Why Severability? A New Theory of the Effect of Invalid Treaty Reservations by Ulf Linderfalk

“…Neither have any of the human rights scholars written about the issue. This article fills this critical gap. …”
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Privacy virtualisation as an element of the new gender order by A. V. Shvetsova

“…They have in common is the concern of scholars about the substitution of real interpersonal relationships by virtual ones, the blurring of boundaries between these life layers with the social loneliness growth. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIC RESILIENCE AND ACADEMIC SELF EFFICACY ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AS MEDIATION IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION by Eno Marta Dwi Cahyani, Rediana Setiyani

“…Therefore, this research aims to understand the pedagogical impact of research writing on enhancing scholarly writing skills and improving English language proficiency for emerging authors. …”
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Cinematic Mythmaking in Andrey Zvyagintsev's The Return and The Banishment by Louis Samuel Mealing

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Ethnomethodology and the study of online communities

“…Drawing from the authors&#146; current research programs, this essay explores the basic dimensions of online communities and the concomitant need for scholars to rethink the assumptions that undergrid historic paradigms about the nature of social interaction, social bonding, and empirical experience (<a href="#cer">Cerulo, 1997</a>). …”
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NORTHERN IRISH ADOLESCENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM? by Udi Samanhudi

“… Over the last few decades, scholars concerned with language and education have studied the relationship between adolescents’ attitudes and foreign language learning. …”
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Afghan Pashtun asylum seekers’ ideological resistance in Germany by Ashfaq takkar

“…Nevertheless, there has been a notable lack of scholarly focus on asylum seekers' resistance. This paper also explores the significance of backstage in-person and virtual meetings and interactions which are consistently employed as spaces (informal meetings) where survival strategies are constructed, yet often underestimated in the literature. …”
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Review of Culture in Construction Projects: Status Quo and Challenges by Jin Li

“…Most of the current research studies use quantitative methods such as questionnaire surveys to explore culture in construction. In addition, scholars have called for exploring the formation of culture in construction which will help managers develop an appropriate culture within the project organisation, particularly in mega projects. …”
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Integrating artificial intelligence into healthcare systems: opportunities and challenges by Bongs Lainjo

“…The article synthesizes evidence from empirical studies and scholarly literature, with a focus on credible and reputable sources. …”
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Opening Doors by Natalie Le Clue

“…Therefore, this paper expands the scope of fan studies beyond Western perspectives and contributes to a more diverse scholarly discourse within this field of study. …”
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Optimization of the Intelligent Sports Health Management System Based on Big Data Technology and Internet of Things by Jian Dang

“…Therefore, the construction of such a scientific and effective system has gradually attracted the attention of scholars, which is of great significance to realizing people’s scientific and personalized physical fitness. …”
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Three Waves of Populism in Latin America by O. V. Varentsova

“…Contemporary political regimes in Venezuela and Bolivia led by late Hugo Châvez (now by his successor Nicolas Maduro) and Evo Morales are considered by foreign and Russian scholars as part of the third wave of populism. In the 20th century Latin America already witnessed two waves of populism which coincided with significant political transitions, namely a transition from oligarchy to mass politics accompanied by implementation of import substitution industrialization policies, and a transition from authoritarian rule to democracy during the third wave of democratization which triggered neoliberal reforms inspired by Washington Consensus. …”
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Constructing masculinity through ulwaluko: a scoping literature review by Mlamli Diko

“…Ulwaluko, a traditional initiation practice, is fraught with complexities, necessitating ongoing scholarly dialogues. Therefore, this article employs a scoping literature review to unearth how masculinity is constructed through ulwaluko within amaXhosa, an indigenous South African group. …”
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A qualitative study on the impact of globalisation on public relations practice in Ghana by Albert Anani-Bossman, Michael Bruce

“…Moreover, it is time for African PR scholars to make a significant contribution to this discussion from an African perspective. …”
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Regional Kitsch by Max Ryynänen

“…There is a difference between regional kitsch, anchored to regions and broader geographical wholes, and the type of ‘urban’ kitsch, which scholars have been discussing more, i.e. kitsch that presents kitschified versions of famous statues and architecture, objects that represent their cities (e.g. …”
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The Mongol empire’s expansion and rethinking research trends in Chinese historical climatology by Ka wai Fan

“…This article introduces the underlying reasons for the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire, challenging entrenched assumptions through the lens of climate. It reviews scholarly discourse, focusing in particular on a theory linking Mongol expansion to a global dry period, while juxtaposing this with recent research spearheaded by climatologists. …”
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Impurity, Moral Substantiality, and Social Control: A Gender Perspective by Alice Van den Bogaert

“…This work is grounded in anthropology, though it may be of interest to scholars from other disciplines. Impurity has been highlighted by numerous authors in ethnographic and theoretical texts, but a comparison of these various works indicates a lack of theoretical development. …”
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African Approaches to Intellectual Property: Intellectual Property, Development and the Contested Meanings of Decolonisation by Ntokozo Dladla

“…This article attempts to trace the evolution of its usage in the work of two prominent IP scholars, Ruth L. Okediji and Caroline B. Ncube. I argue that in the work of Okediji, the term is used to renew the radical debates of the 1970s on the right to development in order to undo international law and IP’s imperialist correlates. …”
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Teachers' perceptions of challenges in online learning: Voices from secondary EFL teachers by Dwi Bayu Saputra, Honesty Yonanda Ayudhia, Reci Muswari

“… The abrupt change from a traditional classroom to online learning must have produced some issues, and many scholars were drawn in to investigate the reported challenges during online learning. …”
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Constructing mathematical bitterness scale related to teacher factor by Kurnia Putri Sepdikasari Dirgantoro, Robert Harry Soesanto, Yanti Yanti

“…This instrument has been successfully constructed and statistically tested, thus making it readily available for use by other scholars interested in investigating mathematical bitterness on a broader scale.…”
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