Exploring the adoption of sustainable omni-channel grocery technologies among generation Z in Malaysia: the moderating role of risk mitigation for perishability by Nornajihah Nadia Hasbullah, Ag Kaifah Riyard Kiflee, Hainnuraqma Rahim, Fathimath Zaina Shahid, Saiful Anwar, K. K. Ramachandran

“…The survey included 250 Generation Z respondents, with data analysis conducted using partial least squares–structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). …”
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THE IMPACT OF SALES PROMOTION, CONTENT MARKETING, AND SHOPPING LIFESTYLE ON IMPULSE BUYING DECISIONS FOR BEEF PRODUCTS IN E-COMMERCE: A STUDY OF URBAN CONSUMERS by WIDIARTA I. P. G. D., QAMARA C., SUHARDI ., WIJAKESUMA M. H., WIBOWO A.

“…Using a quantitative approach with a causal-comparative design, data were collected from 300 respondents through online surveys and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). …”
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Assessment of housing resilience in relation to the impacts of aging by Thiago Henrique Castro Braga, Simone Barbosa Villa

“…Aging involves the individual as a whole, and there are natural structural and functional changes associated with this process. …”
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Background and paroxystic activities on AIDS patients' EEG: relation with urea and creatinine seric concentration by GILMAR FERNANDES DO PRADO, ADEMIR BAPTISTA SILVA, JOÃO FERNANDO GUIMBRA SIMÕES COELHO, NÁDIA IANDOLI OLIVEIRA BRAGA, CONCEIÇÃO APARECIDA ACCETURI, JOSÉ GERALDO DE CAMARGO LIMA

“…The HIV is responsible for important metabolic and structural alterations of the brain. This affected brain must react to continuous systemic metabolic fluctuations. …”
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Analysis of Oil-Water Distribution Law and Main Controlling Factors of Meandering River Facies Reservoir Based on the Single Sand Body: A Case Study from the Yan 932 Layer of Y Oil... by Tiaotiao Shi, Shengping He, Kaitao Yuan, Mingjun Liu, Min Wang, Xingping Tu, Liwen Chang

“…Thirdly, sedimentary microfacies, sand body thickness, sand body configuration, and structural characteristics are the key factors influencing the oil-water distribution law of the Yan 932 reservoir.…”
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Validity, reliability, measurement invariance, and equipercentile linking of the depression anxiety stress scale-21 in the youth population in Singapore by Edimansyah Abdin, Bernard Tan, Sherilyn Chang, Ellaisha Samari, Brian Tan, Charmaine Tang, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Swapna Kamal Verma, Mythily Subramaniam

“…ObjectiveThe current study aims to examine the structural and convergent validity, reliability, and measurement invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales Short Form (DASS-21) across age and gender among the youths in Singapore. …”
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Understanding pre-service teachers' intention to adopt and use artificial intelligence in Nigerian inclusive classrooms by Olufemi Timothy Adigun, Olufemi Timothy Adigun, Faisat Adeniran Tijani, Cynthy K. Haihambo, Simasiku Limbo Enock

“…IntroductionThis study applied the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to provide an understanding of the behavioral intentions of pre-service teachers in the adoption and utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for educational engagement in the inclusive classroom.MethodsThe cross-sectional study collected data through a validated questionnaire from 411 pre-service teachers were analyzed with descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and simple percentage calculation, as well as inferential statistics which involved correlational analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).ResultsThe study established that effort expectancy had a positive and direct significant contribution to the perceived behavioral intention of pre-service teachers to adopt and use AI for inclusive education teaching. …”
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Possibilities of magnetic resonance imaging in predicting of the critical reduction of left ventricle contractile function in patients with coronary artery disease after direct myo... by N. A. Kryukov, A. V. Ryzhkov, I. V. Sukhova, P. V. Ananyevskaya, V. A. Fokin, M. L. Gordeev

“…To identify the criteria for reversibility of structural changes in the myocardium of patients with coronary artery disease after revascularization based on analysis of data obtained using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Materials and methods. …”
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Examining the Effect of Tax Reforms on Revenue Collection Performance in Uganda: by Turyaheebwa, Paul, Kaaya, Siraje, Turyahebwa, Abanis, Sunday, Arthur

“…The study investigates the impact of tax reforms, including VAT reforms, presumptive tax regimes, and technological innovations in tax administration, on revenue collection performance. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the relationships between tax reforms and revenue collection performance. …”
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How to measure functional connectivity using resting-state fMRI? A comprehensive empirical exploration of different connectivity metrics by Lukas Roell, Stephan Wunderlich, David Roell, Florian Raabe, Elias Wagner, Zhuanghua Shi, Andrea Schmitt, Peter Falkai, Sophia Stoecklein, Daniel Keeser

“…We further used T1- and T2-weighted images to compute regional brain volumes, diffusion-weighted imaging data to build structural connectomes, and pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling to measure regional brain perfusion. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Visceral Situs Abnormalities: A Retrospective Study by Xiaoping Gong, Mingli Lv, Guanjie Wang, Yunyun Cao, Ping Chen, Hui Wang

