/*
 * Innerexile Research Article Master v1
 * Research article visual standard.
 * Global front template remains the site shell.
 */

body.ix-research-article-page{
  background:#000;
  color:#f4f0ea;
}

/* Do not let an individual article turn ix-page into a full-bleed landing page. */
body.ix-research-article-page .ix-page{
  width:100% !important;
  max-width:none !important;
  margin:0 !important;
  padding:54px 24px 84px !important;
  box-sizing:border-box !important;
}

/* Same research-journal cover proportions for every article. */
body.ix-research-article-page .ix-hero{
  width:min(900px,100%) !important;
  max-width:900px !important;
  margin:0 auto 58px !important;
  padding:0 !important;
  text-align:center !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-hero-grid,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-hero-grid > div{
  display:block !important;
  width:100% !important;
  max-width:100% !important;
  margin:0 auto !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-kicker{
  display:block !important;
  width:100% !important;
  margin:0 auto 24px !important;
  padding:0 !important;
  border:0 !important;
  background:none !important;
  text-align:center !important;
  font-size:10px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.6 !important;
  letter-spacing:.20em !important;
  color:#71809a !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-title{
  width:100% !important;
  max-width:820px !important;
  margin:0 auto 22px !important;
  padding:0 !important;
  text-align:center !important;
  font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,52px) !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.2 !important;
  letter-spacing:.015em !important;
  color:#f4f0ea !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-subtitle{
  max-width:760px !important;
  margin:0 auto 12px !important;
  text-align:center !important;
  font-size:17px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.75 !important;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.76) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-subtitle-2{
  max-width:780px !important;
  margin:0 auto 24px !important;
  text-align:center !important;
  font-size:13px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.9 !important;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.48) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-lead{
  max-width:780px !important;
  margin:0 auto 28px !important;
  text-align:center !important;
  font-size:15px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:2 !important;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.68) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .ix-hero strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .ix-hero b{
  font-weight:400 !important;
}

/* Fine journal metadata. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-meta{
  display:flex !important;
  flex-wrap:wrap !important;
  justify-content:center !important;
  width:min(780px,100%) !important;
  margin:0 auto !important;
  padding:9px 0 !important;
  gap:6px 26px !important;
  border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07) !important;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07) !important;
  font-size:10.5px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.46) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-meta strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-meta b{
  font-weight:400 !important;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.62) !important;
}

/* Clean editorial index: no card or landing-page feeling. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-editorial-index{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr) !important;
  width:min(780px,100%) !important;
  margin:22px auto 0 !important;
  border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07) !important;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-editorial-index a{
  display:block !important;
  padding:11px 6px 12px !important;
  border:0 !important;
  border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.045) !important;
  border-radius:0 !important;
  background:none !important;
  text-align:center !important;
  font-size:10.5px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.55 !important;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.50) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-editorial-index a:last-child{
  border-right:0 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-editorial-index span{
  display:block !important;
  margin-bottom:3px !important;
  font-size:8.5px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  letter-spacing:.16em !important;
  color:#6682b7 !important;
}

/* Article rhythm and a single shared reading column. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-section{
  width:min(1040px,100%) !important;
  margin:0 auto !important;
  padding:52px 0 !important;
  border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.055) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-article,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-section-header,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-callout,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-end,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-boundary,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-rq{
  width:min(780px,100%) !important;
  max-width:780px !important;
  margin-left:auto !important;
  margin-right:auto !important;
}

/* UI diagrams may breathe wider than prose, but stay aligned and centered. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-figure{
  width:min(980px,100%) !important;
  max-width:980px !important;
  margin:28px auto 0 !important;
}

