Platformed Ritual in Emotions: (Dys)functional Construction of Intimacy in Digital Dating in China by Xiyu Cao, Ping Sun

“…Previous studies have discussed digital dating by the “love-is-fast” metaphor and the successful and failed stories on dating platforms to debate the ideal of modern intimacy; however, the conceptualization of rituals and mechanisms for constructing intimacy in a continuum of online and offline everyday life has been left unstudied. Drawing on Eva Illouz’s argument on a regime of performativity of emotions and ritual scholarship, this study investigates the staged (dys)functioning of platform-constructed acts. …”
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Fundamentals of the Development of Managerial Competence of Specialized Personnel by Ismailova Zukhra, Mustafoeva Durdona, Mamatalieva Mokhinur

“…The study of innovative processes in education, including their functions, development patterns, mechanisms, and implementation technologies, enables the organization of higher education institutions to meet global standards, drawing on the latest advancements in pedagogy and educational science. …”
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Intimità sacra e nuove appartenenze nella devozione dei Mauriziani induisti a Santa Rosalia (Palermo) by Eugenio Giorgianni

“…The research subjects position their worship of the patron saint – as the deity of their arrival city – alongside their devotion to Hindu female goddesses, by drawing analogies between local devotional practices and the religious experiences of postcolonial Mauritius. …”
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Deepfake Dilemmas: Imagine Tomorrow’s Surveillance Society through Three Scenarios by Fatma Doğan Akkaya

“…As deepfakes—hyperrealistic, manipulated media content becomes increasingly sophisticated, they raise critical questions about the future of social interaction and trust. Drawing on sociological insights enriched by the literature on virtual reality surveillance, this study explores the social landscapes that may emerge with the widespread adoption of deepfake avatars in the near future. …”
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Transformative Effect of ChatGPT on Accounting Education : A New Era AI Chatbot by Inta Novia Eka Filasari, Suranto Suranto

“…Researchers applied data triangulation techniques using a thematic analysis approach, namely through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that ChatGPT became a popular tool, providing great benefits in improving the efficiency and accessibility of information. …”
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Critical Literacy Sustainability: What Pedagogical Practices? Whose Role? by Thamae Lipolelo, Matee Lihotetso Gloria

“…The study employed a mixed-methods approach, drawing on two theoretical frameworks: Legitimation Code Theory and Constructivism. …”
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Removal of a Horizontally Displaced Dental Implant below the Mandibular Canal by Khodor Ahmed Fakih, Maria Stiliyanova Edreva, Biser Borisov Stoichkov

“…The description of one clinical case does not provide grounds for drawing definite conclusions. To avoid similar incidents, detailed radiographic assessment before implantation is necessary; it is also important to follow the surgical protocols of implant placement into soft bone and to create conditions for a good visibility and sufficient control of bleeding during surgery.…”
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Teaching Creative Thinking in the ELT Context: Beliefs and Practices by Yin Sun, Zehang Chen, Li Li

“…A mixed methods approach is adopted, drawing data from 63 middle school English teachers in China through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and classroom observation. …”
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The Origin(s) of LUCA: Computer Simulation of a New Theory by Shiping Tang, Ming Gao

“…Carl Woese’s thesis of cellular evolution emphasized that the last universal common/cellular ancestor (LUCA) must have evolved by drawing from “global inventions”. Yet, existing theories regarding the origin(s) of LUCA have mostly centered upon scenarios that LUCA had evolved mostly independently. …”
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Railroad Workers, Civilization and Communism: the Young Men’s Christian Association on the Interwar Polish Frontier by Sylwia Kuźma-Markowska

“…Using archival documents and recollections of Americans involved in the Y’s activities on the eastern Polish frontier I demonstrate how the perception of the Polish borderland by the Y’s secretaries was greatly influenced by myths deeply embedded in American culture. Drawing on the contemporary Polish press reports as well as writings of local collaborators of the YMCA, I also describe the reaction of Polish public opinion to the Y’s undertakings on the Polish frontier.…”
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Events and Happenings: Uncommon Meals and the Atlantic Trade at 18th century Juffure (The Gambia) by Liza Gijanto

“…Of interest here is how the increased access to wealth and interaction with European traders affected socio-economic relationships amongst Juffure’s residents, including assertions of socio-economic status through diet. Drawing on archaeological and archival sources, changes in the expression of wealth and status at 18th century Juffure are explored.…”
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Using “Spontaneous Geography” to reason about environmental problems by Cédric Naudet

“…Our hypothesis is that drawing on concrete situations presenting the actions of geographical agents would make it possible to overcome the barriers of abstraction. …”
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The role of community education in training program services for the elderly by Imbar Novansyah, Eko Sulistiono, Nuri David Maria Veronika, Irfan Ardi

“…Data were analyzed through reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing with patterns of data analysis findings. This research involved four informants and one program manager. …”
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News Literacy and Public Service News Broadcasting: Is There a Connection? Evaluating News Literacy Among Viewers and Non-Viewers of PSB News Programming in Austria by Kimberly Callecod-Weinrich, Janez Krek

“…This study’s objective was to use survey research to evaluate news literacy and its attitudinal dimensions among viewers and non-viewers of television news programming on public service broadcasters (PSBs), drawing on an existing measurement model developed by Maksl, Ashley, and Craft. …”
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La mort vivante ou le corps intercesseur (société maure-islam malékite) by Corinne Fortier

“…And in an inverse movement, drawing connections between local practices and the foundational texts of Islam will reveal the subtle and multi-faceted negotiation carried out between a Muslim society and its scriptural references.Through this analysis, the majority of funerary practices will be shown to have a salvational effect for the deceased, but also for those who carry out these rites. …”
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Troy Is Burning: Epic Archetypes by Alberto Camerotto

“…Moreover, it explores the transforma­tive power of sport as a symbol of peace and cooperation, drawing parallels between ancient athletic ideals and contemporary societal values. …”
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The multifaceted Montessori movement, and its pioneers by Christine Quarfood

“…This article explores some aspects of the Montessori movement’s early history, drawing on social movement theories. In the first part, I argue that the Montessori movement of the interwar era should be conceptualized as a social movement organization (SMO) with AMI as its social movement infrastructure (SMI) and with its own specific cognitive praxis. …”
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Hidden geographies of social justice in an urban environment: The particularities of naturally-occurring arts districts by Peter KUMER

“… Despite extensive research on the role arts districts play in the economic development of cities, little is known about the dynamics of social interactions within those districts and their impact on society. Drawing on 26 interviews with actors and stakeholders of arts districts in Ljubljana, this paper explores the role of arts districts in creating a just city. …”
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The Mustachioed Woman, or The Problem of Androgyny in Victoria Cross’ Six Chapters of a Man’s Life by Ana Raquel Rojas

“…The male narrator, Cecil, finds himself first attracted to and then frustrated by the ever-shifting gender identity of his female lover, Theodora, who secretly cross-dresses as a man, Theodore, so that they may travel together unmarried. Drawing on Judith Butler’s theories of gender and identity, this article explores how androgyny functions as a primary gender tempered by its opposite—either feminized masculinity or masculinized femininity—and the impossibility of seeing androgyny as a coherent identity outside this gender binary.…”
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Therapy culture and the production of subjectivity in neoliberalism by Urošević Milan

“…We define therapy culture as a consequence of the spread of ideas, discourses, and practices from psychology and psychotherapy into various realms of society. Previous studies, drawing from cultural sociology, Marxism, and governmentality theory, have failed to adequately address how therapy culture integrates subjectivity with the institutions of the neoliberal mode of regulation. …”
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