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Analysis of Senior High School Students’ Understanding and Application of Green Chemistry in Palu City, Indonesia, for Instructional Media Development

This study of 343 senior high school students in Palu City, Indonesia, reveals that while their overall understanding of green chemistry is moderate, significant variations across schools are driven primarily by classroom instructional factors rather than individual dispositions, providing a critical baseline for developing targeted game-based instructional media.

Dewi Satria Ahmar, Muhammad Fath Azzajjad, Tri Santoso, Muhammad Ismail2026-09-28
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Urban Land Governance in Techiman, Ghana: Exploring the challenges and drivers of urban transformation

This mixed-method study of Techiman, Ghana, reveals that while development permits are vital for formalizing land transactions, institutional failures and governance challenges undermine spatial planning, necessitating context-specific strategies that integrate land tenure, governance, and enforcement to achieve resilient urban transformation.

Nicholas Kombonaah, Dorcas Antwiwaa Gale, Patrick Timorkamoan Ntepumi, Derrick Kofi Osei, Kingsley Opoku2026-09-28
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Female Spouses of Male Physicians Describe How Physician Burnout Crosses Over into Marriage and Family Life

This qualitative study reveals that physician burnout extends beyond the workplace to significantly impact the well-being and dynamics of their marriages, as female spouses of male physicians navigate challenges like loneliness, solo parenting, and emotional strain while simultaneously expressing pride in their partners' professional dedication.

Lisa A. Muehlenbein2026-09-28
📄 social science

Integrating Virtual Reality into Counseling Practice Teaching for Undergraduate Medical Social Work Students: Effects on Students' Emotional Well-being, Practical Innovation Competence, and Instructional Satisfaction

This quasi-experimental study demonstrates that integrating virtual reality simulations into counseling courses for undergraduate medical social work students significantly reduces academic anxiety, enhances practical innovation competence, and increases instructional satisfaction compared to traditional teaching methods.

Ying Sun, Jihong Li2026-09-28
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Boy Bi! The Association Between HIV Knowledge, PrEP Stigma, Bisexual Contact, and Binegativity in a Sample of Undergraduate Students

This study of 633 undergraduate students reveals that higher HIV knowledge and positive contact with bisexual individuals are associated with reduced binegativity, whereas PrEP stigma correlates with increased negative attitudes toward bisexual men, suggesting that inclusive sexual health education could help mitigate such prejudice.

Vincent Dang, Nathan Grant Smith2026-09-28
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Consumer Perceptions and Purchase Intentions towards Handicraft Products as an Instrument of Sustainable Tourism

This study utilizes PLS-SEM to demonstrate that sustainable tourism practices, by enhancing consumer perceptions of authenticity, quality, and cultural significance, positively influence attitudes and motivations, thereby driving purchase intentions for Indian handicrafts and offering a strategic pathway to revitalize the domestic market and preserve cultural heritage.

Akanksha Choudhary2026-09-28
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Leader–Employee Trust (In)Congruence and Illegitimate Tasks: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange

Based on multi-source data from Chinese organizations, this study reveals that the congruence between leader and employee trust influences perceptions of illegitimate tasks through the mediating role of Leader–Member Exchange (LMX), with LMX quality being highest when both parties trust each other highly or when employees trust their leaders more than the leaders trust them.

Guangya Ma, Chunying Cui, Junhan Ji, Lei Lu2026-09-28
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Value as semiotic representation or abstract wealth? Revisiting Turner’s Marxist theory

This article critiques Terence Turner's Marxist theory for misinterpreting value as a transcultural framework of valuation rather than a historically specific form of abstract wealth, arguing instead that ritual labor among the Mebêngôkre produces a sociocultural equivalent of abstract wealth, thereby revealing beauty as a bourgeois category rather than a universal form of value.

Ignacio S. Marmolejo2026-09-28