Smart manufacturing is considered as a new paradigm that makes work smarter and more connected, bringing speed and flexibility through the introduction of digital innovation. Today, digital innovation is closely linked to the “sustainability&rd...
The aim of this study is to develop a theoretical framework for blockchain, operations in particular. Furthermore, we aim to identify the main drivers and barriers of digital innovation and explore the general possibilities of blockchain applications...
Digital technologies and public policies are fundamental for cities in defining their urban greening strategies, and the main goal of this research is to identify the applied digital technologies and the public policy dimensions implemented at the na...
The advancement of multi-omics technologies is crucial to deepen knowledge on tick biology. These approaches, used to study diverse phenomena, are applied to experiments that aim to understand changes in gene transcription, protein function, cellular...
The use of combustion in industrial activity is of paramount importance for economic and social development. However, combustion reactions are the main sources of atmospheric pollutant emissions. Given this reality, it is necessary to study new combu...
The expansion on the use of Electric Vehicles demands new mechanisms to ease the charging process, making it autonomous and with a reduced user intervention. This paper reviews the technologies applied to the wireless charge of Electric Vehicles. In...
Background: Industry 4.0 technologies have been widely used in the railway industry, focusing mainly on maintenance and control tasks necessary in the railway infrastructure. Given the great potential that these technologies offer, the scientific com...
At present, emerging technologies, such as machine learning, deep learning, or various forms of artificial intelligence are penetrating different fields of education, including foreign language education (FLE). Moreover, the current young generation...
The rational use of energy systems is one of the main discussions in sustainability in the 21st century. Water pumping systems are one of the most significant consumers of electricity in urban systems, whether for urban water supply, sewage, or use i...
Waste heat capture and reuse from battery storage systems for cogeneration of heat and power has the potential to both improve their energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint. This study performs a comparison of technologies capable of conver...
The societal acceptability of different applications of genomic technologies to animal production systems will determine whether their innovation trajectories will reach the commercialisation stage. Importantly, technological implementation and comme...
This systematic review analyzed a total of 109 scientific articles with the aim of identifying, organizing, and synthesizing academic output related to digital literacy, technology adoption in agricultural sectors, digital skills, and socioeconomic a...
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Artificial intelligence applied to the educational field has a vast potential, especially after the effects worldwide of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online or blended educational modes are needed to respond to the health situation we are living in. The tu...
Agriculture plays a vital role in the global economy, with much of the rural population in developing countries depending on it [...]
The food and beverage market has become broader due to globalization and consumer claims. Under the umbrella of consumer demands, legislation, nutritional status, and sustainability, the importance of food and beverage safety must be decisive. A sign...
The reproducibility of an extemporaneous preparation is an essential condition for guaranteeing the quality, efficacy, and safety of the medicinal product. This study aimed to develop a controlled one-step process for cannabis olive oil preparations...
Digital transformation has expanded data infrastructures, artificial intelligence (AI)-supported systems, and automation across knowledge-intensive domains. However, these developments often remain fragmented and are not consistently aligned with hum...
Baculoviruses are enveloped, insect-specific viruses with large double-stranded DNA genomes. Among all the baculovirus species, Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) is the most studied. Due to its characteristics regardi...
Hydrogen valleys are encompassed within a defined geographical region, with various technologies across the entire hydrogen value chain. The scope of this study is to analyze and assess the different hydrogen technologies for their application within...
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid tumour in childhood, accounting for approximately 15% of all cancer-related deaths in the paediatric population1. It is characterised by heterogeneous clinical behaviour in neonates and often a...
This special issue focuses on mobile robotic systems, where we are seeing a widespread increase in current applications as well as promising future applications enabled by the latest technologies in sensor development [...]
Decision-making is an important part of human life and particularly in any engineering process related to a complex product. New sensors and actuators based on MEMS technologies are increasingly complex and quickly evolving into products. New biomedi...
Qatar is one of the major natural gas (NG) producing countries, which has the world’s third-largest NG reserves besides the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Since the produced water (PW) generated in the oil and gas industry is...
In the past decade, unlike other industries, Information Technology has been substantially advanced and improved [...]
Artificial lighting is essential in indoor agriculture, directly influencing plant growth and productivity. Optimizing its use requires advanced technologies that improve light management and adaptation to crop needs. This systematic review, followin...
