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Teachers' Responsiveness in Physical Activities and Sports for Students With Sensory Impairments: A Qualitative Case Study From Two Special Schools in Ethiopia

This qualitative case study of two Ethiopian special schools reveals that while teachers demonstrate positive responsiveness through tailored communication strategies to support students with sensory impairments, their effectiveness is severely constrained by an acute shortage of trained personnel, limited resources, and overwhelming workloads.

Muluken Gebeyehu¹, Facil Admasu²2026-08-13
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From Donor Retrenchment to Local Agency: Reconfiguring Development in Zimbabwe

This paper argues that while donor retrenchment in Zimbabwe has intensified organizational precarity, it simultaneously exposes the limitations of traditional aid architectures and creates space for local actors—particularly rural women's groups—to exercise genuine agency through resource diversification and community-led strategies, thereby calling for a shift in donor practices from gatekeeping to facilitation to achieve meaningful localisation.

Lynot Tafadzwa K. Munyaka2026-08-13
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First-Year Chinese College Students’ Perceived Support, School Adjustment, and Mental Health: A Perspective from the Social Support Theory and Conservation of Resources Theory

This study of 1,170 first-year Chinese college students reveals that perceived teacher, peer, and AI support positively influence mental health both directly and indirectly through school adjustment, highlighting the potential for human-machine collaborative support systems to enhance student well-being.

zhiyun zhang, Linlin Cheng, Lianlian Ji, Chenshi Deng, Wenyin Xiong2026-08-13
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Spatial differentiation and policy-relevant heritage-sport supply: Wushu-related POIs in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

This study utilizes spatial analysis of 3,928 Wushu-related points of interest to reveal a highly concentrated distribution pattern within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, where Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Foshan dominate the supply, offering critical evidence for heritage-sport planning and public health policy.

ZEXIN WU, SHAOYU CHEN, YE ZHANG2026-08-13
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Integrating cognitive linguistics and dialogic theory: A Framework for interpreting conversational dynamics in literary narratives

This study proposes an integrated framework combining cognitive linguistics and dialogic theory to demonstrate how fictional dialogue functions as a cognitive action that guides readers in constructing dynamic mental models of characters' intentions and relationships, thereby deepening narrative coherence and emotional engagement.

Muhammadjon Yusubjonovich Mamajonov, Nuritdinova Rayxona Numonovna2026-08-13
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Equal Work, Unequal Recognition in Science: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis Protocol on Gender Disparities in Authorship and Other Domains of Scholarly Contributions Across Scientific Disciplines

This paper outlines a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis designed to synthesize evidence on gender disparities in authorship and other scholarly contributions across scientific disciplines, aiming to inform policies that promote equity in academic recognition.

Marcella Regina Cardoso, Dawn Celine Siaw Chern Poh, Maria Beatriz Reis Dionísio, Mahr un Nisa, Rosana Evangelista, Elle (…)2026-08-13
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Undergraduate nursing students' use and experiences of Large Language Models:A qualitative descriptive study

This qualitative descriptive study of fifteen undergraduate nursing students reveals that while they use Large Language Models pragmatically to enhance learning efficiency, they face challenges regarding accuracy and professional relevance, prompting recommendations for nursing-specific AI tools, ethical guidelines, and literacy training.

Weiwei Leng, Yipei Fu, Xudan He, Shimin Guo, Wenjing Cao2026-08-13
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Opening the Black Box of Eviction Court with Document-Conditioned LLM Analysis

This paper introduces and validates a document-conditioned large language model pipeline that achieves 98.4% accuracy in extracting procedural and legal outcomes from over 195,000 eviction court documents, revealing that while statewide right-to-counsel programs exist, tenant access to legal representation remains low and heavily dependent on early procedural engagement.

Will von Geldern, Curtis Atkisson, Cheng Ren, Tim Thomas2026-08-13
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Beyond Folk Heritage: Analysing Theyyam and Padayani as Indigenous Performance Texts in Contemporary Kerala

This study reframes Kerala's Theyyam and Padayani ritual performances as complex indigenous knowledge systems, utilizing Schechner's performance methodology to demonstrate their potential as dynamic frameworks for educational reform, cultural preservation, and decolonial approaches aligned with India's National Education Policy 2020 and Viksit Bharat 2047 goals.

Joji John Panicker, Ancy Elezabath John2026-08-13