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Globalization has offshored low skills manufacturing, leaving industry in the United States to adjust business models, install ever-advancing technology, and incorporate automation on their production floor. These advances in precision and computer-aided work require a labor force with technical and "soft" skills to operate complex…

Despite the deeply entrenched nature of the current publishing system and the significant challenges of transforming it, universities have a unique opportunity to shape the future of scholarly communication. Awareness of the system's flaws and negative impact is increasing, along with growing political support and momentum for change. As such,…

In chemical synthesis, obtaining product(s) with high purity is a crucial issue from both academic and industrial viewpoints. Higher purity of the product(s) means higher quality and a lower chemical production costs. Sometimes, purification and separation processes are very laborious and lead to significant impacts on the final price of the…

To balance the theoretical knowledge garnered by students in higher education institutions (HEIs) with the competencies required by the industry, researchers have suggested the concerted input of communities of practice (i.e., construction practitioners). This can be achieved through practitioners' provision of instructors' course-support needs…

This study identifies the configurations of personal and situational conditions that promote or inhibit creativity. We adhere to the Interactionist Model of Creative Behavior and Complexity Theory, adopting a qualitative research design. Data were collected via an online survey from 197 employees in the research and development departments of…

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is a research field that accounted for an explosion of scientific publications since 2011. It is impractical to analyse the content of these many documents in a reasonable time (20,000). In these terms, the present research proposes a bibliometric review of this research field to identify its intellectual roots, research front,…

Many low-income working parents rely on subsidized child care. The Illinois Child Care Assistance Program supports qualifying families in their work or school attendance. Many of these families may be unable to afford market-rate child care. Examining parents' income and employment patterns can guide policymakers to optimally structure subsidized…

Media organisations in radio broadcasting are gradually fine-tuning to accommodate multilingual socio-cultural identities. Africa presents unique challenges of lingual diversity which some of the media, particularly public radio have struggled to accommodate. This article advocates for multilingual accommodation on radio to foster more liberating…

Purpose: The construction industry commonly experiences scheduling problems that lead to costly delays, rework, and other negative outcomes. While construction scheduling is a core subject in higher education, recent graduates often struggle to grasp the complexities of scheduling processes. This paper aims to identify specific construction…

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the in-company training according to the technologically demanding and safety-critical feature of the aircraft industry. This study addresses to the tension between the structured and the more incidental part of in-company learning in their training and learning environment. Design/methodology/approach:…

Correctional education is a prevalent form of rehabilitation programming for prisoners in the United States. There is limited evidence, however, about the labor market returns to credentials received while incarcerated. Using incarceration, educational, and labor market data in Washington State, we study the labor market returns to GEDs and…

This dissertation proposes novel Domain Adaptation (DA) methods in real-world industrial settings, where the availability of labeled data is limited and test data can significantly differ from training data. Particularly, our research addresses key challenges in DA, including the applicability of DA methods in industrial settings, strategies to…

Interdisciplinary learning plays a vital role in the education fields of the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. According to the literature, interdisciplinary studies are often associated with professional skills that should be taught in engineering and other similar programs. Knowing the attributes and scope of…

Against a backdrop of intensifying geopolitical tensions, anti-intellectual rhetoric, documented instances of censorship, academic corporatisation and political interference, this article examines how the work of editors and reviewers might offer critical and creative entry points to disrupt the articulation of fascism in music education, academic…