Information quality and students’ academic performance: the mediating roles of perceived usefulness, entertainment and social media usage by Abdallah M. M. Badr, Badr Saleh Al-Abdi, Maged Rfeqallah, Rozilah Kasim, Faisal A. M. Ali

“…Thus, educational stakeholders, such as university authorities, the government, and parents and guardians, should recognize social media as a tool for achieving educational objectives. Originality/value The study enhances the application of UTAUT2 by examining how factors that influence the adoption of technology are connected to the subsequent influence of that adoption on students’ learning and conduct.…”
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The Effects of Nigella Sativa (Black Seed) in Rhinosinusitis Subjects: A Systematic Review by Muhamad Najmi Muhamad Najemudin, Nurul Asyiqin Yusof

“…The assessment of potential bias in the studies incorporated the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist for critical appraisal of human studies and the Systematic Review Centre for Laboratory Animal Experimentation (SYRCLE) tool for assessing bias in animal studies. Results: Twelve studies were included in this study. …”
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Exploring Narrative Ability in Greek-Speaking Children with High-Functioning ASD: Associations with Memory and Attention by Vasiliki Zarokanellou, Alexandros Gryparis, Katerina Papanikolaou

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Narration is a sensitive tool for the assessment of language in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD) since mild language deficits beyond the sentential level are not always noticeable through the administration of standardized language tests targeting the lexical or sentential level. …”
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The external validity of machine learning-based prediction scores from hematological parameters of COVID-19: A study using hospital records from Brazil, Italy, and Western Europe. by Ali Safdari, Chanda Sai Keshav, Deepanshu Mody, Kshitij Verma, Utsav Kaushal, Vaadeendra Kumar Burra, Sibnath Ray, Debashree Bandyopadhyay

“…The state-of-the-art in the present study is the development of a COVID-19 prediction tool that is reliable and parsimonious, using a fewer number of hematological features, in comparison to the earlier study with meta-validation, based on sufficient sample size (n = 195554). …”
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A feasibility study on using soft insoles for estimating 3D ground reaction forces with incorporated 3D-printed foam-like sensors by Nick Willemstein, Saivimal Sridar, Herman van der Kooij, Ali Sadeghi

“…Sensorized insoles provide a tool for gait studies and health monitoring during daily life. …”
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Molecular dynamics simulation dataset for xSiO2−yB2O3−(1−x−y)Na2O glassesMendeley Data by Michel Mama Toulou, Paul C.M. Fossati, Cindy L. Rountree

“…Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are an excellent tool to gather different structural, physical, thermodynamic and mechanical properties on the same glass sample. …”
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SS-OCTA assessment of fundus microvascular changes and their correlation with coronary lesion severity in severe coronary heart disease by Dandan Zong, Huiyu Xi, Yewen Ni, Tian Liang, Meishuang Li, Jun Zhou, Haiyang Liu

“…SS-OCTA-based retinal microvascular damage assessment is a valuable tool for risk stratification and early intervention in CHD.…”
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Impact of nonphysician, technology-guided alert level selection on rates of appropriate trauma triage in the United States: a before and after study by Megan E. Harrigan, Pamela A. Boremski, Bryan R. Collier, Allison N. Tegge, Jacob R. Gillen

“…We evaluated appropriate triage, overtriage, and undertriage using the Standardized Trauma Assessment Tool. Statistical analyses were conducted with an α level of 0.05. …”
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Applying model-based recursive partitioning to improve pedestrian exposure models to support transportation safety analyses by Jakob Wiegand, Vikash Gayah

“…Therefore, the MBRP algorithm presents a promising tool for advancing pedestrian safety analyses in practical applications. …”
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Innovative approaches for skin disease identification in machine learning: A comprehensive study by Kuldeep Vayadande, Amol A. Bhosle, Rajendra G. Pawar, Deepali J. Joshi, Preeti A. Bailke, Om Lohade

“…Machine learning has become a potent tool in the search for more precise and effective diagnostic techniques because of its capacity to analyze enormous volumes of data and identify intricate patterns. …”
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Addressing certain issues of administrative and legal regulation of liability for violation of legal requirements for the safety of vehicle operation in Ukraine by O. M. Halkina, A. O. Ivanov

“…Obviously, improvement of the road traffic safety regime requires improvement of various preventive measures, which are undoubtedly of a priority nature, but legal liability, which is an important tool for maintaining the rule of law in this area, cannot be neglected. …”
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The influence of anthropometric characteristics on swimming speed in adolescent swimmers by Jovica Peulić, Anja Obradović, Mila Vukadinović Jurišić, Jelena Obradović

“…However, anthropometric characteristics can influence the result in swimming (100-m front crawl swimming speed) in adolescents and thus should be considered a diagnostic tool in selecting young swimmers.…”
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Quantitative Complexity Theory Used in the Prediction of Head-Up Tilt Testing Outcome by Paweł Krzesiński, Jacek Marczyk, Bartosz Wolszczak, Grzegorz Gielerak

“…Head-up tilt testing (HUTT), a well-established tool in the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope, is time-consuming, and every provoked vasovagal reaction may result in consolidating the reflex mechanism. …”
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Exploring mental health symptoms in elite athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis on sex differences. by Liang-Tseng Kuo, Sung-Huang Laurent Tsai, Udit Dave, William A Marmor, Reena Olsen, Bridget Jivanelli, Michelle E Kew, Daphne I Ling

“…Risk of bias in studies was assessed using a 9-item tool. We included 18 studies in this review. The results indicated that female athletes reported higher levels of anxiety (RR 1.24, 95% CI = 1.08 to 1.43) and depression (RR 1.36, 95% CI = 1.15 to 1.61) than male athletes during the pandemic. …”
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Can physical and psychological factors predict pain recurrence or an exacerbation of persistent non-specific low back pain? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Deborah Falla, Michael Mansfield, Janet Deane, Kanya Wongwitwichote, Cho Wai Geoffrey Yu

“…Two independent reviewers will screen titles, abstracts and full texts, assessing the risk of bias with a modified Quality in Prognosis Studies tool. The overall certainty of evidence will be evaluated using an adapted Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. …”
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Temporal and Spatial eDNA Analysis of Fish Assemblages in Postindustrial, Urban Coastal Habitats by Alice Cunnington, Erika Neave, Peter Shum, Rupert Collins, Stefano Mariani

“…These are often easily accessible to regular surveys, including water sampling for environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis, an emerging and powerful tool for monitoring biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. …”
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A qualitative analysis of Arabic language websites about extraction of third molars by Muath Saad Alassaf, Mohannad Mohammed Abu Aof, Osama Ayidh Alharbi, Abdulrahman Turkustani, Moataz Ibrahim Karbouji, Nebras Althagafi, Ahmed Mohammed Almghamsi, Ghayda Yousof Zolaly, Shadia Elsayed

“…The quality of the websites was evaluated using the DISCERN tool and the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) guidelines for online content analysis. …”
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Three-stage automatic operational modal analysis using mathematical mode elimination by density-based clustering method by A. Salar Mehrabad, A. Shooshtari

“…This makes it a valuable tool for health monitoring and damage detection of buildings, bridges, wind turbines, and stadiums. …”
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Psychometric Measurement of Fertility-related Quality of Life across Gender in Primary Infertile Couples by Amita Kumari, Afreen Begum H. Itagi, V. Bhargava Reddy Kanchi, Vijayan Sharmila, Satish Pundlik Dipankar

“…Materials and Methods: Data were collected using the Fertility QoL (FertiQoL) tool, an internationally validated questionnaire to measure the reproductive QoL, demographic information and medical history. …”
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The effectiveness of teaching methods for preparing teacher education students to teach road safety-related content by Silke von Beesten, André Bresges

“…The developed prototypes translated learning objectives into actionable safety measures and demonstrated potential for scalable applications. An evaluation tool ensured the objective assessment of learning outcomes, incorporating pedagogical principles and subject-specific standards.DiscussionThe findings emphasize the importance of integrating traffic physics into school education. …”
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