The article investigates the role of leadership potential in ensuring effective project management under conditions of structural change, using the regions of Ukraine as an empirical case. The relevance of the study is determined by the growing importance of project-based management in an environment characterised by increased uncertainty, innovation-driven transformations, and deep structural disruptions that intensified after 2022. Under such conditions, managerial competencies, particularly leadership potential, become a critical factor influencing project implementation and organisational performance. Within the study, the leadership potential of innovation-oriented managers is conceptualised as an integral latent construct that combines emotional intelligence, leadership behaviour, and innovation orientation. The empirical basis of the research consists of survey data collected from managers across various industries and regions of Ukraine (N = 210), as well as official statistical data reflecting regional project and investment activity for the period 2018–2024. The methodological framework integrates psychometric analysis, the index method for constructing composite indicators, and fixed-effects panel regression to assess the relationship between leadership potential and project management performance. Project management performance is assessed using an integral index based on official statistical proxies, including capital investment volumes, expenditures on innovation activities, and regional gross value added. The empirical results reveal a statistically significant positive relationship between managers’ leadership potential and project management performance at the micro level. The integral leadership potential indicator demonstrates stronger explanatory power compared to its individual components, supporting the relevance of a comprehensive approach to evaluating managerial human capital. At the same time, the meso-level analysis indicates a substantial weakening of the relationship between leadership potential and project management performance after 2022. This finding suggests that, during periods of profound structural shock, exogenous factors such as security conditions, infrastructure constraints, and institutional changes dominate over managerial characteristics in shaping project outcomes. The scientific novelty of the study lies in combining psychometric measurement of leadership potential with quantitative regional analysis of project management performance while explicitly accounting for structural change. The practical implications of the findings include their potential use in designing management decisions aimed at fostering innovation-oriented leadership and enhancing project effectiveness under unstable and rapidly changing conditions.

Purpose: to systematize scientific knowledge about digital twins (DT), considering their potential as a tool for digital modernization of socio-economic systems within the innovation-driven economy, with an emphasis on identifying key trends, terminological discrepancies, and factors of interdisciplinary development. Methods: the methodological basis includes bibliometric, comparative, and content analysis of publications indexed in ScienceDirect and eLibrary (2000–2024). Classification, systematization, thematic modeling, and interpretation were applied. The analysis considered quantitative and qualitative indicators: publication dynamics, terminology, disciplinary orientation, and national research traditions. Results: a steady growth of publications was established, especially over the past 5 years. Most studies are concentrated in engineering, computer science, and medicine, reflecting the technological orientation of the discourse. Differences between international and domestic publications were found in terminology, priorities, levels of interdisciplinarity, indicating asynchronous development and limiting transfer of engineering solutions into the socio-economic sphere. A classification of application areas and a taxonomy of implementation methods of digital twins were developed, supporting terminology unification and guiding applied research. At the same time, significant untapped potential was revealed in managerial and organizational-economic practices – from logistics and maintenance to strategic planning and sectoral digital programs – making digital twins an important instrument of modernization in the innovative economy. Conclusions and Relevance: the analysis confirmed the high potential of digital twins for integration into management processes, strategic planning, and industry programs within the innovation-driven economy. The practical significance of the study lies in creating a unified knowledge base for strategic management and modernization of the innovative economy. The future research should focus on terminology institutionalization, development of interdisciplinary models, and empirical case studies of technology implementation.

This empirical descriptive case study explored the implementation of oxytocin massage to improve breast milk flow among post–Sectio Caesarea mothers in the Alamanda Ward of RSI PKU Muhammadiyah Pekajangan. Five participants were selected through purposive sampling based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected using structured observation sheets assessing lactation indicators, clinical responses, and implementation quality over three consecutive days. Findings indicate that oxytocin massage was associated with progressive stabilization of postoperative physiological conditions, enhanced maternal readiness for breastfeeding, and consistent clinical implementation aligned with institutional standard operating procedures. The integration of structured monitoring and complete documentation supported reliable evaluation of lactation outcomes within the case-study framework. The results highlight that effective implementation quality plays a crucial role in maximizing the neurohormonal mechanisms underlying milk ejection reflexes in post-surgical mothers. These findings support the incorporation of oxytocin massage as an evidence-informed, non-pharmacological nursing intervention to optimize lactation management in post–Sectio Caesarea care settings.

