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Frequent Versus Single Active Bouts Differentially Affect Movement Behavior and Energy Balance in Adults With Overweight/Obesity

Obesity, Volume 34, Issue 11, Page 2072-2084, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of breaking up sedentary behavior (SB) on daily movement behavior and energy balance in adults with overweight/obesity. Methods Thirty participants (16F/14M; 34.2 ± 7.3 years; 29.5 ± 3.2 kg/m2) were randomized to either BREAK (multiple 5‐min brisk walking bouts) or a duration‐matched ...
Heloisa C. Santo Andre, Elisa Le Roux, Nathan P. De Jong, Patricia R. Smith, Andrew H. Lange, Carlos Mendez, Alexandre Zahariev, Melissa L. Mamele, Ginger Johnson, Zhaoxing Pan, Chantal Simon, Daniel H. Bessesen, Ana J. Pinto, Audrey Bergouignan   +13 more
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Does Modernization Mean Westernization? A Comparative Study of Two Novels From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries by Chinua Achebe and Ch'ien Chung-shu

, 2008
Does modernization mean Westernization? Some countries may be more Westernized than others without any of them being engulfed by these influences, instead they are struggling to maintain their own identities.
Xie, Xiaoxia
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Non-Western and Western Theories of Peace

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
This paper examines the divergent yet complementary approaches to peace in Western and non-Western theoretical traditions. Western theories—such as Democratic Peace Theory, Liberal Institutionalism, and Galtung’s Positive/Negative Peace—emphasize structural, state-centric mechanisms, including democratic governance, international organizations, and ...
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“Walk It Like You Talk It!” the Freedom School National Training as a Cultural Immersion Experience for Preservice Teachers Grappling With Understanding the Intersections of Culturally Relevant Teaching and Social Justice in Literacy Education

The Reading Teacher, Volume 80, Issue 3, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT This qualitative critical case study investigates how preservice teachers (PSTs) working within Freedom School (FS) (a national K‐12 six‐week summer and afterschool literacy program) develop an understanding of social justice, culturally relevant teaching (CRT), and conceptions of literacy development, as well as explores the impact of them ...
Breanya Hogue, Araba A. Z. Osei‐Tutu, Amber Neal‐Stanley, Christy Wessel‐Powell, Michelle Fry, Tirtha Karki, Muna Sapkota, Mengying Xue, Xuwei Luo   +8 more
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St. Petersburg and Russia's Westernization

, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to show how Russia built St. Petersburg to be a western city, but how this city still maintained strong Russian traditions. By looking at court customs, architecture, and the construction of the city is evident
Golden, Mark C.
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Do Professions Remain Analytically Distinct From Non‐Professional Occupations?

Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, Volume 63, Issue 4, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent debates in sociological literature have questioned whether ‘professions’ and ‘non‐professional occupations’ remain analytically distinct concepts. This article engages with longstanding scholarship on work, occupations and professions to address this question.
Meaghan Furlano
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The figure of woman in the Turkish painting art during the westernization

, 2009
Yüksek LisansBatılılaşma dönemi Türk resim sanatında kadın figürünü inceleme fikri başlangıçta zor görünse de zamanla elde edilen örneklerin çoğalmasıyla resimlerin anlattıkları ortak hikaye ve batılılaşma dönemi kadınını konu alan çalışmaların ...
Aksoy, Ayşegül
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Exploring a Range of Potential Factors Promoting and Constraining EF in South African Preschoolers

Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 6, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Socioeconomic disadvantage is widely associated with poorer cognitive and educational outcomes. However, emerging evidence suggests that children in low‐income contexts may demonstrate resilience in executive function (EF) development.
Johanna Beukes, Caylee Cook, Steven J. Howard, Gaia Scerif, Christopher F. Sharpley, Robert Hart, Catherine Draper   +6 more
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The Effect of Westernization and Socialization on the Academic Integration Success of Non-­‐Traditional College Students From Kenya

, 2014
This study examined how westernization, socialization, and academic integration affects the academic outcomes of Kenyan international students at elite U.S. colleges.
Dinkins, Russell III
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Rethinking Surveillance From China: Territoriality, Digital Governance and State‐Platform Power

Geography Compass, Volume 20, Issue 11, November 2026.
ABSTRACT This article rethinks digital surveillance from China by examining how established territorial institutions are connected with contemporary data infrastructures and platform governance. Synthesising research on the hukou system, smart‐city surveillance, community grid management, the Social Credit System and digital platforms, it develops an ...
Qinyu Feng
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