2026 May - 35 articles
If AI is going to change the world, it needs to change it for everyone, not just the "average". The conversation is moving from "passive" ethics to "active" help.
AI should not just avoid being "bad"; it should be a tool that deliberately breaks down barriers for people on the margins. Examples could include helping someone navigate complex legal jargon, providing 24/7 mental health support or making education more accessible for neurodivergent students.
By framing LLMs as a modern social safety net, we outline a clear trajectory for future research, advocating for an “ethical-by-design” development paradigm that explicitly prioritizes equity, accessibility, and the active dismantling of historical barriers for the digitally and socially disenfranchised. View this paper
Mistreatment is a pervasive and normalized feature of medical culture. In medical residencies, it functions as a structural rite of passage that shapes professional socialization. While the prevalence of mistreatment is documented, there is a lack of...
This concept paper advances stigma power as a central analytical mechanism for understanding how patriarchy, capitalism, white supremacy, and cis-heteronormativity operate with particular intensity against sex workers. Integrating Link and Phelan&rsq...
Due to the health information asymmetry, the upsurge of Patient Online Communities (POCs) and Patient Social Media groups has increased the importance of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) in health care, influencing individuals’ health decisions,...
Over the last two decades, the global political landscape has witnessed an unprecedented surge in interest in processes of democratic renewal and innovation [...]
This article develops theoretically an integrative analytical construct (InMeDiT Capital, acronym for informational, media, digital and technological capital) derived from Pierre Bourdieu’s social field theory framework to expand its conceptual...
This article offers an exploratory overview of the contemporary Ethiopian textile, fashion and apparel system. The contribution originated from a teaching experience in Addis Ababa within the framework of the AICS–UNIDO-funded project “Et...
This study addresses the phenomenon of the hikikomori syndrome and escapism into digital environments. We examined the associations between digital escapism and identified supportive factors contributing to the liminal state between the real and digi...
Background: Sustainability in education requires creating a supportive working environment that promotes the well-being, motivation, and professional development of employees in the education and science sector. From the perspective of sustainable hu...
Current research directed toward exploring the complexities of experiences within video gaming culture often comprises male-majority yet mixed-gender samples. Although valuable, these findings do not provide a male-representative overview of male gam...
Dementia care research has been largely shaped by Western biomedical and cognitive paradigms that privilege verbal, linear, and memory-dependent methods of data collection. While these approaches have generated valuable insights, they also reproduce...
Gender-based violence (GBV) in higher education is increasingly recognized as a systemic problem across offline and online contexts, yet the pathways linking gender-related attitudes, victimization, and formal help-seeking remain insufficiently under...
As Taiwan faces rapid population aging and increasing longevity, individuals are expected to assume greater responsibility for their own financial security in later life. Future Time Perspective (FTP) is a well-established cognitive-motivational cons...
This paper revisits assimilation theory—developed to explain immigrant incorporation into U.S. society—and advances a reformulation centered on reciprocal assimilation. Classical models describe a linear convergence toward dominant Anglo-...
Corporate crime is a widespread societal issue that causes significant physical, emotional, and financial harm. Despite its prevalence, research examining its effects from a public health perspective remains limited. This viewpoint paper, informed by...
Background/Objectives: From a phenomenological perspective, the body is not merely a biological entity but the primary medium through which we experience and interpret the world. This study aimed to understand the lived body experience of advanced ph...
Gender disparities in STEM education continue to shape students’ academic persistence and career development. Identifying how psychological and contextual factors operate differently for male and female students is essential for understanding t...
Thailand’s Community Liquor Law Reform aimed to encourage small-scale alcohol production in 2022. Early evidence suggests a mismatch between legislative changes and the capacity of existing institutions to implement them. This study aims to exa...
This paper examines the role of graphic medicine as a critical design tool that should be used in harm reduction messaging, focusing on its capacity to address barriers to opioid overdose response. Through three case studies, we illustrate how visual...
This study investigates people management efficiency as a multidimensional organizational capability, contributing to the broader discussion on how organizational culture and internal processes are associated with management effectiveness as a social...
Research on dishonest behavior within organizational contexts has expanded rapidly in recent years. However, the structural organization of dominant explanatory mechanisms within this literature remains insufficiently clarified. This study provides a...
Existing research on factors associated with self-esteem and the subsequent risk of mental health disorders among immigrant Indian university students has largely focused on the US immigrant population. To address this gap, the present study surveyed...
Organizations today face growing pressure from both digital transformation and sustainability. This creates challenges in aligning human resource practices with the skills and engagement of employees. While these two areas are often studied separatel...
This study examined the critical sustainability challenge of regional demographic decline in South Korea by analyzing how young people’s mobility decisions are intricately influenced by structurally and socially constructed meaning systems. Cou...
Autistic people experience social stigma, which involves facing negative or false social stereotypes. A prevalent stereotype of autism in society is that it is a male condition, which has led to most traditional representations of autism across diffe...
Domestic violence against women is a severe problem in Brazil and worldwide. The Brazilian system presents innovative policies aimed at women’s access to justice, which have not yet been systematized or empirically examined. This article aims t...
This study examines the multicultural school as a micro-organizational unit, focusing on the interplay of power relations, organizational culture, and everyday pedagogical practices. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with educators at the 16th Ge...
The increasing integration of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in cultural and historical contexts has significantly transformed the way heritage and legacy are preserved, studied, and experienced. This study provides a bibliometric analysis of the...
In recent years, the escalation of international and internal conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa and Bulgaria’s geographical location, which places it on the route of those seeking protection from these regions in Europe, has led to...
Unmarried individuals experience lower levels of subjective well-being than married individuals. Some argue that this is due to intrinsic benefits often associated with marriage. Others claim that those who are never married, divorced, or widowed fac...
Thailand is facing a rapidly aging society, raising concerns about how retiring workers will maintain their quality of life. Insured persons in the social security system—especially voluntary members under Section 40 of the Social Security Act...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly incorporated into organizational functions to streamline processes and improve performance outcomes. However, prior research has primarily examined AI from a technological and operational perspective...
Social workers are an integrated part of the criminal justice system. In this field, criminal justice social workers (CJSWs) face challenges related to structure and professional autonomy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, correctional services (CS) impl...
Growth in the elderly population will inevitably increase the demand for care and assistance, which must be matched by a sufficient number of individuals capable of providing the care and assistance required. This study aims to estimate the present a...
This article advances a critical rethinking of digital transformation in craft-based and socially embedded production systems by examining ateliers of social integration as community-led solidarity spaces where sewing and embroidery practices interse...
As modern society grows increasingly complex, access to essential services such as healthcare, legal aid, tailored education, and psychological support remains heavily gated by socio-economic, neurological, and systemic barriers. This paper explores...