Objective – To analyze how the configuration of the urban environment influences the physical, mental, and social health of the population, demonstrating that factors such as green areas, active mobility, environmental comfort, noise control, sociability, safety, and access to essential services constitute structural determinants of well-being. The study seeks to demonstrate that neighborhoods structured under principles of social urbanism and socio-environmental integration have greater potential to promote healthy and sustainable cities. Methodology – The study adopts a qualitative and interdisciplinary approach, based on theoretical and documentary review of institutional reports (PPS, UN, WHO, European Union), national and international scientific studies, Brazilian technical standards (NBR 10.151 and NBR 10.152), and empirical case analyses. The investigation articulates frameworks from public health, urban planning, and sustainability to understand the relationship between the built environment and collective well-being. Based on the bibliographic framework, the study systematizes a set of analytical keys that structure the understanding of the healthy city: i) territorial inequality, ii) environmental comfort, iii) green infrastructure, iv) social capital, v) active mobility, and vi) integrated governance. Originality/Relevance – The study addresses a theoretical gap at the intersection of urban planning, public health, and socio-environmental justice, overcoming fragmented approaches that treat health as an exclusively biological phenomenon. By integrating evidence on socio-spatial segregation, urban heat islands, noise pollution, and social capital, the research reinforces the need for urban policies structured around the social determinants of health, contributing to the contemporary debate on healthy cities in the context of climate change and urban inequalities. Results – The findings indicate that spatial segregation and infrastructural precariousness are associated with poorer health indicators, while thermal differences between neighborhoods disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Noise pollution negatively impacts well-being, with cognitive and cardiovascular consequences. Conversely, the presence of green spaces, active mobility, and strengthened social support networks reduces risks to physical and mental health. Strategies based on public space qualification and socio-environmental integration demonstrate potential to mitigate environmental impacts and strengthen community bonds. Theoretical/Methodological Contributions – The study advances the debate on healthy cities by integrating environmental health, urban comfort, social capital, and participatory planning within a unified analytical framework. Methodologically, it systematizes diverse empirical evidence from an integrated socio-spatial perspective, offering a framework applicable to public policy formulation and territorial interventions. Social and Environmental Contributions – Socially, the study reinforces the need for urban policies that promote inclusion, belonging, and the reduction of territorial inequalities. Environmentally, it highlights the expansion of green areas, noise control, mitigation of urban heat islands, and the promotion of active mobility as concrete strategies to enhance climate resilience and improve urban quality of life.

ABSTRACT This study proposes a systematic policy framework that leverages special tax measures to steer stakeholder behavior toward urban cultural heritage conservation. Integrating comparative policy analysis, microeconomic modeling, systematic policy framework construction and case studies from China, we design a synergistic system of tax incentives and disincentives across income, consumption, and property taxes. The framework is contextualized within China’s forthcoming Cultural Heritage Conservation Law and demonstrates how fiscal instruments can align individual economic rationality with collective conservation goals. A three-stage decision model – grounded in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) – is introduced to assess the suitability, necessity, and balancing of tax interventions. Based on the analysis of secondary sources and policy documents, empirical case studies in Suzhou and Tianshui are used to illustrate the framework’s efficacy and limitations. The findings offer a transferable model for sustainable urban governance, with relevance for rapidly urbanizing regions globally.

