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“Modelling optimal networks: Countering the rational terrorist”

This paper presents a novel approach in thinking about covert network structure, employing emerging thought on the rationality of terrorist actors. By using a specific function to model environmental constraints on terrorist groups, and by then searching for optimal solutions usi...

Facts vs. Feelings: An Investigation of Informational and Empathy-Based Interventions on Rape Myth Acceptance in College Students

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of two short video approaches on decreasing rape myth acceptance (RMA) in a sample of college students. One video was informational, providing facts about sexual assault, whereas the other took an empathy-based approach, exposing parti...

Student Feedback Literacy from a Critical Perspective: A Neurodivergence-Affirming Review

A feedback literate student possesses the competencies necessary to make effective use of feedback. The framework of student feedback literacy has informed institutional interventions to improve student progress in higher education. However, current conceptualisation of student f...

Working Across Generations: Perceptions of Young-Senior Co-Entrepreneurship

This study explores the feasibility of intergenerational co-entrepreneurship between young adults (20–34) and retired professionals (60+), globally. It is motivated by the increasing participation of both groups in entrepreneurship, and the growing interest in collaboration acros...

Research on Green Transformation, Financing Constraints, and Corporate Performance

As global concern for environmental protection and sustainable development <br/>continues to grow, green transformation has become an inevitable choice for enterprises seeking sustainable development and has also attracted considerable attention from academia, industry, and polic...

Does the Prosus–Just Eat Takeaway Acquisition Create Value? A Scenario-Based Valuation of Synergy Uncertainty and Post-Acquisition Financial Outcomes.

In February 2025, Prosus declared an all-cash proposal of €20.30 per share to take over Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET) and valued the Company at roughly 4.1 billion euro, a 63 per cent premium to its pre-announcement share price. This case study explores the issue of whether the tra...

Reapplication and Credential Completion Among Non-Selected Community College Health Science Applicants: A Social Stratification Perspective

Reapplication and Credential Completion Among Non-Selected Community College Health Science Applicants: A Social Stratification Perspective by Donna Whitehouse Community colleges serve as primary access points for healthcare workforce preparation, yet thousands of qualified appli...

Pink PP as Cultural Branding:How Luxury Brands Extract Community Meaning into Commercial Value

This article examines how Valentino's Pink PP campaign transforms cultural significance into commercial value within luxury branding. Pink's symbolic meaning was not invented by the brand, but emerged through history, identity politics, and online community practices. This paper...

Digital Care and the Shift of Responsibility in AI Intimacy:Evidence from Character.AI and Love and DeepSpace

This study explores how digital care, particularly through chatbots and dating <br/>simulation games, reshapes the experience and responsibility of emotional support. <br/>Drawing on qualitative analysis of user comments from platforms such as Character.AI and Xiaohongshu, alongs...

Is the Paris Agreement Enough? Human Rights and State Obligations in the Climate Crisis

Climate change presents profound challenges not only to the environment but also to the protection of fundamental human rights, raising critical questions about the scope of State’s legal obligations under international law. This article argues that compliance with the Paris Agre...

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF ANIDRA (INSOMNIA) WITH NIDRAKAR CHURNA AND KSHEERBALA TAILA SHIROPICHU: A CASE REPORT

Background: Insomnia is a common neuropsychological disorder affecting emotional stability, cognitive performance, and autonomic balance. Contemporary pharmacological therapies often provide temporary relief but may be associated with tolerance, residual sedation, cognitive impai...

PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG TYPE II DIABETIC PATIENTS AT IMAM AL-HASAN CENTER IN KARBALA

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a condition marked by a non-autoimmune, heterogeneously progressive loss of sufficient insulin production from islet β cells, often accompanied by metabolic syndrome1 and insulin resistance. Depression is a mood disorder characterized by...

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC EVALUATION OF ROOT SURFACE ALTERATION INDUCED BY DIFFERENT ROOT BIOMODIFICATION AGENTS: AN IN-VITRO COMPARATIVE STUDY

Successful periodontal regeneration requires the establishment of a biologically compatible root surface that facilitates the attachment, migration, and proliferation of periodontal ligament cells and gingival fibroblasts. Mechanical instrumentation by scaling and root planing (S...

A SINGLE CASE STUDY OF PILONIDAL SINUS MANAGED BY CHEDANA KARMA (WIDE EXCISION) WITH AYURVEDIC POSTOPERATIVE CARE

Background: Pilonidal sinus is a chronic inflammatory condition of the sacrococcygeal region, characterised by a sinus tract containing hair tufts. In modern surgery, wide excision (open technique) remains the gold standard, yet postoperative wound healing is frequently prolonged...

FLOATING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR GASTRIC REACTION

Floating Drug Delivery Systems (FDDS) have gained considerable attention as an effective approach to improve the oral delivery of drugs that require prolonged gastric residence. Conventional oral dosage forms often pass through the gastrointestinal tract rapidly, limiting the abs...

FRUITS OF ROSA BRUNONII LINDL. – AN EFFICIENT BIOREAGENT FOR REMOVAL OF TOXIC DYES FROM WATER

Ripened fruits of Rosa brunonii Lindl. have been collected from Badshahithaul, located in the Chamba block of Tehri district, Uttarakhand, India. Different parts of fruits viz. whole fruit (500 mg), seeds (500 mg) and deseeded peel with pulp (500 mg), have been separately treated...

A RANDOMIZED OPEN LABELLED CONTROL CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF MADHUKADI TAIL KARNAPOORNA AND APAMARGKSHAR TAIL KARNAPOORNA ALONG WITH GOGHRITA ORALLY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KARNANADA (TINNITUS)

Micronutrient deficiency remains a major global health challenge, with a significant proportion of the population lacking essential nutrients such as iron, zinc, vitamin D, and vitamin B12, despite widespread use of fortified foods and synthetic supplements. Organically derived n...

DETERMINATION OF HEAVY METALS CONCENTRATION AND SOME PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF DRINKING WATER SOURCES RABAK AREA WHITE NILE STATE-SUDAN

This study aimed to estimate the concentration of some heavy metals such as (lead, cadmium, chromium and also measure the physicochemical properties). In samples from three sources of drinking water in the region, namely (the White Nile, canals and pools) The study used atomic ab...

SWARNA BHASMA AS AN AYURVEDIC NANOMEDICINE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF IMMUNOMODULATORY, ANTI INFLAMMATORY, AND ANTI CANCER SIGNALLING PATHWAYS

Background: Swarna Bhasma (SB), incinerated gold nanoparticles used in Ayurveda, is traditionally indicated for immunomodulation and treatment of inflammation. However, its molecular signalling pathways have not been systematically elucidated. Objective: To identify, appraise, an...

COMPLETE REGRESSION OF UTERINE FIBROID WITH POLYHERBAL AYURVEDIC INTERVENTION IN A PERIMENOPAUSAL WOMAN: A CASE REPORT

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign pelvic tumours in women, affecting up to 70 -80% of women by the age of 50 and representing a leading indication for hysterectomy. This case report presents the complete ultrasonographic regression of a uterine fibroid following a struc...