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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,472 Views
11 Pages

Extraction of Terms Related to Named Rivers

  • Juan Rojas-Garcia and
  • Pamela Faber

EcoLexicon is a terminological knowledge base on environmental science, whose design permits the geographic contextualization of data. For the geographic contextualization of landform concepts, this paper presents a semi-automatic method for extracti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Formal and Methodological Approaches to Applied Linguistics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5,429 Views
14 Pages

26 September 2019

The study of metaphorization processes in scientific texts is essential in terminological studies and the conceptual representation of specialized knowledge. It is considered to be a prolific tool in the creation of neologisms. Many cognitive models...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Formal and Methodological Approaches to Applied Linguistics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,364 Views
17 Pages

29 February 2024

Despite its importance, environmental law has largely been ignored in environmental knowledge bases. This may be due to the fact that legal issues may not, strictly speaking, be considered scientific knowledge in environmental knowledge resources, wh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Terminology in the Digital World)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,710 Views
14 Pages

The principles of computer skills have been included in primary and secondary educated since the early 2000s, and the reform of curricula is related to the development of IT. Therefore, curricula should reflect the latest technological trends and nee...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Processing for Systems under Uncertainty or Perturbation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,899 Views
16 Pages

The Utilization of Artificial Neural Network Equalizer in Optical Camera Communications

  • Othman Isam Younus,
  • Navid Bani Hassan,
  • Zabih Ghassemlooy,
  • Stanislav Zvanovec and ,
  • Luis Nero Alves and
  • Hoa Le-Minh
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 April 2021

In this paper, we propose and validate an artificial neural network-based equalizer for the constant power 4-level pulse amplitude modulation in an optical camera communications system. We introduce new terminology to measure the quality of the commu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Visible Light Communication, Networking, and Sensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
974 Views
16 Pages

This research examines the potential of Battlefield Tourism as a strategic tool for rural development, focusing on the cultural heritage of Extremadura, Spain. Given the specific nature of the regional tourism offer, this paper is presented as a case...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges and Development Opportunities for Tourism in Rural Areas)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,858 Views
17 Pages

Reframing Communication about Fall Prevention Programs to Increase Older Adults’ Intentions to Participate

  • Meike C. van Scherpenseel,
  • Lidia J. van Veenendaal,
  • Saskia J. te Velde,
  • Elise Volk and ,
  • Di-Janne J. A. Barten,
  • Cindy Veenhof,
  • Marielle H. Emmelot-Vonk and
  • Amber Ronteltap
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Introduction: Falls and fall-related injuries in community-dwelling older adults are a growing global health concern. Despite effective exercise-based fall prevention programs (FPPs), low enrollment rates persist due to negative connotations associat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue One Size Does Not Fit All: New Strategies to Improve Overall Health and Physical Activity Behavior in Vulnerable Populations)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1,063 Views
27 Pages

12 July 2026

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based combinations have become central systemic treatment options for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and are now being integrated into selected intermediate-stage settings. As tumor responses have improved,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Immunotherapeutic Strategies and Clinical Developments in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Gastrointestinal Cancers)
  • Commentary
  • Open Access
37 Citations
8,806 Views
9 Pages

COVID-19 has highlighted the reality of an impending serious illness for many, particularly for older persons. Those faced with severe COVID-19 infection or other serious illness will be faced with decisions regarding admission to intensive care and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Improving Management and Decision-Making Near End of Life)
  • Article
  • Open Access
160 Citations
29,238 Views
28 Pages

31 August 2018

In all areas of academic or practical work related to disaster risk, climate change and development more generally, community and its adjunct community-based have become the default terminology when referring to the local level or working ‘with...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Community Development for Equity and Empowerment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
23,532 Views
17 Pages

25 December 2019

Age-old fears and misconceptions about leprosy have flourished for centuries and the condition remains both a socially stigmatizing issue and a public health problem in many parts of the globe. In the context of Islam, only a few personal narratives...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
13,499 Views
24 Pages

Ever since Bitner defined the term “servicescape” as the physical environment in which the service is assembled, several scholars have attempted to better understand the impact of the built environment in the context of different service settings. Wh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Systems and Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
498 Views
15 Pages

Understanding Public Discourse on Bipolar Disorder: A Sentiment and Topic Modeling Analysis of Spanish-Language Tweets

  • Elena Plaza-Montero,
  • Miguel Ángel Álvarez-Mon,
  • Miguel Ortega,
  • Óscar Fraile-Martínez and ,
  • Cielo García-Montero,
  • María-Elena Brenlla,
  • Irene Caro-Canizares,
  • Melchor Álvarez-Mon and
  • Javier Domingo-Espineira
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Background/Objectives: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic psychiatric condition associated with substantial emotional and psychosocial burden. Social media platforms provide an opportunity to examine how BD is discussed and emotionally framed outside...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
422 Views
40 Pages

2 September 2026

Tibetan-to-English machine translation (MT) models frequently falter under extreme domain data scarcity, often producing translations that violate the distinctive agglutinative rules of Tibetan and suffer from domain-specific stylistic mismatches. To...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,535 Views
26 Pages

18 April 2026

Building Information Modeling (BIM) supports information integration and coordination across the construction lifecycle, but benefits depend on collaboration that is shaped by the selected project delivery method (PDM). BIM-PDM evidence is difficult...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Building Information Modelling in Construction Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,200 Views
23 Pages

11 November 2025

Inclusive education represents a central pillar of social sustainability, demanding a nuanced understanding of the factors shaping students’ attitudes toward people with disabilities. Grounded in the social–relational model of disability&...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,957 Views
21 Pages

13 March 2025

The ethical theories considered in this commentary include Anthropocentrism, Dominionism, Utilitarianism, Reverence for Life, Animal Rights, Biocentrism, Ecocentrism and Care Ethics. It is apparent that Utilitarianism provides a motivating rationale...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,575 Views
18 Pages

1 July 2026

Background: Research on social media use, fear of missing out (FoMO), sleep disturbance, and health complaints has been dominated by survey-based studies, particularly among adolescents and university students. Less is known about how users spontaneo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Health Behaviors in the New Media Era)