On the Peculiarities of Wire-Feed Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (WEBAM) of Nickel Alloy–Copper Bimetal Nozzle Samples by Kseniya Osipovich, Vyacheslav Semenchuk, Andrey Chumaevskii, Denis Gurianov, Alexander M. Korsunsky, Valery Rubtsov, Evgeny Kolubaev

“…The thermal diffusivity values of the samples are sufficiently close to one another and align with the properties of the corresponding materials in their state after casting or rolling. The data discussed above indicate that Mode II yields the optimal mechanical properties of the sample due to the high cooling rate, which influences the structural and phase state of the resulting products. …”
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Clinical profile and management outcomes of paediatric undescended testes in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: An 11-year review by Ituen MA, Akpanudo EI, Eyo AE, Emmanuel EM

“…Methods: This was an 11-year retrospective descriptive study of children managed for UDT at the Paediatric Surgery Unit of UUTH between January 2012 and December 2022. Data were extracted from case notes using a structured proforma, documenting age, clinical presentation, surgical procedures, and postoperative outcomes. …”
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Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Curcumin-Encapsulated Exosomes Derived from Hypoxic Liver Cancer Cells via Homotropic Drug Delivery Systems by MinSeok Kim, YounJoong Kim, ChiYeon Hwang, MinHyeok Song, SuKang Kim, Kyung-Sik Yoon, InSug Kang, HyungHwan Baik, Yong-Jin Yoon

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Experiences of Young and Middle-Aged Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia Who Actively Participate in Rehabilitation Exercises and Their Perceptions of Well-Being: A Descriptive Qualita... by Si Y, Huang X, Zhao S, Ou Z, Pi M, Du J

“…The purpose was to inform the clinical development of individualized rehabilitation programs.Methods: Purposive sampling was employed to conduct semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 16 young and middle-aged stroke hemiplegic patients (18– 59 years old) using a descriptive qualitative research approach. …”
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An intervention framework for the adoption of solar home system technology in rural Vhembe district, South Africa by Ranganai Chidembo, Joseph Francis, Simbarashe Kativhu

“…Based on these findings, the conceptualised structural model reflected SHS adoption as determined by the integration of the technology’s social, technical and policy factors. …”
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Incidence of Hot Flashes among Peri- and Postmenopausal Women in India: A Clinico-demographic Analysis by Mohandas Shobhana, Jyothi Ramesh Chandran, Neelam Aggarwal, Seema Sharma, Revty Jankiram, Anju Soni, Jyoti Jaiswal, Sudha Sharma, S. Lakshmi, Sheela Mane, Meeta Singh, Sushma Verma, Ritu Jain

“…The secondary outcomes included examining the regional distribution of hot flashes in India and understanding its co-relationship with hysterectomy, religion, marital status, and employment status. Data collection utilized a structured questionnaire covering demographic details, menstrual history, and the classification of menopausal symptoms based on the Menopausal Rating Scale. …”
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Integrated palliative care and oncology: a realist synthesis by Natasha Bradley, Tracey McConnell, Carolyn Blair, Peter O’Halloran, Gillian Prue, Fiona Lynn, Nia Roberts, Geoff Wong, Elspeth Banks, Joanne Reid

“…Leadership is needed at all levels to attend to the structural and social norms of care. Conclusions The success of integration is influenced by the ways in which palliative care is understood, prioritised, operationalised, and measured within oncology. …”
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Real-world clinical utility (effectiveness) of omalizumab as add-on therapy in patient with difficult-to-treat severe allergic asthma by Rowshne Jahan, Ziaul Huq

“…Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), including Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s (FEV1 %), FEV1/FVC (%), and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO), were performed according to established guidelines. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. …”
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Navigating the digital landscape: unraveling the interplay of challenge and hindrance components of technostress on employee voice behavior by Barnabás Buzás, Barnabás Buzás, Adél Csenge Simon, Adél Csenge Simon, Orhidea Edith Kiss, Klára Faragó

“…Additionally, structural equation models (SEM) were used to explore indirect effects and the moderating roles of psychological safety, intrinsic motivation, and affective commitment.ResultsOur findings reveal that technostress consists of challenge and hindrance components. …”
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Self-determination, motivation and burnout among residents in Lebanon by Evelyne Towair, Chadia Haddad, Pascale Salameh, Myriam El Khoury-Malhame, Rajaa Chatila

