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Finance, Financial Accounting, Money & Banking, Economics, Healthcare Finance, Health Economics, International & Comparative Health System, Health Economics, Comparative Healthcare System

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Mustafa ‘Mike’ Z Younis is an internationally recognized scholar and served as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for Research of Healthcare Financial Management. Dr. Younis has authored and published over 200 articles, abstracts and presentations in refereed journals and meetings, and has presented at national and international conferences. Dr. Younis’ coauthored articles appeared in leading journals such as “Nature” “the Lancet” and “JAMA” and European Journal of Health Economics.Dr. Younis has administrative experience as Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Florida International University (FL, USA), where he led the accreditation efforts for the Healthcare Management Program & Senior Advisor to the President of Zirve University.

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Social problems and marginal groups, Globalization, Elites, democracy, Political participation, New crimes, Human security, Future studies, Social theory, Quality in university education, Development studies

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Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Management, Cleaner Production

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Habilitation (DSc) by the New University of Lisbon (2019) in Industrial Engineering; PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering - Production Technologies by the University of Minho, in 1999, with a thesis entitled “Modular conception of quality systems with application in foundries”. He completed a post – graduate course in Quality Engineering by the New University of Lisbon (1991). Graduated in Mechanical Engineering by the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) (Equivalence in Portugal by the University of Lisbon). He is member of IEA- Institute of Applied Electronics (Vigo University) from 2012. Participation in about 20 R & D projects. Gilberto participates as a speaker in several national and international conferences and he is currently author of several publications in Industrial Engineering, namely, Innovation, Quality Management, Product Development and Integrated Management Systems (IMS)– QES (quality, environment and safety) (books, papers in international and national journals). He is member of the research team of several IMS - QES research projects and also supervises Master and PhD thesis, as well, reviewer of international journals (Editorial Review Board - TQM Journal; International Journal of Engineering and Industrial management (Portugal); Revista Produção e Desenvolvimento/Journal Production and Development (Brasil); The International Journal of Engineering Technology and Scientific Innovation (India); Quality, Innovation, Prosperity (Slovakia). Sustainability (MDPI) and Standards (MDPI).

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Business Administration and Accounting Studies

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Public Finance, Theory of Audit, Business excellence, Strategy project management, Public management, Human resource management and tackling organisational pathologies,

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Zbysław Dobrowolski is a doctor of economics (PhD) and a habilitated doctor of management sciences. He is a professor at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland and a member of the Academy of Management (USA). The member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Author of dozens of scientific publications related to management issues. Besides, the reviewer of more than 200 scientific papers. He was an expert in INTOSAI, EU, and OECD programs and co-authored global INTOSAI auditing standards and guidelines. He is the author of the article published by the United Nations.

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Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

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Born in Baghdad 1947. Obtained his BSc and MSc from Baghdad University in 1968 and 1972 respectively and PhD degree from Dundee University in Water Resources Engineering in 1976. Previously worked at Baghdad University 1976-1995 then at Al-Bayt University in Jordan (1995- 2007). Research interests are mainly in Geology, Water Resources and Environment. Served several academic administrative posts (Dean, Head of Department). Now, Professor at the department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering at Lulea Technical University Sweden. Research interests are mainly in Water Resources, Climate Change and Environment. Served several academic administrative posts (Dean, Head of Department). Publications include more than 900 articles in international/national journals, chapters in books and 22 books and special issues. Supervised more than 70 postgraduate students at universities in Iraq, Jordan, UK, Sweden, and Australia. Executed more than 30 major research projects in Iraq, Jordan, Sweden, and UK. Awarded several scientific and educational awards, among them is the British Council on its 70th Anniversary awarded him top five scientists in Cultural Relations. Best paper award in international conference in 2017. One patent on Physical methods for the separation of iron oxides. A founding member of the Supreme Council of Iraqi Scientific Societies. Also participated in the membership of many national committees in Iraq and Jordan, such as the International Hydrological Program, the Geological Correlation Committee, and the Higher Education Development Committee in Jordan. Member of several International scientific societies like International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management, the International Federation of Hydro-Environmental Engineering and the International Association for Development and Sustainability. Established and President (till 1995) of the Iraqi Water Resources Society. Established the Rafidain Organization for protection and development of Water Resources in Iraq (NGO). Participated in many training courses. The last training courses was with UNESCO for the improvement of performance of the Iraqi universities staff members. Honorary Chairman of the Environment Department at the Athena Institute for Education and Research, which includes 2,400 researchers from different countries from 2022

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Business and Economics

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Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin is an associate professor of International Business and Global Strategy at Laval University, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Mohiuddin taught at Thompson Rivers University (Canada), University of Paris-Est (France), Osnabruck University of Applied Science (Germany), Shanghai University of Technology, and Tianjin University of Technology (China). His research was published in Research Policy, Applied Economics, Journal of Global Information Management, Review of Economic Philosophy, Strategic Change, International Journal of Logistics Research & Applications, International Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Environmental Management, and Journal of Cleaner Production, among others. He was also awarded a research grant from ‘The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada. He is currently serving as Director of the Research Group on Contemporary Asia (GERAC) at Laval University. He is also the co-managing editor of Transnational Corporations Review and Topic Editor of “Sustainability”. He is a member of the Board of Directors, Canadian Council on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE), and member of CEDIMES Institute (France).