Defining Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) is a central requirement of outcome-based education (OBE) and quality assurance (QA) in higher education, yet it remains a persistent challenge for curriculum developers. Although national qualification frameworks and QA standards such as the Thai Higher Education Qualifications Framework and the ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance framework specify domains and descriptors for learning outcomes, they provide limited procedural guidance on how PLOs should be systematically derived from stakeholder needs, competency frameworks, and institutional missions. As a result, curriculum teams often rely on ad hoc or experience-based practices, leading to weak alignment between intended outcomes, curriculum design, and workforce expectations. This paper introduces the FISO framework, a structured four-stage process comprising Find, Identify, Select, and Obtain, designed to support the rigorous and transparent derivation of PLOs. Drawing on literature in OBE, competency-based curriculum design, global digital and professional competency frameworks, and conceptual models in Information Science, particularly the IFLA Library Reference Model, the study positions FISO as a conceptual–methodological contribution to curriculum design research. The framework is illustrated through an empirical mini case involving the redesign of undergraduate Information Science program at a Thai university, demonstrating how stakeholder evidence is systematically translated into validated learning outcomes. The paper concludes by discussing the theoretical and practical implications of FISO for curriculum developers, policymakers, and quality assurance practitioners, highlighting its potential to enhance transparency, coherence, and auditability in learning outcome formulation across higher education contexts.

It is by now a well-known fact that many nationalist causes find support in their diasporas. While scholars of diaspora engagement deliberated on diasporas as ‘peace makers' or ‘peace wreckers' and ‘constructive' or ‘destructive', more recent scholarship, based on empirical research and case studies, foregrounds context and complexity. Research on transnational memory activism, for example, examines how the efforts of diasporas can lead to the promotion, entrenchment or disavowal of the foundational logics upon which nationalisms are built, sustained or challenged. This paper addresses the impacts of diaspora memory activism in Canada on Croatian and Ukrainian nationalist sentiments and the roles memories of violence play in forging or contesting collective identification and mobilization. I discuss the persistence and consequences of memory activists’ commitments to redress for past suffering and their efforts in support of homeland nationalist causes. I ask: How does memory activism across generations reinforce or contest histories and fictions upon which commemorations are based that serve to energize nationalism and associations with violence? Moreover, what can we learn about the changing conditions and contexts in which these memories are activated, mobilized, sustained or disrupted?

This article presents an ethical critique of clinical attire- specifically the doctor’s white coat and the patient’s hospital gown- through the lens of enclothed cognition, which posits that clothing influences cognitive processes and social interactions. The white coat symbolizes medical authority and professionalism but may unintentionally reinforce hierarchical dynamics, overconfidence, and emotional detachment. Conversely, the patient gown may often evoke vulnerability, depersonalization, and diminished respect for autonomy, disproportionately affecting marginalized groups and exacerbating health inequities. Drawing on empirical case studies, ethical theory, and institutional policies, the analysis reveals how clothing in healthcare is a moral artifact shaping power, dignity, respect for autonomy, and justice. The article calls for context-sensitive, inclusive reforms in clinical attire policies, emphasizing the integration of symbolic awareness and patient-centered design. Reimagining medical garments as tools of ethical care—not mere uniforms or convenience- can foster more equitable, respectful, and relational healthcare environments.

ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of urban regeneration and high-quality county-level development in China, the sustainable transformation of industrial cultural sites faces critical challenges such as the weakening of cultural symbols, spatial homogenization, and insufficient community engagement. Existing studies largely emphasize functional substitution and physical renovation, but pay limited attention to cultural narratives, emotional experiences, and social interaction dynamics that shape the built environment at the micro scale. Drawing on policy orientations of “people-centeredness, stock optimization, and vitality enhancement” and Professor Clark’s three-dimensional model of the Theory of Scenes, this study integrates a design thinking methodological perspective to construct a localized scene-dimensional explanatory framework with three primary attributes – physical, social, and emotional – and fifteen sub-dimensions. Using the “Line IN Now” Youth Internet Community in Ninghai County as an empirical case, Delphi method, expert scoring, and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) testing are employed to assess 26 types of amenities. The results indicate deficits in authenticity, everydayness, and social participation, and a consumption-driven tendency in emotional attributes. Accordingly, the study proposes sustainable design strategies of symbol reinforcement, functional hybridity, and public-service enhancement, thereby forming an evaluation – design loop that supports spatial decision-making for the transformation and upgrading of county-level industrial cultural sites.

