School-Based Epidemiology of Schistosoma haematobium Infection in Kharif District of Amran Governorate, North of Yemen: Need for Chemopreventive Strategy Revisiting by Alansi DHZ, Mahdy MAK, Abdul-Ghani R, Azazy AA

“…Therefore, this study determined the prevalence and risk factors associated with S. haematobium infection among schoolchildren in Kharif district of the governorate.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 529 schoolchildren aged 7 to 15 years in Kharif district. Data on children’s demographics, clinical features, behaviors, and infection-related environmental factors were collected using a structured questionnaire. …”
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On the parametric analytics to investigate hole quality characteristics during helical milling of carbon fiber reinforced plastics stacks by Mehdi Tlija, Nimra Naeem, Mohammad Pervez Mughal, Kiran Mughal, Saad Ullah, Muhammad Sana, Anamta Khan

“…It has been found that an improvement in the delamination factor at the exit is found at about 0.5%, and the surface roughness is about 73.84% when compared to the non-optimal settings of the data. These enhancements improve the overall structural integrity, assembly precision, and resistance to cyclic loading while ensuring better sealing and reduced wear. …”
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Depressive symptoms and correlations among war-survivor internally displaced persons in two IDP camps in northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey by Gebresilassie Tadesse, Girum Nakie, Setegn Fentahun, Fantahun Andualem, Techilo Tinsae, Getasew Kibralew, Gidey Rtbey

“…A sample of 718 participants, aged 18 years or older, was selected using a proportional random sampling method. Data were collected through structured interviews using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to assess depressive symptoms, the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire-16 (HTQ-16) for traumatic experiences, the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) for substance use, and the Oslo-3 scale for social support. …”
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Characterizing substance users and risk profiles across treatment centers: insights from Iran by Saeid Mirzaei, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Nouzar Nakhaee, Nadia Oroomiei

“…These findings highlight the need for context-specific harm reduction and treatment strategies tailored to the distinct substance use patterns and risk profiles within each treatment setting. Given the structural and demographic differences—such as voluntary enrollment in MMT versus mandated treatment in Article 16—comparative interpretations should remain descriptive and cautious.…”
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The impact of COVID-19-related anxiety on obstetric complications and mental health in quarantined pregnant women by Solmaz Heidarifard, Niloofar Khoshnam Rad, Mahsa Khoshnam Rad

“…Methods This cross-sectional study (June–December 2020) 52 quarantined pregnant women were recruited via convenience sampling from a Tehran health center. Data were collected through structured telephone interviews using a validated researcher-made questionnaire. …”
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Throat Swab Culture Positivity and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Children 2–5 Years of Age Suspected of Bacterial Tonsillitis at Hargeisa Group of Hospitals, Somaliland: A Cros... by Hamda Hussein Darod, Addisu Melese, Mulugeta Kibret, Wondemagegn Mulu

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was done using the disk diffusion method. Data on demographic variables and clinical profiles were collected using structured questionnaires. …”
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The four Cs of physician leadership: A key to academic physician success by R. Thomas Collins II, Neha J. Purkey, Meenu Singh, Alan D. DeSantis, Rania A. Sanford

“…We conducted 40 semi-structured, 50-minute interviews of physicians who had achieved the rank of professor in our school of medicine and were serving, or had served, in leadership positions. …”
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Knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with timing for breast cancer screening among female students at the University of Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study by Peter Chikuvadze, Grace Nkhoma, Maxwell Mhlanga, Augustine Ndaimani

“…Data were analyzed using STATA 15, with descriptive statistics presented in tables and figures. …”
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A societal cost-benefit analysis of falls prevention in community-dwelling older people in the Netherlands by Martien J.M. Panneman, Ed F. van Beeck, Branko F. Olij, Juanita A. Haagsma, Frans van Zoest, Judith I. Kuiper, Suzanne Polinder

“…We conducted a societal cost-benefit analysis (SCBA) of falls prevention interventions in the Netherlands in order to show the stepwise approach, data sources needed and analyses that characterize this method. …”
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Correlates and effects of information, motivation and behavioral skills on primary sexual abstinence among female university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Banti Negero Feyisa, Gurmessa Tura Debelew, Zewdie Birhanu Koricha

“…Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) with AMOS 23 to examine the correlations and effects of information, motivation, and behavioral skills on primary sexual abstinence. …”
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Understanding consumer behaviour in choosing Rojolele Srinuk rice: developing the theory of planned behaviour by Nugroho Hasan, Mohamad Harisudin, Kusnandar

“…This study uses a quantitative approach with government employees’ respondents in the case of Klaten Regency, Central Java, and consumers of Rojolele rice throughout Indonesia, who were selected by stratified random sampling with 525 respondents based on their age. Data was collected by questionnaire survey with analysis using Partial Least Square (PLS) – Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). …”
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Experience of Aging in the Ngäbe-Buglé Community in Coto Brus, Costa Rica: A Qualitative Study by Melissa Rallo, Nicholas Leahy, Alexis Vetack, Hima Konduru, Shania Bailey, Lillianna Pedersen, Christine Wan, Wendel Mora, Virginia Rowthorn, Shailvi Gupta, Carlos Faerron Guzmán