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Public Administration, Political Science, Sociology

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am a Professor of Political Science and Public Administration. I direct the Observatory of Good Governance of the University of Rey Juan Carlos and participate in numerous research projects; in 1992 and 1993 I was a Fulbright scholar in the United States. One of the characteristics that define my professional development is my mission to reconcile my work as a researcher and professor with my vocation to transfer knowledge to society at large

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Gender studies, Uurban studies, Sociology, Politics

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Florencia Andreola is an independent researcher and PhD in History of Architecture (University of Bologna). She is interested in sociology, politics and the various disciplines that hybridize research on architecture and the city. She actively participates in the production of publicly funded project content and curates and coordinates cultural activities. She is co-founder of the non-profit association Sex & the City which investigates the city from a gender perspective. She is co-author of Free, Not Brave. Women and Fear in Public Space (LetteraVentidue, 2024) and Milan Gender Atlas (LetteraVentidue, 2021). She edited Disagiotopia. Malessere, precarietà ed esclusione nellera del tardo capitalismo (DEditore, 2020) and co-curated Milano. Larchitettura dal 1945 a oggi (Hoepli, 2018), Backstage. Larchitettura come lavoro concreto (Franco Angeli, 2016) and Guida allarchitettura di Milano 1945-2015 (Hoepli, 2015). She published essays and reviews in many magazines and journals.

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Comparative Education, Experimental Pedagogy, School Pedagogy, Comparative education, Intercultural and citizenship education, Teacher education, Curriculum development, Innovation strategies of teaching and learning, Outdoor education

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Sandra Chistolini, Ph.D., former full professor of General and Social Pedagogy, Department of Education, University of Rome Three, Italy. National coordinator in international management and academic network (Erasmus Plus, Jean Monnet). Research interests in comparative education, intercultural and citizenship education, teacher education, curriculum development, innovation strategies of teaching and learning, outdoor education. Editor-in-chief of the Journal "Il Nodo. Per una pedagogia della persona". Latest publications: Decoding the Disciplines in European Institutions of Higher Education: Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching and Learning (2019); The Pizzigoni Experimental Method in Sara Bertuzzi’s Diaries. Fundaments of Childhood Education, Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2021); Giuseppina Pizzigonis 20th Century Pedagogy of the Kindergarten, Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2022); Rabindranath Tagore’s Principle of International Education, in Kundu K., Marsh C. (Eds.), A hundred years of Visva-Bharati. Tagore’s Dream, Today’s Reality, Oxford, The Tagore Centre UK, The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (2023).

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Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Polytechnic, Solid Waste, Integrated Management Systems,

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Francesco Facchini is a Researcher in Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Polytechnic University of Bari. My main research activity focuses on the development of mathematical models to optimize the internal and external logistics under economic and environmental perspectives. Possible applications include: Logistics of Municipal Solid Waste Integrated Management Systems; warehouse layout optimization by minimizing forklift’s path according to order picking strategies; minimizing GHG emissions due to material handling of containers in port and in dry port. My proposed mission in the academic environment is twofold: 1) promoting selective research programs between highschool and university dedicated to talented young students with a demonstrated interest in the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields; 2) strengthening and expanding the existing collaborative relationships between Italian and international Institutions to encourage multidisciplinary transfer of knowledge and technologies.

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Public Policy, Administration, Philosophy, Law

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Administrative Law, Urban Planning Law, Spatial Planning Law and Urban Management

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Fernanda Paula Oliveira is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, where she has been teaching since 1990. She is responsible for several curricular units in the undergraduate and masters programmes in Law and Public-Administration and in the PhD in Law at this University, namely Administrative Law, Urban Planning Law, Spatial Planning Law and Urban Management. She is a researcher at the Legal Institute of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. She has been a member of the juries of various public competitions for the selection of candidates for various public organisations, for the exercise of the function of Notary and for access to the magistracy of the Judicial Courts and the Administrative and Tax Courts.

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Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Digital and Electronics, Computer and Communication Skills,

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I hold a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), and currently the Research Manager at the Directorate Research Development (DRD) office. I served as the Grant Coordinator at the College of Health Sciences (CHS), University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN). From January to March 2017, I completed a six-weeks University Administration Support Programme (UASP) Research Fellowship at Ball State University, Muncie, and Indianapolis, USA, funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. I am an awardee for the UASP Alumni Grant by the International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), USA, for “Implementation of the Online Scholarship System and Research Platforms to enhance research, capacity building and training project for the CHS.” I have four years of experience as an Assistant Director for Research Funding at the University of Botswana, working closely with the School of Medicine and building local and international partnerships and external funding agencies. I successfully administered projects funded by Botswana, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai, the United States of America (USA), South Africa, and Zimbabwe, collaborated with other researchers, and produced several peer-reviewed publications and conference proceedings.

