November 2026 (Vol. 13 Issue 3)
Platform-Based Gig Work in India
Medhaavee Agrawal
09/11/2026
This exploratory qualitative study asks how the structural features of platform work in India (low barriers to entry, independent-contractor classification, algorithmic management and the absence of a wage floor) appear in the accounts of platform workers. The structural argument is taken from existing literature and ...
Habitability and Potential Biosignatures of Psychrophilic Microorganisms on Europa and Enceladus
Iliyas Bizhan
09/11/2026
Jupiter’s and Saturn’s satellites, Europa and Enceladus, respectively, are known for their ice crusts and subsurface oceans, which, as some scientists hypothesise, may harbour life, due to the thermal conditions in which some of the terrestrial organisms are able to thrive. These microorganisms are called ...
The Value Behind the Swoosh: Exploring How Financial Performance, Sustainability, and Brand Strength Shape Nike’s Stock Performance
Andre Garabedian
09/11/2026
As businesses become increasingly global and information spreads almost instantly, investors are looking beyond financial statements when evaluating a company's long-term potential. Factors such as sustainability initiatives, brand reputation, and investor confidence have become increasingly important ...
AlzCare: An IoT-Based Smart Medication Management System for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
Fareda Arafat
09/11/2026
Medication non-adherence is a serious problem for people living with Alzheimer's disease, driven by progressive memory loss, confusion, and a reduced ability to manage daily treatment on their own. Missed doses, incorrect intake, and the resulting caregiver burden can all work against good patient ...
How Does the Location of AI Data Centers Affect Their Water Use, and How Can Wastewater Reuse Help Local Communities?
Tamerlan Yessilbek
09/11/2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) needs huge amounts of computing power, and most of this computing happens in large buildings called data centers (Mytton, 2022). When people talk about data centers, they usually focus on electricity and carbon emissions, but there is another important issue: water (Bloomberg News, ...
Physics-Calibrated Image-Space Inference for Strong Gravitational Lensing
Nalin Aggarwal
09/11/2026
Strong gravitational lensing provides critical insights into cosmology, but upcoming Stage-IV surveys will discover hundreds of thousands of lenses, rendering traditional Markov Chain Monte Carlo inference computationally intractable. While machine learning offers millions-fold speedups, standard data-driven ...
