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Innovative pathways to sustainable community development through youth entrepreneurship

Jessica Lichy Ayoub Kohli Nefzi Sabrine Bouallegue Houda Rahali

Publication Name: Asian Education and Development Studies

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 1-24

Description:

Purpose – Sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) is gaining momentum as an innovative pathway for tackling global environmental challenges and fostering sustainable community development. Underpinned by the theory of planned behavior, this study aims to identify the main determinants influencing Higher Education students' intentions to undertake SE (a behavior essential for community-level transformation) while also examining the moderating role of perceived feasibility. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical data were collected from 280 university graduates in Tunisia, providing a critical “global insight” into youth engagement in sustainable practices within an emerging economy context. Findings – Data analysis using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) shows that several factors significantly and positively predict sustainable entrepreneurial intention (SEI): environmental values (a psychological factor), green consumption commitment (a sustainable behavior lever), environmental citizenship (a community engagement factor) and education for sustainable entrepreneurship (an innovative educational pathway). These intentions subsequently affect sustainable entrepreneurial behavior, and the relationship is significantly moderated by perceived feasibility. Originality/value – This research provides an original contribution by developing and expanding the literature on SE by identifying specific educational and psychological antecedents that empower youth, a key demographic for community change, to pursue sustainable ventures. Furthermore, it is among the rare studies to investigate the moderating role of perceived feasibility in the transition from sustainable entrepreneurial intention to concrete sustainable entrepreneurial behavior. This approach brings a novel perspective on how youth entrepreneurship can foster sustainable community development. It offers direct, evidence-based insights for managers and practitioners to design innovative strategies and educational programs that stimulate the sustainable entrepreneurial actions and mindsets necessary for community development.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1108/AEDS-10-2025-0517

Analysis of Plane Poiseuille flow of non-isothermal couple stress fluid between two parallel inclined plates using two reliable methods

Ilker Ozsahin Rashid Nawaz Hijaz Ahmad Alamgeer Khan Muhammad Farooq Faisal Zia Waleed Mohammed Abdelfattah

Publication Name: International Journal of Thermofluids

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: 31

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: Unknown

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This study is motivated by the need to understand complex thermal and hydrodynamic behaviors of couple stress fluids, which commonly occur in lubrication systems, microfluidic devices, and polymeric material processing. Its significance lies in modeling non-isothermal couple stress fluid flow through an inclined Poiseuille channel bounded by two heated parallel plates, a configuration relevant to advanced heat and mass transfer applications. The aim is to determine the velocity profile, temperature distribution, volumetric flow rate, average velocity, and shear stress for the incompressible fluid. To achieve this, the highly nonlinear coupled ordinary differential equations governing the system are solved using the Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method and the Homotopy Perturbation Method, which provide accurate approximate solutions without linearization. The major findings show excellent agreement between the two approaches, confirming their validity, while parametric studies reveal how physical factors such as couple stress effects, plate inclination, and thermal gradients influence the flow. The specific applications of this work include lubrication processes, thermal energy devices, and fluid transport systems requiring precise control of flow and heat transfer.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijft.2025.101520

Do Eco-Emotions and Climate Change Perceptions Influence Environmentally Conscious Decisions? Implications for Business Strategies

Anushree Tandon Chuhong Wang Muhammad Danish Habib Attila Kurucz

Publication Name: Business Strategy and the Environment

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: Unknown

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Despite growing research on explicating travelers' decision-making processes regarding greener travel options, there remains potential for exploring nuances of different factors and mechanisms that may encourage higher green travel. Grounded in the propositions of the push–pull–mooring framework, our study attempts to explicate whether eco-emotions (anxiety and grief as push factors) and environmental cognitions (climate change perceptions and destination social responsibility as pull factors) influence travelers' green consumption values and green travel intentions. Data collected via Prolific from 291 green travelers was analyzed using covariance-based structural equation modeling to test the hypothesized associations. In general, the study results affirm the hypothesized push and pull effects for green consumption values, which in turn play a mediating role to amplify the effects of push and pull factors on green travel intentions, rather than substituting for them. The findings raise significant implications for theory and also provide actionable insights for developing operating and communication strategies for industry practitioners.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1002/bse.70548

Calculation of preheating temperature of different steels applied in vehicle industry

Hassan Raheem Hassan Mahmood Alhafadhi Reham K. Jaafar Zahra'a Aamer Oudah Lama Mkanna Kareem A. Falih

Publication Name: Pollack Periodica

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: Unknown

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Preheating is crucial in welding high-strength steels as it reduces the risk of cold cracking, manages residual stresses, and improves the mechanical properties of welded joints. This study examines various preheating techniques and their effects on the temperature field, residual stress distribution, and deformation behavior in high-strength steel welding. The specific procedures for enhancing it are discussed in this paper, focusing mainly on preheating, controlled heat input during welding, and additionally heat treatment of the welded joint. Through experimental analysis, the optimal preheating temperatures and methods for different steel grades, including S960QL and S1100M, are determined. The results indicate that preheating significantly lowers residual stress, prevents brittle fractures, and enhances overall weld quality.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/606.2025.01446

