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GIS-Based Geothermal Favorability Mapping and Geological Consistency Assessment in the Lower Kura Basin

Allahverdi Tagiyev, Elmir Karagozov, Mehriban Ismayilova, Lala Abdullayeva et al. • Energies (2026)

The Lower Kura Basin is a tectonically active sedimentary region of Azerbaijan where geological and hydrogeological conditions may favor geothermal fluid circulation. This study develops a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based multi-cr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/en19174061

Weighing and Prioritizing the Eight Principles of Integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Energy Management in Industries Covered by the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade

Rasoul Yarahmadi, Hamed Moridi, Ali Asghar Farshad, Fereshteh Taheri • Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān (2020)

Abstract: Aim and Background: Today, with the growth of different dimensions of sustainable development, managers at the organizational and governmental levels have become more and more interested in the components of sustainable developmen...

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Opportunities and challenges of smart technology for small independent fashion retailers: a reflexive thematic analysis using the technology-organization-environment framework

Hyo Jung Chang, Francine Bruess, Jo Woon Chong • Fashion and Textiles (2024)

Abstract Smart technology has become an increasingly prominent feature in the fashion apparel industry. However, small retailers still face challenges while trying to adopt such innovative smart technologies to increase consumer interaction...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40691-024-00391-x

Bridging the Smart Tourism Skills Gap: Industry Perspectives on Fourth Industrial Revolution Competencies and Curriculum Transformation in Tourism Education

Fathima Razack, Nalindren Naicker, Reshma Sucheran, Saroj Bala • Tourism and Hospitality (2026)

The aim of this study is to explore the adoption of Smart Tourism (ST) and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills demanded by the tourism industry, graduate preparedness, and curriculum alignment in accommodation establishments in KwaZul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/tourhosp7090290

Snow Depth Retrieval Using Detrended SNR From GNSS-R With Bidirectional GRU

Wei Liu, Zihui Lin, Yuan Hu, Aodong Tian et al. • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (2024)

Snow depth monitoring is crucial for hydrology, climate research, and avalanche prediction. While traditional global navigation satellite system (GNSS) reflectometer methods offer cost-effective snow thickness retrieval, they suffer from po...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2024.3470222

Analytical solutions of steady-state temperature field for large-section freezing with rectangular layout of single-ring holes

HONG Zequn 1, SHI Rongjian 1, YUE Fengtian 1, HAN Lei 2 • Yantu gongcheng xuebao (2023)

The temperature field is the basis for assessing the mechanical state and water-sealing performance of the frozen wall, which is an important research direction of the artificial freezing theory. For the freezing pipes in the form of a clos...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11779/CJGE20220700

(In)consistency in the official spatial data in assessments of deforestation in Slovenia

Mojca Nastran, Laura Žižek Kulovec • Geodetski Vestnik (2014)

Inconsistencies in official spatial data found in different government organisations and different periods are a commonly known problem and all the attempts to solve it are slow and fortuitous. Differences between data can have an impact on...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15292/geodetski-vestnik.2014.04.724-745

Comparative analysis of chemical toxicological studies of pregabalin in neuropathic pain management (review)

Nargiz Parkhatkyzy, Alma Shukirbekova, Zumrad Usmanalieva, Kundyzay Mirzakir et al. • Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research (2026)

Context: The use of pregabalin in neuropathic pain management has been increasingly associated with concerns regarding toxicity, particularly in cases of overdose, misuse, and co-exposure with central nervous system depressants. In parallel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.56499/jppres_14.3.2550

Perception of diagnosis by family caregivers in severe brain injury patients in China

Yifan Yan, Meiqi Li, Jitka Annen, Wangshan Huang et al. • BMC Palliative Care (2024)

Abstract Objectives Surrogate decision-making by family caregivers for patients with severe brain injury is influenced by the availability and understanding of relevant information and expectations for future rehabilitation. We aimed to com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12904-024-01482-8

Investigating late-time cosmology using Finsler-Randers geometry and Barthel connection: Observational constraints and implications

J. Praveen, S.K. Narasimhamurthy • Nuclear Physics B (2025)

In this study we explore cosmological anisotropies and dark energy using Finsler-Randers geometry, an extension of Riemannian geometry that incorporates directional dependence in the spacetime structure. We investigate whether Finslerian mo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2025.116899

Convergence rate of principal component analysis with local-linear smoother for functional data under a unified weighing scheme

Xingyu Yan, Xiaolong Pu, Yingchun Zhou, Xiaolei Xun • Statistical Theory and Related Fields (2020)

The unified weighing scheme for the local-linear smoother in analysing functional data can deal with data that are dense, sparse or of neither type. In this paper, we focus on the convergence rate of functional principal component analysis ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/24754269.2019.1656048

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics.

Aa, Robert V. Hogg, Allen T. Craig • Journal of the American Statistical Association (1996)

1. Probability and Distributions. 2. Multivariate Distributions. 3. Some Special Distributions. 4. Some Elementary Statistical Inferences 5. Consistency and Limiting Distributions 6. Maximum Likelihood Methods. 7. Sufficiency. 8. Optimal Te...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2291439

System 2 Thinking in OpenAI’s o1-Preview Model: Near-Perfect Performance on a Mathematics Exam

Joost C. F. de Winter, Dimitra Dodou, Yke Bauke Eisma • Computers (2024)

The processes underlying human cognition are often divided into System 1, which involves fast, intuitive thinking, and System 2, which involves slow, deliberate reasoning. Previously, large language models were criticized for lacking the de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/computers13110278

Domains in Health Technology Assessment of Digital Health Technologies: A Mapping Review

Jeremy Dietz, Zoe Garrett, Lynda Ayiku, Livio Battaglia et al. • Value in Health (2026)

OBJECTIVES: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) plays an important role in evaluating digital health technologies (DHTs) to inform decision making. Commonly used HTA frameworks have been criticized as inadequate for assessing DHTs leading to...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2026.06.017

Feasibility study for interactive reporting of network meta-analysis: experiences from the development of the MetaInsight COVID-19 app for stakeholder exploration, re-analysis and sensitivity analysis from living systematic reviews

Yiqiao Xin, Clareece R. Nevill, Janion Nevill, Ewan Gray et al. • BMC Medical Research Methodology (2022)

Abstract Background Network meta-analysis (NMA) has been increasingly adopted worldwide by Cochrane reviews, guideline developers and decision-making bodies to identify optimal treatment choices. However, NMA results are often produced stat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01507-x

Investigating the role of human frontal eye field in the pupil light reflex modulation by saccade planning and working memory

Tzu-Yu Hsu, Tzu-Yu Hsu, Hsin-Yi Wang, Hsin-Yi Wang et al. • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (2022)

The pupil constricts in response to an increase in global luminance level, commonly referred to as the pupil light reflex. Recent research has shown that these reflex responses are modulated by high-level cognition. There is larger pupil co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.1044893

Digital biomarkers: Convergence of digital health technologies and biomarkers

Srikanth Vasudevan, Anindita Saha, Michelle E. Tarver, Bakul Patel • npj Digital Medicine (2022)

Over the last decade, increasing digitization across the healthcare continuum has revolutionized medical research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. This digitization has led to rapid advancements in the development and adoption of digital hea...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00583-z PMC: 8956713

TOWARD TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

David M. Hailey • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2003)

OBJECTIVES: As an initiative of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA), a checklist for assessment reports was developed as a means of improving transparency and consistency in HTA. METHODS: Preparat...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462303000011