“…Results: Among the 43 cases of fetal visceral situs abnormalities, 46.51% (20/43) were diagnosed as situs inversus, of which 95.00% (19/20) had no associated cardiac structural abnormalities. Heterotaxy syndrome accounted for 53.49% (23/43) of cases and was associated with cardiac structural abnormalities (100.00%, 23/23) of these patients. …”
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Integrating artificial Intelligence-Based metaheuristic optimization with Machine learning to enhance Nanomaterial-Containing latent heat thermal energy storage systems by Ali Basem, Hanaa Kadhim Abdulaali, As’ad Alizadeh, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Komal Parashar, Ali E. Anqi, Husam Rajab, Pancham Cajla, H. Maleki

“…Results showed a noticeable difference in the effectiveness of the GA and PSO algorithms in optimizing the structural and training parameters of various machine learning approaches. …”
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Histological synovitis and radiographic damage in knee osteoarthritis: insights from a comprehensive analysis of ultrasound-guided synovial biopsies in 161 patients by Maria-Antonietta D’Agostino, Barbara Tolusso, Stefano Alivernini, Marco Gessi, Pietro Rubortone, Enrico De Lorenzis, Dario Bruno, Marco Maria Lizzio, Flavia Leone

“…A moderate positive correlation emerged between KL grades and the proportion of patients with lymphocytes and plasma cells in synovial tissue.Conclusions More severe histological synovitis in patients with non-end-stage knee OA is associated with worse radiographic structural damage. In the advanced stages of structural damage, the likelihood of detecting a lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltrate in the synovial membrane increases. …”
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Individual-level social capital is associated with depressive symptoms among middle-aged community dwellers in rural Vietnam: a cross-sectional study by Masamine Jimba, Andrew Stickley, Yosuke Inoue, Ami Fukunaga, Dong Van Hoang, Tetsuya Mizoue, An Dang Do, Thuy Thi Phuong Pham, Chau Que Nguyen, Aki Yazawa, Danh Cong Phan, Masahiko Hachiya, Dong Van Huynh, Huy Xuan Le, Hung Thai Do

“…To address this deficit this study examined the association among middle-aged adults in rural Vietnam.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting Data came from the baseline survey of the Khánh Hòa Cardiovascular Study, which is an ongoing prospective cohort study aiming to elucidate the determinants of cardiovascular diseases.Participants A total of 3000 people aged 40–60 years old residing in rural communes in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam.Exposure of interest Cognitive social capital (ie, low, middle and high) and structural social capital (in terms of social participation; yes or no) were assessed via a questionnaire.Primary outcome measure Depressive symptoms were assessed with the 11-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.Results A robust Poisson regression model revealed that adults in the highest versus lowest cognitive social capital tertile had a 61% lower prevalence of depressive symptoms (prevalence ratio (PR)=0.39, 95% CI=0.31 to 0.49). …”
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Dichotomous intronic polyadenylation profiles reveal multifaceted gene functions in the pan-cancer transcriptome by Jiao Sun, Jin-Young Kim, Semo Jun, Meeyeon Park, Ebbing de Jong, Jae-Woong Chang, Sze Cheng, Deliang Fan, Yue Chen, Timothy J. Griffin, Jung-Hee Lee, Ho Jin You, Wei Zhang, Jeongsik Yong

“…The application of this workflow to RNA-seq data from The Cancer Genome Atlas demonstrated that this dichotomous intronic APA pattern is a consistent feature in transcriptomes across both normal tissues and various cancer types. …”
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The Mode of Constructing Safe Trajectories of Motion of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle while Monitoring Power Lines Considering the Influence of their Electromagnetic Fields by Shabanova A.R., Tolstoy I.M., Lebedev I.V.

“…Besides, the considered approaches do not account for peculiarities of aerial imaging and for structural specifics of power line elements. This leads to poorer image processing performance and causes additional errors. …”
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Сognitive mechanisms of semantic adaptation of borrowings in Russian by Vadim A. Belov, Valentina M. Belova

“…Logical categorization involves the rational structuring of phenomena within a native speaker’s worldview, while non-logical categorization reflects an emotional-evaluative perception of reality, expressing various emotions through borrowings. …”
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A Novel Robust Grey Model for Forecasting Chinese Electricity Demand by Riquan Yao, Shaojun Jin, Cong Wei, Jiayang Kong

“…To fill that void, we develop a robust grey model, whose structural parameters are obtained from the least trim squares, to forecast Chinese electricity demand. …”
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Scan-to-BIM-to-Sim: Automated reconstruction of digital and simulation models from point clouds with applications on bridges by Yunping Fang, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis, Daniel Boddice, Jialiang Yu, Jelena Ninic

“…The automation of 3D geometric model reconstruction from point clouds is essential for efficient management of critical infrastructure assets like bridges, significantly streamlining and enhancing inspection and structural analysis tasks. However, existing automated frameworks frequently encounter challenges due to substantial computational demands and the difficulties when applied to defective point clouds, which arise from adverse environmental conditions, measurement errors, and limitations of surveying equipment. …”
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A Cross-Product Analysis of Earphone Reviews Using Contextual Topic Modeling and Association Rule Mining by Ugbold Maidar, Minyoung Ra, Donghee Yoo

“…This study demonstrates how combining advanced data mining techniques and structuring insights from written customer feedback enhances the depth and clarity of sentiment analysis, furthering its applicability in e-commerce research.…”
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