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Mapping the evolution of research agendas in Chinese psychology: An LDA topic-modelling analysis of two core journals, 2003–2025

This study utilizes Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modelling on nearly 7,000 articles from two core Chinese psychology journals (2003–2025) to reveal a research agenda evolution from basic cognition toward mental health and digital technologies, characterized by thematic continuity and a stable functional division between empirical development in *Acta Psychologica Sinica* and theoretical synthesis in *Advances in Psychological Science*.

Guangyu Wang, Yaning Zhang, Meichen Pan, Nan Pang2026-08-28
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A Human Centred Framework Can Align Artificial Intelligence Assisted Legal Research with Access to Justice and Digital Inclusion in Uganda’s Superior Courts

This article proposes the Human-Centred AI Access to Justice Framework (HCAJ-AI) to guide the responsible integration of AI-assisted legal research into Uganda's Superior Courts, ensuring that technological advancements in judicial administration align with constitutional values, digital inclusion, and equitable access to justice.

Javason Kamugisha2026-08-27
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Predictive Influence of Pre‑Entry Examination Performance on Educational Outcomes among Certificate‑Level Trainees in Midwifery, Nursing, and Pharmacy in Uganda

This retrospective cohort study in Uganda found that O-Level pre-entry subject grades are poor predictors of academic and practical outcomes for certificate-level health trainees, suggesting that admission policies should shift from rigid subject prerequisites toward supportive mechanisms like bridging programs and early monitoring to ensure equitable access and patient safety.

Rogers Muhoozi, Victor Kalenzi, Peter Bala Akwu, Derrick Asiimwe, Noah Hussein, Johnson Nyeko Oloya2026-08-27
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Peace Governance and SDG 16 in Somalia

This report argues that Somalia's transition from fragile recovery to sustainable development requires moving beyond narrow stabilization to a locally legitimate SDG 16 framework that integrates formal, customary, and religious justice systems while strengthening institutional accountability, transparency, and inclusive citizen participation.

Burhan Hassan Warsame, Abdinasir Abdullahi, Abdirasak Dahir Sulub, Mahad Abdi Muhumed, Zakaria Mohamud Yusuf2026-08-27
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Historical Trends and Implications of the Sex Ratio at Birth in Georgia, 1926- 2024

This study reconstructs a century-long historical baseline for Georgia's sex ratio at birth (1926–2024), revealing a stable natural range until the late 1980s followed by a sharp rise indicative of gender imbalances that, while peaking lower than neighboring Armenia and Azerbaijan, remain elevated above natural levels through 2024.

Khatia Otarashvili, Nino Nazirishvili, Eka Paatashvili, Ali Mirzazadeh2026-08-27
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Transferable Urban Governance Lessons from UK Post-Grenfell Building Safety Reform for Rapidly Urbanising Sub-Saharan African Cities

This paper proposes the UK–Africa Building Safety Transfer Framework, a five-pillar model derived from the United Kingdom's post-Grenfell reforms, to address the systemic governance, accountability, and enforcement deficits—not technical failures—that drive building collapses in rapidly urbanizing sub-Saharan African cities.

Christian Okwudili Eze2026-08-27
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Understanding Cyberbullying Involvement among South Korean Elementary School Students: An Eight-Category Typology and Associated Online Risk Factors

Based on a nationally representative survey of 3,401 South Korean elementary students, this study reveals that cyberbullying involvement extends beyond traditional perpetrator-victim roles into an eight-category typology, with cyber-risk behaviors identified as the strongest predictor across all patterns.

Yoewon Yoon, Ahyoung Song2026-08-27