Beyond chronological age: exploring how different future time perspective influences the health tourism intention by Caisheng Liao, Huiqing Xiao, Zhao Li, Yuki Todo

“…The study employed the structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the proposed hypotheses. …”
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Relationship between teachers’ cognitive activation practices, teacher characteristics and student achievement in science subdomains: a study of TIMSS 2019 in Sweden by Zahra Hasani Yourdshahi, Kajsa Yang Hansen, Linda Borger

“…Methods Using the Swedish TIMSS 2019 data, multilevel structural equation modelling analyses were employed. …”
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Students’ academic resilience and well-being in Ghana: the mediating effects of grit and motivation by Paul Obeng, Medina Srem-Sai, Francis Arthur, Iddrisu Salifu, Mustapha Amoadu, Edmond Kwesi Agormedah, John Elvis Hagan, Thomas Schack

“…Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysed relationships and mediation effects, with bootstrapping (10,000 samples) employed for hypothesis testing. …”
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Assessment of Youth Water Polo Players’ Swimming Sprint Potential: A New Approach to Building an International Model by Andrea Perazzetti, Antonio Tessitore, Mehmet Zeki Özkol, Nebojša Novoselac, Milivoj Dopsaj

“…Factor analysis indicated that swimming with and without the ball are structurally distinct technical skills, highlighting the specificity of these water polo players’ abilities. …”
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Morphonological Features in the Paradigm of the Main Declension in the Suzgar Type of Moksha Dialects in the Ruzaevsky Area by Galina S. Ivanova, Lyubov P. Vodyasova, Natalja V. Ivanova

“…The dialectal material was analyzed using a combination of synchronic-descriptive, comparative-historical, and structural research methods. Results and Discussion. …”
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Diversity, functionality, and stability: shaping ecosystem multifunctionality in the successional sequences of alpine meadows and alpine steppes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Xin Jin, Abby Deng, Yuejun Fan, Kun Ma, Yangan Zhao, Yingcheng Wang, Kaifu Zheng, Xueli Zhou, Guangxin Lu

“…Recent investigations on the Tibetan Plateau have harnessed advancements in digital ground vegetation surveys, high temporal resolution remote sensing data, and sophisticated cloud computing technologies to delineate successional dynamics between alpine meadows and alpine steppes. …”
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Ecolabels as a means to satisfy consumers’ environmental concerns, need for information, and trust in short fruit and vegetable supply chains: a cross-national study by Marzieh Aminravan, Sina Ahmadi Kaliji, Luca Mulazzani, Cosimo Rota, Luca Camanzi

“…Specifically, we hypothesize that consumers’ willingness to pay for fruits and vegetables with ecolabels is higher for those who show interest in packaging information, who are concerned about the environment and those who have positive attitudes towards and trust in current certifications. We collected the data for our study via an online survey involving 1,029 participants from Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, and Morocco, applying partial least squares structural equation modelling for our analysis. …”
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Utilising single‐cell sequencing in clinical nutraceutical research: Recent progress and perspectives by Xiaoqiang Wang, Yin S. Chan, David Sadava, Shiuan Chen

“…Main Body Unlike pharmaceuticals, which have well‐defined chemical structures and mechanisms, nutraceuticals are food‐based materials intended for specific medical purposes and often contain complex and diverse food chemicals. …”
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Academic case reports lack diversity: Assessing the presence and diversity of sociodemographic and behavioral factors related to Post COVID-19 Condition. by Juan Andres Medina Florez, Shaina Raza, Rashida Lynn Ansell, Zahra Shakeri, Brendan T Smith, Elham Dolatabadi

“…Fine-tuned encoder-only BERT models outperformed traditional RNN-based models in generalizability to distinct sentence structures and greater class sparsity, achieving a macro F1-score of 0.72 and macro AUC of 0.99 on a held-out generalization set. …”
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Urban patriotism in the media space of Ekaterinburg: Cases of “Public Garden”, “Lion on Weiner Street”, “Toporkov’s House” by Liya M. Khakimzyanova, Vera S. Kharchenko

“…Social changes also change the appearance of civic activism, which is a structural component and one of the active strategies of urban patriotism. …”
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Multilevel relationships and loyalty in the microfinance industry: evidence from Tanzania by Amani Gration Tegambwage

“…Regression techniques and structural equation modeling were utilized to analyze the data. …”
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Improving route development using convergent retrosynthesis planning by Paula Torren-Peraire, Jonas Verhoeven, Dorota Herman, Hugo Ceulemans, Igor V. Tetko, Jörg K. Wegner

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The use of culturally adapted and translated depression screening questionnaires with South Asian haemodialysis patients in England. by Shivani Sharma, Sam Norton, Kamaldeep Bhui, Roisin Mooney, Emma Caton, Tarun Bansal, Clara Day, Andrew Davenport, Neill Duncan, Philip A Kalra, Maria Da Silva-Gane, Gurch Randhawa, Graham Warwick, David Wellsted, Magdi Yaqoob, Ken Farrington

“…The research was based across 9 National Health Service (NHS) Trusts in England. Structural validity of translated questionnaires was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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Social factors influencing the household solid waste generation and recycling rate in urban areas of Japan by Zhuojiao Yu, Xiaoyue Liu, Jeongsoo Yu, Kazuaki Okubo

“…This study aims to investigate the social factors influencing the generation and recycling rate of HSW and HPW in urban Japan. Using panel data from 105 cities across the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, we conducted an actual situation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis. …”
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Social isolation in the young and middle-aged patients with stroke: role of social support, family resilience and hope by Xiao Jia Wu, Ke Ke, Hui Liu, Shao Ping Zhan, Lei Wang, Juan Feng He

“…SPSS 27.0 and AMOS 26.0 were used for descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling of the data.ResultsThe young and middle-aged stroke survivors had a high level of social isolation(49.57 ± 5.84). …”
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Nasal Profile and Its Relationship with Sagittal Dentoskeletal Pattern and Age in Iranian Adults by Mahdis Jahanbakhsh, Alireza Ghaderi Namin, Zohreh Reyhani, Farzane Ahmadi, Azin Nourian

“…Clinicians must understand its morphology and relationship with adjacent structures for optimal aesthetic outcomes. This study aims to investigate nasal morphology in Iranian adults and its correlation with sagittal dentoskeletal patterns and age. …”
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Assessment of a simple methodology for the identification of inertial parameters of semi-trailers by Tommaso Vannuccini, Riccardo Bartolozzi, Francesco Bucchi, Francesco Frendo, Marco Gabiccini

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The Role of Boundary Spanning Strategy in Mediating the Improvement of Organizational Performance: A Study on the Indonesian Ministry of Health Hospital by Paryanto Paryanto, Willy Arafah, Sarfilianty Anggiani

“…A total of 320 responses were collected and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS version 3 software. …”
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BIM-Based Automatic Extraction of Daily Concrete and Formwork Requirements for Site Work Planning by Van-Hoan Pham, Po-Han Chen, Quan Nguyen, Diep-Thuy Duong

“…Thus, this research aims to develop a framework for automatic extraction of zone-based concrete volumes and formwork positions for cast-in-place concrete structures using the data in BIM models, followed by linking them with project schedules for estimating daily concrete and formwork requirements. …”
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‘They were just enjoying love and she was making money’: A qualitative analysis of UN peacekeeper sexual interactions in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Samantha Gray, Sandrine Lusamba, Heather Stuart, Sabine Lee, Susan A. Bartels

“…The characteristics of the interactions highlighted the influence of structural factors, economic need, and gendered power. …”
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