“…Methods: This qualitative study utilized semi-structured interviews to collect data from 14 elderly participants (6 female, 8 male), aged 52–90 years, living in the La Casona community. …”
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Non-communicable diseases and risk factors profiling among geriatric population residing in Hyderabad city, India by Karthikeyan Ramanujam, Joyeeta Thakur, Rajitha Triveni Koralla, JJ Babu Geddam, Samarasimha Reddy N

“…Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in an urban locality of Hyderabad city, Telangana state among 1320 elderly individuals aged 60 years and above. Data on anthropometric measurements, dietary intakes, socio-economic factors, and NCD history were collected using structured questionnaires and standardized tools. …”
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A Gaussian Mixture Model-Based Unsupervised Dendritic Artificial Visual System for Motion Direction Detection by Zhiyu Qiu, Yuxiao Hua, Tianqi Chen, Yuki Todo, Zheng Tang, Delai Qiu, Chunping Chu

“…Through repeated exposure to motion stimuli, our model self-organizes to detect macroscopic motion direction without the need for labeled data. Experimental results demonstrate that the GMM-based global motion detection layer successfully classifies motion direction signals, forming structured motion representations akin to biological visual systems. …”
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Implementing the H&P 360 in Three Medical Institutions: Usability Study by Rupinder Hayer, Joyce Tang, Julia Bisschops, Gregory W Schneider, Kate Kirley, Tamkeen Khan, Erin Rieger, Eric Walford, Irsk Anderson, Valerie Press, Brent Williams

“… BackgroundThe traditional history and physical (H&P) provides the basis for physicians’ data gathering, problem formulation, and care planning, yet it can miss relevant behavioral or social risk factors. …”
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Prevalence of cervical dysplasia and its relationship with socio-demographic characteristics in a low-resource setting by Babatunde Enoch Adewumi, Julius kolajo Dare, Rita Omobosola Alabi, Rosemary Oluwatosin Komolafe, Sonnen Atinge, Enoch Olaoluwa Olatoye, Halimat Eyitayo Issa, Bethrand Ozioma Chukwu, Emmanuel Kokori, Alexander Idu Entonu

“…Informed consent was obtained from each participant, and data were collected through structured questionnaires. …”
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Rumination and psychological resilience in Chinese civil aviation flight students: the chain mediating role of proactive coping and generalized anxiety disorder by Mingyu Liao, Haozhe Wang, Zongyu Liu, Enliang Hu

“…However, the internal mechanism of how rumination affects psychological resilience, particularly the chain mediating effect of proactive coping and generalized anxiety, has not been thoroughly explored in high-stress populations.MethodsEmploying a cross-sectional design, 1,235 flight students from the Civil Aviation Flight University of China were surveyed using the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) to gather data. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and the Bootstrap method were used to test the chain mediating effect.ResultsRumination exhibited a significant negative correlation with psychological resilience (r = −0.365, p < 0.01) and proactive coping (r = −0.285, p < 0.01), and a positive correlation with generalized anxiety (r = 0.337, p < 0.01). …”
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Impact of social media advertising on consumer behavior: role of credibility, perceived authenticity, and sustainability by Hemant Kothari, Avinash Choudhary, Apurva Jain, Shivoham Singh, Shivoham Singh, K. D. V. Prasad, K. D. V. Prasad, U. K. Vani, U. K. Vani

“…A total of 500 valid responses were subjected to exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and the hypotheses were tested via structural equation modeling.Results and discussionThe SEM results reveal that constructs credibility and sustainability are strong predictors of consumer behavior in the context of social media advertising effectiveness. …”
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Deep Learning for Time-Series Forecasting With Exogenous Variables in Energy Consumption: A Performance and Interpretability Analysis by Ava Mohammadi, Gonzalo Napoles, Yamisleydi Salgueiro

“…TimeLLM, despite tailored prompting for time-series forecasting, failed to outperform task-specific models, with a test MAE of 2.193, RMSE of 3.473, and sMAPE of 22.89%, highlighting the challenges of adapting foundation models trained on different modalities to structured time-series forecasting. Beyond predictive accuracy, interpretability analysis challenges the assumption that attention mechanisms reliably capture feature importance. …”
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Dietary intake and growth of HIV exposed and unexposed 6–12 months old infants in South Africa by Phumudzo Tshiambara, Marinel Hoffman, Heather Legodi, Yusentha Balakrishna, Ute Feucht

“…A repeated cross‐sectional study used structured questionnaires to collect socio‐demographic, dietary intake, food group data, and anthropometric measurements in the Siyakhula study. …”
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