Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-24eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.24247.1
Svitlana Pidoprygora
{"title":"Visible After invasion? Ukraine's representational absence and distortion in global comics before 2014.","authors":"Svitlana Pidoprygora","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.24247.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.24247.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The representation of Ukraine in global comics has long been shaped by imperial, Soviet, and Russian interpretative frameworks that have obscured Ukrainian historical and cultural specificity. While previous scholarship has examined representations of Eastern Europe in popular culture, comparatively little attention has been paid to the mechanisms through which Ukraine has been rendered visible yet simultaneously displaced within global comics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The paper examines three case studies from different comic traditions: <i>Tintin in the Land of the Soviets</i> (1929) by Hergé, <i>Nestor Makhno</i> (1976) by Spain Rodriguez, and <i>Ivan Karine</i> (1963-1964) by Enzo Chiomenti. Combining visual, discursive, and narratological analysis with postcolonial and decolonial perspectives, the article analyses four dimensions of representation: naming, spatial framing, iconography, and narrative positioning. It introduces the concept of distorted visibility to describe representational mechanisms such as absence, substitution, Russification, Sovietization, symbolic appropriation, and mislocation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis demonstrates that Ukrainian territories, historical figures, and cultural symbols are incorporated into broader Soviet, Russian, or imperial narratives. In Hergé's work, Soviet space is visually homogenized through Russian cultural markers. Rodriguez presents Nestor Makhno primarily through the framework of the Russian Revolution and anarchist mythology, while Ukraine remains a secondary setting. <i>Ivan Karine</i> appropriates Cossack imagery but reorganizes it within a Russian imperial adventure narrative. Ukrainian material becomes visible, while its distinct historical and cultural identity is systematically displaced.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest that global comics participated in the production and circulation of enduring cultural assumptions about Ukraine before 2014. The Ukrainian case serves as a lens through which to examine what is made visible - and what remains systematically overlooked - in transnational graphic storytelling. This paper contributes to ongoing discussions on cultural erasure, epistemic asymmetries, and the visual geopolitics shaping representations of Eastern Europe.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"6 ","pages":"258"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13560625/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148957431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-23eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.21562.2
Maaike Izeboud, Etienne Legrain, Veronica Tollenaar, François Pallandre, Nicolas Grosrenaud, Lisa Ardoin, Frank Pattyn, Pierre-Henri Blard, Marie-Axelle Gillain, Vinciane Debaille, Steven Goderis, Gabriel A Pinto, Hamed Pourkhorsandi, François Fripiat, Harry Zekollari
{"title":"Initial survey of blue ice areas for the recovery of old ice in the Sør Rondane mountains (Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica).","authors":"Maaike Izeboud, Etienne Legrain, Veronica Tollenaar, François Pallandre, Nicolas Grosrenaud, Lisa Ardoin, Frank Pattyn, Pierre-Henri Blard, Marie-Axelle Gillain, Vinciane Debaille, Steven Goderis, Gabriel A Pinto, Hamed Pourkhorsandi, François Fripiat, Harry Zekollari","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.21562.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.21562.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Blue ice areas have the potential to preserve old ice near the surface, offering valuable archives of past climate beyond the range of continuous deep ice cores. Notably, million-year-old ice has been recovered at shallow depths in the Allan Hills blue ice area, in the Transantarctic Mountains. However, similar sites in other regions of Antarctica remain unexplored. The FROID project aims to identify and sample such old ice near the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. This report details the first of two field expeditions, conducted during the austral summer of 2024-2025, with the goal of identifying a suitable drilling site for a shallow ice core (up to 200 m) in the Nils Larsen blue ice area. During the field campaign, we collected datasets to assess ice age, thickness and flow velocity, to determine potential and suitability for coring very old ice: (1) 10 m ice cores for absolute dating ( <sup>81</sup>Kr and <sup>40</sup>Ar methods), gas measurement (amongst others, δO <sub>2</sub>/N <sub>2</sub>, total air content, CO <sub>2</sub>, CH <sub>4</sub>, N <sub>2</sub>O) and ice fabrics; (2) surface ice samples for water stable isotope analysis (δ <sup>1</sup>8O and δD) to infer paleo-temperatures and spatial patterns in isotopic variation; (3) ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys of bed topography and ice thickness; (4) ApRES radar profiles for vertical velocity, internal structure, and ice fabric; (5) GNSS measurements for local ablation and surface motion; and (6) Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) tests for future meteorite recovery applications. This report outlines the field preparation, methodologies used, and challenges encountered. The results will guide site selection for the follow-up drilling campaign and can serve as a practical guide for future blue ice fieldwork.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"6 ","pages":"17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13555041/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148932025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-23eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.23373.2
Francesca Di Donato, Andrea Mannocci, Fabrizio Pecoraro, Lottie Provost
