A Watershed Approach to Co-Creating Just Sustainabilities: Reflections from the Lake Superior Living Labs Network by Charles Z. Levkoe, Nairne Cameron, Lindsay P. Galway, Rachel L. W. Portinga, Randy Hanson, Kathryn Milun, Erika Vye

“…The LSLLN was established in 2018 as a platform to connect academics and community groups across Canada, the United States, and multiple Indigenous territories, with the goal of developing and expanding partnerships and place-based collaborative initiatives grounded in the Lake Superior watershed as a social-ecological system. Drawing on these insights, we consider the possibilities for a watershed-based approach to living labs. …”
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Customer value co-creation practices for community well-being in E-commerce platform: An information-based perspective by Nguyen M. Tuan, Dang T. Doan

“…The paper investigates the role of customer value co-creation practices within e-commerce platforms, drawing on service dominant logic, practice theory and institutional work. …”
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PARENTING STYLE AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS OF NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY STAFF SCHOOL KADUNA by JONATHAN IORNENGE UGESE, OKOLO IFELUNWA, CHIBUIKE CHINONSO MGBEANULI, CHINONSO NDUBISI UGWUOWO, OKAFOR ONYEDIKACHI JOSEPH, SUNNI ISAAC MALLO, WALTER IWOBI CHUKWUEMEKA

“… This study investigates the predictive relationship between parenting styles and the psychological well-being of students attending the Nigerian Defence Academy Staff School in Kaduna. Drawing on a sample of 200 participants, data were collected using a cross-sectional survey design, with measures including the Parenting Care Scale (PCS) and the Brief Psychological Wellbeing Scale. …”
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Employees’ attitudes and work-related stress in the digital workplace: an empirical investigation by Maddalena Cavicchioli, Fabio Demaria, Francesca Nannetti, Anna Chiara Scapolan, Tommaso Fabbri

“…., job satisfaction, person-organization fit, engagement, and work-life interface) on stress levels.MethodsDrawing on data from Microsoft 365 activity records and an online survey of employees in an Italian AI firm, this study applies Factor Analysis and Generalized Additive Models to analyze the above-mentioned interactions in a highly digitalized context.ResultsFindings indicate that the time–space intensification and extension of the working experience has a significant impact in terms of increasing work-related stress when exceeding certain number of off-hours digital actions and virtual meetings. …”
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Exploring Conditions for Designing Citizen Observatories in Sri Lanka: The Case of Air Quality in Rural Areas by Chaminda Rathnayake, Somya Joshi, Teresa Cerratto-Pargman

“…Citizen observatories (COs) are socio-technical initiatives that seek to engage citizens interested in environmental issues via digital applications to gather ecological data, drawing on participatory approaches. While CO projects conducted in the Global North have successfully engaged citizens, less is known about how they engage with citizens in rural areas in the Global South. …”
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The optimal route search in Bengaluru city transport using Hamilton circuit algorithm by Parkavi S, Parthiban A

“…One strategy to address the issue of congestion is traffic engineering. So, drawing inspiration and motivation from the outstanding work of Mungporn, Pongsiri et al., “Modeling and control of multiphase interleaved fuel-cell boost converter based on Hamiltonian control theory for transportation applications, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification 6.2, 2020, pp. 519-529”, in this paper, we study an intelligent agent model to perform route engineering for public transportation in the Bengaluru city, based on the Hamilton circuit algorithm and analyze the best and optimal route among the three significant routes out of twelve available using various parameters. …”
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Facilitation of students’ disembedding in an online visual arts and mathematics education program by Mehtap Kus, Nora S. Newcombe

“…It is important in creating and analyzing artworks by separating a figure from its background, as well as for solving geometric problems where shapes must be viewed from new perspectives. Drawing upon research in psychology, arts, and mathematics education, the present study aimed to facilitate students’ disembedding in an online educational program employing the teaching experiment methodology. …”
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The Effect of Monetary Rewards on Employees Performance in Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Pride Microfinance Kabale Branch. by Ainebyoona, Joab

“…The researcher employed descriptive and analytical research designs, thus both quantitative and qualitative data as collected with the help of questionnaires and interview guide, the data analyzed was collected r purposes of drawing conclusions and recommendations. The findings revealed that financial incentives improve on task performance because majority of the respondents supported that financial incentives improve on task performance, few of the respondents disagreed with the question while others were not sure whether financial incentives significantly improve on task performance or not. …”
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Effect of Monetary Rewards on Employees Performance in Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Pride Microfinance Kabale Branch. by Nayebare, Violah