/* The operational-definition table belongs to the reading column, not full bleed. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table-wrap{
  width:min(780px,100%) !important;
  max-width:780px !important;
  margin:20px auto 0 !important;
  overflow:visible !important;
  border-radius:0 !important;
  border-left:0 !important;
  border-right:0 !important;
  background:none !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table{
  width:100% !important;
  min-width:0 !important;
  table-layout:fixed !important;
  border-collapse:collapse !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td{
  padding:13px 14px 13px 0 !important;
  overflow-wrap:anywhere !important;
  word-break:normal !important;
  font-size:13px !important;
  line-height:1.75 !important;
  vertical-align:top !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th{
  font-size:10px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  letter-spacing:.10em !important;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.66) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td{
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.62) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th:nth-child(1),
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td:nth-child(1){
  width:22% !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th:nth-child(2),
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td:nth-child(2){
  width:48% !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th:nth-child(3),
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td:nth-child(3){
  width:30% !important;
  padding-right:0 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td:first-child{
  font-weight:400 !important;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.82) !important;
}

/* Back-to-research navigation shared by research articles. */
body.ix-research-article-page .ix-research-back{
  display:block;
  width:min(900px,100%);
  margin:0 auto 28px;
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.48);
  font-size:12px;
  font-weight:400;
  text-decoration:none;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .ix-research-back:hover{
  color:rgba(244,240,234,.86);
}

@media(max-width:760px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .ix-page{
    padding:38px 20px 64px !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-title{
    font-size:32px !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-editorial-index{
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-editorial-index a{
    display:grid !important;
    grid-template-columns:42px 1fr !important;
    text-align:left !important;
    border-right:0 !important;
    border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.045) !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table-wrap{
    overflow-x:auto !important;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table{
    min-width:650px !important;
  }
}

/* AAI FIGURE 01 RESEARCH LAYOUT V2 START */

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-figure{
  width:min(820px,100%) !important;
  max-width:820px !important;
  margin:28px auto 0 !important;
  overflow:hidden !important;
  box-sizing:border-box !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:92px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
  gap:4px 20px !important;
  align-items:start !important;
  padding:15px 0 16px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head span{
  grid-row:1 / span 2 !important;
  align-self:center !important;
  font-size:10px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  letter-spacing:.16em !important;
  white-space:nowrap !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head strong{
  min-width:0 !important;
  font-size:17px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.45 !important;
  letter-spacing:.02em !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head em{
  grid-column:2 !important;
  min-width:0 !important;
  max-width:100% !important;
  font-size:10.5px !important;
  line-height:1.55 !important;
  text-align:left !important;
  white-space:normal !important;
  overflow-wrap:anywhere !important;
  color:#69758a !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-chain{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr)) !important;
  gap:0 !important;
  align-items:stretch !important;
  width:100% !important;
  padding:24px 0 26px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-chain > i{
  display:none !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step{
  min-width:0 !important;
  padding:13px 17px 4px !important;
  border-top:1px solid #315d9f !important;
  border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.075) !important;
  box-sizing:border-box !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:first-child{
  border-left:0 !important;
  padding-left:0 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:last-child{
  padding-right:0 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step b{
  display:block !important;
  margin-bottom:7px !important;
  color:#719cf2 !important;
  font-size:9.5px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.4 !important;
  letter-spacing:.08em !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step strong{
  display:block !important;
  margin:0 0 8px !important;
  color:#eceff5 !important;
  font-size:16px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.45 !important;
  letter-spacing:.01em !important;
  overflow-wrap:anywhere !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step span{
  display:block !important;
  color:#7f8a9d !important;
  font-size:11.5px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.65 !important;
  overflow-wrap:anywhere !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-figure figcaption{
  padding:12px 0 14px !important;
  color:#6e798c !important;
  font-size:11.5px !important;
  line-height:1.65 !important;
}

@media(max-width:860px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-chain{
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step{
    border-left:0 !important;
    border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06) !important;
    padding:16px 18px !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:nth-of-type(even){
    border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.075) !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:last-child{
    grid-column:1 / -1 !important;
    border-left:0 !important;
  }
}

@media(max-width:560px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head{
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
    gap:5px !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head span{
    grid-row:auto !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head em{
    grid-column:1 !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-chain{
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step,
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:nth-of-type(even),
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:last-child{
    grid-column:auto !important;
    border-left:0 !important;
    padding:16px 0 !important;
  }
}

