The value-added model of the supply chain of petrochemical industries with a sustainable development approach by ali amiri, seyed abbas heydari, vahidreza Mirabi

“…These components were leveled based on interpretive structural technique, and they formed a model in 7 levels. …”
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The effect of gamification on brand co-creation in app-based businesses: investigating the mediating role of consumer engagement and the moderating role of hedonic and innovativene... by Rayhane Rezagholizade, Zahra Sadeqi-Arani, Esmail Mazroui

“…In order to analyze the data, structural equation software was used. Smart-PLS software was used to fit the model. …”
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Correlating Left Atrial Enlargement and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy on ECG With Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Max M. Puthenpura, Joseph Sipko, Parvathy R. Sankar, Cassandra Garraud, Animesh Tandon, Justin Lee, Ajay Bhargava, Venu Menon, Deborah Kwon, Mina K. Chung, Heba S. Wassif

“…Background ECGs are a primary assessment of cardiac structure and function. Alignment of their findings with cardiac imaging is not well defined. …”
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Exploration of the ecology and ex-situ conservation of Betula utilis D. Don: Insights from topography, edaphic factors, and nursery management practices by P.A. Sofi, T.H. Masoodi, Nazir A. Pala, Muhammad Waheed, Saud Alamri, Shaista Khan, Khaled A. Alakeel, Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Rainer W. Bussmann

“…The present study assessed the impact of topographic and edaphic factors on treeline structure/diversity, regeneration behavior, phenological characteristics, and ex-situ conservation of endemic and relict species, Betula utilis D. …”
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The transition from oncology to palliative care: barriers and facilitators explored through an integrative review by Barbara Gonçalves, Tamara Radojičić, Carlos Centeno, Eduardo Garralda, Marina Martínez, Nancy Preston, Jeroen Hasselaar, María Arantzamendi

“…Addressing these challenges requires improvements in communication, cultural competence, financial support and organisational structure. Effective integration of palliative care into oncology practices requires collaboration among various stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, policymakers, patients, and caregivers. …”
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Studying Spatiotemporal Changeability of Oak Forests in Zagros in Response to Rainfall Variation by Zahra Alirezai, Amir Gandomkar, Morteza khodagholi, Alireza Abbasi

“…The relationship between vegetation and climatic factors is so close that many researchers, including Coupon, have classified their climate systems based on the overall structure of plant communities (Guard and Prince, 1995). …”
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Contribution of county-level socioeconomic indicators to racial or ethnic differences in neonatal anthropometry in the USA: a prospective cohort study by Zhen Chen, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, William A Grobman, Marion Ouidir, Pauline Mendola, Jessica L Gleason, Calvin Lambert, Kathryn A Wagner, Roger Newman, Katherine L Grantz

“…Our results also highlight the importance of considering community-level and structural factors in analyses of race/ethnic health disparities.…”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Strategies in Utah from Local Health Departments’ Perspectives: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Discussions by Khanh N. C. Duong, Sajesh K. Veettil, Richard E. Nelson, Barbara E. Jones, Andrew T. Pavia, Danielle T. Nguyen, Makoto M. Jones, Matthew H. Samore, Susan L. Zickmund, Patrick Galyean, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

“…Barriers to vaccine uptake among underserved communities included structural, behavioral, and informational barriers. …”
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Working-memory load decoding model inspired by brain cognition based on cross-frequency coupling by Jing Zhang, Tingyi Tan, Yuhao Jiang, Congming Tan, Liangliang Hu, Daowen Xiong, Yikang Ding, Guowei Huang, Junjie Qin, Yin Tian

“…Due to its unique structural design, the proposed model proficiently extracts features in temporal, frequency, and spatial domains while its feature extraction capability is validated through post-hoc interpretability techniques. …”
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Women’s Health Care Utilization among Harder-to-Reach HIV-Infected Women ever on Antiretroviral Therapy in British Columbia by Xuetao Wang, Kate A. Salters, Wen Zhang, Lawrence McCandless, Deborah Money, Neora Pick, Julio S. G. Montaner, Robert S. Hogg, Angela Kaida

“…Independent covariates of interest included sociodemographic, psychosocial, behavioural, individual health status, structural factors, and HIV clinical variables. Logistic regression was used to generate adjusted estimates of associations between use of WHC and covariates of interest. …”
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Functional Connectivity and MRI Radiomics Biomarkers of Cognitive and Brain Reserve in Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment Prediction—A Study Protocol by Hanna Maria Dragoș, Adina Stan, Livia Livinț Popa, Roxana Pintican, Diana Feier, Nicu Cătălin Drăghici, Dragoș-Cătălin Jianu, Diana Chira, Ștefan Strilciuc, Dafin F. Mureșanu

