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Behavioral and Ethical Dimensions of Generative Artificial Intelligence Use in Libyan Higher Education: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

This descriptive cross-sectional study of 313 Libyan university students and faculty reveals that while GenAI use is prevalent and often viewed positively for learning, it is frequently associated with academic misconduct concerns and hindered by a lack of clear institutional guidance and detection capabilities.

mustafa almahdi algaet2026-09-07
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Academic engagement as a mediator between growth mindset and deep learning among prospective teachers

This study of 412 prospective teachers demonstrates that academic engagement significantly mediates the relationship between growth mindset and deep learning, indicating that a growth mindset fosters deep learning both directly and by enhancing academic engagement.

Yamama Hamed Raslan, Ahmed ghanem, Nema Abuhelou, Khaled Younis Alderbashi, Maher Ibrahim Tawdrous, Mai Mostafa, Mohamed (…)2026-09-07
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Spatial configurations in rehabilitated social housing: a relational analysis of design patterns in Brazil

This paper analyzes ten rehabilitated social housing buildings in Brazil using a relational framework based on Christopher Alexander's design patterns and network analysis to identify recurring spatial grammars and articulate how constructive, functional, and urban attributes combine to inform evidence-based design guidelines and public policies.

Eduardo Reuter Schneck, Andrea Parisi Kern, Vinicius M. Netto2026-09-07
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From Familiarity to Transformation: Rethinking Griefbots in the Grieving Process

This paper argues that while current mimetic griefbots offer immediate comfort by simulating the deceased, they risk hindering the transformative process of grief by reinforcing backward-looking coping, and thus proposes a shift toward "transformative bots" that function as non-mimetic companions to help the bereaved reinterpret loss and reorient their lives forward.

Jack Jacobs, Alex Lau, Amani EL-Sheikh, Alexis Woods, Qiannan Li2026-09-07
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Ethical Awareness, Translanguaging-based EFL Proficiency, and AI Usefulness Predict Decision Quality among University Students

Based on a study of 409 Indonesian university students, ethical awareness and English language fluency independently enhance AI-assisted decision quality, with ethical awareness also significantly increasing the perceived usefulness of AI, suggesting that integrating ethical literacy and language competence is crucial for effective AI integration in higher education.

Havid Ardi, Rino Dwi Putra, An Fauzia Rozani Syafei, Dian Safitri, Anisa Nurjanah2026-09-05
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The Moderating Role of Perceived Teacher Responses to Peer Victimization on Peer Relationship Quality: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study Across One Academic Year

This three-wave longitudinal study of 569 Chinese upper-elementary students reveals that perceived teacher responses to peer victimization have contrasting, time-dependent effects on peer relationship quality, where public intervention exacerbates negative outcomes while private support mitigates them, particularly for verbal victimization.

Qiran Wang, Aibin Tang2026-09-05
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Journal naming architecture is associated with venue inflation in institutional press releases

This study demonstrates that institutional press releases are significantly more likely to inaccurately inflate a paper's venue by citing a prestigious flagship journal when the actual publication appears in a sister journal that lacks the flagship brand in its title, suggesting that journal naming architecture drives this misrepresentation rather than individual error.

Ziv Ben-Zion, Teddy Lazebnik2026-09-05