Environmental Impact Analysis of Historic Buildings, Literature Review

T. Horváth András Veöreös Rita Rebeka Ördög

Publication Name: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: 796 LNCE

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 596-606

Description:

The research examined the environmental impact of listed and unlisted buildings from different periods. Compliance with strict standards encourages professionals and researchers to improve the environmental impact of buildings by examining the root causes of problems in more depth, which requires understanding and analysing the entire life cycle of buildings. People’s attitudes have changed, both in terms of raw materials and energy consumption. The article is a literature review of research published in recent years in the field of environmental impact assessment of historic (and in some cases younger) buildings. It analyses and summarizes the questions that researchers sought answers to, the methods they applied, the data and databases they used, the calculations they performed and the results they achieved. When collecting the analysed sources (research articles), the goal was to find sources presenting a large number of case studies. The case studies were classified according to geographical location; the historical age of the buildings and, in this context, the materials and structures used; the extent of the expansions, transformations and modernizations carried out. The literature review provides insight into the current state of science on how to quantify the value of historic buildings. Based on the experiences gained, it is also possible to formulate and conduct a domestic research. The article contributes to a deeper understanding of the calculation of the environmental impacts of historic buildings, which can help in compliance with legislation, energy and environmental requirements, and in the protection of existing buildings.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-14019-7_44

Strategic selection of electric vehicles in the context of smart city development in Albania using the fuzzy MCDM methods

Dragan Pamucar Darko Božanić Adis Puška Arianit Peci

Publication Name: Clean Energy Science and Technology

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: 4

Issue: 1

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

The automotive industry is undergoing a significant transformation towards electric vehicles (EVs) with the main goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for a sustainable and green environment. Different types of EVs are introduced every day in the market where selecting an optimal vehicle for purchase constitutes a complex decision-making. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to evaluate EVs in Albania using multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM). A total of 12 vehicles were analyzed based on 4 main criteria and 12 sub-criteria. The fuzzy Logarithm Methodology of Additive Weights (LMAW) method was applied to find the weights of the main criteria while the fuzzy Logarithmic Percentage Change-driven Objective Weighting (LOPCOW) method was applied to find the weights of the sub-criteria. For the EV ranking, the fuzzy Ranking of Alternatives with Weights of Criterion (RAWEC) method was applied. The findings showed that the most important criteria are the technical criteria and the Auto 11 vehicle showed the best results. The combination of Fuzzy LMAW-Fuzzy LOPCOW-Fuzzy RAWEC methods also constitutes the novelty of this research, which has not been applied before in this field. The contribution of this research consists in providing a comprehensive set of selection criteria to choose the best alternative of the EV fleet in Albania. Furthermore, the contribution of this research was the application of a hybrid methodology in the evaluation and selection of an electric vehicle as an ongoing choice faced by vehicle buyers.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.18686/cest548

Uncovering network changes in the evolution of an innovation niche

Edgardo Sica Antonio Lopolito Pasquale Marcello Falcone

Publication Name: Social Networks

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: 84

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 87-100

Description:

The present paper aims at unravelling the networking dynamics regarding the evolution of an innovation-niche, by looking at its network configuration over time. To this end, we investigate the actors’ role within the network as well as the network architecture. We employ the social network analysis (SNA) to four different but interrelated types of networks characterising the Italian biofuel industry. Each network was investigated in both its development and maturity phase. Our findings show that, over the niche evolution, actors established new relations, increasing networks’ density and making the networks more centralized. Furthermore, while two out of four networks confirmed their small world configuration over time, one (i.e. “communication” network) increased its small-world-ness, providing a larger number of information channels and more social reinforcement chances for niche actors to innovate. Overall, results suggest that policy makers should accompany and ease the innovation-niche evolution path by fostering the participation of the laggard behind and actors' clusterization, moderating any possible lock-in risk.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2025.08.005

Optimizing Thermal Pretreatment for Volatile Bioactive Profiling in Medicinal Plants Using HS-GC-MS Analysis

Péter Tamás Nagy Florence Alexandra Tóth Attila Kiss Levente Czeglédi

Publication Name: Applied Sciences Switzerland

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: 16

Issue: 2

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

Oregano (Origanum vulgare L.), basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.), and thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) are aromatic medicinal plants rich in bioactive volatile compounds with antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties. This study presents a simple, solvent-free, and eco-friendly headspace GC-MS method for VOC profiling. Optimized thermal pretreatment (40–90 °C) enhanced compound detection, particularly at 70–90 °C, without loss of reproducibility. The approach lowers analytical costs and waste generation, supporting green analytical practices and the sustainable valorization of medicinal herbs as natural functional ingredients.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.3390/app16021031

Elasto-plastic truss optimization under geometric nonlinearity using a genetic algorithm

Pálma Porrogi Majid Movahedi Rad Péter Grubits

Publication Name: Fracture and Structural Integrity

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: 20

Issue: 75

Page Range: 124-156

Description:

No description provided

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.10