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Homicide; Risk assessment; Investigation Criminal; Marital Violence; Symbolic Asymmetry; Criminal Profiles; Marital violence; Beliefs; Catholics; Teenagers; Elderly; Social neighborhoods; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Marital violence; evaluation of risk; Risk factors; Femicide; Risk factors; Binding; Violence; Domestic violence; Homosexuals; Risk factors; Criminal profiles; Femicide bonding; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Criminal profile; Attachment; Spousal violence; Protection; Defendants; Intimate relationships; SAPROF; Structured Assessment of Protective Factors

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Iris Almeida. Completed the PhD in Psychology in 2013 by ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, PhD in Psychology in 2007 by ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Master in Social Psychology from Gender in 2006 by ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and Degree in Psychology in 2001 by ISCTE Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. Is Coordinator and Scientific Supervisor (Technical Advisory Office (GAT) integrated in the West Lisbon Public Prosecutors Office) in Forensic and Psychological Sciences Laboratory Egas Moniz, Director of Forensic Psychology Office (GPF) (Laboratory of Forensic and Psychological Sciences Egas Moniz) in Forensic and Psychological Sciences Laboratory Egas Moniz, Coordinator and Scientific Supervisor (Victims Information and Assistance Office (GIAV), located at Lisbon Public Prosecutors Office) in Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Coordinator (Master in Forensic and Criminal Psychology) in Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Chairman of the Scientific Committee (Degree in Psychology) in Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Member of Scientific Council in Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Higher Education CRL, Researcher in Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Internship Coordination (Master in Forensic and Criminal Psychology) in Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL and Associate Professor at Egas Moniz Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL. Published 19 articles in journals. There are 8 section(s) of books. Organized 32 event(s). Participated in 136 event(s). Supervised 4 MSc dissertation(s) and co-supervised 12. Co-supervised 1 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc. Has received 4 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Others in 1 project(s), Principal investigator in 2 project(s), Research Fellow in 1 project(s), Researcher in 8 project(s) and Supervisor in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Social Sciences with emphasis on Psychology. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Homicide; Risk assessment; Investigation Criminal; Marital Violence; Symbolic Asymmetry; Criminal Profiles; Marital violence; Beliefs; Catholics; Teenagers; Elderly; Social neighborhoods; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Marital violence; evaluation of risk; Risk factors; Femicide; Risk factors; Binding; Violence; Domestic violence; Homosexuals; Risk factors; Criminal profiles; Femicide bonding; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Criminal profile; Attachment; Spousal violence; Protection; Defendants; Intimate relationships; SAPROF; Structured Assessment of Protective Factors.

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Public management, Health management in public sector, Organizational and managerial research in public sector, Policy-based research, Policy and politics, Public governance, Multi-level governance e Global governance, Administrative reform, Local Government, Financial Sustainability of the Welfare State, Public Procurement, Public perchasse, Methodological expertise, Content analysis, Statistical analysis, Document analysis, Parametric and non-parametric methodologies, Case studies, Descriptive, Exploratory and explanatory studies

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(2023) Scientific Merit Award –Advanced Research in Public Administration, 5th Edition 2022, within the scope of research carried out at the Public Administration Scientific and Pedagogical Coordination Unit (ISCSP-University of Lisbon). (2021) Caixa Geral de Depósitos Research Merit Award, 6th Edition 2020, first place in the most prestigious international publications within the scope of the Center for Administration and Public Policy (CAPP - ISCSP-University of Lisbon – research center of excellence); (2020) ISCSP/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Research Prize - Research Centers (Center for Administration and Public Policies (CAPP), 5th Edition 2019. First place in the scope of publications with the most international prestige within the scope of the Administration Center and Public Policy (CAPP - ISCSP-University of Lisbon – research center of excellence); (2020) Scientific Merit Award –Advanced Research Coordination Units, 2nd Edition 2019, within the scope of research promoted at the Public Administration Scientific and Pedagogical Coordination Unit (ISCSP-University of Lisbon); (2020) Commendation attributed by the President of ISCSP, Full Professor Doctor Manuel Meirinho, in recognition of the services provided to ISCSP-ULisboa in the exercise of his duties as Joint Coordinator of the Public Administration and Territory Policy area within the scope of the Coordination Unit Pedagogical and Scientific Public Administration and collaboration at the School of Health Administration and Management of the Institute for postgraduate Studies, which he performed with dedication and loyalty, in favor of the best interests of the institution. (2019) Research Award –Advanced Research Coordination Units, 1st Edition 2018, within the scope of research promoted at the Public Administration Scientific and Pedagogical Coordination Unit (ISCSP-University of Lisbon). (2018) Commendation attributed by the Minister of Health of the XXI Constitutional Government, Professor Doctor Adalberto Campos Fernandes, for the recognition of competence, performance, dedication, rigor, availability and ability to work, relationship and team spirit in the functions performed in the Ministry of Health. (2017) Servier Portugal Merit Award awarded within the scope of the PhD in Public Administration, specialization Health Administration (Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences).