine Peatlands: Challenges of Mapping Thousands of Sparse Small Sites Scattered Across Extensive Mountainous Territories by Qiqi Li, Manudeo Singh, Sonia Silvestri

“…In the classification process, DEM derived variables proved more effective than optical and microwave derived variables. …”
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Analysis of bearing characteristics of cantilever anti-slip pile based on cohesion model in acid rain corrosion environment by Yanping Jia, Qingyang Ren, Songqiang Xiao, Senlin Gao, Wenhao Xie

“…Abstract To investigate the response of cantilever anti-slip pile structures throughout the entire process of cracking and failure under acid rain corrosion, as well as the degradation mechanisms that affect their bearing capacity, a numerical simulation method based on cohesive elements is proposed. …”
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The Phenomenon of Mistrust in Church-State Relations of the Russian Empire in the 1860–1870s. Conflicts between the Consulate and the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem by A. I. Alekseev

“…The corpus of published documents from the funds of the Foreign Policy Archive and other archives makes it possible to identify the positions of the conflicting parties and trace the main processes of the development of crisis situations. …”
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The impact of leisure sedentary behaviors on risk of chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and related complications: Mendelian randomization study by Shuo Zhong, Rui Xiao, Ying Lin, Bo Xie, Jing Sun

“…No horizontal pleiotropy was detected in MR-Egger intercept test (p value > 0.05) and there were no influential SNPs based on ‘leave-one-out’ analysis.Conclusions Mendelian randomization estimates in our study genetically predicted the causal effect between television watching and CKD, T2D, and DM. …”
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Optimization of fermentation conditions for enhanced acetylcholine and biomass production of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AM2 using the Taguchi approach by Walid A. Lotfy, Amira M. Ali, Heba M. Abdou, Khaled M. Ghanem

“…Abstract This study aimed to optimize the fermentation conditions and medium composition for maximum acetylcholine (ACh) and biomass production by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AM2 using the Taguchi array design, which enables efficient identification of influential variables through minimal experimental runs. …”
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Analysis of players and scenarios of the Iranian aluminum industry with a combination of fuzzy DEMATEL and game theory by Maryam Musavi-Nogholi, Mohammad Taghi Rezvan

“…The interactions of the variables will be determined using the fuzzy DEMATEL method and the matrix obtained from this method will be part of the supermatrix of the analysis network process. Game theory will be used in two forms, considering competition and or cooperation among players to analyze the aluminum industry market, such that one can find balancing points among existing situations of players’ strategic options and scenarios of this industry.Findings: The results indicate that the possibility of "increasing inflation" is the most likely and "increasing investment in the country" is the least likely variable, and "lifting sanctions" is the most influential variable and "production and export" is the most impressive variable. …”
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A Systematic Review of Toxicity, Biodistribution, and Biosafety in Upconversion Nanomaterials: Critical Insights into Toxicity Mitigation Strategies and Future Directions for Safe... by Imran Ahamed Khan, Ting Yu, Ming Yang, Jinliang Liu, Zhong Chen

“…This review systematically evaluates the current knowledge on UCNP toxicity from 2008 to 2024, focusing on key toxicological pathways, such as oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, inflammatory responses, and apoptosis/necrosis, alongside their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion processes and kinetics. Distinctively, this review introduces a bibliometric analysis of UCNP toxicity and biodistribution research, providing a quantitative assessment of publication trends, influential authors, leading institutions, funding agencies, and keyword occurrences. …”
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