Marcelo Caetano e a Origem do Exercício ALCORA by Luís Barroso

“…The argument considers the year from 1968 to 1969 as pivotal between the informal collaboration relationship and the perceived requirement to establish a formal one. We conclude that due to Angola’s and Mozambique’s strategic value, we may admit that South Africa wanted to have control over her future in leading a military arrangement that would evolve into the economic, social and political dimensions. …”
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Technological adoption: the case of PIX in Brazil by Gabriel Bernardes Amboage, Guilherme Fowler de Avila Monteiro, Adriana Bruscato Bortoluzzo

“…Findings – Research suggests that the intention to adopt PIX as a payment method is mainly determined by the perceived value, performance expectancy, and the habit of using mobile internet. …”
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“Get Well Enough to Make the Right Decision for Themselves”—Experiences and Perspectives of Clinicians Working with People with Serious Mental Illness and Their Substitute Decision... by Samuel Law, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Juveria Zaheer, Arash Nakhost

“…Seven key themes emerged: Clinicians (1) appreciate hardships and challenges in lives of SDMs and patients—including the challenging emotions and experiences on both sides, and the risks and relational changes from being an SDM; (2) have an understanding of the patient’s situation and respect for patient autonomy and wishes—they are promoter of autonomy and mindful of patients’ prior wishes amidst patients’ fluctuating capacity, facilitating communication, keeping patients informed and promoting transitioning from SDM to self-determination; (3) have a special working relationship with family SDMs—including supporting SDMs, avoiding harm from delayed or denied treatment, and educating and collaborating with SDMs while maintaining professional boundaries; (4) at times find it difficult working with SDMs—stemming from working with over-involved or uninterested family SDMs, coping with perceived poor SDM decisions, and they sometimes ponder if SDMs are necessary; (5) delineate differences between family and Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) SDMs—they see PGT as closely aligned with medical decision makers, while family SDMs are more intimately involved and more likely to disagree with a physician’s recommendation; (6) recognize the importance of the SDM role in various contexts—through seeing social values in having SDMs, and acknowledging that having SDMS help them to feel better about their actions as they work to protect the patients; and (7) express ideas on how to improve the current system—at public, societal, and family SDM levels. …”
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The Role of Threat, Meaning, and Religion in Political Grief by Darcy Harris

“…Political grief is a unique form of this, stemming from political policies, laws, and social messaging that certain groups perceive as losses. …”
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Rural and urban dialect perceptions of Kentucky high schoolers by Fridy, E.

“…Furthermore, urban students think that rural Kentuckians have an overall negative view of Louisvillians, especially African Americans, stemming from a lack of communication and a difference in political and social values. …”
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Private equity renewable energy investments in India by Hemi H. Gandhi, Bram Hoex, Brett Jason Hallam

“…This research concludes that despite significant sector risks, investors remain confident they can achieve outsized risk-adjusted returns relative to most other global infrastructure assets. This optimism stems from the confidence of investors in their own ability to manage risk-return dynamics through judicious investment selection and management strategies, the sector's uniquely large demand growth and market size, and the Indian central government's perceived strong commitment to finding creative solutions to chronic sector issues. …”
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Patient and public involvement in preclinical and medical research: Evaluation of an established programme in a Discovery‐Based Medical Research Institute by Robyn A. Smith, Judith Slocombe, Jo Cockwill, Kathy Minas, George Kiossoglou, Katya Gray, William Lawrence, Michelle Iddles, Clare Scott, Lorraine A. O'Reilly

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A discipline-specific pedagogical professional development graduate program fosters development of integrated scholars: an evaluation of the Future Undergraduate Science Educators... by Marina L. Ellefson, Mona M. Monfared

“…ABSTRACT Here, we present a model for a decentralized, discipline-specific pedagogical professional development program for STEM PhD students interested in teaching and learning careers in higher education. …”
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A social justice perspective on protests against urban transport measures by Tom Rye, Anders Tønnesen, Lisa Hansson

“…Secondly, the paper highlights the value of a social mobility justice approach in analysing transport system changes, showing that protests stem not just from the distribution of benefits and burdens but also from local values and perceived public-space qualities. …”
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Personalized and collaborative use of digital measurement-based care tools enhances engagement among young adults: a mixed-methods study by Min K. Chong, Ian B. Hickie, Mahalakshmi Ekambareshwar, Adam Poulsen, Sarah McKenna, Alexis Hutcheon, Samuel J. Hockey, Elizabeth M. Scott, Frank Iorfino

