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Negative / Null Result ReportSocial Sciences

Can Court Diversion Improve School Attendance among Elementary Students? Evidence from Five School Districts

Won Fy Lee, Clea McNeely, Janet E. Rosenbaum et al. · 2020 · Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

We examined the effect on attendance of a truancy court-diversion program for elementary students. Truancy court-diversion programs represent a shift from a law-and-order approach toward a public health model to address school absenteeism.…

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Coupling Labor Supply Decisions: An Experiment in India,

Matt Lowe, Madeline McKelway · 2026 · Journal of the European Economic Association

Abstract Joint household decision-making becomes more common as economies develop. Can external intervention advance this transition? We study this question in the context of female employment in India. We randomized which spouse was given…

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Using the Technology Acceptance Model to Measure the Effects of Usability Attributes and Demographic Characteristics on Student Use of Learning Management Systems in Saudi Higher Education

Sami Saeed Binyamin · 2026 · Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University)

Learning management systems (LMS), which allow education at the student’s choice of place and time, have been widely adopted in higher education worldwide. In the case of Saudi Arabia, LMS have been recently introduced in Saudi…

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Examining human reliance on artificial intelligence in decision making

Jo Pearson, Itiel E. Dror, Emma Jayes et al. · 2026 · Scientific Reports

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to effectively support human decision making depends on whether humans are willing to trust in, and thus rely on, AI. Understanding human reliance on AI is critical given controversial reports of AI inaccuracy and bias. Furthermore, the erroneous belief that using technology removes biases may lead to overreliance on AI. To examine humans’ reliance on AI, human participants (N = 295, Mage = 33.79) judged the authenticity of 80 faces (40 real, 40 AI-synthesized) presented alongside guidance supposedly from humans or from AI. This guidance was correct only

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Less Than I Expected and oh so True? On the Interplay Between Expectations and Framing Effects in Judgments of Truth

Mariela E. Jaffé, Rainer Greifeneder · 2019 · Journal of Language and Social Psychology

This article investigates the negativity bias in truth judgments, which holds that negatively (vs. positively) framed statements are more likely to be judged true. Throughout four studies we find that expectations moderate the negativity…

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Evaluating the accuracy and reliability of AI content detectors in academic contexts

Mohammad Hadra, Karleen Cambridge, Mostefa Mesbah · 2026 · International Journal for Educational Integrity

The rapid adoption of generative AI (GenAI) in higher education has intensified concerns about academic integrity, particularly for institutions serving English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. AI content detectors such as Turnitin…

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Drivers of Labor Force Participation and Economic Growth in Gulf Cooperation Countries Region: A Dynamic Panel Analysis

Ihsen Abid · 2025 · International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

This study investigates the drivers of labor force participation and GDP growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region from 1990 to 2023, emphasizing the roles of youth employment, urbanization, export performance, and foreign direct investment (FDI).Using the Arellano-Bond dynamic panel data estimation method, the study models interdependent relationships between labor force participation, GDP growth, and key macroeconomic indicators while addressing endogeneity and dynamic feedback effects.The analysis reveals that lagged labor force participation has a strong positive and highly signi

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A Critical Analysis of Critical Thinking Interventions in Higher Education

Eric C. Schoute, Patricia A. Alexander · 2025 · Review of Educational Research

Critical thinking is praised as the hallmark of cognitive development and a raison d’être for higher education. In this review, we analyzed critical thinking interventions in higher education with regard to participant characteristics;…

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Sustainable Development Goals and Unemployment: Worldwide Evidence

Peter Eshak Nashed Soliman, Reham Beram · 2025 · Journal of the Knowledge Economy

Abstract In the face of escalating unemployment rates and the pressing demand for sustainable development, this paper examines the dynamic interplay between technological innovation, information and communications technology (ICT), financial inclusion, and governance quality—key components of the knowledge-based economy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 9 and 16—on unemployment (SDG 8) across diverse regions. Using a panel dataset spanning 2004 to 2020 for five regions (Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe), a dynamic two-step system gene

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Religion Is Sometimes Raced: Christian Nationalism as In-Group Protection

Brooklyn Walker, Paul A. Djupe, Brian Calfano et al. · 2025 · Perspectives on Politics

Popular narratives suggest that the effects of Christian nationalism should be more heavily concentrated among white Americans. The academic literature on Christian nationalism largely reflects this take, often asserting that it is effectively white Christian nationalism. We question such pronouncements, as they have come without systematic analysis across the broad range of issue areas needed to justify subgroup segmentations. Utilizing national oversamples of Black and Latino Christians (alongside white Christians), we assess the relationship between standard measures of Christian nationalis

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Socioeconomic status and subdivisions of the amygdala and hippocampus in children and adolescents

Jamie Lars Hanson, Dorthea J Adkins, Brendon M. Nacewicz et al. · 2026 · Brain and Environment

Socioeconomic status (SES) in childhood can impact behavioral and brain development. Past work has consistently focused on the amygdala and hippocampus, two brain areas critical for emotion and behavioral responding. While there are SES differences in amygdala and hippocampal volumes, there are many unanswered questions in this domain connected to neurobiological specificity, and for whom these effects may be more pronounced. We may be able to investigate some anatomical subdivisions of these brain areas, as well as if relations with SES vary by participant age and sex. No work to date has how

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The impact of AI anxiety on career decisions of college students

Ninggui Duan, Lina Li, Guangbo Lin et al. · 2026 · Scientific Reports

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has reshaped the employment market, triggering widespread anxiety among college students about their future careers and posing a potential threat to their career decisions. Grounded in…