Three-dimensional printing technology has been used for more than three decades in many industries, including the automotive and aerospace industries. So far, the use of this technology in medicine has been limited only to 3D printing of anatomical m...
The commercial implementation of hydrodechlorination processes will be an essential step in resolving the problem of environmentally sound organochlorine wastes processing. By now, there is a number of fundamental, applied, and process elaborations o...
Multi-omics strategies are indispensable tools in the search for new anti-tuberculosis drugs. Omics methodologies, where the ensemble of a class of biological molecules are measured and evaluated together, enable drug discovery programs to answer two...
One of the emerging technologies that have sparked greater interest in pedagogical contexts is augmented reality. This paper aims to assess the impact, practices and attitudes that are generated from augmented reality in the initial training of futur...
Biological wastewater treatment (WWT) frequently relies on biofilms for the removal of anthropogenic contaminants. The use of inert carrier materials to support biofilm development is often required, although under certain operating conditions microo...
The light-driven proton pump bacteriorhodopsin (BR) from the extreme halophilic archaeon Halobacterium salinarum is a retinal-binding protein, which forms highly ordered and thermally stable 2D crystals in native membranes (termed purple membranes)....
Digital technologies are increasingly integrated into agricultural production, rural services, finance, and information infrastructure, creating opportunities to improve low-carbon agricultural performance. This study develops an applied evaluation f...
Packaging is an integral part of the food industry associated with food quality and safety including food shelf life, and communications from the marketing perspective. Traditional food packaging provides the protection of food from damage and storag...
The applied behavior analysis (ABA) model emphasizes observable and measurable behaviors by carrying out decision making using experimental data (behavioral observation assessment strategies). In this framework, information and communication technolo...
We conducted a singular and sectoral vulnerability assessment of ESG factors of Dow-30-listed companies by applying the entropy weight method and analyzing each ESG factor’s information contribution to the overall ESG disclosure score. By reducing in...
Seaweeds, classified as non-vascular plants, have definite advantages over terrestrial plants as they grow rapidly, can be cultivated in coastal environments, and are dependable and non-endangered sources of biomass. Algal bioproducts, which include...
With the growing demand for autonomous robotic operations in complex and unstructured environments, traditional semantic SLAM systems—which rely on closed-set semantic vocabularies—are increasingly limited in their ability to robustly per...
As computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technologies have matured, three-dimensional (3D) printing materials suitable for dentistry have attracted considerable research interest, owing to their high efficiency and low cost...
Insurers increasingly seek to replace self-reported underwriting data with verified data, from satellite and IoT monitoring in agriculture to digital-identity credentials in property insurance. Distributed ledger technology (DLT, “blockchain&rd...
There are widespread assumptions to the effect that the real-time data generated through the 5G-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) will improve material traceability and accelerate the global transition to a circular economy (CE), thereby helping to ac...
Impulsive alpha (α)-stable noise, characterized by heavy tails and intense outliers, is a key ingredient in simulating financial, medical, seismic, and digital communication technologies. It poses versatile challenges to conventional machine le...
The correct management of industrial waste, as well as being an environmental obligation, can also be used as an opportunity to reduce costs in terms of energy and raw material consumption. A large amount of waste sand is generated in foundries with...
The recent outbreak of a new Coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic with about 10.5 million reported cases and over 500,000 deaths worldwide. Our prospective paper reports an updated analysis of the impact that this pandemic had on the Ital...
This special issue reviews advanced digital technologies in modeling and control of technological processes [...]
The rapid development of future networking technologies, such as 5G, 6G, blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is set to revolutionize our methods of connection, communication, and data shari...
The production of electricity from renewable sources has become a global necessity due to concerns about reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into Earth’s atmosphere. The use of microgrids has emerged as a potential scenario in this producti...
Finfish aquaculture, one of the fastest growing intensive sectors worldwide, is threatened by numerous transmissible diseases that may have devastating impacts on its economic sustainability. This review (2010–2022) used a PRISMA extension for...
In the context of food packaging design, customization enhances the value of a product by meeting consumer needs. Personalization is also linked to adaptation, so the properties of the packaging can be improved from several points of view: functional...
This study is a first attempt to investigate the catch efficiency of LED light technology compared to the traditional incandescent lamp that is used in the purse seine fishery (PS) in the Central Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Catches per unit eff...
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