“…This study aims to explore perceived barriers and facilitators for sustained use of MBC and potential of digital technologies to enhance its engagement in young adults. …”
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The Devil Is in the Details: Incomplete Reporting in Preclinical Animal Research. by Marc T Avey, David Moher, Katrina J Sullivan, Dean Fergusson, Gilly Griffin, Jeremy M Grimshaw, Brian Hutton, Manoj M Lalu, Malcolm Macleod, John Marshall, Shirley H J Mei, Michael Rudnicki, Duncan J Stewart, Alexis F Turgeon, Lauralyn McIntyre, Canadian Critical Care Translational Biology Group

“…There was no association between journal impact factor and completeness of reporting, which suggests that incomplete reporting of preclinical research occurs across all journals regardless of their perceived prestige. Incomplete reporting of methods and results will impede attempts to replicate research findings and maximize the value of preclinical studies.…”
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Metacognitive mapping: developmental biology students struggle with higher-order cognitive skills in multiple course formats by Wendy Aquino Nunez, Meadow C. B. Scott, Dyan E. Morgan

“…We also surveyed students (n = 162) on their use and perceived value of the metacognitive assignments for further comparison to other studies of upper-level student metacognitive regulation. …”
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Exploring the Indoor Plant–People Relationship Through Qualitative Responses by B. Le Busque, C. Litchfield, C. L. Shaw

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Editorial by Bulent Cavas

“…The third article, “The Synthesis for Research Trends in Identity Studies in STEM Education,” by Budak and Yerdelen-Damar (Türkiye), presents a bibliometric analysis of identity-related research in STEM. …”
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Youth justification of informality in the post-Yugoslav countries: Reflection of political socialization or pragmatism? by Gvozdanović Anja

“…Firstly, justification of informal practices are observed as a reflection of youth political socialization, which imply their relation to the political system and democratic values. Secondly, this type of justification potentially stems from their rational evaluation of institutional performance by estimating the necessity of informality as a mechanism to navigate the perceived inefficiencies of formal institutions. …”
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Body dissatisfaction widens the racial disparities of Benzophenone-3, a chemical biomarker of personal care and consumer product usage by Vy Kim Nguyen, Samuel Zimmerman, Justin Colacino, Olivier Jolliet, Chirag J. Patel

“…For example, Other Hispanic women perceiving themselves as overweight had 69 % higher BP3 levels than non-Hispanic Black women (p-value = 0.01), while those perceiving themselves as at the right weight had 32 % higher levels (p-value = 0.31). …”
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Biology Student Perceptions of Information Literacy Instruction in the Context of an Essential Skills Workshop Series by Amy Jankowski, Yadéeh E Sawyer

“…The present study analyzes this data set—including 3,797 completed student surveys from both library and non-library workshops over the course of four semesters—with the goal of understanding STEM student perceptions of the value of information literacy skills as compared to the general and disciplinary value of other essential intellectual and practical skills. …”
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Educating for equality from a decolonial perspective: a participatory action experience with early childhood education students in Lamu, Kenya by Ana Fernández Quiroga

“…The decision to carry out this intervention stems from having become aware of a sexual aggression by several pupils of the entity’s nursery school against a five-year-old girl. …”
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A preliminary study of stakeholders’ opinions and perceptions of elephants and elephant management in Botswana by Tempe Adams, Michael Chase, Anna Attard, Keith Leggett

“…These concerns stemmed in part from the perceived lack of communication among stakeholders. …”
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Expanding the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Teleconference Experience: From Twinning to International Cases Discussions by Essra' Al Badarin, Omar Chamdine, Moatasem Elayadi, Abeer Al-Battashi, Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Eman Taryam Alshamsi, Laila Hessissen, Hiba Al-Tarrah, Eslam Maher, Roula Farah, Ata Maaz, Waleed Said, Ruba Hazaimeh, Maher Khader, Khadra Salami, Cynthia Hawkins, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Ute Bartels, Uri Tabori, Eric Bouffet, Nisreen Amayiri

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