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The Influence of Empowerment towards Agricultural Business Actors’ Ability in Surakarta, Indonesia

Suminah Suminah, Sapja Anantanyu, Suwarto Suwarto et al. · 2023 · Social Sciences

The situation of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in agriculture in Surakarta after the pandemic are still worrying; thus, effective empowerment efforts are needed to revive and develop MSMEs in agriculture. Empowerment will be maximally successful if various resources are available for its implementation. This study aimed to directly and indirectly analyze the effect of empowerment, human capital, economic capital, actors’ perceptions of their business, and financial capital on the ability of agricultural business actors. This research study used quantitative methods with survey t

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The unconscious thought advantage: Further replication failures from a search for confirmatory evidence

Mark Nieuwenstein, Hedderik van Rijn · 2012 · Judgment and Decision Making

According to the deliberation without attention (DWA) hypothesis, people facing a difficult choice will make a better decision after a period of distraction than after an equally long period of conscious deliberation, an effect referred to as the unconscious thought advantage (UTA). The status of the DWA hypothesis is controversial, as many studies have tried but failed to replicate the UTA. Here, we report a series of experiments that sought to identify the conditions under which the UTA can be replicated. Our starting point was a recent meta-analysis that identified the conditions under whic

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ASIMETRI INFORMASI DAN UNDERPRICING

Tety Anggita Safitri · 2013 · Jurnal Dinamika Manajemen

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh asimetri informasi terhadap underpricing. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel 63 perusahaan yang melakukan penawaran umum perdana di Bursa Efek Indonesia dalam kurun waktu 2005-2010. Analisis data menggunakan regresi linier berganda, yaitu menguji proksi asimetri informasi yang terdiri atas ukuran perusahaan, umur perusahaan, proporsi saham yang ditawarkan kepada masyarakat, reputasi underwriter dan reputasi auditor terhadap underpricing. Hasil penelitian ini mengindikasikan bahwa reputasi underwriter dan reputasi auditor berpengaruh terhadap u

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Good luck, bad luck, and ambiguity aversion

Briony D. Pulford, Poonam Gill · 2014 · Judgment and Decision Making

We report a series of experiments investigating the influence of feeling lucky or unlucky on people’s choice of known-risk or ambiguous options using the traditional Ellsberg Urns decision-making task. We induced a state of feeling lucky or unlucky in subjects by using a rigged wheel-of-fortune game, which just missed either the bankrupt or the jackpot outcome. In the first experiment a large reversal of the usual ambiguity aversion effect was shown, indicating that feeling lucky made subjects significantly more ambiguity seeking than usual. However, this effect failed to replicate in five ref

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Pengaruh Pendapatan Asli Daerah dan belanja modal terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung tahun 2009-2018

Muhammad Dedy Palguno, Devi Valeriani, Suhartono Suhartono · 2020 · Sorot

Pertumbuhan Ekonomi adalah salah satu indikator penting untuk melihat keberhasilan pembangunan ekonomi pada suatu negara atau daerah. Suatu perekonomian dikatakan mengalami pertumbuhan ekonomi jika jumlah produksi barang dan jasanya meningkat dan produk domestik regional bruto merupakan salah satu indikator penting untuk mengetahui kondisi ekonomi di suatu daerah dalam suatu periode tertentu baik atas dasar harga berlaku maupun atas dasar harga konstan. Tujuan Penelitian adalah untuk melihat pengaruh pendapatan asli daerah (PAD) dan belanja modal terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi. Data yang digunak

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Antioxidant and Antistaphylococcal Activity of Topical Fucoidan Gel from Sargassum oligocystum Montagne

Richie Bayuran · 2019 · JPAIR

Brown seaweed is one of the algal species that has been used as food, a source of nutritional supplements, and formulated for therapeutic and cosmetic purposes. This study evaluated the antioxidant and antistaphylococcal activities of topical fucoidan gel (TFG) from the Sargassum oligocystum. A completely randomized design was used, and the experimental protocol includes extraction, lyophilization, and characterization, quality testing, and biological assay. Physicochemical tests suggested that the lyophilized fucoidan is comparable with the properties of pharmaceutical-grade fucoidan. FTIR ch

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Good luck, bad luck, and ambiguity aversion

Briony D. Pulford, Poonam Gill · 2014 · Judgment and Decision Making

We report a series of experiments investigating the influence of feeling lucky or unlucky on people's choice of known-risk or ambiguous options using the traditional Ellsberg Urns decision-making task. We induced a state of feeling lucky or unlucky in subjects by using a rigged wheel-of-fortune game, which just missed either the bankrupt or the jackpot outcome. In the first experiment a large reversal of the usual ambiguity aversion effect was shown, indicating that feeling lucky made subjects significantly more ambiguity seeking than usual. However, this effect failed to replicate in five ref

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Threatened suicide and baiting crowd formation: a replication and extension of Mann (1981)

Christine M. Smith, Paulina Dzik, Errin Fornicola · 2019 · Social Influence

Using the lens of Deindividuation Theory, Leon Mann explored the formation of baiting crowds in a small sample of public suicides/suicide attempts. Instead of attempting to prevent the suicide, baiting crowds encourage the victim to jump. Our aim was to replicate Mann's study with a larger more diverse sample of suicide attempts and a broadened theoretical lens (Frustration-Aggression). Using ProQuest, we identified 152 public suicide attempts reported in English language newspapers and failed to replicate Mann’s findings. Rather, baiting crowd formation was associated with variables that incr

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