Introduction to the Special Issue on English Worldwide and Linguistic Justice
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Three decades after Kachru's characterization of English as a source of both “agony and ecstasy,” debates about its global spread remain ambivalent. Despite significant advances in world Englishes scholarship, celebratory and critical stances toward English continue to coexist, sharpened by the political polarization of our times, and renewed ...
Josep Soler
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Effects of Foreign Aid on Asia–Pacific Total Fertility Rates
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2027.ABSTRACT Amid persistently declining and uneven fertility trends across the Asia–Pacific, whether foreign aid actively shapes regional fertility behaviour remains an open empirical question. This study investigates the net effects of sector‐specific foreign aid on total fertility rates (TFRs) across 35 developing Asia–Pacific countries during 2002–2023.
Wesley Steve Aru, Kunio Urakawa
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Acceptability and challenges of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) of leprosy patients with grade-2 disability in Bangladesh. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthAkhtar K +5 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2026.ABSTRACT Background Kush, a synthetic drug combining cannabinoids and nitazene opioids, has emerged as a major public health concern in Sierra Leone, with reported prevalence and clinical severity increasing markedly as it was first identified.
Alvin Turay +5 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2026.Buruli ulcer is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and its toxin, mycolactone. Disease outcomes are influenced by biological, environmental, and social determinants. Biological factors include immune response and lesion severity. Environmental factors include aquatic exposure, rainfall, flooding, and ecological changes.
Gudisa Bereda
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Collaboration between psychiatric hospitals and national career service centers for differently abled (NCS-DA) to enhance the vocational training and job placement opportunities for persons with mental disorders. [PDF]
Indian J PsychiatryYatheesha VH +4 more
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European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 4, December 2026.ABSTRACT Teachers must, in one way or another, address issues of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GAI). The urgency became even more acute when the chatbot ChatGPT was launched in November 2022, changing the conditions for teaching and learning in schools, creating tensions within the educational system. The aim of the study is to deepen
Ulrika Bergmark +2 more
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Mediating role of exercise behavioral intention in the relationship between exercise self-efficacy and physical activity levels in vocational education students. [PDF]
Front Public HealthJing Z, Zhai R, Xu Z, Wu X, Wang L.
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Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 6, November/December 2026.ABSTRACT Forced displacement is often framed through dehumanising and pathologising narratives that portray refugees as passive victims or perceived threats, obscuring their agency and lived complexity. This qualitative research–intervention explores the everyday experiences of refugees and asylum seekers living in South Africa through a collective ...
Chiara Fiscone +2 more
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Assessing Cognitive Communication Disorders for Return to Work Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Clinical Experiences and Perspectives. [PDF]
Int J Lang Commun DisordCameron K +5 more
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