Academic Articles & Research Papers

Evaluation of Indicators for the Realization of the Development of Public-Oriented Urban Transportation (Study Case: District 11 of Tehran)

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) represents a significant facet of sustainable urban planning aimed at addressing urban traffic challenges through the strategic expansion of public transportation systems. District 11 within the municipali...

The regional peculiarities of SRI development

Aim/purpose – The aim of the paper is to examine the regional peculiarities of development of socially responsible investment markets based on the main trends in the global socially responsible investment (SRI)....

Competitiveness of Poland in the export of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) during EU membership

The aim of this article is to assess the competitiveness and specialisation of Polish knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) export during the years 2004–2022. The product mapping method is used, which is based on the values of two in...

Specificity and current trends in the digital advertising development

The digital advertising development features and prospects in the world and in the Russian Federation in particular have been considered. An approach to defining the advertising concept essence in the digital field has been presented. A sum...

Early virtual reality adopters in Spain: sociodemographic profile and interest in the use of virtual reality as a learning tool

This study describes the social and demographic profile of the first generation of users of marketed virtual reality (VR) viewers in Spain and, subsequently, it assesses the interest in its use as a learning tool. For that purpose, an onlin...

Investigating the influence of monetary policy on the balance sheet performance of commercial banks

Research aims: The study investigates the influence of monetary policy on the balance sheet performance of commercial banks in Malawi. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study employed an explanatory research design using time series data obt...

The impact of shocks on the macroeconomy under endogenous and exogenous capital controls

This study examines the impact of TFP shock, world interest rate shock, domestic deposit rate shock, and fiscal policy shock on China's macroeconomic variables—such as capital credit scale and output growth rate—under the framework of endog...

What drives banks’ appetite for sovereign debt in CEE countries?

In this paper, we provide the first analysis of the level and determinants of sovereign exposure of banking systems in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, thus contributing to the existing literature on sovereign exposures and the...

Evaluating the social return on investment of dance movement for wellbeing in the prevention of burnout among healthcare staff: a study protocol

Introduction Improvement in the National Health Service (NHS) employees’ mental well-being and staff retention are current key issues. Evidence indicates that dance movement therapy (DMT) has been effective in improving mental health and we...

A Blended Finance Framework for Heritage-Led Urban Regeneration

The inclusion of heritage conservation in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, target 11.4, stimulated a broad dialogue among heritage conservation practitioners intent on framing a meaningful role for heritage assets ...

Membership-linked issue specialization within the G77 in UN climate negotiations

Abstract The Group of 77 and China (G77) coordinates developing-country positions in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), while many members also participate through overlapping negotiating ...

Can a Technology Enterprise Transition from Niche to Wider Market Appeal in the Turbulent Digital Media Industry?

Entropy-Based Portfolio Optimization in Cryptocurrency Markets: A Unified Maximum Entropy Framework

Traditional mean–variance portfolio optimization proves inadequate for cryptocurrency markets, where extreme volatility, fat-tailed return distributions, and unstable correlation structures undermine the validity of variance as a comprehens...

Promoting inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics: Addressing challenges for pediatric access

Pediatric access to exoskeletons lags far behind that of adults. In this article, we promote inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics by identifying and addressing challenges and barriers to pediatric access to this potentially life-changing t...

Robotic surgery

BACKGROUND: Proficiency in minimally invasive surgery requires intensive and continuous training, as it is technically challenging for unnatural visual and haptic perceptions. Robotic and computer sciences are producing innovations to augme...

Soft robotics

In this article, we gave an overview on the DLR activities related to two approaches for the realization of soft robotics: actively torque-controlled LWRs and VSA. On the basis of our experience with torque-controlled robots, we presented a...

Cost-Based Competition and Market Share Determination: A CES Analytical Framework

This study examines the micro-level mechanisms through which increasing market concentration and the entrenchment of competitive advantage arise. We develop a theoretical framework based on a constant elasticity of substitution (CES) produc...

Robotic Surgery

In Brief Objective: To review the history, development, and current applications of robotics in surgery. Background: Surgical robotics is a new technology that holds significant promise. Robotic surgery is often heralded as the new revoluti...

Development of Quantum Circuit Architecture on Quantum Perceptron Algorithm for Classification of Marketing Bank Data　

The creation of quantum circuit architecture based on the quantum perceptron algorithm to classify marketing bank data is proposed in this work. A quantum circuit is a quantum gate made up of two quantum gates. Quantum bits are used in this...

Evolution of Quantum Computing: Theoretical and Innovation Management Implications for Emerging Quantum Industry

Quantum computing is a vital research field in science and technology. One of the fundamental questions hardly known is how quantum computing research is developing to support scientific advances and the evolution of path-breaking technolog...