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Governance in an Institutional Environment Reconfigured by Artificial Intelligence. A Public Choice Institutionalism Perspective

Drawing on public choice institutionalism, this paper argues that polycentricity is the essential framework for navigating the complex, multi-level governance challenges arising from AI's structural reconfiguration of the institutional environment, particularly as it reshapes the division of labor between human and artificial agents while amplifying canonical collective-choice problems.

Paul Dragos Aligica2026-10-08
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Changing Governments, Changing Trust? From Promise to Performance in University Students’ Views on Governance in Bangladesh

This study reveals that Bangladeshi university students exhibit significantly higher trust in and satisfaction with the post-July 2024 interim government compared to the previous Awami League administration, driven primarily by perceived improvements in economic management and anti-corruption efforts, though sustained confidence ultimately depends on tangible performance rather than transitional momentum.

Ashraful Islam Emon, Md. Murad Hossain, Tanvir Rana, Md. Jannat Biswas, Rayhan Ivan Rimon2026-10-08
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Multidimensional trajectories of intergenerational support and subsequent functional limitations among middle-aged and older adults in China: A population-based cohort study

This population-based cohort study of 12,769 Chinese adults aged 45–85 reveals that distinct longitudinal trajectories of multidimensional intergenerational support (financial, practical, and relational) are significantly associated with subsequent instrumental functional limitations, with patterns characterized by increasing financial reciprocity but minimal interaction showing the strongest negative impact.

Ping Wang, Chunhai Tao2026-10-08
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The importance of wellbeing frameworks for understanding valued outcomes in Māori adult literacy learning: Evidence over time

This paper argues that Māori-led, culturally grounded frameworks prioritizing whānau and indigenous values are essential for understanding and achieving meaningful wellbeing outcomes in adult literacy learning, necessitating a shift in New Zealand's literacy policy to center Māori perspectives.

Jane Furness, Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Neville Robertson2026-10-08
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Examining Variables Affecting Individuals' Digital Game Addiction: An Evaluation Based on Satisfaction with Life, Happiness, and Social Connectedness Variables

This study of 407 participants reveals that higher life satisfaction and social connectedness significantly predict lower digital game addiction, whereas happiness is not a significant independent predictor, and behavioral factors like daily gaming duration are more strongly associated with addiction than most demographic characteristics.

Sezgin Savas, Esra Tuncay, Busra Kilic, Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp2026-10-08
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Videogames as a resource for values education: A systematic review of literature through a critical literacy lens

This paper presents a systematic literature review examining how videogames are utilized for values education through a critical literacy lens, identifying key themes regarding concerns, design, and the intersection of games with values, while proposing a critical multimodal literacy framework to guide teachers in planning related learning experiences.

Nathan Lowien, Zirui Liu, Georgina Barton, Jon Callow, Frank Serafini2026-10-08
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Musical aesthetic experience and subjective vitality among undergraduate music students: Associations with basic psychological need satisfaction and behavioral engagement

This cross-sectional study of 546 Chinese undergraduate music students reveals that musical aesthetic experience positively predicts subjective vitality both directly and indirectly through the satisfaction of basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) and subsequent behavioral engagement, as grounded in self-determination theory.

Zichao Zhang, Le Yao, Naqi Yan2026-10-08
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Systematic Identification of Sensory Heritage in Living Cultural Practices: A Participatory Framework for Climate-Endangered Smells and Flavours

This paper presents a novel, four-stage interdisciplinary framework that combines automated digital mining with ethical participatory inquiry to systematically identify and prioritize climate-endangered sensory heritage, validated through Brazilian traditions and distinguished by an objective metric for separating cultural centrality from digital popularity.

L.P. Queiroz, B.C.L. Rodrigues, R.I. Ribeiro, A.M. Ribeiro, I.B.R. Nogueira2026-10-08
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Designing for durability: a systems-based project methodology derived from the sustainability failures of INGO projects in Ethiopia

This article proposes the Sustainable Systems Project Design and Implementation Methodology, a new framework derived from a mixed-methods analysis of sustainability failures in Ethiopian INGO projects, which addresses six identified systemic gaps by integrating strategic design, adaptive delivery, and community-owned learning to ensure long-term project durability.

Beniam Tilahun Jenber2026-10-08