Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Empirical research

  1. Review finds little research on environmental provisions in peace agreements
    Systematic review of environmental provisions in formal peace agreements, identifying research gaps and the limited implementation of environmental clauses in conflict resolution frameworks.
  2. Smokers report continuing despite health and environmental risks
    Empirical study examining smoking behavior through biopsychosocial framework, revealing that individual attitudes and motivational factors override health risk perception in smoking persistence.
  3. AI campus platform reports better engagement and faster evaluation
    Gurukulya is an AI-powered smart campus platform combining LLMs, sentiment analysis, and automated assessment to boost student engagement, reduce evaluation time by 85%, and improve learning.
  4. Political connections are linked to lower corporate innovation
    Study reveals how political connections paradoxically inhibit innovation in Chinese firms, with governance structures and dynamic capabilities serving as critical mitigating factors.
  5. Optimal portfolio proportions were computed for Nifty 50 stocks
    Empirical study constructing optimal portfolios using Sharpe's Single Index Model on NIFTY 50 stocks, analyzing risk-return characteristics and optimal investment allocations.
  6. Green finance is linked to stronger bank sustainability in Pakistan
    Empirical analysis of green finance dimensions and sustainable performance in Pakistani banking sector using structural equation modeling 2018-2022.
  7. Beyond the Conversational Paradigm: Models, Design Principles, and Tools for Advancing the Spectrum of Human-LLM Interaction
    Explore how LLM interfaces extend beyond conversations to integrate graphical elements. Research reveals user preferences vary by task, expertise, and context, enabling adaptive hybrid interface.
  8. Several bank and macroeconomic factors affect non-interest income
    Panel study of non-interest income determinants in Vietnamese commercial banks (2011-2023) using random-effects FGLS estimation, examining bank-specific and macroeconomic factors.
  9. AI feedback may not fit learners’ revision processes
    Analysis of AI feedback tools' alignment with revision process requirements, identifying tensions between feedback immediacy and learner cognitive needs, agency preservation, and task authenticity.
  10. The role of psychotherapy with a Quranic approach to improving women's depression: A Case Study
    Single-case study examining Quranic-based psychotherapy for major depressive disorder in a 60-year-old woman, showing sustained symptom reduction through follow-up.
  11. Chinese physicians showed four responses to clinical pathways
    Study reveals Chinese physicians employ diverse strategies to clinical pathways, balancing standardization with professional autonomy through ignoring, coercing, decoupling, and embracing responses.
  12. Height misreporting is linked to higher income
    Study examines height misreporting in China's labor market, revealing a deception premium where false claims boost earnings through enhanced confidence, with effects varying by industry and.
  13. Human-computer symbiosis improved primary students’ English achievement
    Quasi-experimental, one-year study finds AI-enabled human-computer symbiosis instruction improved Grade 4 English achievement, skills, higher-order cognition and strategy use but not declarative.