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International scholars have frequently interpreted Sengzhao’s 僧肇 Things Do Not Shift (wubuqianlun 物不遷論, hereafter TDNS) as reflecting the doctrinal positions of the Sarvāstivāda or Sautrā...

This article analyses three recent shifts in what called the geography of ‘Big Things’, meaning the contemporary functions and adaptability of modern city centre architecture. We periodise the three styles conventionally into the fashiona...

Frequency estimation of a sinusoidal signal is a fundamental problem in signal processing for the Internet of Things. The frequency interpolation estimation algorithm based on the fast Fourier transform is susceptible to being disturbed by noise, whi...

This manuscript presents an experimental study of Quadrature Chaos Shift Keying (QCSK) as a means to tighten the physical layer security of Internet of Things (IoT) communication. Our study examines the characteristics and operational aspects of chao...

Historical transmission and other controversies related to Sengzhao’s Things Do Not Shift have long been a subject of scholarly attention. However, his essay Emptiness of the Nonabsolute has been insufficiently studied, despite being traditiona...

The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) over non-terrestrial networks (NTN) is the most promising candidate technology supporting 5G massive machine-type communication. Compared to geostationary earth orbi...

To establish ubiquitous and energy-efficient wireless sensor networks (WSNs), short-range Internet of Things (IoT) devices require Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology, which functions at 2.4 GHz. This study presents a novel approach as follows: a f...

In 5G-and-beyond (B5G) Internet of Things (IoT) networks, the integration of intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) with millimeter-wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) techniques can significantly improve signal quality and increase n...

The multibeam high-throughput satellites (HTS) are regarded as a crucial component in the forthcoming space-based Internet of Things (S-IoT) network. The multi-band frequency conversion capability of HTS is essential for achieving high-capacity infor...

Internet of things (IoT) devices heavily rely on wireless connectivity. There are intrinsic overlooked limitations such as reach, availability, security and safety vulnerabilities closely associated with wireless solutions. Wired connectivity is the...

Nowadays, the Internet of Things (IoT) has a wide impact on many potential applications. The impact of IoT on performing demand-side management (DSM) in an Indian educational institution has not been researched in depth before. In this research work,...

In this paper, we revisit a two-user space-time line coded uplink non-orthogonal multiple access (STLC-NOMA) system for Internet-of-things (IoT) networks and propose a novel low-complexity STLC-NOMA system. The basic idea is that both IoT devices (st...

The increasing variability of residential demand, combined with the expansion of distributed generation and electric vehicles, has introduced new challenges to the stability of Smart Grids (SGs). Centralized management models lack the flexibility req...

The current work is devoted to chaos oscillator employment in digital communication systems for IoT applications. The paper presents a comparative performance analysis of two different chaos data transmission systems: frequency-modulated chaos shift...

This article is devoted to the investigation of synchronization noise immunity in quadrature chaos shift keying (QCSK) communication systems and its profound impact on system performance. The study focuses on Colpitts and Vilnius chaos oscillators in...

The Smart Meter (SM) is an essential tool for successful balancing the demand-offer energy curve. It allows the linking of the consumption and production measurements with the time information and the customer’s identity, enabling the substitution of...

Towards the era of mobile Internet and the Internet of Things (IoT), numerous sensors and devices are being introduced and interconnected. To support such an amount of data traffic, traditional wireless communication technologies are facing challenge...

With the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G networks and beyond, the computing paradigm for intelligent IoT systems is shifting from conventional centralized-cloud computing to distributed edge computing [...]

A large quantity of past research in philosophical Daoism has been dedicated to the authenticity of “dao”; this essay shifts the focus to the authenticity of the “myriad things 萬物 (wanwu)” in the Zhuangzi. The concept of &ldqu...

The application of the Internet of Things is increasing in momentum as advances in artificial intelligence exponentially increase its integration. This has caused continuous shifts in the Internet of Things paradigm with increasing levels of complexi...

The whole world is quickly transforming into an information world with the setup of smart cities, among other things. Information and other forms of privacy are therefore at risk due to the growing intelligence of hackers. Therefore, to enhance the s...

The health sector is currently experiencing a significant paradigm shift. The growing number of elderly people in several countries along with the need to reduce the healthcare cost result in a big need for intelligent devices that can monitor and di...

The use of the Industrial Internet of Things within the domain of electric vehicles signifies a paradigm shift toward advanced, integrated, and optimized transport systems. This study thoroughly investigates the pivotal role of the Industrial Interne...

The last few decades have witnessed the rapid development of passive backscatter technologies, which envision promising cost-efficient ambient Internet of Things (IoT) for various applications, such as distributed solar sensor networks. However, limi...

Visual object tracking is a critical task in computer vision. Challenging things always exist when an object needs to be tracked. For instance, background clutter is one of the most challenging problems. The mean-shift tracker is quite popular becaus...