“…The researcher employed descriptive and analytical research designs ,thus both quantitative and qualitative data was collected with the help of questionnaires and interview guide, the data analyzed was collected for purposes of drawing conclusions and recommendations .The findings revealed that financial incentives improve on task performance because majority of the respondents supported that financial incentives improve on task performance, few of the respondents disagreed with the question while others were not sure whether financial incentives significantly improve on task performance or not. …”
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Teachers' Competence as an Avenue for "Learning Through Play Pedagogy" in Preschools: A Case of Makindye Ssabagabo Division. by Ngalonsa, Luciana, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…These techniques involved observing the study participants & behavior and drawing conclusions based on their responses and actions in the way they engaged in incorporating the learning through play pedagogy. …”
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Social Administration and Societal Transformation in Uganda Today. by Mugavu, George

“…In this paper I reviewed the genesis, the roles of Social Administrators, the challenges that hamper the activities the discipline of Social Administration drawing substantiations from the Ugandan experience. …”
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Çin Siyasi Düşüncesi ve Siyasi Tarihi Bağlamında Çinli Siyasi Elitler by Tuğrul Keskin

“…Ulusoy emphasizes the resilience and adaptability of China's political elites, drawing parallels with similar movements in Turkish political history, such as the Young Turks and the Kemalist revolution. …”
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Land conversions not climate effects are the dominant indirect consequence of sun-driven CO2 capture, conversion, and sequestration by Moritz Adam, Thomas Kleinen, Matthias M May, Kira Rehfeld

“…Here, we study Earth system impacts of modular, s un-powered process chains, which combine d irect a ir c apture with (electro)chemical c onversion of the captured CO _2 into liquid or solid sink products and subsequent product s torage (sDACCCS). Drawing on a novel explicit representation of CO _2 removal in a state-of-the-art Earth system model, we find that these process chains can be renewably powered and have minimal implications for the climate and carbon cycle. …”
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SURVIVING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN NIGERIA: COPING STRATEGIES OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) IN BENUE STATE, NORTHCENTRAL, NIGERIA by ISAAC OLAWALE ALBERT, JOEL ABAH

“…The study argues that government and CSOs inchoate interventions have left the IDP with the option of fending for their needs; and this, have led to reducing sufferings, as well as lessening dependence on epileptic humanitarian aids; thereby enhancing and self-reliance. Drawing from the human needs theory, this study examines displacement and its impact on productivity, IDP needs, interventions and coping strategies. …”
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‘Shift’ Adaptation and a New Croatian Standard for Haavikko Developmental Stages’ Timing by Ivan Bedek, Jelena Dumančić, Tomislav Lauc, Miljenko Marušić, Ivana Čuković-Bagić

“…Material and methods: To achieve this objective, 1997 digital, standardized orthopantomograms of children aged 5 to 16 were collected in four Croatian cities. Drawing upon a previously published study of the Croatian population, a simple adaptation named ‘shift’ was introduced to the Haavikko method by adding the average difference between chronological and dental age to the estimated dental age. …”
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SYMBOLIC ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR DEEP LEARNING by Vladimir Milićević, Igor Franc, Maja Lutovac Banduka, Nemanja Zdravković, Nikola Dimitrijević

“…In this paper, we propose, as a proof of concept, to start the system design by drawing a single neuron. A more complex scheme of the neural network is obtained by using the copy, move, and paste commands for the simplest unit. …”
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INCREASING VALUE-BASED COMPANY POTENTIAL: THE GROUNDS OF A FULL-SCALE ASSESSMENT by Romans Dyakons, Vsevolods Karajevs, Rostislavs Kopitovs

“…The subject of this assessment is the decision-making methodology, which serves as the basis for drawing conclusions about the states of the process and includes elements for training personnel involved in the implementation of the new version of the system. …”
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Engaging primary care physicians in system change – an interpretive qualitative study in a remote and rural health region in Northern British Columbia, Canada by David Snadden, Trish Reay, Neil Hanlon, Martha MacLeod

“…These included 10 physicians, three Regional Executives, 18 Primary Healthcare coordinators and three Division of Family Practice leads.Results Three major interconnected themes that depicted the process of engagement were identified: working through tensions constructively, drawing on structures for engagement and facilitating relationships.Conclusions Physician engagement was recognised as a priority by Northern Health in its efforts to create system change. …”
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Unveiling personalized and gamification-based cybersecurity risks within financial institutions by Amna Shahzadi, Kashif Ishaq, Naeem A. Nawaz, Fadhilah Rosdi, Fawad Ali Khan

“…The discussion systematically addresses key themes, like the role of gamification in marketing strategies, enhancing website functionality, and its application within the financial sector, including e-banking, drawing insights from academic and industry perspectives. …”
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Zakat-based urban farming: A tool for poverty alleviation, community empowerment, financial inclusion, and food security by Kinan Salim, Baharom Abdul Hamid, Ziyaad Mahomed, Wiaam Hassan

“… Purpose – This study introduces a zakat-based model aimed at poverty reduction and enhancing food security in urban settings. Drawing upon the principles of Islamic social finance, the model integrates urban farming with the utilization of zakat, charity, and corporate social responsibility funds, offering sustainable financial avenues for disadvantaged individuals and social enterprises. …”
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