August 2026 (Vol. 10 Issue 2)
Investigating Anchoring Bias and Prompt-Based Mitigation in Large Language Models
Emily Ma
12/08/2026
Large language models are being increasingly integrated into tasks involving numerical estimation and decision-making. However, due to their training on human-generated text, they may be susceptible to various cognitive biases. This includes anchoring bias, a well-documented phenomenon in humans where ...
Person-Centered Communication and Activity Engagement in Dementia Patients: A Correlational Study
Hana Al Mubarak
12/08/2026
Dementia presents a significant public health challenge, with a majority of long-term care residents experiencing cognitive and motor impairments that hinder their engagement in meaningful activities. Prolonged inactivity and a lack of brain stimulation can accelerate cognitive decline, promote isolation, ...
A Five-Year Review of Tuberculosis Trends, Determinants, and Policy Responses in California (2020–2025)
Anika Chaurasia and Tavisha Samarya
12/08/2026
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge for California, being the state with the highest TB case count in America. The following narrative literature review analyses TB trends in California between 2020 and 2025. It reviews peer-reviewed articles, surveillance reports and ...
The Ghost of Erasure: The Redacted Slavery Clause in the Declaration of Independence, 1776-1863
Elaine Zou
12/08/2026
Rather than the unquestionable charter of freedom it is often characterized as, the Declaration of Independence is a contingent political document that underwent multiple rounds of revisions before ratification. Using comparative textual and reception-history analysis, my paper examines why Congress ...
ESG Performance and Financial Outcomes in Global Consumer Staples Firms
Sunay Rohatgi
12/08/2026
This paper investigates whether stronger Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance translates into superior financial outcomes among large Consumer Staples firms. Grounded in perspectives that treat ESG as a signal of firm quality and a mechanism for risk reduction, the study ...
TOM1L2 as a Potential Regulator of Tumor Progression in Brain and Colorectal Cancers
Anjana Vinodkumar
12/08/2026
TOM1-like protein 2 (TOM1L2) is an adaptor protein that is associated with vesicular transport and endosomal transport that is essential in maintaining cellular signaling and homeostasis. Despite the possibility of TOM1L2 to be involved in a regulation role in the intracellular transport pathways, the ...
Beyond Hospitals: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study on Structural Healthcare Disparities in Rural China
Carrie Yang
12/08/2026
This pilot study investigates structural healthcare disparities affecting children with congenital heart disease (CHD) in rural China, examining how economic, geographic, cultural, and communicative barriers restrict equitable access to diagnosis, treatment, and post-operative care. Using a mixed-methods ...
Minimum Wage Increases and Labor Market Outcomes in South Korea: Heterogeneous Effects Across Demographic Groups and Employment Structure
Jihu Park and Seokhwan Lee
12/08/2026
This study examines the relationship between minimum wage increases and unemployment in Korea using data from 2010 to 2025. The analysis focuses on overall unemployment, demographic-specific unemployment rates, employment structure, and changes in labor market outcomes before and after the ...
Metformin as Potential Treatment for Pulmonary Fibrosis Through AMPK Activation and Fibroblast Reprogramming
Adthi Arvind
12/08/2026
Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) is a subtype of ILD (interstitial lung disease) characterized by a chronic and progressive disease causing lung tissue to become thick and stiff due to the overactivation of fibroblasts in the lung tissues. Relating to pulmonary fibrosis, metformin has shown to have antifibrotic effects and in ...