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Two Discourses of the “Special Relationship”

This article employs a corpus-assisted discourse analysis of four speeches delivered during King Charles III's 2026 state visit to the United States to demonstrate how the constitutional monarch and populist President Trump utilized distinct discursive cultures—legal-constitutional versus ancestral-civilisational—to frame their "Special Relationship," while also identifying Charles's use of "veiled directives" as a strategic evolution in royal rhetoric under populist pressure.

Sultan Ayed Alanazi2026-07-06

📄 social science

Mental Distress, Academic Challenges and Related Stressors among Undergraduate Students at Bayero University Kano, Nigeria

A cross-sectional study of 408 undergraduate students at Bayero University Kano reveals that academic overload, financial difficulties, and performance concerns are primary stressors contributing to moderate nervousness, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and sleep disturbances, highlighting an urgent need for targeted mental health interventions.

Sumayya Kabir Dandago, Hassan Hassan Murtala, Zainab M. Sardauna, E. E. Anyebe, I. R. Toluwase2026-07-06

📄 social science

Institutional Drivers of Green Skills Development in Ghanaian Higher Education

Drawing on data from 353 students at a Ghanaian public university, this study demonstrates that green skills development is driven by interconnected institutional initiatives, curriculum integration, and campus culture, which collectively enhance students' environmental knowledge and pro-environmental behaviors.

Alex Boadi Dankyi, Kwame Ofori, Akua Tiwaa Buabeng-Boateng, Isaac Dabel2026-07-06

📄 social science

Towards a Refined Framework for K–12 Teachers’ AI Literacy: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Challenges in Its Development

Using an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design involving 835 surveys and 10 interviews, this study identifies demographic and conceptual barriers to K–12 teachers' AI literacy and proposes a refined six-theme framework to address these development challenges.

Hui Du, Jinxia Hu, Xiaowei Kang2026-07-06

📄 social science

Leadership Recovery Following Failure: Scale Development and Its Impact on Work Engagement

This study develops and validates a multidimensional scale for leadership recovery, demonstrating that effective leader recovery from failure significantly enhances employee work engagement, particularly within diverse and developing organizational contexts.

Myung-Seong Yim2026-07-06

📄 social science

Beyond aggregate spending: a behavioural typology of online gambling and its neighbourhood patterning in Great Britain

This study utilizes a year of transactional data from 1.2 million British gambling customers to develop a nationwide behavioural typology that reveals how distinct patterns of online gambling are socially and spatially differentiated across neighbourhoods, offering a robust foundation for place-sensitive public health governance and policy.

Paul Longley, Shunya Kimura, Justin van Dijk2026-07-06

📄 social science

National Qualifications Frameworks in Teacher Education: Faculty Perspectives on Curriculum Alignment and Quality Assurance

This qualitative study of faculty in Punjab, Pakistan, reveals that while the National Qualifications Framework is perceived as a valuable tool for enhancing curriculum alignment and quality assurance in teacher education, its effective implementation is currently hindered by resource constraints, insufficient professional development, and heavy workloads, necessitating sustained institutional support and capacity building.

Mansoor Ahmad, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sarwar, Najeeba Javed, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Siddique2026-07-05

📄 social science

Smothered or Supported? Helicopter Parenting, Social Support, and Anxiety and Depression in Emerging Adults

This study of UK undergraduate students reveals that helicopter parenting is a consistent risk factor for both anxiety and depression, while perceived social support serves as a protective factor primarily for depression, highlighting the critical role of family dynamics and support systems in student mental health.

Melissa Lee, Jon Catling2026-07-05

📄 social science

Talking With the Book, Not Just at Children: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Dialogic Reading in Luganda Primary 1 Classrooms

This cluster-randomized trial in Ugandan Primary 1 classrooms demonstrates that implementing dialogic reading techniques using familiar Luganda materials significantly improves children's vocabulary and listening comprehension compared to traditional instruction, highlighting the value of transforming books into shared conversational spaces to scaffold language development.

David Kabugo2026-07-05

📄 social science

Adaptive Emotion Regulation and Coping Strategies as Correlates of AI-Based Mental Health Support Acceptability among University Students

This study of 100 university students reveals that individuals who utilize adaptive emotion regulation strategies and problem-focused coping are more likely to accept AI-based mental health support, with cognitive reappraisal and behavioral activation serving as key mediators in this relationship.

Vidushi Choudhary, Mithi Shukla, Tara Chand, Angel Selvaraj, Rati Khurana, Navkiran Kalsi, M I Jawid Nazir2026-07-05

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