Volume 1, Issue 3, Summer 2026

Violent & Valiant: Comparing the Portrayals of Vikings in the Medieval, Romantic, and Modern / Postmodern Eras through Analyses of Visual Media

Cora Gillespie, Sachem High School North, 212 Smith Road, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, 11779, United States

Published: September 2026

Keywords: Vikings; Art History; Visual Media; Stereotypes; Content Analysis

Comparative Analysis of Conventional Antibiotics and Next-Generation Alternatives in Combating Antibiotic Resistance: Why Static Drugs Cannot Outpace an Adaptive Genome

George Moromoke Ugochukwu, Command Day Secondary School, Ikeja, 101233, Lagos State, Nigeria

Published: September 2026

Keywords: Antibiotics; Antimicrobial resistance; CRISPR-Cas9; Bacteriophage; Next-Generation alternatives; Antimicrobial peptides

Sign, Structure, Labour: Layered Object Analysis of Three Design Mediations of Danzhai Miao Indigo Costume

Yixin Long, School of Arts, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China

Published: September 2026

Keywords: layered object analysis; cultural sustainability; craft; fashion mediation; Miao indigo dyeing; Danzhai

Cinema Across Cultures: Understanding Differences Through Film

Junsoo Lee, International School of Beijing, 10 Anhua St, Shunyi District, Beijing, China, 100103

Published: September 2026

Keywords: Intercultural Understanding; Cultural Difference; Film Analysis; Visual Storytelling; Audience Empathy; Cross-Cultural Cinema

Statehood As Belief: From The Floor Tile To The Historical Dynamics Of Institutional Elasticity

Hongcheng Yang, Yongfeng High School, Enjiang Town, Yongfeng County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, China, 331599

Published: September 2026

Keywords: State legitimacy; collective belief; balance theory; triadic model; institutional elasticity; Marxian tensions

Toward Music Medicine: A Framework for Music Features and Alzheimer’s Disease

Jueun Lee, Graded - The American School of São Paulo, Av. José Galante, 425 - Vila Andrade, São Paulo - SP, 05642-001

Published: September 2026

Keywords: Music medicine; acoustic feature; Alzheimer’s disease; music-based-interventions; music therapy; precision medicine

Gender Differences in Startup Investment Efficiency and Business Survival

Soomin Chang, Cornerstone Collegiate Academy of Seoul, 44 Mabang-ro 2-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06779, South Korea

Published: September 2026

Keywords: Women entrepreneurs; startup performance; investment efficiency; business survival; gender differences; venture funding

Sustainability in the Sportswear Sector: Problems, Progress, and Potential Improvements

Benjamin W. Lee, Seoul International School, 15 Seongnam-daero 1518 beon-gil, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13113, South Korea

Published: September 2026

Keywords: Sustainability in the sportswear sector; Sustainability issues; Sportswear manufacturer; Textile industry

Comparing Working Memory Deficits Across ADHD and Anxiety in Youth: A Preliminary Meta-Analysis

Minkyu (Michael) Koo, Chadwick International School, 45, Art center-daero 97 beon-gil, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 22002, South Korea

Published: September 2026

Keywords: working memory; ADHD; anxiety; meta-analysis

Analysis of State Compliance Regarding International Human Rights Legal Frameworks

Daehee Cho, Westtown School, 975 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382, United States

Seoyeon (Iris) Kim, North London Collegiate School Jeju, 33 Global edu-ro 145beon-gil, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, 63644, South Korea

Published: September 2026

Keywords: Human Rights; Human Rights Violations; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); State compliance

Human Health Effects of Environmental Micro and Nanoplastic (MNP) Exposure: Linking Hippocampal Memory and Neurodegenerative Mechanisms

Yoonchae Kayla Lee, Korea International School, 27, Daewangpangyo-ro, 385beon gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13543, South Korea

Woojin Lee, Saint Paul Preparatory Seoul, 14-8, Seochojungang-ro 31gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06593, South Korea

Published: September 2026

Keywords: Micro- and Nanoplastic (MNPs); Neurodegenerative Diseases; Hippocampal Memory; Mnemonic Similarity Task; Human iPSC-Derived Neurons