Quantification and gene expression of Lactobacillus casei group species associated with dentinal lesions in early childhood caries by Ana Catarina Martins Reis, Daniela da Silva Bezerra, Erika Nikitza Shiauha Hart-Chú, Rafael Nóbrega Stipp, Sarah Florindo de Figueiredo Guedes, Beatriz Gonçalves Neves, Lidiany Karla Azevedo Rodrigues

“…The expression profiles of L. paracasei/casei genes (spaC and spxB) and L. rhamnosus genes (spaE and wzb) were assessed. The Student t-test and the Mann-Whitney U test were used for comparisons. …”
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Whole-body vibration training reduces erector spinae stiffness by ultrasound shear-wave elastography: a randomized controlled trial by Ryo Miyachi, Takaaki Nishimura, Yoshinari Fujii, Yuji Kanazawa, Akio Goda, Kazuho Ishizaki

“…Methods This single-blind randomized controlled trial included 36 healthy university students who were assigned to either the spinal neutral position training group, spinal flexion training group, or whole-body vibration (vibration conditions: 35 Hz, 4 mm) + spinal flexion training group. …”
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Exploring the relationship between AI literacy, AI trust, AI dependency, and 21st century skills in preservice mathematics teachers by Dongli Zhang, Tommy Tanu Wijaya, Ying Wang, Mingyu Su, Xinxin Li, Nia Wahyu Damayanti

“…Abstract Generation-Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) is widely used in education and has been shown to improve students’ mathematical abilities. However, dependency on Gen-AI may negatively impact these abilities and should be approached with caution. …”
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Study on the application of STEAM education in clinical teaching of psychoneurologic interdisciplinary by Li Yan, Wang Xuechu, Li Fengjuan, Zhou Chang, Wang Yue, Dong Kai

“…As a typical representative of interdisciplinary courses, STEAM curriculum has openness, subjectivity, situational, relevance, and developmental nature, which can improve the innovation capacity and practical ability of medical students and promote cross-integration and innovative development in the field of psychoneurology. …”
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Choice of profession, problems of self-determination: Why graduates of creative educational organizations do not go to work in art schools by Tatiana B. Nechaeva, Elena I. Sagaradze

“…The study showed that 87% of students could potentially consider art school as a place of their future employment, but this does not happen for a few reasons. …”
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The mediating role of sleep quality on the relationship between physical activity and social anxiety disorder among Chinese college freshmen by Yingying Liu, Zizheng Nie, Haokai Dong, Linpei Shou, Jiaoyang Xu, Qinglong Cao, Yitian Shi, Chenyang Wu, Mu Zhang, Jun Yang, Shufen Han

“…ObjectivesSocial anxiety disorder (SAD) profoundly impacts the wellbeing of college students, both physically and psychologically. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of sleep quality on the relationship between physical activity and SAD among Chinese college freshmen.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study enrolling 1,408 participants through convenience sampling. …”
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Evaluation of facial soft tissue parameters for Palestinians using Holdaway analysis by Emad Hussein, Susan Al Khateeb, Nezar Watted, Alev Aksoy, Ahu Acar, Mahmoud Abu Mowais

“…Material and methods: Cephalometric radiographs of 93 Palestinian university students with normal occlusion (63 women, mean age: 20.1 ± 2.1 years; 30 men, mean age: 20.2 ± 2.4 years) were traced and evaluated. …”
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The determinants of self-care behaviors and calcium–vitamin D intake in elderly women: a comparative study of osteoporosis and healthy counterparts by Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili, Elahe Malekmirzaei, Soraya Babaie, Vahid Pakpour

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The Semantic Analysis “Considering God’s Knowledge and Its Effects on Men’s Conducts” from the Perspective of the Quran Verses and Islamic Traditions by Abdul Hadi Masoodi, Abdul Hossein Kafi

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Prevalence of Neck Pain and its Related Factors in Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units of Hospitals in Northern Iran by Ali Ashraf, Zoheir Rehanian, Kamran Ezzati, Roxana Mahdavi, Habib Eslami Kenarsari, Sedigheh Samimian

