html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
body {
  min-height: 100vh;
}
.main-page-wrapper {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
main {
  flex: 1 0 auto;
}
.footer-style-four {
  margin-top: auto;
}
.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  left: 16px;
  top: -80px;
  z-index: 99999;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  background: #010d4c;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 6px;
}
.skip-link:focus {
  top: 16px;
  color: #fff;
}
.brand-logo img {
  width: 190px;
  height: auto;
}
.theme-main-menu .logo.brand-logo {
  min-width: 190px;
}
.header-research-btn {
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.hero-banner-five .hero-heading {
  max-width: 800px;
}
.hero-banner-five .text-lg {
  max-width: 690px;
}
.hero-secondary-link {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #010d4c;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}
.hero-secondary-link:hover {
  color: #002fa7;
}
.research-area-grid .block-style-twelve {
  height: calc(100% - 30px);
}
.research-area-grid .block-style-twelve p {
  min-height: 92px;
}
.research-area-grid .icon img {
  max-width: 54px;
  max-height: 54px;
}
.method-list {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.method-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 34px;
  margin: 0 0 17px;
  color: rgba(0, 40, 78, 0.8);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.method-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 10px;
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #002fa7;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(145, 59, 255, 0.1);
}
.counter-block-one .main-count {
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.feedback-block-four .principle-title {
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #010d4c;
  margin: 18px 0 14px;
}
.feedback-block-four .principle-kicker {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #002fa7;
}
.feedback-section-five .feedback-block-four p {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.research-thumb {
  height: 238px;
  background: #f5f7ff;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.research-thumb img {
  width: 84% !important;
  height: 84%;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.blog-meta-one .post-tag {
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.evidence-strip {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(1, 13, 76, 0.1);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(1, 13, 76, 0.1);
  padding: 35px 0;
  margin-top:40px;
}
.evidence-label {
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #777f9b;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.evidence-items {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px 12px;
}
.evidence-item {
  border: 1px solid rgba(1, 13, 76, 0.13);
  background: #fff;
  color: #010d4c;
  padding: 9px 16px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.footer-research-cta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
}
.footer-research-cta p {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
}
.footer-intro .brand-logo img {
  width: 185px;
}
.footer-intro > p {
  max-width: 330px;
}
.copyright a {
  color: inherit;
}
@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  .brand-logo img {
    width: 165px;
  }
  .theme-main-menu .logo.brand-logo {
    min-width: 165px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .footer-research-cta {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .research-area-grid .block-style-twelve p {
    min-height: 0;
  }
  .hero-banner-five .hero-heading {
    max-width: 640px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .brand-logo img {
    width: 155px;
  }
  .theme-main-menu .logo.brand-logo {
    min-width: 155px;
  }
  .method-list li {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  .research-thumb {
    height: 200px;
  }
}

:root {
  --site-content-width: 1140px;
  --site-page-gutters: 48px;
  --site-ink: #111111;
  --site-muted: #5f6368;
  --site-line: #d9dce3;
  --site-surface: #f7f7f8;
  --site-accent: #002fa7;
  --heading: var(--site-ink);
  --text-color: #34373c;
  --prime-one: var(--site-accent);
  --prime-two: var(--site-accent);
  --prime-three: var(--site-accent);
  --prime-four: var(--site-accent);
  --prime-five: var(--site-accent);
  --gr-one: var(--site-accent);
}

body,
button,
input,
select,
textarea {
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

body {
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--text-color);
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
.title-style-one .main-title,
.title-style-three .main-title,
.title-style-four .main-title {
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  color: var(--site-ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.shapes,
.theme-menu-four::before {
  display: none !important;
}

.theme-main-menu,
.theme-main-menu.sticky-menu.fixed {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 990;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--site-line);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.theme-main-menu .inner-content {
  width: min(1440px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.theme-main-menu .logo.brand-logo {
  min-width: 142px;
}

.brand-logo img {
  width: 142px;
}

.theme-menu-four .navbar {
  margin-left: auto;
}

.navbar .navbar-nav {
  align-items: center;
  gap: 3px;
}

.navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
  padding: 12px 10px;
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--site-ink);
}

.theme-menu-four .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link::before {
  display: none;
}

