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A Collective Field Experiment Disentangling Participation in Online Political Discussions Online discussions are often dominated by a small group of active users, while the majority
remain silent. To investigate what differentiates active from silent users, whether participation
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remain silent. To investigate what differentiates active from silent users, whether participation
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February 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A Collective Field Experiment Disentangling Participation in Online Political Discussions Online discussions are often dominated by a small group of active users, while the majority
remain silent. To investigate what differentiates active from silent users, whether participation
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remain silent. To investigate what differentiates active from silent users, whether participation
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A Global Trend Analysis and Development Framework for Science Diaspora Networks Science diaspora networks (SDNs) are integral to science diplomacy and pivotal in tackling local, regional, and global challenges. Given the increasing mobility and connectivity in today's world, thes
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February 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
A Global Trend Analysis and Development Framework for Science Diaspora Networks Science diaspora networks (SDNs) are integral to science diplomacy and pivotal in tackling local, regional, and global challenges. Given the increasing mobility and connectivity in today's world, thes
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Human Development from the Perspective of Gender: Ranking Countries Males or females, which are ahead? In health, education and income? And where, in which countries? How is human development distributed by gender over the World? The Gender Development Index and the Gender Ineq
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February 15, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Human Development from the Perspective of Gender: Ranking Countries Males or females, which are ahead? In health, education and income? And where, in which countries? How is human development distributed by gender over the World? The Gender Development Index and the Gender Ineq
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A metasynthetic framework and generative grammar for modeling anthropological theories of ritual symbolic systems, reversible into an ontology generator In this paper I argue that there are many paths forward for a problem that often seems to have no solution at all: the methodol
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February 15, 2026 at 5:22 AM
A metasynthetic framework and generative grammar for modeling anthropological theories of ritual symbolic systems, reversible into an ontology generator In this paper I argue that there are many paths forward for a problem that often seems to have no solution at all: the methodol
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Inequality, not regulation, drives America's housing affordability crisis A popular view holds that declining housing affordability stems from regulations that restrict new supply, and that deregulation will spur sufficient market-rate construction to meaningfully improve afforda
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February 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Inequality, not regulation, drives America's housing affordability crisis A popular view holds that declining housing affordability stems from regulations that restrict new supply, and that deregulation will spur sufficient market-rate construction to meaningfully improve afforda
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Food Literacy, Menu Design, and Nutritional Quality in Institutional Food Environments: A Conceptual Framework for Organizational Capacity and Systems-Based Improvement Institutional food environments provide meals to large populations through settings such as healthcare systems,
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February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Food Literacy, Menu Design, and Nutritional Quality in Institutional Food Environments: A Conceptual Framework for Organizational Capacity and Systems-Based Improvement Institutional food environments provide meals to large populations through settings such as healthcare systems,
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Self-efficacy predicts teacher burnout two years later Job burnout harms teacher wellbeing and has vast negative consequences, for example, on student performance, teaching staff morale, and teacher retention. Increasing teacher self-efficacy beliefs could mitigate burnout risk.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Self-efficacy predicts teacher burnout two years later Job burnout harms teacher wellbeing and has vast negative consequences, for example, on student performance, teaching staff morale, and teacher retention. Increasing teacher self-efficacy beliefs could mitigate burnout risk.
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Early-Life Environmental Exposures and Socioeconomic Attainment: Evidence from Historical U.S. Census Data Environmental stressors, and their downstream social and economic impacts, can affect a broad set of social processes and outcomes. One growing line of research examines how
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February 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Early-Life Environmental Exposures and Socioeconomic Attainment: Evidence from Historical U.S. Census Data Environmental stressors, and their downstream social and economic impacts, can affect a broad set of social processes and outcomes. One growing line of research examines how
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Parties as Superordinate Categories and Their Functions in Sociopsychological Adaptation to Political Conflict I develop a conceptual framework for studying parties as superordinate categories, arguing parties help partisans adapt to prolonged conflict with outgroups and manage i
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February 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Parties as Superordinate Categories and Their Functions in Sociopsychological Adaptation to Political Conflict I develop a conceptual framework for studying parties as superordinate categories, arguing parties help partisans adapt to prolonged conflict with outgroups and manage i
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The Militarisation–Extrajudicial Killings Nexus: A Cross-National Analysis, 2011–2021 This article examines whether the militarisation of policing undermines states’ commitments to human rights, focusing on extrajudicial killings as a severe form of state-led violence. Although m
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February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The Militarisation–Extrajudicial Killings Nexus: A Cross-National Analysis, 2011–2021 This article examines whether the militarisation of policing undermines states’ commitments to human rights, focusing on extrajudicial killings as a severe form of state-led violence. Although m
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Implementing National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) Guidelines in Long-term Care in England and Wales: “Is it worth it?”- A theory-informed economic evaluation Background: Providing affordable, good-quality long-term care is a pertinent challenge. Little is known about how
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February 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Implementing National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) Guidelines in Long-term Care in England and Wales: “Is it worth it?”- A theory-informed economic evaluation Background: Providing affordable, good-quality long-term care is a pertinent challenge. Little is known about how
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Retention of working university students in higher education: Insights from the Estonian context This research aims to determine how universities can better meet the expectations of working students and enhance their persistence. Specifically, it examines which socio-demographic
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February 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Retention of working university students in higher education: Insights from the Estonian context This research aims to determine how universities can better meet the expectations of working students and enhance their persistence. Specifically, it examines which socio-demographic
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Archaeology of Forced Labour in Prague of 1950s: A Case of Stalin's monument Archaeological research on Letná Hill uncovered a forgotten 1950s labour camp linked to Prague’s Stalin monument. Preserved architecture and artefacts reveal daily life of workers, driven less by physica
