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Citizen‐Centered Public Service Design in Agile Digital Transformation: Insights From Public Mobility Services

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to highlight the critical role of human‐centered design approach as a foundational element in the agile digital transformation of public service design. Grounded in service‐design principles and public‐service logic, it analyses how agencies adopt agile practices and involve stakeholders in co‐design of disrupted ...
Hemin Choi, Maria Cucciniello
wiley   +1 more source

“The Excuses We Make”: Defining Eight Corruption Rationalization Categories

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rationalization of corruption allows individuals to detach from moral imperatives, enabling them to perceive unethical or unlawful actions as acceptable or justifiable. Closely linked to the concept of moral disengagement, rationalization involves cognitive distortions that frame inhumane or immoral behavior as neither wrong nor ...
Caio César Coelho Rodrigues
wiley   +1 more source

Design‐Based Politicization in Non‐Majoritarian Institutions: The Case of the European Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Non‐majoritarian institutions are designed to depoliticize policymaking and enhance the credibility of regulatory decisions. Yet many such bodies have become sites of contestation, exposing the limits of technocratic insulation. While research highlights external and behavioral drivers of politicization, the role of institutional design ...
Brigitte Pircher
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular analysis of vector-borne pathogens in Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) from continental Europe. [PDF]

open access: yesParasit Vectors
Lindhorst ZTL   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Agent‐Related Perceptions of Automated Versus Human Agents and the Role of Task‐Related Risk: A Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, Volume 43, Issue 11, Page 3253-3264, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Firms often seek to replace human agents (HAs) with automated agents (AAs) for customer service, but customers still tend to react more negatively to AAs than to HAs. This meta‐analysis examines agent‐related perceptions (i.e., humanlikeness, warmth, and competence), which represent the key upstream customer reactions shaping downstream ...
Sandra Miederer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Red Foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) and European Badgers (<i>Meles meles</i>) as Overlooked Wildlife Hosts of Canine Parvovirus in Slovakia: First Evidence by Molecular Characterization and Virus Isolation. [PDF]

open access: yesMicroorganisms
Petroušková P   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Emergence of Goal‐Directed Behaviors via Active Inference With Self‐Prior

open access: yesDevelopmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 6, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Infants often exhibit goal‐directed behaviors, such as reaching for a sensory stimulus, even when no external reward criterion is provided. These intrinsically motivated behaviors facilitate spontaneous exploration and learning of the body and environment during early developmental stages. Although computational modeling can offer insight into
Dongmin Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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