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Aligning Facility Mix with User Demographics in Former Industrial Waterfront Piers: An Exploratory Comparison of Four North American Cases with Implications for Busan North Port

This paper explores how the demographic characteristics of surrounding populations, particularly age structure and visitor orientation rather than income, should inform facility programming in revitalized industrial waterfront piers, offering evidence-based planning recommendations for Busan North Port to prioritize a balanced mix that serves existing low-income residents over a premium dining-led model.

Htet Won Yan, Keojin Jin2026-10-22

📄 social science

Exploring the Mediating Role of Alexithymia and Self-Concealment in the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Body Image Dissatisfaction among Female Adults

This study of 303 female emerging adults reveals that self-concealment serves as a significant indirect-only mediator, explaining how childhood trauma leads to body image dissatisfaction through maladaptive coping rather than direct effects.

Vrinda Kamath, Aishwarya Sibey2026-10-22

📄 social science

The Contribution of Competency-Based and Multi-Dimensional Assessment on Learners’ Holistic Development in West Hararghe Secondary Schools, Ethiopia

This mixed-methods study of secondary schools in West Hararghe, Ethiopia, demonstrates that while competency-based and multi-dimensional assessment practices significantly predict learners' holistic development through enhanced engagement and emotional competence, their effective implementation is currently hindered by systemic barriers such as inadequate teacher training, resource shortages, and misalignment with high-stakes examinations.

Assefa Kibret Melaku, Mohammed Gobeze Yusuf, Mengesha Shumet Dessalegn2026-10-22

📄 social science

Orthography-based prescriptivism: The divergence of Sino-Tibetan grammar

This paper argues that the divergence between Chinese and Tibetan grammar stems from their distinct writing systems, as the ideographic nature of Chinese characters favored the elimination of sub-syllabic morphology in favor of compounding, whereas the phonetic Tibetan abugida allowed for the preservation and stabilization of sub-syllabic affixes.

Liulin Zhang, Tszen Cizhen2026-10-22

📄 social science

Spatio-temporal Dynamics and Network Diffusion of Weibo Sentiment Toward U.S. Tariff Policies: A Geographic Perspective

This study analyzes 1.3 million Weibo posts to reveal how U.S. tariff policies in early 2025 triggered a structured, multi-peak sentiment evolution where geographic economic factors explained up to 57.2% of local sentiment variance and distinct user groups drove the breadth and depth of information diffusion.

Jianwei Deng2026-10-22

📄 social science

AI-Adaptive Learning Paths and Task-Difficulty Synchronization: A Longitudinal Study of Student Persistence and Engagement

This longitudinal mixed-methods study demonstrates that AI-adaptive learning paths and task-difficulty synchronization significantly enhance undergraduate pre-service teachers' persistence and engagement by fostering optimal challenge states and perceived competence, though concerns regarding algorithmic rigidity highlight the need for transparent and flexible system design.

Swead Yahya Alzahrani, Mohammed Ahmed Elhossiny, Mohamed Sayed Abdellatif, Aida AbdElaal Elagamy, Mohamed Mekheimer2026-10-22

📄 social science

Technical Support Perceived Usefulness and Ethical Awareness in Generative AI Implementation through Language Teacher Attitudes

This study, grounded in the UTAUT framework and utilizing structural equation modeling on 364 Nigerian secondary school language teachers, reveals that while technical support, perceived usefulness, and ethical awareness directly influence GenAI implementation, teachers' attitudes serve as a stronger direct predictor and a significant mediator in these relationships.

Hamisu Hamisu Haruna, Azza Jauhar Ahmad Tajuddin, Isyaku Hassan, Muhammad Naeem, Yosef Hasan Jbara, Imran Riaz Hasrat, B (…)2026-10-22

📄 social science

Unpacking the Mediating Role of Transformational Leadership in the Human Capital Development– Employee Performance Nexus: Evidence from Ghana

This study of a Ghanaian technical university demonstrates that transformational leadership partially mediates the relationship between training and development and employee performance, suggesting that combining leadership development with training programs is essential for maximizing performance gains in higher education institutions.

Kamal Dawuda, Aboko Akudugu, Ismail Yussif, Ummar Faruk Saeed, Alhaji Massie Bah2026-10-22

📄 social science

Gracias por Mirarme: Training Preschool Teachers to Use Linguistically Adapt Behavior-Specific Praise

This study demonstrates that in situ training combined with goal setting effectively increased Head Start teachers' use of linguistically adapted behavior-specific praise in both Spanish and English, leading to improved engagement and reduced disruptive behavior among Multilingual Learners and the class as a whole.

Claudia Abril Ochoa, Zachary C. LaBrot, Kourtney Kromminga, Emily R. DeFouw, Brad Dufrene, Brittany D. Garza, Lourdes Ro (…)2026-10-22

📄 social science

What Residents Want to Project: Investigating Place Identity in City Branding through Participatory Research — Evidence from Blumenau, Brazil

Through participatory projective interviews in Blumenau, Brazil, this study reveals that residents project a place identity centered on a European-German heritage and social environment, while their support for development is driven by cost-benefit calculations, thereby validating projective methods and integrating Place Identity and Social Exchange theories to explain resident-driven city branding.

Leandro Ribeiro, Carolina Kistner, Joatan Dutra, Rafael Bona2026-10-22

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