August 2026 (Vol. 10 Issue 1)
Adaptive Emergency Guardian & Intelligent Safety System (AEGIS): A Proactive AI-Driven Wearable Framework for People with Vision Impairment
Abdelrahman Shreef Soubi Ragab
06/08/2026
Assistive technologies for people with vision impairment or low vision have historically been limited to reactive systems that detect hazards only after they occur. While existing solutions provide obstacle avoidance and emergency notifications, none integrates predictive healthcare monitoring, environmental ...
Why does high female literacy rate not always translate into higher female labour force participation in India?
Eashani Jindal and Saba Muneer
06/08/2026
Female literacy rates in India have improved substantially over the past few decades, with notable increases in secondary and tertiary education enrolment, particularly in STEM disciplines. Human Capital Theory suggests that higher educational attainment should increase female labour force participation ...
Youth Environmental Initiatives and Education Programs in Advancing Local Climate Action in Uzbekistan
Jafar Bobojonov Otajonovich
06/08/2026
Uzbekistan faces some of Central Asia's most severe climate vulnerabilities, yet the contribution of its rapidly expanding youth environmental sector to local climate action remains underexplored in the academic literature. This paper examines how youth environmental initiatives and education programs ...
Generational Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility: Comparing Youth and Adult Attitudes Toward Ethical Business Practices
Nishil Rana
06/08/2026
This study focuses on comparing how youth and adults perceive corporate social responsibility with respect to trust. The significance of the CSR perception and its influence on purchasing decisions. The total number of participants in this study was 102, who were divided into a youth and an adult ...
The Disappearance of the Fiscal Exit: Cashlessness and the Expansion of Monetary Authority
Yassin Omran
06/08/2026
The transition to cashless financial systems is typically framed as a question of efficiency and crime reduction. This paper argues that the primary concern is not convenience but the dissolution of the ‘fiscal exit,’ the ability of citizens to hold assets outside institutional permission. Using Fisher’s Quantity Theory ...
Swipe to Invest: Exploring the Influence of AI-Based Finance Tools On Investment Confidence Among First-Time Investors in India
Kahaan Modi
06/08/2026
Although AI based finance tools are becoming increasingly common in India, little is known about whether they genuinely improve the confidence and investment decisions of first time investors across different age groups. The study examines how AI-based financial technologies, including investing ...
Digital Voices: Exploring High School Students' Reactions to U.S. School Phone Bans
Dilisha Mahat
06/08/2026
The purpose of this study was to examine how U.S. high school students discuss school phone policies on Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit. Focusing on academic performance, their mental health, and peer relationships. Prior research showed that students' voices remain underrepresented, although they are the ...
The Cognate Philosophies of Control: A Comparative Study of Authoritarian Ideologies, Policies, and Regimes
Tate Stanford
06/08/2026
An authoritarian government is led by a dictator, often with a cult following, who has control over all aspects of the nation’s institutions. The two major authoritarian ideologies, communism and fascism, are on opposite ends of the political spectrum. The goal of this paper is to compare and contrast these two ...
Engineering the Tumor Surface: Synthetic Nutrient Mimicry Peptides as Stable Extracellular Anchors for Precision Cancer Therapy
Tejas Bachu
06/08/2026
This project introduces a conceptual framework for a proposed modular synthetic biology platform based on synthetic nutrient mimicry peptides (SNMPs). These lipid-anchored molecules are designed to preferentially insert into tumor cell membranes by exploiting differences in metabolism and membrane ...
Betel Quid Awareness Among South Asian Immigrant Communities
Hemani Sankar
06/08/2026
This study examines how the attitudes and knowledge of first and second generation South Asian immigrants towards betel quid and oral health may help identify potential public health concerns in more developed countries. ...
Silence, Stigma, Survival: Family Disapproval and Intergenerational Trauma Transmission in the Khmer Rouge
Jenna Lee
06/08/2026
Between 1975 and 1979, Cambodia fell to a communist regime that snowballed into the Khmer Rouge (KR) genocide, in which approximately 1.87 million citizens were systematically murdered. The lingering aftereffects of the autogenocide remain, persisting in interpersonal communication and intergenerational ...
Student Perceptions of AI Preparedness in Secondary Education
Yajat Awasthi
06/08/2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integrated into the everyday lives of the current workforce, yet little is known about whether high school students feel prepared to join that workforce, especially one where AI plays a significant role. This study investigated students’ perceptions of AI ...
Effects on Semantic Memory for Performers of Emotionally Expressive Music
Nathan Ahn
06/08/2026
This paper explores the influence of emotionally expressive music on the semantic memory system. Music has long been associated with memory systems, with the emotional aspect of musical representations often being the defining characteristic that makes it meaningful and vivid in memory. ...
The Man of Theodore
Canon Hagel
06/08/2026
The house smelled like cinnamon and sweets. There were paper snowflakes hung up on the windows, plastic reindeer in the front lawn with a layer of snow resting on top of them. Images of a fat jolly man with a red coat, a long white beard were plastered on everything, from plates, plastic drinking cups, ...
Divergence Half-Angle Optimisation in Conical De Laval Nozzles: Reconciling CFD and Experimental Disagreements Through Nozzle Pressure Ratio Analysis
Aneesh Gadre
06/08/2026
The divergence half-angle of a convergent-divergent nozzle is the primary geometric determinant of thrust performance, yet current literature reports optimal angles ranging widely with no consensus and no agreed explanation for this spread. This review investigates whether the disagreement can be explored ...
