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Charting the Landscape of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Ethics, Adoption, and Faculty Preparedness

This study employs bibliometric analysis to map the evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence in higher education, highlighting key research trends, ethical challenges, and faculty preparedness to guide the development of responsible, human-centered AI integration strategies.

Nikhat Mushir, Gunjan Mohan Sharma, Niyati Chaudhary, Manisha Agarwal, Ankita Rathee2026-06-24
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Teaching for tests or teaching for learning? A sociocultural activity theory analysis of TESOL teachers’ contradictions in China’s English language centres

This qualitative case study employs sociocultural activity theory to demonstrate how TESOL teachers in China's commercial English language centres actively navigate exam-related pressures and institutional contradictions through situated agency and pedagogical re-centering, rather than passively complying with test-driven demands.

Dan Zhou, Shengkai Yin, Yiqing Yuan, Helin Yang2026-06-24
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Negotiating Care and Control: Domestication of Smart Home Health Technologies in Chinese Multigenerational Households

This qualitative study of 30 Chinese multigenerational households reveals that the domestication of smart home health technologies is a complex family negotiation process where adult children and older adults balance safety, filial duty, and privacy, often resulting in a tension between caregiver reassurance and older adults' feelings of surveillance and diminished autonomy.

Yue Sun, Fanbin Zeng2026-06-24
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Age-Related and Cross-Linguistic Differences in Bilingual Semantic Organization: Evidence from Word Association

This study reveals that while bilingual Chinese-English university teachers exhibit age-invariant semantic organization in both languages, older adults show increased reliance on phonological and orthographic associations in their first language compared to middle-aged adults, who demonstrate superior performance in generating complex derivational and inflectional associations.

Xu HUANG, Minhao WU2026-06-24
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Prevalence, Patterns, and Sociodemographic Determinants of Gambling Participation Among Community Adults in Urban Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study from Obio-Akpor, Rivers State

This cross-sectional study in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State, reveals a 31.2% gambling prevalence driven primarily by sports betting among educated young men, highlighting significant financial risks and the urgent need for targeted regulatory and healthcare interventions.

Tornubari Samuel Fii¹, Vivian Ifeoma Ogbonna², Fortunatus Udochukwu Mgbudem2026-06-24
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Policy, governance, financing and coordination barriers to early childhood development implementation in Tanzania: a qualitative study

This qualitative study of 55 stakeholders across Tanzania reveals that Early Childhood Development implementation is hindered by interrelated systemic barriers, including fragmented policies, weak governance, inconsistent multisectoral coordination, and untrackable financing, necessitating stronger institutional leadership and integrated accountability mechanisms.

Farida Katunzi, Laura Meyer, Ramadhani Mtongwa, Jackline Mrema, Arnold William, Ester Elisaria2026-06-24
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Layered Pharmaceutical Exclusivity under TRIPS-Plus Trade Agreements and Biosimilar Access in Central America and the Caribbean: A Comparative Legal-Policy Review

This comparative legal-policy review finds that while CAFTA-DR imposes significantly stricter TRIPS-plus pharmaceutical exclusivity measures—such as data exclusivity and patent linkage—that could hinder biosimilar access in Central America and the Caribbean compared to the more flexible EU trade agreements, the actual empirical impact on medicine prices and availability remains unmeasured.

Stefano Todde2026-06-24