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{"title":"The quantified method for blood clot detection in the extraction socket.","authors":"Suwat Tanya, Piyachat Patcharanuchat, Sajee Sattayut","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.155330.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.155330.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Currently, there is no objective and quantified measurement for detecting blood clots during extraction socket hemostasis. It has relied solely on clinical observation, even when conducting clinical research by using extraction sockets as samples. This study aimed to assess the in vitro reliability and clinical-relevant validity of a new objective measurement providing quantified data called blood clot detection (BCD) using a standard capillary tube.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The in vitro part of the study was conducted using surplus blood samples from ten healthy participants. Two identical sets of blood samples in simulation reservoirs mimicking bleeding sockets were prepared for reliability tests. Then, the capillary tubes were concurrently placed in the reservoirs. The blood-filled distances were measured. The part of clinical-relevant validity study was conducted in sixteen extraction sockets from each healthy participant. Clinical observation and BCD measurement were evaluated by two calibrated assessors. The total duration of the assessment was a 30-minute.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The distances of the blood-filled capillary tube were decreased by time. Test and retest reliability analysis of the BCD measurement showed an excellent intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.980 (0.968 to 0.988). The medians of blood-filled distance categorized by clinical observation into active bleeding, sluggish oozing, and clot formation were 13.0 mm (Q1 = 11.7, Q3 = 13.8), 5.6 mm (Q1 = 4.3, Q3 = 7.0), and 0.9 mm (Q1 = 0.5, Q3 = 1.3), respectively. The blood-filled distance of the clot formation group was significantly less than the active bleeding and sluggish oozing (p<0.001). Therefore, the BCD measurement also significantly indicated the completion of extraction socket hemostasis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A distance of blood-filled in capillary tube of 0.9 mm from the BCD measurement significantly ensured complete clot formation. The BCD measurement proved to be a quantified tool for objectively measuring hemostasis of bleeding socket.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"1043"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11914871/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143656533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structuring data analysis projects in the Open Science era with Kerblam!","authors":"Luca Visentin, Luca Munaron, Federico Alessandro Ruffinatti","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.157325.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.157325.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Structuring data analysis projects, that is, defining the layout of files and folders needed to analyze data using existing tools and novel code, largely follows personal preferences. Open Science calls for more accessible, transparent and understandable research. We believe that Open Science principles can be applied to the way data analysis projects are structured.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We examine the structure of several data analysis project templates by analyzing project template repositories present in GitHub. Through visualization of the resulting consensus structure, we draw observations regarding how the ecosystem of project structures is shaped, and what salient characteristics it has.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Project templates show little overlap, but many distinct practices can be highlighted. We take them into account with the wider Open Science philosophy to draw a few fundamental Design Principles to guide researchers when designing a project space. We present Kerblam!, a project management tool that can work with such a project structure to expedite data handling, execute workflow managers, and share the resulting workflow and analysis outputs with others.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We hope that, by following these principles and using Kerblam!, the landscape of data analysis projects can become more transparent, understandable, and ultimately useful to the wider community.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"14 ","pages":"88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11880754/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143565976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is relief the most common reaction to abortion? Self-assessed intensity of emotions attributed to abortion in a national sample of women aged 41 to 45.","authors":"David Reardon","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.162063.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.162063.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>It is widely reported that the most prominent emotion following abortions is relief. This claim primarily rests on two studies of abortion clinic patients which had methodological and self-censure bias. Other studies have indicated that negative emotions are more common than positive emotions. The objective of this study is to obtain self-assessed data on the intensity of emotional responses to abortion and pregnancy loss in a random national sample.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using visual analog scales, a random sample of 1,925 women aged 41 to 45 completed a survey in which respondents rated the degree to which they experienced emotional responses to their first abortion or natural pregnancy loss. The emotions assessed included relief, grief, depression, anxiety, guilt, emptiness, anger, regret, shame, unforgiveness of self, uncontrollable weeping, frequent thoughts of the child they could have had, and difficulty completing the grief process. Women were categorized into five groups based on pregnancy outcomes, and four abortion decision types: Wanted, Inconsistent, Unwanted, or Coerced.