Digital Lovers and Jealousy: Anticipated Emotional Responses to Emotionally and Physically Sophisticated Sexual Technologies by Ashton Prochazka, Robert C. Brooks

“…Here, we report on two experiments designed to test participant responses to (1) “virtual friend” chatbots that vary in capacity to engage users socially and emotionally (i.e., emotional sophistication) and (2) “digital lover” technologies—in the form of sex toys, sex robots, or virtual reality entities—that vary in capacity to physically stimulate users (i.e., physical sophistication). …”
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The impact of consultants’ power dynamics on clients’ self-efficacy and managerial stress by Rotem Lachmi, Batia Ben-Hador, Yael Brender-Ilan

“…Additionally, it provides practical benefits for enhancing consulting outcomes, influencing both client and consultant perspectives, and potentially improving the overall effectiveness of management consulting engagements.…”
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Male medaka continue to mate with females despite sperm depletion by Yuki Kondo, Masanori Kohda, Satoshi Awata

“…In animals where males engage in multiple matings, sperm depletion can substantially reduce the reproductive success of both sexes. …”
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The Psychological Impact of Divorce on Children in Manado City, North Sulawesi by Ardianto Ardianto, Edi Gunawan, Nasruddin Yusuf, Munir Tubagus

“…These psychological impacts are then reflected in various aspects of the child's life, including a decline in academic performance, lack of motivation to study, and deviant behaviors such as drug use or engaging in promiscuous activities. In facing these challenges, it is crucial for children to receive adequate social and psychological support. …”
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Investigation of the Relationship Among Fantasy Football Participation Motivation, Consumer Satisfaction and Behavioral Intentions by Oğuhan Demirhan, Ersin Eskiler

“…While consumer motivation is considered as a theoretical approach that explains how individuals choose to engage in various consumption behaviors at certain times, the theory of disapproval provides a common theoretical basis for exploring and explaining consumer satisfaction and consumer responses to consumption. …”
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Dual career athletes and psycho-physiological stress by Francesca Latino, Pierpaolo Limone, Francesco Peluso Cassese, Rosabel Martinez-Roig, Giulia Amato, Francesco Tafuri

“…In contrast, the participants within the control group continued to engage in conventional sport-specific training. Preceding and after the Yoga intervention, the students underwent psycho-physiological assessments, including the State Mindfulness Scale (SMS) and vagus-mediated heart rate variability (HRV). …”
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THE DYNAMICS OF STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA by OGBONNA Emmanuel Chijioke, ALUKO Bayode, ADEYANJU Joseph

“…This is based on the understanding that democracies are never offered on a platter of gold; actively engaged citizens work towards the initiation, deepening and sustenance (consolidation) of democracy. …”
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Implementing a teleophthalmology referral platform in routine practice: Understanding a digital health intervention implementation using normalisation process theory by Sarah Abdi, Dilisha Patel, Josie Carmichael, Konstantinos Balaskas, Ann Blandford

“…Results Most participants were ready to engage with the teleophthalmology referral platform, recognising its potential value and benefits. …”
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Pancasila in Modern Indonesian Legal Reform: Addressing Current Cases and International Debates on Ideology and Law by M Akbar Hadiprabowo, Wasino Wasino, Edi Kurniawan

“…The findings reveal that while Pancasila provides a robust framework for addressing social justice and national unity, its interpretation and implementation often encounter inconsistencies and resistance. By critically engaging with international debates on ideology and law, this research offers practical insights for aligning Pancasila with evolving legal and societal demands. …”
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Social technology and rescue of native seeds in the Venezuelan Andes Páramo by Iraima Lugo Montilla, Carla Ladeira Pimentel Águas

“…This effort has involved diverse socio-technical dynamics, engaging both human and non-human actors, with the support of universities, research institutions, local and national governments, etc. …”
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The community as an active part in the implementation of interventions for the prevention and care of tuberculosis: A scoping review. by Lesly Chavez-Rimache, César Ugarte-Gil, Maria J Brunette

“…Community participation not only strengthens the capacities of health systems for the prevention and care of tuberculosis, but also allows a better understanding of the disease from the perspective of the patient and the affected community by identifying barriers and difficulties through of the tuberculosis care cascade. Engaging key community stakeholders in co-creating solutions offers a critical pathway for local governments to eradicate TB.…”
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Next Generation Data Infrastructures: Towards an Extendable Model of the Asset Management Data Infrastructure as Complex Adaptive System by Paul Brous, Marijn Janssen, Paulien Herder

“…IoT might yield many benefits for asset management organizations engaged in infrastructure asset management, yet not all organizations are equipped to handle this data. …”
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Promoting Inclusion and Well-Being Through Inclusive Physical Education and Parasports: an Approach for Adolescents with Motor Impairment by Omar Ben Rakaa, Mustapha Bassiri, Said Lotfi

“…The findings indicate that students who engaged in both the APE and para-athletics programmes exhibited enhancements in their feeling of pedagogical and schooling inclusion, psychological well-being, and self-esteem, when compared to the control group. …”
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Developing teachers’ competency for inclusive education in Ethiopia by Aschalew T. Kebede, Tlakale N. Phasha

“…Teacher education programmes centred on inclusion not only respond to this global priority but also wield influence on teachers’ attitudes, self-efficacy and stress levels when engaging with diverse learners. Objectives: The study presents an analysis of the effectiveness of a teacher education programme in Ethiopia in developing teachers’ competencies for inclusion. …”
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Incidental affect influences choice preference among competing alternatives in a modified Affect Misattribution Procedure by Ewa Kochanowska, Elena Reutskaja, Jolie Wormwood

“…Research on the role of affect in decision making has typically focused on how incidental affect shapes evaluations of an individual target, and thus decisions about how to engage with that target. It is less clear, however, if and how individuals use their incidental affective feelings when evaluating and comparing multiple competing targets and deciding which one to choose. …”
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Explaining the chronopolitical pattern of relations between Iran and Iraq by masoud malekian dolat abadi, gholamhosein heidari, farhad hamzeh

“…For instance, Iraq is actively engaged in the "FAW Corridor" initiative, whereas Iran seeks to expand economic cooperation and secure a place in the burgeoning alliances of the East. …”
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The Coronation of the Virgin: Alice Meynell’s Typological Critique of Modern Bodies by Ashley Faulkner

“…Censured in print by education experts, Meynell models for us a distinctive cultural criticism which engages religious thought and the humanities to show up the limits of empiricism.…”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GO-LAB BASED INQUIRY LEARNING SPACE (ILS) AS MEDIA ON SCIENCE SUBJECT FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN INDONESIA by Rangga Alif Faresta, Rizal M. Suhardi, Mega Safana

“…The implication of this investigation is to provide alternative mediums in science teaching to engage students with scientific concepts. Hence, the Go-Lab can be used as an alternative media for teachers in science teaching to assist students in improving their ability in science. …”
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The effectiveness of a 3D interactive learning environment as a mechanism for sharing and retaining knowledge by SH. Ye, P. Onpium, F. Ying

“…It was proved that interactive 3D learning environments can be an effective way of transmitting and storing information for such reasons as engaging students, visualising material, adapting to individual needs, preserving the information provided, and evaluating the result. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PREFERENCE POLICIES IN THE GHANAIAN PROCUREMENT LAW IN PROMOTING THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Christopher AMOAH, Winston SHAKANTU

“…The implication is that the purpose of instituting the preference policies in favour of the local contractors and consultants in the construction industry by the government of Ghana has not materialised as major government projects are still awarded to foreign firms, whilst the local construction firms are engaged as subcontractors on these projects, thereby minimising their opportunities to grow. …”
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