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Artificial Intelligence in AML/CFT: A Criminological Evidence Map and Multilevel Governance Framework for Organised Financial Crime Control

This article reframes AI in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing as a criminological dual-use challenge rather than a mere efficiency tool, synthesizing evidence to reveal how AI simultaneously enhances detection capabilities and empowers criminal actors, thereby necessitating a comprehensive multilevel governance framework that balances opportunity reduction, legal accountability, and rights protection.

Raymond L.M. Tang, Bo Wen2026-07-22

📄 social science

The university as a node: network diagnostics of human capital reproduction in Ukraine’s wartime higher education system

Contrary to expectations of collapse, Ukraine's higher education system demonstrated remarkable resilience during the full-scale war, with its forty largest universities not only maintaining but significantly strengthening their internal and European research collaboration networks while successfully reconfiguring human capital training toward reconstruction-relevant fields.

Svitlana Bondarenko2026-07-22

📄 social science

Understanding Public Stigma Toward Mental Disorders in Spain: A Systematic Review of Trends, Determinants and Dimensions

This systematic review of 36 studies from 2000 to 2025 reveals that public stigma toward mental disorders in Spain persists in subtle, ambivalent forms rather than direct rejection, with lower stigma levels associated with women, younger people, higher education, and prior contact, suggesting that future interventions must address emotional and social factors beyond mere knowledge dissemination.

José Germán Arranz-López, Francisco H. Machancoses, Borja Domínguez-Jiménez, Jorge Pérez-Corrales2026-07-22

📄 social science

Machine learning reveals heterogeneity in the effectiveness of democracy-strengthening interventions

Using causal machine learning on data from a large-scale randomized controlled trial, this study reveals that democracy-strengthening interventions exhibit significant heterogeneity in effectiveness across different ideological groups, demonstrating that uniform strategies are suboptimal and highlighting the need for tailored approaches to address anti-democratic attitudes equitably.

Stefan Feuerriegel, Til Gerlach, Abdurahman Maarouf, Markus Weinmann2026-07-21

📄 social science

The Teesta River Project and Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy on Transboundary River Water Management

This study employs a Neoclassical Realist framework to argue that Bangladesh's inability to leverage the Teesta River Project as an alternative to the stalled water-sharing treaty with India stems from the interplay of systemic Sino-Indian geopolitical pressures and shifting domestic political wills across successive governments.

Shazid Ibne Hossain2026-07-21

📄 social science

The Development of Self-Determined Vocational Readiness Among People with Mental Disabilities in Japan

This qualitative study proposes a model of Self-Determined Vocational Readiness for people with mental disabilities in Japan, illustrating how a cyclical process of reframing work images and receiving support transforms feelings of incompetence into action across stages of hesitation, conflict, and engagement.

Yumi Yuzawa, Takeo Kondo2026-07-21

📄 social science

Profiling Faculty Adoption of Generative AI: A Latent Profile Analysis of Platform Engagement and Inferred Drivers

This study utilizes Latent Profile Analysis on objective platform log data from 358 faculty members to identify two distinct Generative AI usage profiles—"Teaching-Assistance" and "Research-Support"—thereby bridging the gap between self-reported intentions and actual behaviors to inform differentiated institutional support strategies.

Lin SUN2026-07-21

📄 social science

Gender Differences in Acceptance and Engagement with Digital Learning Platforms among Nigerian Upper Basic School Students in STEM Education

This pilot study of 33 Nigerian JSS 2 students found no statistically significant gender differences in digital platform interaction or academic performance in Basic Technology, though males and females exhibited distinct preferences for competitive versus collaborative features, suggesting that inclusive, multi-modal design can support equitable STEM engagement.

Ayotunde Atanda Falade, David Adekunle Ayo, Isiaka Ayobi Raheem, Ufomanefe Shola Kayode, Ganiyat Pelumi Raheem-Folayinka2026-07-21

📄 social science

Environmental Literacy Profile of Pre-Service Biology Teachers Through SSI-STEAM Integrated Learning

This study reveals that SSI-STEAM integrated learning effectively cultivates a very high overall environmental literacy profile among pre-service biology teachers, particularly in awareness and behavior, though it highlights SSI-based critical thinking as the most challenging dimension requiring further curricular strengthening.

Rahmatia Thahir, Hartono Bancong, Nurlina Nurlina, Agustan Syamsuddin, Eny Syatriana2026-07-21✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

📄 social science

Students’ Evaluation of Lecturer Performance and Teaching Effectiveness in Basic Science Courses at a Nigerian Private Medical University: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study

This cross-sectional study of 197 students at a Nigerian private medical university reveals that while core basic science courses are highly rated for teaching effectiveness, overall satisfaction is primarily driven by course delivery, engagement, and classroom management, highlighting a critical need for systemic improvements in lecturer responsiveness, punctuality, and feedback mechanisms.

Toluene A. Kolawole, David C. Nwachukwu, Magadan Nwokocha, Friday Saronee, Christie Mato2026-07-21

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