Pollination under attack: First insights from Türkiye Plain reveal microplastics in bees from both urban and rural areas by Abdullah Altunışık, Damià Barcelò, Luca Gallitelli

“…Pollinators, such as honeybees (Apis mellifera), are particularly vulnerable to MP exposure due to their foraging behavior, which brings them into contact with contaminated environmental matrices, including air, water, and floral resources. This study aims to investigate the presence, characterization, and potential ecological implications of MPs in honeybees from two distinct regions in Türkiye: a polluted urban area and a pristine rural area. …”
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Housing Investment in Poland as Inflation Hedge in Low and High Inflation. Threshold Cointegration Analysis by Karp Piotr, Wolski Rafał

“…The findings indicate that investment in housing real estate can serve as a strong capital hedge, particularly during periods of low inflation. Implications: The study provides important insights for examining the relationship between housing real estate investments, inflation, and exchange rates. …”
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Culture and Self-Congruity in Online Product Ratings: Exploring a Dual Perspective on Emotional Differences in the Pleasure and Pain of Consumption by Minuk Ju, Dongho Yoo

“…Based on these results, we elucidated this study’s academic implications. We also provided practical implications for companies implementing effective online marketing strategies.…”
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Factors affecting online purchase intention of handcraft products: moderation of lifestyle by Triyono Triyono, Moh. Rusnoto Susanto, Insanul Qisti Barriyah, Yayan Sofyan, Muh. Syaiful Saehu

“…Method – This study uses a quantitative method and a causally associative approach. …”
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Implikasi Hukum Perubahan Kedua Undang-Undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik: Menyeimbangkan Kebebasan Berpendapat dan Partisipasi Publik dalam Demokrasi Digital by Zainal Arifin, Zico Junius Fernando, Emi Puasa Handayani

“… This study examines the legal implications of the second amendment to the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU ITE) through Law No. 1 of 2024 on public participation in cyberspace, particularly in the context of general elections (PEMILU). …”
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‘We have learning objectives, not enjoyment objectives': the role of enjoyment in Life Sciences teaching and learning by Catherine Mansfield

“…Recommendations from this study include working towards relational and ‘emotionally literate’ pedagogy with potential implications for education practitioners and students in STEM and across HE. …”
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Leveraging artificial intelligence as a learning tool in higher education by Mncedisi Christian Maphalala, Oluwatoyin Ayodele Ajani

“…The study systematically reviewed 87 empirical studies from databases between 2014 and 2024 to investigate the benefits, challenges, and implications of incorporating AI into higher education. …”
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CONTEXTUALIZING ATTITUDE-INTENTION-BEHAVIOUR TRIAD WITH GREEN MARKETING & SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES: AN ISM APPROACH by Simran Babu, Saroj Kumar Sahoo, Oleksandr A. Zadoia

“…The newly developed model also provides strategic inputs to the public planners for sustainable practices in the society. Limitations & Implications: Empirical testing of the model with psychometric properties can provide wider applicability of this study.…”
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Faculty perspectives on generative artificial intelligence: insights into awareness, benefits, concerns, and uses by Budour Almisad, Ayda Aleidan

“…BackgroundThe study examined university faculty members’ perspectives on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools, focusing on their awareness, perceived benefits, concerns, and uses and applications in education.MethodsThe study employed a cross-sectional descriptive research design in which data were collected using a questionnaire instrument in the summer semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. …”
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Commitment-based human resource practices, job satisfaction and proactive knowledge-seeking behavior: The moderating role of organizational identification by Aleksandra Rudawska

“…Research limitations/implications – The study limitations regard mainly its cross-sectional design and single cultural and industrial context. …”
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Organisational Enablers of Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Public Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review by Nina Tomaževič, Eva Murko, Aleksander Aristovnik

“…Finally, the interpretation and coding of literature, despite the use of NVivo 12, involved subjective elements that could affect the study’s outcomes. Practical implications: Drawing from experiences in the private sector, public institutions are increasingly adopting AI technologies across various subsectors such as public finance (taxation), research, healthcare, law enforcement, defence, education. …”
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The impact of artificial intelligence on human resource management practices: An investigation by Thandukwazi R. Ncube, Kusangiphila K. Sishi, Jane P. Skinner

“…Practical/managerial implications: The study offers recommendations for organisations to maximise the benefits of AI while addressing its associated challenges. …”
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Linking transformational leadership to turnover intention in universities: the mediating effect of organizational culture by Julius Samuel Opolot, Gabriel Simiyu, Henry Mutebi, Gideon Nkurunziza, Justus Ayesigye

“…Research limitations/implications – First, the study was limited to academic staff at selected universities in Uganda, which may limit the generalizability of the findings. …”
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Initial Development of the Intersectionality Pedagogy Scale by Jenae Thompson, Walter Frazier

“…The result is the development of the Intersectionality Pedagogy Scale, a 23-item scale with a single factor that measures intersectionality pedagogy. The implications for this study will be discussed, along with recommendations for further research. …”
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Forced labor in accounting during World War II. The case of the company SS Ostindustrie GmbH by Mikołaj Turzyński, Adam Kędrzyński

“…., the concepts of necropolitics and postcolony).Findings: The study establishes that a forced laborer was treated as a resource, subject to consumption, which ended in death. …”
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Publishing Practices of NIH-Funded Faculty at MIT. by Courtney Crummett, Tracy A. Gabridge, Erja Kajosalo, Howard J. Silver, Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Remlee S. Green, Michael M. Noga, Amy Stout

“…Implications for library services are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] …”
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Statistical Thinking in quality improvement: use, difficulties and benefits of its implantation in industries of the Brazilian State of São Paulo by Jose Carlos de Toledo, Fabiane Letícia Lizarelli, Adriana Barbosa dos Santos, Artur Ishizaka

“…Originality There are few empirical studies on the application of the statistical thinking and techniques which study their difficulties of implementation and their benefits in manufacturing companies. …”
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Evaluating the Negative Impacts of New Technologies on Intellectual Property Law Using Neutrosophic Z Numbers by Sandra Dayanara Correa Solis, Esther Maricela Coello Avilés, Jennifer Andrea Bravo Zapata

“…Participants assessed case studies involving new technologies. Results showed the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant (p < 0.001) greater ability to identify and analyze the negative IP implications, particularly for AI and blockchain. …”
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"MISSED" COMMUNICATION IN ONLINE COMMUNICATION: TENSIONS IN A GERMAN-AMERICAN TELECOLLABORATION by Paige Ware

“…The paper concludes by addressing the implications of these findings for future research promoting language and culture learning online.…”
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Gender, Age and Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships in Student Teachers by Gracia González-Gijón, Francisco Javier Jiménez-Ríos, Nazaret Martínez-Heredia, Andrés Soriano-Díaz

“…This study aims to determine the differences or similarities between the violence suffered by student teachers in their intimate partner relationships, as well as the implications for their training as teachers. …”
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