Key Competencies of Built Environment Professionals for Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions in the Ghanaian Construction Industry by Kofi Agyekum, Kezia Nana Yaa Serwaa Sackey, Felix Esahe Addoh, Hayford Pittri, John Sosu, Frederick Owusu Danso

“…A quantitative research approach was employed, utilizing a structured questionnaire survey to examine the opinions of 125 professionals, including architects, engineers, and construction managers. …”
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Insights into medication adherence among HIV-positive patients: the integrated change model by Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh, Fatemeh Rahimi, Behrooz Hamzeh, Feizollah Mansouri, Nastaran Shoukohi, Farzad Jalilian

“…Methods This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study involved 262 HIV-positive individuals from the Behavioral Diseases Counseling Centers (BDCCs) of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2021. Data were collected through structured interviews using a questionnaire based on the I-Change Model, with 255 completed responses analyzed using SPSS-16. …”
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Interaction of doxorubicin with carbon nanotubes in the capillaries surrounding cancer tumors using molecular dynamics simulation: The impact of pH on the thermal properties by Ahmed Mohammed Attyah Zheoat, Abeer Issa Mohammed Al Luaibi, Raad Kareem Alwan Al Darraji, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, Soheil Salahshour, S. Mohammad Sajadi, M. Hekmatifar

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Nocebo effects and health perception during infectious threats: A pandemic lesson by Katia Mattarozzi, Arianna Bagnis, Fabio Capucci, Valeria Cremonini, Alessandra De Palma, Roberta Mazzoni, Paolo Pandolfi, Paolo M. Russo

“…To achieve this, 967 citizens with suspected COVID-19 symptoms who sought testing were surveyed online. Data from 523 individuals (283F), testing negative for COVID-19, were entered into a structural equation model. …”
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Cyber-Physical Emulation and Threat Scenario Simulation for Enhanced Microgrid Resilience by Khandaker Akramul Haque, Mohamed Massaoudi, Leen Al Homoud, Katherine R. Davis, Mahmoud Kabalan, Hassan Salamy

“…Additionally, the Distributed Network Protocol 3 (DNP3) is leveraged to collect data in the form of DNP3 objects, enabling effective monitoring and control within this threat simulation. …”
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Observation of factors associated with visceral swallowing pattern in 2–6 year old children: A cross-sectional study by Babak Sayahpour, Magda-Anastasia Mylonas-Helbing, Nicolas Plein, Stefan Kopp, Sara Eslami, Sarah Bühling

“…Material and method: A total of 219 children (102 boys and 117 girls) were evaluated using a combination of a questionnaire and a structured clinical examination by one pediatric specialist dentist. …”
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Improving Clinical Pharmacist Performance in Oncology Care Through Education on Pharmaceutical Care Plans Documentation: A Pre-post Interventional Study by Tasbiha Ali, Adeel Siddiqui, Omar Akhlaq Bhutta, Saba Mazhar, Aleeshba Usman, Irfan Raza, Nabin Pathak, Sunil Shrestha

“…The study demonstrates that structured educational interventions significantly enhance the clinical pharmacists’ documentation of PCPs. …”
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Graph-Based COVID-19 Detection Using Conditional Generative Adversarial Network by Imran Ihsan, Azhar Imran, Tahir Sher, Mahmood Basil A. Al-Rawi, Mohammed A. Elmeligy, Muhammad Salman Pathan

“…These reconstructed features serve as input to a classification module, comprising a multi-layer neural network, GCN, adept at processing graph-structured data, alongside conventional machine learning classifiers such as Support Vector Machine (SVM), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), and Random Forest (RF), facilitating categorization of chest X-ray images into COVID-19, pneumonia, and normal cases. …”
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Dynamic Error Modeling and Predictive Compensation for Direct-Drive Turntables Based on CEEMDAN-TPE-LightGBM-APC Algorithm by Manzhi Yang, Hao Ren, Shijia Liu, Bin Feng, Juan Wei, Hongyu Ge, Bin Zhang

“…Our methodology comprises four key stages: Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition with Adaptive Noise (CEEMDAN)-based decomposition of historical error data, development of component-specific prediction models using Tree-structured Parzen Estimator (TPE)-optimized Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM) algorithms for each Intrinsic Mode Function (IMF), integration of component predictions to generate initial values, and application of the Adaptive Prediction Correction (APC) module to produce final predictions. …”
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Antecedents of lecturers’ innovative work behavior in a private university: Creative process engagement as a mediator by Moses Soediro, Lieli Suharti, Komala Inggarwati, Andrian Dolfriandra Huruta

“…The sample was selected due to its diverse academic backgrounds and active involvement in institutional innovation. Data analysis using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) confirmed both direct and mediated effects of the independent variables on innovative work behavior. …”
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Anxiety, depression, and insomnia among medical and non-medical students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study by Jehad Feras AlSamhori, Diala Ra’Ed Kamal Kakish, Abdel Rahman Feras AlSamhori, Ahmad Feras AlSamhori, Noor Rajeh Abu Hantash, Afnan Firas Abu Swelem, Mamoun Hamed Ali Abu-Suaileek, Hazar Mohammed Arabiat, Mohammad Anwer Altwaiqat, Radwan Banimustafa, Abdallah Barjas Qaswal, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

