Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Professional identity development in digitally mediated work-integrated learning: a longitudinal qualitative study of paid online tutoring

Purpose This study examines how non-preservice university students developed professional identities through sustained paid online tutoring within a university-designed work-integrated learning (WIL) program. Pupil outcomes were outside the study scope. Design/methodology/approac...

Competition law and sustainable market design: regulating dominant positions to preserve competitive viability in India's telecom and aviation sectors

Purpose This study critically evaluates existing legislations to examine its scope and limitations regarding the sustainability of market design (MD) and effective regulation of abuse of dominant position (ADP) to protect consumer sovereignty in India. It aims to identify princip...

Surface electromyography–based assessment of upper-limb muscle strength, endurance, and muscle quality during graded handgrip tasks in healthy adults

Background: Muscle strength, endurance, and muscle quality are important determinants of upper-limb function. Although surface electromyography (sEMG) characterizes muscle activation and fatigue, its integration with bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for muscle quality asses...

TMT academic-field dispersion and R&D intensity in high-technology firms: a bounded polymathic perspective

Drawing on upper echelons and complexity theories, this study examines the nonlinear association between top management team (TMT) academic-field dispersion and R&D intensity, an observable indicator of innovation-oriented resource allocation. A bounded polymathic perspective pro...

Necrotising enterocolitis triggers a TNF-driven gut-blood-brain cascade that disrupts the blood-brain barrier and induces TNFR1-skewed neuronal apoptosis and pyroptosis

Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants is associated with neurodevelopmental difficulties, but the mechanisms linking intestinal disease to brain injury remain unclear. We asked whether NEC propagates along a tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-ce...