To address calls for multiparadigmatic approaches to critical cross-cultural management (CCM) research, this paper engages with ontological, epistemological, and methodological possibilities from transnational migration studies (TMS). Guided by a mobility lens and adding to existing critical approaches within CCM scholarship that have critiqued Western epistemologies and static cultural models for representation, this paper aims to expand critically-oriented paradigms for research related to ‘people on the move’ and migration experiences. As the ontological premise of TMS, the mobility lens focuses on movement, including experiences of inequality, dispossession, and displacement, and its implications for the formation of social groups that defy categorization and reification through references to national borders. By expanding upon three key concepts from TMS, transnational social fields, scalar notions of being and belonging, and historical conjunctures, the paper contributes to ongoing conversations in critical CCM about ethics and representation beyond methodological nationalism , rethinking the unit of analysis through encounters , and extending the ‘field’ in fieldwork . Building on these potential contributions, the paper engages in three epistemic reflections on ‘ethics on the move’ , representation and surveillance , and interdisciplinarity as emergent considerations for future critical qualitative research on people, mobility, culture, and global work in the broader field of management and organization studies (MOS).

Strontium isotope analysis is now a key method for investigating ancient human mobility, leading to a rapid expansion of available ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr datasets. Owing to the relatively homogeneous surface geological conditions across present-day Denmark (excluding Bornholm) and the growing number of regional datasets, it is now possible to construct statistically defined ranges of bioavailable strontium directly from archaeological human data. In this study, we compile 513 published strontium isotope values from tooth enamel and pars petrosa of individuals recovered from archaeological sites across present-day Denmark and add 115 new values. Using the Median Absolute Deviation (MAD) method to identify outliers in this comprehensive and diachronic database of 628 human ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios, we define the first statistically constrained, human-based range of bioavailable strontium isotope values for Denmark to ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr = 0.7089-0.7117. We interpret this range as representing typical bioavailable strontium signatures in prehistoric Denmark. We then apply it, for the first time, as one of the reference frameworks for investigating the mobility of non-elite individuals from the Nordic Bronze Age in present-day Denmark. In total, we conducted 34 strontium isotope analyses on individuals from two sites: fourteen analyses from six inhumations at Kalvehavegård on Funen, and twenty analyses from cremated individuals at Sølager on Zealand. We compare the individuals' strontium isotope values both to established baselines relevant for past mobility studies and to the new human-based range defined in this study. The results indicate that mobility during the Nordic Bronze Age was not restricted to elite social groups but also encompassed some non-elite individuals, offering new insights into social dynamics during this formative period of European prehistory. Moreover, the new strontium dataset presented here represents the first accessible, country-wide compilation of human-derived Sr data for Denmark, providing a robust platform for future comparative studies and mobility research in the region.

Collaboration in cooperatives helps farmers strengthen their economic position in dynamic agri-food markets. Unlike other types of businesses, agricultural cooperatives are user-owned, user-controlled, and user-benefitting enterprises. Their dual nature as business enterprises and social groups of members complicates performance evaluation. This study attempts to bridge the gap by developing a micro-level conceptual framework for benchmarking agricultural cooperatives. Based on a systematic literature review of 77 empirical studies published in 1987–2025 and thematic analysis, the authors propose an eight-dimensional conceptual framework encompassing competitive, financial, educational, efficiency, environmental, governance, operational, and social performance indicators. The review reveals that existing research prioritises financial indicators while overlooking cooperative-specific characteristics arising from their dualistic nature. The conceptual framework offers a structured conceptual basis for assessing the performance of agricultural cooperatives across sectors and countries. Although applying the framework is beyond the scope of this paper, the authors highlight prospective indicators for future empirical work and practical implementation.

We reanalyzed data from Sobrero et al. (2016) to measure dorsal dentate gyrus (dDG) folding or gyrification in Octodon degus and O. lunatus as a morphological proxy for neurogenesis and macrostructural plasticity in hippocampal or extracortical regions. Using Zilles' (ZGI) and Vogeley's (VGI) indices, we quantified dDG gyrification across hemispheres in populations differing in habitat complexity and social behaviour. Left dDG gyrification (ZGIL) showed a preliminary association with social group size, while right dDG gyrification (VGIR) was predicted by population differences. Octodon lunatus from shrub-dense environments exhibited greater dDG folding than O. degus from open habitats, supporting an influence of habitat conditions in shaping hippocampal morphology. Although not statistically significant, hemispheric asymmetries were suggested, a trend consistent with previously reported right-lateralized DG cell numbers in O. lunatus and habitat-sociality effects on DG cell counts in O. degus from El Salitre. Overall, our results support dDG gyrification as an informative marker of neural plasticity shaped by habitat conditions, emphasizing the importance of wild models in brain-ecology research.

