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Preliminary Acceptability and Efficacy of an Expected Value Decision-Making Training Intervention among Older and Younger Adults: A Pilot Study

This pilot study demonstrates that a two-week Expected Value maximization training intervention is feasible, highly acceptable, and preliminarily effective at improving risky decision-making in older adults, whereas it showed no benefit and higher attrition among younger adults.

Kaileigh Byrne, Yizhou Liu, Vanessa Martinez, Caleb Hamlin, Delaini Daughenbaugh, Carter Nelson, Lesley Ross2026-07-10
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From Inertia to If-Clauses: Investigating Concept-to-Grammar Transfer through a Newton’s Laws-Based CLIL Approach in EFL Classrooms

This quasi-experimental study demonstrates that a Newton's Laws-based Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) intervention significantly enhances intermediate EFL learners' acquisition of the zero conditional and their ability to transfer physical causality concepts into grammatical production compared to conventional instruction.

Mohamed Mekheimer, Moetaz Fathy2026-07-10
📄 social science

Sensory processing sensitivity is associated with sharper categorical transitions and stronger choice persistence in the Laurel–Yanny illusion

This study demonstrates that higher sensory processing sensitivity in listeners of the Laurel–Yanny illusion is associated with sharper categorical transitions and stronger choice persistence, indicating that this trait primarily shapes how decisively and persistently individuals commit to interpretations under acoustic uncertainty rather than altering their overall perceptual bias.

Hirohito Kondo, Daniel Pressnitzer2026-07-10
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Beyond Writing Assistance: Generative AI, Multilingual Meaning-Making, and Authorial Agency in EMI Critical Writing Classrooms

This qualitative study of 26 Indonesian undergraduate students reveals that in an EMI critical writing course, generative AI functions not merely as a writing tool but as a sophisticated epistemic mediator that supports multilingual meaning-making, argument construction, and the critical enactment of authorial agency, leading to the proposal of a Human–AI Epistemic Mediation Framework.

Pasca Kalisa, Muhammad Zaki Pahrul Hadi2026-07-10
📄 social science

Cognitive Firewall: Metacognitive thresholds and nonlinear adaptation in algorithmic learning environments

This study introduces the "Cognitive Firewall" framework, utilizing nonlinear machine learning models to demonstrate that learner adaptation in algorithmic environments is driven by a critical metacognitive threshold in their belief system rather than passive information exclusion, thereby offering a superior predictive model over traditional linear approaches.

Xingfu Lei, Xueping Qie, Yingying Li, Min Hai2026-07-10
📄 social science

Generating Culturally Responsive Visual Aids for Teaching and Learning

This mixed-methods study demonstrates that a customized AI tool (CReVAG) effectively supports Ghanaian preservice teachers in creating culturally responsive visual aids and enhancing classroom instruction during their practicum, while highlighting the need for guided usage to address technical and linguistic challenges.

Macharious Nabang, Harry Barton Essel, Akosua Tachie-Menson, Prosper Setsoafia, Charles Atta Kodua Kodua, Juliet Appiah (…)2026-07-10
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How Two Museums Support Memory and Connection in Older-Adult–Caregiver Dyads: A Photo-Elicited Thematic Analysis

This study utilizes photo-elicited thematic analysis of 64 Thai participants to demonstrate that museums function as culturally grounded, health-promoting environments that foster autobiographical memory, emotional well-being, and intergenerational connection between older adults and their caregivers.

Supalak Khemthong, Chewasit Boonyakiet, Wilasinee Triyarat, Winai Chatthong2026-07-10
📄 social science

From Traditional Plates to Platform Menus: Displacement of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by Convenience Food Environments in Indonesia

This review synthesizes recent studies to argue that Indonesia's declining fruit and vegetable consumption is driven primarily by structural forces—specifically urbanization, market integration, and the dominance of ultra-processed options on digital delivery platforms—rather than individual attitudes, highlighting critical gaps in current research regarding the mechanisms of this dietary displacement.

Fasikhatur Rosita, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin2026-07-10