.theme-menu-four .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-item.active .nav-link,
.theme-menu-four .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-item:hover .nav-link {
  color: var(--site-accent);
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .theme-main-menu .inner-content > .d-flex {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .theme-menu-four .navbar {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .theme-menu-four .navbar-collapse,
  .theme-menu-four .navbar .navbar-nav {
    justify-content: flex-end;
  }

  .theme-menu-four .navbar .navbar-nav {
    margin-left: auto;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .theme-menu-four .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    margin: 0;
    padding-right: 8px;
    padding-left: 30px;
  }

  .theme-menu-four .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-item:last-child .nav-link {
    padding-right: 0;
  }
}

.navbar-toggler {
  width: 44px;
  height: 42px;
  padding: 9px;
  border: 1px solid var(--site-line);
  background: #ffffff !important;
}

.navbar-toggler span {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  margin: 4px 0;
  background: var(--site-ink);
}

.theme-inner-banner {
  padding-top: 82px;
  padding-bottom: 58px;
  background: var(--site-surface);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--site-line);
}

.theme-inner-banner .intro-title,
.theme-inner-banner .page-breadcrumb {
  text-align: left !important;
  justify-content: flex-start !important;
}

.theme-inner-banner .intro-title {
  max-width: 920px;
  font-size: clamp(42px, 5vw, 68px);
  line-height: 1.06;
}

.theme-inner-banner .page-breadcrumb {
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.theme-inner-banner .page-breadcrumb li,
.theme-inner-banner .page-breadcrumb li a {
  font-size: 14px;
}

.theme-inner-banner .page-breadcrumb li::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  margin: 0 10px 1px 8px;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1.5px solid var(--site-accent);
  border-right: 1.5px solid var(--site-accent);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  font-family: inherit;
}

.theme-inner-banner .page-breadcrumb li.current-page::after {
  display: none;
}

.hero-banner-five .hero-heading,
.title-style-three .main-title,
.title-style-four .main-title {
  text-align: left;
}

.hero-banner-five .hero-heading span,
.title-style-three .main-title span,
.title-style-four .main-title span {
  color: var(--site-accent);
  text-decoration-color: var(--site-accent);
}

.sc-title,
.article-kicker,
.eyebrow,
.principle-kicker,
.evidence-label {
  color: var(--site-accent) !important;
}

.block-style-twelve,
.category-report-card,
.research-index-card,
.article-sidebar-card,
.metric-card,
.definition-card,
.contact-purpose {
  border: 1px solid var(--site-line);
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

.article-body {
  max-width: 78ch;
}

.article-body h2,
.article-body h3 {
  scroll-margin-top: 110px;
}

.article-body ul,
.article-body ol {
  padding-left: 1.4em;
}

.article-body li::marker {
  color: var(--site-accent);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.article-body img,
.article-figure,
.article-figure img {
  float: none !important;
}

.article-figure {
  width: min(100%, 760px);
  margin: 40px auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.article-figure img {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.research-table-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  overflow-x: auto;
  border-color: var(--site-line);
}

.research-table caption {
  caption-side: top;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  color: var(--site-ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-align: left;
  background: var(--site-surface);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--site-line);
}

.research-table th {
  background: var(--site-surface);
}

.data-callout,
.category-method,
.contact-visual,
.legal-visual {
  background: var(--site-surface);
  border-color: var(--site-accent);
}

.method-box {
  background: var(--site-ink);
}

.btn-eight,
.demo-btn,
.msg-btn,
.send-msg-btn {
  background: var(--site-accent) !important;
  border-radius: 2px !important;
}

.contact-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.form-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.form-field label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  color: var(--site-ink);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.form-field input,
.form-field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 13px 14px;
  color: var(--site-ink);
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #aeb4bf;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.form-field input:focus,
.form-field textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--site-accent);
  outline: 2px solid rgba(0, 47, 167, 0.18);
  outline-offset: 1px;
}

.form-field textarea {
  min-height: 180px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.form-note {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--site-muted);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.form-submit {
  justify-self: start;
  min-height: 50px;
  padding: 0 30px;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  background: var(--site-accent);
  border: 1px solid var(--site-accent);
}

.form-status {
  padding: 14px 16px;
  color: #0c5b31;
  background: #eef8f2;
  border-left: 3px solid #0c5b31;
}