/* AAI FIGURE 01 RESEARCH LAYOUT V2 END */

/* AAI RESEARCH UI V3 START */

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   1. Subtitle system: normal weight throughout the article
   --------------------------------------------------------- */

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-subtitle,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-subtitle-2,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-section h3,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-section h4,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-card h3,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-card h4,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-rq h3,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-system-map h4,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-system-row strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-core-module strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-layer-matrix strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-compare-ui h4,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-self-loop strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-roadmap-ui strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-experiment-ui strong{
  font-weight:400 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-section h2{
  font-weight:500 !important;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   2. Figure UI container: no more edge-to-edge single lines
   --------------------------------------------------------- */

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-figure{
  width:min(860px,100%) !important;
  max-width:860px !important;
  margin:30px auto 0 !important;
  padding:0 22px !important;
  overflow:hidden !important;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.085) !important;
  border-radius:18px !important;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at top left,rgba(74,116,196,.09),transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,#0b1019 0%,#080c13 100%) !important;
  box-shadow:
    0 20px 48px rgba(0,0,0,.24),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.025) !important;
  box-sizing:border-box !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:94px minmax(0,1fr) !important;
  gap:4px 18px !important;
  align-items:center !important;
  margin:0 !important;
  padding:18px 0 16px !important;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.075) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head span{
  grid-row:1 / span 2 !important;
  display:inline-flex !important;
  align-items:center !important;
  justify-content:center !important;
  width:78px !important;
  min-height:30px !important;
  padding:6px 8px !important;
  border:1px solid rgba(111,151,226,.22) !important;
  border-radius:8px !important;
  background:rgba(73,113,190,.08) !important;
  color:#789ce4 !important;
  font-size:9px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  letter-spacing:.14em !important;
  white-space:nowrap !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head strong{
  min-width:0 !important;
  font-size:17px !important;
  line-height:1.45 !important;
  letter-spacing:.02em !important;
  color:#e8ebf1 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head em{
  grid-column:2 !important;
  min-width:0 !important;
  max-width:100% !important;
  font-size:10.5px !important;
  line-height:1.55 !important;
  text-align:left !important;
  white-space:normal !important;
  overflow-wrap:anywhere !important;
  color:#69758a !important;
}

/* Caption is inset within the panel instead of being a full-width edge line. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-figure figcaption{
  margin:0 !important;
  padding:14px 0 16px !important;
  border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07) !important;
  color:#727d90 !important;
  font-size:11.5px !important;
  line-height:1.7 !important;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   3. Figure 01: five restrained UI modules
   --------------------------------------------------------- */

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-chain{
  display:grid !important;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr)) !important;
  gap:10px !important;
  align-items:stretch !important;
  width:100% !important;
  padding:22px 0 24px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-chain > i{
  display:none !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step{
  min-width:0 !important;
  min-height:128px !important;
  padding:14px 13px 13px !important;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.065) !important;
  border-radius:12px !important;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.022) !important;
  box-shadow:inset 0 2px 0 #315d9f !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:first-child,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:last-child{
  padding-left:13px !important;
  padding-right:13px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step b{
  display:block !important;
  margin-bottom:8px !important;
  color:#759cec !important;
  font-size:9px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.4 !important;
  letter-spacing:.10em !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step strong{
  display:block !important;
  margin:0 0 7px !important;
  color:#e8ebf1 !important;
  font-size:14.5px !important;
  line-height:1.5 !important;
  letter-spacing:.01em !important;
  overflow-wrap:anywhere !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step span{
  display:block !important;
  color:#7f8a9c !important;
  font-size:10.5px !important;
  line-height:1.65 !important;
  overflow-wrap:anywhere !important;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   4. Wrap the operational-definition table as a UI panel
   --------------------------------------------------------- */

