Antioquia Institute of Technology

The first annotated checklist of the bees of Colombia reveals an overlooked diversity and areas with major data deficiencies

Background Most existing knowledge about bee biodiversity comes from temperate regions, where diversity is presumed highest—yet substantial data gaps across the tropics confound this pattern. Checklists are critical for documenting species presence, identifying knowledge gaps, an...

Gender, Achievement, and Horizontal Stratification in Higher Education: Field-Specific Evidence from Large-Scale National Assessments in Colombia

Background Research on gender and field of study commonly treats science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as a single category. The fields grouped under that label differ in history, occupational destination, and gender composition, so an estimate computed on the aggrega...

Inclusive Education, Socioemotional Skills, and Employability Competencies among Higher Education Students: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study in Colombia

Background Higher education institutions face the challenge of comprehensively addressing the educational, socioemotional, and employment-related needs of diverse student populations. Identifying these needs is essential for informing institutional strategies aimed at promoting i...

Institutional sustainability mediates the effects of university branding on student loyalty

The objective of this study is to analyse the mediating role of perceived institutional sustainability as a mechanism that strengthens the relationships between reputation, brand image and loyalty in higher education institutions. Although the university branding literature has e...

The Concentration-Fragility Nexus: Early-Warning Systems and Portfolio Implications in Concentrated Markets

<ns5:p>Background The post-pandemic financial landscape presents a paradox: record asset price highs coexist with mounting systemic vulnerabilities. Market concentration in equity indices has reached levels comparable to the dot-com era, driven by passive investment inflows and t...