Computational literacy, broadly defined as having the skills and knowledge to use computing technology, provides new avenues for students to connect sociological concepts with empirical cases. However, integrating computational literacy into undergraduate sociology curricula presents logistical and other challenges for instructors. This article explores how to overcome these challenges by using software to integrate computational skill building into existing topical courses. A case study of a social network analysis course is presented to illustrate this integration in practice. Although students’ experiences in this course were positive, we identify key difficulties in administering the course, such as time constraints and students’ varied computational expertise. We discuss recommendations for overcoming these difficulties and conclude that developing computational literacy in topical electives is possible. Such an approach provides students new ways to engage with complex social issues.

The epitome of sustainable public procurement practices aligns with the principles of transparency, integrity, competitiveness, and efficiency, underpinned by the growing adoption of big data analytics capabilities. Big data analytics (BDA) enhances supply chain visibility, operational efficiency, and risk management; however, it has become evident that public supply chains in developing nations require robust digital infrastructure to effectively leverage the potential benefits of BDA. The research objective is to establish the effective role of Big Data Analytics (BDA) in enhancing sustainable public procurement practices (SPPP), aligning with the objectives of the Namibian Procurement Act 2015. The research further evaluates the factors impacting the technological, organisational and environmental context of public procurement principles through data-driven insights on the view of economic constraints and inequalities. The descriptive quantitative research design is rooted in a positivist perspective, focusing on an empirical case study of Namibia to assess the impact of BDA within the Technology-Organisation-Environment (TOE) framework. The research design employs a descriptive case study, enabling the exploration of factorial interrelationships. Diverse perspectives are integrated via stratified sampling, resulting in a sample size of 270 administered for data collection. Inferential statistics, including multivariate analysis, were used to analyse the data. The study revealed enhanced public procurement practices following the enactment of the Public Procurement Act 2015. ICT infrastructure, data quality, and system scalability are pivotal for BDA integration, despite hindrances such as leadership commitment, procurement capacity, procedural complexities, and resource constraints, which impede the shift towards sustainable procurement. These findings culminate in a TOE framework, which suggests that BDA's adoption offers significant strategic value, including improved decision-making, increased efficiency, enhanced transparency, and improved supplier performance in procurement. BDA's strategic effective role/value influences its adoption, leading to the transformation of sustainable public procurement practices in Namibia. This model systematically outlines the impact of BDA adoption on public procurement, showcasing how the TOE factors shape BDA's success in achieving SPPP. This research provides policymakers, public procurement professionals, and technology providers with practical insights to enhance the strategic value of BDA for sustainable procurement. This study contextualises the interplay of TOE factors for BDA adoption in public procurement for developing nations.

Purpose The persistent digital divide across African regions undermines educational, economic and civic outcomes. Public and academic libraries are well positioned to mitigate these disparities through digital literacy initiatives. This study aims to review capacity-building programs and competency frameworks implemented in African libraries between 2010 and 2025. Design/methodology/approach Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, systematic searches were conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO, AJOL, ERIC, ProQuest and grey literature sources. Predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria guided the selection of empirical studies, case reports and evaluations of digital literacy interventions. In total, 84 studies met the inclusion criteria. Findings Libraries offered diverse initiatives for staff (workshops, online modules, mentorship and fellowships) and users (formal courses, drop-in clinics and curriculum integration). Infrastructure investment, cross-sector partnerships and resource sharing enhanced capacity, while only 37% of studies referenced formal frameworks such as the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions or DigComp, with limited local adaptation. Academic libraries emphasized research-oriented training, whereas public libraries focused on basic e-skills and community outreach. Persistent challenges included unreliable power, limited funding and weak sustainability planning, though staff confidence and user engagement showed significant gains. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first systematic review to synthesize evidence on library-led digital literacy initiatives across Africa within a 15-year span. It provides critical insights into enablers, barriers and framework usage, offering policy and practice recommendations to embed libraries in national digital inclusion strategies and support the development of African-centric competency frameworks.