The colonial erosion of African traditional and cultural practices continues to dislocate the African identity in different ways. The changes and shifts made to burial practices have simply paved a way for the colonial agenda to bring about more West...

The Internet of Things (IoT) uptake brought a paradigm shift in application deployment. Indeed, IoT applications are not centralized in cloud data centers, but the computation and storage are moved close to the consumers, creating a computing continu...

Industry 5.0 introduces a shift toward human-centric, sustainable, and resilient industrial ecosystems, emphasizing intelligent automation, collaboration, and adaptive operations. Predictive Maintenance (PdM) plays a critical role in this transition,...

The Internet of medical things (IoMT) provides an ecosystem in which to connect humans, devices, sensors, and systems and improve healthcare services through modern technologies. The IoMT has been around for quite some time, and many architectures/sy...

Physical Unclonable Functions are security primitives that exploit the variation in integrated circuits’ manufacturing process, and, as a result, each instance processes applied stimuli differently. This feature can be used to provide a unique...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a pandemic, which among other things, has highlighted biosafety as a key cornerstone in the management of disease transmission. The aim of this work was to analyze the role played by different blood...

This paper examines the evolution of urban vitality measurement, emphasizing the transformative impact of big data and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Traditionally assessed through direct observations and surveys, urban vitality measurement h...

In this paper, the solution to the problem of robust control of the phase shift during rotation at a given speed of the unbalanced rotors for a two-rotor vibratory machine is presented. The solution to this problem is relevant for the development of...

Recent advancements in the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are unlocking transformative opportunities across society. One of the most critical challenges addressed by these technologies is the ageing population, which presen...

Managing finances in a supply chain today is not as straightforward as it once was. The world is constantly shifting—markets fluctuate, risks emerge unexpectedly—and companies are continually trying to stay one step ahead. In all this, fi...

The post-1989 transformation in Poland entailed not only institutional change, but also an ideational shift. Among other things, this ideational shift gave rise to a growing emphasis on individual autonomy, expressive values, and secularization, whic...

With the growth of Internet of Things (IoT) business demands, NB-IoT integrating low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems is considered a crucial component for achieving global coverage of IoT networks in the future. However, the long pr...

Is culture considered to be our past, our roots, ancient ruins, or an old piece of art? Culture is all the factors that define who we are, how we act and interact in our world, in our daily activities, in our personal and public relations, in our lif...

Integrating machine learning algorithms leveraged by advanced data acquisition systems is emerging as a pivotal approach in predictive maintenance. This paper presents the deployment of such an integration on an industrial air compressor unit. This r...

Automation and digitalization, as long-term evolutionary processes, cause significant effects, such as the transformation of occupations and job profiles, changes to employment forms, and a more significant role for the platform economy, generating c...

The goal of today’s technological era is to make every item smart. Internet of Things (IoT) is a model shift that gives a whole new dimension to the common items and things. Wireless sensor networks, particularly Low-Power and Lossy Networks (L...

A common feature of ambient intelligence is that many objects are inter-connected and act in unison, which is also a challenge in the Internet of Things. There has been a shift in research towards integrating both concepts, considering the Internet...

A wireless-powered communication network (WPCN) provides sustainable power solutions for energy-intensive Internet of Things (IoT) devices in remote or inaccessible locations. This technology is particularly beneficial for applications in smart trans...

Named Data Networking (NDN) is identified as a significant shift within the information-centric networking (ICN) perspective that avoids our current IP-based infrastructures by retrieving data based on its name rather than where the host is placed. T...

The fourth industrial revolution heralds a paradigm shift in how people, processes, things, data and networks communicate and connect with each other. Conventional computing infrastructures are struggling to satisfy dramatic growth in demand from a d...

With the global shift to electric vehicles, countries face unique challenges and opportunities shaped by their geographical and economic contexts. This paper presents a system that leverages smart transport technologies, the Internet of Things, and d...

In this response to Elisa Perego and Rafael Scopacasa’s article, I reflect on connections across time and space from an Anthropocenic perspective that is, by urgent necessity, open to the unexpected. In Ancient Italy, and contemporary Tuvalu an...

Industry 4.0 in healthcare involves use of a wide range of modern technologies including digitisation, artificial intelligence, user response data (ergonomics), human psychology, the Internet of Things, machine learning, big data mining, and augmente...

The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is a growing trend within the rapidly expanding Internet of Things, enhancing healthcare operations and remote patient monitoring. However, these devices are vulnerable to cyber-attacks, posing risks to healthcar...

Electricity demand is rising due to industrialisation, population growth and economic development. To meet this rising electricity demand, towns are renovated by smart cities, where the internet of things enabled devices, communication technologies,...