HEPHAESTUS Research Repository: Recent submissions
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Enhancing Entrepreneurship Education: The Role of Simulation Tools in Teaching and Learning
(IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2025)This chapter examines the incorporation of simulation technologies into entrepreneurship education, evaluating their effect on student learning outcomes and the development of entrepreneurial skills. The study examines ...
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Integrating Sustainability into Human Resource Management: Building a Greener Workforce for the Future
(MDPI, 2025)This article examines the incorporation of sustainability into Human Resource Management (HRM) practises, emphasising the role of HR as a catalyst for sustainable growth within organisations. The study employs a ...
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Evaluation of Inpatients’satisfaction in Pafos General Hospital, Cyprus
(2015)To evaluate inpatients’ satisfaction in Pafos General Hospital, Cyprus.
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Antibiotics’ Prescribing and Pharmacovigilance Attitudes among Pediatricians and Pediatric Residents in Cyprus
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-01)Background: The inappropriate, irrational use or misuse of antibiotics is observed in all health systems and in all patients’ groups worldwide, especially for children, where antibiotics continue to be the drugs most ...
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The dark side of anti-money laundering: Mitigating the unintended consequences of FATF standards
(Elsevier, 2023)The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the primary authority for setting standards in the fields of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. However, there are legitimate concerns regarding the ...
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Transforming Asset Recovery Offices (AROs) to Enhance Their Role in Combating Money Laundering
(Emerald Publishing, 2025)Purpose This paper critically examines the recent legislative initiative of the European Union (EU) – the new Directive 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation. It focuses particularly on the provisions that revamp ...
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Empowering sustainable finance with artificial intelligence: a framework for responsible implementation
(Elgaronline, 2025)The global economy and societies around the world are facing a once-in-a-lifetime situation, as two major developments are underway and becoming collinear. On the one hand, financial markets are rapidly entering the era ...
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AI Capone, or the criminal masterminds of the future: The imagined possibilities of malevolent artificial intelligence with an emphasis on money laundering
(Routledge, 2024)In the emerging era of artificial intelligence (AI), it is reasonable to assume that the rapid development and commercialisation of revolutionary AI technologies will ultimately lead to their adoption by criminals and ...
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Asset Recovery in the Context of International Criminal Court Proceedings in Light of FATF Standards
(International and European Law:, 2020)The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute has stressed the need to enhance international cooperation mechanisms, in order to effectively and expeditiously identify, trace, freeze and confiscate assets derived ...
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Η νέα πρόταση Οδηγίας για τα οργανωμένα ταξίδια: κριτική επισκόπηση των προτεινόμενων διατάξεων
(Ελληνική Επιθεώρηση Ευρωπαϊκου Δικαίου, 2024)Μολονότι το ισχύον νομικό πλαίσιο που διέπει τα οργανωμένα ταξίδια, ήτοι η Οδηγία (ΕΕ) 2015/2302 για τα οργανωμένα ταξίδια και τους συνδεδεμένους ταξιδιωτικούς διακανονισμούς, επέφερε αρκετά οφέλη όσον αφορά στην ορθή ...
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Internet and Social Media Addictions in the Post-Pandemic Era: Consequences for MentalWell-Being and Self-Esteem
(MDPI, 2024)The increasing integration of digital technologies into daily life, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, has raised concerns about internet and social media addictions and their potential impact on mental health. ...
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Conspiracy Theories, Trust in Science, and Knowledge during the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cyprus
(MDPI, 2023)Conspiracy theories flourish during periods of crisis. One way to counteract the believability of conspiracy theories is trust in science and knowledge about the “perceived threat”, such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A total ...
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Children’s Interpretations of Numerically Quantified Expression Ambiguities: Evidence from Quantified Noun Phrases and Bare Cardinals
(MDPI, 2024)Understanding how children comprehend text by forming links between sentences has been the focus of research for decades. Such research has consistently shown that children use anaphors and resolve ambiguities in a ...
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Domestic Violence against Women and COVID-19
(MDPI, 2022)Domestic violence against women is defined as harmful behavior that occurs within a home and it involves aggressive and violent conduct towards women. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and following the ...
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The prevalence of nomophobia in Cyprus and its relationship with coping styles
(Frontiers, 2024)The rise in smartphone use and the resulting dependence has led to the emergence of nomophobia, a term describing the anxiety or discomfort experienced when individuals are without their mobile phones. This study aimed to ...
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Secondary Education and COVID-19
(MDPI, 2022)Secondary education is the second stage of formal education and traditionally begins after primary school, usually about age 11 to 13. The COVID-19 pandemic caused immeasurable changes to the educational system which ...
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Social Media News Headlines and Their Influence onWell-Being: Emotional States, Emotion Regulation, and Resilience
(MDPI, 2024)Today, many individuals read the daily news from social media platforms. Research has shown that news with negative valence might influence the well-being of individuals. Existing research that examined the impact of ...
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The Role of Conspiracy Theories, Perceived Risk, and Trust in Science on COVID-19 Vaccination Decisiveness: Evidence from Cyprus
(MDPI, 2023)COVID-19 reminded us of the importance of vaccinating for successfully overcoming health-related crises. Yet, vaccine hesitancy is still present. This study examined the impacts of conspiracy theories, perceived risk, ...
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Trust in Science and COVID-19
(MDPI, 2022)In this entry, trust in science is defined as the reliance, confidence, and dependence on science to understand scientific information. With the outbreak of, and the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, turning ...
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Biogas digester innovations as solution to clean cooking energy challenge in the Pacific Islands: A policy perspective
(Elsevier, 2025-06)Access to clean cooking energy remains a significant challenge globally, particularly in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific Islands, and South Asia, where urban and rural disparities are most pronounced. In ...