:root {
            --bg-color: #080808;
            --primary-blue: #00acee;
            --text-white: #ffffff;
            --text-gray: #b0b0b0;
            --secondary-bg: #111111;
        }

        * {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
        }

        html {
            scroll-padding-top: 90px;
        }

        body {
            background: var(--bg-color);
            color: var(--text-white);
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }

        .bg-accent {
            position: fixed;
            bottom: 0;
            right: 0;
            width: 50%;
            height: 80%;
            pointer-events: none;
            z-index: 0;
        }

        /* =========================================================
           MASTER HEADER — MATCHES THE ABOUT PAGE
        ========================================================== */

        nav {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            background: rgba(8, 8, 8, 0.85);
            backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            z-index: 1000;
            padding: 20px 5%;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .nav-links {
            display: flex;
            gap: 28px;
            list-style: none;
        }

        .nav-links a {
            color: var(--text-white);
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            transition: 0.3s;
            border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
        }

        .nav-links a:hover,
        .nav-links a.active {
            color: var(--primary-blue);
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--primary-blue);
            padding-bottom: 4px;
        }

        /* =========================================================
           MASTER HAMBURGER BUTTON — MATCHES THE ABOUT PAGE
        ========================================================== */

        .menu-toggle {
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-end;
            justify-content: center;
            cursor: pointer;
            gap: 5px;
            z-index: 1005;
            width: 44px;
            height: 44px;
            padding: 0;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: linear-gradient(
                135deg,
                rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10),
                rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025)
            );
            backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(160%);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(160%);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
            box-shadow:
                0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
                inset 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16),
                inset 0 -2px 8px rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.08);
            transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
        }

        .bar {
            width: 22px;
            height: 3px;
            background-color: var(--text-white);
            transition: 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
            border-radius: 999px;
            transform-origin: center;
        }

        .bar:nth-child(2) {
            width: 15px;
            transform: translateX(3px);
        }

        /* =========================================================
           MOBILE NAVIGATION — MATCHES THE ABOUT PAGE
        ========================================================== */

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            nav {
                background: transparent !important;
                backdrop-filter: none !important;
                -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;
                border: none !important;
                justify-content: flex-end;
                padding: 12px 16px;
                pointer-events: none;
            }

            .menu-toggle {
                display: flex;
                pointer-events: auto;
                margin-left: auto !important;
                position: relative;
                width: 38px;
                height: 38px;
                padding: 0;
                align-items: center;
                justify-content: center;
                gap: 5px;
            }

            .menu-toggle:active {
                transform: scale(0.92);
            }

            .menu-toggle:hover {
                border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
                box-shadow:
                    0 5px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),
                    inset 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2),
                    inset 0 -2px 10px rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.12);
            }

            .nav-links {
                position: fixed;
                top: 62px;
                right: 16px;
                height: auto;
                width: min(280px, calc(100vw - 32px));
                max-height: calc(100vh - 92px);
                overflow-y: auto;

                background: linear-gradient(
                    135deg,
                    rgba(25, 25, 25, 0.94),
                    rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.88)
                );

                backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(150%);
                -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(150%);

                border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
                border-radius: 20px;

                box-shadow:
                    0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55),
                    inset 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10);

                display: flex !important;
                flex-direction: column !important;
                align-items: stretch;
                justify-content: flex-start;
                gap: 0;

                transition:
                    opacity 0.25s ease,
                    transform 0.25s ease,
                    visibility 0.25s ease;

                transform: translateY(-10px) scale(0.97);
                opacity: 0;
                visibility: hidden;
                z-index: 1000;
                padding: 8px;
                pointer-events: none !important;
            }

            .nav-links.active {
                right: 16px;
                transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
                opacity: 1;
                visibility: visible;
                pointer-events: auto !important;
            }

            .nav-links li {
                width: 100%;
                list-style: none;
                margin: 0;
                padding: 0;
            }

            .nav-links li:not(:last-of-type) {
                border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
            }

