July 2026 (Vol. 9 Issue 1)

13/07/2026

This paper investigates and explains the already established foundational mathematical system behind the application Shazam, focusing on the Fourier Transform and its applications in audio signal processing. It explains how the Fourier Transform helps in the decomposition of the complex audio input signals into ...

13/07/2026

Access to hospital care remains inconsistent across the United States and around the world, despite improvements in healthcare systems and infrastructure. Approximately 35% of U.S. adults (about 91 million people) reported they cannot access or afford quality healthcare in 2024 [1]. Within the United ...

09/07/2026

This work presents an approach to improving the accuracy of handwritten character recognition (HCR) across 62 classes: the uppercase alphabet, the lowercase alphabet, and the Arabic numerals. A majority of the difficulties that arose during the process were a result of structurally similar characters such as 1/l/I, ...

07/07/2026

In the year 1968, Professor Edward Altman from New York University Stern School of Business created the Altman Z-score formula, “A financial tool designed to assess the risk of bankruptcy in publicly traded companies,” based on mid-20th-century manufacturing companies that focused on specific financial ratios ...

07/07/2026

This study examines how discounting strategies in the Indian online apparel market in 2022 reflect underlying economic behaviour, particularly price elasticity and quality signalling, and whether discounts and non-price signals influence consumer purchasing decisions. Using a dataset of 179,886 observations, ...

07/07/2026

The evolution of technology has led to the evolution of shopping, and it’s become much more persuasive and influential in the decision-making process of consumers in the digital world. This study was designed to explore the effect of scarcity cues, urgency cues, celebrity endorsement, social proof mechanisms and ...

07/07/2026

The paper has discussed the use of metal organic frameworks (MOF) and compared it with traditional methods for carbon capture.Evaluates whether MOFs may offer advantages over amine scrubbing and zeolites under specific carbon-capture conditions. The paper has discussed the advantages and ...

07/07/2026

Formula 1 has always depended heavily on aerodynamics to improve the speed and handling of competing cars. Before 2022, teams mostly used upper body design elements like detailed front wings, rear wings, bargeboards etc to create downforce. But a major shift in the rules occurred in 2‌022, when ...

07/07/2026

This study applies a dopamine-informed theoretical framework to examine how AI voice-detection feedback influences English-learning motivation in 10–11-year-old EFL learners. Drawing on reward prediction error theory (Schultz, 1998), incentive salience (Berridge & Robinson, 1998), and ...

07/07/2026

Although party primary elections select party nominees, voters must choose among ideologically similar candidates without the aid of party labels. Candidate-centered theories predict that early fundraising drives electoral success, while the “Party Decides” theory points to elite coordination via endorsements as ...

07/07/2026

Object detection models represent a deeply important element of autonomous vehicles. These systems rely on computer vision in order to detect, classify, and respond to important road marks. In particular, traffic sign detection models are known to be highly accurate, yet their performance continues to face ...

07/07/2026

This study evaluated the relationship between social stigma and endometriosis diagnosis delay across different nations as no current studies have focused on this relationship. Endometriosis is a chronic condition when uterine-like tissue grows outside of the uterus. This can create a hormone imbalance that ...

07/07/2026

Hand tremors make simple tasks such as eating a significant problem for the people suffering from essential tremors and Parkinson’s disease trying to manage their everyday activities. Electronic stabilising spoons are available for commercial purchase, however they tend to be expensive and inconvenient to use ...

07/07/2026

This study examines how the return profile of startups funded through equity crowdfunding (ECF) performs compared to publicly traded companies, a primary investment vehicle for small investors, and how ECF risk shapes small investors' experiences. Under the JOBS Act of 2012, Reg A and Reg CF allow ...

07/07/2026

Millions of people are impacted by anxiety disorders; however, there is still limited scientific evidence and research regarding numerous over-the-counter supplements claiming they are effective for anxiety. Fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster, share more than 60 percent of their disease-related genes with ...

07/07/2026

Since its passage in 1972, Title IX prohibited sex-based discrimination in federally funded education and athletic programs. Its early implementation produced large gains in participation at high school and collegiate levels, redefining traditional gender roles. Despite these gains, the law’s contemporary ...

07/07/2026

The purpose of this research was to examine how sportsbooks in the United States used advertising techniques to attract and retain users while ensuring that they remain profitable through bet structuring and odds setting. It also analyzed how these techniques resulted in ethical concerns that the industry has ...

07/07/2026

Groundwater scarcity has been a growing issue in many developing cities, especially during the era of rapid urbanization and as a result, the need for water supply to be carried in by tankers has risen. The seasonality of water stress is pronounced in Hyderabad in India, where almost half of the population uses ...

07/07/2026

Closeness, which is defined in this circumstance as deep emotional intimacy felt by both or multiple parties in a relationship, is a fundamental construct of psychology. However, the general public often hold lay beliefs on what they believe produces closeness. It is unclear whether the science of closeness aligns ...

07/07/2026

Popular music has been observed to follow the trend of commercial homogeneity – the idea that artists take inspiration from a select pool of successful sounds, leading to popular music sounding homogenous.
Hit Song Prediction is a rapidly growing avenue of research in the field of Music Information Retrieval

07/07/2026

Epigenetic mechanisms regulate gene expression without altering the underlying DNA sequence, primarily through DNA methylation, histone modification, and chromatin remodeling. These processes challenge the view that cognitive abilities, particularly learning and memory, are fixed by inherited ...

07/07/2026

My original historical research paper examines the circumstances in which my hometown, Walpole, Massachusetts, adopted Confederate symbols in its town football and school spirit culture, illustrating how the resurgence of such imagery during the Civil Rights Era was not just limited to the South. ...

07/07/2026

This study examines the relationship between perceived parental pressure and performance anxiety among high school athletes from immigrant and non-immigrant households at three schools in the Palos Verdes region of Southern California. Using a cross-sectional survey design with researcher-adapted items

07/07/2026

This study showcases a comparative analysis of how culture and political systems influence education and shape civic awareness among students in India and the United States. Education is not only meant for academic growth, but also plays a significant role in establishing political understanding, social values ...

07/07/2026

Brain activation imaging is an essential component of developing effective treatments for patients affected by neurological conditions. A biomedical imaging system that is currently being used to image brain activation is that of diffuse optical tomography (DOT). DOT, a biophotonic imaging system, has the ...

07/07/2026

The pivotal problem of this article revolves around the inefficiency of road durability in Kyrgyzstan. The study explores waste-based sustainable bitumen modifiers to address the challenges in Kyrgyzstan's road-construction techniques since it suffers from severe summer rutting and winter cracking. Based on a

07/07/2026

Medication errors continue to plague the healthcare field, stemming from the misidentification of medications in pharmacies and patient care settings. Medications that look alike are often difficult to distinguish from one another, as they share identical geometries and colors. Meanwhile, individual pills ...