BACKGROUND: Children with acute abdominal pain pose a diagnostic challenge for general practitioners (GPs), as it can be difficult to distinguish appendicitis from self-limiting conditions due to overlapping symptoms. To support GPs, a diagnostic strategy for appendicitis was developed that integrates …

The Vietnam Mekong Delta (VMD) is an essential region providing food security. According to The World Bank (2024), the Mekong Delta is the Vietnamese centre of rice production, with 50% of the country’s rice production and 90% of exports. Besides its agricultural activity, VMD is also an important aquacultural …

Increased activity of the European beaver (Castor fiber) presents a growing structural threat to regional flood defenses in the Netherlands due to extensive burrowing. Flemish Waerways Beaver Experts did not expect this high of beaver activity and the only sustainable solution against them so far was …

This project is grounded in three complementary theoretical perspectives: digital twin technology, material trade-off theory in electric motor design, and interactive learning theory. Digital twin theory provides the conceptual basis for linking system modelling with dynamic representation, supporting …

Shared Service Centers (SSCs) and Global Business Services (GBS) organizations are evolving from transactional, cost-focused units into strategic partners that deliver value through digitalization, analytics, regulatory compliance, and business partnering. Within this context, Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) has …

Cold spray is a solid-state deposition technology with great potential for coating and repair applications. This study examines the compliance of the cold spray repair process with a qualification and testing framework based on the requirements set by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). …

Educational practices are complex and value-laden, shaped through the interplay of societal expectations, pedagogical commitments, organisational arrangements, and everyday interactions between teachers, pupils, and colleagues. Teachers do not act as neutral implementers of external prescriptions; rather, …

Depression is a common mental health disorder which frequently co-occurs with increased body mass index or increased waist circumference (hereafter ‘overweight’), causing heightened cardiovascular risk. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours underlie both conditions. The Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention (MLI) …

Decarbonising aviation is a growing priority in global climate mitigation, yet research in this domain remains fragmented across disciplines and themes. This study offers the first comprehensive bibliometric analysis of aviation decarbonisation research over the past 25 years, using the Bibliometrix …

Facility management (FM) is pivotal in creating spaces and services that foster equitable and cohesive societies. A role that becomes even more critical as one in four adults in the European Union is disabled, with 52% experiencing discrimination (Eurostat, 2025). Despite the EU’s 2007 ratification of …