A Comparative Study on TERT Overexpression and CRISPR Editing Cell Immortalization Techniques
Jeanine Lin
06/08/2026
The boundary between a cancerous and normal cell is thin. As cancerous cells are caused by mutations from the accumulation of DNA lesions, it is important to look into the process of cellular transformation to find ways to develop controlled cell immortalization. (Yoshioka, 2015) There are many methods of cell ...
Small Scale Energy Harvesting Using Piezoelectric Tiles
Ashwath Saravanan
06/08/2026
The increased reliance on the electric grid causes susceptibility to cyber attacks, power outages, and environmental impacts. Amidst these growing concerns, finding alternative energy harvesting sources that are sustainable is key to reducing dependency on the traditional grid infrastructure. This research explores ...
Turning the American West in Historiography
Celine Bach
06/08/2026
This paper examines how Frederick Jackson Turner’s 1893 frontier thesis reshaped American historiography. In his thesis, Turner argued that the existence and gradual settlement of the western frontier had fundamentally shaped American political ideals. These ideals, mainly democracy and liberty, ...
“How does one censor rage?”: How India’s surveillance and control practices have restricted the rights of Muslims in Jammu & Kashmir
Morgan Fang
06/08/2026
This paper examines how India’s post-2019 surveillance and information-control practices in Jammu and Kashmir—including internet shutdowns, CCTV and drone monitoring, social-media surveillance, and media crackdowns—affect the rights of the region’s Muslim-majority population. Using a qualitative
Is Berkeleyan Idealism Compatible with Modern Science?
Lindsay Baik
06/08/2026
Berkeleyan Idealism (BI) is the view that objects do not exist independently of our experience and perception. At first glance, this theory seems incompatible with science because it denies the existence of objective material reality, which is the focus of scientific investigation. This paper examines whether ...
Training Intensity, Nutritional Behaviors, and Menstrual Health Among High School Female Athletes in Singapore
Deniz Ozbudak
06/08/2026
Amenorrhea and other menstrual irregularities are common but often overlooked in adolescent athletes. Adolescence is defined here as the transitional developmental stage between ages 10 and 19. Examining these issues in diverse populations is essential, as most existing research is based on Western cohorts ...
The Crooked Foundations of Federal Housing Programs in America
Aarav Agrawal
06/08/2026
This paper examines the racially disproportionate impact of mid-twentieth-century United States federal housing initiatives. Specifically, it delves into the federal government’s efforts in slum clearance, federal mortgage lending, and public housing between 1930 and 1970. While these programs were ostensibly ...
A Regression-Based Composite Indicator for Economic Forecasting: Integrating Financial and Real-Sector Signals to Improve Macroeconomic Nowcasting
Shaurya Suresh
06/08/2026
This paper develops a multivariate regression-based indicator constructed from non-traditional economic variables to improve real-time estimation of aggregate economic output and to identify potential economic downturns and recessions in future years by mimicking GDP at a higher frequency than the ...
The Effects of Breakfast on Private High School Students
Emily Kaplan
06/08/2026
The US has tackled the issue of students across the globe skipping breakfast with free breakfast in K-12 public schools. ~52.3% of school-aged children get breakfast, but these numbers decrease with age, with higher rates among 12–15 year-olds, those with highly educated mothers, and those from low-income ...
Understanding the Role of Mathematical Models in the Dynamics and Control of COVID-19 in California: A Scoping Review
Oliver Tran
06/08/2026
This scoping review examines how mathematical models helped explain and manage COVID-19 in California. Twelve studies published between 2020 and 2024 were identified through Web of Science and analyzed thematically. Overall, the models were powerful and useful tools for forecasting cases and ...
A Novel Approach to Removing Microplastics from Water
Sayesha Singhal
06/08/2026
Microplastics, defined as plastic particles smaller than five millimeters, have become widespread environmental contaminants worldwide. These particles form when larger plastic materials break down through physical, chemical, and environmental processes. Most microplastics are composed of synthetic ...
Family Background and Student Achievement in Vietnam: The Role of Parental Occupation
Cao Minh Duc
06/08/2026
One of the most critical predictors of future academic success and career opportunities in Vietnam is academic achievement in schools. However, differences in socioeconomic statuses and parental backgrounds still have considerable impact on the performance of students. Even though many studies ...
Perceptions of Neuromuscular Control Following Long-Term Therapeutic Horseback Riding in Individuals with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A: A Small-Scale Case Study
Madilyn Shoop-Gardner
06/08/2026
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a group of inherited, progressive genetic disorders causing peripheral nerve damage affecting muscles in the arms, legs, hands, and feet. Studies on CMT disease have found that it damages the peripheral nerves of the body, which hinders the neuromuscular control, or the ...
The Efficacy of the 2nd Amendment and Its Implications in Modern-Day America
Abhinav Khosla
06/08/2026
The Second Amendment is one of the most controversial and polarizing amendments in American history, cementing deep cultural divides between the Democratic and Republican parties. As of recent times, many people have questioned the modern efficacy and usefulness of the Second Amendment, especially ...
Comparative Visual Analysis of Observable Stellar Characteristics and Their Relation to Stellar Evolutionary Stage
Pankhudii Mandhyan
04/08/2026
Stellar evolution influences a star's observable properties, including its color, luminosity, temperature, and radius. This study investigated whether visual observations obtained with amateur astronomical equipment, when interpreted alongside established stellar catalog data, can provide meaningful insight ...