E-commerce is transforming urban freight systems and creating challenges for last-mile delivery due to fragmented demand, high stop density, and diverse delivery models. This study examines last-mile e-commerce delivery in five cities, primarily focusing on parcel deliveries, and analyzes how the state …

Decades of research on intercultural competence (ICC) development in higher education have primarily focused on interventions implemented during enrollment, with limited attention to the experiences students bring with them upon entry. This study therefore explores differences in ICC at the point of …

Labor market demands are changing considerably amidst modern developments. Furthermore, societies are becoming increasingly diverse economically, socially, and culturally. Transformative learning is needed to address these economic and societal challenges and capitalize on the increasing diversity in …

In an increasingly globalized world challenged by multiple social problems, global social identifications (GSIs, e.g., with all humanity) are concepts of growing interest. Although such identifications can be affected by the cultural contexts in which they are manifested, research on them remains largely …

The liberalisation of services has been central to the rcep process, reflecting the inter ests of key stakeholders involved in the negotiations. The outcome of rcep can be viewed as a political-economic balance that harmonises the diverse interests of its member countries. However, the agreement is sometimes …

Background: Game-making has the potential to foster cultural participation and empowerment, yet its role as a form of culture- making remains underexplored. Existing approaches to cultural engagement often overlook the creative and participatory pos- sibilities of game-making for addressing pressing …

Computed tomography (CT) at the third lumbar vertebra (L3) is widely used for muscle quantification, but manual segmentation is labor intensive. This study externally validates an AI model, trained on a public dataset, for automated L3 muscle segmentation using an independent cohort, including a subgroup …

Dit vijfjarig onderzoek is uitgevoerd onder tien teams van een faculteit in het hoger onderwijs. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd om het diversiteits- en inclusiebeleid van de faculteit te versterken en om beter inzicht te krijgen in wat in de praktijk werkt. Het onderzoek laat zien dat de doelen en activiteiten …

Biodiversity and water quality analysis was performed in the Bulurancang and Curah Tangkil springs present in mount Arjuno-Welirang. These values were correlated via the Pearson method. It was found that Bulurancang consistently showed higher species richness, diversity indices, and taxa in comparison …

This study examined how school diversity perspectives (multiculturalism, critical consciousness, color-evasion) may enhance student outcomes (school belonging, well-being, intercultural contact) and whether a strong diversity climate among classmates (openness and appreciation of diversity) may moderate …