📄 social science

Rethinking Geographical Identity in the Age of Climate Change: Challenges to GI Protection

This article argues that climate change undermines the traditional "origin link" essential to Geographical Indication (GI) protection, necessitating a shift from static authenticity to a dynamic framework of "adaptive authenticity" that integrates scientific monitoring and flexible specifications to preserve the socio-ecological integrity of GI products like Kashmir Saffron and Pashmina.

Rubina Iqbal, Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor2026-09-03
📄 social science

Resource Mobilization under Forced Migration: Development and Validation of the Refugee Resilience Scale (RRS-16)

This paper presents the development and validation of the 16-item Refugee Resilience Scale (RRS-16), a psychometrically robust instrument for forcibly displaced adults that uniquely captures resource mobilization through three dimensions—individual adaptive capacity, support seeking, and service navigation—thereby addressing a critical gap in existing resilience measures by accounting for post-migration institutional resources.

Öznur Çınar, Ekrem Cengiz, Emel Yıldız, Salih Yıldız, Büşra Tosunoğlu Kusan2026-09-03
📄 social science

The Indirect Association Between Nutrition Knowledge and Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Through Body Appreciation Among Female University Students Residing in Dormitories

This cross-sectional study of 392 female university students in Turkey found that while nutrition knowledge and body appreciation are both positively associated with healthy lifestyle awareness, body appreciation partially mediates the relationship between nutrition knowledge and healthy lifestyle awareness, though causal conclusions cannot be drawn due to the study's design.

Furkan Karahüseyinoğlu, Ramazan Erdoğan, Buşra Özcan, Ercan Tizar, İrem Akpolat, Nisa Yaşa, Zeynep Koluman2026-09-03
📄 social science

Empathy as a Marketing Tool: The Cats of Istanbul and the Image-Conversion Gap in Destination Attractiveness

This study analyzes social media discourse surrounding Istanbul's street cats to reveal that while empathy and warmth toward the animals co-produce the city's affective image, these emotional responses are socially divided between local and global audiences and fail to translate into actual visit intentions, highlighting a significant gap between image formation and behavioral conversion.

Baris Batuhan Gecit2026-09-03
📄 social science

Protection as Criminalization: PCEPA, Policy Contradictions, and the Unequal Governance of Sex Work in Canada

This critical policy analysis argues that Canada's Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) fundamentally contradicts its protective intent by criminalizing the sex market and surrounding relationships, thereby redistributing rather than eliminating occupational risks while disproportionately harming marginalized groups through the conflation of consensual sex work with trafficking.

Emmanuel Chilanga, Phiona Neromi2026-09-03
📄 social science

The Role of Internalized Homophobia in Shaping Sexual Minority Drug Use Disorder and Psychological Distress

Using data from the Generations Study, this research finds that while internalized homophobia predicts psychological distress among lesbian and gay adults, it fails to explain the significantly higher rates of drug use disorder and distress observed among bisexual and other-identified sexual minorities, highlighting the need for more nuanced, identity-specific approaches in behavioral health surveillance and treatment.

Caleb Cooley2026-09-03
📄 social science

Clinical Education in the 21st Century: A Bibliometric-Systematic Review of Transformation Models Across Health Professions

This bibliometric-systematic review of 774 records identifies five recurring transformation models in 21st-century clinical education across health professions, while highlighting significant conceptual fragmentation, a lack of theoretical rigor, and a heavy reliance on evidence from high-income, US-affiliated settings.

Mohammad Javad Hajivand, Omid Gheisavandi, Amir Hossein Dehghan, Yaser Davodi2026-09-03
📄 social science

Pastoral Care as a Third Pole: Medical Pluralism Among Christians in Indonesia

Contrary to the assumption that spiritual maturity leads Christians in Indonesia to reject traditional healing, this study of 198 adults reveals that they predominantly navigate medical pluralism by simultaneously embracing naturalistic and personalistic illness explanations, prioritizing a three-way integration of self-care, formal medicine, and pastoral prayer over traditional healers.

Didiek Hardiyanto Soegiantoro, Winardi Tarigan, Yohanna Cristiani Oktavia Malau, Gregory Hope Soegiantoro, Holy Rhema So (…)2026-09-03
📄 social science

Perceived potential for postgraduate students at a public university in Uganda to encounter ethical dilemmas in research involving human research participants

This study assesses factors influencing postgraduate students' perceived potential to encounter ethical dilemmas in human research at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, revealing significant variations in ethical knowledge across faculties and highlighting the need for tailored education and mentorship to strengthen research integrity.

Paul E. Alele2026-09-03