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table-wrap{
  width:min(820px,100%) !important;
  max-width:820px !important;
  margin:24px auto 0 !important;
  padding:16px !important;
  overflow-x:auto !important;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.085) !important;
  border-radius:18px !important;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at top right,rgba(73,113,190,.07),transparent 32%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,#0b1018,#080c13) !important;
  box-shadow:
    0 18px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.22),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.025) !important;
  box-sizing:border-box !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table{
  width:100% !important;
  min-width:0 !important;
  table-layout:fixed !important;
  border-collapse:separate !important;
  border-spacing:0 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td{
  padding:14px 14px !important;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.065) !important;
  overflow-wrap:anywhere !important;
  vertical-align:top !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th{
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.035) !important;
  color:#9aa7bc !important;
  font-size:9.5px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  letter-spacing:.10em !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th:first-child{
  border-top-left-radius:10px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table th:last-child{
  border-top-right-radius:10px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td{
  color:#929caf !important;
  font-size:12.5px !important;
  line-height:1.75 !important;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.012) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) td{
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.022) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table tbody tr:last-child td{
  border-bottom:0 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table td:first-child{
  color:#d9dee8 !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   5. More restrained UI for research cards and comparisons
   --------------------------------------------------------- */

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-card,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-boundary-box,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-end{
  padding:20px 22px !important;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07) !important;
  border-radius:14px !important;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(255,255,255,.028),rgba(255,255,255,.014)) !important;
  box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.02) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-grid-2 > .aai-card + .aai-card,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-grid-3 > .aai-card + .aai-card,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-boundary-box + .aai-boundary-box{
  border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07) !important;
  padding-left:22px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-rq{
  padding:18px 20px !important;
  margin-bottom:10px !important;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.065) !important;
  border-radius:12px !important;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.018) !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-rq:last-child{
  margin-bottom:0 !important;
}

/* Other UI diagrams receive inset spacing and softer internal dividers. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-system-map,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-layer-matrix,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-compare-ui,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-self-loop,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-roadmap-ui,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-experiment-ui{
  margin-left:0 !important;
  margin-right:0 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-system-column,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-system-core{
  padding-left:16px !important;
  padding-right:16px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-core-module{
  border-radius:8px !important;
  margin:5px 0 !important;
  border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.035) !important;
  border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.035) !important;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.035) !important;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------
   6. Responsive
   --------------------------------------------------------- */

@media(max-width:860px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-chain{
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:last-child{
    grid-column:1 / -1 !important;
  }
}

@media(max-width:640px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-figure{
    padding-left:16px !important;
    padding-right:16px !important;
    border-radius:14px !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head{
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
    gap:7px !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head span{
    grid-row:auto !important;
    width:max-content !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-ui-head em{
    grid-column:1 !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-chain{
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-flow-step:last-child{
    grid-column:auto !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table-wrap{
    padding:10px !important;
    border-radius:14px !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table{
    min-width:620px !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-grid-2 > .aai-card + .aai-card,
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-grid-3 > .aai-card + .aai-card,
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-boundary-box + .aai-boundary-box{
    padding-left:20px !important;
  }
}

/* AAI RESEARCH UI V3 END */

/* AAI WHITEPAPER V4 START */

body.ix-research-article-page{
  overflow-x:hidden;
}

/* Long-document sticky index. */
body.ix-research-article-page .ix-hero .aai-editorial-index{
  display:none !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc{
  position:sticky;
  top:58px;
  z-index:35;
  width:100%;
  margin:0 auto;
  padding:0 24px;
  background:rgba(5,7,11,.88);
  border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.055);
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.075);
  backdrop-filter:blur(16px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(16px);
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc > div{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(6,1fr);
  width:min(980px,100%);
  margin:0 auto;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc a{
  display:flex;
  justify-content:center;
  gap:8px;
  padding:11px 8px;
  border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.045);
  color:#8a94a4;
  font-size:10.5px;
  font-weight:400;
  text-decoration:none;
  white-space:nowrap;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc a:last-child{
  border-right:0;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc a:hover{
  color:#e1e5ec;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.022);
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc span{
  color:#6d8fd5;
  font-size:9px;
  letter-spacing:.08em;
}

