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Previous studies on the work-family relationship have analyzed the influence of work-family conflict and work-family enrichment on an individuals’ lives, namely on their well-being and health. Besides, attempts have been made to analyze the influence of other aspects of the labor context on this relationship, such as job insecurity. However, few have analyzed this relationship and interaction from a longitudinal perspective. Thus, the main purpose of this study is to analyze the moderating role of job insecurity in the work-family relationship and the perceived health of 373 workers of a Portuguese bank, across time. The results showed a negative influence of work-family conflict on perceived health 5 years after. Also, job insecurity was found to offset the relationship between work-family enrichment and perceived health, acting as a buffer. This research allows for a better understanding of how job insecurity, a characteristic of modern-day employment, can impact workers' quality of life. This paper also refers to some practical implications, in addition to the limitations of the study, and presents suggestions for future research in this context.

In a post-COVID world, rethinking the campus experience is critical for defining new pedagogical strategies. As higher education moves toward more student-centred action learning models, university leaders should engage in democratic design methods that empower students and professors. Design thinking (DT) is a user-centred design approach that can aid in the creation of future learning environments. While DT has been used in innovative space design, we know little about how students, professors, and other community members can act as codesign partners. To understand their role in codesign and how their experiences are incorporated into new building design decisions, we need a conceptual model. To develop this model, we examined a case study of the evolutionary co-design process of a new building for a leading information management school in Europe. Using the concept of three phases of design thinking defined by Brown (2009): Inspire, Ideate, and Implement, we collaborated with a group of 50 design thinking students and more than 500 members of the community representing different stakeholders, to create new spaces and rethink the learning experience. Our discussion will centre on the creation of a participatory design thinking model that positions students as design partners alongside university decision makers. The findings conclude that, by applying design thinking methods, it was possible to unveil new dimensions of the success of future campuses that go beyond the building design. Creating meaningful learning spaces that inspire creativity and critical thinking requires an alignment between human centred design, organizational change management and new pedagogical strategies.

The foreseen increased use of short‐range devices (SRDs) will boost the competition for radio channel access in license‐exempt frequency bands. Therefore, it is important to find out the most efficient SRD configurations in terms of their performance in high‐contention scenarios; moreover, it is crucial to ensure that SRD networks do not impair the radio systems that operate in neighboring licensed spectrum, and vice versa. This paper addresses the previous issues by simulating a building automation application scenario, where 2 channel access mechanisms, namely duty cycling (DC) and carrier sense multiple access (CSMA), are evaluated independently and in coexisting scenarios, and, also, in the presence of a Long‐Term Evolution (LTE) user equipment. The CSMA protocol analysis shows that very high or very low transmission powers decrease its performance, and thus, either this parameter has to be calibrated or the gateways location has to be adjusted; for the DC protocol, its performance is only affected by the number of gateways within the SRD network, which should be as high as possible. Regarding the coexistence of the DC and CSMA schemes, the results show that CSMA‐based SRDs can successfully operate in the presence of a significant number of DC‐based SRDs, whereas the contrary is not true. Lastly, it is proven that an LTE user equipment may harm the SRD network, although this effect can be mitigated by adjusting the SRDs transmission power; furthermore, the SRDs interference on LTE systems is found to be negligible.

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