“…Brain reserve refers to the brain’s structural capacity to compensate for damage, with markers like hippocampal atrophy and white matter lesions indicating reduced reserve. …”
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Colorectal cancer mortality in persons with severe mental illness: a scoping review with meta-analyses of observational studies by Paula R. Pop, Gitte S. Larsen, Mette K. Thomsen, Christoffer Johansen, Robert Zachariae, Bolette Skjødt Rafn

“…Furthermore, this evidence supports the idea that persons with SMI are a heterogenous population, and as such, any future initiatives to improve CRC outcomes for persons with SMI would warrant a tailored approach to potentiate individual resources, to mitigate stigma and structural discrimination. …”
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Exploring vaccination literacy and vaccine hesitancy in seven European countries: results from the HLS19 population survey by Bakary Cissé, Aldo Rosano, Robert Griebler, Brigid Unim, Chiara Lorini, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Mitja Vrdelja, Sophie Fégueux, Julien Mancini, Stephan Van den Broucke

“…This study explores the pathways through which VAC-HL impacts VH.The analysis was based on data from seven countries of the WHO European Region which implemented the Health Literacy Survey 2019–2021 (HLS19). …”
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Сontent of cytokines and growth factors in the intraocular fluid of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma by V. V. Chernykh, V. I. Konenkov, O. V. Ermakova, N. B. Orlov, O. O. Obukhova, A. V. Eremina, A. N. Trunov

“…Increase concentrations of IL-7 in the intraocular fluid of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma allows us to assume participation in the pathogenesis of the primary open-angle glaucoma of this autocrine mediator of activation of the growth of lymphatic structures.…”
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Mapping grey matter and cortical thickness alterations associated with subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment among rural-dwelling older adults in China: A popu... by Ziwei Chen, Qianqian Xie, Jiafeng Wang, Yan Wang, Huisi Zhang, Chunyan Li, Yongxiang Wang, Lin Cong, Shi Tang, Tingting Hou, Lin Song, Yifeng Du, Chengxuan Qiu

“…Background: The structural brain alterations for subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are poorly defined. …”
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Multi-Stage Evaluation of Demolition and Reclamation Carbon Storage from "System Design-Construction-Quality Effect" Perspectives by Deng Pingping, Ye Changdong, Ke Chunpeng, Hu Yueming, Fu Xiaoping, Zhou Long

“…Guangdong Province was selected as a representative case study for developing a comprehensive multi-stage evaluation framework for carbon storage, structured across three sequential stages: System Design (SD), Construction (CO), and Quality Effect (QE). …”
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Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression among chronically ill older adults in Zunyi, China: a cross-sectional study by Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoli Yuan, Dan Meng, Heting Liang, Yan Xiong, Yan Xiong, Yunting Li, Yunting Li, Shuang Li, Mei He, Mei He, Pan Cai

“…Relevant demographic and clinical data were collected using structured questionnaire contents of sociodemographic characteristics, Self-Assessment Scale for Anxiety (SAS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), Brief Miniature Nutritional Assessment Scale (MNA-SF), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Barthel Index (BI), etc., and bivariate analyses were carried out to explore the anxiety according to the different characteristics of the subjects Bivariate analyses were conducted to explore the differences in anxiety and depression according to the different characteristics of the subjects, and multifactorial logistic regression analyses were conducted to test the factors affecting anxiety and depression.FindingsA total of 9,998 subjects were enrolled in this study, and 9,821 valid questionnaires were obtained. …”
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Os agentes comunitários de saúde nas práticas educativas: potencialidades e fragilidades [Community health workers in educational activities: potentials and weaknesses] [Los agente... by Elaine Franco dos Santos Araujo, Elisabete Pimenta Araújo Paz, Liane Gack Ghelman, Maria Yvone Chaves Mauro, Marilurde Donato, Sheila Nascimento Pereira de Farias

“…The study was approved by the research and ethics committee. Data were obtained by scripted, semi-structured interview and analyzed using content analysis. …”
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Processo de internação em clínica cirúrgica de um hospital público universitário [Process of hospitalization at surgical-clinic unit at a public university hospital] [Proceso de ho... by Nadja Maria Queiroz de Albuquerque, Alba Lucia Castelo Branco, Maria Regina Araujo Reicherte Pimentel, Frances Valeria Costa e Silva, Luciana Guimarães Assad, Matheus de Albuquerque Santos

“…Method: in this exploratory, qualitative, descriptive study, the 28 participants were members of the multidisciplinary team of surgical-clinic unit of a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Data were collected from February to April 2019 using two semi-structured interview scripts. …”
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Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial. by Richard A Bryant, Alison Schafer, Katie S Dawson, Dorothy Anjuri, Caroline Mulili, Lincoln Ndogoni, Phiona Koyiet, Marit Sijbrandij, Jeannette Ulate, Melissa Harper Shehadeh, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Mark van Ommeren

“…Limitations of the study include no long-term follow-up, reliance on self-report rather than structured interview data, and lack of an attention control condition.…”
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