Quality education for all in an ideas-informed society: exploring idea-engagement amongst friendship networks and how education can prevent idea “echo-chambers” by Chris Brown, Jana Gross Ophoff, Graham Handscomb

“…Focusing on friendship networks, the authors used a structural equation model approach to explore the existence and potency of homophilic friendship networks; whether such networks drive respondents’ ideas-engagement with friends; and whether ideas discussions with friends impacts on the importance respondents place on staying up to date. …”
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Potential application areas and benefits of blockchain-enabled smart contracts adoption in infrastructure Public-private partnership (PPP) projects by Emmanuel Chidiebere Eze, Ernest Effah Ameyaw

“…Data analysis was done using means analysis, normalisation value, coefficient of variation, Kendall's coefficient of concordance, Kruskal-Wallis test and partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The study found high awareness and knowledge of the potential benefits of smart contract adoption in infrastructure PPP projects. …”
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Exploring the Dynamics of Work Satisfaction and Innovation Among Young Lecturers in Post-Pandemic Indonesia by Despinur Dara, Saparuddin Saparuddin

“…Research Methods: The study uses a mixed method approach in which 382 young lecturers from state universities in Indonesia participate in surveys, in-depth interviews, and participatory observations. By using structural equation modelling (SEM) by Lisrel and systematically coded by NVIVO, it becomes possible to analyse the complex interrela­tionships between the variables. …”
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Structural modeling of the effect of school culture on psychological well-being with the mediating role of narcissism and achievement emotions by maryam fallahi, samaneh salimi

“…The method of this research was structural equation model correlation. The statistical population of this research was all the students of public schools in Ahvaz in the academic year 1402-1401 in the number of 38300, of which 392 were selected by stratified random sampling method. …”
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The effect of internal branding on financial performance and brand loyalty with the mediating role of psychological empowerment (case study: Saman Bank, Tehran Province) by Nader Sheikholeslami Kandelousi, Samira Soltanieh, Fatemeh Ahmadi

“…The validity of the questionnaire was assessed using the method of content validity and face validity, and its reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha. Structural equation modelling method and SmartPLS software were used to test the research hypotheses.Findings: The results of the research showed that the effect of internal branding on financial performance and brand loyalty with the mediating role of psychological empowerment (case study: Saman Bank of Tehran Province) has a significant effect.Originality/Value: Originality in research mean what you are doing is from your own perspective although you may draw arguments from other research work to back up your arguments.…”
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Building Information Modeling as a Moderator Effects the Relationship Between Sustainability Metrics and Stakeholder Satisfaction by Hisham Noori Hussain Al-Hashimy

“…The data was analysed using the methodology of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The results illustrate the positive help for BIM by including sustainability metrics. …”
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Scale Development on the Effect of Social Media Influencers on Purchase Intention by Murat Selim Selvi, Şermin Önem

“…As a result of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) application, it was determined that there is a significant effect of SMI on the effect of purchase intention.…”
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Metacognition and Self-determination, Impulsivity and Emotional intelligence, and its relation with wellbeing and health indicators in young adults by John Alexander Castro Muñoz, María del Rocío Hernández-Pozo, Igor Barahona Torres

“…Method: a quantitative approach, descriptive, correlational cross-sectional with statistical explanatory analysis investigation was conducted, analyzing the data through path modeling of the partial least squares approach of the structural equations model, by using the Smart PLS software 3.3.2 version, analyzing consequently the convergent and discriminant validity of the model. …”
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The Modeling Structural Test Anxiety Based on Perfectionism with Mediating Role Fear of Negative Evaluation in Students in Tehran City by Bahman kord, kourosh jabbari, arezoo oskoei

“…Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and structural equation modelling with using SPSS-24 and AMOS software was investigated. …”
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Influence of Social Determinants of Health Service Quality on Patient Satisfaction at Undata Hospital, Palu by Sudirman Sudirman, Muhammad Nur Ali, Nurdin Rahman

“…The data analysis technique is Structural Equation Model (SEM) with data analysis tools using SmartPLS software version 3. …”
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WORKING CAPITAL AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA by JOEL ABOYEJI ARANSIOLA

