/* Carousel controls: remove wide semi-transparent backgrounds */
.carousel-control-prev,
.carousel-control-next {
  width: auto !important;
  background: transparent !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  border: none !important;
  outline: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}
.carousel-control-prev:hover,
.carousel-control-prev:focus,
.carousel-control-prev:active,
.carousel-control-next:hover,
.carousel-control-next:focus,
.carousel-control-next:active {
  background: transparent !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  border: none !important;
  outline: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}
/* Optional: keep icons crisp and sized */
.carousel-control-prev-icon,
.carousel-control-next-icon {
  width: 2.25rem;
  height: 2.25rem;
  background-color: transparent !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  border: none !important;
  outline: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  background-size: 100% 100%;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.25));
}

/* Make chevrons gray and thin via inline SVG overrides */
.carousel-control-prev-icon {
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 8 8' fill='none'%3E%3Cpath d='M5.5 1.25 L2 4 L5.5 6.75' stroke='%236c757d' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") !important;
}
.carousel-control-next-icon {
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 8 8' fill='none'%3E%3Cpath d='M2.5 1.25 L6 4 L2.5 6.75' stroke='%236c757d' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") !important;
}

/* Carousel text animations */
.carousel-item .carousel-text-content {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50px);
  transition: all 0.8s ease-out;
}

.carousel-item.active .carousel-text-content {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.carousel-item .carousel-text-content h1 {
  transition-delay: 0.2s;
}

.carousel-item .carousel-text-content hr {
  transition-delay: 0.4s;
}

.carousel-item .carousel-text-content p {
  transition-delay: 0.6s;
}

/* Carousel full height */
.carousel {
  height: 67%;
}

.carousel-inner,
.carousel-item {
  height: 100%;
}

.carousel-item .row {
  height: 100%;
}

.carousel-item img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Carousel text content styles */
.carousel-text-bg {
  background-color: #3399CA;
}

.carousel-title {
  font-size: 3em;
}

.carousel-divider {
  width: 20%;
  height: 4px;
  background-color: #ffc107;
  border: none;
  margin: 10px 0;
}

@keyframes fadeInUp {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(30px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@keyframes fadeInRight {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(30px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}

/* Slideshow Image Height Adjustment */
.full-hd-container {
  /* height: 75vh !important; */
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.full-hd-container img {
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  object-fit: fill !important;
  object-position: center !important;
}

/* Stats Counts Card Borders */
.bg-white-transparent-hover-primary {
  border: 2px solid #000000 !important;
}

.bg-white-transparent-hover-primary:hover {
  border-color: #333333 !important;
}

/* Stats Counts Card Cursor */
.bg-white-transparent-hover-primary {
  cursor: default !important;
}

/* Portal Card Borders */
.hover-bg {
  border: 2px solid #000000 !important;
}

.hover-bg:hover {
  border-color: #333333 !important;
}


  <style>
    .portal-card-img {
      max-height: 100px;
      object-fit: contain;
    }

    .publications-section {
      padding: 50px 0 !important;
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .publications-section .publication-summary {
       line-height: 1.6;
    }

   .publications-section .content {
      background: linear-gradient(180deg, hsla(0,0%,100%,.28), hsla(0,0%,100%,0));
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(30px);
      backdrop-filter: blur(30px);
      width: min(1200px, 100%);
      z-index: 10;
   }

  .publications-section .rounded {
      border-radius: 2rem!important;
   }

.publications-section .content:hover .content_button .text:before {
  width: calc(100% + 50px);
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 50px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background: rgb(238.5185, 196.7777, 2.9814);
  transition: all .75s cubic-bezier(.25,.1,.1,1);
  content: "";
}

.publications-section .content:hover .content_button .arrow {
  color: rgb(0,98.7983,155.5);
  background: rgb(238.5185,196.7777,2.9814);
  transition: all .35s ease-in-out;
  box-shadow: 
    0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.16),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
}

.publications-section .content:hover .content_button .arrow i {
  transform: rotate(0deg);
}

.publications-section .info {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  max-width: 550px;
  text-align: justify;
}

.publications-section .info p {
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.publications-section .swiper {
  width: 250px;
  height: 450px;
  padding: 50px 0;
}

.publications-section .swiper-slide {
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 15px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
  border-radius: 10px;
  user-select: none;
}

.publications-section .swiper-slide img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.publications-section .img-position {
  object-position: 50% 0;
}

.publications-section .overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #0f2027, transparent, transparent);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
}

.publications-section .overlay span {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 7px 18px;
  margin: 10px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-size: .8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  background: hsla(0,0%,100%,.095);
  box-shadow:
    inset 2px -2px 20px hsla(0,0%,84%,.2),
    inset -3px 3px 3px hsla(0,0%,100%,.4);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(74px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(74px);
}

.publications-section .overlay h2 {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin: 0 0 20px 20px;
}

.service-section {
  margin-top: -25px;
}

/* Main container */
.content_button .button-scattered {
    transition: all .35s ease-in-out;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    background: transparent !important;
    padding: 0;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border-radius: 0;
}

/* Text box */
.content_button .button-scattered .text {
    height: 50px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 30px;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: .875rem;
    color: #fff;
    position: relative;
}

/* Background layer before hover */
.content_button .button-scattered .text:before {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 50px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    background: rgb(0, 98.7983425414, 155.5);
    transition: all .75s cubic-bezier(.25, .1, .1, 1);
    content: "";
}

/* Text inside */
.content_button .button-scattered .text span {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
}

/* Arrow box */
.content_button .button-scattered .arrow {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    background: rgb(0, 98.7983425414, 155.5);
    z-index: 3;
}

/* Arrow icon */
.content_button .button-scattered .arrow i {
    color: #fff !important;
    font-size: inherit !important;
    transform: rotate(314deg);
    transition: all .35s ease-in-out;
}

/* Hover styles */
.content_button .button-scattered:hover .text:before {
    width: calc(100% + 50px);
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 50px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    background: rgb(238.5185185185, 196.7777777778, 2.9814814815);
    transition: all .75s cubic-bezier(.25, .1, .1, 1);
    content: "";
}

.content_button .button-scattered:hover .arrow {
    color: rgb(0, 98.7983425414, 155.5);
    background: rgb(238.5185185185, 196.7777777778, 2.9814814815);
    transition: all .35s ease-in-out;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .16), 
                0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .08);
}

.content_button .button-scattered:hover .arrow i {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
}