Academic Articles & Research Papers

Keep on hacking: a Finnish court says technological measures are no longer “effective” when circumventing applications are widely available on the Internet

Change Management in Trade SMEs. Case Study – Retail versus Traditional Trade

Change management is a complex process by which organisations adapt to new market conditions, technologies, regulations or consumer needs. In the context of trade SMEs, changes can have a significant impact on long-term competitiveness and ...

RadarDiT: An advanced radar echo extrapolation model for three gorges reservoir area via diffusion transformer

Study region: The Three Gorges Reservoir Area (TGRA) Study focus: TGRA faces increasing vulnerability to extreme precipitation events driven by complex convective weather systems. Radar echo extrapolation—predicting future precipitation pat...

The Impact of the Development of Society on Economic and Financial Crime. Case Study for European Union Member States

Economic and financial crime is closely related to the changes and the development of societies. In this paper, we question whether the types of economic and financial crimes change as the society develops or not. For our purpose, we use th...

RESEARCH-DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN ROMANIA BETWEEN REALITY AND IMPROVEMENT SOLUTIONS

Research and innovation contribute to economic growth and, thus, to better living and working conditions in the European Union. For this reason, research and innovation are an important part of policies by which the European Commission seek...

An exploratory examination of the barriers to innovation and change as perceived by senior management

The banking industry has undergone significant shifts as innovations have enabled new banking services and created new customer requirements. While banks strive to incorporate innovation and change systems, they also face various obstacles....

The journey to a learning health system in primary care: a qualitative case study utilising an embedded research approach

Abstract Background Healthcare systems may be resilient and adaptive, but they are not fit for purpose in their current state. Increasing threats to health system sustainability have underscored the need to move towards a learning health sy...

A novel chaotic flower pollination algorithm for function optimization and constrained optimal power flow considering renewable energy sources

This study presents an improved chaotic flower pollination algorithm (CFPA) with a view to handle the optimal power flow (OPF) problem integrating a hybrid wind and solar power and generate the optimal settings of generator power, bus volta...

Long-Term Behaviour in an Exactly Solvable Model of Pure Decoherence and the Problem of Markovian Embedding

We consider a well-known, exactly solvable model of an open quantum system with pure decoherence. The aim of this paper is twofold. Firstly, decoherence is a property of open quantum systems important for both quantum technologies and the f...

A Review of Stimuli-Responsive Smart Materials for Wearable Technology in Healthcare: Retrospective, Perspective, and Prospective

In recent years thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), the demand for the development of miniaturized and wearable sensors has skyrocketed. Among them, novel sensors for wearable medical devices are mostly needed. The aim of this review is...

Hypothesis on energy storage by membrane proton buffers: Connections to sleep and memory

Extramitochondrial ATP synthesis appears widespread thanks to the formation of mitochondrial-derived vesicles (MDVs) that export the mitochondrial molecular machinery of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to cellular and extracellular membr...

Physical Education of Schoolchildren as a Managed Learning Process: Theoretical and Methodological Foundations, a Systems Perspective, and Modelling

Objectives. To synthesize contemporary scientific approaches to interpreting physical education of schoolchildren within the logic of a managed learning process and to clarify the role of pedagogical control, modelling, and age-related deve...

3 Dimenions for Long Term Conditions - creating a sustainable bio-psycho-social approach to healthcare

Introduction: 30% of people with long-term conditions also have a mental health condition. 3Dimensions for Long-term Conditions (3DLC) integrates psychosocial care into heart failure, COPD and resistant hypertension treatment. It is a joint...

Assessment of the response of tropical dry forests to El Niño southern oscillation

Tropical Dry Forests (TDFs) in the Americas are significantly affected by drought related to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The analysis builds upon two drought indices: the MODIS-derived Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and Temperatu...

Measuring the Impact of Public Display Advertising in Smart Cities: An Advertising Effectiveness Test

The average age of the participants in this research, which evaluated the effects of public display advertising in smart cities, was found to be 31.2 years, with a gender distribution that is balanced. When compared to a prior review, expos...

A Literature Review on Challenges and Solutions for Smart and Sustainable Urban Mobility

Urban mobility is undergoing a rapid transition driven by digitalization, electrification, and automation. However, current research remains largely fragmented across specific technological domains, obscuring the interactions required for c...

Innovative Approaches for Organizing an Inclusive Optics and Photonics Conference in Virtual Format

The COVID pandemic is forcing the renewal of scientific conferences, offering opportunities to introduce technological and inclusive developments. Our analysis focuses on the implementation of inclusive practices for female and early-career...

Will the Construction of Smart Cities Increase the Urban-Rural Income Gap? An Analysis Based on the Perspective of Economic Agglomeration

As smart city development deepens, its impact on the urban-rural income gap has become a key concern for both the government and society. This article uses panel data from Chinese prefecture-level cities between 2010 and 2022, treating the ...

Wearable ECG Device and Machine Learning for Heart Monitoring

With cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remaining a leading cause of mortality, wearable devices for monitoring cardiac activity have gained significant, renewed interest among the medical community. This paper introduces an innovative ECG monit...

Effect of chemical treatment on the mechanical and thermal performance of flax fiber reinforced aluminium 6082 laminate: a machine learning-enhanced investigation

Abstract This work examined the role of alkaline and epoxy-based surface chemical treatments on the mechanical and thermal properties of flax fiber reinforced Aluminum Alloy 6082 hybrid Fiber Metal Laminates (FMLs), integrated with machine ...