            .nav-links a {
                display: flex;
                align-items: center;
                justify-content: flex-start;
                width: 100%;
                min-height: 48px;
                padding: 0 16px;

                font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
                font-size: 0.95rem;
                font-weight: 500;
                line-height: 1;
                color: var(--text-white);

                border: none !important;
                border-radius: 12px;
                letter-spacing: 0.5px;
                text-transform: uppercase;
                text-decoration: none;

                pointer-events: auto !important;

                transition:
                    background 0.25s ease,
                    color 0.25s ease;
            }

            .nav-links a:hover {
                color: var(--text-white) !important;
                text-decoration: none;
                background: transparent;
            }

            .nav-links a.active {
                color: var(--primary-blue) !important;
                background: transparent;
                border: none !important;
                padding-bottom: 0 !important;
            }

            /* Animated hamburger-to-X transition */
            .menu-toggle.active .bar:nth-child(1) {
                width: 22px;
                transform: translateY(4px) rotate(45deg);
            }

            .menu-toggle.active .bar:nth-child(2) {
                width: 22px;
                transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-45deg);
            }

            /* Social links inside mobile menu */
            .mobile-social {
                display: flex;
                justify-content: center;
                margin: 2px 0;
                padding-top: 12px;
                padding-bottom: 6px;
                gap: 16px;
                pointer-events: auto !important;
                border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
            }

            .mobile-social a {
                font-size: 1.35rem;
                color: var(--text-gray);
                transition: color 0.3s;
                pointer-events: auto !important;
            }

            .mobile-social a:hover {
                color: var(--text-gray);
                transform: none;
            }
        }

        /* =========================================================
           DESKTOP PILL NAVIGATION — MATCHES THE ABOUT PAGE
        ========================================================== */

        @media (min-width: 769px) {
            nav {
                background: transparent;
                backdrop-filter: none;
                -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
                padding: 14px 5%;
            }

            .nav-links {
                gap: 3px;
                padding: 4px;
                margin: 0 auto;
                width: fit-content;
                max-width: 100%;
                background: var(--secondary-bg);
                border: 1px solid #222;
                border-radius: 999px;
                box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
                align-items: center;
            }

            .nav-links li {
                list-style: none;
                margin: 0;
                padding: 0;
            }

            .nav-links a {
                display: flex;
                align-items: center;
                justify-content: center;
                min-height: 40px;
                padding: 0 17px;
                border: 0;
                border-radius: 999px;
                color: var(--text-white);
                font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
                font-size: 0.9rem;
                font-weight: 500;
                line-height: 1;
                letter-spacing: 1px;
                text-transform: uppercase;
                white-space: nowrap;
                text-decoration: none;
                transition:
                    background 0.25s ease,
                    color 0.25s ease;
            }

            .nav-links a:hover {
                color: var(--primary-blue);
                border: 0;
                padding-bottom: 0;
                background: rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.06);
            }

            .nav-links a.active {
                color: var(--primary-blue);
                background: rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.14);
                border: 1px solid rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.28);
                padding-bottom: 0;
                box-shadow: none;
            }

            .nav-links a.active:hover {
                color: var(--primary-blue);
                background: rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.18);
            }
        }

        @media (min-width: 769px) {
            .mobile-social {
                display: none;
            }
        }

        /* =========================================================
           PUBLICATIONS PAGE
        ========================================================== */

        .publications-page {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            padding: 150px 10% 100px;
            min-height: calc(100vh - 75px);
        }

        .publications-heading {
            max-width: 850px;
            margin: 0 auto 52px;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .publications-eyebrow {
            display: inline-block;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
            color: var(--primary-blue);
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .publications-heading h1 {
            margin-bottom: 18px;
            color: var(--text-white);
            font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 3.8rem);
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.2;
        }

        .publications-heading h1 span {
            color: var(--primary-blue);
        }

        .publications-heading p {
            max-width: 680px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            color: var(--text-gray);
            font-size: 1rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
        }

