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A research piece is a structured investigation that uses reliable resources to explore a more technical subject while providing accurate facts rather than just personal opinions.
Significance of military dogs
Written by Dayeon Woo Edited by Moka Higashino Military operations around the world have changed significantly under technological transformation over the period. Modern warfare is increasingly dependent on and shaped by emerging technologies like drones and artificial intelligence (Pusztaszeri, 2025). Advances in technologies have led transformations in modern armed forces. Nevertheless, military working dogs continue to be trained and employed in a range of operational task

Cross Cultural Friction
2 days ago
How traditional and modern medicine shape healthcare decisions in Pakistan
Written by Aliza Faisal Edited by Isabella Castro Introduction There are several factors that influence healthcare decisions in Pakistan. Family traditions, cultural views, education, financial situation, accessibility, and past healthcare experiences all impact people's decisions toward taking action with illness. Pakistan has a long history of traditional medicine practices, including herbal remedies, homeopathy, Unani medicine, spiritual healing, and home treatments. Inst

Cross Cultural Friction
2 days ago
The Abyssal Paradox - An Evaluation of Deep Sea Mining
Written by Sihoon Yang Edited by Moka Higashino Introduction and the Green Transition Paradox Four thousand meters deep into the waters of the Pacific Ocean is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a zone without light where bioluminescent lifeforms hover above large patches of potato-sized rocks (Hein et al. 158). These polymetallic nodules that have been formed through millions of years contain deposits of nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese, which are resources that will be used

Cross Cultural Friction
Oct 1
Whales and Climate Change
Written by Dayeon Woo Edited by Jasmin Mirzoeva Our summers are getting hotter, and our winters colder. Some say that the summer we experience today, may be the coolest summer we will ever experience in our lives; others say that the winter we encounter this year may be the warmest in our lives with the rise of climate change. We have been aware of the consequences of climate change for years, but we have never been able to experience its effects as raw as this time in 2026.

Cross Cultural Friction
Aug 30
Gattaca: Fiction or Future. The ethical implications of gene editing technologies like CRISPR in human medicine.
Written by Eman Zaurayze Edited by Yena Lee "I belonged to a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the colour of your skin. No, we now have discrimination down to a science." (Niccol, 2004). This quote is derived from the 1997 film Gattaca, which encapsulates the dystopian vision of a society stratified by genetic engineering. Though fictional, it raises real concerns about the ethics behind gene editing. Tools such as CRISPR have fundamentally changed hum

Cross Cultural Friction
Aug 30
Stem Cell Therapies for Alzheimer Disease and Associated Challenges
Written by Isabella Castro Edited by Moka Higashino 1 Introduction 1.1 Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which manifests with the primary symptoms of memory loss and cognitive deterioration. It is caused by the accumulation of plaques consisting of certain proteins with an incorrect secondary and/or tertiary structure (resulting in being misfolded) in the matrix surrounding neurons, as well as inflammation of neurons, tangling of neu

Cross Cultural Friction
Aug 30
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