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among women with a history of abortion (n=409), negative emotions were reported more intensely than relief. Relief was the predominant emotion only among the 29.8% of women whose abortions were freely wanted and consistent with their own values and preferences. For all other groups, relief was low and negative emotions were more prominent. Emotions following natural pregnancy losses were similar to those following abortion, but less severe following wanted abortions and more severe following coerced abortions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Relief is only common after freely wanted abortions. Most abortions are inconsistent or contrary to women's own values. In these cases, strong negative emotions are far more dominant than relief. These results should inform pre-abortion screening, counseling supportive of women's own values and preferences, and mental health support post-abortion.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"14 ","pages":"240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11933783/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143709204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Methodology used to develop the minimum common data elements for surveillance and Reporting of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the MILitary (ROMMIL) statement.","authors":"Garrett S Bullock, Joanne L Fallowfield, Sarah J de la Motte, Nigel Arden, Ben Fisher, Adam Dooley, Neil Forrest, John J Fraser, Alysia Gourlay, Ben R Hando, Katherine Harrison, Debra Hayhurst, Joseph M Molloy, Phillip M Newman, Eric Robitaille, Deydre S Teyhen, Jeffrey M Tiede, Emma Williams, Sandra Williams, Damien Van Tiggelen, Joshua J Van Wyngaarden, Richard B Westrick, Carolyn A Emery, Gary S Collins, Daniel I Rhon","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.152514.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.152514.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The objective was to summarize the methodology used to develop the international minimum data elements for surveillance and Reporting of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the MILitary (ROMMIL) statement. This is a recommended list of elements to be collected and reported when conducting injury surveillance research in military settings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A Delphi methodology was employed to reach consensus. Preliminary steps included conducting a literature review and surveying a convenience sample of military stakeholders to 1) identify barriers and facilitators of military musculoskeletal injury (MSKI) prevention programs, 2) identify relevant knowledge gaps, and 3) establish future research priorities. A sequential three-round Delphi consensus survey followed, including relevant stakeholders from militaries around the world, using results to conduct an asynchronous knowledge user meeting (mixture of in-person and live video conference and recording) to explore the level of agreement among subject matter experts. Knowledge users, including former and current military service members, civilian practitioners working in military health networks, and international subject matter experts having experience with policy, execution, or clinical investigation of MSKI mitigation programs, MSKI diagnoses, and MSKI risk factors in military settings. For each round, participants scored questions on a Likert scale of 1-5. Scores ranged from No Importance (1) to Strong Importance (5).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Literature review and surveys helped inform the scope of potential variables. Three rounds were necessary to reach minimum consensus. Ninety-five, 65, and 42 respondents participated in the first, second and third rounds, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Achieving consensus across relevant knowledge users representing military organizations globally can be challenging. This paper details the methodology employed to reach consensus for a core minimum data elements checklist for conducting MSKI research in military settings and improve data harmonization and scalability efforts. These methods can be used as a resource to assist in future consensus endeavors of similar nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"1044"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11621606/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142799860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addressing common inferential mistakes when failing to reject the null-hypothesis.","authors":"Amand Schmidt","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.158434.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.158434.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Failure to reject a null-hypothesis may lead to erroneous conclusions regarding the absence of an association or inadequate statistical power. Because an estimate (and its variance) can never be exactly zero, traditional statistical tests cannot conclusively demonstrate the absence of an association. Instead, estimates of accuracy should be used to identify settings in which an association and its variability are sufficiently small to be clinically acceptable, directly providing information on safety and efficacy. Post-hoc power calculations should be avoided, as they offer no additional information beyond statistical tests and p-values. Furthermore, post-hoc power calculations can be misleading because of an inability to distinguish between results based on insufficient sample size and results that reflect clinically irrelevant differences. Most multiple testing procedures unrealistically assume that all positive results are false positives. However, in applied settings, results typically represent a mix of true and false positives. This implies that multiplicity corrections do not effectively differentiate between true and false positives. Instead, considering the distributions of p-values and the proportion of significant results can help to identify bodies of evidence unlikely to be driven by false-positive results. In conclusion, rather than attempting to categorize results as true or false, medical research should embrace established statistical methods that focus on estimation accuracy, replication, and consistency.