Community Relations in the Ottoman Balkans of the Suleymanic Age: The Case of Avlonya (1520–1568) by Mehmet Kerim, Furkan Mert Aktaş, Menderes Kurt

“…The depth of the findings and the variety of research questions posed mean that this study has employed a mixed-methods approach, allowing for both quantitative and qualitative evaluations.…”
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Improving Digital Cancer Care for Older Black Adults: Qualitative Study by Paul Wankah, Shivani Chandra, Aisha Lofters, Nebila Mohamednur, Beverley Osei, Tutsirai Makuwaza, Ambreen Sayani

“…These findings have implications for other structurally marginalized and underresourced communities that have suboptimal access and usage of digital care.…”
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Towards a Framework for Cognitive-Cultural Offensive Realism: A Psychological Contribution to Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict by JAMES TAUYA Muperi

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims: This study addresses the limitations of conventional offensive realism in analysing the Russo-Ukrainian conflict by proposing a cognitive-cultural framework that integrates psychological and cultural factors with traditional power dynamics. Design, Setting, and Cases: A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining discourse analysis, historical process tracing, and game theoretical modeling to examine Russia's historical narratives, Vladimir Putin's worldview, and structural incentives in the context of the conflict. …”
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London's Strand: From Pedestrianisation to Humanisation by Cristina Akemi Goldschmidt Kiminami, Stuart Dunn

“… • Discussion on pedestrians' relationship with the surrounding urban environment, which is conditioned by a range of tangible and intangible artificial structures. • Discuss the current dynamics of locating and navigating in cities from both the birds-eye and street-level perspectives. …”
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Neologism in Arabic Language: The Example of Al-Jazeera News Site by Emine Bağmancı, Abdulhakim Önel

“…Since languages can’t stay away from this concept, they are expected to give importance to deriving words by their structures. Neologism, which is one of the main indicators of the vitality of the language, is of great importance as it allows us to put the internal dynamics of the language to work. …”
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Predicting and Understanding Disorders of Consciousness of Sleep Patients Through Multimodal Data Fusion and Temporal Attention Mechanisms by Haixia Pan, Haotian Geng, Pingshu Zhang, Xiaodong Yuan

“…Employing a transformer-based architecture with task-aware guided masking and joint-optimization training, MTAMA-DoC integrates time series data (heart rate and breath rate) with structured clinical information, addressing the limitations of traditional assessment methods. …”
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Hyperspectral image super-resolution via joint network with spectral-spatial strategy by Yaxin Dong, Bo Yang, Cong Liu, Zemin Geng, Taiping Wang

“…Hyperspectral image (HSI) super-resolution (SR) faces significant challenges due to the inherent difficulty in acquiring large-scale training data and the complex spectral-spatial relationships in HSIs that conventional deep-learning-based methods often fail to fully exploit. While existing approaches typically stack convolutional layers to increase network depth, they frequently overlook the structured continuity of spectral bands and non-local spatial similarities, resulting in limited performance and overfitting risks. …”
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Comparative analysis of innovative behavior in migrant workers and local employees in the Greater Bay Area of China by Lanxia Wang, Yiyan Wang, Shuaifang Liu, Hui Zhang, Na Wei, Bilei Zhou, Jun (Justin) Li, Jun (Justin) Li

“…IntroductionThe influx of foreign workers into Chinese cosmopolitan hubs has reshaped workplace dynamics, yet research on their innovation behaviors remains limited, particularly in the post-COVID-19 context. …”
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Transcending borders: anthropometric insights and body image among Turkish immigrants in Germany and the Netherlands by Kübra Baran, Başak Koca Özer, Michael Hermanussen, Detlef Groth, Christiane Scheffler

