Preliminary study for implementation of voluntary delivery points of expanded polystyrene: a case in southern Brazil by Jaqueline Carneiro Kerber, Henrique Rogério Antunes de Souza Júnior, Maria Eliza Nagel Hassemer, Marina Bouzon

“…Abstract Paper aims The purpose of the study is to present a proposal for implementation of Voluntary Delivery Points (VDP) of expanded polystyrene (EPS) in Florianópolis city, Brazil. Originality Transportation, uncertainty of financial return, and lack of population's awareness are barriers for EPS recycling. …”
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Strategic Changes in Transnational Corporations as an Adjustment to the Challenges of the 21st Century by Magdalena Rosińska-Bukowska

“…The author proposes the original concept for assessing the competitiveness of network enterprises – the Synthetic Indicator of Creation of Added Value. …”
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Analysis of Sharia Financial Literacy Levels of Nagara's Muslim Community by Faqih El Wafa, Rahmah Rahmah, Abdul Gafur, Ansharullah Ansharullah

“…With this research, stakeholders can determine what programs are suitable for increasing literacy on indicators that are considered lacking. Originality/Value: This research is carried out using a combined method using the Chen and Volpe theory and collaborated using Islamic financial literacy indicators. …”
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Leveraging AI-Evidence in Money Laundering Cases in Mexico: its Rules of Evidence (according to SCJN’s resolutions) by Patricia Margarita Sanchez Reyes

“…These findings provide a structured approach for the potential future evaluation of AI evidence in Mexican courts.[Practical implications]The findingsof this researchcan helplegal professionals, including judges and lawyers, understand how AI-generated evidence canbe evaluatedunderthe current legal framework. …”
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Leadership in an Organization from the Perspective of Leaders and Employees by Maria Wanda Kopertyńska, Natalia Dernowska- Żaczyk, Katarzyna Stefaniuk-Żygadło

“…Originality/value: This research uniquely combines a broad-scale diagnostic survey with qualitative, semi-structured interviews, offering both quantitative robustness and rich contextual insights into leadership perception.…”
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DESCARTES ON THE PHENOMENON OF MAN AND THE BOUNDARIES OF DOUBT by A. M. Malivskyi

“…A precondition for its implementation is attention to the explication of the peculiarities of reception by researchers of scepticism and the doctrine of doubt; delineation of the semantic implications of the anthropological intention of philosophizing and the boundaries of doubt. …”
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The changing face of higher education in a widening participation context during the Covid-19 pandemic by Heather Thaxter

“…As a reflective practitioner, my original intention was to record my observations of four cohorts of humanities undergraduates during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic (March 2020-May 2021) to determine the extent to which teaching and learning was affected during the move to fully online delivery. …”
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Rehabilitation needs of adults after a brain tumour diagnosis: A scoping review. by Bernadine O'Donovan, Niamh Kavanagh, Ailish Malone, Frances Horgan, Kathleen Bennett

“…Relevant search terms were used to identify eligible studies and five databases were searched for original work published between January 2003 and December 2023. …”
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Talent Management in the Public Sector – Empirical Evidence from the Emerging Economy of Romania by Barrington Everton Graham

“…In the case of Romania, implementation is hindered by the bureaucratic structure of the public sector and the legacy of previous communist regime. Originality/Value: The study represents one of the initial attempts to investigate the impact of talent management practices in the Romanian public sector, leveraging empirical evidence to support its findings.   …”
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Pseudomonas intra-genus competition determines the protective function of synthetic bacterial communities in Arabidopsis thaliana. by Anton Amrhein, Mingxiao Zhang, Stéphane Hacquard, Anna Heintz-Buschart, Kathrin Wippel

“…Our results provide evidence that intra-genus interactions within SynComs modulate plant health and disease, and that an individual beneficial strain can be sufficient to outcompete an opportunistic relative. This has implications for the successful development of beneficial microbial consortia for agriculture.…”
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Exosomes in Dermatological Research: Unveiling Their Multifaceted Role in Cellular Communication, Healing, and Disease Modulation by Daniela Pinto, Giammaria Giuliani, Giorgia Mondadori, Fabio Rinaldi

“…Recent studies highlight the diverse origins and functions of exosomes, suggesting their promise as innovative therapeutic agents in dermatology. …”
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Attachment to Group and Mental Health Following the October 7th Attack: The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life and Intolerance of Uncertainty by Yitshak Alfasi, Avi Besser

“…Attachment theory, originally developed to explain interpersonal relationships, may also be relevant to understanding the psychological aspects of group belonging. …”
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A Case Analysis on the Adequacy of Work-Life Balance Practices in UK Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises by Babatunde Akanji

“…Although other themes were found to contribute to retention challenges, however, these additional reasons were not independent, but all considered integrated. Implications & Recommendations: Consequently, the practical implication of devising ways to overcome WLB and retention deficiencies in this context were also explored. …”
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SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LAND DEGRADATION: THE EXAMPLE OF SECONDARY, DRYLAND SALINITY IN SOUTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA by Arthur Conacher

“…Part II’s chapters identified the main problems of land degradation in the Mediterranean world, their historical origins, the causes of the problems and some of the broader ecological, social and implications. …”
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Reading: from the pleasure of the elites to the common good by Aleš Gabrič

“…The more detailed analyses on the reading habits in Slovenia only emerged in the 1970s. Originality/practical implications: In the literature dealing with the reading habits in Slovenia attention was mostly paid to books, libraries, as well as to printing or publishing houses, while the readers were not so important. …”
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Recontextualizing Quality Talk for an Eighth-Grade English Classroom in China by Liwei Wei (魏莉薇), P. Karen Murphy, Shenghui Wu (吴胜会)

“…Recordings of teacher coaching sessions and student discussions, researchers’ field notes, and participating teacher’s written reflections were used to identify successful practices and lessons learned with respect to the implementation of QT. Implications for future directions were also discussed. …”
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Towards a Complexity Framework for Transformative Evaluation by Robert Picciotto

“… Background:  Complexity ideas originating in mathematics and the natural sciences have begun to inform evaluation practice. …”
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The relationship between audit committee and audit quality: evidence from companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by Aneta Dzik-Walczak, Maria Ociepa

“…Originality/value: Our unique dataset is undoubtedly a strength of the paper.…”
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The Control problem discovery formula: Practical framework in MCS for research and business by Aris Surya Putra, Wiyono Pontjoharyo

“…Originality – This research fills gaps in the MCS literature by offering a practical formula with mechanisms to demonstrate and explain the linkages between the symptoms of control problems and their root causes. …”
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The Phoenix syndrome: the National and University Library of Slovenia in 1941-1950 by Eva Kodrič-Dačić

“…Research limitation: The comparison with other national libraries and a socio-historical theoretical interpretation could be a fruitful continuation of this kind of study. Originality/practical implications: The case study explores the position of national library in the specific socio-political circumstances.…”
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