Objective This article examines the relationship between experiences of discrimination and COVID-19 vaccine non-uptake, with particular attention to the domains in which discrimination occurs (healthcare, employment, housing, and public services) and to the frequency of such experiences. Methods The analysis draws on the most recent wave of the Epidemiology and Living Conditions (EpiCov) cohort survey, conducted in October 2022, which included 65,403 adults living in metropolitan France. Results Although the vast majority of the population in France ultimately received the COVID-19 vaccine, a significant minority remained reluctant to take advantage of this free and widely accessible intervention. Our findings indicate that past experiences of discrimination exerted both specific and cumulative effects on vaccination behavior: discrimination encountered in interactions with healthcare professionals and public services had a stronger influence on non-vaccination than discrimination related to employment or housing. Moreover, the frequency of discriminatory experiences was positively associated with vaccine non-uptake. Importantly, these associations were not limited to racialized minorities. Conclusions By adopting a broad perspective on discrimination, the study demonstrates that feelings of social exclusion contribute to vaccine non-uptake across all social groups.

Growth of children and adolescents follows a universal pattern with three distinct growth spurts. Common medical practice refers to normal child growth as a health and biological advantage, and considers "pathology in growth" as a deviation from the universal pattern. Growth can differ in amplitude and tempo with considerable variation both within and between populations over time, and depending on geographic region. Local growth charts are necessary to adapt the universal pattern of growth to characteristics of a specific historic or modern population. Local charts can visualize the distinct ethnic and historic diversity of human growth and allow pathology to reference the local conditions. Local charts are most appropriate for both "normality" as a statistical dimension and pathology as disease. We illustrate the significance of local growth charts for an example pathology Turner syndrome (TS). TS-patients are "short". However, short stature is relative, as it refers to local norms. For example, Swedish TS-women reach an average height of more than 3 SD below Swedish norms, a height of which would be considered "short normal" compared to healthy Indian women. We consider body height as a signal within the social group. Competitive growth and strategic growth adjustments in height reflect hope for a better life following political liberation, but also illusions of equity, freedom, justice, and the expectation of social advancement. Height is relative and only has value as a relative measure among family members, neighbors, and peers. Screening for pathology requires a concept of health that includes the local context.

Ultrasonic calls accompanying affiliative contacts between adult groupmates in two Lasiopodomys vole species.

This paper investigates aspects of informal and non-formal learning that emerge through adults’ participation in collective actions and social movements. Drawing on qualitative data derived from interviews with members of social collectives in an urban area of Athens (Greece), the study illustrates how these spaces function as dynamic learning environments. Participants develop practical knowledge, social skills, critical awareness, and a deeper understanding of social issues. Moreover, engagement in collective actions also fosters emotional bonds, solidarity, and processes of personal transformation. The findings underline that learning is not confined to formal settings but emerges meaningfully through participation in civic life. The study highlights the pivotal role of collective action in promoting adult learning and self-awareness, contributing to the broader dialogue in the field of adult education by demonstrating how involvement in social groups constitutes a significant site for both individual and collective transformation.

The social determinants of health contribute to health inequities experienced by children with neurodisability and pose barriers to engaging with healthcare systems. At an individual level, adverse social determinants of health are experienced as unmet social needs (USNs), for example, housing insecurity and financial hardship. Emerging evidence supports social prescribing interventions that systematically identify USNs and refer families to services to address these needs. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a co-designed social prescribing programme to address the USNs of children with neurodisability and their parents/carers, its cost-effectiveness and cost-utility, and implementation and translation across the healthcare system. The study will be conducted at the tertiary Paediatric Rehabilitation Services in New South Wales, Australia. A standardised screening tool will identify parents/carers experiencing USNs. Parents/carers who report one or more USN and consent will be eligible to participate in the randomised controlled trial. Participants will be randomised to an active control group or social prescribing intervention group (total sample size=392). The active control group will receive self-navigation via a resource pack containing information about services that can address USNs. The social prescribing intervention group will receive in-person Community Linker support, in addition to the resource pack. The screening tool, resource pack, and social prescribing intervention were co-designed with parents/carers of children with cerebral palsy and their healthcare professionals. The primary outcome is the effectiveness of interventions in reducing USNs. Secondary outcomes include parent/carer referrals to and engagement with support services, out-of-pocket expenses, child/young person and parent/carer health-related quality of life, parent/carer psychological distress, and child/young person hospital service use and emergency department presentations. ACTRN12625000324415.

