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Bridging Knowledge and Behavior: A Mixed-Methods Study of Adolescent Cybersecurity Literacy and Its Implications for Child Protection in Jordan

This mixed-methods study of Jordanian adolescents reveals a significant gap between their cybersecurity knowledge and protective behaviors, highlighting the critical need for training and a storytelling-based intervention model to address prevalent digital threats and overcome cultural barriers to child protection.

Mohammed Ghallab, Sahar AlMakhamreh2026-06-26
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The impact of teachers' artificial intelligence literacy and online prosocial behavior on teaching innovation: evidence from China

Grounded in Social Cognitive Theory, this study of Chinese teachers demonstrates that artificial intelligence literacy and online prosocial behavior positively predict teaching innovation through the sequential mediation of technological self-efficacy and teaching anxiety, with subjective workload moderating these psychological pathways.

Maobao Yang, Zhihua Wu, Shenghui Yao, Gaofei Ren, Lei Guo2026-06-26
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Digital Inequity and Blended Learning Preparedness in Undergraduate Physiotherapy Education: Student Perspectives from South Africa

This qualitative study of undergraduate physiotherapy students in South Africa reveals how structural inequities, infrastructure limitations, and the practical demands of clinical training create significant barriers to blended learning, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable digital models, improved support systems, and curriculum reform to ensure educational resilience in resource-constrained settings.

Chazel Rufus, Stacy Maddocks, Verusia Chetty2026-06-26
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A grounded theory study on interinstitutional near-peer mentorship in a simulation- based physical therapy education experience

This grounded theory study reveals that an interinstitutional near-peer mentorship model within simulation-based physical therapy education significantly enhances student preparation, engagement, and clinical reasoning by fostering bidirectional learning and authentic teamwork through collaboration between students from different institutions.

Kathleen M. Sutton, Jessica W. Hayes2026-06-26
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Tourists' Spatial Perception of Traditional Villages Based on UGC Data: A Case Study of Heshun Ancient Town, China

This paper utilizes a quantitative framework integrating multimodal User-generated content (UGC) data with spatial kernel density estimation to map tourists' emotional and visual perceptions of Heshun Ancient Town, providing an empirical basis for targeted micro-updates and preventing excessive commercialization in traditional Chinese villages.

Yun Zhang, Xixuan Fan, Dongqiang Zhang, Xiaodong Lu2026-06-26
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Rethinking the Homework–Physical Activity Trade-Off: Cross-National Evidence from 15 High- Performing and Large Economies

Analyzing PISA 2022 data from 15 economies, this study finds that the widely held belief that homework universally displaces adolescent physical activity is unsupported, as exercise disparities are more consistently driven by socioeconomic status, sex, and academic achievement, while homework effects are heterogeneous and only negatively impact exercise at high thresholds in specific contexts.

Kit-Tai Hau, Jun-Kai Yang, Xiaorui Huang2026-06-26
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Knowing without knowing: How confidence in fake news erodes trust and shapes nuclear power acceptance after Fukushima

Based on a nationally representative survey of South Korean adults following the Fukushima treated water discharge, this study reveals that confidence in fake news independently reduces nuclear power acceptance and weakens the link between personal risk perception and acceptance, demonstrating that misplaced certainty undermines trust and resists factual correction more effectively than a mere lack of knowledge.

Seoyong Kim, Eunyoung Hong2026-06-26