        .publications-list {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: 28px;
            max-width: 1000px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .publication-card {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 260px) minmax(0, 1fr);
            align-items: center;
            gap: 42px;
            padding: 34px;
            overflow: hidden;
            background: var(--secondary-bg);
            border: 1px solid #222;
            border-radius: 20px;
            box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
            transition: border-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
        }

        .publication-card:hover {
            border-color: rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.45);
            transform: translateY(-4px);
        }

        .publication-cover-wrap {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            min-height: 300px;
            padding: 18px;
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at 50% 35%, rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.13), transparent 68%),
                #0b0b0b;
            border: 1px solid #252525;
            border-radius: 14px;
        }

        .publication-cover {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 210px;
            max-height: 300px;
            object-fit: contain;
            border-radius: 4px;
            filter: drop-shadow(0 12px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4));
        }

        .publication-cover-fallback {
            display: none;
            width: 190px;
            min-height: 260px;
            padding: 24px 18px;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
            background: linear-gradient(145deg, #101820, #080808 70%);
            border: 1px solid rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.55);
            box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
        }

        .publication-cover-fallback .cover-mark {
            color: var(--primary-blue);
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .publication-cover-fallback strong {
            color: var(--text-white);
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            line-height: 1.35;
        }

        .publication-cover-fallback span:last-child {
            color: var(--text-gray);
            font-size: 0.78rem;
        }

        .publication-type {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            color: var(--primary-blue);
            font-size: 0.75rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: 1.4px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .publication-type i {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
        }

        .publication-details h2 {
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            color: var(--text-white);
            font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
            line-height: 1.3;
        }

        .publication-author {
            margin-bottom: 18px;
            color: var(--text-gray);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
        }

        .publication-author strong {
            color: var(--text-white);
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .publication-description {
            margin-bottom: 26px;
            color: var(--text-gray);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            line-height: 1.85;
        }

        .publication-actions {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 14px;
        }

        .publication-button {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 10px;
            min-height: 46px;
            padding: 0 20px;
            border: 1px solid var(--primary-blue);
            border-radius: 999px;
            background: var(--primary-blue);
            color: #080808;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
        }

        .publication-button:hover {
            transform: translateY(-2px);
            box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.22);
        }

        .publication-button-secondary {
            background: transparent;
            color: var(--text-white);
            border-color: #3a3a3a;
        }

        .publication-button-secondary:hover {
            background: rgba(0, 172, 238, 0.08);
            border-color: var(--primary-blue);
            box-shadow: none;
        }

        .publications-bottom-note {
            max-width: 1000px;
            margin: 30px auto 0;
            color: #777;
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            line-height: 1.7;
            text-align: center;
        }

        /* =========================================================
           RESPONSIVE PUBLICATIONS LAYOUT
        ========================================================== */

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .publications-page {
                padding: 112px 6% 65px;
            }

            .publications-heading {
                margin-bottom: 32px;
            }

            .publications-heading h1 {
                font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 9vw, 3rem);
            }

            .publication-card {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 26px;
                padding: 20px;
                border-radius: 16px;
            }

            .publication-cover-wrap {
                min-height: 260px;
            }

            .publication-cover {
                max-width: 175px;
                max-height: 250px;
            }

            .publication-details {
                text-align: center;
            }

            .publication-actions {
                justify-content: center;
            }
        }

        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
            .publication-card,
            .publication-button {
                transition: none;
            }

            .publication-card:hover,
            .publication-button:hover {
                transform: none;
            }
        }

        /* =========================================================
           SCROLLBAR AND TEXT SELECTION
        ========================================================== */

        ::-webkit-scrollbar {
            width: 8px;
        }

        ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
            background: #080808;
        }

        ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
            background: var(--primary-blue);
            border-radius: 10px;
        }

        ::selection {
            background: var(--primary-blue);
            color: #000;
        }

        /* =========================================================
           FOOTER — MATCHES THE ABOUT PAGE
        ========================================================== */

        footer {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            padding: 20px 10%;
            border-top: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
            text-align: center;
            color: var(--text-gray);
        }