Long-term Collaboration Research Articles (Page 1)

Objective:To systematically analyze the current status, hotspots, and trends in international adolescent obesity intervention research from 2018 to 2025, aiming to provide theoretical reference for related research in China.Methods:Based on the Web of Science Core Collection database, a total of 1300 articles published between January 1, 2018, and July 31, 2025, were retrieved. vosviewer software was used to conduct visual analysis of countries, institutions, authors, and keywords.Results:(1) The publication output in adolescent obesity intervention research remained relatively stable, consistently representing a hot topic in public health. (2) The main research outputs primarily originated from North America, Europe, and China, with the United States occupying a central position in this field, having established a comprehensive research network. Its domestic research institutions demonstrated outstanding achievements and close collaboration. (3) Keyword analysis revealed that adolescent obesity intervention in recent years has shown a pattern of deepening traditional intervention models alongside empowerment by emerging digital technologies, with traditional methods and mobile health devices integrating symbiotically. (4) "Physical activity" appeared with the highest frequency in keyword analysis, serving as an effective intervention method through three pathways: improving body composition, regulating endocrine function, and positively impacting mental health. (5) There is a need to build international research networks in this field, establish long-term collaboration platforms, focus on special populations, regional disparities, and potential negative impacts of interventions, and deepen the integration of traditional models with new digital technologies.

Abstract: In today’s digital era, social media influencers have emerged as powerful voices shaping consumer perceptions and purchase decisions. Unlike traditional celebrities, influencers establish closer connections with their audiences through relatable and interactive content. However, the effectiveness of influencer marketing heavily depends on how authentic these influencers appear to their followers. This study examines the impact of influencer authenticity on consumer buying intentions, with a particular focus on dimensions such as transparency, credibility, relatability, and consistency. A structured survey was conducted among social media users aged 18–40, and the data was analyzed using statistical techniques including correlation and regression analysis. The findings reveal that authenticity strongly enhances consumer trust, which in turn positively influences buying behaviour. Additionally, demographic factors such as age and social media usage patterns moderate the effect of authenticity on purchase intention. The study suggests that brands should prioritize long-term collaborations with influencers who demonstrate genuine alignment with brand values. Overall, the research highlights that authenticity is not only a critical determinant of influencer effectiveness but also a key strategy for fostering stronger consumer-brand relationships and encouraging long-term loyalty.

This training activity aims to strengthen the work competency of vocational students in the hospitality industry, particularly in the restaurant service aspect. The training was held on May 23, 2025, at the Bina Darma Hotel, Palembang, involving students from the Hospitality and Culinary Arts Study Program at the Prasetiya Mandiri Polytechnic, Palembang. The methods used were experiential learning and industry-based training, which emphasize learning through direct experience in a real work environment and reflection on the practices carried out. During the training, students were actively involved in restaurant service activities, from welcoming guests and serving food and drinks, to implementing work ethics and professional communication. Evaluation results showed a significant improvement in the students' service skills, communication skills, and work attitudes. In addition to providing benefits to the students, this activity also provides benefits to the hotel in the form of additional staff support in service and potential long-term collaborations. Overall, this training is in line with the Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) policy that encourages project-based learning and industry partnerships, and has proven effective in increasing employability skills and strengthening the synergy between the world of vocational education and the world of work.

Effective drought risk management demands adaptive strategies that actively involve stakeholder participation to enhance decision-making and policy outcomes. This study assesses the Nebraska Republican River Basin Drought Exercise as a case study, exploring how stakeholder participation impacts drought awareness, policy support, networking, collaboration, and long-term water resource management. The exercise brought together a diverse group of stakeholders including agricultural producer groups, government agencies, and community representatives to engage in scenario-based exercises tailored to the region’s pressing drought challenges. The findings highlight that stakeholder participation significantly increases awareness of drought risks and resources, fosters education on water resource management, and clarifies individual and organizational responsibilities. Participants praised the exercise for integrating diverse perspectives, fostering productive dialogue, and enhancing trust among stakeholders. While the event effectively built networks and connections, the lack of sustained coordination and follow-up limited its impact on long-term meaningful collaboration. The study also found that the exercise had minimal influence on policy changes due to the purpose and scope of the exercise and the complexities of navigating existing regulatory frameworks in highly controlled basins like the Republican River. This study emphasizes the need for deliberate, context-specific program designs to maximize the benefits of stakeholder participation. By examining participation, this study provides actionable insights for replicating similar approaches in other drought-prone regions, promoting stakeholder participation in strengthening resource governance and fostering adaptive drought management strategies.

To investigate the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on perioperative and long-term outcomes of pulmonary resection in patients with lung cancer. Data from 331 patients who underwent pulmonary surgery for non-small-cell Lung cancer associated with CKD between 2016 and 2020 were analyzed. Patients were categorized based on preoperative reduced renal function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] < 45mL/min/1.73m2 [CKD grade ≥ G3b]). Patients with (n = 20) and without (n = 311) CKD were compared based on their clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes. Grades ≥ 2 and ≥ 3 postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in the Clavien-Dindo classification and postoperative air leaks were common in the CKD group (p = 0.015, 0.005, and 0.025, respectively). The duration of drainage and hospital stay was long (p = 0.003, and p = 0.040, respectively). Kaplan-Meier curves showed a poor prognosis with regard to the overall survival (p = 0.022) and disease-free survival (p = 0.018) in the CKD group. A multivariate analysis confirmed that CKD with an eGFR < 45mL/min/1.73 m2 was a significant risk factor for grade ≥ 3 PPCs (p = 0.037). CKD with an eGFR < 45mL/min/1.73 m2 involves various perioperative risks; therefore, care must be taken in intraoperative and perioperative management, and long-term collaboration with a nephrologist even before surgery is necessary.

Implementation and evaluation of service learning at higher education institutions.

ABSTRACT This study investigates how government and cluster governance organizations jointly promote sustained collaborative innovation in China’s strategic emerging industry clusters (SEICs) through internal and external intervention mechanisms. The findings indicate that combining government intervention with governance constraints significantly enhances ongoing collaborative innovation. Government intervention is most effective at the initial stage, whereas governance organizations play a leading role in ensuring long-term stability as the system develops. Joint intervention produces the most substantial effect: a ‘high government – low governance’ approach is beneficial in the short term, while ‘low government – high governance’ is key for long-term collaboration. By introducing cluster governance organizations as dynamic and independent participants, this study provides a novel perspective on the configuration and evolution of collaborative innovation in SEICs, clarifies the distinct roles of different intervention mechanisms, and deepens the theoretical understanding of multi-actor collaboration. The study recommends strengthening co-governance, dynamically optimizing incentives and constraints, and enhancing governance capacity to improve the sustainability of innovation ecosystems within SEICs.

As the country prepares for a greener transportation future, it is clear that policy-driven innovation has a vital role in boosting homegrown electric vehicle (EV) start-ups. The article takes a closer look at how specific government initiatives—such as the faster adoption and manufacturing of hybrid and electric vehicles scheme, production-linked incentives and various state-level EV policies—interact with the innovation strategies of these start-ups. These policies not only offer financial support but also guide the trajectory of technological progress, market entry and the overall ecosystem development. The article also focuses on the challenges that hinder ongoing innovation in the EV space, including inconsistencies in policies between central and state governments, a lack of a well-developed charging infrastructure, fragmented coordination among institutions and a heavy reliance on imported components like lithium-ion cells and motors. These structural issues could stifle the growth of start-ups and make the ecosystem vulnerable to external shocks. Yet, despite these obstacles, Indian EV start-ups have shown impressive creativity, often driven by the need to create localised solutions amid resource limitations. By using a mixed-methods approach that includes policy analysis and global comparisons, this study offers a thorough look at how government support, when effectively aligned with infrastructure and institutional growth, can ignite sustainable innovation. The article makes a compelling case that while innovation driven by policy can significantly influence the future of India’s EV landscape, its effectiveness really depends on tackling systemic inefficiencies and encouraging long-term collaboration among all the involved parties.

Abstract This article examines Soviet internationalism through the long-term artistic collaboration of Armenian composer Arno Babajanian, Russian poet Robert Rozhdestvensky, and Azerbaijani singer Muslim Magomayev. Using the ‘strange attractor’ metaphor from dynamical systems theory, it explores how Soviet cultural policy generated structured contingency: a system in which artistic creativity thrived within ideological bounds. Their collaboration culminated in Nocturne, a fragile elegy and final harmonic signature of late Soviet cultural synthesis—infused with emotional clarity, yet bounded by aesthetic constraint. The case reveals how Soviet ideology fostered bounded unpredictability in cultural production and how its collapse fractured shared artistic legacies across Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia. By situating their music within shifting ideological frameworks, this study demonstrates how Soviet internationalism functioned as a generative but volatile system, sustaining cross-national collaboration until its structural unraveling.

Trust is essential for effective human–AI teaming, yet AI agents can violate trust through both performance failures and misaligned intentions. While prior work has emphasized performance-based errors, it remains unclear how violations of cooperative intent, purpose-based violations, impact trust and how trust can be repaired. To address this, we designed a game-theoretic experiment manipulating both performance and purpose violations by an AI teammate pursuing a shared goal. We also tested three trust repair strategies: no response, apology with explanation, and apology with promise. Results showed that purpose-based violations elicited significantly greater trust drop than performance-based ones. Moreover, an apology with explanation was effective in repairing trust after purpose-based violations. These findings underscore the importance of distinguishing between types of trust violations and tailoring repair strategies accordingly. Designers of AI teammates should consider integrating informative explanations, especially when addressing goals misalignment, to restore trust and support long-term collaboration.

BackgroundSocioeconomic and environmental factors influence youth mental well-being. Promoting mental well-being is essential to support youths’ development toward adulthood with good mental health. Different Stockholm municipalities have adopted strategies to promote youth well-being. However, contextualizing and perceiving goals and mechanisms at the local municipal level is difficult. Thus, comparing or tracking their conception, purpose, and characteristics has been challenging.ObjectiveWe aimed to use data visualizations developed from a fusion of data sources to facilitate stakeholder conversations on promoting youth mental well-being within a municipality. We strive to demonstrate our methodology of using data visualizations as “boundary objects,” which are cognitive artifacts that bridge knowledge from various domains to elicit understanding from specialized and siloed parts of a health delivery system.MethodsStakeholders from the municipalities of Lidingö and Nynäshamn participated in the study. A total of 15 workshops were conducted: 6 with only Lidingö participants, 6 with only Nynäshamn participants, and 3 with mixed participants. The sessions were conducted via Microsoft Teams or as physical sessions in Swedish and lasted between 60 and 90 minutes. Interactions were recorded with consent from participants. Recordings were transcribed using Amberscript software. We used matrix factorization with Kullback–Leibler divergence to extract 1000 features and created 10 topic clusters with 20 top words. We used the identified words and phrases to backtrack within the transcripts and to identify dialogues where they were used. We summarized participants’ interactions across all the workshops to identify factors or strategies discussed for youth well-being.ResultsParticipants noted that these sessions allowed them to contextualize their local observations from municipalities relative to the status of other municipalities in the national statistics. They indicated that they conceptualized well-being differently in their respective municipalities and between different professional backgrounds, and the sources of stress for youth differed. They noted the differences in the strategy and data collected for tracking youth well-being. Promotion of sports was a common strategy, while options for leisure activities differed between municipalities and professions.ConclusionsBased on our observations and analysis of the transcripts from participatory workshops, we observed that the data-driven visualizations helped stakeholders from different departments of Lidingö and Nynäshamn municipalities to identify and bridge knowledge gaps caused by data silos. Participants noted proposals to modify future surveys and identified that this approach to visualizations would help them to share knowledge and maintain a long-term and sustainable collaboration across departments.

Equitable community-academic research partnerships provide an innovative way to advance health outcomes among criminal legal system-impacted individuals. The extant literature lacks accounts that detail the process for developing such partnerships, particularly in community-based (rather than carceral) settings and with community organizations (rather than system actors). This First-Person Account-co-written by members of a research team consisting of academic researchers and community partners, including formerly incarcerated individuals-details opportunities and challenges that emerged through a year-long pilot project intended to adapt a mental health intervention for correctional settings. The narrow focus of this project expanded dramatically over the course of the year as team members adapted to working together and realized the potential for the sustained impact of a long-term collaboration. Key elements allowing for successful partnership development included (1) devoting time to building relationships in addition to "doing business"; (2) flexibility regarding the project aims and approach, which allowed for more equitable decision-making; and (3) striving to understand and trust each other's respective expertise, whether based in academic training or lived experiences. Our experiences translate core principles of community-based participatory research into concrete actions and practical examples of how to center the perspective of criminal legal system-impacted individuals.

This paper defines and investigates models of environmental movers (EM), based on a long-term collaboration and community-based project about fashion, sustainability, identity, with a focus on environmental solutions to ecological, class, and social justice. We describe and evaluate the first two years of “Handle with Care” project, a long-term community collaboration between a high school and university classes, which includes Envirochic/Chic Shack, an environmentally friendly boutique planned, developed, and implemented with a local high school in the United States. This space provided a platform to explore and advocate for sustainability through fashion and style.

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) plays a crucial role in enhancing the resilience of global supply chains. This paper investigates how SRM strengthens supply chain stability and agility by fostering better coordination, transparency, and responsiveness. It highlights essential factors such as power dynamics, mutual trust, supplier performance monitoring, and long-term strategic collaboration. As global markets face increasing uncertaintiesfrom geopolitical risks to environmental challengesorganizations rely more heavily on robust SRM frameworks to manage supplier risks and ensure continuity. In recent years, companies have also faced growing pressure to comply with ethical standards, labor regulations, and environmental laws, elevating the importance of SRM as a governance mechanism for ethical sourcing and sustainability. The research incorporates a case study of Walmart, demonstrating how structured SRM practices can help mitigate supply risks, increase supplier responsiveness, and maintain cost-effectiveness under dynamic conditions. It further reveals that companies integrating SRM into broader strategic planning not only reduce their vulnerability to disruption but also build competitive advantage by fostering supplier innovation and flexibility. Overall, the paper concludes that SRM has evolved beyond an operational necessity into a key enabler of long-term organizational resilience, sustainability, and strategic alignment in a rapidly changing global business environment.

Problem definition: Collaborations between researchers and practitioners in operations management are becoming more common, and they can bridge the gap between theory and real-world application. This paper explores the process of managing such collaborations, emphasizing the importance of mutual trust, stakeholder management, and the alignment of academic rigor with practical value. Methodology/results: Drawing on experience and previous operations management literature, the study describes the operational steps of working with practitioners. It outlines a five-phase framework that can guide successful practitioner collaboration research: relationship building, stakeholder management, study design, study implementation, and poststudy management. The framework illustrates how rigorous research methods can be embedded in partner relationships that are governed by trust and ethical sensitivity, the success of which may sustain long-term academic-practitioner collaborations. Managerial implications: This paper offers a five-step road map for academics to undertake collaborations with practitioners that can generate theoretically sound as well as impactful research outcomes.

The paper compares the European Union’s Global Gateway strategy with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), analyzing their strategic goals, implementation models, and outcomes. It highlights the EU’s focus on geopolitical balance, competitiveness, and value-driven diplomacy, aiming to counter China’s growing global influence while promoting democratic values. However, the paper argues that the EU’s approach is hindered by internal divisions, insufficient resources, and mismatched priorities with developing countries. In contrast, China’s BRI demonstrates greater stability, inclusivity, and sustainability. The BRI’s cooperative framework, centered on mutual benefits, has led to more significant infrastructural and economic development in partner nations. By prioritizing local needs and fostering long-term collaboration, the BRI surpasses the EU’s Global Gateway in terms of tangible impact, highlighting the limitations of a values-driven, top-down approach. This paper concludes that while both initiatives seek to reshape global infrastructure, China’s BRI is more effective in addressing the challenges of the Global South.

This article investigates the relations between local housing policies and global corporate landlords in Berlin, Germany. While previous studies on the financialisation of housing markets have described the role of the state as facilitating and supporting the entry of institutional investors into the housing market, there is only limited understanding about the relationship between the local state and institutional investors after the latter have taken ground and established themselves in urban housing markets with a long-term perspective. Studying the local political arena in Berlin, we describe five distinct phases in which the relationship between financialised housing investors and the local state has undergone considerable twists and turns. We find that no stable partnerships between local authorities and financial investors have yet developed and identify a number of factors that explain the lack of engagement in building long-term collaborations on both sides. We argue that both local governments and financial investors are bound by complex and often contradictory logics that complicate their relations and create instability in partnership arrangements. A conflation of local ‘entrepreneurial’ policy, orientations and the interests of financial investors should therefore not be taken for granted. Rather, the Berlin case shows how achieving cooperation between these actors is unstable and challenging.

Integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into public administration marks a pivotal shift in the structure of political power, transcending mere automation to catalyze a long-term transformation of governance itself. The author argues AI’s deployment disrupts the classical foundations of liberal democratic constitutionalism — particularly the separation of powers, parliamentary sovereignty, and representative democracy — by enabling the emergence of algorithmic authority (algocracy), where decision-making is centralized in opaque, technocratic systems. Drawing on political theory, comparative case studies, and interdisciplinary analysis, the researcher traces how AI reconfigures power dynamics through three interconnected processes: the erosion of transparency and accountability due to algorithmic opacity; the marginalization of legislative bodies as expertise and data-driven rationality dominate policymaking; and the ideological divergence in AI governance, reflecting competing visions of legitimacy and social order. The article highlights AI’s influence extends beyond technical efficiency, fundamentally altering the balance of interests among social groups and institutions. While algorithmic governance promises procedural fairness and optimized resource allocation, it risks entrenching epistocratic rule — where authority is concentrated in knowledge elites or autonomous systems — thereby undermining democratic participation. Empirical examples like AI-driven predictive policing and legislative drafting tools, illustrate how power consolidates in executive agencies and technocratic networks, bypassing traditional checks and balances. The study examines paradox of trust in AI systems: while citizens in authoritarian regimes exhibit high acceptance of algorithmic governance, democracies grapple with legitimacy crises as public oversight diminishes. The author contends “new structure of power” will hinge on reconciling AI’s transformative potential with safeguards for human dignity, pluralism, and constitutionalism. It proposes a reimagined framework for governance — one that decentralizes authority along thematic expertise rather than institutional branches, while embedding ethical accountability into algorithmic design. The long-term implications demand interdisciplinary collaboration, adaptive legal frameworks, and a redefinition of democratic legitimacy in an era where power is increasingly exercised by code rather than by humans.

The International Conference on Geosciences and Technology (ICOGEST) 2024 is a newly established international forum organized by the Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia. This conference took place on 6-7 November 2024 at Unhas Hotel &amp; Convention, Makassar, Indonesia. In response to the increasingly complex global challenges–including natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and the growing impacts of climate change-ICOGEST was initiated with a vision to strengthen the role of earth sciences in both natural hazard mitigation and responsible exploration of natural resources. The 2024 conference adopted the theme: “Global Collaboration in Earth Sciences for Natural Hazard Mitigation and Near-Surface Exploration”. This theme emphasizes the necessity of international, interdisciplinary cooperation to improve predictive capabilities, scientific understanding, and response strategies to natural hazard, while also optimizing the sustainable use of near-surface geological resources. In this spirit, ICOGEST 2024 served as a collaborative platform for academics, researchers, and practitioners from diverse institutions, backgrounds, and countries to exchange scientific knowledge, share experiences, present innovative research findings, and build long-term collaborations. The conference featured seven keynote and invited speakers from Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Australia, and Romania, including the notable contributions from institutions such as the Earth Observatory of Singapore, Chiba University, and PT Leica Geosystem Indonesia. The scientific program included 45 oral presentations, grouped into four main topics: Atmospheric Science, Solid Earth Sciences, Ocean Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Earth Science and Technology. ICOGEST 2024 was attended by more than 180 participants among global researchers, academics, practitioners, and students who contribute and showcase their work. The two-day program consisted of plenary session, which were held simultaneously in three rooms (Innovate A, Innovate B, Innovate C). These sessions covered a wide range of topics, including tectonic deformation, geological investigation, seismic and engineering hazard, geophysical exploration, hydrogeological studies, mining, and remote sensing applications.

Electoral clientelism has been a persistent issue in Taiwan since the settlement of Chinese National Party (Kuomintang, or KMT) in the Island starting 1949. Sustained through long-term corporatist collaboration between local elites and the KMT, patronage politics in Taiwan underwent significant transformations in the 1990s due to democratisation and structural changes. Over the past few decades, both foreign and domestic scholars have extensively examined Taiwan’s clientelistic practices, shedding light on their mechanisms and evolution. However, despite these valuable contributions, the broader applicability and visibility of these findings remain limited. The localised theoretical frameworks and language barriers have constrained their engagement with the wider scholarly discourse on clientelism, leaving Taiwan’s case underrepresented in comparative studies. To bridge this gap, by exploring the configuration of clientelism scholarship in Taiwan over the decades while highlighting the challenges facing existing research, I aspire to pave the ‘road not taken’ for the scholarship by discussing its future potential to make new breakthroughs and approaches to integrate it into broader academic discussions.