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An Ecological Momentary Assessment of the Affective Experience of Music Listening, Exercise, and Eating

This ecological momentary assessment study reveals that everyday activities like music listening, exercise, and eating possess distinct affective signatures, with exercise uniquely boosting positive affect and music reducing negative affect, while greater activity variety and positive prior experiences further enhance emotional well-being.

Sara MacPhail, Dongyu Liu, Margaret S. Osborne, Sarah M. Tashjian2026-09-24
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Planning for Homelessness in the Ethekwini Municipality: A Case Study of South Beach, Durban, South Africa

This mixed-method case study of South Beach, Durban, reveals that homelessness is primarily driven by systemic socio-economic factors like unemployment and high housing costs, and argues that the eThekwini Municipality's current ineffective response stems from a lack of inclusive policy and weak stakeholder collaboration, necessitating comprehensive affordable housing and employment strategies.

Ziyanda Mngoma, Godfrey Musvoto, Clive Greenstone2026-09-24
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Narrative Reconstruction for Cross-Cultural Adaptation: A Comparative Study of Heiyan and Its English Translation Black Flame

This study employs Genette's narratological framework to analyze the English translation of the children's novel *Heiyan* (*Black Flame*), demonstrating how strategic shifts in narrative time, distance, and focalisation balance accessibility for global readers with the preservation of cultural specificity, albeit at the cost of certain philosophical and emotional nuances.

Wenjuan Cheng, Derong Xu2026-09-24
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Bridging the Macro–Micro Divide in Health Entrepreneurship: A Multi-Stakeholder Qualitative Study of Faculty and Student Entrepreneurial Intention

This qualitative study bridges the macro–micro divide in health entrepreneurship by revealing that while faculty and students share a consensus on the factors influencing entrepreneurial intention, a critical "analytical level gap" exists where faculty focus on structural and policy-level interventions while students prioritize lived experiences and practical support, necessitating aligned strategies to translate intention into action.

Masumeh Saeidi, Ali Akbar Aghajani Afrouzi, Reza Faridi-Majidi, Gholamreza Hassanzadeh2026-09-24
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Beyond Physical Injury: The Association Between Sports Injury Anxiety, Sport Commitment, and Well- Being in Football Players

This cross-sectional study of 416 football players in Famagusta reveals that while overall sports injury anxiety does not significantly correlate with sport commitment, specific anxiety subdimensions are linked to both commitment and well-being, highlighting the need for holistic interventions that address psychological factors to support athletes' mental health and sustained engagement.

Yılmaz MERT, Hatice Bebiş2026-09-24
📄 social science

Perceived Social Isolation as a Relational Pathway From Bullying Victimization to Adolescent Adjustment: A Three-Wave Study of Multicultural Youth in South Korea

This three-wave study of multicultural adolescents in South Korea reveals that perceived social isolation, rather than friend support, serves as a significant relational pathway through which bullying victimization prospectively predicts increased depressive symptoms and decreased life satisfaction.

Sungbum Woo2026-09-24
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Reinterpreting Sasak Tuselak Mystical Heritage into Indigenous Pedagogy for Culturally Responsive Education

This study demonstrates that the contested mystical heritage of the Sasak people's Tuselak tradition can be effectively integrated into culturally responsive education through a critical reinterpretation framework that transforms supernatural narratives into moral pedagogical tools, balancing the insights of cultural custodians with the cautious, inquiry-based preferences of prospective teachers.

Mohammad Liwa Irrubai, Marham Jupri Hadi2026-09-24
📄 social science

Mapping GenAI TPACK Framework based on UNESCO AI Competency for Teachers

This study employs a systematic literature review and cross-matrix analysis to identify significant gaps in existing AI-TPACK frameworks regarding UNESCO's AI Competency for Teachers standards, specifically in ethics and professional learning, leading to the proposal of an extended eight-construct GenAI-TPACK framework that comprehensively addresses all five UNESCO dimensions.

Navia Rahmalia Zahra, Agus Setiawan, Ade Gafar Abdullah, Md Shahadat Hossain Khan, Hutkemri Zulnaidi, Nisa Udzakiah Utam (…)2026-09-24
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Psychometric Validation of a 12-Item Short Form of the OPD-Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SQS) in Chilean Adults with Depressive Disorders

This study validates the Spanish 12-item OPD-SQS as a psychometrically sound and brief screening tool for assessing personality functioning in Chilean adults with depressive disorders, demonstrating strong reliability, structural validity, and clinical relevance while noting the need for further longitudinal research before routine clinical adoption.

Paula Dagnino, Eduardo Franco-Chalco, Johannes C. Ehrenthal2026-09-24
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Projecting resistance after loss: strategic signalling in Iran’s wartime public murals

This study analyzes 73 Iranian public murals from the 2025–2026 US–Israeli confrontation using Cognitive Critical Discourse Analysis to demonstrate how state-aligned visual narratives strategically signal resilience, legitimacy, and administrative capacity through frames of security, succession, and social endurance despite significant wartime losses.

Shiyu Liu, Yuxin Wu, Anli Luo2026-09-24