{"title":"Mind the Gap: From Policy to Practice at CNR An Analysis of Career Advancement Criteria in Light of the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment.","authors":"Francesca Di Donato, Andrea Mannocci, Fabrizio Pecoraro, Lottie Provost","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.23373.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.23373.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study examines the practical implementation of the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment within the National Research Council of Italy by analysing the 2023 competitive procedures for the career progression of researchers and technologists. As the institution formally adopted the reform to shift towards a more responsible and qualitative evaluation framework, this research investigates the extent to which these high-level commitments were applied within the calls by the individual evaluation committees.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic qualitative and quantitative analysis was conducted on 4,090 evaluation criteria established by 90 independent evaluation committees. The criteria were examined to assess their alignment with the four core commitments of the Agreement and the inclusion of Open Science principles.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results indicate a significant gap between institutional policy and actual practice: most committees do not fully recognise the diversity of research contributions, often undervaluing or excluding non-traditional outputs, such as teaching and evaluation activities, or public and policy engagement. Quantitative and mechanical metrics continue to be widely used in researcher evaluations, with journal-based indicators often used to assess research quality. Regarding Open Science practices, they appeared only sporadically in the assessed criteria.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that traditional evaluation practices persist at the committee level, despite formal institutional reform. The study highlights that high-level policy adoption alone is insufficient without robust guidance to operationalise reform principles during the assessment process. This research provides insights into the challenges of transitioning from policy to practice in research assessment within a large, multidisciplinary Research Performing Organisation.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"6 ","pages":"127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13554998/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148932094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-23eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.23973.2
Sandro Tabatadze, Bacho Khuroshvili
{"title":"EUPopLink Country report - Georgia.","authors":"Sandro Tabatadze, Bacho Khuroshvili","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.23973.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.23973.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This country report examines the relationship between populism and Euroscepticism in Georgia, a case in which support for European integration has long constituted one of the most stable elements of public and political consensus. It traces how this consensus has become increasingly politicised under conditions of democratic erosion, geopolitical insecurity, and the Russia-Ukraine war. The report argues that Euroscepticism in Georgia has moved from the political margins to the centre of state power, through its growing articulation by populist political actors. While the Conservative Movement/Alt-Info articulates hard Euroscepticism through anti-liberal, nativist and openly pro-Russian narratives, the ruling Georgian Dream has developed a softer but increasingly assertive form of conditional Euroscepticism. Instead of opposing EU membership directly, Georgian Dream repackages European integration in terms of sovereignty, peace, tradition, dignity, and resistance to external coercion. Moreover, the ruling party's populist rhetoric portrays itself as the guardian of \"the people\" against all domestic forces that oppose its policies, as well as liberal civil society, the embassies of other states in Georgia, and the EU elites themselves. In this context, Euroscepticism becomes not merely a foreign-policy position, but a populist instrument of regime legitimation and authoritarian consolidation.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"6 ","pages":"185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13555050/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148932073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.21137.2
Rodrigo Escribano Roca
{"title":"Patterns of Reimperialization and Postimperial strategic cultures. The cases of Liberal Spain (1833-1868) and Post-Soviet Russia (1991-2025).","authors":"Rodrigo Escribano Roca","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.21137.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.21137.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article explores the structural patterns of post-imperial conflict through a comparative analysis of Liberal Spain (1833-1868) and post-Soviet Russia (1991-2025). It argues that both powers, following the abrupt collapse of their empires, developed strategic cultures oriented toward reimperialization-defined as the attempt to reassert influence over former imperial domains through cultural, diplomatic, or military means. Drawing on theories from historical sociology, international relations, and strategic studies, the article introduces the concepts of \"levels of imperiality\" and \"degrees of rupture\" to explain why both Spain and Russia failed to construct stable post-imperial states and instead pursued increasingly coercive strategies to restore lost power. The study identifies a recurring six-stage pattern: (1) imperial collapse, (2) internal disintegration, (3) soft reimperialization through diplomacy and cultural outreach, (4) frustration and strategic shift, (5) militarized reimperialization, and (6) confrontation with geopolitical realities. This model is applied to the Spanish intervention in South America (1864-1866) and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022-present), revealing striking parallels in their strategic rationales, ideological justifications, and operational outcomes. The article concludes that post-imperial reimperialization is more likely when imperial collapse is abrupt, when successor states are internally divided, and when the international system is permissive. By revisiting two cases often treated as peripheral in the historiography of decolonization, the article offers a long-term framework for understanding the persistence of imperial logics in global politics and the strategic cultures that sustain them.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"266"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13560817/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148957397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-20eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.24041.1
