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Meta-AI literacy and knowledge transfer: Serial mediation through metacognitive regulation and verification behavior in AI-assisted learning

This study of 483 university students reveals that Meta-AI literacy facilitates knowledge transfer, particularly to unfamiliar problems, not directly but through a serial mediation pathway where it enhances metacognitive regulation and subsequent verification behavior, with verification emerging as the strongest predictor of learning outcomes.

Xiaosa Wang, Xinyi Liu, Hailong Zhang, Renji Li2026-08-26

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From determinants to mechanisms: The mediating role of perceived self-image in employees’ use of personal social media for professional purposes

Based on data from 600 Tanzanian public sector employees, this study demonstrates that perceived self-image significantly predicts and partially mediates the influence of social influence, hedonic motivation, and perceived risk on employees' behavioral intention to use personal social media for professional purposes.

Julius Mhina2026-08-26

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Effects of Projection Mapping-Enhanced Exhibition Displays on Museum Visitor Experience: A Mixed Methods Study of the Role of Cognitive Background

This mixed-methods study demonstrates that while projection mapping significantly enhances museum visitor experiences across diverse cognitive backgrounds without varying the magnitude of improvement, it elicits systematically divergent experiential foci—ranging from immersion to technical critique—highlighting the necessity of multimodal measurement to capture the technology's multidimensional impact.

Yiming Peng, Xiaokang Liu, Daisi Huang2026-08-26

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Shaping Perceptions: Chinese Development Financing and Public Attitudes Toward China's Leadership in Developing Countries

Using data from 113 developing countries between 2006 and 2021, this study finds that while Chinese development finance generally boosts public approval of China's leadership, this effect is significantly conditioned by domestic factors, specifically weakening among citizens who already support their own governments and varying based on the level of media freedom and scrutiny.

Jonathan Solis, Narayani Sritharan, Sarah Wozniak2026-08-26

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Designing Out Fear: The Role of CPTED in Shaping the Sense of Safety Among an Urbanized Communities

Grounded in Broken Windows Theory, this mixed-methods study of an urbanized industrial community in Malaysia demonstrates that Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) elements significantly enhance residents' sense of safety, particularly in high-density public housing, though their effectiveness relies heavily on consistent infrastructure maintenance and the integration of community social capital.

Siti Hajar Abu Bakar Ah, Zaiton Azman, Muhammad Faiz Fiezal, Siti Nur Edlyn Zuraiju, Noralina Omar, Siti Balqis Mohd Aza (…)2026-08-26

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Afrophobic Disorder in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Straddling between "Ubuntu" and the "You-Bunt-Us" Divide

This study argues that the persistence of structural Afrophobia in post-apartheid South Africa, characterized by an exclusionary "You-Bunt-Us" mentality that contradicts the ethos of Ubuntu, reveals an unresolved crisis of African solidarity driven by economic frustrations and identity insecurity despite the nation's democratic foundations.

Temitope L. ADEOLA, Adetayo Sowale2026-08-26

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Two Readings of Chekhov: Bulgakov, Shestov, and Contrasting Visions of Hope

This paper compares Sergei Bulgakov's and Lev Shestov's contrasting interpretations of Chekhov, arguing that Bulgakov's patient, cumulative reading of the author's work as containing oblique religious hope offers a more ethically faithful and textually comprehensive methodology than Shestov's totalizing thesis of unrelenting hopelessness.

Daniel Kisliakov2026-08-26

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World Anti-Doping Code and Contaminations: What’s wrong? What’s new? What’s next?

This paper critically examines the evolving treatment of contamination under the World Anti-Doping Code, analyzing the tension between WADA's expanding recognition of contamination as a defense and the challenges posed by strict liability, ultra-sensitive detection technologies, and the resulting structural inequalities that favor wealthy athletes.

David PAVOT, LEVADOUX Lou2026-08-26

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From Problem to Triumph: Thesis and Dissertation Writing Practices in State Universities

This mixed-methods study of state universities in CALABARZON, Philippines, reveals that while thesis and dissertation practices are generally well-established, significant perceptual gaps exist between advisers and students regarding implementation, highlighting the need for aligned expectations, strengthened mentoring, and institutionalized support systems to address shared challenges like time pressure and communication barriers.

Mark Adrian Perez2026-08-26

📄 social_science

A Growth Mindset of Opportunity Predicts Upskilling, Especially When Financial Resources Are Scarce

This research demonstrates that adults with a growth mindset regarding the cultivability of opportunities are more likely to engage in upskilling, particularly when financial resources are scarce, suggesting that fostering such beliefs can help individuals adapt to a changing workforce even under economic constraints.

E. J. Horberg, Paul A. O'Keefe, Ramya Sakthivel2026-08-26

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