Retirement without rest: A qualitative study of retired teachers' motivation from prestigious universities to support less prestigious universities in China.

Exploring spatiotemporal heterogeneity and nonlinear effects in electric vehicle crash risk prediction: A hybrid modeling approach.

ABSTRACT Incident data that occur in close spatial and temporal proximity often share latent or unobserved influences. Understanding the spatiotemporal associations among different categories of such incidents is therefore crucial for urban studies and public health research. Spatial statistical methods have been widely employed to investigate association patterns; however, several methodological challenges persist – particularly regarding sample size determination, class imbalance, and bandwidth selection. This study proposes a methodological framework for analyzing multi-temporal scale association patterns in incident data using the Geographically and Temporally Weighted Co-Location Quotient (GTWCLQ) method. First, we design and validate a systematic parameter optimization approach to address limitations in sample size, class distribution, and spatial-temporal bandwidth settings. Second, we develop a structured framework to explore the spatiotemporal associations across multiple temporal scales in the incident data. We demonstrate the utility of this framework through an empirical case study examining the spatiotemporal association patterns of childhood respiratory diseases in Nanning City, China, using incident data from December 2016 at both monthly and daily resolutions. The results reveal that our validated multi-scale spatiotemporal association analysis framework effectively captures the dynamic associations in disease incident data across different temporal scales, visualizes the spatiotemporal heterogeneity, and further examines the scaling effect of multiple temporal data on the co-location patterns. The findings contribute to methodological rigor in co-location association analysis of spatiotemporal incident data and have practical implications for disease surveillance, environmental health monitoring, and spatial decision-making.

This study addresses the critical transition of regional cultural tourism from traditional resource-dependency to an innovation-driven paradigm. Grounded in Dynamic Capabilities Theory, we develop a quantitative AHP-FCE framework to evaluate this structural shift. Using Shandong Province as an empirical case, the assessment yields a “Good” integration score (0.764), predominantly driven by static heritage endowments and economic scale. However, a critical “resource-innovation gap” emerges: technological innovation, despite being the most heavily weighted dynamic driver, significantly lags behind traditional resource utilization. This imbalance suggests potential constraints in the efficiency of resource-to-innovation conversion. Offering a transferable diagnostic tool for globally heritage-rich destinations, this study urges policymakers to pivot from physical scenic expansion toward digital R&D and talent cultivation to break the “resource curse” and build a sustainable cultural tourism ecosystem.

ABSTRACT Studies have concluded that Laos is a ‘satellite’ or ‘vassal’ state of China due to its increasing dependence on China’s financial investments over the past years. Therefore, the expectation is that, during Laos’ Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanships in 2016 and 2024, Laos would take a stance similar to Cambodia's in 2012, slightly siding with China on the South China Sea dispute. However, such expectations never came to fruition, as Laos surprisingly leaned more towards the ASEAN Way by remaining neutral in its role. Bridging social psychology’s uncertainty-identity theory can offer unique interpretations of Laos’ foreign policy, revealing ideational facets uncommon in the existing literature. This explanatory empirical case study examines Laos’ ASEAN chairmanships over the past 10 years and bridges the uncertainty-identity theory to identity, self-categorization, and entitativity. The study found that: (1) A sense of uncertainty in identity surfaced due to Laos’ concerns over the discourse of China’s ‘predatory’ lending practices in the region; (2) the deliberate self-categorization to abide by the ASEAN Way by associating with the regional grouping’s prototypical attributes and displaying neutrality; and (3) ASEAN as a high entitativity regional grouping, motivating Laos to align further with the regional grouping’s norms and goals.

