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Encyclopedia, Volume 5, Issue 1

2025 March - 40 articles

Cover Story: This study examines how cities can adopt flexible, inclusive, and sustainable approaches to balance growth, environmental resilience, and community well-being. By integrating smart technologies, climate adaptation strategies, and socially equitable designs, urban planning must evolve to create cities that are liveable, just, and prepared for the future. Fast urbanization, climate change, social inequality, and technological advancements present urban planners with challenges never seen before. As urban landscapes change, this study highlights key trends influencing how we construct, manage, and experience our cities. View this paper
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Articles (40)

  • Entry
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,676 Views
16 Pages

In vivo dosimetry (IVD) is a vital component of modern radiotherapy, ensuring accurate and safe delivery of radiation doses to patients by measuring dose parameters during treatment. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of IVD, covering its f...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
2 Citations
35,712 Views
13 Pages

The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a strategic management framework introduced by Kaplan and Norton in 1992 to address the limitations of traditional performance measurement systems. It integrates financial and non-financial performance measures across...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,623 Views
31 Pages

The deployment of virtual machines (VMs) within the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) layer across public, private, or hybrid cloud infrastructures is prevalent in various organisational settings for hosting essential business services. However, ach...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,224 Views
17 Pages

Citizen developers, individuals outside formal IT departments who create applications using low-code/no-code platforms, are becoming increasingly pivotal as organizations navigate digital transformation. The driving force behind this paradigm shift s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,901 Views
12 Pages

The Application of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Poultry Production and Impacts on Environment: A Review

  • Xiao Yang,
  • Ramesh Bahadur Bist,
  • Sachin Subedi,
  • Yangyang Guo and
  • Lilong Chai

As a consequence of the European Union introducing the prohibition of supplying antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in diets in 2006, antibiotic alternatives for poultry feed have become one of the most central issues. In general, probiotics and prebi...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
3,238 Views
12 Pages

This entry describes high school science course taking in the United States (U.S.). High school science course taking refers to the selection, enrollment, and completion of science-related coursework during grades nine through twelve. It encompasses...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
2,227 Views
11 Pages

The individual, as found primarily in modern Western civilization, is defined as “the independent, autonomous and thus (essentially) nonsocial moral being”, “the rational being” who is “the normative subject of instituti...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
7,204 Views
17 Pages

Australia’s older population from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds presents unique challenges for aged care and public policy due to their varied migration histories, cultural practices, and language barriers. This essay...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
7 Citations
23,120 Views
22 Pages

The Role and Impact of Sporting Mega-Events in the Context of Soft Power

  • Tariq Alshikhy,
  • Helen O’Sullivan,
  • Martyn Polkinghorne and
  • Ellie Gennings

“Mega-events” are characterized as expansive cultural gatherings. They include both sporting and commercial elements, and they collectively exert significant global influence and appeal. “Sporting mega-events”, in particular,...

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