“… Background The phenomenon of human migration is multi-dimensional, involving economic, political, cultural and environmental factors; it operates with 'push-pull' dynamics and structures the immigrant population in terms of behaviour, social dynamics, dietary patterns, growth trajectories, reproductive strategies and overall well-being. …”
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Community-Centric Architectural Design for Stray Animal Shelters in Bahrain: Redesigning Spaces for Human-Animal Interaction and Cultural Engagement by Ghaida Mohamed, Najla Allani

“…The paper used a mixed methods methodology using semi structured interviews, focus groups, and observational case studies to determine stakeholder perspectives and spatial dynamics (Boone et al., 2021; Creswell & Plano Clark, 2018). …”
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Ethno-religious Beliefs and Patients’ Healthcare-seeking Behavior in Nigeria by Samuel Chukwudi Agunyai, Victor Ojakorotu, Kedibone Phago

“…This gap invariably constitutes not only a high mortality rate but large-scale human insecurity in terms of loss of lives in the country. Drawing on structural-functionalism theory and qualitative methods that were sourced through observations, interviews, and document analysis, this article examined the connection between ethno-religious beliefs and the healthcare choices or behavior of patients. …”
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Ethical problems experienced by nurse managers in the pandemic of COVID-19 in a university hospital by Simone Graziele Silva Cunha, Sérgio Deodato, Maria José Menezes Brito

“… Objective: to understand the ethical problems experienced by nurse managers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: qualitative study, conducted with 19 nurse managers. …”
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Profiling antivaccination channels in Telegram: early efforts in detecting misinformation by Aelita Skarzauskiene, Monika Maciuliene, Aiste Dirzyte, Gintare Guleviciute

“…This study addresses the methodological gap in capturing and analysing misinformation on Telegram, with a particular focus on the anti-vaccination community.MethodsThe research was conducted in three phases: (1) a structured review of literature on misinformation dissemination via Telegram, (2) development of a conceptual framework incorporating features of message creators, message content, intended targets and broader social context, and (3) application of this framework to anti-vaccination Telegram channels using latent profile analysis (LPA). …”
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Management control systems as a package in a Portuguese agri-food company by Sara Joana Daniel Ricardo, Rui Manuel da Costa Robalo

“…The study adopts the case study methodology, supported by information collected through documents and semi-structured interviews as methods of collecting and generating evidence. …”
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Hubs, influencers, and communities of executive functions: a task-based fMRI graph analysis by Alexandra T. Davis

“…A decentralized yet structured brain network may also promote cognitive resilience.…”
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Challenges and responses to sea level rise in the context of climate change: A case study of the Paranaguá Estuarine Complex by Robert Silva, Mauricio Noernberg, Alexandre Lopes

“…This study reviews the methods to obtain coastal topo-bathymetric data and the tools available to produce flood maps and coastal sea-level rise monitoring models. …”
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Digital workplace technology intensity: qualitative insights on employee wellbeing impacts of digital workplace job demands by Elizabeth Marsh, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Alexa Spence

“…Drawing on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, this study explores digital workplace job demands, including hyperconnectivity and overload, and their association with health impairment.MethodsUsing a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 employees to capture their experiences of these phenomena. …”
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The Shifting Influence: Comparing AI Tools and Human Influencers in Consumer Decision-Making by Michael Gerlich

“…The research aims to understand whether AI systems can replace human influencers in shaping purchasing decisions and, if so, in which sectors. A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving a quantitative survey of 478 participants with prior experience using both AI tools and interacting with social media influencers, complemented by 15 semi-structured interviews. …”
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Determining Key Factors Influencing Purchase Intentions in Halal-Certified Stores in Non-Muslim Country by Tutur Wicaksono

“…The data were analyzed using an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) framework and statistical methods, including descriptive statistics, to identify the key factors of halal-certified store purchase intentions. …”
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Experimental Study on the Spray Characteristics of Streamlined Direct-Injection Atomizer by Dongbo Yan, Diansheng Dong, Gangyi Fang, Weijia Guo, Fei Xing

“…First, we used experimental methods to focus on controlling its structural parameters and the liquid-to-gas flow ratio. …”
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