Creative cities increasingly use cultural assets such as music to strengthen destination branding and tourism competitiveness. However, empirical evidence explaining how creative city positioning translates into tourist loyalty remains limited. This study develops and tests an integrated model of tourist loyalty in music-based special interest tourism using Ambon, a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, as an empirical case. Drawing on destination marketing and experience economy theory, the study examines the relationships among destination image, tourist motivation, perceived value, tourist satisfaction, and revisit intention. A quantitative survey was conducted among 286 tourists who participated in music-related activities in Ambon. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that destination image significantly influences tourist satisfaction but does not directly affect revisit intention. Perceived value emerges as the strongest predictor of both satisfaction and revisit intention, while tourist motivation significantly drives revisit intention but not satisfaction. Tourist satisfaction mediates the relationships between destination image, perceived value, and revisit intention. These findings suggest that in music-based special interest tourism, experiential value and emotional fulfillment are more decisive in generating loyalty than branding alone. This study contributes to tourism literature by extending destination loyalty models into the underexplored domain of music tourism and creative cities in the Global South. Practically, the findings highlight the need for creative cities to prioritize authentic, high-value musical experiences rather than relying solely on symbolic branding strategies. The results offer strategic insights for policymakers and destination managers seeking to transform cultural capital into sustainable tourism competitiveness.

The central aim of this article is to shed light on how frontline organisations, in addition to serving an essential role on behalf of the state in responding to the individual needs of vulnerable groups, can also be understood as sites for knowledge production and political learning: as producers of so-called “tacit frontline knowledge” downwards and influencers upwards on learning processes within the state bureaucracy. The article accentuates these analytical notions based on an empirical case study of a humanitarian organisation, Red Cross Asylum, which has served as a central operator of asylum centres in Denmark since 1984. It reveals how, during the 1980s – in addition to managing the daily operations of local asylum centres – Red Cross Asylum generated tacit frontline knowledge as attempts to mitigate social and mental health issues resulting from prolonged waiting times (e.g., by initiating various social and educational activities). The article also demonstrates how some of the tacit knowledge produced in the asylum centers ended up influencing central policymaking during the 1980s and, ultimately, the contemporary asylum system.

Against the dual backdrop of global tourism transitioning toward high-quality sustainability and China’s deepening rural revitalization strategy, rural waterfront landscape spaces serve as quintessential venues for cultural-tourism integration. Their integrated development holds critical significance for rural revitalization. However, current rural waterfront cultural-tourism development commonly faces prominent issues such as excessive ecological intervention, cultural homogenization, and industrial monoculture. This study centers on the Slow Design philosophy, integrating theories such as anti-planning and living cultural transmission. Using the Fairy Lake Qixi Cultural Tourist Resort in Jiangxi as an empirical case, it employs literature review and field research to systematically explore the coupling relationship and adaptability between Slow Design and rural waterfront landscape spaces. A four-dimensional transformation strategy system—“ecological restoration—cultural revitalization—industrial integration—community participation”—is constructed. The study demonstrates that slow design—through low-intervention ecological restoration, dynamic preservation of local culture, diversified industrial synergy, and naturalized community participation—effectively addresses core challenges in Fairy Lake Qixi Cultural Tourist Resort, including ecological degradation, superficial cultural expression, and fragmented industries. This approach achieves multiple objectives: enhancing ecological resilience, transforming cultural value, optimizing industrial efficiency, and ensuring shared benefits for villagers. This research enriches the application framework of slow design in rural waterfront landscapes while providing a referenceable practical pathway for similar waterfront cultural tourism projects in southern China’s water network regions.