Burnout and leadership in special education: A sustainable approach through the Lens of SDG 3 and SDG 4 by Lan Liu, Ke Li, Lulu Yue, Muhammad Zulqarnain Arshad

“…A quantitative survey was conducted with 439 special education teachers in China. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to test the hypothesized model. …”
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The impact of online social interaction on urban community cohesion and group differences: evidence from China by Haibo Li, Haitao Li, Xing Zhou, Yin Kuang, Feiyue Liu

“…Methods This cross-sectional study examines urban community residents (n = 1037) across China’s eastern, central, and western regions, with proportional sampling to ensure geographic representation. Data were collected via random questionnaires. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), we empirically assess (1) the impact of online social interaction on community cohesion, (2) the underlying mechanisms, and (3) heterogeneity effects across demographic and regional subgroups. …”
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Hydrodynamic and stratigraphic evaluation of marine saline intrusion into the coastal groundwater systems of a major crude oil production region in Southern Nigeria by Mathias M. Nkpoidet, Ndifreke I. Udosen, Jewel E. Thomas

“…These findings have broad implications for structural integrity and human health. The findings also offer valuable insights into groundwater flow dynamics and can inform sustainable water resource management strategies in similar coastal environments undergoing anthropogenic pressure. …”
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Reliability and validity of the original and brief German version of the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS): Longitudinal study findings. by Franziska Lehnig, Katja Linde, Viktoria Schmidt, Michaela Nagl, Julia Martini, Holger Stepan, Anette Kersting

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Data from 184 pregnant women from a longitudinal study were used. …”
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Development and reliability and validity test of the sleep health literacy scale for college students by ZhengDa Long, LiPing Huang

“…These analyses were used to test the structural validity and reliability of the SHLS-ST. …”
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Three-Dimensional Defect Measurement and Analysis of Wind Turbine Blades Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Chin-Yuan Hung, Huai-Yu Chu, Yao-Ming Wang, Bor-Jiunn Wen

“…Consequently, their inspection, maintenance, and repair are garnering increasing attention. Structural defects are common in turbine blades, but their detection is difficult due to the relatively large size of the blades. …”
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Three decades of demographic trends among academic emergency physicians by Emily C. Cleveland Manchanda, Albee Y. Ling, Jason L. Bottcher, Regan H. Marsh, David F. M. Brown, Christopher L. Bennett, Maame Yaa A. B. Yiadom

“…The persistent underrepresentation of Black and Latinx physicians in the academic emergency medicine workforce underscores the need for urgent structural changes to address contemporary manifestations of racism in academic medicine and beyond.…”
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EVALUATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MUTATIONS IN SIX FAMILIES BY RESEQUENCING ARRAY by Guyem Kolbaşı Demircioğlu, Sezen Güntekin Ergün, Kıvılcım Gücüyener, Ferda Emriye Perçin, Mehmet Ali Ergün

“…Point mutations in tRNA, rRNA or protein coding genes and structural rearrangements such as partial deletions or duplications can cause mitochondrial disorders. …”
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Neonatal Microcephaly and Central Nervous System Abnormalities During the Zika Outbreak in Rio de Janeiro by Marlos Melo Martins, Roberto de Andrade Medronho, Carlos Eduardo Raymundo, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa, Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha

“…This retrospective cohort study analyzed 7870 pregnant women, including 2269 with confirmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and 5601 without Zika infection, along with their fetuses and newborns. Data were sourced from multiple databases in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. …”
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A novel and efficient digital image steganography technique using least significant bit substitution by Shahid Rahman, Jamal uddin, Hameed Hussain, Sabir Shah, Abdu Salam, Farhan Amin, Isabel de la Torre Díez, Debora Libertad Ramírez Vargas, Julio César Martínez Espinosa