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February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Archaeology of Forced Labour in Prague of 1950s: A Case of Stalin's monument Archaeological research on Letná Hill uncovered a forgotten 1950s labour camp linked to Prague’s Stalin monument. Preserved architecture and artefacts reveal daily life of workers, driven less by physica
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Moving to Power? Gender Norms, Women’s Migration, and Household Decision-Making This study examines how women’s labor migration affects their decision-making participation in household savings and how gender norms shape these outcomes. Using Indonesian data, analyses reveal contr
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February 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Moving to Power? Gender Norms, Women’s Migration, and Household Decision-Making This study examines how women’s labor migration affects their decision-making participation in household savings and how gender norms shape these outcomes. Using Indonesian data, analyses reveal contr
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Institutionalising platform dependence: The paradox of the European Media Freedom Act The growing reliance of journalism on platforms has profoundly affected the political economy of journalism. In response to growing concerns over platforms’ discretionary power over journalism,
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February 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Institutionalising platform dependence: The paradox of the European Media Freedom Act The growing reliance of journalism on platforms has profoundly affected the political economy of journalism. In response to growing concerns over platforms’ discretionary power over journalism,
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Poverty and Public Policy in the Context of Crisis This review offers a framework for studying the measurement, consequences, and sources of poverty in times of crisis. Recent crises—such as COVID-19, the Great Recession, and environmental disasters—expose limitations
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February 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Poverty and Public Policy in the Context of Crisis This review offers a framework for studying the measurement, consequences, and sources of poverty in times of crisis. Recent crises—such as COVID-19, the Great Recession, and environmental disasters—expose limitations
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Using Peer Review to Evaluate the Societal Relevance of Humanities Research In light of growing calls to demonstrate the societal value of academic work, this paper explores whether peer review is a reliable method to evaluate the societal relevance of humanities research. It als
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February 14, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Using Peer Review to Evaluate the Societal Relevance of Humanities Research In light of growing calls to demonstrate the societal value of academic work, this paper explores whether peer review is a reliable method to evaluate the societal relevance of humanities research. It als
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Does Statistical Discrimination Explain Grading Bias? Evidence from a Natural Experiment Statistical discrimination theory suggests that discrimination arises when gatekeepers lack individual-level information and therefore draw on their knowledge on the group-level. According to
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February 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Does Statistical Discrimination Explain Grading Bias? Evidence from a Natural Experiment Statistical discrimination theory suggests that discrimination arises when gatekeepers lack individual-level information and therefore draw on their knowledge on the group-level. According to
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Bridging Social Capital Potential and Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality Rates Geographic disparities in Alzheimer’s disease are often attributed to sociodemographic differences across communities or unequal access to opportunity structures whose use serves as protective mechanisms. Y
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February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Bridging Social Capital Potential and Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality Rates Geographic disparities in Alzheimer’s disease are often attributed to sociodemographic differences across communities or unequal access to opportunity structures whose use serves as protective mechanisms. Y
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The Compression Wave: Digital Maturity and the Evolutionary Fate of Modern Culture Global fertility rates are currently converging toward unprecedented lows, with digitally mature nations exhibiting Total Fertility Rates (TFR) far below the replacement threshold. While standard e
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February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The Compression Wave: Digital Maturity and the Evolutionary Fate of Modern Culture Global fertility rates are currently converging toward unprecedented lows, with digitally mature nations exhibiting Total Fertility Rates (TFR) far below the replacement threshold. While standard e
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Por qué ya no sabemos cuánto deporte se hace en España En esta disertación nos proponemos examinar críticamente la evolución reciente de la medición de la práctica deportiva en España a partir del análisis comparado de las encuestas oficiales de hábitos deportivos desde 1975 hast
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February 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Por qué ya no sabemos cuánto deporte se hace en España En esta disertación nos proponemos examinar críticamente la evolución reciente de la medición de la práctica deportiva en España a partir del análisis comparado de las encuestas oficiales de hábitos deportivos desde 1975 hast
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Bias and bias amplification in treatment effect estimates based on misspecified propensity score models Nonparametric propensity score methods are being used more frequently in social research to address misspecification bias in parametric methods such as linear regression. Howev
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February 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Bias and bias amplification in treatment effect estimates based on misspecified propensity score models Nonparametric propensity score methods are being used more frequently in social research to address misspecification bias in parametric methods such as linear regression. Howev
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The cumulative effects of macromacroeconomic performance on political and economic attitudes: evidence from Latin America What is the effect of experiencing good or bad macroeconomic environments on political and economic attitudes? Despite decades of research, this central quest
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February 13, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The cumulative effects of macromacroeconomic performance on political and economic attitudes: evidence from Latin America What is the effect of experiencing good or bad macroeconomic environments on political and economic attitudes? Despite decades of research, this central quest
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The Topological Trap in the 21st Century: How Crisis Cascades Reshape Global Governance? This article develops a Crisis Cascade Framework to explain how sequential systemic shocks generate durable transformations in global governance. Conceptualizing global governance as a compl
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February 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The Topological Trap in the 21st Century: How Crisis Cascades Reshape Global Governance? This article develops a Crisis Cascade Framework to explain how sequential systemic shocks generate durable transformations in global governance. Conceptualizing global governance as a compl
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Gender differences in job seekers’ access, activation, and returns to social capital Persistent gender inequalities in labor markets are often attributed to gendered differences in social capital and the use of social networks during job search. This study examines gender dispari
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February 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Gender differences in job seekers’ access, activation, and returns to social capital Persistent gender inequalities in labor markets are often attributed to gendered differences in social capital and the use of social networks during job search. This study examines gender dispari
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