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"1488"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11928781/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143691615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coexisting nephrotic syndromes influences in st elevation myocardial infarction patient and chronic limb-threatening ischemia patient: is there any correlation?","authors":"Iwan Dakota, Taofan Taofan, Suci Indriani, Jonathan Edbert Afandy, Mikhael Asaf, Swastya Dwi Putra, Suko Adiarto, Renan Sukmawan","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.134021.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.134021.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) are severe cardiovascular emergencies requiring urgent intervention. Nephrotic syndrome (NS) increases the risk of arterial thromboembolism (ATE), but its exact contribution remains underrecognized.</p><p><strong>Case illustration: </strong>We present three cases of young adults with NS who developed ATE. The first patient had anterior STEMI with high thrombus burden but no significant atherosclerosis, suggesting a thromboembolic event. The second patient, diagnosed with CLTI, had extensive thrombotic occlusions from the infrarenal aorta to the bilateral superficial femoral arteries without atherosclerotic plaques, reinforcing a thromboembolic mechanism. He declined revascularization and was treated with medical therapy, achieving symptom relief. The third patient had CLTI with occlusions in the external iliac and superficial femoral arteries, accompanied by prominent plaque calcification, suggesting an atherosclerotic contribution. He underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with favorable outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>NS predisposes patients to ATE via hypercoagulability and, in some cases, atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular screening should be prioritized in high-risk patients, and preventive measures, including thromboprophylaxis and lipid management, should be considered. Treatment should be individualized based on the predominant mechanism, with deferred stenting in high thrombus burden STEMI and a multidisciplinary approach for CLTI. Long-term follow-up is essential to prevent recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"538"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11973628/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143803007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Elderly School Policy on Quality of Life among Thailand's Senior Citizens: A Propensity Score Matching Approach.","authors":"Worapath Kratoo, Nuchanad Hounnaklang","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.151221.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.151221.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>As Thailand's population ages, promoting senior citizens' quality of life (QoL) is crucial. In 2017, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security launched the \"elderly school\" initiative to foster lifelong learning and enhance the QoL among senior citizens. However, comprehensive evaluations of its impact on QoL remain limited.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional survey aimed to assess the policy's effect on QoL in Phetchabun province, Thailand. Using quota and systematic sampling, 1,374 senior citizens aged 60-80 participated. Propensity score matching (PSM) with a 1:1 match was employed to estimate the average treatment effect (ATE) of attending the elderly school on QoL. Additionally, multiple linear regression was analyzed to assess the association between QoL and its associated factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PSM were matched successfully, the standardized difference was less than 10 percent, and the baseline after matching indicated balances with 687 elderly people in each group. The mean QoL score of the non-attending group was 44.40 (SD = 7.11), and that of the attending group was 57.50 (SD = 7.53). The ATE for elderly people attending school was 10.67 scores (95% CI: 9.67 - 11.67 scores) higher than those unattended. Being female, having monthly income higher than 20,000, having employment, having a caregiver, and attendance at elderly school were positively associated with QoL, and the standardized beta coefficients were 0.078, 0.059, 0.094, 0.066, and 0.550, respectively. Additionally, higher education was positively associated with higher QoL.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The elderly school policy significantly enhanced the QoL of the attending senior citizens. Findings suggest continued collaboration among stakeholders to sustain and optimize this policy for improved seniors' QoL, which has the potential to utilize lifelong learning to create an inclusive framework for healthy aging among senior citizens.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"735"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11831888/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143440416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Income-Based analysis of health security in Western Asia through an integrated GHSI, MCDM, and Clustering Model.","authors":"Adel A Nasser, Abed Saif Ahmed Alghawli, Salem Saleh, Amani A K Elsayed","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.159002.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.159002.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Infectious diseases present significant challenges to global health security in contemporary, interconnected global environments. This study aimed to evaluate and compare health security performance in Western Asia (WA), with a focus on income group-based disparities and region-specific insights.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study utilized the Global Health Security Index (GHSI) to assess health security across 17 WA countries categorized by income level. Health security indicators for 2019 and 2021 were analyzed using the D-CRITIC method to determine the relative importance of each indicator (Global Health Security Index, 2021): https://ghsindex.org/report-model/). A combined D-CRITIC-CoCoSo framework was employed to rank the countries, followed by K-means clustering for grading. The study also investigated correlations between financial allocation's indicators and health security outcomes using Spearman's rank correlation. A comparative analysis elucidated regional disparities across income categories.