August 2026 (Vol. 10 Issue 4)

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) can induce ground settlement that poses a threat to roads, railways, and buried utilities. This study reviews and compares four approaches for estimating ground settlement: empirical, analytical, numerical, and machine learning methods. Eight representative studies are ...

This Review examines three interconnected themes: the Hallmarks of Cancer, Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), and MOF-based immunotherapy strategies. The Hallmarks of Cancer offer a conceptual framework for understanding tumor development, while MOFs have emerged as versatile platforms for ...

Venture capital (VC) decision-making operates under bounded rationality and sparse, noisy feedback. This paper examines the Hot Stove Effect, a negativity bias that arises when the intensity of future sampling depends on the outcome of early sampling. Using a stochastic simulation of a two-period ...

The present literature review explores the relationship between financial literacy, psychological biases, and digital media as the main factors shaping youth vulnerability to financial fraud in developing countries. Although financial literacy is traditionally considered the key safeguarding measure against ...

Soil salinisation is one of the major problems that pose a threat to crop production in arid and semi-arid areas where agriculture highly depends on irrigation systems. In Uzbekistan, one of the most affected areas is Karakalpakstan due to high evaporation levels, water shortages and the consequences left by the ...

Postpartum haemorrhage is defined as a blood loss of more than 500 mL in a vaginal delivery. The E-MOTIVE bundle has been created to improve treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper aims to explore the vulnerabilities of LMICs, particularly in terms of understaffing, supply ...

This paper examines differences in the public perception of Middle Eastern and Ukrainian refugees in Germany. Furthermore, this essay analyzes how these refugee groups contribute to domestic support for the conservative AfD party in Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig. By utilizing a mixed-methods approach, ...

Progressive neurodegeneration and toxic α-synuclein aggregation are features of Parkinson's disease. Immunotherapy targeting toxic forms of α-synuclein shows promise with its two strategies, active and passive immunization therapies, but a direct comparative analysis of their mechanisms, efficacy, and ...

Stubble burning remains a dominant residue management practice in North India despite well-documented environmental and public health consequences. Its persistence is closely tied to the economic and operational constraints faced by farmers, including rising labour costs, limited machinery ...

The rapid growth of the global population, the progressive depletion of water resources, and the loss of arable land pose critical risks to food security, necessitating the creation of new production areas and efficient resource management. Mountainous terrain at altitudes of 1750-2000 meters, traditionally ...

Historical narratives and retellings of the Mughal Empire 1526–1857 often describe women as confined to the Harem and excluded from political life, reducing their roles to reproduction and motherhood. This paper explores how historical norms about women’s reproductive and post-reproductive roles affected ...

Since the mass displacement of Rohingya refugees to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, in 2017, access to education has remained one of the most significant humanitarian challenges, particularly for girls. While existing scholarship has extensively documented the barriers restricting girls' educational participation, ...

Access to space still depends on traditional rocket propulsion that involves carrying the propellant consisting of fuel and oxidizer. This leads to relatively heavy launch mass and inefficiency. The use of air-breathing engines during the initial ascent phase and then switching into the rocket propulsion at ...

Modern public key cryptosystems rely on two assumptions regarding computational difficulty: the integer
factorization problem (RSA) and the discrete logarithm problem (elliptic curve cryptography). These prob-
lems have stood the test of time for four decades of cryptanalysis. Yet, their algebraic and periodic nature

Objectives: This systematic review examines the feasibility and safety of healthcare chatbots while also addressing the ethical implications of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical care. ...

In the age of young Gen Z and young Gen Alpha, social media platforms have expanded through algorithm engagement which is created to attract users. In a society where corporations target their intended audience through certain features, I was intrigued by how various social media platforms grow ...

This paper examines the extent to which a shift from an L1-dominant home environment to an English-medium school environment reshapes linguistic security and domain allocation among bilingual students aged 16–19 at an international boarding school in Japan. While previous research has explored ...

Wetlands are among the most productive and ecologically important ecosystems on Earth, yet they are increasingly threatened by urban expansion, pollution, and habitat degradation, particularly at Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge (PVWR), a coastal Ramsar wetland surrounded by the rapidly growing city of ...

The Yamuna River is one of the most polluted rivers of India. It is facing severe environmental degradation due to rapid urbanization, industrialization, and population growth. Levels of pollution continue to rise despite substantial financial investments and initiatives like the Yamuna Action Plan, ...

This paper presents a comparison of the policies toward Central Asian migrants in Russia and the US and explores some of the realities that these migrant workers experience based on both personal experience as an Uzbek immigrant and the use of scholastic and journalistic sources that indicate legal safeguards

Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, meningitis and invasive pneumococcal disease, and rising antimicrobial resistance has undermined existing therapeutics, creating an urgent need for novel, microbiome-sparing drug targets. We applied an integrated, six-stage ...

Cases of liver diseases, such as Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis and liver cancers have increased by over 50% between the last three to four decades. In the United States, over one hundred million people are diagnosed with some form of ...

This paper examines how pricing strategies and brand positioning influence consumer choice in the perfume industry across three culturally distinct markets: France, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and India. The perceived value of perfumes varies significantly due to differences in cultural norms, luxury ...

In this paper, I discussed the development of a new device designed to identify the direction of the highest light intensity. This device would help to optimize solar energy production, assisting solar panels with facing the direction that would result in the most sunlight absorbed. My design was successful on a small ...

Despite federal provisions, such as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, ensuring that those needing accommodations can obtain them, wealthier communities procure accommodations at a higher rate, harming poorer individuals in need of accommodations and ...

This paper studies how underreporting inflation harms the economy, with a focus on Turkey. This paper demonstrates how discrepancies between inflation rate reported by the government organisation TÜİK and the independent organisation ENAG could mean a potential underreporting of inflation. Using data ...

Classical game-theoretic models such as the one-shot Prisoner’s Dilemma predict that rational, self-interested actors will often choose not to cooperate, yet cooperation frequently occurs in real-world settings. This paper examines the factors that sustain cooperation despite the incentives that often ...

Natural Killer (NK) cells play a critical role in immune defense against cancerous and infected cells through cytotoxic activity. NK cell activity is often regulated by a variety of signalling molecules, and release of these molecules can be governed by a multitude of compounds and stimulants ...

The current paper explores the relationship of displayed busyness to self-worth in the context of high school students, social media, and socially ingrained meritocratic beliefs; the notion that effort and merit will reap socioeconomic reward. This research examines if meritocratic beliefs correlate to self-worth ...

This research paper investigates the use of three different kinds of gamification elements to measure and compare the perceived engagement level of middle school students in cybersecurity material. Due to the lack of engagement often felt by students during traditional lecture-based practices, ...