Se démarquer dans l’industrie du bien-être. Transnationalisme, innovation et indianité by Laurent Pordié

“…This article aims to analyze this paradox by studying the logic at work in the construction of a brand identifying and distinguishing Mango Spa, an Indian chain of health and fitness centers. …”
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Examining Black girls’ mathematics and science dispositions using large-scale assessment and survey data: A QuantCrit framework by Thao T. Vo, Shenghai Dai, Brian F. French

“…Each profile is examined with distal achievement outcomes and opportunity-to-learn factors. Implications of this race-focused work are discussed.…”
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What makes travel 'local': Defining and understanding local travel behaviour by Kevin Manaugh, Ahmed El-Geneidy

“…In recent years, land use and transportation planning priorities have shifted from issues of mobility to focus on the capacity of neighbourhoods to provide opportunities to live, work, shop, and socialize at the local scale. This research explores a sample of households from Montreal, Quebec, Canada that engaged in multiple trip purposes on the same day and measures the effects of household, individual, and trip characteristics on their travel behaviour, especially the localization of these trips. …”
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Organizational factors influencing project success: an assessment in the automotive industry by Izabela Andressa Machado dos Santos, Gladys Dorotea Cacsire Barriga, Daniel Jugend, Paulo Augusto Cauchick-Miguel

“…Abstract Paper aims Although many researchers have identified important factors for project success, there is no consensus with regard to all the factors that influence project success. This work aims to assess organizational factors that influence project success in automotive firms. …”
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Avatars in the educational metaverse by Md Zabirul Islam, Ge Wang

“…These avatars enable students to engage in realistic scenarios, work in groups, and develop essential skills using adaptive and intelligent technologies. …”
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Evaluating the Wettability of Hydrophobized Granular Solids via Rheological Analysis of Surfactant-induced Modifications by Ronald Mercado, Arlex Chaves

“…The proposed rheological methodology not only addresses the limitations of conventional wettability assessments but also provides a comprehensive framework for characterizing and tailoring the interfacial properties of particulate systems. This work has implications for a range of industries, from petroleum and coatings to material science, offering a new avenue for designing systems with optimized wettability and flow properties.…”
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Artificial Intelligence between Benefits and Speculative Challenges by Marieta Stanciu, Dragos Stuparu

“…We must have a vision common and coherent, targeting the digital age towards which we are rapidly moving to learn, work, socialize, interact, and access services such as health, culture, various organizations, and governments. …”
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Trends in audio scene source counting and analysis by Michael Nigro, Sridhar Krishnan

“…Audio source counting is one such task that has implications to many other aspects of audio analysis, yet it is relatively unexplored. …”
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Investigation of the Brazilian academic production in Ergonomics, from 1987 to 2017 by Lia Buarque de Macedo Guimarães, José Luis Duarte Ribeiro, Rosimeire Sedrez Bitencourt, Itiro Iida

“…Implications for theory and practice The lack of clear objectives, main results and applications in the abstracts reduces the potential interest in the studies. …”
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Avatars vs. Actors: Comparison Shows Little Difference in Role-Play Simulations for Psychology Students Authors by Melinda Russell-Stamp, Jean R. Norman, Kennedy Parker

“…High levels of benefits from group work also were found. An awkwardness, or uncanny valley effect, came up, though significantly more in the avatar group. …”
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Stakeholder responses to core aspects of integrated STEM education: Instrument development and pilot study by Tasos Hovardas, Nikoletta Xenofontos, Zacharias C. Zacharia

“… The present paper reports on work undertaken within the frame of the STE(A)M IT project on integrated STEM education (Erasmus + program; Grant agreement 612845-EPP-1-2019-1- BE-EPPKA3-PI-FORWARD). …”
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Corporate governance in startups: a classification model for agtechs in Brazil by Felipe Urtado, Cláudio Machado Filho

“…In addition to enhancing transparency and talent retention, the proposed model highlights the importance of adapting governance practices to the specific needs of each development stage. This work uniquely contributes to the literature by directly linking governance practices to the needs of startups in emerging sectors, providing a validated framework with practical implications for managers and policymakers and suggesting directions for future research.…”
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MAKING SENSE OF RESEARCH: UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING ACADEMIC SUMMARIES by Irina Ivanova

“…However, if they have not mastered the simpler skills of summarising, less demanding in terms of content and structure texts, it would be more difficult for them to work with academic discourse characterised by higher information density and complex reasoning and argumentation. …”
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Cysteine-rich zinc finger proteins and the nuclear factor kappa-B pathway by Andrew T. Stoltzfus, Sarah L. J. Michel

“…This work will summarize the known connections between ZFs and persulfidation and has the potential to inform on the development of related therapies.…”
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A spatial epidemic model with contact and mobility restrictions by Federico Ferraccioli, Nikolaos I. Stilianakis, Vladimir M. Veliov

“…Despite this, there have been rather limited contributions looking at policy optimization. This work combines a new spatiotemporal epidemic model of a heterogeneous mixed population located at different places with an optimal control approach to show the effects of contact and mobility restrictions under policy optimization. …”
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Involving People in Conservation: Perceptions from Maine, USA by Alyssa R. Soucy, Sandra De Urioste-Stone, Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Jessica Jansujwicz, Karla Eitel, Matthew Brownlee

“…We conclude by discussing the implications for equitable conservation that seeks to incorporate diverse voices.…”
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Imag(in)ing the Invisible by Elizabeth S. Cameron

“…I begin by critically considering the implications this has for feminized bodies with chronic illnesses through the example of endometriosis, a common chronic pain disease that is not well understood within the biomedical paradigm. …”
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Protected Gold Nanoparticles with Thioethers and Amines As Surrogate Ligands by M. Rafiq H. Siddiqui

“…Replacement reactions on the Au24L showed that Au:L ratios may be increased (up to Au55:L (L= (H25C12)2S)) or decreased (Au12:L (L= H2NC12H25 and H2NC6H13)) as desired. This work encompassing the role of analytical techniques used, that is, elemental analysis, variable temperature 1H NMR, FAB mass spectrometry, UV-Vis spectroscopy, thin film X-ray diffraction, and high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM) has implications in the study of size control, purity, stability, and metal assays of gold nanoparticles.…”
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The Experiences of International Researchers in Japanese Companies: A Graduate Capital Perspective by Ming Li (李明), Futao Huang (黄福涛)

“…Findings The study indicates that international researchers' motivations to work in Japanese companies include professional advancement, the research environment, academic opportunities, economic factors, and cultural elements. …”
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Employable Wealth: Reframing Community Cultural Wealth as Employability for Students of Color in Higher Education by Christopher Burnett, Zachary Taylor

“…We then address directions forward and implications for policy and practice to support students of Color on their path toward post-graduate employment.  …”
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