Paola Loyola-Carrillo

Smart farming (SF) integrates digital technologies, automation, and data analytics to enhance agricultural decision-making and sustainability. However, adoption in emerging economies remains limited due to structural constraints. This study examines the determinants of SF adoption intention in Honduras using an extended Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework that incorporates technological attributes, farm manager characteristics, organizational factors, and business environmental conditions. A cross-sectional survey of 313 agricultural workers, mainly young and female, was analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The model explained 80.8% of the variance in adoption intention. Among the eleven hypothesized predictors, only government support and changes in the digital environment showed significant positive effects. Technological factors, managerial capabilities, organizational conditions, and competitive pressure were not significant. These findings indicate that, in structurally constrained agricultural systems, external enabling conditions—particularly institutional support and digital infrastructure—play a decisive role in shaping adoption intention. The results highlight the need for policies that strengthen rural connectivity, technical training, financing mechanisms, and institutional assistance to facilitate effective implementation of smart farming technologies. The study validates the TOE framework in an emerging economy and underscores the contextual variability of its explanatory dimensions.

Background/Objectives: Occupational justice has expanded conceptually and empirically over the past two decades, addressing inequalities related to health, participation, and rights. However, there has been no comprehensive bibliometric analysis of its global scientific output. The objective of this study was to analyze evolution, distribution, editorial structure, collaboration networks, and thematic domains of the literature on occupational justice, using classical bibliometric laws and scientific mapping techniques. Methods: A bibliometric study was conducted on 238 articles and reviews indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (1982–2026), retrieved using the subject equation TS=(occupational NEAR/0 justice). The laws of Price (growth), Lotka (prolific authors), Bradford (journal dispersion), and Zipf (semantic concentration) were applied. Scientific mapping was performed using co-authorship and co-occurrence analysis from Keywords Plus^® via VOSviewer. Results: Scientific output showed exponential growth (R² = 87.29%), with an acceleration beginning in 2015 and thematic diversification between 2021 and 2026. The geographic distribution revealed a marked centrality of the Global North, along with the emergence of research hubs in the Global South. Just ten journals accounted for 75% of the output, forming a robust editorial nucleus. Co-authorship networks revealed three transnational clusters and bridge authors who facilitate the circulation of knowledge. The thematic map identified three interdependent macro-clusters: health and well-being, occupational practice and science, and justice and rights. Conclusions: Bibliometrics highlights the rapid expansion and editorial concentration of occupational justice, identifies geographic and thematic gaps, and proposes new agendas in digital, environmental, and decolonial fields. Although limited by its sources and methods, it helps guide priorities for more inclusive research, policies, training, and interventions.

Background/Objectives: Childhood obesity in Chile, particularly in southern regions, is driven by unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity, and socioeconomic inequali-ties. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been linked to metabolic, cardiovascular, and psychosocial benefits in children, while Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is a key indicator of well-being. This study aimed to describe and analyze adherence to the Mediterranean diet and HRQoL in Chilean schoolchildren, and to assess the psy-chometric performance of the KIDSCREEN-27 in this context. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 356 schoolchildren (52% boys; 7–14 years) from municipal, subsidized, and private schools in Valdivia, Los Ríos Region. Adher-ence was assessed using the KIDMED questionnaire, and HRQoL with the KID-SCREEN-27. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses produced an adapted 20-item version (KIDSCREEN-20). Reliability was estimated with Cronbach’s alpha, and associations with sociodemographic variables were analyzed using Kendall’s Tau-C, Goodman–Kruskal’s Gamma, and Chi-square tests. Results: The KID-SCREEN-20 showed high internal consistency (α=0.876) and excellent fit indices (χ²/df=1.15, RMSEA=0.021, CFI=0.998). No significant associations were found between HRQoL or KIDMED scores and age, grade, type of school, or area of residence. A weak, non-practically relevant association was observed between HRQoL and sex (p=0.023). Conclusions: Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and HRQoL in this sample were not influenced by sociodemographic factors, suggesting that equitable access to re-sources and inclusive school programs may reduce disparities. The adapted KID-SCREEN-20, derived from factor analyses, showed high reliability and strong psycho-metric properties, supporting its potential use in future research in similar contexts.

Academic engagement provides opportunities and resources for students to engage in socio-educational interactions and academic learning. Our study provides an overview of high-impact research in academic engagement and the potential causes of its high valuation in the scientific community based on a bibliometric analysis of 4667 articles indexed in Web of Science, processed mainly by VOSviewer software. In terms of results, the publication of selected articles grows exponentially year by year, presenting concentration levels of 1% in authorship, 49% in a single country, and 5% of the journals. As well as 6% in highly cited articles, which in this case is associated with authors with high levels of publication. The most cited current topics are those relating academic engagement with motivation and emotional aspects.