Günce Sabah Eryılmaz, Toygar Sinan Baykan
{"title":"EUPopLink Country report - Turkey.","authors":"Günce Sabah Eryılmaz, Toygar Sinan Baykan","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.24041.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.24041.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This report examines how populism and Euroscepticism intersect in Turkish politics. Turkey's relationship with Europe has long been shaped by ambivalence, and as EU accession stalled, Euroscepticism spread across the political spectrum. The ruling AKP initially championed EU membership to advance democratic reforms but later shifted toward a civilizational, anti-Western discourse. Other parties - from the Islamist YRP and nationalist ZP on the right to the socialist TİP on the left - also combine populist rhetoric with distinct forms of Euroscepticism. The report traces these positions historically and shows how the \"Europe question\" has served as a versatile tool for populist actors to redefine political alliances and frame domestic conflicts.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"6 ","pages":"250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13560853/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148957537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-20eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.23370.2
Joan Ferrer Obiol, Diego Rubolini, Josephine R Paris, Francesco Giannelli, David Gonçalves, Pedro Andrade, Beneharo Rodríguez, Alessandro Tedeschi, Michele Sorrenti, Chiara Natali, Marcella Sozzoni, Astrid Böhne, Rita Monteiro, Thomas Marcussen, Torsten H Struck, Rebekah A Oomen, Maria Angela Diroma, Claudio Ciofi, Caroline Howard, Mark Blaxter, Chiara Bortoluzzi
{"title":"ERGA-BGE reference genome of the Eurasian Woodcock ( <i>Scolopax rusticola</i>), a game bird species with isolated populations of conservation interest.","authors":"Joan Ferrer Obiol, Diego Rubolini, Josephine R Paris, Francesco Giannelli, David Gonçalves, Pedro Andrade, Beneharo Rodríguez, Alessandro Tedeschi, Michele Sorrenti, Chiara Natali, Marcella Sozzoni, Astrid Böhne, Rita Monteiro, Thomas Marcussen, Torsten H Struck, Rebekah A Oomen, Maria Angela Diroma, Claudio Ciofi, Caroline Howard, Mark Blaxter, Chiara Bortoluzzi","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.23370.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.23370.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The reference genome of the Eurasian Woodcock ( <i>Scolopax rusticola</i>) is an important resource to investigate population structure across the wide breeding range of this iconic game species and the conservation status of specific management units, such as the isolated Macaronesian populations. The genome sequence was assembled into 45 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules and 2 sex chromosomes (W and Z). This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 1.2 Gb, composed of 1,613 contigs and 935 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 5.9 Mb and 34.2 Mb, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"6 ","pages":"111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13329356/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148392802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-16eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.20428.2
Dion Groothof, Nicole S Erler, Stephan J L Bakker
{"title":"Questioning the kidney-protective effects of tolvaptan: a testable hypothesis to revisit the current narrative.","authors":"Dion Groothof, Nicole S Erler, Stephan J L Bakker","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.20428.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.20428.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tolvaptan is the only approved therapy for slowing disease progression in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Its use necessitates balancing kidney-protective effects against burdensome aquaretic side effects that limit long-term adherence. Both clinical and real-world data highlight that many eligible patients decline or discontinue therapy, complicating estimation of the true magnitude of kidney protection inferred from pivotal trials. In this perspective article, we hypothesise that two distinct sources of bias may influence estimates of treatment efficacy in opposite directions and explore the implications for the interpretation of trial results. First, we consider how treatment-related effects, particularly changes in creatinine generation, could bias creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), potentially exaggerating the apparent benefit. Second, we evaluate how selective treatment discontinuation in the TEMPO3:4 trial may have distorted estimated treatment effects by altering which participants remain under observation over time, potentially attenuating the apparent benefit. Taken together, these considerations motivate a reassessment of placebo-adjusted treatment effects on eGFR using cystatin C measurements from TEMPO3:4, thereby enabling a within-trial, trajectory-based evaluation of potential treatment-induced changes in creatinine generation, supported by analytical approaches that better account for selective dropout. More broadly, our analysis extends beyond ADPKD, highlighting the need to re-evaluate existing clinical trials in which treatment may change creatinine generation, including those with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. Future trials should incorporate complementary filtration markers to assess treatment-related changes in creatinine generation. Across all trials, sensitivity analyses using contemporary modelling strategies are warranted to strengthen confidence in eGFR slope as a regulator-endorsed clinical endpoint. Improving the methodological rigour with which treatment effects are estimated is essential to ensure that clinical decisions accurately reflect therapeutic benefit relative to treatment burden and patient experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13507848/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148842485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-16eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.21408.4