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Development and Demonstrational Instantiation of a Method for the Structured Content Analysis of Smartphone Apps by Tobias Weiss, Susanne Strahringer

“…This provides a helpful procedure for researchers, practitioners, and students and ensures consistency across studies. The feasibility of the proposed method and assessment standard were confirmed by a successful demonstrational instantiation based on an app review of energy information systems for private customers.…”
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Examination of Pre-Service Teachers' Educational Philosophy Tendencies by Emel Tüzel İşeri, Sevda Gök

“…The tendencies of reconstructionism, essentialism, and perennialism significantly varied among fourth-year students compared to other levels. As pre-service teachers' overall grade point averages increased, their tendencies toward reconstructionism and perennialism increased slightly, whereas their tendencies toward essentialism decreased slightly. …”
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Developing a Model for Disciplinary Writing Expertise in Postgraduate Teaching English as a Foreign Language Programs by Farzaneh Dehghan, Seyed Ayatoallah Razmjo

“…In-depth interviews with 28 postgraduate students of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) were collected and research papers written by these students were used to collect data. …”
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Full Implementation of the Secondary 1 Program of Project P.A.T.H.S.: Observations Based on the Co-Walker Scheme by Daniel T. L. Shek Shek, Rachel C. F. Sun, Vivian W. M. Kan

“…Multiple regression analyses revealed that (1) overall implementation quality was significantly predicted by interactive delivery method, use of positive and supportive feedback, opportunity for reflection, degree of achievement of the objectives, and lesson preparation; whereas (2) success of implementation was significantly predicted by student interest, interactive delivery method, use of positive and supportive feedback, opportunity for reflection, and degree of achievement of the objectives. …”
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Innovative Assessment of Dance Teaching Effectiveness Using the ELECTRE Approach and Neutrosophic HyperSoft Sets for Comprehensive Performance Analysis by Pei Yao

“…The focus is on examining students' improvement in dance skills, artistic expression, mastery of theoretical knowledge, teaching methods, and the learning environment. …”
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Applying the Semantics of Spatial Prepositions and Error Correction to Teach the Spatial Prepositions “In” and “On by Assma ATHMANI

“…The results presented in this paper will show whether using error correction, presenting the semantics of spatial prepositions or using both techniques in combination would help teachers and students at the Department of English at the University of Constantine 1 in teaching and learning the spatial prepositions in and on. …”
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A chain mediation model of parent child relationship and academic burnout of adolescents by Jiangnan Sun, Hang Guo, Wenxin Jiang, Xiuqing Chen, Fengyao Wu, Zisen Zhuang, Zhangya Lin

“…A study of 913 Chinese junior high school students from Fujian province (47.20% males, mean age = 13.99 years, SD = 0.81) was conducted using the Junior Middle School Students’ Learning Weariness Scale, the Chinese version of parent–child affinity scale, the Loso Wellbeing Questionnaire, and the Academic Self-efficacy Questionnaire. (1) Academic burnout was negatively and significantly correlated with parent–child relationship (r = − 0.13, p < 0.01), interpersonal relationship on campus (r = − 0.11, p < 0.01), and academic self-efficacy (r = − 0.13, p < 0.01). …”
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Evaluasi dan Redesign Website Pendidikan Tinggi dengan Menerapkan User Experience Lifecycle by M. Gilvy Langgawan Putra, Michael Renaldi, Sri Rahayu Natasia

“…The research aimed at improving the quality of the ITK website and discouraging the poor responses given by ITK students are conducted by evaluating and redesign the ITK website to improve the quality of ITK's website and also to reduce the problems that are in the user's natural ITK website. …”
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Identifying academic phrases in self-compiled corpora: A case study from mathematical sciences by Dana Therova, Andrew McKay

“…However, multi-word patterns often present a challenge to students at various levels of academic study. This paper reports on a case study exploring how a data-driven learning approach drawing on self-compiled corpora can enhance student writing in preparation for their doctoral study at a British university. …”
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Review—Seed Treatment: Importance, Application, Impact, and Opportunities for Increasing Sustainability by Simona Paulikienė, Domas Benesevičius, Kristina Benesevičienė, Tomas Ūksas

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