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John M. Carey, Brian J. Fogarty, Marília Gehrke et al. · 2025 · Science Advances
We investigate how to counter misinformation about voter and election fraud using data from the US and Brazil. Our study first compares two types of messages countering claims of widespread fraud: (i) retrospective corrections from…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →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.…
View details →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
View details →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;…
View details →Stacey Hynd · 2026 · Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter)
The position of women and the operation of justice were both contentious issues in colonial Africa. However, when combined in the discussion and sentencing of African women charged with murder and facing the death penalty for their crimes,…
View details →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
View details →Ngoc Anh Pham, The Anh Phan · 2025 · Journal Of Vacation Marketing
In the fast-paced world of TikTok, travel influencers craft immersive experiences that captivate followers and inspire travel intentions. This study explores how an influencer's persona—through interaction, attractiveness, and…
View details →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
View details →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
View details →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
View details →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
View details →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
View details →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
View details →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
View details →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
View details →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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