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What counts as competent? A documentary analysis of minimum clinical hour requirements across four health professions in Aotearoa New Zealand

This documentary analysis of health professions in Aotearoa New Zealand reveals that minimum clinical hour requirements are largely historically derived and lack an explicit evidence-based rationale linking specific hour thresholds to practitioner competence, with current standards shaped more by regulatory obligations, professional expectations, and system constraints than by empirical research.

Tania Fleming, Verna Stavric2026-08-28
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A friend for this and a friend for that: A qualitative study of how Kenyan adolescents perceive social capital as a resource for mental health

This qualitative study of 15 Kenyan adolescents reveals that while social capital—cultivated through trusted family and peer networks—serves as a vital resource for mental health by fostering self-esteem and providing support, its benefits are conditional and can be undermined by exclusion, economic inequality, and negative peer influences.

Kennedy Ouma Sigodo2026-08-28
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Psychological Status of Social Media Users among Students of a Selected University in Dhaka, Bangladesh

This cross-sectional study of 253 undergraduate students at a Dhaka university reveals that excessive daily social media use (over 5 hours) and substance addiction are significantly associated with higher levels of anxiety and depression, with nearly half of the participants exhibiting symptoms of these mental health conditions.

Nafiu Ahmed, Maksudul Shadat Akash, Pradip Kumar Sen Gupta2026-08-28
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Navigating the Demands of Higher Education: Academic Challenges and Adaptive Responses in the Indonesian Context

This study utilizes Kumpfer's resilience framework and semi-structured focus groups with 28 Indonesian undergraduate students to identify specific academic challenges and their corresponding behavioral, cognitive, and affective adaptive responses, highlighting how Indonesia's unique linguistic, cultural, and institutional contexts shape the academic resilience process.

Dewi Kumalasari, Michelle Hood, Amanda L. Duffy2026-08-28
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Quadruple Helix Framework Evidence Indicates Broader Multisectoral Participation amid Persistent Fragmentation in the Philippine Innovation Ecosystem

This qualitative meta-analysis reveals that while the enactment of the 2019 Philippine Innovation and Innovative Startup Acts has broadened multisectoral participation and strengthened structural and functional integration within the innovation ecosystem, the system remains characterized by persistent fragmentation and a lack of consistent relational integration, resulting in a semi-operational Quadruple Helix Framework.

Raly James Custodio, Lianne Angelico C. Depante, Primo G. Garcia, Patarapong Intarakumnerd, Leo Mendel D. Rosario2026-08-28
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Moral Narratives in Digital Television: Associations with Subjective Well-Being and Self-Assessed Health

This study utilizes a novel exposure-based framework linking regional streaming popularity with computational narrative analysis to reveal that greater exposure to morally salient television content is significantly associated with lower life satisfaction and poorer self-assessed health across five countries.

Valentina Rotondi, Paola Dalla Torre, Paolo Fantozzi, Maurizio Naldi, Matteo Rizzolli2026-08-28