October 2026 (Vol. 12 Issue 4)
Comparing Neural Policy Learning and Neurosymbolic Search for Optimal Move Selection in Connect-4
Mete Baklacı
13/10/2026
Neural networks can learn complex patterns from data and make accurate judgments that explicit rules may not be capable of making. However, in heavily rule-based contexts such as board games, symbolic methods based on search can provide more systematic reasoning over future states compared to neural ...
Sensory-Based Toy Design for Children With Autism: A Research-Informed Approach to a Multisensory Engagement Cube
Megha Sanghvi
13/10/2026
This paper recommends user-centred design in developing multisensory learning aids that extend beyond mere entertainment to become sensory aids for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (Hijab et al., 2025; Unwin et al., 2024). User-centred design refers to a methodology where the end user is actively ...
Glioblastoma Multiforme and Cognitive Decline: Towards A More Precise Prognostic Assessment
Raghu Kannan
13/10/2026
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most prevalent, fast-growing, and lethal form of primary brain tumor in adults. As GBM grows, it infiltrates different lobes, decreasing cognitive function in a pattern-like manner. This decrease remains crudely tracked, and if it were to be studied more in depth, the ...
The Psychology of Bubbles: A Comparison Between the 1920s and 1990s Bull Markets
Zacharia “Zaki” Mir
13/10/2026
Even though nearly seven decades separated the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the 2000's dot-com bubble, the psychological and economic structure underlying both market bubbles is strikingly similar. Both eras followed painful debt crises and wars where the United States emerged victorious, setting the ...
The Current Design, Development, and Challenges of Ankle(-foot) Exoskeletons
Kacey Song, Hyoju Kim, Minsuk Kim, Elisha Kim, Ezra Lee, Michelle Tan, Audrey Lee, Ho Yeon Kim, Young Bok Kang
13/10/2026
Kacey Song, Hyoju Kim, Minsuk Kim, Elisha Kim, Ezra Lee, Michelle Tan, Audrey Lee, Ho Yeon Kim, Young Bok Kang
Differential Strengths and the Pursuit of Social Utility: A Comparative Analysis of Profit-Motivated, Charitable and Public Ownership Structures
Ruhani Surana
13/10/2026
This study analyses how public, charitable and private (profit-motivated) ownership structures differ in their capacity to generate social utility. Rooted in John Stuart Mill’s conception of utility, it develops an interdisciplinary theoretical framework for evaluating ownership structures and their capacity to generate ...
Agenda Between the Lines: Comparing KMT Newspaper Coverage of the 1925-26 Canton-Hong Kong Strike and CCP Newspaper Coverage of the May Thirtieth Movement in 1925
Zixin Zhou
13/10/2026
The 1925-1926 Canton-Hong Kong Strike and the May Thirtieth Movement of 1925, two large mass mobilisations in modern Chinese history, have been studied with continued interest since the past century. A particularly intriguing aspect of these movements is the partisan involvement, or more specifically, the ...