“…Structural equation models (SEM) were employed, on subsamples of high and low SD; model fits were checked. …”
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Magnitude and Associated Factors of Awareness with Recall under General Anesthesia in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, 2018 by Tadese Tamire, Habtamu Demelash, Tikuneh Yetneberk, Simegnew Kibret

“…Interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and chart review were employed. …”
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Examining AI-Powered ADHD Diagnosis: Current Trends, Key Challenges, and Future Directions in the Field by Qurat Ul Ain, Soyiba Jawed, Ahmad Rauf Subhani, Wasi Haider Butt, Muhammad Usman Akram

“…The clinical practice to diagnose ADHD is through subjective measures and does not significantly capture the underlying structural and functional mechanisms of the brain. Therefore, it is crucial to explore other approaches such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the accuracy and efficacy of ADHD diagnosis. …”
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Research trend of functional magnetic resonance imaging in diabetes mellitus research: a visualization and bibliometric analysis by Zongbo Sun, Yuanyuan Li, Xueli Qu, Luguang Wang, Shengyin Zhu, Xuejing Sun, Li Yang, Xiaonan Sun

“…Bibliometric tools, including VOSviewer (version 1.6.20), CiteSpace (version 6.3.R1), and R (version 4.3.3), were employed for data analysis.ResultsA total of 706 articles about fMRI and diabetes mellitus were published from 1987 to 2024. …”
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Parental perceptions and self-efficacy in managing childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study from Türkiye by Gülay Can Yılmaz, Hatice Mutlu, Elif Söbü

“…A total of 114 parents (one per child, either the mother or the father) of children diagnosed with obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile) who were actively involved in their child’s weight management process were included. Data were collected using structured face-to-face questionnaires and retrospective clinical record review. …”
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City policies to promote entrepreneurship: A cross-country comparison of Poland and Germany by Jan Fazlagić, Aleksandra Szulczewska-Remi, Windham Loopesko

“…Originality/value: The research allowed enough data to be gathered to answer the research questions. …”
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Adverse perinatal outcomes and associated factors among mothers of advanced age at a tertiary hospital, Southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Sezalio Masembe, Richard Migisha, Hillary Aheisibwe, John Crysistom Lule

“…We enrolled post-delivery mothers aged ≥ 35 years. We collected data on socio-demographic, obstetric, and medical characteristics, as well as fetal outcomes, using interviewer-administered structured questionnaires. …”
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Mediating role of overweight perception in the relationship between healthy eating habits and negative physical health: a multigroup analysis by sex by Cristian Ramos-Vera, Miguel Basauri-Delgado, Christian Casas-Gálvez, Norma Del Carmen Gálvez-Díaz, Jacksaint Saintila, Yaquelin E. Calizaya-Milla

“…Methods A cross-sectional study with a predictive approach was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM). Data were analyzed from 4032 participants (58.16% women and 41.84% men) from the 2019 Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (HINTS-5)-Cycle 3. …”
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Improving remote sensing dehazing quality through local hybrid correction and optimization of atmospheric attenuation model based on wavelength by Daihong Zhao, Kun Shi, Zheng Li, Zheng Li, Meixiang Chen

“…An effective dehazing technique and a precise atmospheric attenuation model are fundamental to acquiring real-time ground data with high fidelity. The dark channel prior (DCP) is a widely used method for improving visibility in hazy conditions, but it often results in reduced image clarity and artifacts, that limit its practical utility. …”
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Utilizing Residual Industrial Waste as Sustainable Adsorbents for the Removal of Indigo Carmine from Contaminated Water by Amina Ghedjemis, Maya Kebaili, Kamel Hebbache, Cherif Belebchouche, El Hadj Kadri

“…The analysis of the kinetic data revealed that the pseudo-second-order model provides the best fit for the experimental results, indicating that this mechanism predominates in the sorption of the pollutant onto the three adsorbents. …”
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Ability to form duplexes as a factor of intracellular microRNA distribution by S. A. Kuzmichev, A. V. Komelkov, E. M. Tchevkina

“…The regulation of the content of mature microRNAs (miRNAs) in different cell compartments – the nucleus (N) and the cytoplasm (C) – makes it possible to control their availability for participation in RNA-mediated interference processes. Structurally different miRNAs, processed from different precursors (pre-miRNA), can form duplexes between molecules containing complementary sequences. …”
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