Examining the antecedents of medical tourists use of social media from the standpoint of self-efficacy by Balouchi, Mina, Aziz, Yuhanis Abdul

“…According to the structural model analysis results, with the exception of social persuasion (SP), all of the proposed factors were significant sources of self-efficacy.The findings can assist medical tourism providers in optimising online searches for medical travel information, as well as medical tourism destination marketers in directing the tourism providers' marketing efforts towards the use of social media to target potential medical tourists more efficiently and on a larger scale.This study is being conducted in response to a significant knowledge gap in identifying the factors that influence medical tourists' online behaviour. …”

The mediating role of halal supply chain integrity in enhancing performance for halal herbal-based food SMEs by Rajendran, Salini Devi, Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty, Abd Rahman, Azmawani

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. Findings – The findings showed that supply chain integration (SCI), Islamic human capital and HSCI have a significant relationship with SMEs’ performance. …”
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They acclaimed, I used: an investigation of traveller’s behavioural intention to use YouTube shorts for selection of ecotourism destination by Sharma, Nidhi, Arora, Nilesh

“…Partial least square structural equational modelling (PLS-SEM) was utilised for data analysis. Findings: The results showed a positive significant relationship between all the constructs of IAM. …”

Noise matters in image restoration: from synthetic degradation to real-world challenges by Guo, Lanqing

“…Image restoration (IR) plays a crucial role in recovering high-quality image content from degraded observations, finding applications in surveillance, computational photography, and medical imaging. …”
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Plan Implementation Challenges in a Shrinking City: A Conformance Evaluation of Youngstown’s (OH) Comprehensive Plan With a Subsequent Zoning Code by Ryan, Brent D., Gao, Shuqi

“…Translating comprehensive plan ideas into zoning regulations may be subject to political, social, economic, and legal forces that limit plan enactment. These findings may apply to all cases where comprehensive plans require translation into zoning regulations for implementation. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Fu, Kangkang

“…Overall, our findings imply that being environmentally responsible can enhance firms’ debt capacity and improve the availability of bank credit. …”
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A correlational study between creative thinking ability and the performance of open-ended science investigations for secondary two female students by Md. Shahrin K.S. Moorthy.

“…The study was conducted with only secondary two female students as the researcher intended to use the findings in his current assignment in an all-girls Independent school.…”
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Adverse events of common psychiatric medications: an umbrella review by Bartellas, K

“…A quality analysis was performed on included reviews using the AMSTAR (assessing the methodological quality of systematic reviews) tool and all were rated as medium or high quality reviews.…”

Private, non-profit, and plantation: Oil palm smallholders in management-assistance programs vary in socio-demographics, attitudes, and management practices by Reiss-Woolever, VJ, Wakhid, W, Ikhsan, M, Caliman, J, Naim, M, Azmi, EN, Shufiyan, S, Howes, J, Azmi, R, Ying Lim, Y, Abdul Jan, SZ, Barrock, I, Azhar, B, Drewer, J, Ward, C, Jones, JA, Luke, SH, Turner, EC, Hidayat, P, Buchori, D

“…In Malaysia, farmers partnered with an NGO also had higher yield and fertilizer application than independent farmers, however they used significantly more herbicide and had lower total household income. Our findings demonstrate the wide variety of smallholder farmers in both regions, directly opposing a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to sustainability. …”

Experimental medicine study with stabilised native-like HIV-1 Env immunogens drives long-term antibody responses, but lacks neutralising breadth by Pollock, K, Cheeseman, H, McFarlane, L, Day, S, Tolazzi, M, Turner, H, Joypooranachandran, J, Shramko, K, Dispinseri, S, Mundsperger, P, Bontjer, I, Lemm, N-M, Coelho, S, Tanaka, M, Cole, T, Korber, B, Katinger, D, Ward, A, Scarlatti, G, Sanders, R, Sattentau, Q, Shattock, R

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> Fifty-one participants (men n=23 and women n=28) aged 18-55 were enrolled. …”

Effectiveness of interpretive exhibits in influencing students’ intention in birdwatching activity at a Bird Interpretive Center, Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia by Mokhli, Nuraain Amalina

“…The intervention group showed significantly higher mean scores than the control group for all other affective, intention, and design constructs. …”
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Pathways to virality : psychophysiological responses preceding likes, shares, comments, and status updates on Facebook by Alhabash, Saleem, Almutairi Nasser, Lou, Chen, Kim, Wonkyung

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Life is too short to be small: an experiment on mortality salience and prosocial behavior by Bao, Te, Li, Xun, Xia, Congling

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Sustainability risk management: exploring the role of artificial intelligence capabilities through an information-processing lens by Kong, Kai Yuan, Yuen, Kum Fai

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The spreadsheet : is it an asset in an accountants balance sheet? by Heng, Stefanie Gek Hiong, Ng, Jane Sook Yin, Sia, Valerie Puay Khim

“…However, the survey findings also disclosed that Lotus is the second most popular spreadsheet, after Excel. …”
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Personal and academic multicultural experiences, perceived multicultural counselling competence and multicultural counselling self-efficacy among Malaysian counsellor trainees by Harun, Maizatul Mardiana, Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki, Ismail, Asmah, Arifin, Suhaili

“…According to the study’s findings, counsellor trainees scored high on academic multicultural experience but low on personal multicultural experience. …”
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Impact of internal branding and corporate culture on employee brand support and the role of corporate identity as mediator by Razak, Muhammad Nur Fitri

“…The second analysis supported these findings by pointing out a weak topic proportion on the halal brand identity discussion globally. …”
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Is online shopping a trick or treat? understanding the perceptions of generation Z towards purchasing through tourism e-commerce platforms by Chin, Chee-Hua, Wong, Winnie Poh-Ming, Cham, Tat-Huei, Kumarusamy, Risidaxshinni

“…The study's insights are particularly aligned with and meaningful for Sarawak's digital economy initiatives. © 2024, Asia Business Research Corporation. All rights reserved.…”
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Public confidence in the auditing profession by Loh, Mei San, Ng, Meow Ling, Tay, Janice Su-Ting

“…How do the users of audited financial information perceive the profession and the work performed by the auditors with all the happenings to the profession? Is the profession able to maintain its credibility and usefulness now? …”
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Paternal parenting behaviour, self-esteem, and psychological health of adolescents in Malaysia by Yahya, Amira Najiha

“…Prior to the structural model testing, all of the study measures were validated using confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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