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Event-Aligned Learning Analytics for Instructor Priority Review: Preceding Performance Signals and Task-Progression Interruption in a Large-Scale Online Course

This study demonstrates that analyzing interpretable within-task performance signals preceding task-progression interruptions in large-scale online courses enables instructors to prioritize resource-constrained reviews at critical transition points, effectively identifying over half of subsequent student interruptions by focusing on a small fraction of the at-risk population.

Zhaohong Zuo2026-08-27

📄 social science

Demographic Differences in the Predictability of Consumer Mobility

Using anonymized credit-card transaction data, this study quantifies how consumer mobility predictability varies across demographic groups and temporal scales, revealing that visitation sequences are highly predictable (96–97%) at the individual-store level but significantly less so at the business-type level, with slight seasonal differences observed between younger men and women.

Zolzaya Dashdorj2026-08-27

📄 social science

Infrastructure–Governance Asymmetry and Cybersecurity Exposure in Nepal's E-Governance: A South Asian Comparative Study

This study identifies a critical "infrastructure–governance asymmetry" in Nepal's e-governance, where rapid digital infrastructure growth outpaces technical and operational cybersecurity capacity, creating exposure risks that legal frameworks alone cannot mitigate.

Ganesh Bhusal2026-08-27

📄 social science

Empowering Rural Learners: Assessing the Impact of Home Economics Education on Life Skills Acquisition in a Zambian Secondary School

This mixed-methods study of Syakalyabanyama Secondary School in rural Zambia finds that while Home Economics education effectively empowers students with foundational life skills like hygiene and cooking, its full transformative potential is currently constrained by significant resource limitations that hinder advanced practical and financial skill acquisition.

Matilda Mapiki, Chileleko Mapiki, Anna Phiri, Ephraim Mapiki2026-08-27

📄 social science

Psychoeducation in the Shadow of Gender Roles: Challenges after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake

This exploratory study of six women in Istanbul following the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes found that while a six-week CBT-based psychoeducation program yielded no statistically significant improvements in mental health metrics, qualitative insights revealed that chronic gendered structural inequalities and family dynamics overshadowed potential gains, suggesting that short-term interventions alone are insufficient for recovery in such high-adversity contexts.

Ekin Emiral, Yıldız Bilge, Lütfiye Söğütlü, Esra Tosun2026-08-27

📄 social science

Quantum technologies and Surveillance Evolutions: Enablement, disruption, and emergent futures

This article examines the historical trajectory and transformative potential of Quantum 1.0 and 2.0 technologies in deepening and disrupting surveillance capabilities, while advocating for a non-deterministic, interdisciplinary approach to ethical design and societal resilience against emerging quantum-driven surveillance futures.

Sarah Young, Jason Pridmore, Brian J. Smith2026-08-27

📄 social science

Do Elite Universities Monopolize Elite Positions in Society? —Evidence from 170 Million Cross-Sector Career Histories Worldwide over Four Decades

Drawing on a global dataset of 170 million career histories from 1985 to 2024, this study reveals that elite universities have solidified a persistent and intensifying monopoly over access to elite positions across academia, business, and government, functioning as structured channels for class reproduction that extend beyond mere talent selection to actively accelerate career advancement for their graduates.

Jin Liu, Songyue Lin, Kaizhe Chen, Boyang Hao2026-08-27

📄 social science

Planet-app: From Psycho to Neuropower. An Analysis of the Link Between Artificial Intelligence and Everyday Life

This paper addresses a gap in social science research by analyzing the integration of AI-driven apps into daily life through an autoethnographic study, ultimately arguing that these applications foster a new form of social control termed "neuropower."

Francisco Tirado, Sergi Parellada, Enrique Baleriola2026-08-27

📄 social science

Where sports facilities sit: Spatial inequality in access and residents’ mental health

This study demonstrates that in China, the spatial inequality of public sports facility access—not just the overall supply—is a significant determinant of residents' mental health, as uneven distribution increases depressive symptoms by reducing physical activity and neighborhood trust, with these adverse effects disproportionately impacting low-income, less-educated, and rural-registered populations.

Mengzhao Han, Haoran Huang, Jimi Liu, Heng Gao, Bailing Li, Qingtian Wang2026-08-27

📄 social science

Response, Not Prevalence: What Administrative Bullying-Discipline Data Reveal

This study of 13 years of Massachusetts bullying-discipline data reveals that administrative records primarily reflect institutional responses and disciplinary climates rather than the actual prevalence of bullying, as evidenced by declining formal incidents despite rising student-reported victimization.

Nicholas Gage, Katherine A. Graves, Chad A. Rose2026-08-26

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