Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Parent-mediated skills training and developmental outcomes among autistic children in a public psychosocial care center in Brazil: A non-randomized controlled pilot study

Objective To evaluate the potential effects of a parent-mediated basic skills training program on developmental milestones among autistic preschool children receiving care at a public child psychosocial care center in Brazil. Methods We conducted a non-randomized controlled pilot...

β-Cyclodextrin/Nerolidol Inclusion Complex as a Potential Ecofriendly Antifungal System against Botrytis cinerea in Postharvest Strawberries

Abstract β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) encapsulation may offer a strategic approach to overcome the high volatility of nerolidol (NE) for controlling Botrytis cinerea decay in postharvest strawberries. In this study, a β-cyclodextrin/nerolidol inclusion complex (β-CD/NE) was prepared by...

Biomass-Waste-Derived Silica for Solvent-Lean Cu-SSZ-13 Porous Catalysts in NH3-SCR NOx Remediation

The development of biomass-waste-derived functional porous materials can support resource-conscious strategies for environmental remediation. In this study, Cu-SSZ-13 porous catalysts were prepared from rice husk ash as a biomass-derived silica source and metakaolin as the alumin...

Integrating efficiency and effectiveness: A composite indicator approach to assess the performance of Federal Institutes of education

This study evaluates the performance of Brazilian Federal Institutes of Education through an integrated framework that jointly assesses efficiency and effectiveness. Efficiency is measured using Data Envelopment Analysis with a Directional Distance Function (DEA–DDF) combined wit...

Dynamic Capabilities May Not Be Efficient: A Multiyear Econometric Analysis of Multiple Performance Dimensions Shows the Robust Absence of Systematic Relationships

Although dynamic capabilities (DCs) theoretically constitute the evolution of a firm’s capabilities, the research tends to examine this phenomenon from a static perspective. This paper presents a methodology for capturing dynamic capabilities to understand their longitudinal effe...

Investigating consumer AI adoption in the banking sector: a cross-context meta-analysis of key determinants

Purpose This study addresses the fragmented and inconsistent findings regarding consumer adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the banking sector. Through a meta-analysis of existing empirical research, it identifies and evaluates the most influential determinants of AI ado...

Exploring healthcare in smart cities: projects, deployments and challenges

Abstract Integrating wearable devices into smart city infrastructures offers a transformative potential for healthcare, promoting a shift from a reactive model to a proactive paradigm. Although not new, the literature today does not present surveys and studies that discuss the in...