/* Expanded Figure 02 */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-system-map-expanded{
  grid-template-columns:.92fr 1.26fr .92fr !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-art-lens{
  margin:14px 0 4px;
  padding:14px 15px;
  border:1px solid rgba(203,145,102,.20);
  border-radius:10px;
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(203,145,102,.08),rgba(151,111,198,.05));
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-art-lens > span{
  display:block;
  margin-bottom:9px;
  color:#c79572;
  font-size:9px;
  font-weight:400;
  letter-spacing:.13em;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-art-lens > div{
  display:flex;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
  gap:6px;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-art-lens b{
  padding:5px 7px;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  border-radius:6px;
  color:#a8a0b9;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.025);
  font-size:8.5px;
  font-weight:400;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-art-lens small{
  display:block;
  margin-top:9px;
  color:#777f90;
  font-size:10px;
  line-height:1.55;
}

/* Public JSON schema UI. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-panel{
  width:min(860px,100%);
  margin:28px auto 0;
  overflow:hidden;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.085);
  border-radius:16px;
  background:#080c13;
  box-shadow:0 18px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.24);
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-head{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:150px 1fr;
  gap:4px 18px;
  padding:17px 20px;
  border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.075);
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(78,113,181,.08),transparent);
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-head span{
  grid-row:1 / span 2;
  align-self:center;
  color:#6f91d8;
  font-size:9px;
  letter-spacing:.13em;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-head strong{
  color:#e1e5ec;
  font-size:15px;
  font-weight:400;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-head small{
  color:#747f90;
  font-size:10.5px;
  line-height:1.55;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-panel pre{
  max-height:620px;
  margin:0;
  padding:20px;
  overflow:auto;
  color:#aebbd0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.018) 1px,transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.018) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:28px 28px;
  font:12px/1.7 ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,"Liberation Mono",monospace;
  tab-size:2;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-panel code{
  font:inherit;
}

/* Two-stage research design. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-validation-phases{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
  gap:16px;
  width:min(860px,100%);
  margin:24px auto;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-validation-phase{
  padding:20px;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.075);
  border-radius:14px;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(255,255,255,.025),rgba(255,255,255,.012));
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-validation-phase > span{
  display:block;
  margin-bottom:8px;
  color:#6f91d8;
  font-size:9px;
  letter-spacing:.13em;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-validation-phase h3{
  margin:0 0 10px;
  color:#e1e5ec;
  font-size:17px;
  font-weight:400;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-validation-phase p,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-validation-phase li{
  color:#8994a6;
  font-size:12.5px;
  line-height:1.75;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-longitudinal-flow{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:1fr 22px 1fr 22px 1fr 22px 1fr 22px 1fr;
  gap:5px;
  align-items:stretch;
  padding:22px 0 24px;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-longitudinal-flow section{
  min-width:0;
  padding:13px 12px;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.065);
  border-radius:10px;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.02);
  box-shadow:inset 0 2px 0 #4269b1;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-longitudinal-flow b{
  display:block;
  color:#7199e7;
  font-size:9px;
  font-weight:400;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-longitudinal-flow strong{
  display:block;
  margin:5px 0 7px;
  color:#e1e5ec;
  font-size:12px;
  font-weight:400;
  line-height:1.45;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-longitudinal-flow span{
  display:block;
  color:#7b8697;
  font-size:9.5px;
  line-height:1.55;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-longitudinal-flow i{
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
  color:#4e5d74;
  font-style:normal;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-metric-grid{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);
  gap:10px;
  width:min(860px,100%);
  margin:18px auto 0;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-metric-grid > div{
  padding:15px;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.065);
  border-radius:11px;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.018);
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-metric-grid span{
  display:block;
  color:#7597d9;
  font-size:8.5px;
  letter-spacing:.11em;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-metric-grid strong{
  display:block;
  margin:6px 0 7px;
  color:#dce1ea;
  font-size:12px;
  font-weight:400;
  line-height:1.45;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-metric-grid small{
  display:block;
  color:#788394;
  font-size:10px;
  line-height:1.6;
}

/* Tables stay inside the viewport. */
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table-wrap{
  max-width:100% !important;
  overflow-x:auto !important;
  overflow-y:hidden !important;
  overscroll-behavior-x:contain;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table{
  min-width:0 !important;
}

