Evaluating Factors Affecting Interior Architectural Space Quality to Enhance Spatial Resilience and Human Productivity: An Application of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs by Moharam Ghahremani Drvish, Farhang Mozafar, Ceyed bagher Hoseini, Fateme Mahdizadeye seraj

“…Data collection procedure in this study involved studying documents, conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews and forming a focus group of experts in related fields. …”
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Evolving smart homes to exploring space, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) as a sustainable energy model for the future world—A review by S. Iswarya, A. Dharshini, B. Scholastica Mary Vithiya, T. Augustine Arul Prasad

“…The objective is to evaluate how DSSCs transition from traditional low power uses to advanced, integrated applications. The review is structured around real-world implementation contexts, including indoor Internet of Things systems, wearable electronics, biosensors, building-integrated photovoltaics, agrivoltaics, underwater systems, and extraterrestrial settings. …”
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Exploring influential factors of consumer purchase behavior on the adoption of digital payment apps in Bangladesh by Samanta Karmaker, Mst. Elma Fardouse Oishi, Abrar Qasem, Shad Been Sharif Sami, Jannatun Noor

“…Primary data from 170 individuals was collected via a well-structured online survey. We utilized statistical analysis and tree-based machine learning techniques for quantitative analysis, and thematic analysis for qualitative data. …”
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Regulated markets and rationalised myths: an institutional perspective on value-based purchasing in the Netherlands by Gijs Steinmann, Hester van de Bovenkamp, Antoinette de Bont, Lonneke Timmers, Diana Delnoij

“…Our findings are based on a series of semi-structured interviews (n = 18) with employees and representatives of several insurer companies whose combined market shares add up to over 90 per cent of all premium payers. …”
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Azimuthally Spliced Power-Exponential Phase Modulation for Focal Spot Shaping of Circular Airy Beams by Houquan Liu, Yaran Guo, Mantong Zhao, Jingfu Ye, Ronghui Xu, Libo Yuan

“…Circular airy beam (CAB) is a kind of new structured light with non-diffracting, self-focusing, and self-healing properties. …”
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Beyond conventional vision: RGB-event fusion for robust object detection in dynamic traffic scenarios by Zhanwen Liu, Yujing Sun, Yang Wang, Nan Yang, Shengbo Eben Li, Xiangmo Zhao

“…Subsequently, the event dynamic upsampling module (EDUM) enhances the spatial resolution of event frames to align its distribution with the structures of image pixels, achieving precise spatiotemporal alignment. …”
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Supplier Risk in Supply Chain Risk Management: An Updated Conceptual Framework by Ciro Rodrigues dos Santos, Ualison Rébula de Oliveira, Vicente Aprigliano

“…This framework contributes to theory and practice by offering an updated lens for understanding supplier-related risks and providing decision-makers with structured insights to enhance resilience in complex supply networks.…”
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Examining the effect of the integration of multiple MALL applications on EFL students’ academic vocabulary acquisition: a mixed-methods study by Hisham Bakhit Said Ghafram Al Shihri, Omer Hassan Ali Mahfoodh, Alla Baksh Bin Mohd Ayub Khan

“…Data were collected from pre-test and post-test academic vocabulary tests and semi-structured interviews. Students in the experimental group were taught using the three MALL applications as academic vocabulary learning tools, while students in the control group were taught using traditional methods. …”
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Students’ Views on Language Diversity and Heritage Language Maintenance in The Indonesian Context by Bayu Andika Prasatyo, Roosita Suci Wiryani, Tri Ananti Listiana, Corry Ester Margaret Siagian, Yanuarius Yanu Dharmawan, Christine Manara

“…Adopting a qualitative descriptive approach, the research drew on responses from a 24-item attitudinal questionnaire and semi-structured interviews conducted with 78 students representing varied ethnic and regional backgrounds. …”
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Azirinyl-Substituted Nitrile Oxides: Generation and Use in the Synthesis of Isoxazole Containing Heterocyclic Hybrids by Alexander S. Dudik, Timur O. Zanakhov, Ekaterina E. Galenko, Mikhail S. Novikov, Alexander F. Khlebnikov

