Globalization and the imperativeness of local development in Nigeria by Dauda Morakinyo, Nureni Adekunle LAWAL, Aremu Akintunde AKINTAYO, Ayinla Jamiu RAHEEM, Theophilus Tobi ONEWO

“…The competitive advantage of Nigeria in the global economy is dependent on what Nigeria has to offer to the rest of the world. Practical implications – This study provides sufficient insights into how Nigeria can increase the positive outcomes rather than the negative ones, particularly in terms of the development of local content and production.…”
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The presence of meaning in life and character strengths as protective factors of anxious-depressive symptoms in adolescents from Spain and Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic by Svetlana Shub, Gabriel G. de la Torre, Alvaro Rodriguez-Mora, José M. Mestre

“…The results showed that in both samples, zest, gratitude, and love were the most robust predictors of depression symptoms; zest, hope, and love in girls, and self-regulation, hope, and presence of MiL in boys more robustly predicted anxiety symptoms. The findings provide data on the resilience function of CS and the presence of MiL during the COVID-19 pandemic and have important preventive practical implications.…”
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AI technologies in legal education: Milestones and signposts for AI integration by Ignjatović Gordana B.A.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF RURAL AREA BY THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION - CASE STUDY by Andrei Radu IOVA, Daniela CREŢU, Nicoleta OLTENACU

“…Over the time, these evolutions made rural development a growing political concern aimed to restore the connections between agriculture and nature, to maintain and to keep a clean environment to promote the population stabilization in these areas, with complex implications on the overall state of the rural communities. …”
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Developing a model to explain teacher effectiveness: the mediating role of gamification by Pingalan Gejandran, Norazilawati Abdullah

“…The study employed a quantitative approach using questionnaire surveys. The data were analyzed by using SPSS and SEM. Results revealed significant effects of teacher behaviour, self-efficacy, psychological characteristics, and gamification on teaching effectiveness. …”
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The Effectiveness and efficiency of corporate innovation under strict market regulation: Based on China's new securities law. by Zhenna Huang

“…The revision of the new securities law (NSL) represents a market-oriented reform of China's securities market centred on the registration-based system. On the basis of data from all A-share listed companies in China from 2015 to 2022, this study employs the NSL as a quasinatural experiment and uses the difference-in-differences (DID) method to evaluate the impact of NSL implementation on the effectiveness and efficiency of corporate innovation. …”
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From Deprivation to Mobilization: Towards a Multideterminant Model of Xenophobic Violence in South Africa by Jean Pierre Misago

“… Drawing on extensive and comparative qualitative data from a nearly two-decade long and ongoing research, this article responds to inadequacies and limitations of current causal explanations for xenophobic violence in South Africa. …”
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Farming While Aging: Reasons and Strategies for Maintaining Family Farming in Parbotihan Village, North Sumatera by Firdaus Marbun

“…This research was conducted on rice farmers in the village of Parbotihan, North Sumatra using qualitative methods and data collection techniques through observation and in-depth interviews. …”
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Coupling coordination degree of entrepreneurship and green development with digital transformation in China by Yanqing Guo, Kuo Zhang, Jin Xu

“…The research findings have important policy implications for improving regional economic performance through enhancing entrepreneurship coupling coordination in the new era of rapid digital transformation and quantum leap.…”
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Quality Management of Frontier, Outermost and Disadvantaged Schools in Improving Achievement In Junior Secondary Schools by Ririn Angreany, Husnul Madihah, Didi Susanto

“…The research method used is qualitative, with data collection techniques of observation, interviews, and documentation studies. …”
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Enhancing English Writing Skills Through Culturally Relevant Texts: An Experimental Study in Banten EFL Learners by M. Nur Arifin

“…With a quasi-experimental design involving 35 students in the experimental and control groups, data was collected through pre-test and post-test tests, questionnaires, and observations. …”
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Insurance Companies’ Salesperson Lead Qualification Skills and Salesperson’s Performance: Mediating Role of Salesperson’s Adaptive Selling Behavior by Richard Mwesige, Ronald Bonuke, Claire Situma

“…A self-administered questionnaire was utilized, and data were analyzed using SPSS version26 and Hayes Process Macro version 4.0. …”
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Toward sustainable desalination: a patent analysis of technology-development trajectories by Kyungsun Lee, Wendy Jepson

“…To address these gaps, we analyze patent data to trace desalination technology-development paths while examining environmental impacts and the roles of government and industry. …”
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Servant Leadership, Trust, Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Triadic Model for Educational Achievement by Noureen Sharif Faoorqui, Saima Kamran Pathan, Nizam Uddin Channa

“…Design/Methodology/Approach: Data was gathered using a survey questionnaire within a cross-sectional time frame. …”
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From Isolation to Interaction: The Role of Language and Digital Communication Tools in Empowering Adolescent Virtual Collaboration by Shazia Hamid, Anthonia Awhinawhi

“…The findings indicate that collaborative learning significantly enhances motivation, particularly when tasks are meaningful and peer interactions are supportive. Survey data revealed that 42.4% of students often found collaborative tasks productive, with positive peer influence acting as a key motivator. …”
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EFFECTUALNESS OF INSTAGRAM REELS IN ENHANCING STUDENTS’ LEXICAL KNOWLEDGE by Aniesah Fadhlillah, Ro'ifah Ro'ifah, Sofi Yunianti

“…This research used a quantitative approach with pre-experimental design. Data was collected from class XII MAS Tanada Waru, Sidoarjo, totalling 26 students as samples. …”
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Assessment of the current state of the labor market in Smolensk Region by Ksenia S. Litvishchenko, Elena V. Tarasova

“…The study was based on data of the territorial body of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Smolensk Region. …”
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Experienced and Novice EFL Teachers’ Cognition and Practices on Intercultural Communicative Competence: A Mixed-Methods Study in Iranian Context by Ashraf Sadat Hosseyni, Moussa Ahmadian, Majid Amerian

“…The quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed using statistical and thematic methods, respectively. …”
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Delineating the Spatial Boundaries of Megaregions in China: A City Network Perspective by Wei Chen

“…In this study, on the basis of highway traffic flow data between cities, we integrate the community detection and core-periphery profile algorithms to characterize the city networks in China and identify the city groups and delineate the core structures of city groups, which are the underlying megaregional structures in China. …”
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When Cultural Resources Amplify Psychological Strain: Off-Work Music Listening, Homophily, and the Homesickness–Burnout Link Among Migrant Workers by Chenyuan Gu, Zhuang Ma, Xiaoying Li, Jianjun Zhang, Qihai Huang

“…Our analysis of survey data from 2493 migrant workers reveals that off-work music listening strengthens the positive relationship between homesickness and burnout. …”
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