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Quantifying Inside-Out acting: facial action units and silence duration as markers of interior performance

This study provides quantitative evidence that "Inside-Out" acting techniques can be distinguished from control conditions by specific increases in facial Action Units 12 and 14 and longer silence durations, thereby offering an existence proof for the operationalization of this performance approach despite the lack of universal markers across all contexts.

Shunsuke Tanaka, Aiko Hirai, Shogo Kajimura2026-08-06
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The Role of Entrepreneurship Education Policy on Empowering Students in Islamic Higher Education

This qualitative case study of Nurul Iman College demonstrates that transforming religious higher education into an entrepreneurial ecosystem requires the systemic integration of policy, governance, and university-owned business units, which function as dual economic and learning platforms to empower students and achieve multiple Sustainable Development Goals.

Etik Rahmawati, Ratminto Ratminto, Amanda Elista, Aninda Isnaini, Muslem Muslem, Agus Ahmad Kholilulloh2026-08-06
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High School Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes, and Intervention Experiences Regarding Peer Bullying

This qualitative study of 25 Turkish high school teachers reveals that while they can distinguish bullying from conflict and primarily address it through supportive conversations and administrative collaboration, their intervention efforts are often hindered by punitive attitudes toward bullies, family cooperation challenges, and difficulties in monitoring cyberbullying.

Onur İbrahim Atay, Fatoş Bulut Ateş2026-08-06
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Concerns about Sexual Promiscuity Play an Underexplored Role in Opposition to Abortion

This paper argues that opposition to abortion is significantly driven by an interaction between individuals' aversion to sexual promiscuity and their belief that abortion restrictions curb casual sex, suggesting that traditional factors like religiosity and conservatism may partly stem from these underlying conflicts over sexual norms.

Elias Acevedo, David Pinsof, Jaimie Krems, Martie Haselton2026-08-05
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Governance Transformation in China’s Elite Sport elite sport reserve talent development: A Policy Text Analysis of 47 National Documents, 1949–2024

Through a policy text analysis of 47 national documents from 1949 to 2024, this study traces the evolution of China's elite sport reserve talent governance from a centralized chain model to an emerging network-type collaborative system, highlighting a shift toward multi-actor participation and rule-of-law regulation while noting that fragmented coordination and insufficient legal consolidation continue to constrain the transformation.

Yi Shi, YanSheng Qu, Xiaoyu Bai, Nan Li2026-08-05
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Differences in Visual and Cultural Perception among Different Tourist Groups in Traditional Village Landscapes: Evidence from an Eye-Tracking Experiment

This study utilizes eye-tracking experiments and questionnaires to demonstrate that professional tourists exhibit significantly higher visual and cultural perception of traditional village landscapes compared to non-professionals, revealing distinct attention patterns across spatial types and highlighting the critical role of professional background in interpreting heritage environments.

Xin Zhang, Yabin Peng, Mengru Jia, Yi Lu, Dandan Chen, Zhenhua Xu2026-08-05
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From Means to Slopes: Rethinking International Comparisons of Questionnaire Indicators in PISA

This study argues that for non-cognitive PISA questionnaire indicators, international comparisons should shift from relying on potentially misleading national mean rankings to analyzing within-school slopes, which offer a more robust and policy-relevant understanding of how educational systems shape student experiences and achievement.

Kit-Tai HAU, Matthias Matthias von Davier, Leifeng Xiao, Herbert W Marsh2026-08-05
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Spatial concentration of grave crime across the police sub-divisions of Chennai City, India, 2021: a descriptive analysis and the limits of area-normalised opportunity measures

This study analyzes the spatial concentration of grave crime across Chennai's 12 police sub-divisions in 2021, finding that while robbery dominates the crime mix and central areas bear the highest burden, area-normalized opportunity measures are statistically unreliable due to collinearity with the area denominator, suggesting that reproducible, denominator-stable descriptions are a more defensible contribution than testing opportunity effects at this scale.

Divyanandini K, Aran Castro2026-08-05
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Globalization and Transnational Crime in ASEAN: A Comparative Criminological Analysis of Legal and Criminal Justice Responses

This qualitative comparative study analyzes how globalization has transformed transnational crime in ASEAN into adaptive, networked forms that challenge regional responses, revealing that despite expanded legal frameworks and cooperation mechanisms, effectiveness remains hindered by legal fragmentation, institutional disparities, and governance limitations.

Achmad Irwan Hamzani, Achmad Soeharto2026-08-05