Academic Articles & Research Papers

Isoquercetin Attenuates Graves' Disease-Related Thyroid Epithelial Inflammatory Responses: Exploratory Evidence from Network Pharmacology, Mendelian Randomization, and Cellular Validation.

Social ecological factors affecting substance abuse in Ghana (West Africa) using photovoice

INTRODUCTION: Substance abuse is an important public health issue affecting West Africa; however, there is currently a dearth of literature on the actions needed to address it. The aim of this study was to assess the risks and protective fa...

Commercial interests in health policy dialogues: a qualitative content analysis of NEDLAC’s engagement with South Africa’s Health Promotion Levy

Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rising rapidly in South Africa, prompting the introduction of the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) in 2018 to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. However, the levy remains...

Editorial

Dear Readers, The September 2026 issue of Science Education International presents 11 original research articles authored by scholars from 11 countries, including Germany, Slovenia and Italy, Finland and South Africa, Brazil, Chile and Arge...

Efficiency management in catch handling onboard small boats – Standardisation of processes in Icelandic fisheries

Small boat fishers are often the lifeblood of remote coastal communities in Iceland, contributing to employment, jobs and economic prosperity. This study conducts exploratory but highly practical research into the productive efficiency of o...

Performance expectation fallout, knowledge search, and corporate dual innovation

How do firms determine their approach to dual innovation about performance expectations? This paper analyzes the decision-making process known as ''assessment-search-innovation'' that businesses use in response to performance feedback. Furt...

Identifying and prioritizing strategies for creating and impacting brand identity using the FCM method

AbstractThe aim of the present study is to identify and analyze the strategies for creating and consequences of brand identification using the FCM method. The present study is applicable in terms of its purpose, and exploratory in terms of ...

Investigating the challenges of value management adoption for sustainable construction projects: a PLS-SEM approach

Abstract This research rigorously examines the implementation challenges of value management (VM) implementation challenges within construction projects across Jordan. This study is guided by a conceptual framework linking organisational fa...

The Impact of Technology Orientation on Export Performance with Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Innovation and Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of technology orientation on export performance, emphasizing the mediating role of innovation strategies (exploratory and exploitative) and the moderating role of corporate social responsi...

Industrial sewing as a creative resource in the clothing Surface Design project

The production of clothing has several operational steps, such as industrial sewing, which is used on textile surfaces as a materialization resource, that is, the union of two or more layers of fabrics by sewing points that makes the object...

Fractal and Industrial Design

This paper mainly studies the applications of the fractal self-similarity principle in the industrial design method, which is an exploratory effort in the field, and the decoration of fractal patterns in industrial design techniques. The us...

Sex- and age-specific effects of fat distribution on bone mineral density

Background: BMI cannot distinguish fat distribution and may mask the true effects of different fat depots on bone mineral density (BMD). To investigate sex- and age-specific associations between fat distribution and BMD and its mediating ro...

A nationwide study on immunosenescence biomarkers profile in older adults: ELSI-Brazil

Immunosenescence is a phenomenon caused by changes in the immune system, and part of these changes involves an increase in circulating immunological biomarkers, a process known as “Inflammaging.” Inflammaging can be associated with many dis...

Wearable armband with a floating mobile exploratory electrode at fingertip for on-demand touch-and-measure multilead electrocardiography

Spurred by the global pandemic, research in health monitoring has pivoted towards the development of smart garments, enabling long-term tracking of individuals’ cardiovascular health by continuously monitoring the electrocardiogram (ECG) an...

Best practice relief supply for emergency services in a developed economy

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges inherent in planning and responding to disaster events in a multi-agency context where numerous governmental and non-governmental actors and agencies are involved in the plann...

An exploratory study on the impact of ESG on business performance-Focusing on listed companies in Korea and Taiwan.

In the context of the ESG era, this study provides an in-depth analysis of the ESG practices of listed companies and their impact on business performance in Korea and Taiwan, two of the Four Little Dragons economies in Asia. Although these ...

Time Sequence Analysis in Geophysics

Time sequence analysis is the study of relations between a sequence of data points or sequence of signals in order to determine the physical properties of the earth. Providing an up-to-date treatment on time series and time sequence, this b...

Soil mycobiome structure across central and peripherial zones in a pecan nut agroecosystem [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch]

Using ITS1-based metabarcoding, we investigated the structure of the soil fungal communities in the central and peripheral zones of a 25-hectare pecan nut (Carya illinoinensis) orchard located in the arid region of Coahuila, Mexico. While e...

Development and Validation of Adolescent Educational Package Based on the Lived Experiences of Hopeful Adolescent Girls Aged 15–18 Years

Background: Adolescence is one of the most vulnerable stages of development, and the level of hope is one of the protective and helpful factors during this period; the level of hope in adolescents, especially girls, is low, and since indige...

Screen Time vs. Quality Time: Examining the Relationship between Multi-screen Addiction and Marital Relationship Quality through the Lens of maintenance-oriented relationship commitment

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the predictive model of marital relationship quality based on multi-screen addiction with the mediating role of maintenance-oriented relationship commitment in married individuals.Methods: T...