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Geographic Concentration of RCI-Listed Rehabilitation Training Institutions in India: A Reproducible National Register Analysis

This study analyzes a reconstructed 2026 Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) register to demonstrate that listed rehabilitation training institutions are geographically concentrated, with Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan accounting for nearly half of the 1,068 entries, while emphasizing that these counts reflect regulatory listings rather than active training capacity or workforce supply.

Koti Reddy Saripalli2026-09-16

📄 social science

The Gravity of Love: Intrinsic Decay and Counteracting Effort in Romantic Relationships

By combining a computational dynamic game model with cross-cultural data from 7,000 couples, this study quantifies how romantic relationship satisfaction is sustained through continuous maintenance effort that counteracts an intrinsic "gravity of love" decay, revealing that successful partnerships require partners to persistently exert effort approximately 16% above their preferred level.

José-Manuel Rey, Jorge Herrera de la Cruz2026-09-16

📄 social science

Emergent classroom dynamics: Minimal complexity models for educational research

This article proposes three minimal complexity models—Ising, Lotka–Volterra, and reaction–diffusion—to translate theoretical complexity perspectives into formal, testable frameworks for analyzing the non-linear, interaction-driven dynamics of classroom processes in educational research.

Marvin Rost2026-09-16

📄 social science

Professional Mental Health Help-Seeking Among College Students in India: Barriers, Cultural Orientation, and Implications for University Counselling

This study of 150 Indian college students reveals that gender, academic discipline, and vertical collectivism significantly influence attitudes toward seeking professional mental health help, with women and psychology students showing more positive views and fewer internal barriers, while higher vertical collectivism correlates with reluctance to seek support.

Simran Taneja, Poornima Viswanathan2026-09-16

📄 social science

Performance-audited urban governance for the simultaneous pursuit of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Drawing on Dubai's 2006–2026 experience, the paper argues that cities can simultaneously achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals by implementing a performance-audit governance framework that links targets to accountability and openness, provided specific conditions regarding labor, citizenship, and executive continuity are met.

Jasim Mohamed2026-09-15

📄 social science

Students' perceived value of a Collaborative Online International Learning-enhanced, team-based healthcare education program: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study.

This mixed-methods study of 104 health science students reveals that the perceived educational value of a COIL-enhanced team-based healthcare program is primarily driven by the relevance and meaningfulness of the course content rather than learner characteristics or instructional processes, highlighting the importance of clearly positioning such virtual exchanges within the curriculum to maximize educational effectiveness.

Fumiyo Matsuda, Saori Yamaguchi, Yuriko Ikeda, Rika Yatsushiro2026-09-15

📄 social science

Bringing Anti-Capitalism Back In. Feminist framings and strategies in Italy and Spain

This article argues that contemporary feminist movements in Italy and Spain have integrated anti-capitalism as a central interpretive framework by linking gender oppression to capitalist restructuring through the lens of social reproduction, thereby challenging the conventional separation between material and cultural claims in social movement studies.

Giada Bonu Rosenkranz, Anastasia Barone, Inés Campillo2026-09-15

📄 social science

An Empirical Framework for Interdisciplinary Science Project Implementation in Indonesian Vocational Schools

This study develops an empirically grounded four-level framework based on a multisite analysis of 20 Indonesian vocational schools to diagnose current interdisciplinary science project implementation, revealing that while organizational structures are strong, deeper conceptual integration remains limited and requires systemic support to advance.

Devy Lestari, Sri Kadarwati, Muhamad Imaduddin, Litasari Aldila Aribowo, Siti Ekowati Rusdini, Ariyatun Ariyatun2026-09-15

📄 social science

The Impact of Self-Control on Employment Anxiety among College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model

This study of 1,850 Chinese college students reveals that self-control significantly reduces employment anxiety by lowering negative employment cognitive evaluations, while social support further moderates the protective effect of self-control on anxiety.

Haiying Ye, Guanqin Lu, Xingniu Lan, Xiuqing Zhang, Lufei Huang, Ying Liu2026-09-15

📄 social science

Gamified Teaching Mode to Enhance Learning Interest and Specific Skills in University Badminton Courses: An Educational Intervention Study

This study demonstrates that a gamified teaching model, grounded in Self-Determination and Flow theories, significantly enhances both learning interest and specific badminton skills in university courses, with increased interest serving as a key mediator for skill improvement.

Baofa Ma, Tienan Wu2026-09-15

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