“…Expansion of the azirine ring of the prepared cycloadducts allows obtaining a wide range of structurally diverse functionalized isoxazole-containing heterocyclic hybrids. …”
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Asymmetric metasurface photodetectors for single-shot quantitative phase imaging by Liu Jianing, Wang Hao, Li Yuyu, Tian Lei, Paiella Roberto

“…The visualization of pure phase objects by wavefront sensing has important applications ranging from surface profiling to biomedical microscopy, and generally requires bulky and complicated setups involving optical spatial filtering, interferometry, or structured illumination. Here we introduce a new type of image sensors that are uniquely sensitive to the local direction of light propagation, based on standard photodetectors coated with a specially designed plasmonic metasurface that creates an asymmetric dependence of responsivity on angle of incidence around the surface normal. …”
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Assessing the impact of the Beirut port explosion on supply chain management and seaport infrastructure in Lebanon: A pathway to resilience and reform by Nada Jabbour Al Maalouf, Chantal Mouawad

“…A qualitative approach was adopted, and ten structured interviews for their firsthand experience were conducted with ten major stakeholders. …”
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Exploring the psychological mechanisms of library anxiety considering achievement motivation and goal orientation by Masaki Takeda, Satoru Suto

“…Results. A covariance structure analysis of the responses revealed that, in most cases, the hope of success was significantly related to mastery goals and information seeking from all sources, with the aim of personal growth and a deeper understanding of the task. …”
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Negotiating identity in the age of ChatGPT: non-native English researchers’ experiences with AI-assisted academic writing by Hengzhi Hu, Qing Zhou, Harwati Hashim

“…Employing a qualitative exploratory design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 non-native English researchers. …”
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Entrepreneurial university development through the lens of stakeholders. Why? What? and How? by Raihan Taqui Syed, David Spicer

“…The findings, which were derived from 36 in-depth, semi-structured interviews involving representatives from key stakeholder groups of an HEI, including prominent external stakeholders such as a government official holding a cabinet rank position and internal stakeholders such as the non-teaching/support staff of the HEI, whose perspectives are often overlooked, shed light on the transformative potential of the ‘Triple Helix Model’ in the entrepreneurial transformation of the HEI. …”
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The history of agricultural machinery repair system in Russia by V. I. Chernoivanov

“…Furthermore, it explores the evolution of repair workshops at machinery technological stations from 1928 to 1957 and outlines the structuring of a repair depot within the enterprises of the All-Union Association «Soyuzselkhoztekhnika» between 1961 and 1990. …”
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Sacred Harmony: Exploring Pikukuh Tilu Philosophy in the Spiritual, Social, and Environmental Practices of the Baduy People by Frans H. M. Silalahi, Edi Purwanto

“…To provide a comprehensive theoretical framework, the study integrates perspectives from Structuralism, Functionalism, Local Wisdom, and Deep Ecology, offering a multidimensional understanding of how Pikukuh Tilu functions as both a belief system and a mechanism for cultural resilience. …”
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Testing factors that enhance private participation in payments for ecosystem service programs targeting flood mitigation by Tibor Vegh, Todd K. BenDor, Frederick W. Cubbage

“…Other factors that we examined – including income loss from past flood events, respondents’ previous participation in PES programs, and different combinatorial arrangements of payment structuring and timing – had no discernable relationship to initial decisions about program participation. …”
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Discovering The Significant Potential of Edible Insects In Food, Feed, And Drug Security by Elias Mjaika Ndifon, Chidiebere Prince Osuji Emeka, Paul Inyang, Emmanuel Ankrumah

“…Knowledge on the practice of entomophagy is scarce globally. Structured questionnaires (560 pieces) were effectively administered in six states (ten Local-Government Areas i.e. 14 sampled towns) in mainly Eastern Nigeria to determine the status of entomophagy. …”
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Process-Based Identification of Critical Factors for Residual Value Risk in China's Highway PPP Projects by Chuanjun Zheng, Jingfeng Yuan, Lingzhi Li, Mirosław J. Skibniewski

“…Through literature review and expert interview, a structured questionnaire was developed to collect responses with rich working experience in construction industry or highway PPP projects. …”
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