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study highlights WA's progress in health security by prioritizing foundational health systems, detection/reporting, rapid response, and risk management. From 2019 to 2021, priorities varied by income group, with high-income countries focusing on detection, upper-middle-income countries focusing on risk environments, and low-income countries focusing on prevention. While some nations demonstrated improvement, others, such as Armenia, experienced decline, revealing persistent vulnerabilities. This study revealed significant variability in health security capacity, with both progress and setbacks among countries in different clusters. High- and upper-middle-income countries, such as Qatar and Georgia, leverage investments and international partnerships to improve their rankings, while conflict-affected, low-resource countries, including Iraq, Yemen, and Syria, face stagnation or decline. Strong correlations were observed between financial resource allocation indicators and health performance. Higher investments in countries like Armenia and Georgia led to significantly improved health outcomes, while minimal spending in Syria and Yemen weakened their resilience to health threats.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Disparities in health resilience persist, underscoring the need for equitable resource allocation and regional cooperation to enhance public health security.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"14 ","pages":"43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11923535/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143669647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Legal aspects and government policy in increasing the role of MSMEs in the Halal ecosystem.","authors":"Yusup Hidayat, Aris Machmud, Sonny Zulhuda, Suartini Suartini","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.148322.3","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.148322.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Indonesia currently could not make it to the top ten global halal due to some external and internal factors, although it is the largest Muslim country. In the external sector, the competition map is getting tougher, while internally, there are handicaps in the form of weak public awareness of competition. As a country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia can become one of the largest markets in the world. As indicated in the Global Islamic Economic Report (GIER), Indonesia is one of the top ten countries that control the Islamic economic market, yet it fails to dominate its Islamic market. Accordingly, the government needs to play a stronger role through regulatory policies to encourage the development of the Islamic economic ecosystem in Indonesia (halal value chain). The purpose of this study is to find out and analyse the existence of Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia in the world's market for Halal products and Services.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The researchers have conducted a form of normative juridical research with the analytical descriptive method, namely by collecting, describing, analysing, and presenting what is ( <i>das sein</i>) and what ought to be ( <i>das sollen</i>).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Support from the government and stakeholders has not been optimal in improving welfare - capital access, management, and halal certification, so the existence of the global halal ecosystem has not yet impacted MSMEs' ability to compete competitively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The conclusion of this study shows that the quadruple helix innovation system is capable of guaranteeing the development of MSMEs in a manner to achieves a high level of competitiveness - efficiency, and effectiveness of the products and services produced.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"722"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11904398/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143623841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Internal Perspectives on Visual Identities in Higher Education: A Case Study of Top-Ranked Universities in Indonesia.","authors":"Putri Dwitasari, Ellya Zulaikha, Syarifa Hanoum, Rabendra Yudistira Alamin, Luqman Lee","doi":"10.12688/f1000research.159232.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/f1000research.159232.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The neglect of visual identity (VI) at the organizational level within higher education institutions (HEIs) has become a critical issue, while previous studies over the past decade has focused on HEI branding and reputation. This creates a potential gap in understanding HEI branding processes. Thus, this study aims to explore the relationship between VI and HEI reputation by integrating the Expressiveness Quotient (EQ) and experiential brand meaning at the organizational level.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Using a qualitative case study approach, the study involves semi-structured interviews with 29 employees from five top-ranked universities in Indonesia. Furthermore, it analyzes the integration of experiential brand meaning across the stages of awareness, interpretation, appropriation, and communication, alongside the EQ framework to assess how visual identity impacts visibility, distinctiveness, transparency, authenticity, and consistency.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The findings indicate that visual identity significantly influences perceptions of institutional identity and reputation. Effective management of visual identity elements enhances competitive advantage in academia and aligns internal stakeholder perceptions with external branding, which is essential for a cohesive organizational identity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study emphasizes the strategic importance of visual identity in enhancing institutional reputation and provides a model for universities aiming to strengthen their reputational power through effective visual identity management. The study also reveals strong awareness and acceptance of brand identity.</p>","PeriodicalId":12260,"journal":{"name":"F1000Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"1535"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11729185/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142982727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}