Vilnius University of Applied Sciences

Governing Solar Geoengineering at Planetary Scale: Pipe Dream or Possibility?

Solar geoengineering is being suggested by some scientists as a partial solution to the climate crisis. However, these hypothetical technologies to reflect parts of incoming sunlight back out into space pose significant governance challenges, due to their ecological risks, planet...

Patterns of recorded sexual violence in Lithuania before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sexual violence is a major public health and medico-legal concern, but many cases remain unreported. During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, social isolation, restricted services, and psychosocial stress raised concerns about changes in reporting. This study aimed to analyz...

Autumn edible mushrooms’ euphoria in Dzūkija, SE Lithuania: lessons to learn for an ethnobiology of situated and resilient forest practices

Dzūkija is the most heavily forested region of Lithuania, and foragers and ethnographers alike describe it as the country’s epicentre of mushroom enthusiasm. We interviewed 34 foragers there in October 2025 (20 women, 14 men; mean age 56 years) to ask why gathering fungi in this...

The interplay of social capital, digital transformation and sustainability for designing international marketing strategies: a systematic literature review

Purpose This study systematically reviews the current literature on the role of social capital in adopting digital technologies and achieving sustainability. The current investigation identifies key insights across social capital, digital transformation and sustainability paradig...

Enhanced coupling efficiency in geometric terahertz rectennas based on scalable CVD graphene

Ubiquitous electromagnetic radiation from wireless communication networks is an untapped energy source for low-power devices. Passive rectennas (a combination of a rectifier and an antenna) can harvest this energy to power devices and systems, such as autonomous sensors. Rectenna...

Do CSR initiatives foster sustainable consumption? A cross-cultural meta-analytic structural equation modelling approach

Purpose This research investigates how corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities influence sustainable consumption behaviour, specifically whether they truly promote ethical consumerism or unwittingly legitimize overconsumption by superficial sustainability efforts. Design...

Formation of Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membranes (tBLMs) Using Plasma Membrane Blebs from Human Lung Cancer Cells

Abstract Plasma membrane blebs, or giant plasma membrane vesicles (GPMVs), serve as excellent biomimetics for studying the compositional complexity of native cell membranes. However, current supported membrane models often lack the stability or submembrane reservoir necessary for...

Green Versus Brown Assets Under Stress: Who Hedges Energy and Market Risk?

Sustainable finance increasingly treats green assets as instruments for climate-risk hedging; however, it remains unclear whether they protect investors during energy-market shocks and financial-market stress or merely transmit different transition, equity-market, and growth risk...

Beyond the binary: a patient-centred approach to SSRIs and pregnancy

Purpose This study aims to examine the polarised discourse surrounding selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use during pregnancy and to propose a human rights-based and autonomy-focused approach grounded in reproductive justice and shared decision-making. Design/methodol...

Antecedents and consequences of change in career satisfaction over time: a latent growth mixture model approach

Purpose Career satisfaction is a key component of subjective career success, yet it may fluctuate across career paths. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, this study aims to examine the antecedents and outcomes of individual change profiles in career satisfaction over ti...