Development of a framework for safety and resilience in overhead power cables: Use of a fuzzy inference system for risk and reliability analysis by A.M. Sakura R.H. Attanayake, R.M. Chandima Ratnayake, T. Markeset

“…This study introduces a novel framework that integrates fault tree analysis (FTA)/failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) and a fuzzy inference system (FIS) to systematically address performance variability and enhance the operational life of these critical assets while ensuring safety and resilience. This structured framework employs risk-informed decision-making as well as reliability-based safety and resilience assurance, incorporating international standards and best practices. …”
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Public Perception on the Implementation of PON XXI Event North Sumatera-Aceh at Situngkir Panguruan Beach in 2024 by Zuhriyah Zuhriyah, Azadeh Zarei, Louie Peter Gula, Samsuddin Siregar

“…A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a structured questionnaire administered to 100 residents of Situngkir Village, selected through stratified random sampling. …”
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Enhancing agricultural productivity through improved fertilizer accessibility: insights from a contingent valuation study in Eastern Nepal by Umesh Khadka, Niranjan Devkota, Ghanashyam Khanal, Tek Maraseni, Puspa Raj Ghimire

“…A multistage sampling technique was implemented to select the sample of 407 paddy farming households systematically. A meticulously structured questionnaire was administered, and a Tobit Model was deployed to discern the determinants influencing WTP. …”
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The repressor PrtR1 and the global H-NS-like regulators MvaT and MvaV enable the fine-tuning of R-tailocin expression in Pseudomonas protegens by Clara Margot Heiman, Hammam Antar, Florian Fournes, Christoph Keel, Jordan Vacheron

“…By combining reverse genetics, transcriptional reporters and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq), we show that the R-tailocin locus-specific LexA-like regulator PrtR1 represses R-tailocin gene expression by binding directly to the promoter region of the cluster, while the histone-like nucleoid structuring (H-NS) proteins MvaT and MvaV act as master regulators that indirectly regulate R-tailocin cluster expression. …”
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Case-Designed Lesson Plans as a Means of Assessing Methodological Competency of Pedagogical Students and Primary School Teachers by N. N. Demeneva, O. V. Kolesova

“…As a means of a diagnostic methodology, a case-designed lesson plan presented by the authors combines the characteristics of a traditional lesson plan and a case-structured assignment. The features of the case-designed lesson plan and its content specificity were thoroughly analysed; specific examples were provided.The approbation of methodology was carried out among the students enrolled in “Psychology and Pedagogy of Primary Education” direction and primary school teachers, who attended advanced training courses. …”
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Integrating cyber-physical systems with embedding technology for controlling autonomous vehicle driving by Manal Abdullah Alohali, Hamed Alqahtani, Abdulbasit Darem, Monir Abdullah, Yunyoung Nam, Mohamed Abouhawwash

“…To address these constraints, this study incorporates double deep Q networks (DDQN) to improve the agent’s adaptability under uncertain driving conditions. A structured reward system is established to accommodate real-time fluctuations, resulting in safer and more efficient decision-making. …”
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PLD3 is a neuronal lysosomal phospholipase D associated with β-amyloid plaques and cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease. by Alex G Nackenoff, Timothy J Hohman, Sarah M Neuner, Carolyn S Akers, Nicole C Weitzel, Alena Shostak, Shawn M Ferguson, Bret Mobley, David A Bennett, Julie A Schneider, Angela L Jefferson, Catherine C Kaczorowski, Matthew S Schrag

“…Phospholipase D3 (PLD3) is a protein of unclear function that structurally resembles other members of the phospholipase D superfamily. …”
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Exploring the factors affecting career progression in informal faculty mentoring sessions within mentor and mentee relationships: a qualitative study by Manahil Niazi, Usman Mahboob, Neelofar Shaheen, Shazia Gul, Muhammad Humza Bin Saeed, Amber Kiyani

“…Seven faculty mentors and eight faculty mentees from various institutions participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, which were audio-recorded and verbatim transcribed. …”
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Ethnotaxonomical Study of Mole Crab (Crustacea:Hippoidea) on Coastal Community of Cilacap by Dian Bhagawati, Sutrisno Anggoro, Mohammad Zainuri, Lachmudin Sya'rani

“…The purposive snowball sampling was used for the method, followed by observation and semi-structured interviews with 30 respondents. Data were analyzed descriptively based on observations and interviews. …”
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Ambiente informacional e desempenho competitivo na indústria de autopeças para veículos Informational environment and competitive performance in the automobile supply industry by Silvio Popadiuk, Marcos Antonio Franklin, Walter Miyabara, Roberto Gardesani

“…From this point, this paper has been developed with the objective to study the informational environment and to verify connections with its competitive performance, according to Balanced Scorecard model. 50 automobile supply industries settled in São Paulo has been sampled and a structured questionnaire has been applied to them. …”
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Role of information technology in enhancing competitive priorities: Evidence from Yemeni pharmaceutical sector by Khadeeja Aljaradi, Ahmad Alshami

“…A total of eight companies were included. A structured questionnaire was distributed to a 220-randomly stratified sample; managerial, supervisory, and quality control personnel were selected from a population of 2,160 employees, yielding 198 valid responses. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of healthcare workers to offer pre-exposure prophylaxis in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Victor Oluwafemi Femi-Lawal, Dimeji Abdulsobur Olawuyi, Gabriel Ilerioluwa Oke, Yetunde Nofisat Kabiawu, Olaoluwaposi Ogunlana, Jonas Paul Ibekwe, Olakulehin Adebusuyi

“…Targeted interventions—such as structured training, stigma reduction, and health system strengthening—are critical to enhancing PrEP adoption. …”
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The community assembly of (sub)tropical macroinvertebrates significantly changes with functional groups and habitat degradation by Lu Wang, Hao Yang, Ci Chen, Linglin Wan, Tingting Zhou, Bo-Ping Han

“…The NCM showed that predator communities were largely shaped by deterministic processes (NCM R2 < 0.5), and collector-gatherers were mainly structured by stochastic processes (NCM R2 > 0.5). Stochastic processes in community assembly increased during the wet season due to frequent and intensive hydrological disturbances. …”
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Life transition stages of family caregivers for patients with chronic illness: A grounded theory study by Norfaezah Md Khalid, Nurul Salwa Sajali, Asbah Razali

“…Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and memos and analyzed using NVivo 12 software. …”
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Unsupervised Coherent Noise Removal From Seismological Distributed Acoustic Sensing Data by Sebastian Konietzny, Voon Hui Lai, Meghan S. Miller, John Townend, Stefan Harmeling

“…We introduce an innovative approach by extending the Noise2Self framework to effectively remove unwanted, structured coherent noise from DAS data. By creating masks based on the characteristics of traffic signals, we isolate and preserve earthquake signals while maintaining the denoising performance of the original Noise2Self approach, which reduces noise without requiring clean reference data. …”
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Anxiolytic and antidepressant effect of zinc on rats and its impact on general behavioural parameters by Samardžić Janko, Savić Kristina, Stefanović Nemanja, Matunović Radomir, Baltezarević Dragana, Obradović Miljana, Jančić Jasna, Oprić Dejan, Obradović Dragan

“…It is believed that zinc acts as a potent inhibitor of glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, and binding to structurally specific site on the GABAA receptor leads to inhibition of GABA dependent Cl-pass. …”
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Impacts of resilience on food security in rural households of Iran under drought conditions using an extended sustainable livelihood framework by Mahsa Rajab-Kalantarzadeh, Moslem Savari

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, whose validity was confirmed by expert review and reliability verified through Cronbach’s alpha. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Key Organisational Enablers for Sustainable Building Construction in South Africa by Chijioke Emmanuel Emere, Olusegun Aanuoluwapo Oguntona

“…This study employed quantitative methodology using a structured questionnaire for data collection. With a convenient sample technique, a sample size of 281 was achieved from professionals working in the built environment in the Gauteng Province of South Africa (SA). …”
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Mental Health Following Earthquake in South-east Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Joydeep Majumder, Indranil Saha, Bhavani Shankara Bagepally, Devaraja Munikrishnappa, Manoj Kalita, Sujoy Ray, Asim Saha, Amit Chakrabarti

“…Among the selected 47 studies (22,996 earthquake victims), results were internally consistent in >95% of studies. Conducting structured research following seismic events presented challenges in most studies, primarily due to ethical constraints. …”
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Developing an integrated framework for walkability assessment: A case study of Çankaya’s urban mobility by Gizem Dinç, Atila Gül, Floriana Zucaro, Carmela Gargiulo

“…In the second phase, 20 streets were selected for further analysis, with data structured into a design matrix. Expert response to this matrix was used for multivariate optimisation, employing a second-order quadratic model to determine the optimal walkability design criteria. …”
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