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APA

Yuorsuu, S. N. M., Samari, J. A., & Abukari, M. A. (2025). Predictive effects of scientific attitudes on gender-specific academic performance in science. European Journal of Health and Biology Education, 12(1), e2501.

Vancouver

Yuorsuu SNM, Samari JA, Abukari MA. Predictive effects of scientific attitudes on gender-specific academic performance in science. European Journal of Health and Biology Education. 2025;12(1):e2501.

AMA

Yuorsuu SNM, Samari JA, Abukari MA. Predictive effects of scientific attitudes on gender-specific academic performance in science. European Journal of Health and Biology Education. 2025;12(1), e2501.

Chicago

Yuorsuu, Stephen Naagmine Manmah, Jonathan A. Samari, and Moses A. Abukari. "Predictive effects of scientific attitudes on gender-specific academic performance in science". European Journal of Health and Biology Education 2025 12 no. 1 (2025): e2501.

Harvard

Yuorsuu, S. N. M., Samari, J. A., and Abukari, M. A. (2025). Predictive effects of scientific attitudes on gender-specific academic performance in science. European Journal of Health and Biology Education, 12(1), e2501.

MLA

Yuorsuu, Stephen Naagmine Manmah et al. "Predictive effects of scientific attitudes on gender-specific academic performance in science". European Journal of Health and Biology Education, vol. 12, no. 1, 2025, e2501.