“…Jordan is experiencing an increase in mental health issues, particularly among children, adolescents, and university students, yet negative attitudes and structural barriers limit access to mental healthcare This study provides a comprehensive analysis of depression, anxiety, and sleep quality among Jordanian undergraduate students. …”
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Challenges to Promoting Resilience in Supply Chains Observed during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of the Amazon Region Using the TOPSIS Technique by Dhiordan Cunha Tadaiesky, Joaquim Lima das Neves Neto, André Cristiano Silva Melo, Rosley Anholon, Eliane de Castro Coutinho, Vitor William Batista Martins

“…This study conducted a structured questionnaire containing 10 challenges related to SCM during the pandemic period to generate a ranking of these challenges using data analysis using means and comparative ordering using the TOPSIS Multicriteria Technique. …”
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Fasudil inhibits α-synuclein aggregation through ROCK-inhibition-mediated mechanisms by Lucia Lage, Ana I. Rodriguez-Perez, Jose Luis Labandeira-Garcia, Antonio Dominguez-Meijide

“…The effects of fasudil are mostly related to ROCK inhibition, which we have shown using two structurally different ROCK inhibitors and knockdown data, and further supported by using RT-QuiC.…”
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Reduced interhemispheric connectivity in traumatic brachial plexopathies after bionic reconstruction by Galia V Anguelova, Agnes Sturma, Oskar Aszmann, Mehmet S Yildirim, Anna Boesendorfer, Victor Schmidbauer, Karl-Heinz Nenning, Gregor Kasprian

“…TBPL patients showed fewer structural DTI-based interhemispheric connections between the left and right precentral gyrus and superior frontal gyrus than controls. …”
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Long-term safety and efficacy of self-apposing Stentys drug-eluting stent in left main stem percutaneous coronary intervention: final results of multicentre LM-STENTYS registry by Maksymilian J. Mielczarek, Tomasz Michalski, Wojciech Wańha, Dariusz Ciećwierz, Grzegorz Smolka, Marta Marcinkowska, Michał Chmielecki, Brunon Tomasiewicz, Piotr Kubler, Michał Kasprzak, Marta Chamera, Jarosław Gorol, Stanisław Bartuś, Jacek Kubica, Krzysztof Reczuch, Michał Hawranek, Andrzej Ochała, Wojciech Wojakowski, Marcin Gruchała, Miłosz Jaguszewski

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Arts, creative & cultural initiatives for citizen engagement on climate action: Insights from Ireland's Creative Climate Action Fund by J. Mac Mahon, A. Revez, M. Burke, P. Hogan, M.M. Nyhan

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Role of the Perceived Social Responsibility of the Company and the Psychological Mechanisms to Achieve the Employees' Creative Behavior (Case Study: Electro Kavir Company of Yazd) by Marziyeh Dehghanizadeh, Fatemeh Keshavarzi Hedesh

“…The data collection tool in this research was standard questionnaires, the validity of which was confirmed using the opinions of a number of experts in this field, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability were used to determine the reliability of the measurement tool, and the analysis method used in this research was structural equation modeling technique. …”
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Healthcare providers' perspectives on the organization of health services to manage people with multiple long-term conditions in primary care settings in Kerala, India: a qualitati... by Thoniparambil Ravindranathanpillai Lekha, Linju Joseph, Linju Joseph, Neethu Vasantha Sasidharan, Athira Krishnan, Justine Davies, Paramjit Gill, Sheila Greenfield, Sivadasanpillai Harikrishnan, Jissa Vinoda Thulaseedharan, Mathew Joseph Valamparampil, Semira Manaseki-Holland, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Panniyammakal Jeemon

“…We aimed to explore the challenges healthcare providers (HCPs) face in managing people with MLTCs in a south Indian primary care setting.MethodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with HCPs in four districts of Kerala, India. …”
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Factors Associated with Antidiabetic Medications and Dietary Recommendation Adherence Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Godwin Gideon Kwaku Dorvlo, Augustine Kumah, Samuel Kwabena Ofosu, Stephen Henry Afakorzi, Yvette Eyram Avorgbedor, Emmanuel Obot, Chinwe Nnenna Nwogu, Malik Abdul Rahman, Henry Okorie Ugorji, Lawrencia Antoinette Aidoo, Anthony Bless Dogbedo, Abdul - Razak Issah, Abigail Abiba Fuseini, Deborah Terkperkie Kanamitie, Gustav Boni

“…Phone calls were used to collect responses from participants using the structured questionnaire, which included the United Kingdom Diabetes Diet Questionnaire and Morisky Adherence Scale. …”
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Practitioner perspectives on informing decisions in One Health sectors with predictive models by Kim M. Pepin, Keith Carlisle, Richard B. Chipman, Dana Cole, Dean P. Anderson, Michael G. Baker, Jackie Benschop, Michael Bunce, Rachelle N. Binny, Nigel French, Suzie Greenhalgh, Dion RJ O’Neale, Scott McDougall, Fraser J. Morgan, Petra Muellner, Emil Murphy, Michael J. Plank, Daniel M. Tompkins, David TS Hayman

“…We used inductive qualitative analysis of the interview data with iterative coding to identify key themes for maximizing the value of model-based evidence in One Health applications. …”
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