Mediterranean University

Assessing Behavioral and Environmental Facets of Obesity Unobtrusively Utilizing Digital Tools: Introducing the BETTER4U Indicators

ABSTRACT Understanding obesity involves evaluating numerous contributing factors. Collecting the necessary data for this can impose a significant burden on both research participants during clinical studies and real‐life deployments of digital tools aiding obesity management. The...

Consumer Complaint Mining Through Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis: A Proof-of-Concept Analytical Framework for Decision Support

Consumer complaint narratives are an underused source of business and regulatory evidence. This study presents a proof-of-concept analytical framework for multi-dimensional complaint analysis and uncertainty-aware evidence synthesis, with potential use in human-in-the-loop decisi...

Developmental Language Disorder and Developmental Dyslexia: Rethinking Categorical Boundaries Through a Dimensional Language–Literacy Framework

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and developmental dyslexia are among the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders affecting children’s language, literacy, academic achievement, and social participation. Although traditionally conceptualised as distinct disorders of oral...

Comparative Vine-to-Wine Assessment of Malvasia di Candia Aromatica Grafted onto Four Rootstocks: Mineral Nutrition, Grape Composition, and Wine Volatile Profile

Rootstock selection is associated with differences in grapevine mineral nutrition, vegetative performance, grape composition and potentially wine characteristics. This study comparatively assessed Malvasia di Candia Aromatica (Vitis vinifera L.) grafted onto 1103 Paulsen (1103 P)...

NAVIGATING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THE ROLE OF DIGITAL LITERACY IN SHAPING TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE

What happens when a centuries-old institution decides to take artificial intelligence seriously? This study explores exactly that question. We examine AI acceptance within the Communication and Educational Foundation of the Holy Archdiocese of Crete (CEFHAC), drawing on survey da...

NAVIGATING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THE ROLE OF DIGITAL LITERACY IN SHAPING TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE

What happens when a centuries-old institution decides to take artificial intelligence seriously? This study explores exactly that question. We examine AI acceptance within the Communication and Educational Foundation of the Holy Archdiocese of Crete (CEFHAC), drawing on survey da...

Position-Dependent Hemodynamics of Popliteal Artery Stent Grafts: The POPFLEX Study

Background: Endovascular exclusion of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) with long covered stent-grafts is valuable for patients unfit for open surgery but is undermined by late stent thrombosis, even in fully scaffolded segments without kinking, a failure best clarified by comput...

Distributed Agent-Based Scheduling of Smart Port Operations under Cost and Emissions Constraints

Abstract This paper presents a distributed, emission-aware scheduling framework for smart port energy management, designed to coordinate heterogeneous flexible electric loads under operational, economic, and environmental constraints. The proposed approach addresses the coordinat...

Systematic revision of the Mola mola cryptic species complex: Formal description of Mola solis sp. nov. and Mola lunae sp. nov.

The taxonomic framework of the ocean sunfish genus Mola (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae) has historically been confounded by pronounced morphological conservatism, complex ontogenetic trajectories, and the logistical challenges of securing physical vouchers for massive pelagic fishes...

Systematic revision of the Mola mola cryptic species complex: Formal description of Mola solis sp. nov. and Mola lunae sp. nov.

The taxonomic framework of the ocean sunfish genus Mola (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae) has historically been confounded by pronounced morphological conservatism, complex ontogenetic trajectories, and the logistical challenges of securing physical vouchers for massive pelagic fishes...

Scorpaena mediterranea sp. nov.: A Novel Cryptic Scorpionfish Revealing the Mediterranean Sea as an Evolutionary Incubator

The Mediterranean Sea represents a unique marine ecosystem whose complex geological history and oceanographic dynamics establish it as a biogeographical laboratory of primary importance. The present work introduces a profound scientific paradigm shift in interpreting the evolutio...

Formal establishment of Delphinus mediterraneus sp. nov.: Reticulate speciation within the evolutionary laboratory of the Mediterranean Sea

The understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of the genus Delphinus within the Mediterranean Sea has long been confounded by the orthodox paradigm of global panmixia. This study dismantles this assumption, demonstrating that the Strait of Gibraltar acts as a strict phylogenetic...

Formal establishment of Delphinus mediterraneus sp. nov.: Reticulate speciation within the evolutionary laboratory of the Mediterranean Sea

The understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of the genus Delphinus within the Mediterranean Sea has long been confounded by the orthodox paradigm of global panmixia. This study dismantles this assumption, demonstrating that the Strait of Gibraltar acts as a strict phylogenetic...

Which combinations of behaviour change techniques work best? Evidence from meta-review of interventions addressing healthy diet and exercise after breast cancer

Abstract Background The primary aim was to identify combinations including ≥ 3 behavior change techniques (BCTs) that are jointly used in behavioral interventions for women with/survivors of breast cancer, and result in a simultaneous improvement of physical activity, healthy nut...

Building Climate-Resilient Mediterranean Olive Systems: Integrating Soil, Water, Carbon, Biodiversity, and Innovation for a Sustainable Future

Abstract Mediterranean olive systems face compound climatic, ecological, and socio-economic pressures. Drawing on the consensus of the International Conference on Sustainability in Olive Cultivation (ICSOC) 2025, we propose an integrated framework structured along three axes: fiv...