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The Archaeological Site Park of the Haihun Marquis of the Han Dynasty in Nanchang: The Production of Theatre Spaces in the Revitalization and Utilization of Chinese Cultural Heritage

Guided by Lefebvre's theory of the production of space, this study analyzes how artistic intervention transforms the Haihun Marquis archaeological site in Nanchang from static ruins into a multidimensional public "theatrical" space, thereby establishing a model for balancing heritage conservation, education, and cultural tourism.

Kai Huang, Arkom Sangiamvibool2026-10-05

📄 social science

Artificial Intelligence Usage, Cognitive Offloading, and Academic Performance among Rural Undergraduate Students: A Sequential Mediation Model

This study of 425 rural Indian undergraduates reveals that unsupervised artificial intelligence usage negatively impacts academic performance perception by sequentially increasing cognitive offloading and diminishing self-regulated learning, a detrimental effect that is particularly pronounced among lower-performing students.

Kantesha Sanningammanavara, Ashoka R S2026-10-05

📄 social science

When Proof Fails: eVisa Repair and Everyday Bordering

This article analyzes the UK's transition to eVisas to argue that when digital proof fails, the distinct institutional tasks of correcting records and maintaining usable proof create a gap in rights continuity, necessitating a new framework of availability, recognisability, and timeliness to understand repair as a critical dimension of everyday bordering.

Ruohan Xu2026-10-04

📄 social science

AI and English Written Communication in Academic Email Correspondence among University Faculty in Higher Education

This mixed-methods study of 407 university faculty reveals that while ChatGPT use enhances perceived authorial control and self-efficacy in L2 academic email writing, it simultaneously increases writing dependence and leads to a measurable decline in actual discourse quality, creating a critical divergence between perceived and pragmatic competence.

Samah Abduljawad2026-10-04

📄 social science

Witnessing Cyberbullying in Online Games Increases Reactive Aggression and State Hostility

Across three studies, this paper demonstrates that witnessing cyberbullying in online games increases players' reactive aggression and state hostility, with the latter serving as a key mediator in this relationship.

Xiangyang He, Keqian Li, Yingying Liu, Shunmin Zhang2026-10-04

📄 social science

State-Building in Somalia: Political Settlements, Policy Failure, and Persistent Instability

Despite substantial international investment since 2010, Somalia's persistent instability and policy failures stem from a state-building process that has outpaced the necessary inclusive political settlements, leaving critical issues of power-sharing, resource distribution, and constitutional clarity unresolved.

Abdirahman Hassan Hersi2026-10-04

📄 social science

How an Interactive Audio Guide Directs Children's Visual Attention to Art in a Museum

This study demonstrates that an interactive, story-based audio guide effectively directs children's visual attention to specific regions of paintings in a museum, leading to more selective gaze patterns and richer verbal reports compared to unguided viewing, although it did not significantly alter self-reported aesthetic emotions compared to other conditions.

Zsofia Pilz, Thomas Weitin, Johanna Hummel, Alina Fuchte, Francesco Walker2026-10-04

📄 social science

The Effect of a Neuroeducation Program on L2 Automatization and Acquisition for Intermediate Young Adult Learners

This study demonstrates that a neuroeducation program based on the LIRRA model, which utilizes reiterative implicit exposure to lexical phrases in engaging, reward-stimulating online sessions, significantly enhances L2 automatization, speed, and acquisition for intermediate young adult learners.

Nermin H. Yusuf2026-10-02

📄 social science

Evaluating AI Text Detection Accuracy: A Structured Review of False Positives, False Negatives, and Implications for Academic Integrity Policy in Gulf Region Universities

This structured review of AI text detection tools reveals that their high false positive rates, particularly for non-native English and Arabic-English bilingual students in Gulf universities, render them unreliable for disciplinary enforcement and necessitate immediate policy reform.

Husain Ali Merza Shamlooh2026-10-02

📄 social science

Stance-taking through that-clauses in research article abstracts: A cross-disciplinary comparison of translated and non-translated English in applied linguistics and aerospace engineering

This corpus-based study reveals that stance expression via that-clauses in research article abstracts varies significantly between applied linguistics and aerospace engineering, with translation effects proving discipline-contingent rather than uniform, as translated texts exhibit distinct rhetorical shifts influenced by both disciplinary conventions and source-language interference.

Yi Liu, Yiheng Xia2026-10-01

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