Alexandra Okada, Kieron Sheehy, Klaus-Dieter Rossade, Arosha K Bandara
{"title":"Developing Researchers' Competencies through CARE-KNOW-DO and upSKILL.map, aligned with EU and UNESCO Priorities.","authors":"Alexandra Okada, Kieron Sheehy, Klaus-Dieter Rossade, Arosha K Bandara","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.21408.4","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.21408.4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In an era of interlinked global challenges, researchers are expected to combine disciplinary excellence with socially relevant solutions. Existing competency frameworks recognise transversal skills but tend to prioritise employability and career management, treating skills as value-neutral and positioning sustainability, equity, and justice at the margins. This creates skills mismatches and leaves many researchers underprepared for work aligned with the UN-SDGs and Horizon Europe priorities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This Phase-1 study within the European METEOR project develops upSKILL.map and provides in-context pilot validation for eco-outwards research careers. Grounded in the CARE-KNOW-DO principles, the tool articulates eight competency domains (8Cs) integrating values, knowledge, and action. A phase-appropriate cohort of 40 researchers completed the 8Cs self-assessment and wrote reflective think pieces, generating a mixed-methods dataset for contextual psychometric analysis and thematic enquiry.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Exploratory factor analysis, reliability testing, expert review, and user feedback converge on a five-factor descriptive clustering explaining 75.7% of variance as a baseline, clustering the 8Cs into: Responsible policy-engaged research; Collaborative inclusive leadership; Interdisciplinary networked innovation; Societal impact methodologies; and Resilient capacity development. Datasets highlight an aspiration-practice gap between collaborative, transformative goals and uneven institutional support.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Conceptually, the study advances a shift from \"competency-as-performance\" to \"competency-as-worldview\", articulating the eco-researcher identity where technical expertise is inseparable from commitments to sustainability, equity, and justice. This represents one valued orientation among legitimate research identities; fundamental science and curiosity-driven inquiry remain equally valid. Methodologically, it provides context-bound evidence that upSKILL.map can function as a low-cost diagnostic tool combining psychometric analysis with qualitative insight. Organisationally, it outlines how doctoral schools and researcher development leads can use the five-factor clustering to identify gaps and design targeted interventions for local and global agendas. Exploratory findings are based on a single institution and a small, self-selected cohort, so further multi-institutional confirmation is needed before high-stakes or sector-wide use.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13198694/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148019145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Open research EuropePub Date : 2026-07-16eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.21765.2
Lisa Selma Moussaoui, Ariane Baye, Annick Bogaerts, Alice Collinge, Roland Devlieger, Xavier Escoté, Carmen Freire, Barbara Kaiser, Dorota Komar, Maryse Ledent, Leonie Miserez, Noemi Boqué
{"title":"Using evidence-based models of human behaviour to reduce endocrine-disrupting chemicals exposure: recommendations for strengthening interventions.","authors":"Lisa Selma Moussaoui, Ariane Baye, Annick Bogaerts, Alice Collinge, Roland Devlieger, Xavier Escoté, Carmen Freire, Barbara Kaiser, Dorota Komar, Maryse Ledent, Leonie Miserez, Noemi Boqué","doi":"10.12688/openreseurope.21765.2","DOIUrl":"10.12688/openreseurope.21765.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) represent a threat for the ecosystem and human health. Exposure routes include modifiable exposures, such as choice of food or cosmetics but also daily habits such as airing the room. However, current attempts to reduce modifiable exposure often rely on knowledge provision and awareness-raising campaigns. This is the case even though human behaviour, decision making and habits change have been studied for a long time, and numerous psychological theories demonstrate that the transition from awareness of a health threat to actually change daily behaviour is not straightforward. This paper calls for interventions on EDCs exposure reduction to build on solid understanding of human behaviour and use of behaviour change techniques to achieve significant impact. We illustrate how this can be done by presenting the HYPIEND project, a multicomponent behavioural intervention designed to help pregnant women and prepubertal children (and their parents) to reduce their modifiable exposure to EDCs in these sensitive periods. HYPIEND relies on theoretical models such as the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) model, motivational interviewing techniques, and broader support through partners (for pregnant women) and the school environment (for children) through a school-wide project built on the School Wide Positive Behavioural Interventions Supports.</p>","PeriodicalId":74359,"journal":{"name":"Open research Europe","volume":"5 ","pages":"385"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13555062/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148932046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}