.contact-email-panel address,
.legal-copy address {
  font-style: normal;
}

[hidden] {
  display: none !important;
}

.scroll-top:not([hidden]) {
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: var(--site-accent);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  .theme-main-menu {
    padding-inline: 18px;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    padding-inline: 7px;
    font-size: 13px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .theme-main-menu .logo.brand-logo {
    min-width: 132px;
  }

  .brand-logo img {
    width: 132px;
  }

  .theme-menu-four .navbar {
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  .theme-main-menu .navbar-collapse {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 14px);
    right: 0;
    left: auto;
    display: none !important;
    width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 36px));
    height: auto;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 90px);
    overflow-y: auto;
    clear: none;
    padding: 12px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid var(--site-line);
    transform: none;
  }

  .theme-main-menu .navbar-collapse.show {
    display: block !important;
    transform: none;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-nav {
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    padding: 11px 12px;
    font-size: 15px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--site-line);
  }

  .theme-menu-four .navbar .navbar-nav .nav-link::before {
    display: none;
  }

  .theme-inner-banner {
    padding-top: 58px;
    padding-bottom: 42px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .theme-main-menu {
    padding: 11px 14px;
  }

  .theme-inner-banner .intro-title {
    font-size: 38px;
  }

  .form-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* Shared layout corrections after full-page QA */
.footer-research-cta .btn-eight {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-width: 180px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-align: center;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  /* The original template pulls this CTA 100px into the footer. On narrow
     screens that covers the first line of the footer heading. */
  .fancy-short-banner-five {
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  }

  .fancy-short-banner-five + .footer-style-four {
    padding-top: 60px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .footer-research-cta .btn-eight {
    min-width: 0;
  }
}

/* Restore readable contrast inside the blue contextual CTA. */
.fancy-short-banner-five .bg-wrapper p,
.fancy-short-banner-five .bg-wrapper .text-lg,
.fancy-short-banner-five .bg-wrapper .sub-title {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82) !important;
}

.fancy-short-banner-five .msg-btn {
  color: var(--site-accent) !important;
  background: #ffffff !important;
  border: 1px solid #ffffff;
}

.fancy-short-banner-five .msg-btn:hover,
.fancy-short-banner-five .msg-btn:focus-visible {
  color: #ffffff !important;
  background: #111111 !important;
  border-color: #111111;
}

/* 2026-10 layout rebuild: compact internal hero and sidebar-free editorial pages */
.theme-inner-banner {
  padding-top: 46px;
  padding-bottom: 30px;
}
.theme-inner-banner .intro-title {
  max-width: 920px;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.08;
}
.theme-inner-banner .page-breadcrumb {
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.article-main-column {
  min-width: 0;
}
.article-shell .article-main-column > article.blog-meta-three {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.article-shell .article-main-column .post-data {
  width: min(100%, 860px);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.article-shell .article-main-column .article-body {
  max-width: none;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .theme-inner-banner {
    padding-top: 38px;
    padding-bottom: 26px;
  }
  .theme-inner-banner .intro-title {
    font-size: clamp(32px, 6vw, 44px);
  }
}
@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .theme-inner-banner {
    padding-top: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 22px;
  }
  .theme-inner-banner .intro-title {
    font-size: 32px;
    line-height: 1.12;
  }
  .theme-inner-banner .page-breadcrumb {
    margin-top: 9px;
  }
}


/* 2026-10 article refinement: +20% editorial width and balanced vertical rhythm */
.article-shell {
  padding-top: 56px !important;
  margin-bottom: 72px !important;
}

/* Previous reading column was 860px. 1032px is an exact 20% increase. */
.article-shell .article-main-column {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: 1140px !important;
  flex: 0 0 auto !important;
  min-width: 0;
}
.article-shell .article-main-column > article.blog-meta-three {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1140px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.article-shell .article-main-column .post-data {
  width: min(100%, 1032px);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

/* Shared page grid: header, breadcrumbs and article card use one container. */
.theme-main-menu,
.theme-main-menu.sticky-menu.fixed {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.theme-main-menu .inner-content,
.theme-inner-banner > .container,
.article-shell > .container {
  width: min(var(--site-content-width), calc(100% - var(--site-page-gutters)));
  max-width: var(--site-content-width);
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: auto;
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.article-shell > .container > .row,
.article-shell > .container > .row > .col-xxl-11 > .row {
  margin-right: 0;
  margin-left: 0;
}

