October 2026 (Vol. 12 Issue 7)

Heavy metal pollution in water is a critical issue in India requiring immediate attention, caused by increased urbanisation, exploitation of natural resources, and agricultural and domestic waste run-off. Recent studies focusing on heavy metal removal using engineered adsorbents and biodegradable chelating ...

This study examines how regional crude oil supply shocks affect the equity prices of large-cap oil companies compared to small/mid-cap exploration and production (E&P) companies. The event used in this paper as the regional supply shock is the Winter Storm Uri, the February 2021 Texas freeze that ...

The issue of maternal mental health in rural contexts is not well addressed, particularly in terms of access to mental health professionals and locally available services, even though postpartum mental distress is prevalent. This paper explores the access to maternal mental health services among women in rural ...

A magic-square-inspired mathematical model was developed in this study to examine cognitive-affective-behavioral imbalance in skin cancer prevention among adults in the U.S. using data from the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). After normalizing nine variables ...

Violin vibrato is one of the most important expressive techniques in musical performance. However, mathematical modeling and acoustical analysis may be used to quantitatively analyze it. In this study, a simple sinusoidal model was used to approximate pitch modulation in violin vibrato. Publicly available ...

In January 2025, during his inaugural address, President Donald Trump reignited a debate many assumed had been settled since 1999: who should control the Panama Canal? Framing the 1977 Torrijos Carter Treaties as a “foolish gift” and accusing China of covertly operating the canal, President Trump’s rhetoric ...

In 2025 alone, roughly 108,000 reported instances of property crime in Chicago have caused over 865 million dollars in estimated societal costs [1]. This paper aims to answer three questions central to criminology and economics studies in Chicago: (1) What factors have been associated with property ...