Tales of “Good Indian Hair”: Race, Value, and Sensory Contact Zones in Afro‐Asian Delhi
City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.ABSTRACT Hair, as a sociocultural bodily signifier, also becomes, once disembodied, a highly globalized and specialized commodity used for weaves, extensions, wigs and toupees around the globe. “Indian” hair is particularly valued in such commodity chains.
Bani Gill
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Are Traditional Registries Becoming Obsolete in the Modern Digital Health Ecosystem? [PDF]
J Med Internet ResWenk J +4 more
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Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 6, November/December 2026.ABSTRACT Interpersonal social touch is a powerful form of communication whose meaning depends on the relationship between partners. This becomes especially salient in adolescence, where gender plays a central role in shaping the physical, neuropsychological and social factors underlying touch preferences.
Irene Valori +3 more
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Exploring attitudes and acceptance of artificial intelligence in multiple sclerosis from the patient perspective. [PDF]
PLOS Digit HealthInojosa H +12 more
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European Eating Disorders Review, Volume 34, Issue 6, Page 1562-1573, November 2026.ABSTRACT Objective This feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluated Purrble, a socially assistive robot for emotion regulation, as a low‐intensity adjunct during waitlist periods in adult eating disorder services. Method Adults waiting for outpatient eating disorder treatment were randomised to four weeks of Purrble use or waitlist‐as‐usual.
Dimitri Chubinidze +5 more
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Real-Time Segmentation of Tactile Paving and Zebra Crossings for Visually Impaired Assistance Using Embedded Visual Sensors. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Jiang Y, Yan S, Liu J.
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Bringing the Green Environment From Outdoors to Indoors Through Virtual Reality for Psychological Well-Being: Quasi-Experimental Study. [PDF]
J Med Internet ResBai D, Lin JT, Huang HY, Yen HY.
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Nature‐Derived Chitosan Biopolymer: A Promising Candidate for Sustainable Electronics
Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 11, Issue 19, 7 October 2026.In the creation of environmentally friendly devices, nature‐derived chitosan biopolymer is a promising contender for sustainable electronic research. It can be utilized to create more ecologically friendly scalable gadgets and has a variety of uses in different active layers of electronics.
Joshua McDonald +3 more
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Work, Sex, and Substances: Differences in Self-Reported Chemsex Behaviors Between MSM Sex Workers and Digital Content Creators. [PDF]
Sex Res Social PolicyJackson K +3 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2026.A novel carbon fiber reinforcement for dielectric elastomer actuators enhances actuation force while decoupling electromechanical performance from the actuator's aspect ratio. Unlike conventional fiber reinforcements, it enables a uniform planar stretch state along the entire actuator.
Markus Koenigsdorff +8 more
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