“…Abstract Steganography is used to hide sensitive types of data including images, audio, text, and videos in an invisible way so that no one can detect it. …”
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Determinants of effective hands-on STEM education in higher education institutions in Mogadishu, Somalia by Abdirahman Ibrahim Abdi, Mohamed Ali Osman, Abdikarim Osman Mahdi, Abukar Mukhtar Omar, Constance Asiimwe

“…Using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with a significance threshold of P &lt; 0.05, 10 hypotheses were tested. …”
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It helps to talk: A guiding framework (TRUST) for peer support in delivering mental health care for adolescents living with HIV. by Carol Wogrin, Nicola Willis, Abigail Mutsinze, Silindweyinkosi Chinoda, Ruth Verhey, Dixon Chibanda, Sarah Bernays

“…There are potential risks for peer supporters, including being overwhelmed by engaging with and feeling responsible for resolving relationally and structurally complex problems, which warrant considerable supervision. …”
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SRP-CR: Semantic and Representational Priors for Diffusion-Based Cloud Removal by Zhentao Zou, Ze Zhang, Yue Zhou, Xue Jiang

“…As a result, these methods face substantial challenges in maintaining semantic fidelity and capturing fine-grained structural details, often leading to geographically unfaithful features. …”
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Understanding Informal Settlement Transformation through Google’s 2.5D Dataset and Street View based Validation by S. G. Veeravalli, S. G. Veeravalli, J. Haas, J. Friesen, S. Georganos

“…This study leverages Google&rsquo;s Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal Dataset (2016-2023), which offers annual estimates of building presence, count, and height, to detect structural change in Nairobi, Kenya. By analysing differences in building count and average height across 100-meter grid cells, we developed a rule-based framework to identify four key transformation types: vertical densification, horizontal densification, combined densification (increase in both count and height), and decline. …”
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High-Speed Railway Planning for Sustainable Development: The Role of Length Between Conventional Line and Straight Length by Francesco Russo, Corrado Rindone, Giuseppe A. Maiolo

“…To address the problem posed, information and data are collected on European HSR lines, which constitute a sufficiently homogeneous set in terms of railway and structural standards. …”
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Prediction of causal genes at GWAS loci with pleiotropic gene regulatory effects using sets of correlated instrumental variables. by Mariyam Khan, Adriaan-Alexander Ludl, Sean Bankier, Johan L M Björkegren, Tom Michoel

“…This is a classical result by Brito and Pearl (2002) for structural equation models that guarantees the identifiability of individual causal effects in situations where multiple exposures collectively, but not individually, separate a set of instrumental variables from an outcome variable. …”
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Media Image of the Region and Features of its Formation (The Case of the Republic of Mordovia) by Ksenia V. Dementieva, Diana A. Bakeeva, Natalya M. Frolova

“…In the course of the study, systemic and structural-functional methods were used, as well as component and functional-semantic analysis, comparative and typological methods. …”
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Factors affecting performance excellence in Indonesian state-owned enterprises by Muhammad Iqbal, Yudi Azis, Sucherly, Umi Kaltum

“…The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) procedures were operated to evaluate the path coefficients and identify the pivotal factors of each construct using SmartPLS. …”
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Psychological and social factors associated with late pregnancy iron deficiency anaemia in rural Viet Nam: a population-based prospective study. by Thach Duc Tran, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Tuan Tran, Gerard J Casey, Sarah Hanieh, Julie Anne Simpson, Terence Dwyer, Jane Fisher

“…Hypothesis models were tested by Structural Equation Modeling analyses.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 378 women provided complete data at both W1 and W2. …”
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Impact of Daylight Saving Time on Energy Consumption in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Portugal and Spain by Ivo Araújo, João Garcia, António Curado

“…This study investigates the impact of DST transitions on energy consumption across seven campuses of two higher education institutions (HEIs) in northern Portugal and Spain, located in different time zones, using measured data from 2023. The analysis accounted for the structural and operational characteristics of each campus to contextualize consumption patterns. …”
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