@media(max-width:900px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc{
    top:54px;
    padding:0 14px;
    overflow-x:auto;
    overscroll-behavior-x:contain;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc > div{
    display:flex;
    width:max-content;
    min-width:100%;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc a{
    min-width:112px;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-system-map-expanded{
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-validation-phases{
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-longitudinal-flow{
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-longitudinal-flow i{
    height:18px;
    transform:rotate(90deg);
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-metric-grid{
    grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
  }
}

@media(max-width:640px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-head{
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-head span{
    grid-row:auto;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-schema-panel pre{
    font-size:10.5px;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-metric-grid{
    grid-template-columns:1fr;
  }

  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-table{
    min-width:680px !important;
  }
}

/* AAI WHITEPAPER V4 END */

/* AAI WHITEPAPER V4.1 MICRO POLISH START */

/*
 * The original hero index is hidden in v4.
 * Keep only the new long-document research navigation sticky.
 */
body.ix-research-article-page .ix-hero .aai-editorial-index{
  display:none !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc{
  position:sticky !important;
  top:70px !important;
  z-index:45 !important;
  isolation:isolate;
  box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.16);
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc::before{
  content:"";
  position:absolute;
  inset:0;
  z-index:-1;
  background:rgba(5,7,11,.92);
  backdrop-filter:blur(18px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(18px);
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc a{
  transition:color .18s ease, background .18s ease;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc a:focus-visible{
  outline:1px solid rgba(113,153,231,.65);
  outline-offset:-3px;
}

@media(max-width:900px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-sticky-toc{
    top:64px !important;
  }
}

/* AAI WHITEPAPER V4.1 MICRO POLISH END */

/* AAI UNIFIED SUBTITLE V1 START */

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-unified-subtitle{
  display:block !important;
  width:100% !important;
  max-width:760px !important;
  margin:0 auto !important;
  color:#c6ccd6 !important;
  font-size:clamp(15.5px,1.35vw,17.5px) !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  font-style:normal !important;
  line-height:1.9 !important;
  letter-spacing:.008em !important;
  text-align:left !important;
  text-wrap:pretty;
  font-synthesis:none !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-callout .aai-unified-subtitle,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-quote-large .aai-unified-subtitle,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-end .aai-unified-subtitle,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-section p .aai-unified-subtitle{
  font-size:clamp(15.5px,1.35vw,17.5px) !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.9 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page .aai-unified-subtitle strong,
body.ix-research-article-page .aai-unified-subtitle b{
  font-weight:400 !important;
}

@media(max-width:640px){
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-unified-subtitle,
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-callout .aai-unified-subtitle,
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-quote-large .aai-unified-subtitle,
  body.ix-research-article-page .aai-end .aai-unified-subtitle{
    font-size:15px !important;
    line-height:1.85 !important;
  }
}

/* AAI UNIFIED SUBTITLE V1 END */

/* AAI FORMAL DEFINITION FIX V2 START */

body.ix-research-article-page
#formal-definition
.aai-callout{
  padding:18px 20px !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page
#formal-definition
.aai-callout p{
  margin:0 !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page
#formal-definition
.aai-formal-definition-subtitle{
  display:block !important;
  max-width:720px !important;
  margin:0 auto !important;
  color:#c5cbd5 !important;
  font-size:15.5px !important;
  font-weight:400 !important;
  line-height:1.9 !important;
  letter-spacing:.006em !important;
  text-align:left !important;
  font-synthesis:none !important;
}

body.ix-research-article-page
#formal-definition
.aai-formal-definition-subtitle strong,
body.ix-research-article-page
#formal-definition
.aai-formal-definition-subtitle b{
  font-weight:400 !important;
}

@media(max-width:640px){
  body.ix-research-article-page
  #formal-definition
  .aai-formal-definition-subtitle{
    font-size:15px !important;
    line-height:1.85 !important;
  }
}

/* AAI FORMAL DEFINITION FIX V2 END */