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Beyond Lowest‐Low Fertility: Why Post‐Transitional Populations Follow Divergent Paths

open access: yesPopulation and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper argues for a paradigm shift in demography, moving beyond the alarmist and deterministic narratives fixated on “lowest‐low fertility (LLF)” (total fertility rate ≤ 1.3). Initially a useful heuristic, the LLF concept now obscures more than it reveals, as it conflates vastly different demographic trajectories across an increasingly ...
Stuart Gietel‐Basten, Ignacio Pardo
wiley   +1 more source

Unpacking Resilience in Public Administration: Insights From a Meta‐Narrative Review

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increasing environmental complexity and uncertainty have made organizational resilience a key concern in public administration. Yet its inherent ambiguity calls for a systematic examination of its conceptualizations, operationalizations, and applications. This meta‐narrative review synthesizes 49 studies, advancing the discourse by identifying
Jixiang Li, Shui‐Yan Tang, Bo Wen
wiley   +1 more source

The China A shares follow random walk but the B shares do not [PDF]

open access: yes
The China A-Share stocks and the China B-Share stocks are common stocks issued by companies incorporated in China. These two classes of common stocks differ in the nationality of the investors each is restricted to by law. For the most part, the A shares,
Dat Bue Lock
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Applied Linguistics, sociolinguistics and world Englishes

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract The world Englishes perspective, especially as expressed within Kachru's formulation of the Inner, Outer and Expanding Circles of Englishes, provides a flexible and coherent model of the historical spread of English. While the model has had a profound influence on various subfields of applied linguistics, variationist sociolinguistics ...
Andrew Moody
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing Large‐Scale Mathematical Assessments: Leveraging Hierarchical Attribute Structures and Diagnostic Classification Models for Enhanced Student Diagnostics

open access: yesEducational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Volume 45, Issue 2, Summer 2026.
Abstract Diagnostic classification models (DCMs) assess students’ mastery of cognitive attributes to provide personalized ability profiles. Retrofitting DCMs to large‐scale mathematics assessments usually relies on inferred Q‐matrices, which can reduce accuracy and diagnostic value.
Farshad Effatpanah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Looks Good and Familiar Seems Real: How Heuristic Processing of AI-Powered Synthetic and Real Videos Shapes User Perceptions and Detection Accuracy

open access: yesSocial Media + Society
The media landscape now contains a growing mix of real and synthetic videos, presenting either authentic or false content. Drawing on the heuristic–systematic model, we conducted a mixed-design survey experiment in China to examine how perceived ...
Bo Hu, Guanxiong Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Institutional Governance and Global FDI Convergence: Examining the Impact of Institutional Quality on Investment Flows

open access: yesJournal of Public Affairs, Volume 26, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The global investment landscape presents challenges as subdued growth prospects, geopolitical tensions, and economic disintegration reshape international investment. Increasing tensions are making globalization more exorbitant and uncertain.
Sodiq Arogundade   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

iRGD-modified lipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticles loaded with isoliquiritigenin to enhance anti-breast cancer effect and tumor-targeting ability

open access: yesInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, 2017
Fei Gao,1–3 Jinming Zhang,3 Chaomei Fu,3 Xiaoming Xie,4 Fu Peng,1–3 Jieshu You,1,2 Hailin Tang,1,2,4 Zhiyu Wang,5 Peng Li,6 Jianping Chen1–3 1School of Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong ...
Gao F   +9 more
doaj  

Exploring the Role of Informal Digital English Learning in EFL Students' Communication Behaviour in Iran and Macau: A Cross‐Cultural Mixed‐Methods Study

open access: yesJournal of Computer Assisted Learning, Volume 42, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Informal digital learning of English (IDLE) has been widely shown to enhance English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' proficiency. However, most research has examined a single context, limiting understanding of how IDLE shapes learners' willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC) across different sociocultural ...
Ali Soyoof, Barry Lee Reynolds
wiley   +1 more source

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