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Dual career (profession and sport) in academic system - a premise for the existence a regular university football championship in Romania

Alexandru ILIEȘ, Sorin Dacian BUHAȘ • GeoSport for Society (2020)

University football has tradition in the Romanian political context. The first teams that made history in amateur and later professional football were founded in the early twentieth century by students who returned to the country after comp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30892/gss.1306-066

Examining the impacts of “local” concessions at major league baseball stadiums

Alana N Seaman, Alexia Franzidis • Research in Hospitality Management (2022)

Sports stadiums represent important hospitality entities that generate billions and act as both powerful memorials of and contributors to place and destination image for visitors and locals alike. With increasing entertainment competition a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/22243534.2023.2202482

Organic food consumers in Hong Kong

Matthew H. T. Yap • Tourism and Hospitality Management (2012)

Asian organic foods consumers’ behaviour is worth investigating to sustain the continuous growth of organic foods consumption. Hence, Fiona has the ambition to employ the innovation diffusion theory to profile and understand organic foods c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20867/thm.18.1.10

Rethinking Smart Technology Adoption in Foodservice Microbusinesses Through Specialist-Driven Action Research

Trevor Shenal Anton, Ka Leong Chong, Alexander Trupp, Marcus L. Stephenson • Tourism and Hospitality (2026)

This study examines smart technology adoption in foodservice microbusinesses by moving beyond intention-based explanations to examine how adoption and post-adoption unfold in practice. Hospitality technology research has largely emphasised ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/tourhosp7060146

Sexual harassment as perceived and experienced by male and female restaurant employees

Andreea-Stefania Baltag, Melanie Bosman, Andrea Bravo Wilson, Joanne Huismans et al. • Research in Hospitality Management (2021)

The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge about sexual harassment as perceived and experienced by male and female restaurant employees. The research was carried out by using an online survey and five interviews. The 137 participants o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/22243534.2021.1916265

Editorial

The Editors • Higher Learning Research Communications (2012)

Academic research represents a milestone in the practice of quality higher education.  Academics that consistently conduct and publish research in specialized disciplines develop leadership in their particular areas and nurture with new kno...

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Exploring Pattaya’s tourism DNA: a mixed-method approach for revisit intention

Chayapoj Lee-Anant, Piyatida Kungwansith, Pimrawee Rocharungsat • Cogent Social Sciences (2025)

This study investigates the structural and symbolic foundations of Pattaya’s tourism identity using a mixed-methods approach that integrates thematic qualitative analysis with Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). It...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2025.2598725

TOURISTS’ PERCEPTION OF ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN LAGOS NIGERIA: THE CASE OF LEKKI CONSERVATION CENTRE

Nwokorie Edwin Chigozie, Adeniyi Enekole Esther • Turizam (2021)

This study examined tourists’ perception of ecotourism services in Lagos, Nigeria, with the specificity of the Lekki Conservation Centre. Specific objectives were to identify the elements of tourists’ demand concerning destination loyalty i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5937/turizam25-27492

Predictors of Behavioural Intention and the Mediating Effects of Hotel Virtual Reality Experience and Cognitive Absorption

Ryan Joseph CALINAO, Ryan GAMOSO • African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (2024)

The study explores the influence of vividness, content quality, and system quality in virtual reality (VR) experiences on guests’ behavioural intentions in the hotel industry in the National Capital Region. It specifically examines how thes...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.534

Operational Labor Shortages and Authentic Hospitality: Evidence from Greek Hotels

Georgios Konstantopoulos, Grigoris Giannarakis, Maria Xenaki, Georgios Thanasas et al. • Tourism and Hospitality (2026)

Operational labor shortages have become a pressing challenge for hospitality organizations, especially in highly seasonal tourism destinations such as Greece, where service experiences are deeply tied to cultural identity and authentic hosp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/tourhosp7060180

"I did not feel the same as before surgery"

Alicia Hüls • Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies (2025)

This paper examines Audre Lorde’s The Cancer Journals (2020) and her journey post-mastectomy, in relation to José Muñoz’s theory of disidentification, which he discusses in his book Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5283/copas.390

Of Exile in America: The Immigrant Experience in “American Land” (2006) and “The Ghost of Tom Joad” (1995) by Bruce Springsteen

Khaled Chouana • Transatlantica (2020)

The aim of this paper is to explore the experience of exile in two folk ballads by Bruce Springsteen, “American Land” (2006) and “The Ghost of Tom Joad” (1995). The paper examines the aesthetic and poetic aspects of the two ballads. “Americ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4000/transatlantica.14872

The impact of the Affordable Care Act on patient coverage and access to care: perspectives from FQHC administrators in Arizona, California and Texas

Angelo Ercia • BMC Health Services Research (2021)

Abstract Background The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enabled millions of people to gain coverage that was expected to improve access to healthcare services. However, it is unclear the extent of the policy’s impact on Federally Qualified Health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06961-9

Association of negative opinions towards telepsychiatry with its prior use and the level of geriatric psychiatry care among nursing home stakeholders

S Pirbay, MD, S Abou Kassm, MD, MPH, C Di-Maggio, MD, F Naudet, MD, PhD et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2025)

Objectives: Despite the benefits of geriatric telepsychiatry, the lack of support from the staff remains one of the major challenges it faces. We wanted to explore whether negative opinions towards telepsychiatry in nursing home (NH) stakeh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100150

The burden and determinants of cognitive impairment among individuals with chronic diseases in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Addisu Getie, Melaku Bimerew, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2025)

Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a medical condition caused by neurodegeneration, marked by a gradual decline in neurological, motor, psychological, and cognitive domain functions, as well as daily activities. It primarily affects indi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100171

Jianghan plain, the locale of China’s Great Flood four thousand years ago

Li-Xin Guo, Meng-Long Hsieh, Olga Gorodetskaya, Zi-Hao Fan et al. • Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (2023)

Abstract The Yellow River Plain (YRP), being regarded as the cradle of Chinese civilization, is traditionally thought to be the locale of the Great Flood, a hazardous flood (or floods) tamed by Yu who started China’s first “dynasty”, Xia, i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s44195-023-00044-4

TOURIST SATISFACTION DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MEASURES TO PREVENT COVID-19 IN A MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL DESTINATION

Indrajeet MALLICK, Daniel MIRAVET, Aaron GUTIÉRREZ • Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites (2022)

The impact of the COVID-19 on tourist satisfaction is a particular relevant issue, due to the role that elements such as the prevention measures implemented at the destination might play. For this reason, this article examines tourist satis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30892/gtg.454spl20-991

Divergent biological consequences of APOE isoforms across industrialized and non-industrial environments.

Marina M Watowich, Rachel M Petersen, Layla Brassington, Audrey M Arner et al. • PLoS Genetics (2026)

The apolipoprotein ε4 (APOE ε4) isoform directly alters cholesterol and immune biology and is associated with an increased risk of neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic disease in industrialized settings; nevertheless, APOE ε4-which is ance...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1012285