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Gender-essentialist beliefs and the gender gap in STEM: Evidence on the gender-essentialism theory

  • Open Access

Horizontal gender segregation persists and is higher in more developed countries (gender-equality paradox). According to the theory of gender essentialism, more developed countries are characterized by more individualism, which in turn pushes …

Why diverse boards are market game-changers: driving the sustainable future from the lens of proactive eco-innovation for firm market performance

Reactive Eco-innovation (REI) has gained considerable attention due to its potential to mitigate sustainability issues. However, post-COVID, there is a need to unlearn reactive behavior and relearn proactive behavior in innovative activities.

Zipf and the MAUP: empirical evidence of non-parametric estimates from a mediterranean country

The present study investigates the rank-size relationship in Greece using data from the 2021 census. The research focuses on testing Zipf’s law across six different territorial partitions, ranging from the most aggregated administrative units …

Applying semantic network analysis to explore the relationship between media ideology and editorial coverage of COVID-19

This study investigated how U.S. newspaper editorials established their editorial foci on the coronavirus pandemic, and how they differed according to newspapers’ political ideology. Guided by indexing theory, this study analyzed 584 editorials …

A strategic approach to the development of sustainable rural tourism using the A’WOT–TOWS method: an example from the hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Turkey

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This article critically examines the use of land in the development of hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) and provides actionable recommendations for establishing tourism destinations. The study assesses the impacts of these facilities on regional …

Catalysing sustainable change: the role of digital finance in poverty alleviation in Asia

Poverty continues to be a major global issue, disproportionately affecting low-income populations. In recent years, the advent of digital finance has presented itself as a potential remedy, offering innovative ways to circumvent the traditional …

Narratives on experiential tourism in Calabria

This work reports an analysis of experiential tourism as meta-concept with focus on transforming the concept of experience into tourism practice. A meta-concept that places the tourist-person and his empathetic capacity in the active immersion in …

Spotlighting recruitments: is AI dominating human resource practices? Qualitative research using NVIVO

Technology enriches and empowers organizations, making them more competitive and profitable. Any organization function is now technology-driven, helping to make faster and better decisions. Human resource management practices are also automated …

Improving spatial clustering through a weight system on multilevel permanent museum attraction probability

Museums are extensively distributed all over the Italian territory. In this context, the identification of spatial patterns, referred to specific characteristics of museums evaluated at regional level, can support the enhancement of the cultural …

Improved estimation strategy of mean using linear cost function under stratified sampling

The population parameters estimation for several areas involves the development of various methods and techniques to improve the accuracy and efficiency of estimating population parameters. In order to accommodate for the impacts of technology …

Is a single model enough? The systematic comparison of computational approaches for detecting populist radical right content

  • Open Access

The rise of populist radical right (PRR) ideas stresses the importance of understanding how individuals engage with PRR content online. However, this task is complicated by the variety of channels through which such engagement can take place. In …

Random walks, Hurst exponent, and market efficiency

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Market efficiency assumes that prices in financial markets are perfectly informative and, therefore, it is not possible to design trading strategies that outperform the market. The concept of efficiency has important implications for financial …

Merging textual and numerical databases: a steppingstone for statistical analyses of illegal events

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This paper aims to define a methodological path—merging judgments and official statistical data—to organize complete, objective, and reliable data in a database, thus simplifying the analysis of illegal social phenomena. Judiciary judgments are a …

Everybody hurts: a survey on mental health in academia

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The impacts of the pandemic were multiple: health, social, economic, political, on quality of life and well-being. The aim of this project is to attempt to study the mental health status, the problems of which are constantly increasing, of Italian …

Predictive analysis of electric vehicle prices across various car brands in Germany

Diverse factors influencing electric vehicle (EV) pricing pose significant challenges for manufacturers, consumers, and policymakers. Hence, manufacturers need help to develop competitive pricing strategies, promote market growth, and consumer …

Evaluating external debt sustainability across the globe: evidence from wavelet-based tests

This study aims to evaluate the sustainability of external debt in various global regions using wavelet-based unit root tests, which can account for structural breaks in the data. An important advantage of these wavelet-based unit root tests over …

Predicting odor concentration for environmental sustainability: a comparison among machine Learning methods

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Odor emissions from a treatment plant is one of the major environmental issues that results in negative health consequences and repercussions on economic, commercial, and touristic activities. To address this problem an accurate assessment of the …

On the resiliency of post-crisis decoupling in higher-order economy-energy-environment nexus in high-inflation developing economies

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Macroeconomic pathways of enabling decoupling of emissions from economic growth in a post-crisis period is analyzed in this study for the high-inflation developing economy of India. A novel control system internalizing the inherent stochasticity …

Entrepreneurial learning from failure: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis on its theoretical foundations, antecedents, outcomes, and an agenda for future research

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the concept of entrepreneurial learning from failure (ELF), highlighting the different perspectives and factors associated with ELF and how entrepreneurs can learn from those experiences. This …

Accelerating social science knowledge production with the coordinated open-source model

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With the growing complexity of knowledge production, social science must accelerate and open up to maintain explanatory power and responsiveness. This goal requires redesigning the front end of the research to build an open and expandable …