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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Self-directed information search reinforces climate policy evaluations and polarization across 15 countries

A study across 15 countries reveals that citizens' self-directed search for climate policy information tends to reinforce their pre-existing attitudes and increase polarization, particularly among those with extreme views, while individuals in low-emission and low-income nations demonstrate greater policy support and openness to new information.

Zahra Rahmani Azad, Bettina von Helversen, Ulf J.J. Hahnel2026-09-03
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Beyond Neutrality: A Corpus-assisted Study of Sino-American Coverage of Middle East Peace

Using a corpus-assisted discourse-historical approach to analyze 2,000 news reports from 2013 to 2023, this study reveals how *China Daily* and *The New York Times* employ distinct yet strategically adapted discursive frameworks to frame Middle East peace, demonstrating that their claims of neutrality function as nuanced forms of statecraft that reinforce geopolitical ideologies rather than genuine impartiality.

Kaiwen Cheng, Yijie Wang, Yixiao He, Yanhui Deng2026-09-03
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Impact of 2D and 3D Digital Storytelling within Interactive Simulation Environments on Mathematics Achievement and Geometry Skills of Students with Learning Difficulties

This quasi-experimental study involving 40 fifth-grade female students with learning difficulties in Oman demonstrates that while both 2D and 3D digital storytelling within interactive simulations improve mathematics achievement and geometry skills, the 3D approach yields significantly higher academic achievement with a large effect size.

Zeyana Al-Hinai, Sami Al-Mazroui2026-09-03