This is the inaugural issue of the International Journal of Engineering, 
Science and Environment (IJESE) — Volume I, Issue I (2026). IJESE is an 
open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal publishing original research 
in engineering, applied sciences, and environmental studies. Articles 
accepted for this issue will be published under the Creative Commons 
Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license and freely available to readers worldwide.