ABSTRACT With ethnicity-based Student Unions dominating northeastern India’s mainstream politics, young people have been at the forefront of significant social and political changes in the region. Through empirical analysis of two social groups involved in ethnic cultural activities and environmental activism, this paper explores how young people in Bodoland, northeastern India, engage in prefigurative politics to shape their desired futures. The paper demonstrates how young people practice prefigurative politics in contrast to the anticipatory politics of Student Unions. It argues that while young people aim to build their futures independently of mainstream politics, their efforts often become entangled in the Student Unions’ hegemonic agendas and intergenerational enmity between different ethnic groups. These efforts reveal that youth-driven prefigurative actions have the potential to transform their habitus, but doing so is challenging without the freedom to fully control their choices.

Background Due to late-life stressors some individuals start drinking problematically later in life. Late-onset drinkers comprise one-third of older problem drinkers, yet research on this group regarding recovery is scarce. Because their alcohol problem manifests later in life, late-onset drinkers may have acquired greater reserves of social recovery capital (SRC) than their early-onset counterparts. This study investigates that assumption. Methods Using a qualitative comparative methodology, semi-structured interviews were undertaken on nine early- and nine late-onset problem drinkers in recovery (≥50-years-old). Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to analyze, interpret and compare the participants’ recovery narratives. Results The results are presented within the two domains of SRC (social group memberships and family relationships supportive of recovery). Membership of mutual aid groups and peer-based recovery support was present and beneficial to recovery across both groups. Late-onset participants had a greater diversity of social groups than early-onset participants. Late-onset participants had supportive family relationships in recovery, whereas the families of early-onset participants were ambivalent about recovery. Conclusions The findings suggest that late-onset problem drinkers in recovery have greater reserves and access to SRC than their early-onset counterparts. These findings can inform recovery practitioners and healthcare professionals how recovery is sustained among older problem drinkers.

How human mobility shapes daily exposure to greenspaces: A systematic review.

The article addresses the topical issue of female unemployment. Historically, women's role was focused on household management and child-rearing, but over time this has changed: today, women's employment in industry, as well as in medicine and education, has become the norm. However, the contradiction between traditional views on this category of the able-bodied population and modern trends often leads to numerous problems in women's lives. The relevance of the study conducted by the authors is driven by the need for a comprehensive analysis of social and economic factors affecting the situation of unemployed women, as well as the development of practical recommendations aimed at their social adaptation and enhancing competitiveness in the labor market. The aim of the study was to examine the social problems of unemployed women, form their social portrait, and assess their position in the labor market. Narrative interviews were employed, enabling the identification not only of objective unemployment factors but also subjective aspects of how women perceive their situation. Qualitative method was selected due to its flexibility, allowing respondents to freely express thoughts and share personal stories, revealing unexpected aspects that structured methods might overlook. Such an approach provides deeper insights into respondents' subjective experiences, their views on the causes and consequences of unemployment, adaptation strategies, and supports more precise development of support measures. The study involved five unemployed women aged 30 to 50. The research holds both academic and practical value for ensuring sustainable development across all social groups. Only through a comprehensive approach involving state, business, and society can conditions be created to promote women's social integration and economic independence. The novelty lies in identifying key social and economic problems of unemployed women. The findings can be utilized by state and non-governmental organizations to improve the effectiveness of social support programs, vocational retraining, and labor market adaptation for women.

Episodic memory helps facilitate navigation of the social world. Yet, whether social content is prioritized in episodic memory is unclear. Testing whether social elements are prioritized when retrieving multielement episodes used for social and nonsocial inferences, online volunteers encoded episode triplets comprising a location, activity, and a clique (i.e., social group) that related to a cue that was either a person or an object. Subsequent associative memory tests in all tasks revealed some form of enhanced retrieval for activity pairings with cliques. Additionally, social cover task contexts further boosted retrieval of social event content linked to the same cue. Computational modeling of retrieval response times revealed that these effects were consistent with more holistic retrieval of event triplets when retrieving social content. These results imply that social content can hold a privileged role over other event details in episodic memory, while offering a putative mechanism for social prioritization in episodic memory processes.

"There has to be an element of trust first": An exploratory descriptive study of caring for Indigenous Peoples, family, and the wider community in Australian intensive care units.

Children infer social group attitudes from evaluative behavioral information but do not extend them to unfamiliar group members.

Self-supervised social attentive deep reinforcement learning-based group recommender system

Gaining consensus via uninorm consistency control model in social network group decision making with incomplete linguistic preference relations

Social justice is a theoretical concept that values human dignity and affirms the rights of individuals to decide their own destiny. The term ally refers to the members of dominant social groups who commit themselves to ending systemic oppression and discrimination. The purpose of this study was to introduce three ally identity development frameworks presented by Bishop (2002), Edwards (2006), and Waters (2010) to help school counselors understand the process of becoming an ally. Recommendations for school counselors on how to utilize these frameworks to promote their own, as well as their students’, ally identity development are provided.

Parallel Social Group Optimization for Physics-Informed Calibration of RANS Turbulence Models: Accuracy, Robustness, and Generalization