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Marital Life-Course Trajectories and Cognitive Function among Older Adults: Evidence from China

This study utilizes longitudinal data from China to demonstrate that diverse marital life-course trajectories, particularly long-term non-union, late-entry stable unions, and remarriage, are significantly associated with lower cognitive function in older adults, with these negative effects mediated by psychosocial and health behavior factors and varying notably by gender, cognitive dimension, and urban-rural residence.

Xin Yang, Yalin Li, Huan Liu, Jiaxi Han, Zhengxin Hu2026-07-20
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Revolutionizing STEM Education for SDG4: A Meta-Analysis of Blended Learning Frameworks to Bridge Equity Gaps in the 21st Century

This meta-analysis of 42 studies involving 14,728 participants demonstrates that blended STEM education, particularly mastery-based models grounded in an extended TPACK framework, significantly outperforms traditional instruction in improving learning outcomes and advancing equity for SDG 4, with notable benefits for African contexts and female students.

Hailay Mebrahtom Gebreegziabiher, Tsegay Tesfay Beyene, Ataklti Abraha Tareke, Gebreslassie Tesfay Berhe, Hailu Nigus We (…)2026-07-20
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Mapping Mental Health Complexity in Esports: A Psychosocial Network Approach

Using a Directed Acyclic Graph network analysis of 1,025 esports players, this study maps the structural relationships between mental health, sleep, and esports-specific stressors, revealing depressed mood as a central upstream driver and suggesting that gaming disorder symptoms may be a downstream consequence of broader psychosocial strain rather than an organizing feature.

Lucas Ruysevelt, Martijn Van Heel, Michael G. Trotter, Matthew Watson, Ismael Pedraza-Ramirez, Iván Bonilla, Paul Davis (…)2026-07-20
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When Protection Does Not Attach: Caregiver Continuity, Temperamental Susceptibility, and Attachment Disorder Symptoms among Children in Alternative Care in China

This three-wave study of 707 children in China demonstrates that while formal state protection is insufficient for healthy development, caregiver continuity and sensitivity significantly reduce attachment disorder symptoms, particularly for children with high temperamental susceptibility, with foster and kinship care proving more effective than institutional or family-like group care.

Ruohan Xu2026-07-20
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Comparing Face-to-Face and Online Bullying Prevalence, Coping Mechanisms, and Recommendations Among LGBTQ+ Youth in the Philippines

This mixed-methods study of LGBTQ+ youth in the Philippines reveals that face-to-face bullying is significantly more prevalent than online victimization, particularly among transgender and gay individuals, and highlights the critical need for institutional reforms and youth-driven strategies to address in-person harassment while fostering self-acceptance as a primary coping mechanism.

Joseph Barrera, April Santos, Catherine Anne Atutubo2026-07-20
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Community-Related Drivers of Sustainability Practices Adoption in Ethnic Minority-Owned Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh: A PLS-SEM Analysis of the Moderating Role of Social Capital

This study utilizes PLS-SEM analysis of 390 ethnic minority-owned SMEs in Bangladesh to demonstrate that community-related drivers promote sustainability adoption through owner-manager cognition, with social capital acting as a critical moderator that strengthens these relationships.

Mohammad Mizenur Rahaman, Anamul Haque Uzzol, Fahmida Akter Liza, Nazira Akter, Sarwat Kashfi Konoy2026-07-20
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Rarefied Ethnoecology: Mushroom Knowledge Erosion and the Limits of Digital Foraging Repopularisation in Selected Sites of the Italian Alps and the Former German Democratic Republic

Despite a contemporary revival in wild mushroom foraging driven by digital tools and renewed interest, this study of sites in the Italian Alps and former East Germany reveals a paradoxical "knowledge rarefaction" where deep, place-based ecological understanding is eroding due to generational discontinuity and rural depopulation, suggesting that information-based learning cannot fully replace the situated expertise developed through long-term human-forest engagement.

Andrea Pieroni, Irfan Ullah, Mousaab Alrhmoun2026-07-20
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Computational History and Heritage: New Enquiries Through Synthesis

This paper argues that computational methods, including modeling, simulation, and machine learning, are essential for synthesizing vast multidimensional datasets to transcend traditional historical analysis, thereby enabling scholars to systematically reconstruct past environments, test hypotheses, and explore complex socio-cultural dynamics to unlock a more holistic narrative of human history.

Eugene Ch'ng, Simon See, Ka Chun Cheung, Ping Shu Ho2026-07-20
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Teachers' Artificial Intelligence Anxiety and Psychological Well-Being: The Sequential Mediating Roles of AI Self-Efficacy and Attitudes Toward AI

This study reveals that teachers' AI anxiety negatively impacts their psychological well-being not directly, but through a sequential mediation process where anxiety lowers AI self-efficacy, which in turn fosters negative attitudes toward AI, ultimately diminishing well-being within the framework of the Job Demands–Resources model.

Burak Aydın, Yeşim Saruhan, Uğur Saruhan2026-07-20