Academic Articles & Research Papers

New Directions in Chronic Disease Management

A worldwide epidemic of chronic disease, and complications thereof, is underway, with no sign of abatement. Healthcare costs have increased tremendously, principally because of the need to treat chronic complications of non-communicable dis...

Classification and Techno-Economic Analysis of Different Types of Cryptocurrencies from the Perspective of the Macro Framework of the Monetary System in Islamic Economy

In recent years, with the definition and expansion of a new phenomenon called cryptocurrencies, we have witnessed scientific discussions and challenges in the field of accurate thematics of this phenomenon and the jurisprudential and religi...

Overview of Compressed Sensing: Sensing Model, Reconstruction Algorithm, and Its Applications

With the development of intelligent networks such as the Internet of Things, network scales are becoming increasingly larger, and network environments increasingly complex, which brings a great challenge to network communication. The issues...

Significance of Integrating Nonviolent Communication in Communication Studies

The contemporary hypertechnological environment which is characterized by media convergence, the deepening of communication globalization, the rise of hate speech across different communication platforms, and the advent of the post-truth er...

The delineation of an interdisciplinary specialty in terms of a journal set: The case of communication studies

Abstract A journal set in an interdisciplinary or newly developing area can be determined by including the journals classified under the most relevant ISI Subject Categories into a journal–journal citation matrix. Despite the fuzzy characte...

Knowledge, attitude and human papillomavirus vaccination among market women in North-Central Nigeria

Abstract Non-vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has serious implications on population health. This study therefore investigates the awareness and knowledge of HPV and its vaccines, attitude towards HPV vaccines, and adoption ra...

Subsecond optically controlled domain switching in freestanding ferroelectric BaTiO3 membrane

Abstract The quest to develop energy-efficient and fast optoelectronic control of memory devices is essential. In this respect, ferroelectric materials are gaining tremendous importance in information and communication technology. Here, we ...

Equilibrial service composition model in Cloud manufacturing (ESCM) based on non-cooperative and cooperative game theory for healthcare service equipping

Industry 4.0 is the digitalization of the manufacturing systems based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for developing a manufacturing system to gain efficiency and improve productivity. Cloud Manufacturing (CM) is a parad...

Modeling a High Concentrator Photovoltaic Module Using Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems

Currently, there is growing interest in the modeling of high concentrator photovoltaic modules, due to the importance of achieving an accurate model, to improve the knowledge and understanding of this technology and to promote its expansion...

Using and integration of ICT in a diverse educational context of Santander (Colombia)

The integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the academic context caused a change in the way teaching and learning is carried out. It also broadened the usually formal educational contexts and the way these are acc...

A SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE EMERGING TOPICS IN GENERAL COMPUTER SCIENCE

Citations have been an acceptable journal performance metric used by many indexing databases for inclusion and discontinuation of journals in their list. Therefore, editorial teams must maintain their journal performance by increasing artic...

Wi-Fi technology and human health impact: a brief review of current knowledge

An enormous increase in the application of wireless communication in recent decades has intensified research into consequent increase in human exposure to electromagnetic (EM) radiofrequency (RF) radiation fields and potential health effect...

Editorial: Towards 2030: Sustainable Development Goal 11: sustainable cities and communities. A sociological perspective

Digital Voice: Technology as a Tool of Oppression and Liberation in Christina Dalcher’s Vox

Digital feminism combines feminism and digital tools; the core purpose of digital feminism is to demonstrate how women utilize the internet as a platform to share issues and promote empowerment. This study focuses particularly on the two ma...

Subject–method topic network analysis in communication studies

Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Platforms in Local Energy Markets

This review explores Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Trading Platforms in Local Energy Markets, drawing insights from three key studies. These markets, using P2P trading, efficiently distribute electricity within communities. Research assesses P2...

Investigating Undergraduate Students’ Learning Styles and Preferences in English as a Second Language: The Case of a Public University in Ghana

This study examines selected undergraduate students’ learning styles and preferences at a public university in Ghana. These participants were Level 100 students pursuing the Bachelor of Information Technology programme. The study sought to ...

Improving Waste Management at Construction Sites—Evidence from a Comparative Study in Poland and Slovakia

Construction waste management remains a critical challenge for improving project efficiency and sustainability. Despite extensive research, there is still a lack of comparative and up-to-date empirical studies addressing both material and n...

Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems With Piecewise Continuous Time-Varying Topology

This paper studies the consensus of multi-agent systems with piecewise continuous time-varying topology. The agents are assumed to have identical first-order linear dynamics, which their underlying communication topology is piecewise contin...

Advanced Combination Localization Algorithm Based on Trilateration for Dynamic Cluster Network

Dynamic cluster network localization requires taking the following factors into consideration: 1) the localization time of network nodes; 2) the communication load among all cluster nodes, and; 3) the presence of the abnormal distance measu...