International Journal of Social Science Research and Review

period 2007–2025. It aims to measure and compare the short-run and long-run effects of depreciation and appreciation of the Afghan afghani against the U.S. dollar on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The central research question is whether depreciation and appreciation of the afghani have exerted asymmetric effects on consumer prices in Afghanistan over the short and long run. The analysis employs…

Social media has grown rapidly in the last decade, transforming the way people consume digital content. Platforms such as Instagram and TikTok prioritise short and visually appealing media made to capture attention quickly. This research’s aim was to analyse the impact of different dance movement styles on audience engagement on Instagram. An experiment was conducted where three different videos …

North Korea’s investment in nuclear and missile capabilities despite sanctions and diplomacy presents a puzzle in international relations. This research note compares seven perspectives—Realism, Neorealism, Liberalism, Neoliberal Institutionalism, International Political Economy, the English School, and Constructivism—to examine North Korea’s missile behavior and responses. The comparison shows t…

School dropout among pregnant secondary school girls remains a significant educational and social concern in Zimbabwe despite policies supporting their continued participation in education. This study sought to develop contextually appropriate strategies for reducing school dropout among pregnant secondary school girls in Mbare, Harare. A qualitative research approach was adopted to explore parti…

The purpose of this study was to examine the responses of the employees of Al-Musayyib Technical Institute/Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University on the effect of digital administrative communications outside working hours towards job burnout and the mediation role of technology stress variables and the moderating role of organizational support. Data collection was done by descriptive-analytical …

India lacks a standardised, individual-level health risk metric equivalent to the CIBIL credit score, leaving insurers to price risk largely on self-declaration and occasional point-in-time screening. This paper constructs a prototype health risk score for the Indian market — as a diagnostic exercise rather than a commercial product — to identify the data gap and quantify the cost of the data gap…

Older widowed women in rural Zimbabwe experience multiple and interconnected socio-economic challenges that threaten their wellbeing, dignity, and quality of life. Despite the existence of social protection policies and community support initiatives, many continue to face persistent poverty, food insecurity, limited access to healthcare, social isolation, and inadequate institutional support. Thi…

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing the way digital art is created and shared. It provides new opportunities for faster content creation but it also creates concerns about artists careers and creative ownership. This study examined how freelance and professional artists perceive the growing use of GenAI in the creative industry. A descriptive quantitative research design was us…

In a globalized world, the countries are more inclined to build their images through employing the peaceful tools. One of core instruments that emerged in the last decades is humanitarian diplomacy, which is based on providing assistance and rescue operations and empowering societies. Qatar as ambitious country were employed its strategies to support the building of its image in the world through…

Contemporary legal systems increasingly face the challenge of accommodating customary norms within state legal frameworks. While state law serves as the primary source of legal authority, customary norms continue to regulate important aspects of social life in many communities. Indonesia and Madagascar provide particularly interesting examples because both countries acknowledge the existence of c…

The concept of a "nuclear tsunami" has been discussed in popular media, fiction, and military speculation for decades. It refers to the idea that a nuclear explosion, particularly underwater, could generate a tsunami capable of devastating coastal regions over great distances. This paper examines the physics of tsunami generation, the effects of underwater nuclear detonations, historical nuclear …

Social media has revolutionized how athletes engage with their audience, providing a platform for direct interaction and fostering emotional connections. For example, if you take the case of football, Cristiano Ronaldo is able to communicate with people through social media, which can result in what is known as parasocial identification. This is a one-directional psychological relationship charac…

The development of economic activities in urban areas demonstrates highly rapid dynamics, particularly in developing cities such as Bandar Lampung. The growth of the trade, service, industrial, and micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sectors has led to changes in land-use patterns and increased pressure on the environment. The unplanned distribution of economic activities may generate vari…

Students’ sustainability and environmental understanding helps address global environmental challenges. This study examines the environmental awareness of government college students in Dhaka city by exploring sources of environmental knowledge, analyzing links with demographic traits, and identifying pathways to achieve the SDGs. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected through a semi-…

The Constitutional Court Decision Number 49/PUU-X/2012, which annulled Article 66, paragraph (1), of Law Number 30 of 2004 concerning the Position of Notary, was a turning point in the supervision and protection system for the notary profession in Indonesia. This study aims to determine and analyze the legal and sociological implications of Constitutional Court Decision Number 49/PUU-X/2012 regar…

Equipment only reveals its full effectiveness if it is properly mastered. In a military context, performance is a key objective, which is why it is important to understand the conditions for successful mastery. Through interviews with combatants focusing on a specific piece of equipment, the author highlights three elements: intensive practice leading to the in corporation of the object, believin…

The book ‘Meditation and Way of Life: Mantras and Texts from the Work of Rudolf Steiner’ is a new compilation offering a selection of the thoughts of Dr Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), the Austrian New Age guru who was the most prolific philosopher of the past century. The book is recommended as a taster for Steiner newbies, as a refresher for Steiner devotees, and as a gift for the curious. The book…

This study examined the relationships among smartphone use, sleep duration, academic stress, and self-reported focus and memory among high school students. A total of 100 students (ages 13–22; M = 16.4 years) completed an anonymous online survey assessing daily phone screen time, frequency of phone checking during study sessions, sleep habits, perceived academic pressure, and cognitive outcomes i…

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has become deeply integrated into the smart manufacturing sector, and fostering employees' proactive innovation behavior has become crucial for smart manufacturing enterprises to adapt to the changing times and enhance their core competitiveness. To reveal the formation mechanism of employees' proactive innovation behavior-from cognition to motivat…

After several years of serving as external examiner for many universities in Africa and the wider world, I came to realize that many doctoral students and their supervisors are not often aware of the five-chapter thesis structure articulated by the American Psychological Association (APA) in its 2019 guidelines for academic thesis writing. Those who are aware of and follow such a structure clearl…