.article-shell > .container > .row > .col-xxl-11 {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  flex: 0 0 100%;
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.article-shell .article-main-column {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .article-shell {
    padding-top: 44px !important;
    margin-bottom: 56px !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  :root {
    --site-page-gutters: 32px;
  }

  .article-shell {
    padding-top: 32px !important;
    margin-bottom: 44px !important;
  }
}


/* 2026-10 final visual/technical audit refinements */
/* Keep wide data components while maintaining a comfortable prose measure. */
.article-body > p,
.article-body > ul,
.article-body > ol,
.article-body > h2,
.article-body > h3,
.article-body > .article-deck,
.article-body > .data-note {
  width: min(100%, 860px);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.article-body > h2 {
  margin-top: 42px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.article-body > h3 {
  margin-top: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.article-body > p { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.article-body > ul,
.article-body > ol { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.article-body > .data-callout,
.article-body > .metric-grid,
.article-body > .research-table-wrap,
.article-body > .article-figure,
.article-body > .method-box,
.article-body > .definition-grid,
.article-body > .timeline {
  clear: both;
}
.article-body > .data-callout + h2,
.article-body > .metric-grid + h2,
.article-body > .research-table-wrap + h2,
.article-body > .article-figure + h2,
.article-body > .method-box + h2,
.article-body > .definition-grid + h2,
.article-body > .timeline + h2 {
  margin-top: 44px;
}
.article-body > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Keep the article body on one shared horizontal grid.
   Headings, paragraphs and lists now use the same edges as their container. */
.article-shell .article-main-column .article-body {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
}
.article-body > p,
.article-body > ul,
.article-body > ol,
.article-body > h2,
.article-body > h3,
.article-body > .article-deck,
.article-body > .data-note {
  width: 100%;
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
}

/* Semantic H3 aliases for components that formerly used visual-only H4/H5 levels. */
.block-style-twelve h3 a {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 25px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--heading);
  margin: 30px 0 8px;
}
.block-style-twelve h3 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.blog-meta-one .blog-title h3 {
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 25px;
  letter-spacing: -.5px;
  color: var(--heading);
  line-height: 1.45em;
  margin-top: 8px;
  transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
}
.blog-meta-one .blog-title:hover h3,
.blog-meta-one.color-two .blog-title:hover h3 { color: var(--site-accent); }
.definition-card h3,
.timeline-item h3 {
  color: var(--site-ink);
}

/* Reserve image space and keep intrinsic dimensions responsive. */
img[width][height] { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
.post-img img,
.research-index-card .post-img img,
.category-grid .post-img img { width: 100%; }

/* Card hover arrow without a dependency on the Bootstrap Icons font. */
.blog-meta-one .post-img a::after,
.blog-meta-two .post-img a::after {
  content: "";
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-top: 2px solid #fff;
  border-right: 2px solid #fff;
  font-family: inherit !important;
  transform: rotate(45deg) scale(0);
  transform-origin: center;
}

.blog-meta-one:hover .post-img a::after,
.blog-meta-two:hover .post-img a::after {
  transform: rotate(45deg) scale(1);
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .article-body > h2 { margin-top: 32px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .article-body > h3 { margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .article-body > p { margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .block-style-twelve h3 a { font-size: 23px; }
}

.breadcrumb-nav { display: block; }


/* Home refinement: consistent internal spacing for research-area cards. */
.research-area-grid > [class*="col-"] {
  display: flex;
}
.research-area-grid .block-style-twelve {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 34px 32px 30px !important;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.research-area-grid .block-style-twelve p {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.research-area-grid .block-style-twelve .more-btn {
  margin-top: auto;
  align-self: flex-start;
}

/* Research principles: compact horizontal cards instead of the oversized slider. */
.principles-grid .principle-card {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 24px 22px 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--site-line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  text-align: left;
}
.principles-grid .principle-card img {
  width: 42px;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 0 14px !important;
}
.principles-grid .principle-card .principle-kicker {
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 7px;
}
.principles-grid .principle-card .principle-title {
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.principles-grid .principle-card p {
  max-width: none;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .research-area-grid .block-style-twelve {
    padding: 30px 28px 28px !important;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .principles-grid .principle-card {
    padding: 22px 20px 20px;
  }
}