“…The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, structural equation model and ordered logit regression. The findings of the study reveal that frequently used working capital are personal savings, profit from the business operations, bank loans and account payable. …”
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Legal Policy Recommendations for Fostering Green Business Development: A Case Study of Enterprises in Vietnam by Tran Thi Bich Nga

“…Methodology: The author applied quality and quantitative methods; based on the study goal, the author surveyed 800 managers of green enterprises in five provinces and three cities in Vietnam and used structural equation modelling based on the quantitative research method. …”
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The critical role of trust in adopting AI-powered educational technology for learning: An instrument for measuring student perceptions by Tanya Nazaretsky, Paola Mejia-Domenzain, Vinitra Swamy, Jibril Frej, Tanja Käser

“…We then utilize Structural Equations Modeling to explore the causal relationships among these factors, confirming that students' trust in AI-EdTech positively influences AI-EdTech's perceived usefulness both directly and indirectly through AI-readiness. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions toward flood risk insurance amongst low-income households in South Africa by David Lefutso, Abiodun A. Ogundeji, Gideon Danso-Abbeam, Yong S. Nyam

“…The study involved a data collected from 448 low-income households and applied the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) to understand the complex relationships between the variables under study. …”
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Link between dynamic capability and sustainable entrepreneurship: The mediation role of digital networking by Sofyan Ashari Nur, Muafi Muafi

“…Research data was collected using a questionnaire with google form and obtained according to the target of 180 respondents, then the analysis was carried out using the structural equation model (SEM) method using Smart-PLS4. Findings – The results that the three main parts of dynamic capability-integration capability, adaptive capability, and reconfiguration capability-significantly affect sustainable entrepreneurship. …”
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Association of frailty with physical activity behaviour and well-being in older employees: moderated mediation by functional difficulty by Emelia Danquah, Nestor Asiamah, Reginald Arthur-Mensah Jnr, Alex Sui Wing Chan, Hafiz T. A. Khan

“…Data analysis was carried out using Hayes's Process model through structural equation modelling, with additional sensitivity analyses performed through hierarchical linear regression. …”
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Self-Regulation as a Mediator Between Learning Motivation and Academic Procrastination in Students Who Are Preparing a Thesis by Aulia Aulia, Dewi Fortuna Septiantika, Daviddefikry Yondra Perdana, Agung Putra Azis, Dwi Bagus Irawan, Masyhuril Fajar

“…The data analysis in this study uses a path analysis technique with the partial least square structural equation model (PLS-SEM). The program or software used to conduct the analysis is SmartPLS 4. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Green Innovation Practices on Competitiveness (Case Study: Aref Daroo Co.) by Parvin Pourkermanian, Sanaz Shafiee, Maryam Haerinasab

“…Before distribution, content and Cronbach's alpha coefficient confirmed the validity and reliability. Structural equation modelling and SmartPLS software were used to analyze the data.Findings: Based on the results, green innovation in design affects Aref Daru's competitiveness. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practice toward sarcopenia among maintenance dialysis patients in Anhui, China by Qianyun Zhao, Xiyao Yang, Manzhen Bao, Miao Zhang, Deguang Wang

“…The multivariable logistic regression showed that 5.1–10 years of dialysis (OR = 0.38, 95% CI: [0.15, 0.97]) and attitude scores (OR = 1.36, 95% CI: [1.25, 1.48]) were independently associated with practice. The structural equation model showed that knowledge had a direct effect on attitudes (β = 0.38, 95% CI: [0.33, 0.44]) and practice (β = 0.18, 95% CI: [0.11, 0.24]) and had an indirect effect on practice though attitudes (β = 0.42, 95% CI: [0.35, 0.50]). …”
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Decision Support Systems adoption in pesticide management [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Efi Vasileiou, Aurora García-Gallego, Jotham Jea Akaka, Mark Ramsden, Jean-Christian Tisserand, Nikolaos Georgantzis

“…Our study focuses on examining the influence of behavioural, socioeconomic and farm specific characteristics on DSS adoption. Using two structural equation models, we investigate how these factors influence the willingness to pay (WTP) and willingness to adopt. …”
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