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Business, Economics & Finance
Dumping and Non-Tariff Barriers: How Can Digital Trade Tools Help the WTO and IMF Balance Rules with National Interests?
This research paper analyses how the WTO and IMF work, and often struggle, to mediate the competing interests between dumping and non-tariff barriers, and how digital trade may be the modern solution.
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How Has Rising Protectionism Tested the WTO’s Ability to Resolve Tariff Disputes Between the United States of America and China?
The last decade has revealed serious weaknesses in the World Trade Organization, especially during the United States-China trade war. This paper explores how protectionism, mainly through the use of tariffs, has challenged the WTO’s ability to act as a fair referee in world trade.
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Computer Science & Coding
AI-Enabled Human-Robot Interaction and Its Societal Implications
This article examines the trajectory and design principles of artificial intelligence enabled robots that form a context of human-robot interaction, as well as their social effects, ethical considerations and future implications.
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Human-Robot and AI Interaction
Robots have evolved from industrial machines designed to perform hazardous, repetitive tasks to social companions capable of interacting with and assisting humans in healthcare, education and daily life. This paper examines the use of social robots across core industries, identifies challenges in implementation and offers potential solutions.
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Engineering
Shaping Tomorrow’s Cities: Human Centred Safety and Integration Frameworks for eVTOLs
This research paper explores the future integration of electrical Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) systems into metropolitan areas. It aims to identify and predict the safety measures required for effective and sustainable eVTOL adaptation.
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eVTOLs as Aerial Taxis in Urban Environments: Human-Centred Design and Operational Considerations for Next-Generation Air Transport
Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft represent a transformative advancement in urban and inter-city transportation, offering faster, quieter and more sustainable travel solutions. This report outlines the necessary steps for the development and deployment of eVTOLs, incorporating a Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA) that addresses the perspectives of both pilots and passengers.
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Law
Spiliada and the Digital Age: Modernisation of the Forum Non Conveniens Test in International Commercial Litigation
The Spiliada test is central to the doctrine of forum non conveniens. This paper argues that the Spiliada test needs significant reform to establish criterion based on justice rather than geographical factors so that the doctrine aligns with the demands of 21st-century legal conflicts.
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Ghosted by the Hashtag: The Invisible Voices that Haunt the #MeToo Movement
Coined by Turana Burke in 2006, the phrase ‘Me Too’ was initially meant as a symbol of inclusivity and empowerment for marginalised groups. However, this mainstream feminist movement has been critiqued for excluding key voices, individuals and groups. This paper highlights the diverse perspectives that were overlooked and the many narratives that remained in the shadows within the #MeToo movement.
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Medicine
The Potential of Epigenetic Engineering to Prevent Age-Related Cancers
This paper explores how errors in the age-related epigenomes cause gene mutations, stem-cell exhaustion and malignant transformations, contributing to the development of cancer. It investigates emerging technologies, such as CRISPR-based epigenome editing, and their potential to reduce cancer risk before it begins.
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Balancing Artificial Intelligence and Ethics in Breast Cancer
Artificial intelligence is rapidly emerging as a transformative tool in breast cancer care, with applications ranging from mammogram interpretation to risk stratification and clinical decision support. While these technologies hold considerable promise, their integration into healthcare raises ethical issues. This paper examines four critical regions of this implementation: ethical guidelines, data privacy, responsibility and accessibility.
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Politics & International Relations
Digital Sovereignty and the Political Economy of Technology: A Comparative Study of U.S. and China Perspectives
This paper is a comparative study of the U.S. and China perspectives on digital sovereignty and how it has contributed to severing political and international relations between the two nations. The discussion will focus on security, data localisation, technological advancement, rights and freedoms of citizens and global governance as depicted within the two countries.
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The Diplomacy of Unequals: Power Asymmetries in Global Climate Diplomacy
Global climate diplomacy is commonly presented as a cooperative, science-driven enterprise, but its practice is shaped by profound structural and strategic power asymmetries. This paper discusses the compatibility between climate policies, institutions and the diplomatic actions of powerful states with the adaptive and strategic manoeuvring of less powerful states.
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Psychology & Neuroscience
Crime as an Addiction: Adrenaline, Dopamine and Emotional Arousal
Upon release from state prison in the United States, 68% of criminals are arrested within three years. Addiction is a leading factor in recidivism, with criminal activity producing levels of adrenaline, dopamine and emotional arousal associated with addiction.
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Addiction in EDs and SUDs: Diagnostic and Behavioural Similarities, Comorbidity, Bidirectional Risk and Underlying Predisposition
The addictive behaviour of eating disorders (EDs) and its link to substance use disorders (SUDs) has been greatly researched over the past decades. This paper compares multiple studies on this subject in order to deepen the understanding of the relationship between EDs and SUDs.
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