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Contextual and organizational factors that mediate the influence of leadership roles on academic retention
The research presents a systematic review on leadership practices associated with academic retention in university students between 2010 and 2024, using Rayyan and VOSviewer for the analysis of bibliometric data and the ...
Filling the gap in K-12 data literacy competence assessment: Design and initial validation of a questionnaire
As the integration of AI-powered technologies in education grows, data literacy has become a key competence for educators, shaping their ability to navigate and utilize vast amounts of educational data. This study details ...
Lessons learned from developing a sustainability awareness framework for software engineering using design science
To foster a sustainable society within a sustainable environment, we must dramatically reshape our work and consumption activities, most of which are facilitated through software. Yet, most software engineers hardly consider ...
Systematic review of the literature on interventions to improve self-regulation of learning in first-year university students
Previous research has shown a significant percentage of dropouts in university studies, particularly in the first years. Furthermore, evidence links higher motivation and curricular improvement in students when they enhance ...
Analytical study, environmental risk assessment, and toxicity-based bioassays of effluents from phosphate fertilizer industry: a case study in Gafsa mining basin (SW Tunisia)
The phosphate fertilizer industry (PFI) in M’dhilla-Gafsa, Tunisia, discharges untreated effluents, creating environmental concerns due to unknown composition and toxic effects, leading to potential ecological and human ...
Risk management approaches in sports organisations: A scoping review
Risk management has emerged as a critical focus area in sports organisations due to the increasing complexity of operations, governance challenges, and unexpected events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. These organisations ...
Municipal fiscal sustainability in the face of climate disasters: An analysis of the 2024 floods in southern Brazil
Natural disasters are becoming increasingly frequent, as evidenced by the catastrophic floods in 2024, which marked the worst disaster in the history of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. This article explores fiscal sustainability ...
Retabit: A data-driven platform for urban renewal and sustainable building renovation
The Retabit platform is a data-driven tool designed to bridge the gap between building rehabilitation and urban regeneration by integrating energy, economic, and social dimensions into a single framework. Leveraging multiple ...
CODE-ACCORD: A corpus of building regulatory data for rule generation towards automatic compliance checking
Automatic Compliance Checking (ACC) within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector necessitates automating the interpretation of building regulations to achieve its full potential. Converting textual ...
Circular industrialised housing: Insights from solar decathlon europe 2022
The latest policy and research recommendations focus on advancing transition of housing to the circular economy framework to tackle environmental and affordability challenges. A key strategy for this is industrialised ...
Affectivity, sexuality, and autism spectrum disorder: qualitative analysis of the experiences of autistic young adults and their families
Background Autistic people have communication, sensorial, and social difficulties, which on many occasions, make their adaptation on the sexual and affective levels difficult. For this reason, it is important to know the ...
Alterations in topology, cost, and dynamics of gamma-band EEG functional networks in a preclinical model of traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of disability leading to multiple sequelae in cognitive, sensory, and physical domains, including posttraumatic epilepsy. Despite extensive research, our understanding of its ...
Polymeric nanoparticles for liver-targeted pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1 silencing in rats with chronic liver disease
Pituitary tumor transforming gene 1 (Pttg1) is upregulated in cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma (HCC). We assessed the therapeutic effect of liver-targeted Pttg1 siRNA Retinol (Ret) pBAE nanoparticles (NPs) to treat these ...
An examination of ticket pricing in a multidisciplinary sports mega-event
Some studies have examined ticket sales in the context of a sporting event. However, only a few have investigated the determinants of ticket prices, and, to date, none have done so in the context of a multidisciplinary ...
SC-FDE layer for sensor networks in remote areas using NVIS communications
Despite high costs and lengthy deployments, satellite communications have traditionally been used to provide coverage in remote areas. However, given the fact that there is no radio infrastructure available in these areas, ...
An integral pedagogical strategy for teaching and learning IoT cybersecurity
Internet of Things (IoT) has become a fundamental content of any engineering program due to the emerging need of experts in this field. However, the complexity of technologies that interact in IoT environments and the ...
Multiple hazards and economic resilience: Sectoral impacts and post-disaster recovery in a high-risk Brazilian State
Rio Grande do Sul accounts for 22% of Brazil’s losses from extreme events, mainly droughts and floods. The state had the second-worst economic performance in the country between 2000 and 2022. This study quantifies the ...
Integrating policy agendas for sustainable innovation: a quadruple helix approach to the European Green Deal and sustainability transitions
This paper explores the integration of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) and crowdsourcing-driven innovation management with top-down policy frameworks to advance the European Green Deal and sustainability transitions. Drawing on the ...
