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Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies that Support Early Childhood Development during Emergencies in Kenya

This mixed-methods study evaluates the effectiveness of Kenya's climate emergency policies in supporting Early Childhood Development, revealing significant gaps in funding, training, and coordination that exacerbate educational disruptions and psychological distress among children, while offering evidence-based recommendations for integrating child-sensitive approaches into disaster risk reduction and climate resilience planning.

Tanya Maringo, Kaylynn Francisco-Nelson, Kigen Bernard Kipchirchir2026-08-14
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Evidence of improved Faculty pedagogical competencies through targeted training in resource constrained agricultural higher education in North East India

This study demonstrates that a structured 21-day Faculty Induction Program significantly enhances the pedagogical competencies and professional readiness of new agricultural faculty in resource-constrained North East India, validating its role as an essential, evidence-based model for improving higher education quality.

L. K. Mishra, M Norjit Singh, Pukhram Bhumita, N Brajendra Singh, P. T. Sharma, Indira Sarangthem2026-08-14
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Latvian Parents of Adult Children with Intellectual Disability Discuss Quality of Life

This qualitative study reveals that Latvian parents of adult children with intellectual disabilities experience a pervasive, lifelong negative impact on their quality of life due to insufficient funded support, highlighting the critical need for expanded services, including occupational therapy, to alleviate their burden as sole caregivers.

Dinija Šimanovska, Ieva Rugina, Nathan Wilson, Dita Rituma, Signe Tomsone2026-08-14
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Advancing Campus Safety: Developing a CPTED-Based Security Index for Malaysian Universities

This study addresses the lack of a unified safety framework in Malaysian universities by developing a practical, evidence-based Campus Security Index (CSI) grounded in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles, derived from stakeholder focus groups to standardize security assessment and guide decision-making.

Nurshahirah Mhd Shaari, Beni Widarman Yus Kelana, Noorminshah A.Iahad, Abdul Rahim Ridzuan2026-08-14
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Navigating fragmented support systems: How family resources and service structures shape parent carers’ mental health in England

This study reveals that parent carers' mental health in England is significantly shaped not only by caregiving demands but also by fragmented support systems and unequal family resources, highlighting the urgent need for improved service coordination, reduced administrative burdens, and equitable access to navigation support.

Kath Wilkinson, Madeleine Stevens, Shelley Norman, Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, Alice Garrood, Annabel McDonald, Sharon Foxwe (…)2026-08-14
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Use of LLMs for Generating Synthetic ARDs to Make Estimates in Electoral Processes

This study proposes and validates a methodological framework using Large Language Models (LLMs) as synthetic respondents in indirect electoral surveys, demonstrating that when processed via Network Scale-Up Methods (NSUM), LLM-generated data can effectively replicate aggregate voting patterns observed in real-world indirect surveys across elections in Spain and Chile.

Lucia Soria Gonzalez, Milene Gutierrez Santibanez, Sergio Dıaz, Juan Marcos Ramırez, Rosa Lillo, Antonio Fernandez Anta (…)2026-08-14